JPM's Tentative Settlement; FHFA Targets B of A

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JPMorgan Chase's Deal: Over the weekend the country's largest financial institution reached a tentative $13 billion settlement with the Justice Department over the bank's questionable mortgage practices. But despite the record penalty, the bank's board is standing firmly behind its chief executive Jamie Dimon, whose role in negotiating the settlement only seemed to cement the board's support. A phone call by Dimon to a top deputy of Attorney General Eric Holder ahead...