Morning Scan: Citi Close to $7B Mortgage Settlement; Swiss Bankers M...

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Citi, DOJ Said Close to $7B Deal: Citigroup and the Justice Department are reportedly nearing a deal in which the bank would pay roughly $7 billion to end a probe of the mortgage-backed securities it sold in the years preceding the financial crisis. The expected price tag appears to be a victory for the U.S. government. The DOJ, which was seeking up to a $10 billion settlement earlier this summer, had threatened...