Morning Scan: More on That Fifth Third Departure; Jefferies on the M...

Wall Street Journal

Conflict or no conflict?: Heather Russell, the former general counsel at Fifth Third Bancorp, said she was fired after less than a year at the bank following her disclosure of a romantic relationship with Timothy Mayopoulos, Fannie Mae's chief executive officer. When she was let go last month, the bank said it was based on "a personal matter" that represented "a conflict of interest." Russell, told the Wall Street Journal she "never had...