Bank legal bills on the way down

While the last legal bills for the financial crisis are being submitted to banks, the peak has been reached on litigation and the sector is likely to make progress in 2014, according to the Financial Times.

Banks: over the litigation peak Daniilantiq

In a preview of the new year, the FT says: 'The final legal bills for the crisis are coming in. More banks will pay to resolve allegations they mis-sold mortgage-backed securities after JPMorgan’s recent record $13bn penalty, with BofA [Bank of America] and Citigroup among the banks in the crosshairs of the Justice Department. There is some risk that private litigation over the rigging of Libor will cause real pain. But 2013 looks very much like the peak – legal costs should fall from here, helping banks’ bottom lines.' Source: FT

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