Bloomberg Law
July 24, 2017, 1:52 PM UTC

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Agree to Settle Yen-Libor Lawsuits

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By Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg News

Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay a combined $148 million to resolve claims that they conspired to manipulate the benchmark yen Libor rate and said they will cooperate with investors suing other banks.

Investors including Sonterra Capital Master Fund, Hayman Capital Management LP and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System sued 21 banks and three brokerage firms in federal court in New York in July 2015, accusing them of manipulating the rate from 2006 to 2011.

Deutsche Bank will pay $77 million and JPMorgan $71 million under the settlements, which ...

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