Banks would face a $90 billion tax in total over 10 years.
Banks face challenges in nearly every area of their business.
But the experts said the banks would face growing pressures to take some action, however small.
At the time, Federal officials said the bank, if convicted, would face fines of up to $1.3 billion.
Smaller banks, for better or worse, face the discipline of the free market system.
I think the bank sold the loan rather than face the heat.
If convicted, the bank faces more than $1 billion in fines.
Many analysts have believed for some time that the bank would face difficulty going it alone.
The central bank faces a particular challenge in managing the country's reserves.
Banks have been facing an angry backlash from the public for years.