Following up on "Deutsche Bank Is Asked to Pay $14 Billion to Resolve U.S. Probe Into Mortgage Securities (DB)".
From Breakingviews:
Smaller fine might still force Deutsche fire sale
A few billion dollars more or less can make a big difference to
Deutsche Bank’s future. The German lender insisted on Sept. 15 that it
wouldn’t pay nearly as much as the $14 billion (12.5 billion euro)