The US government is demanding JPMorgan Chase pay more than $6bn to settle allegations it mis-sold mortgage securities ahead of the financial crisis as the bank fights escalating regulatory battles on several fronts.
According to people familiar with the discussions, the bank is resisting the payment, which would be its single biggest penalty in a catalogue of expensive run-ins with US authorities and one of the largest post-crisis settlements by any bank.
It dwarfs the amount that JPMorgan is expected to pay to settle regulatory action over its “London whale” trading scandal and exceeds the penalties for its alleged manipulation of commodities markets.