New York - Citigroup reported Monday a 96% drop in second-quarter earnings due to a $3.8bn charge for a much-anticipated settlement of US litigation on mortgage-backed securities sold ahead of the financial crisis.
Net income at the giant US bank sank from $4.2bn a year ago to $181m. Earlier Monday, Citigroup said it would pay $7bn to settle charges by the US Justice Department and other agencies that it misled investors in the sale of mortgage securities from 2003 through 2008.