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Morgan Stanley to pay $1.25bn in mortgage-backed case

The bank settled a Federal Housing Finance Agency lawsuit stemming from mortgage-backed securities

Morgan Stanley said it agreed to pay $1.25 billion to settle a Federal Housing Finance Agency lawsuit stemming from mortgage-backed securities.

The Wall Street firm will set aside $150 million in additional legal reserves, which will trim its fourth-quarter and 2013 after-tax earnings by $97 million, or 5 cents a share, according to a regulatory filing.

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