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By RACHEL ABRAMS
Fifth Third will pay $6.5 million to settle charges that it improperly accounted for its commercial real estate loans in 2008, while its former chief financial officer will be suspended from working as an accountant at a public company for at least one year.
Published: December 4, 2013 at 5:00AM
Source: NYT Business Day http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/12/04/fifth-third-bank-and-executive-settle-charges-with-the-s-e-c/
Accounting and Accountants, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Securities and Commodities Violations
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