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\t\t\t\tMorgan Stanley (MS) has reached an agreement in principal with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve claims related to its sale of mortgage bonds. The government probe looked into allegations that the financial firm misrepresented the quality of home loans that were packaged into bonds.<\/p>\n

The broker-dealer, however, still needs to negotiate with the DOJ about other terms, including what would be included in a signed statement of facts. The settlement doesn’t resolve probes by state litigators. <\/p>\n

Morgan Stanley’s financial agreement is much smaller than what other firms have paid when settling with the Justice Department. Citigroup Inc. (C) <\/a>paid $7 billion, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) <\/a>paid $13 billion, and Bank of America Corp. (BAC) <\/a>paid $16.65 billion.<\/p>\n

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