SunTrust Settles With Justice Dept. Over Mortgages; Talks Continue for Citigroup and Bank of America

``The size of the $968 million settlement with SunTrust pales next to the multibillion-dollar pacts that the government has signed -- or is seeking to sign -- with the nation's largest banks... what... stands out about the SunTrust settlement is that it covers breakdowns in underwriting practices in the years after the 2008 mortgage crisis, a time when many banks had vowed to clean up their controls.''