GM is facing hundreds of personal-injury and wrongful-death claims over the deadly flawed ignition switches, as well as suits by car owners seeking as much as $10 billion for the lost value of their vehicles.

The criminal settlement may end almost two years of questions about what GMs executives knew and whether they would be held personally responsible.

The U.S. government is determining whether charges will be brought against General Motors Co. or its employees over the handling of a faulty ignition switch, a person familiar with the investigation said.

A former JPMorgan Chase employee was arrested by the FBI on charges of stealing customer data and trying to sell it to an undercover informant for tens of thousands of dollars.

AIG won court approval of a $970.5 million settlement with investors who accused the insurer at the onset of the financial crisis of misleading them about risks tied to subprime mortgages.

A former Oppenheimer & Co. executive pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud that the U.S. says led to the collapse of an Oklahoma insurance company.