US steps up JPMorgan probe over Bear Stearns mortgages: sources

The US Department of Justice has stepped up a probe in recent weeks into Bear Stearns mortgage dealings in the run-up to the financial crisis, adding to JPMorgan Chase’s legal problems, according to three sources familiar with the situation.

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