RBS (RBS) may have to pay about $5.5bn (£21.74bn) in misconduct fines and lawsuits, according to lawyers and analysts. That is not in dispute. The top-end estimates, which is roughly the market value of the bank, represent the settlements of a range of claims relating to Royal Bank of Scotland 's alleged misconduct before and during the financial crisis, including misselling mortgage-backed securities in the Britain . If fines are toward the lower end of estimates, the bank faces a bill of as much as $27bn , most of which it has already set aside.
RBS (RBS) may have to pay about $5.5bn (£21.74bn) in misconduct fines and lawsuits, according to lawyers and analysts. The top-end estimates, which is roughly the market value of the bank, represent the settlements of a range of claims relating to Royal Bank of Scotland 's alleged misconduct before and during the financial crisis, including misselling mortgage-backed securities in the Britain . If fines are toward the lower end of estimates, the bank faces a bill of as much as $27bn , most of which it has already set aside.