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Atty General meets with JPMorgan chief

09-26-2013 • http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?da

WASHINGTON (AP) - JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon met Thursday with Attorney General Eric Holder about an investigation into the company's handling of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the recession. Holder declined to characterize the hourlong discussions, but a government official familiar with ongoing negotiations said an $11 billion national settlement is under review to resolve claims against JPMorgan. "I did meet with representatives of JPMorgan," the attorney general said during a news conference being held on another topic. "We have matters that are under investigation. I expect to be making further announcements in the coming weeks, the coming months," Holder said. His comment was a general reference to probes the Justice Department has been carrying out for several years involving some of the nation's largest financial institutions, including JPMorgan. Before and after the meeting with Holder, Dimon declined to answer when asked about the state of the discu