The National Credit Union Administration this week announced settlement agreements with Deutsche Bank Securities and Citigroup stemming from their roles as underwriters that sold non-agency MBS to credit unions that eventually failed. Deutsche Bank is paying the bigger amount, $145.0 million, while Citi’s payment will be $20.5 million. Neither firm admitted fault as part of the settlement. The proceeds from the settlements will be used to offset assessments that the NCUA has levied against credit unions to pay the cost of cleaning up the failures of...