Ally Financial, the former parent of bankrupt Residential Capital, announced last week it will pay $2.10 billion to settle legal claims with ResCap and its creditors as part of ResCap’s comprehensive settlement agreement and Chapter 11 plan. Under the settlement, Ally will contribute $1.95 billion in cash to the ResCap bankruptcy estate, plus $150 million in insurance proceeds. The agreement also requires that Ally receive full repayment on its secured claims, including $1.13 billion that is owed under existing credit facilities. Announced earlier this month, the agreement gets...