Federal Reserve Backs UBS Purchase of Credit Suisse US Units
UBS flagship office in New York.
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The Federal Reserve on Friday approved UBS Group AG’s takeover of the US subsidiaries of Credit Suisse Group AG.
Although Swiss authorities are primarily involved in the deal between the European nation’s banking giants, the US central bank needed to weigh in as each institution has American operations. The Fed’s move green lights UBS to acquire all US units of Credit Suisse.