<div class='node-body'><p>Seven international banks have been served with subpoenas over the global interest setting scandal. <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-15/jpmorgan-barclays-said-among-banks-to-get-libor-subpoenas.html" target="_blank">Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS</a> &ndash; have been asked to provide relevant &ldquo;documents and communications&rdquo; to Eric Schneiderman, the New York attorney-general in collaboration with George Jepsen, Connecticut&rsquo;s top law enforcement officer.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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