Two Banks Left in U.S. Criminal Probe

Bank Hapoalim and its Swiss subsidiary were fined for two separate cases by the U.S. Department of Justice: a long-running tax evasion case cost $875 million, while it also paid $30 million in a corruption probe tied to world governing soccer body FIFA.

Hapoalim was the third-last bank to settle with U.S. officials, and the move leaves just Genevan wealth manager Pictet as well as Zurich's Rahn+Bodmer Co. on the hook. Hapoalim's Swiss bank sold its assets to Brazilian-Swiss rival J. Safra Sarasin two years ago.

Hundreds Engulfed

The hunt for American millions hidden in Swiss offshore accounts began with UBS' $780 million fine in 2009. The probe eventually engulfed the hundreds of Swiss wealth managers, but Credit Suisse topped the league tables with $2.5 billion in fines six years ago.

While the tax spat is more than a decade old, the FIFA probe is newer. Swiss banks including Julius Baer were snagged in the same scandal, as finews.com reported in February.