The US fine is only for shenanigans pulled in the US, other banks in US paid even higher fines (JPMorganChase and BoA settled for 13-17bn each). The other inve

The US fine is only for shenanigans pulled in the US, other banks in US paid even higher fines (JPMorganChase and BoA settled for 13-17bn each). The other investigations are handled by other entities in Europe and Russia. And there are two levels at play: breaking the law in the first place and then being stupid enough to be caught. See here for details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Bank#Controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Bank#Controversies It is a shit-show of epic proportions.