The bank has been under criminal investigation over business it did with countries subject to U.S. economic sanctions between 2002 and 2007.
In the settlement papers, the bank is charged with having a long-running business aimed at helping Iranian banks evade the sanctions by hiding the identity of their Iranian customers in international money transactions.
Credit Suisse shares were up $2.54, or 5.27 percent, to $50.77.
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