 It also "confirmed evidence of questionable and deceitful actions by some individual banks in the handling of accounts of victims".The Volcker commission recommended that for settlement purposes, the book values should be modified back to 1945 values (by adding back fees paid and subtracting interest) and then be multiplied by 10 to reflect average long-term investment rates in Switzerland.Under these rules, a total of $379.4 million was awarded to account holders or their heirs.