 It was a 15-year, interest-free settlement that granted the Pritzkers a share of the government's settlement with the bank's former accountants.In June 2012, news reports revealed that the Pritzker family received a discount in 2011 on the 2001 settlement.According to "The Washington Times", "But after paying $316 million of the interest-free debt, the family quietly struck a deal with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) in June 2011 to discount the balance in return for paying off the debt early.