Credit Suisse has so far set aside 895 million francs ($1 billion) to deal with tax and securities law matters in the United States, above the $780 million Swiss rival UBS paid in 2009 to settle charges it sheltered U.S. citizens from the taxman. After years of stalemate as Bern and Washington clashed over a wider tax dispute, there have been recent signs that Credit Suisse was closing in on a deal with U.S. authorities. In February, the bank reached a 196 million franc settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a related tax dispute and a few days later Chief Executive Brady Dougan apologized to U.S. senators for the bank's misconduct but blamed it on a small group of rogue bankers and said it stopped in 2008. While the Department of Justice has considered a deferred-prosecution agreement that would suspend any indictment in exchange for a large cash penalty, it is also pushing for a guilty plea from a Credit Suisse subsidiary, according to a New York Times report on Sunday.