TD Bank & Commerce Bancorp Amend Deal

Reuters, 7 January 2008Commerce Bancorp Inc , New Jersey's largest bank, on Monday said it has settled shareholder lawsuits over its planned $8.5 billion acquisition by Canada's Toronto-Dominion Bank , and said it expects fourth-quarter credit losses to increase.In a regulatory filing, Cherry Hill-based Commerce said it reached an agreement that would reduce the fee it would pay if it backed out