Small and midsize banks are most at risk as commercial loan volume fails to ignite; the cutbacks are partly the result of lower origination volume.

Wells Fargo & Co. is cutting 638 mortgage employees as the nation’s largest home lender contends with a slowdown in the business.

Cheap funding and marketing muscle could give it an advantage over existing lenders, but this corner of the market may not be big enough to move the needle for the bank.

State Treasurer John Chiang says that Wells Fargo is keeping patterns of abuse hidden from view by resolving customer disputes through private arbitration.

Wells Fargo isn't making a political statement, it's following the rules. So goes the bank's response to backlash over terminating a pro-medical marijuana politician's banking relationship because of her advocacy and contributions from industry lobbyists.

The Troy, Mich., company is operating unfettered by regulatory orders for the first time in a decade, and its CEO says Flagstar now has the flexibility to pull the trigger faster on deals and accelerate its diversification beyond mortgages.

A Florida politician who has run a pro-medical marijuana campaign said Wells Fargo closed her account over her ties to the industry, adding that the incident was an example of the challenges legal cannabis businesses face from the U.S. financial system.

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Mark D’Arcy was in charge of regulatory reviews and annual stress tests; many see 10-plus point gains following removal of non-loan collections reports.

Cardlytics has added Wells Fargo to the list of banks using its card-linked offers platform after a successful pilot, joining JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, the latter of which has leaned on Cardlytics’ marketing service since 2012. Notably, these rivals aren’t demanding exclusivity.