The megabank, which has spent years trying to improve its regulatory compliance, now has just one consent order remaining. And observers expect that Wells' historic asset cap will be lifted soon.

Jim Richards, who served as the bank's head of anti-money-laundering compliance, says the Federal Reserve is wrongfully denying him compensation that was designed to keep him employed at Wells Fargo.

Julian, the bank's onetime audit chief, recently agreed to settle with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a tiny percentage of the $7 million the agency had been seeking. In an interview, he spoke about the expensive legal fight and who bears responsibility for the bank's fake-accounts scandal.

In the megabank's latest sign of progress with regulators, it said that a 7-year-old CFPB order has been terminated.

The chief executives at four of the nation's largest banks weighed in on what evolving trade policies mean for their businesses and the U.S. economy. "I think you have to be a little bit pessimistic here," said Bank of New York Mellon CEO Robin Vince.

The first three months of the year coincide with the start of President Donald Trump's second term in office. Investors are likely to be more interested in banks' outlooks amid swings in tariff policy than the first-quarter results.

Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Truist are facing pressure from ISS, Glass Lewis and SOC Investment Group over their 2024 pay packages.

The San Francisco bank announced Monday that it has shed its fifth regulatory order this year — this one related to loss mitigation practices in its home lending business.

The largest U.S. banks are facing shareholder votes on a number of politically charged issues — some backed by conservative groups and others championed by organizations with a more progressive bent.

President Donald Trump's tariff policies will strain some banks' business customers, as their supply chains will have to be reconfigured. But uncertainty is the real headwind.