Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo is one of the largest banks in the United States, with approximately $1.9 trillion in balance sheet assets. The company is split into four primary segments: consumer banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management.
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The bank plans to shrink its vast mortgage empire, which once churned out one of every three home loans in the U.S. and for a time made the bank the most valuable in the nation.
August 15 -
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf hired Mike Weinbach in 2020 as part of a broader organizational shake-up. The former JPMorgan Chase executive is leaving in mid-September as the consumer lending group transitions to a new leader.
July 11 -
An independent investigation found no evidence of a pact with Wells Fargo’s attorney but omitted mention of the other big questions emanating from the case.
June 29 -
Inflation isn't only driving up travel costs — a key category for credit card spending — it's making shoppers more selective about how they earn and redeem loyalty points for products hit hardest by price increases.
June 28 -
The firms respectively settled the regulator’s allegations about suspicious activity reports and the duty of best execution — two major areas of emphasis.
May 23 -
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, which cut many bank holdings as the pandemic bore down on the U.S., is back with a roughly $2.9 billion bet on Jane Fraser’s Citigroup even as it said goodbye to a longtime stake in Wells Fargo.
May 17 -
The wealth programs in the channel are going through a significant shift amid major recruiting moves and consolidation, according to a consultant’s report.
May 2 -
From the threat of cyberattacks to discriminatory lending practices, banks need to pay close attention to a number of significant challenges.
April 27 -
While millions of employees have voluntarily left their jobs over the past year, senior level industry leaders have continued to advance their careers.
April 21 -
Servicing gains failed to offset steep origination declines at the bank, which continues to battle allegations of racial discrimination.
April 14 -
The banks that own the peer-to-peer payment network are reportedly considering a retail launch that could fend off rival payment methods — or simply cannibalize the sizable revenue issuers get from credit and debit cards.
April 7 -
Wells Fargo won an early round in a lawsuit accusing the bank of running a predatory mortgage lending scheme in the Atlanta area before the 2008 financial crisis and continuing to discriminate against minorities for more than a decade afterward.
March 29 -
Wells Fargo, which approved fewer than half of mortgage refinancings sought by Black homeowners in 2020, prompting calls for regulatory investigations, greenlighted a larger share of applications from such borrowers last year.
March 25 -
The megabank is dealing with one less regulatory headache following the termination of an enforcement action related to the sale of identity protection products.
January 20 -
Despite that year-over-year decline, the company beat analysts' expectations with fourth-quarter net income of $5.8 billion. Stronger commercial lending and lower expenses cushioned the blow in consumer credit.
January 14 -
The largest U.S. banks have made progress in detailing the risks posed by climate change, but it's clear the industry will have to do more. As federal regulators prepare to impose new obligations, banks are pushing back against calls for more aggressive measures such as capital requirements and increased risk weighting for fossil-fuel lending.
January 9 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is seeking nearly $19 million from David Julian, Claudia Russ Anderson and Paul McLinko. The trial before an administrative judge is scheduled to begin in South Dakota on Sept. 13.
September 1 -
The bank's earlier decision to stop accepting applications for the consumer loan product had sparked a backlash among customers and lawmakers.
August 18 -
Paul Camp will join the company in November to run its new Global Treasury Management division. Wells Fargo says the goal in combining its treasury management and global payments units is to improve service for clients doing business in multiple countries.
August 17 -
Steven Black was a board member of BNY Mellon when Wells CEO Charlie Scharf led the trust bank. He will become Wells Fargo’s fifth chairman in five years.
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