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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Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, the top Democrat on the Banking Committee, said financial institutions "need to be investing in their communities right now, not investing in their CEOs’ stock portfolios.”
March 12 -
The bank’s former chair expressed regret over comments attributed to her in a House report, while Democrats and Republicans butted heads over whether the hearing was necessary.
March 11 -
The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee should call on regulators to take more aggressive steps with bad banking practices, starting with Wells.
March 11 -
Leaders to parlay with president as banks worldwide offer to aid customers; Wells CEO says the bank will be run “fundamentally differently” than in the past.
March 11 -
Kathy Kraninger was grilled about whether her agency and others were doing enough to cushion consumers from the economic blow of the coronavirus crisis.
March 10 -
The chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Maxine Waters, contends that Tim Sloan knowingly made misleading and inaccurate comments during a hearing before her panel last year.
March 10 -
House Democrats maintained their criticism of the bank during Charlie Scharf's first hearing, but Republicans suggested it is on better footing now that many top leaders have been replaced.
March 10 -
Concerns about the economic fallout of coronavirus have mostly focused on supply chain disruptions. But fears are growing that weakening consumer demand could spark a recession.
March 9 -
The employee, who works on the 23rd floor of the bank's 555 California St. offices in San Francisco, "is at home while their health is being closely monitored by their doctor and public health authorities," a spokeswoman for the bank said.
March 9 -
The House Financial Services Committee is still planning to have former Wells Fargo board members Betsy Duke and James Quigley testify after they announced their resignations.
March 9 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will have a busy week starting with Director Kathy Kraninger testifying before lawmakers on Tuesday.
March 9 -
The bank's board chair and fellow director James Quigley abruptly resigned early Monday. Both are scheduled to appear before the House Financial Services Committee this week.
March 9 -
Elizabeth Duke and James Quigley step down from board; the bank is asking corporations to divulge their exposure and preparations as part of risk assessment.
March 9 -
The House Financial Services Committee is expected to question two of the bank's former board members, raising public scrutiny to a new level for bank directors.
March 8 -
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March 6 -
Wells Fargo hopes to anchor its debit card at the top of customers’ digital wallets with a promotion offering users a $5 credit.
March 6 -
Wells Fargo remains the TBTF poster child and regulators continue to do too little to address the problem. And as always, small banks suffer collateral damage.
March 6 -
The JPM CEO is “recovering well” as the bank’s two co-presidents assume control; the House finance chairwoman says the bank board members neglected their duty.
March 6 -
The bank said it was Sloan's decision to retire, but a new report from House Democrats reveals that Fed and OCC officials made moves behind the scenes in 2018 and 2019 to pressure the bank's board to remove him.
March 5 -
Banks make emergency preparations as HSBC deals with confirmed case; the changes simplify regulations without posing additional systemic risks, the Fed says.
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