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 San Francisco bank has revised its guidance downward, while also cautioning that an outbreak of the coronavirus could take an even bigger bite out of profits in 2020.
February 27 -
Wall Street banks make plans to keep workers in Tokyo safe; the employees are bringing their grievances against the bank to Capitol Hill.
February 27 -
Under CEO Charlie Scharf, the bank that has historically viewed itself as more Main Street than Wall Street is becoming deeply embedded in the nation’s financial capital and its hard-charging culture.
February 26 -
The author of a recent op-ed fails to realize that making credit unions pay corporate taxes would drive up costs for customers and weaken the economy.
February 24 -
The 10-digit penalty marks an important milestone for the bank, but individual ex-bankers may still be at risk and grueling hearings lie ahead for current leadership.
February 21 -
The hearing will be one of three held by the House Financial Services Committee to scrutinize the bank next month.
February 21 -
A deferred-prosecution agreement with the Justice Department spares the bank a potential criminal conviction — provided it cooperates with continuing probes and abides by other conditions.
February 21 -
Wells Fargo & Co. is poised to pay roughly $3 billion to settle federal investigations into a range of consumer abuses that were rampant at the bank for years, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
February 21 -
The bank could announce as early as Friday a deal on charges it wronged customers; the acquisition allows Morgan Stanley to compete in retail banking.
February 21 -
Goldman Sachs pledged in late 2019 to stop financing projects in coal and Arctic oil exploration. Activist groups and Democratic senators say other large institutions should do the same given the economic and environmental risks from climate change.
February 19 -
Wells Fargo appears to be outpacing its rivals in the API race; CFPB's unexpected showdown with Citizens; Varo gets vital FDIC OK for bank charter; and more from this week's most-read stories.
February 14 -
Five Republican senators want to cut off deposit insurance for banks that have stopped offering financial services to firms that operate detention facilities and private prisons on behalf of the federal government.
February 14 -
Wells is thought to be the first big U.S. bank to allow harassment victims to go to court instead of arbitration. An investment firm that advocates for progressive causes claimed credit for the policy change.
February 12 -
Bank will have more business lines, all reporting to the CEO; a research paper says the accounting rule could result in eased capital rules.
February 12 -
Mike Weinbach will lead consumer lending as part of a reorganization that will change the responsibilities of three longtime bank executives.
February 11 -
When it comes to customers using application programming interfaces, the bank appears to be outpacing its rivals.
February 11 -
Brandee McHale will be president of the Citi Foundation and oversee the company's community development, inclusive finance and impact investing teams.
February 10 -
M&T hires Aarthi Murali away from JPMorgan Chase as its customer experience chief; when a small town loses its only bank; why more banks are ditching their legacy core vendors; and more from this week’s most-read stories.
February 7 -
Michael Cleary will report to Scott Powell, who had been his boss at Santander Bank.
February 6 -
A new religion swept Wall Street after the 2008 crisis: Pay executives with stock, make them wait to collect it, and there will be fewer problems. Now a generation of executives retiring from Wells Fargo is experiencing what can happen to those payouts when new scandals arise.
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