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Can Wells Fargo shrug off the cross-selling scandal?

Oct 12, 2016
Wells Fargo brass seeks to move past recent trouble.
 
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Too big to be monitored? Wells Fargo says false accounts were just a small slice of business

Sep 30, 2016
Not disclosing 'material' information to investors could violate securities law. The question is, what is 'material'?
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday in Washington, D.C. 
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Wells Fargo CEO grilled by angry House committee

Sep 29, 2016
Stumpf now says sales quotas will go away this week, rather than next year.
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Who failed at overseeing Wells Fargo?

Sep 28, 2016
The board, for starters. And regulators could have stepped up too.
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Wells Fargo to claw back $41 million over false account scandal

Sep 28, 2016
The bank's executive heads are going to the House on Thursday for another grilling.
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf is sworn in prior to testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 20. 
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Is Wells Fargo digging itself into a PR hole?

Sep 21, 2016
Senators want to see some higher-ups go down after the company's false account scandal.
John Stumpf, chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo, testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. 
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Clawbacks often leave out the clawing

Sep 20, 2016
Policies that allow companies to take back bonuses are common but rarely used.
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Wells Fargo in the hot seat with Senate Banking Committee over false accounts

Sep 20, 2016
A group of senators is asking whether the company will take back bonuses from managers who might have benefited from the scandal.
More than 5,000 Wells Fargo employees have been fired as a result of the company's fake accounts scandal.
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Wells Fargo to pay $185 million following false accounts scandal

Sep 9, 2016
Some bank employees, under quota pressure, opened accounts in customers’ names without their permission.
The fine is the largest penalty in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's history.
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