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Former Wells Fargo CEO Gets Lifetime Banking Ban, Executives Fined $55M In Sales Fraud
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 1:46am | 506The United States Department of Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Thursday announced that former Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) CEO John Stumpf has agreed for a lifetime industry ban for his role in the sales fraud at the bank. Stumpf's Role In The Scandal...
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Fake Metrics To Fake Accounts: 2016's Big Corporate Scandals
Monday, January 2, 2017 - 11:22am | 777Just as the 2016 had several positives to write home about, it was also marred by some scandals that shook the faith of investors. The markets, however, came unscathed, as reflected by the strong gains recorded by the major averages for the year. Even some of these companies mired in...
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Wells Fargo Comes Unscathed in Q3 Despite Sales Practices Scandal
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 9:32am | 692The bank earnings season is upon us thick and fast, and a name that thus far symbolized stability and safety has made investors sweat ahead of its earnings, thanks to the customer account scam. Key Metrics Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) said in release ahead of the market open Friday that its...
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CNBC's Brian Sullivan Calls Stumpf's Parachute Payment 'Another Black Eye' For Wells Fargo
Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 2:57pm | 364CNBC's Brian Sullivan blasted Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) and its exiting CEO John Stumpf, who is leaving the scandal-plagued bank with a huge payout. According to Sullivan, Stumpf's "$100+ million, headline-grabbing payout" is not only "another black eye" for the stock market, but its a...
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John Stumpf And 15 Major CEO Departures In 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 12:53pm | 701After weeks of political pressure from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others, Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) CEO John Stumpf has opted to retire. The Wells Fargo board reportedly welcomed the decision in the wake of the company’s highly-publicized fake account scandal. Stumpf isn't the...
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Senator Warren: John Stumpf Is '1 For 3'
Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 12:05pm | 396Sen. Elizabeth Warren blasted Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC)'s former CEO John Stumpf and demanded that he resign, return all the money he earned when he was head of the bank during the fake-account opening scandal and face a Department of Justice and SEC investigations. In a tweet on...
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Did Wells Fargo's CEO Stumpf 'Take One For The Team?'
Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 10:24am | 413Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) needed to do something drastic to its management roster to put behind its fake-account opening style. According to Gadfly's Michael Regan, it was "obvious" that the bank's CEO John Stumpf couldn't contain the backlash if he continues to serve as the company's...
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Yellen Pledges To Scrutinize Big Banks Following Wells Fargo's Scandal
Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 10:43am | 383According to the Wall Street Journal, Federal Reserve Chairwomen Janet Yellen said that the central bank will scrutinize all big banks following the Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) scandal in which millions of phony bank accounts were created for clients without their knowledge or desire. Speaking...
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John Stumpf's Decision To Forgo $41 Million In Pay Is A 'Good First Effort'
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 1:28pm | 348The scandal plaguing Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) is showing no signs of dying down and the company's CEO John Stumpf's decision to forego $41 million in pay may not be sufficient. In an interview with Bloomberg Television Wednesday, FBR Capital Markets' banking analyst Paul...
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Wells Fargo Executive Wallets May Get Thinner; Board Considering Pay Clawbacks
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 3:08pm | 248Fresh from the controversy surrounding the opening of fake accounts, Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) seems to be embarking on damage control measures. According to a Wall Street Journal report, executives at the beleaguered bank are in line for pay cuts. The report singled out the company's...
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Wells Fargo CEO Could Take Home A Cool $200 Million If He Resigns Or Gets Fired
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 4:42pm | 337Here is a headline that will merely add to Main Street's frustration with Wall Street. If Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC)'s CEO John Stumpf steps down or is forced to resign, he will take home $200 million in cash, company stock and options. The figure was derived from a CNN Money...
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Potential Wells Fargo Whistleblowers Were Fired Over Phony Account Scandal
Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 2:12pm | 348Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC)'s stock has shed $25 billion following a massive scandal involving millions of fake bank accounts being created, which resulted in more than 5,000 employees being fired. The scandal may have taken a turn for the worse following a CNN Money report which...
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Market Opinion Mixed On Timing Of Wells Fargo Bounce Back
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 3:30pm | 376Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) has been under heavy scrutiny after the scandal broke that the company opened up over 2 million fake accounts. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton chimed in and said she was "deeply disturbed" by Wells Fargo illegal practices in an open letter to its...
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Elizabeth Warren Just Blasted Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf's 'Gutless' Leadership
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 12:07pm | 392Senator Elizabeth Warren just blasted Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC)'s CEO John Stumpf for his "gutless" leadership. Stumpf faced the wrath of Senators on Tuesday when he testified in front of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Sen. Warren sits on the...
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Who Is The Best Paid Banking CEO In America?
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 4:48pm | 487S&P Global Inc (NYSE: SPGI)'s S&P Global Market Intelligence recently released a list of the top-paid executives in U.S. banking. The highest paid CEOs and money managers usually work for big, well-known companies. However, in the banking industry, this doesn't seem to be the...