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Wells Fargo CEO To Elizabeth Warren: I'm Not Going Anywhere
Monday, January 28, 2019 - 3:26pm | 420Potential 2020 Democratic candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is no fan of Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) CEO Tim Sloan. What Happened Warren said in October that Sloan is "deeply implicated in the bank's repeated and egregious misconduct" on top...
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After Hounding Wells Fargo, Elizabeth Warren Hones In On Equifax
Friday, September 15, 2017 - 8:51am | 349Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has earned herself as being Washington's most "relentless critic" of Wall Street and she has a new company on her sights: Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX). Warren made her position on Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) very public after the company's fake...
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Cramer Blasts Wells Fargo, Calls It A 'Rogue Bank'
Thursday, August 31, 2017 - 12:57pm | 391At a time when many people had moved on, forgotten or forgiven Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) for its disastrous 2016 account opening scandal, the company released a bombshell report. Wells Fargo previously estimated it had opened approximately 2.1 million fake bank and credit card accounts that...
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Wells Fargo CEO Is On A Mission To 'Reassure' Investors
Friday, March 17, 2017 - 12:59pm | 390Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) CEO Timothy Sloan is on a mission to "reassure" investors its past mistakes will remain in the past. Speaking to CNBC, the executive acknowledged the bank should have dealt with its fake-account creating scandal sooner and faster than it did. Perhaps more...
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Merrill Lynch Intensifies Employee Incentives Program While Wells Fargo Scandal Fallout Continues
Friday, December 9, 2016 - 2:53pm | 375Stock brokers employed by Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC)'s Merrill Lynch division will now be required to make at least two client referrals to other divisions within the bank. According to Market Watch, the brokers would need to complete this task or could face a cut in pay. Brokers who do not...
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Jim Cramer: There Is A Lot Of 'Negativity' And 'Suboptimal' News In The Market
Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 1:20pm | 445CNBC's Jim Cramer said during Thursday's "Squawk Box" segment that there is a lot of "negativity" and "suboptimal news" spooking the market. "There is just a lot of what I would regard as being suboptimal news out there at a time when I think people were kind of hoping this period would be the...
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Congressman: Regulators Must Look At What Is Going On At Other Large Banks
Friday, September 30, 2016 - 12:06pm | 393Rep. Gregory Meeks (D–N.Y.) was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment on Friday to talk about Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC)'s ongoing scandal and how financial regulators should be reacting. According to Meeks, U.S. regulators need to make sure that Wells Fargo's scandal of opening...
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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 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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Buffett Buttons His Lips, Won't Speak On Election Or Wells Fargo Until November
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 3:26pm | 338Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC)'s largest shareholder, Warren Buffett, won't be commenting on the financial institution's growing scandal. Buffett, speaking to Fox Business, said he will wait until November to speak about the bank's scandal. The Oracle of Omaha owns nearly 10...
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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...