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Wells Fargo to pay $1 billion in class-action lawsuit

The shareholder suit accused the bank of making misleading statements about its compliance with federal consent orders following its 2016 scandal related to unauthorized customer accounts.

Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay $1 billion to settle a shareholder lawsuit that accused it of making misleading statements about its compliance with federal consent orders following the 2016 scandal involving the opening of unauthorized customer accounts.

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