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Wells Fargo sees ‘possible’ legal losses rising by $500 million

Bank ups its estimate of how much it might have to spend to resolve investigations and claims related to its scandals.

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Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan could be hard to oust — here’s why

Poaching a replacement from one of the bank's few peers would probably be costly.

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Cross-selling can be lucrative — and dangerous — for big brokerages

Merrill embraces it, while Wells Fargo has moved away from the practice.

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Philadelphia sues seven banks over 'collusion’ in municipal bond deals

Banks including JPMorgan and Bank of America conspired to fix prices on floating-rate municipal bonds, according to suit.

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Wirehouse culture driving the move to independence

Brokers are rejecting a culture driven by leaders who lack ethics and who have never been advisers.

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  • February 12, 2019

For Wells Fargo Advisors, finding new clients becoming difficult

New business is 'harder and harder' to bring in the door, says a senior executive.

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Wells Fargo rep managing $500 million in Denver joins firm’s RIA channel

Mattern Capital Management will custody with First Clearing, the operations arm of Wells Fargo.

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Wells Fargo outage has security professionals puzzled

If the problem was caused by power shutdown, why wasn't a backup activated?

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Wells Fargo system outage takes website, app, ATMs offline

The Wells Fargo Advisors website appears online, but customers report being unable to access funds.

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Will big recruiting bonuses move reps to these firms in 2019?

Wells Fargo Advisors, LPL Financial and Cetera Financial Group are dangling deals.

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Wells Fargo to pay states $575 million over sales practices

The settlement with 50 states and the District of Columbia announced Friday resolves state investigations into Wells Fargo's practices from 2002 to 2017.

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Wells Fargo Advisors 2019 comp plan sees little change

But lowest-producing advisers face a pinch in pay.

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  • News
  • December 7, 2018

Wells Fargo says it’s cleaning up its mess. Regulators demand more

Federal Reserve reportedly rejected parts of the bank's turnaround plan.

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  • News
  • December 4, 2018

Wells Fargo Advisors president David Kowach embraces best-interest standard

Executive calls 'fiduciary' an ally, not enemy, and supports a common advice regulation for investment advisers and brokers.

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  • News
  • December 4, 2018

Wells Fargo Advisors loses Virginia team to Raymond James

Betty Schutte-Box and Troy Yenser spent the past five years at the wirehouse in Virginia.

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Ultra-rich seek loans in preparation for market downturn

Firms peg loans to billionaires and millionaires as key area for growth.

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  • News
  • November 16, 2018

Finra bars ex-Wells Fargo Advisors broker who just lost arbitration over loan

Terrence R. Puricelli was fired in 2016 over concerns of the accuracy of notes in the firm's system.

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  • November 15, 2018

Wells Fargo cuts 1,000 jobs across the U.S.

About 900 of the cuts will occur in the bank's home-lending unit, as higher rates and competition cut into that business.

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  • News
  • November 12, 2018

Wells Fargo loses $560 million advisory team to Raymond James IBD

Financial Services & Investment Strategies Group says the move will help reshape and rejuvenate its business.

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  • November 9, 2018

Wells Fargo reportedly ends investigation of gender bias in wealth management unit

Wealth management head Jay Welker, a focus of many complaints, announced plans to retire on Tuesday