Business
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced an investigation Monday into the sale of Prudential insurance policies by Wells Fargo & Co., marking the first time the bank’s unauthorized accounts scandal has widened to include another institution.
Dec. 12, 2016
Wells Fargo must offer 66 jobs to female and African American applicants it rejected, now that the U.S. Labor Department found the bank discriminated against them.
Oct. 17, 2019
Tim Sloan sued Wells Fargo for more than $34 million, saying it illegally withheld years of unpaid compensation after he stepped down as CEO in 2019.
Dec. 1, 2023
Wells Fargo named Charles Scharf its third CEO in as many years as it tries to move past a series of scandals. He gets a 40% pay hike and will work from New York.
Sept. 27, 2019
The former chair of Wells Fargo’s board said she resigned to remove a distraction.
March 11, 2020
The deferred-prosecution deal with the Justice Department spares Wells Fargo a potential criminal conviction.
Feb. 21, 2020
A global reckoning about sexual harassment has been unleashed in the #MeToo era, with forced arbitration coming under scrutiny.
Feb. 12, 2020
A week before its top leaders testify on Capitol Hill, Wells Fargo announced two new bank accounts with limited fees and higher minimum wages.
March 4, 2020
Wells Fargo ex-CEO John Stumpf agreed to pay a $17.5-million penalty and be banned from the banking industry.
Jan. 23, 2020
Opinion
Wells Fargo effectively stole its customers’ money. The officers who knew this should be criminally charged; instead, the company will pay a fine.
Feb. 24, 2020