Reinstate Wells Fargo’s Asset Cap
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The Federal Reserve is loosening a major restriction on Wells Fargo (WFC) that was put in place following a fake accounts scandal nearly a decade ago, and the fourth-largest US bank will no longer have to operate under a $1.
For seven years, the bank was forbidden to grow as punishment for misconduct including creating fraudulent bank accounts and mistakenly seizing homes.
Scharf, 60, thanked Wells Fargo's 215,000 employees after they carried out his turnaround plans, one of the biggest in the banking industry. Years after its fake-accounts scandal drew public outrage and billions of dollars in fines, Wells Fargo has convinced the Fed that it has corrected its failures and could be allowed to grow again.
Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf warned severance costs this quarter could hit nearly $1 billion as the mega bank prepares for fresh layoffs in the coming year. “We’re looking at something like ...
Jan 25 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo (WFC.N), opens new tab said on Thursday it has raised CEO Charles Scharf's total compensation for 2023 to $29 million. The compensation consists of a base salary of ...
Charlie Scharf, who took over as chief executive in 2019 after multiple scandals felled his two predecessors, has spent his time at Wells Fargo fighting through a thicket of consent orders, lawsuits and investigations.