Wells Fargo Close To $3 Bn Deal Over Fake Accounts Scandal: Sources
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published February 22, 2020 | 12:35 AM
Wells Fargo is close to reaching a settlement to pay about $3 billion to US regulators over the bank's damaging fake accounts scandal, two sources told AFP Friday
New York, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Feb, 2020 ):Wells Fargo is close to reaching a settlement to pay about $3 billion to US regulators over the bank's damaging fake accounts scandal, two sources told AFP Friday.
An official announcement is expected before the end of the day, one of the sources said on condition of anonymity, confirming information previously reported by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
The new agreement would be the latest development in the scandal dating back years, when Wells Fargo employees from 2002 to 2016 opened millions of deposit and credit card accounts without the approval or knowledge of their customers.
Two CEOs and other senior executives at the bank have lost their jobs amidst the probe into the scandal and outrage over claims the bank was slow to correct it.
Wells Fargo, the fourth-largest bank in the United States in terms of assets, has paid out more than $4 billion in financial penalties related to its business practices.
The bank is negotiating a deal with the Justice Department, which declined to comment, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which did not respond to questions.
Wells Fargo declined to comment, but the San Francisco-based bank can easily absorb the fine because it had set aside $3.9 billion at the end of June last year to settle legal disputes, including those related to its business practices.
The new deal will not cover any of the bank executives implicated in the case, the second source said, meaning federal authorities could still decide to prosecute them.
US authorities last month fined John Stumpf, Wells Fargo's chief executive from 2005 to October 2016, $17.5 million and banned him for life from the banking sector.
Charlie Scharf, who took over as CEO last October, has promised to revive the bank, whose 2019 results have been hit by the scandal.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
PTI to stage nationwide protests against alleged electoral frauds
Senate continues discussion on Presidential address to Joint Sitting of Parliame ..
Masood Khan calls for Pak-US cooperation for regional peace
Interior Minister starts Margalla Trail Patrol for security
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 26 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 26 April 2024
ICC Womens T20 World Cup Qualifier, Match 2: Ireland Women open with Comfortable ..
Robinson, bowlers help New Zealand go 2-1 up against Pakistan
Shahzeb Chachar to hold khuli kachehri on April 26
Heatwave amid Israel's aggression in Gaza brings new misery, disease risk
Tourism must change, mayor says as Venice launches entry fee
Court adjourns Judicial Complex attack case till May 17
More Stories From World
-
Pilot seriously injured after vintage plane crash in Western Australia
11 minutes ago -
Iron ore futures close higher
22 minutes ago -
Tabloid head wanted to 'protect' Trump from salacious stories
22 minutes ago -
Kenyan rugby player turned TikTok star cooks to fight depression
32 minutes ago -
Guangdong carbon market closes higher
32 minutes ago -
Sugar futures close higher
32 minutes ago
-
Nuggets push Lakers to brink as Embiid's 50 points lead Sixers over Knicks
42 minutes ago -
China high-tech capacity exposes overcapacity mantra in green energy
52 minutes ago -
Golf: PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans scores
1 hour ago -
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace accepts $5 bn takeover
1 hour ago -
Clean energy drives massive BHP takeover bid
2 hours ago -
Copper price tops $10,000 for first time in two years
2 hours ago