The Cost of Doing Business: Wells Fargo and the Wrong Side of the Law
Banking giant continues to pay settlements for taking customer cash
Wells Fargo must like paying out settlements and fines for taking money from customers.
And customers must not mind too much, because Wells is one of America’s five largest banks.
Here’s the latest incidence of wrongdoing:
Wells Fargo has agreed to pay a $35 million civil penalty to settle U.S. charges that the company overcharged advisory fees, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Friday.
The SEC said it charged Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for overcharging more than 10,900 investment advisory accounts more than $26.8 million in advisory fees.
Earlier this year, the bank paid a $100 million fine for “unsafe and unsound” practices:
Specifically, the Federal Reserve says, “Wells Fargo & Co.’s deficient oversight enabled the bank to…
