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SEC Fines Wells Fargo Advisors $5 Million Over Sales Misconduct Charges

Posted on June 29th, 2018 at 11:11 AM

Wells Fargo Advisors has agreed to pay the SEC over $5 million to settle claims that the firm generated large fees by improperly encouraging retail customers to trade debt securities known as market-linked investments (MLIs).

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Wells Fargo Files Lawsuit against Former Broker for Contacting Former Customers

Posted on October 27th, 2017 at 12:10 PM

Wells Fargo Advisors has filed a lawsuit against former broker, Robert D. Meyers and his son, Mathew Meyers in order to prevent them from contacting former customers in an effort to recruit them to their new registered investment adviser firm in Columbus, Ohio.

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Wells Fargo Ordered to Pay FINRA $3.4M in Restitution for Selling Unsuitable ETPs

Posted on October 18th, 2017 at 10:23 AM

FINRA has fined Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors more than $3.4 million in restitution for selling customers “unsuitable” exchange-traded products (ETPs) and for its failure to supervise reps.

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California Federal Judge Grants Wells Fargo Employees Class Certification in Expense Reimbursement Suit

Posted on September 22nd, 2017 at 9:10 AM

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has asserted that he will grant certification to a class of more than 2,100 Wells Fargo home mortgage consultants and private mortgage bankers who allegedly were not reimbursed by the firm for business expenses in violation of the California Labor Code.

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Net 204 Brokers Left Wells Fargo in the Fourth Quarter

Posted on February 13th, 2017 at 12:07 PM
Net 204 Brokers Left Wells Fargo in the Fourth Quarter

Across its private client, independent brokerage and in-bank brokerage channels, Wells Fargo Advisors experienced a net loss of 204 brokers during the fourth quarter of this past year. 

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FINRA to Speak with Fired Wells Fargo Brokers Connected to Cross-Selling Scandal

Posted on January 25th, 2017 at 9:14 AM
FINRA to Speak with Fired Wells Fargo Brokers Connected to Cross-Selling Scandal

FINRA is in the process of interviewing former Wells Fargo registered securities brokers who were fired because of their involvement in the company’s most recent scandal.

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Wells Fargo Eliminates Bonuses For Selling Banking Products

Posted on January 17th, 2017 at 9:05 AM
Wells Fargo Eliminates Bonuses For Selling Banking Products

Wells Fargo Advisors has eliminated bonus compensation for advisors' sale of banking and lending products.

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Wells Fargo Ordered to Pay a Former Broker $180,000

Posted on December 23rd, 2016 at 9:14 AM
Wells Fargo Ordered to Pay a Former Broker $180,000

A panel of FINRA arbitrators has ordered Wells Fargo to pay a former rep named Shannon M. Powers damages stemming from a counterclaim in which she asserted breach of contract, disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, failure to prevent discrimination and retaliation in violation of California law.

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Massachusetts Charges Morgan Stanley For Unethical Behavior

Posted on October 7th, 2016 at 3:19 PM

The state of Massachusetts has charged Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for conducting a sales contest among its financial advisers to encourage clients to borrow money against their brokerage accounts.  

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SEC Charges Wells Fargo and Rhode Island Agency With Misconduct Related to Municipal Bond Offering

Posted on March 23rd, 2016 at 9:50 AM

The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) issued $75 million in bonds for the 38 Studios project as part of a state government program intended to spur economic development and increase employment opportunities by loaning bond proceeds to private companies.

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