From, The Street;
Scandal and controversy seem to follow Wells Fargo (
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Get Free Report like a dark shadow that never leaves.
Seems like every year, there's a major problem involving the bank, that can make people think twice about doing business with the financial institution.
In December 2022, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Wells Fargo to pay more than $2 billion in consumer redress, as well as a
$1.7 billion civil penalty, for a series of actions including misapplied loan payments, improper home foreclosures, illegally repossessed vehicles and surprise overdraft fees.
In October 2022, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published a report describing "rampant fraud and theft" through the digital payments network app Zelle, which operates through a partnership of Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, U.S. Bank, PNC Bank and Truist.
According to data provided by four banks using Zelle, $90 million in customer money was taken by scams and fraud claims in 2020, and losses were on pace to go over $255 million in 2022.
Warren's report focused on Wells Fargo as a bank where fraud involving Zelle was particularly prevalent, as the number of fraudulent transfers rose 2.5 times between 2019 and 2022. The senator further said that the bank "attempted to mislead" by capping the data it provided in 2021.
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