Merrill, Wells Fargo and SEC

Wells Fargo, Merrill to Pay $60 Million Penalties Over Cash Sweep Accounts: SEC
Advisory clients’ uninvested dollars were automatically swept into bank accounts that paid paltry interest, but were profitable for the companies, the SEC said.
Wells Fargo firms, Merrill Lynch to pay $60 million to settle SEC charges
Merrill Lynch and two Wells Fargo advisory firms have agreed to pay a combined $60 million in civil penalties to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges over compliance failures, the regulator said on Friday.
Wells Fargo, Merrill Cash-Sweep Accounts Shortchanged Clients, SEC Alleges
Investment adviser units of Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill shortchanged customers by funneling uninvested cash into sweep accounts that benefited the banks but not their clients,
Wells Fargo, Merrill settle SEC 'sweeps' probe for $60M
Regulators took the wirehouses to task for not having policies directing advisors to consider clients' best interests.
Wells Fargo firms, Merrill Lynch to pay $60 mln to settle SEC charges
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said a pair of Wells Fargo Advisory firms and Merrill Lynch have agreed to pay a combined $60 million in civil penalties to settle charges over compliance failures.
SEC Settles Charges Against Bank of America, Wells Fargo Units
The Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against units within Bank of America and Wells Fargo that will result in $60 million in total civil penalties. The SEC said the charges were settled against investment advisers Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network as well as Merrill Lynch,
Wells Fargo Q4 Earnings: Generally Strong But Signs Of Weakening
Learn about Wells Fargo & Company's strong Q4 earnings, 2025 guidance, and stock performance, with insights on selling ...
Wells Fargo ex-exec appeals $1.5M fine, OCC enforcement order
Paul McLinko served as the bank’s executive audit director during its 2016 fake-accounts scandal. He called the penalty ...
Wells Fargo raises interest income forecast as strong dealmaking drives profit beat
Wells Fargo's profit beat expectations in the fourth quarter, powered by a rebound in dealmaking activity and forecast it ...
Wells Fargo scandal: US bank regulator fines three former executives over fake accounts
The trio had been previously charged by the OCC in 2020, alongside other former senior leadership of the bank, but had opted ...
Wells Fargo Shares Rise as Bank’s Cost-Cutting Efforts Take Hold
Wells Fargo & Co. took a $647 million severance charge in the fourth quarter, as Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf ...
Wells Fargo's Fourth-Quarter Profit Tops Estimates
Wells Fargo reported earnings per share of $1.43 for the fourth quarter, beating Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $1.35. A ...
Wells Fargo (WFC) Receives a Rating Update from a Top Analyst
Oppenheimer analyst Chris Kotowski maintained a Hold rating on Wells Fargo (WFC – Research Report) today. The company’s shares closed yesterday ...
Veteran trader reworks Wells Fargo stock price target after earnings
Scharf noted that this was the sixth consent order regulators had terminated since he joined Wells Fargo in 2019. "Our ...