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Wells Fargo Settles Sales Scandal Lawsuit; To Pay $480M
Legal // May 07, 2018

Wells Fargo announced late last week that it has agreed to pay $480 million to settle a securities fraud class-action suit. In a press release, the embattled bank said the lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, sparked by misstatements...

Wells Fargo Handling Of Retirement Assets Under Scrutiny
Bank Regulation // April 26, 2018

The Department of Labor is examining if Wells Fargo pushed retirement-planning customers into pricier accounts and toward buying more expensive investment funds, generating more fees for itself, The Wall Street Journal reported. The bank has pressed employees to move clients into more expensive individual retirement accounts...

LendingClub: Getting Borrowers Off The Credit Hamster Wheel
Banking // February 05, 2018

Another day, another customer trudging into the bank to discuss credit card debt and a lack of savings … over a venti Starbucks latté. It was an a-ha moment for financial guru David Bach, who started cranking out financial management guidebooks for the average consumer....

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LendingClub: Getting Borrowers Off The Credit Hamster Wheel

February 05, 2018
Another day, another customer trudging into the bank to discuss credit card debt and a lack of savings … over a venti Starbucks latté. It was an a-ha moment for financial guru David Bach, who started cranking out financial management guidebooks for the average consumer. Despite his great respect for him, LendingClub President Steve Allocca […]

Quick Reads
More Americans Keeping Money In Their Checking Accounts Due To Insecurity About Economy

May 07, 2018
New data shows that more Americans are holding money in their checking accounts, a sign that they don’t feel as secure as they would like about the economy. Moebs Services, an Illinois-based economic research firm, found that the average consumer’s checking account balance has increased in 23 of the past 30 quarters. The data was […]

Wells Fargo Settles Sales Scandal Lawsuit; To Pay $480M

May 07, 2018
Wells Fargo announced late last week that it has agreed to pay $480 million to settle a securities fraud class-action suit. In a press release, the embattled bank said the lawsuit was...

Wells Fargo Handling Of Retirement Assets Under Scrutiny

April 26, 2018
The Department of Labor is examining if Wells Fargo pushed retirement-planning customers into pricier accounts and toward buying more expensive investment funds, generating more fees for itself, The Wall Street Journal...