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☆ Wells Fargo reaches $1 bln settlement with shareholders over recovery from scandals
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Wells Fargo & Co has agreed to pay $1 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding shareholders about its progress in recovering from a series of scandals over its treatment of customers. Wells Fargo (WFC) has operated since 2018 under consent orders from the Federal Reserve and two other financial regulators requiring that it improve governance and oversight. Wells Fargo did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside business hours. The San Francisco-based bank denied wrongdoing, and settled to eliminate the burden and expense of litigation, court papers show. Wells Fargo has since 2016 paid or set aside several billion dollars to resolve regulatory probes and litigation concerning its business practices.

☆ Abbot Downing's president pitched a buyout to save the Wells Fargo unit from being folded. The bank said no, and employees have fled.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wells Fargo folded Abbot Downing, which served the bank's wealthiest clients, in late 2020. In late 2020, Wells Fargo disbanded Abbot Downing, the unit that catered to the bank's wealthiest clients. Abbot Downing was folded into Wells Fargo's private bank, which also serves rich clients, but it wasn't a safe haven. Business Wire via APGinter left Wells Fargo in September 2021 to launch a new registered investment advisor the following March. Some ex-Abbot Downing employees refer to Callan the "new Abbot Downing" for its focus on the ultra-rich set.

☆ Here are the 5 key takeaways from this year's Milken Global conference
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The pullback by banks is raising the hopes of those in the private credit industry. Some panelists and others who spoke in the hallways of the event suggested that there was a large-scale handoff from private equity to private credit. Many private-equity firms are scrambling to raise private credit funds to take advantage. "I don't think this is the end of private equity, but the environment certainly favors private credit," he said. And that will show up in lower returns for private credit funds, she said.

☆ Inside Wells Fargo's 'chaotic' journey to transform its services for the ultrarich
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

In late 2020, some 300 Wells Fargo employees were summoned to a conference call. "I actually welcomed that, although I did like Abbot Downing," he said of folding Abbot Downing into the private bank. One team of legacy Abbot Downing employees with $3.5 billion in assets left for Hirtle Callaghan in June 2021. Today, Ginter runs a registered investment advisor called Callan Family Office, which some former Abbot Downing employees refer to as "the new Abbot Downing." Are you a current or former client of Wells Fargo Private Bank or Abbot Downing?

BEVERLY HILLS, May 2 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) CEO Charlie Scharf said on Tuesday the banking industry is "extremely strong" but added he expects more volatility as market participants assess the health of financial institutions. "Talking about regional banks as one - it just makes absolutely no sense," Scharf said at the Milken Institute Global Conference. "Unfortunately, there will be a lot of volatility and turmoil," he said, adding that "the majority of the banks that we look at are still extremely strong." He did not expect more bank failures comparable to the recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank. Lazard advised First Republic Bank (FRC.N) before it was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan on Monday.

☆ More US consumers are falling behind on payments
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Tatiana Bautzer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Andrew KellyNEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - Consumers are starting to fall behind on their credit card and loan payments as the economy softens, according to executives at the biggest U.S. banks, although they said delinquency levels were still modest. Citigroup also made larger provisions for credit losses even as it brought in more revenue from clients' interest payments on credit cards. "We have tightened credit standards specifically as a result of the current market environment in cards, we continue to calibrate our credit underwriting based on what we're seeing based on macroeconomic trends," Mason said. "The consumer's in great shape in terms of credit quality by any historical standards. Some of JPMorgan's customers were starting to fall behind on payments, but delinquency levels were still modest, said Jeremy Barnum, finance chief at the largest U.S. lender.

☆ Millennium's new Miami-based engineering program is the latest shot in hedge fund's war for young tech talent
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Insider's Bianca Chan has a first look at Millennium Management's new engineering training program for its Miami office. Click here to read more about Millennium's new training program for engineers in Miami. JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon, BlackRock's Larry Fink, Citigroup's Jane Fraser, and Wells Fargo's Charlie Scharf shared thoughts on the banking crisis during their respective earnings calls. The world's largest money manager is open to making some deals in the wake of the banking crisis. Despite all the chatter on the recent banking crisis, JPMorgan's CEO still had thoughts on the state of the wider economy.

Wells Fargo executives detailed the bank's exposure to CRE at length during a conference call with analysts. Deposits at Wells Fargo fell 2% to $1.36 trillion at the end of March, compared with $1.38 trillion at the end of last year. "Both Wells Fargo and JP Morgan delivered very, very solid results, blowing past the expected earnings. Reuters GraphicsAverage loans in the bank's commercial banking division rose 15%, while commercial loans rose roughly 7% from a year earlier. Wells Fargo is also still working to contain the fallout from a scandal over its sales practices that led to hefty fines and an asset cap imposed by the Fed.

☆ Wells Fargo profit rises 32% as higher rates bolster interest income
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

April 14 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co's (WFC.N) profit jumped 32% in the first quarter as it earned more from interest rate payments, helped by the U.S. Federal Reserve's tighter monetary policy, the lender reported Friday. The bank, however, set aside $1.21 billion in the quarter to cover for potential loan losses, compared to a release of $787 million a year earlier. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank last month prompted a rout in bank stocks as investors fretted over broader weaknesses in the industry. Deposits at Wells Fargo fell 2% to $1.36 trillion at the end of March, compared with $1.38 trillion at the end of last year. Overall, non-interest expenses fell to $13.68 billion from $13.85 billion a year earlier, mainly driven by lower operating losses.

☆ Wells Fargo shares rise after bank's first quarter profit and revenue top the Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Wells Fargo reported growing profits Friday as the bank benefited from higher interest rates, despite building up loan loss reserves. Here's how the bank did compared with Refinitiv estimates:Earnings per share: $1.23 per share GAAP versus 90 cents a year ago and $1.13 expected. Revenue: $20.73 billion versus $20.08 billion expected. Wells Fargo increased its net income by more than 30% to nearly $5 billion in the first quarter from a year ago. The bank said its net interest income, what it makes lending money minus what it pays out to customers, increased 45% on the back of soaring interest rates.

"Weakness continues to develop in commercial real estate office," Wells Fargo Chief Executive Charlie Scharf said on a call with analysts. Stress in the commercial real estate sector could have broad implications for banks and the economy, as losses emanating there can tighten credit availability and exacerbate a downturn. More than $1.4 trillion in U.S. CRE loans will mature by 2027, with some $270 billion coming due this year, according to real estate data provider Trepp. As the epicenter for the technology industry downturn, California's CRE market has been hit hard. Citigroup and Wells Fargo declined to comment for this article.

☆ Earnings playbook: Your guide to trading the start of a big reporting season this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Thursday Delta Air Lines is set to report earnings before the bell, followed by a conference call with management at 10 a.m. This quarter: Analysts polled by Refinitiv expect revenue to have jumped more than 45% from the year-earlier period, Refinitiv data shows. Friday JPMorgan Chase is set to report earnings before the bell, followed by a call with management at 8:30 a.m. What history shows: FactSet data shows JPMorgan Chase topped earnings estimates in eight of the last 10 quarters. What history shows: Bespoke data shows UnitedHealth beats earnings estimates 93% of the time.

☆ Bank stocks remain out of favor. Here's why we're sticking with our 2
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Wells Fargo is a multiyear turnaround story, encompassing cost-cutting strategies to please investors and improvements to risk-management operations to satisfy both regulators and investors. Both stocks were firmly in the red Tuesday, with Wells Fargo sinking below $37 per share and Morgan Stanley below $85 per share. In the short run, that decreases the likelihood that shares of Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley will rip higher. That's especially true for Wells Fargo, knowing that CEO Charlie Scharf can execute additional restructurings to reduce expenses. The logo of Morgan Stanley is seen in New York Shannon Stapleton | Reuters

☆ Our two financials differ from failed Silicon Valley Bank. But we're not buying the dips yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank is raising questions about the overall financial sector, which includes Club holdings Wells Fargo (WFC) and Morgan Stanley (MS). For now, we're waiting for the market to realize that Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley are different. However, Wells Fargo turned positive by day's end, gaining more than half of a percent. In this environment, startups were using up a lot of money that had been deposited in SVB bank accounts to run their businesses. People walk past a Wells Fargo bank on 14th Street on December 20, 2022 in New York City.

☆ These 5 dividend-paying Club stocks are expected to grow earnings double-digits this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Wells Fargo (WFC) and Halliburton (HAL) headline a group of five dividend-paying Club stocks that are expected to post robust earnings growth this year. We wanted to see which holdings are projected to boost per-share earnings this year well above the roughly 2% earnings growth estimated for the overall S & P 500 . Investors should also pay attention to valuation, so we excluded stocks trading above the S & P 500's multiple of 18 times forward earnings. Wells Fargo Estimated 2023 EPS growth: 50.7% Dividend yield: 2.7% Forward P/E: 9.4 WFC 1Y mountain Wells Fargo's stock price over the past 12 months. The average price target from analysts who cover Morgan Stanley is about 6% above the stock's closing price of $96.06 on Tuesday.

☆ Here’s our Annual Meeting update on the 7 health care and bank stocks in the Club portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here's an update on the health care and financial holdings in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use at the CNBC Investing Club. At levels below $250 per share, Jim said Danaher is one of the most attractive stocks in the Club's portfolio. Its consumer-products unit will become a company known as Kenvue, while its faster-growing pharmaceutical and medical devices divisions will retain the J & J name. However, there is some litigation risk with J & J after a federal judge in January rejected its strategy concerning more than 38,000 talc lawsuits. Against that backdrop, we view J & J as a quality defensive name to own, especially given its annual dividend yield of around 3%.

☆ Wells Fargo seeks to catch faster-growing rivals by boosting engagement with rich clients
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Wells Fargo is unveiling a new platform to boost digital engagement with its 2.6 million wealth management clients, CNBC has learned. "These are the things that will really enhance the client-advisor experience, and they're not available on the mobile app today," Liersch said. "This is a really big platform enhancement for clients and advisors to collaborate around their goals and connect what clients want to accomplish with what our advisors are doing." Banks are jockeying to provide their customers with personalized experiences via digital channels, and this tool should enable Wells Fargo to boost satisfaction and loyalty. CEO Charlie Scharf has highlighted wealth management as one source of growth for the company, along with credit cards and investment banking, amid his efforts to overhaul the bank and appease regulators.

☆ Wells Fargo lays off mortgage bankers days after rewarding some with California retreat
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Wells Fargo laid off hundreds of mortgage bankers this week as part of a sweeping round of cuts triggered by the bank's recent strategic shift, CNBC has learned. Under CEO Charlie Scharf, Wells Fargo is pulling back from parts of the U.S. mortgage market, an arena it once dominated. The shift comes after sharply higher interest rates led to a collapse in loan volumes, forcing Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and other players to cut thousands of mortgage positions in the past year. Those cut this week at Wells Fargo included mortgage bankers and home loan consultants, a workforce spread around the country who are compensated mostly on sales volume, according to the people, who declined to be identified speaking about personnel matters. The company cut bankers who operated in areas outside of its branch footprint and who therefore didn't fit in the new strategy of catering to existing customers, the people said.

☆ Amazon, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Nvidia are in the headlines. Here's our take on the news
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Club holdings Amazon (AMZN), Wells Fargo (WFC) as well as Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) are in the news Wednesday. In buying tech-focused One Medical, Amazon has said the companies together can make visiting the doctor an easier and more convenient experience. The news: A pair of banking regulators are investigating record-keeping failures at Wells Fargo, according to the company's annual filing. Specifically, Wells Fargo said the probes from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are focused on "business communications sent over unapproved electronic messaging channels." The Club's take: This is new disclosure from Wells Fargo is not cause for concern.

☆ Wall Street succession plans: The case for why all 6 big banks could consider a leadership change this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman confirmed what everyone already presumed: There are three executives in the running for his job. It turns out you could make the case for every top US bank making a change in leadership, either with or without the consent of their CEO. At 64 years old, he's the second-oldest CEO among the big six US banks. When discussing succession plans with Bloomberg on Thursday, Gorman acknowledged he doesn't want this job forever. And at 63 years old, he's not exactly a spring chicken.

☆ Here's our January rapid-fire update on all 34 stocks in Cramer’s Charitable trust portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Here's a rapid-fire update on every stock in the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. As much as we'd like to maintain a bigger position in this roughly $472 stock, we're refraining from violating our cost basis of $291.52. ( See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust portfolio.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

☆ Wells Fargo profit falls 50% on higher reserves, costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) on Friday reported a 50% decline in profit for the fourth quarter as the bank racked up more than $3 billion in costs related to a fake accounts scandal and boosted loan loss reserves for a potential economic slowdown. Provision for credit losses were $957 million in the quarter, compared with a $452 million release a year earlier. Provision for credit losses in the quarter included a $397 million increase in the allowance for credit losses primarily reflecting loan growth, as well as a less favorable economic environment, the bank said. Higher borrowing costs have also softened demand for mortgages and car loans, crimping banks' revenues. As part of his turnaround plan, Scharf aims to cut costs, scale back Wells Fargo's huge mortgage business and expand its investment banking business.

☆ Wells Fargo shares fall as bank's profits cut in half by higher reserves, settlement costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

People walk past a Wells Fargo bank on 14th Street on December 20, 2022 in New York City. Wells Fargo shares came under pressure Friday after the bank reported shrinking profits, weighed down by a recent settlement and the need to build up reserves amid a deteriorating economy. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo also said last month that it would have a $2.8 billion after-tax operating loss tied to legal and regulatory costs. After excluding severance costs and a tax gain, Wells Fargo earned 61 cents a share, shy of the 66 cents analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting. As the most mortgage-dependent of the six biggest U.S. banks, Wells Fargo has faced pressure as sales and refinancing activity has fallen steeply amid mortgage rates that have topped 6%.

☆ Bank earnings fail to impress investors as recession worries rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and asset management giant BlackRock posted results that topped Wall Street’s forecasts Friday, but investors were nonetheless disappointed. Shares of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and BofA (BAC) both fell about 3% in early trading. Wells Fargo (WFC), which reported earnings that missed Wall Street’s targets, was down 4%. JPMorgan Chase and Citi each said that advisory fees plummeted nearly 60% in the quarter. “The current environment offers incredible opportunities for long-term investors,” said BlackRock CEO Larry Fink in the earnings release.

☆ Bank earnings are under way. Here are the biggest storylines everyone on Wall Street is focused on.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Starting today, the six big US banks (Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo) report their Q4 and year-end earnings. But instead of a boring preview on what to expect, I figured I'd have some fun by setting gambling lines on some of the biggest storylines heading into earnings. OK, let's get into the biggest storylines and their odds:David Solomon discusses the recent headcount reduction at Goldman Sachs. What'll be interesting is if he teases even more cuts coming down the line as the bank looks to cut costs. (-150)Background: The bank got ahead of this one by announcing its plans to step back from mortgages earlier this week.

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