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John Gerard Stumpf (born September 15, 1953) [2] is an American business executive and retail banker. He was the chairman and chief executive officer of Wells Fargo, one of the Big Four banks of the United States. He was named CEO in June 2007, elected to the board of directors in June 2006, and named president in August 2005.
Wells Fargo's sales culture and cross-selling strategy, and their impact on customers, were documented by the Wall Street Journal as early as 2011. [5] In 2013, a Los Angeles Times investigation revealed intense pressure on bank managers and individual bankers to produce sales against extremely aggressive and even mathematically impossible [7] quotas. [8]
And in John Stumpf's case, it was a fake-account scandal in which low-level employees were, if a growing multitude of allegations are to be believed, all but forced to commit fraud in order to ...
Wells Fargo's board of directors will release its investigation into the bank's fraudulent accounts scandal, pinning blame on two former executives.
Here's an overview of Wells Fargo's most notable scandals and missteps as CEO Tim Sloan testifies before the House Financial Services Committee.
The $2.5-million fine imposed by the SEC on Wells Fargo's John Stumpf isn't even a slap on the wrist. Column: In legal settlement, Wells Fargo's discredited ex-CEO gets a wet smooch from the SEC ...
Carrie L. Tolstedt is an ousted American banking executive and former head of the community banking division at Wells Fargo, [1] from which she retired in 2016 before the company's account fraud scandal came to light. In 2017, Wells Fargo retroactively fired Tolstedt for cause. In 2023, she would plead guilty to obstructing a bank examination.
The company wants to bolster its reputation after creating millions of fake bank and credit card accounts, resulting in a large scandal and $185M in fines. Wells Fargo & Co looks to emerge from ...