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On October 28, 2008, Wells Fargo was the recipient of $25B of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Federal bail-out in the form of a preferred stock purchase. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Tests by the Federal government revealed that Wells Fargo needed an additional $13.7 billion in order to remain well-capitalized if the economy were to deteriorate ...
2008 [2] Wells Fargo: Wachovia: Wells Fargo: $15.1 Billion [40] Wells Fargo: 2008 JPMorgan Chase: ... Steven J. Pilloff, "Bank Merger Activity in the United States ...
On October 9, 2008, Citigroup abandoned its attempt to purchase Wachovia's banking assets, allowing the Wachovia-Wells Fargo merger to go through. However, Citigroup pursued $60 billion in claims, $20 billion in compensatory and $40 billion in punitive damages, against Wachovia and Wells Fargo for alleged violations of the exclusivity agreement ...
Here are some of the biggest bank mergers and acquisitions in American history. ... 2008. Wells Fargo. Wachovia Corp. $15.1 billion. Aug. 28, 1995. Chase Manhattan Corp. Chemical Banking Corp. $10 ...
September 30, 2008: Dexia: The Belgian, French and Luxembourg governments Public finance and retail [29] October 3, 2008: Wachovia, Charlotte, North Carolina: Wells Fargo, San Francisco, California: Retail and investment banking $ 1.5 × 10 ^ 10 [30] October 7, 2008: Landsbanki: Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority: Commercial bank [31 ...
The bank was renamed in the mid-1980s after a series of mergers. After being acquired by First Union Corporation, which later also acquired Wachovia National Bank to become Wachovia Corporation, CoreStates Financial Corporation became a part of Wells Fargo in 2008 when Wachovia (formerly known as First Union) was acquired by that company.
Wells Fargo, in its present form, is a result of a merger between the original Wells Fargo & Company and Minneapolis-based Norwest Corporation in 1998. The merged company took the better-known Wells Fargo name and moved to Wells Fargo's hub in San Francisco.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYS: WFC) , named Richard Colton head of its Mergers and Acquisitions Industry Practice. Serving middle market and ...