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Wells Fargo Settlement: Part 3 – Gaming

This week I am exploring the Wells Fargo Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settlement of $3 billion. The case presents multiple lessons for the compliance professional and one very large...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Wells Fargo Settlement: Part 2 – Cross-Selling

This week I am exploring the Wells Fargo Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settlement of $3 billion. The case presents multiple lessons for the compliance professional and one very large...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Wells Fargo Settlement: Part 1 – It’s Even Worse Than Imagined

I did not think that the Wells Fargo fraudulent accounts scandal could get worse for the bank. Boy was I wrong. Last week, in a Press Release, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a that Wells Fargo & Company and its...more

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Tales from the Corporate Scandal Crypt: GM, VimpelCom, VW and Wells Fargo

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We are fascinated by corporate scandals. Since the 1980s, the US public has enjoyed unraveling corporate scandals, and vilifying corporate leaders caught in the web of deceit and misconduct. I am sure there are historical...more

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Who is Responsible for a Company’s Mood in the Middle? – the Wells Fargo Fiasco

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Wells Fargo’s cultural tone is not easily segregated between “top,” “middle” and “bottom.” Despite the recent cross-selling scandal, in which the CFPB led an enforcement action whose fines total a whopping $185 million,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Wells Fargo Week: Part V – Compliance is the Answer

I want to end this week’s review of the Wells Fargo scandal by considering what is at issue and what is at stake in this imbroglio. Unlike a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violation, Wells Fargo paid the relatively...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Wells Fargo Week: Part IV – Senior Management, the Board and Corporate Governance Issues

At least he fessed up that it was not the (non) rogue 5,300 employees that were responsible for defrauding Wells Fargo customers. At the Senate Banking Committee hearing, held on Tuesday 20th September, Wells Fargo Chief...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Wells Fargo Week, Part III-the Bank Knew All Along

You know it is going to be a very bad day when, as a company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), you receive a letter asking the following, “Specifically, the committee should thoroughly examine this issue, including: How it is...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Wells Fargo Week – Part II: Tones at the Tops

Tone at the top is the single most ubiquitous phrase in compliance. However, I heard it phrased in a manner last week which not only made sense but explained why it is the most used phrase. It came from Vanessa Rossi, FCPA...more

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