Former Wells Fargo execs settle with OCC for fake account scandal roles
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-09-22T17:55:00
Three former senior executives of Wells Fargo Bank must pay a combined total of $1.675 million in civil money penalties in settlements with the OCC for their individual roles in the bank’s now-infamous fake account scandal.
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