Wells Fargo to pay $72.6M for foreign currency exchange fraud
By 
Jaclyn Jaeger2021-09-28T19:42:00
Wells Fargo Bank agreed to pay a total of approximately $72.6 million to resolve allegations it fraudulently overcharged hundreds of commercial customers who used the bank’s foreign exchange services.
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