Elizabeth Warren urges Fed break up ‘ungovernable’ Wells Fargo
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-09-15T16:12:00
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has called for federal banking regulators to break up Wells Fargo, saying “every new report of scandal and ongoing noncompliance” proves the bank is “ungovernable.”
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