If you're a bank and want to raise profits what should you do? Why not open a few million more customer accounts without customers even knowing?
That's what Wells Fargo did, so they could increase earning through bank fees. Fortunately, the customers have been refunded.
According to John Stumpf, Wells Fargo CEO, "the blame is on the workers, not the company culture." Well, maybe it's the company culture that made the workers do this? The instructions have to come from somewhere.
A $185 Million fine will be paid, and then most likely back to business as normal. Another great example of a bank failing the public.
Just wonderful.
Not "a bank" failing the public. ..."The bank" failing the public. After all, Wells Fargo, just like Chase, Citibank, Bank of America, etc. all accept federal debt bonds as backing for the "checkbook money" they create. The "debt bonds" are their "reserves."
The Federal Reserve is not Federal and it has no "reserves." It's a private bank that derives its perception of legitimacy from public delusion.
...And the fact that the red and yellow logo of "Wells Fargo" seems different from the blue and white logo of "Chase."
In reality, they're different heads on the same hydra.
Cut one off, and see if it doesn't grow right back. LOL
That made me laugh... Well put!