Yellen's blow to Wells Fargo: Assets capped, can't grow problems are fixed

Wells Fargo began stumbling through a spate of scandals 17 months ago

After markets closed on her final workday in office, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered a blow to one of the nation’s largest banks: Wells Fargo & Co won’t be allowed to grow until it cleans up.
 
Fed officials said the San Francisco-based lender’s pattern of consumer abuses and compliance lapses called for an unprecedented sanction. Until Wells Fargo addresses shortcomings in areas including internal oversight, it can’t take any action that would boost total assets beyond their level at the end of 2017, without the Fed’s permission. The stock slumped in late trading Friday.
 
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