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• Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Earnings Reveal A Confused Consensus Among Bank Analysts

  BNET - 2009-10-21

  When you look under the hood, the strong third-quarter performances of Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo make for a great example of how uncertain -- and conflicted -- opinions are in the banking sector right now. Morgan Stanley increased its involvement in risk-based activities such as underwriting...

  Tags: Bank, Wells Fargo & Co., Earnings, Morgan Stanley, Financial Accounting, Banking, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Daniel M. Harrison

• Never Mind Good Earnings -- Banks Still Face Dangerous Credit Losses

  BNET - 2009-07-24

  What might "The Closer's" ace detective Brenda Johnson glean from what these senior bank officials said this month in discussing their respective companies' latest earnings? "I would say consumer charge-offs may be close to peaking in dollar terms around year-end, although we believe it will stay elevated post to...

  Tags: Bank, Wells Fargo & Co., Loss, Earnings, Financial Services, Banking, Alain Sherter

• Two Banking Models Emerge Post-Meltdown

  BNET - 2008-12-15

  Two distinct banking models seem to emerging from the mess of the financial meltdown. Neither one is particularly new. One model, followed by Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America, is to be a behemoth that is all things to all customers -- retail, commercial,...

  Tags: Bank, Bank Of America Corp., Financial, Wells Fargo & Co., Banking, Financial Services, Peter Galuszka

• Wells Power Play Puts Citigroup, FDIC On Defense

  BNET - 2008-10-03

  Which do you prefer -- a bank merger requiring government assistance or one that does not? That's the big question revolving around today's surprise announcement that Wells Fargo has entered a deal to acquire Wachovia for nearly $15 billion in stock. This agreement seeks to supplant Citigroup's previously announced deal to...

  Tags: Bank, FDIC, Wells Fargo & Co., Wachovia Corp., Citigroup Inc., Financial Services, Banking, Robert Reed

• The National Realty Club lunch meeting held recently at The Williams Clubs featured Neil Bader, are manager, Wells Fargo Private Mortgage Banking, and Stephen G. Kliegerman, executive director, Halstead Property Development Marketing, who discussed change

  - 2008-01-30

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  Tags: banking, Wells Fargo & Co.

• Wells Fargo launches mobile text banking

  - 2007-11-05

  Wells Fargo & Co. launched a text mobile banking service late last month, which the company says makes it the first major financial services company in the country to offer customers both browser and text account access from mobile devices.Wells Fargo & Co. launched a text mobile banking service late...

  Tags: banking, mobile, Wells Fargo & Co.

• Wells Fargo Launches Mobile Banking for Small Business Customers

  - 2007-09-18

  SAN FRANCISCO -- Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced the latest addition to its mobile banking services, Wells Fargo MobileSM for small businesses, a browser-based solution that gives small business owners nationwide access to their business and personal financial information at anytime, from anywhere.

  Tags: banking, mobile banking, small business, Wells Fargo & Co.

• Institutions

  - 2007-09-01

  When it comes to using technology in business, it's as much about strategy and culture as it is about the right software. These financial firms have proven adept at making innovation part of their DNA. * WELLS FARGO * Whenever technology and finance are mentioned, Wells Fargo...

  Tags: bank, Bank of America Corp., Banking, FINANCE, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Investment, merger, Mortgages, Strategy, technology, Wells Fargo & Co.

• Who's who in wholesale 2006: here's our annual story on the top wholesale and correspondent lenders. Last year was a year of many stories in the wholesale lending space

  - 2007-06-01

  Last year was an interesting one in many ways for the mortgage banking business and the overall industry. For one, 2006 was the transitional year that separated a world of attitudes--from "Anyone and everyone who wants a mortgage can get one" to "On further inspection, maybe that's not such a...

  Tags: ABN AMRO, Banking, Countrywide Financial Corp., FINANCE, Greenpoint, Mortgages, Retail, Strategy, Washington Mutual Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., wholesaler

• Colorado Springs Financial Briefs: February 9, 2007

  - 2007-02-09

  Acordia Inc. is now Wells Fargo Insurance Services. The fifth-largest insurance brokerage and largest bank-owned insurance brokerage in the United States acquired Acordia in May 2001, but this week announced the name change. According to Dave Zuercher, Wells Fargo Insurance Services' chairman, president and CEO, the...

  Tags: bank, Bank of America Corp., Banking, FINANCE, financial, Insurance, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes, Wells Fargo & Co.