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Wells Fargo to Return $1.3 Billion to ARS Customers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The North American Securities Administrators Association says a brokerage unit of Wells Fargo & Co agreed to a $1.3 billion settlement involving auction rate securities (ARS). The settlement requires Wells Fargo to offer to rebuy... Full Article at ABC News

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  1. The North American Securities Administrators Association says Wells Fargo has agreed to repurchase about $1.3 billion in soured auction-rate securities from clients. Wells Fargo & Co. is one of more than a dozen financial firms that have agreed with Full Article at Southern California Public Radio

  2. The North American Securities Administrators Association says Wells Fargo has agreed to repurchase about $1.3 billion in soured auction-rate securities from clients. Wells Fargo & Co. is one of more than a dozen financial firms that have agreed with Full Article at NPR

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  1. Wells Fargo & Company said on Wednesday that it had agreed to buy back $1.4 billion in auction-rate securities it sold to investors before the market for those securities dried up last year. The decision settles a lawsuit brought against the firm by Full Article at The New York Times

  2. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo Investments LLC has agreed to repay about $1.3 billion to clients whose funds were frozen in the auction-rate securities market in the latest of a series of settlements with state securities regulators. The company, a Full Article at ABC News

  3. San Francisco-based Wells Fargo agreed to buy back all auction rate securities it sold through its brokerage unit before Feb. 13, 2008, the association said in a statement. The bank also will pay a $1.9 million fine and reimburse investors who sold Full Article at Bloomberg.com

  4. WASHINGTON, D.C. November 18, 2009 - The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today announced that a settlement in principle has been reached between Wells Fargo Investments LLC and state securities regulators to return Full Article at Clusterstock

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  2. This May 24, 2009 photo shows the sign for a Wells Fargo bank in Woodbury, Minnesota. Wells Fargo said July 22, 2009 net profit jumped 81 percent from a year ago to a record 3.17 billion dollars in the second quarter on the integration of rival banking giant Wachovia. The profit of 57 cents per...
  3. OAKLAND, CA - JULY 22:  A sign is displayed in front of a Wells Fargo Bank office July 22, 2009 in Oakland, California. Wells Fargo reported an 81 percent increase in second quarter profits with earnings of $2.58 billion, or 57 cents per share compared to $1.75 billion, or 53 cents per share one...
  4. OAKLAND, CA - JULY 22:  A customer uses an ATM at a Wells Fargo Bank office July 22, 2009 in Oakland, California. Wells Fargo reported an 81 percent increase in second quarter profits with earnings of $2.58 billion, or 57 cents per share compared to $1.75 billion, or 53 cents per share one year ago.
  5. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - MAY 28:  Job seekers speak to recruiters at the Wells Fargo stand at the New Jersey Collegiate Career Day hosted by Rutgers University on May 28, 2009 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Over 150 employers attended the fair aimed at experienced and entry level candidates. Washington...
  6. SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 04:  A pedestrian walks by the Wells Fargo headquarters May 4, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Regulators have notified Wells Fargo Bank that it might need to firm up its finances after a government 'stress test' showed that the bank might not survive if the recession deepens.
  7. SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 04:  A Wells Fargo customer enters a bank branch May 4, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Regulators have notified Wells Fargo Bank that it might need to firm up its finances after a government 'stress test' showed that the bank might not survive if the recession deepens.
  8. Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis (C) speaks to the press at the White House in Washington, DC on March 27, 2009 after a meeting of the heads of the country's largest banks with US President Barack Obama, as John Stumpf (L), CEO of Wells Fargo bank, Freddie Mac CEO John Koskinen (2nd) and Richard...
  9. SAN FRANCISCO - APRIL 23:  California attorney general Jerry Brown holds up a page from a lawsuit he filed against Wells Fargo affiliates following a press conference April 23, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Brown filed a $1.5 billion lawsuit against three affiliates of San Francisco based...
  10. SAN FRANCISCO - APRIL 23:  California attorney general Jerry Brown (L) speaks during a press conference where he announced a lawsuit he filed against Wells Fargo affiliates April 23, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Brown filed a $1.5 billion lawsuit against three affiliates of San Francisco...

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