Wells Fargo Hires New Head of Cards
Wells Fargo blasted 6.7% higher on Jan. 15 thanks to solid results, including 11% higher diluted earnings per share and 15% growth in fee-based revenue. JPMorgan Chase popped 2% on Jan. 15 and reached an all-time high on Jan. 17 in response to excellent results and another year of record revenue and net income.
Wells Fargo exceeded Q4 earnings expectations, driven by strong investment banking performance. Read why I upgrade WFC stock from sell to hold.
Zelle is a major embarrassment to the big bank community. If you don’t know, it’s an app used to send money to a person or institution at no charge. The lawsuit argues that Zelle has cost Americans $870 million in lost money due to theft. But the banks are adamant when they say that number is overblown.
JPMorgan Chase told employees Friday that it will require most of them to return to the office five days a week, starting in March. Chase, the Bay Area’s third-largest bank based on deposits in the region, said more than half the company’s employees have already returned to their offices full time.
JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Citi kicked off earnings season on Wednesday with their December-quarter results.
According to Gov. Gavin Newsom's office, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo are offering a 90-day forbearance of their mortgage payments, without reporting the payments to credit reporting agencies.
In a report released yesterday, Mike Mayo from Wells Fargo maintained a Buy rating on JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM – Research Report). The
Wells Fargo’s stock (NYSE: WFC) posted a better-than-expected set of Q4 2024 results with its stock rising by about 5% in Wednesday’s trading.
Investment adviser units of Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill shortchanged customers by funneling uninvested cash into sweep accounts that benefited the banks but not their clients,
Wells Fargo's profit beat expectations in the fourth quarter, powered by a rebound in dealmaking activity and forecast it would earn more from interest payments this year, sending shares up 6%.
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf validates some of the optimism, telling analysts he feels "really great about our progress." But he said executives "don't want to get ahead of ourselves."