Corporate governance

'Theater of the absurd': Comments of the week

04/11/19

Readers respond to this week's big-bank CEO hearing before the House, weigh the debate over Community Reinvestment Act reform, consider whether Wells Fargo needs a new brand and more.

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Guns, CECL and 'too big to manage': Big-bank CEOs on Hill

04/10/19

A House Financial Services Committee hearing featuring seven large-bank CEOs tackled a host of contentious subjects, as Republicans and Democrats sparred over whether such institutions are simply too big.

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Regulators to Dems: We are not satisfied with Wells Fargo

04/09/19

The heads of three agencies reiterated their concern about the bank’s progress in fixing risk management and corporate governance flaws.

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Time to rebrand Wells Fargo

04/09/19

PR campaigns won’t be enough to salvage the bank’s reputation after a series of scandals. Instead, it should look into adopting a new name, among other crucial steps.

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Is Wells Fargo stuck in the denial stage of recovery?

04/07/19

Since Wells Fargo’s phony-accounts scandal broke in 2016, the bank has appeared contrite in public. In private, it’s a different story.

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Who will be Wells Fargo's next CEO?

04/01/19

Finding a leader who has all the key attributes — and actually wants the job — may prove challenging, but here are some intriguing possibilities.

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John Mack, Mary Meeker leaving LendingClub board

03/29/19

The San Francisco-based online lender said that the departures of two prominent board members are not the result of any disagreement with the company.

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Sloan should not be the last Wells Fargo executive to leave: Waters

03/29/19

The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee said Tim Sloan's resignation as CEO was "long overdue," but that other executives and directors should be removed as well.

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Three questions after Wells Fargo CEO's abrupt exit

03/28/19

Tim Sloan couldn't hang on any longer. Here are insights about why he left now, what role policymakers played in the decision and will continue to have in the company's future, and who in the world would want to lead Wells Fargo.

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Banks have even less room for error with bad behavior

03/15/19

With regulators and policymakers studying their every move, financial institutions need to put more focus on preventing mistakes in the first place.

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