Morning Scan: Incentives Ended; Tallying Complaints

Wall Street Journal

Incentives dropped: Wells Fargo said it will stop offering bonuses to its securities brokers for urging customers to take out loans, including mortgages, securities-backed loans and other consumer lines of credit. "Such bonuses usually come in the form of deferred compensation and can add several thousand dollars to a broker's annual pay," the Journal said. Erik Karanik, a managing director at Wells Fargo Advisors, said the move brings the brokerage unit in line...