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On Wall Street November 1, 2010	Five Questions With Rick Rothacker An award-winning business journalist with The Charlotte Observer, Rothacker recently released his book Banktown: The Rise and Struggles of Charlotte's Big Banks.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Michael Mancini	Has Wachovia Made the Turn? Two acquisitions boost its year-end results. Investors, take note.
Bank Systems & Technology March 27, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Wachovia Elevates David Pope to Mortgage and Retail Credit Head Charlotte-based Wachovia ($782.9 billion in assets) has turned to longtime executive David Pope to take the reins of its mortgage and retail credit business.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Forecast: Well-Protected Wachovia The banking giant is set to report its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
Registered Rep. July 10, 2008	Wachovia: Oops, We Did It Again Yesterday Wachovia announced a new CEO to replace Ken Thompson: Robert Steele, previously a vice chairman at Goldman Sachs, and currently undersecretary of the Treasury until Wednesday.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2008 Morgan Housel	Wachovia's Bleeding Continues More capital infusions, more writedowns, more bad news. What's next for Wachovia?
U.S. Banker November 2002	2002 All Star Banking Team: Top 5 CEOs: Ken Lewis, Bank of America... Herbert Sandler & Marion Sandler, Golden West Financial Corp... Richard Kovacevich, Wells Fargo... George Schaefer, Jr., Fifth Third Bancorp... David Brooks, S.Y. Bancorp
BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 Justin Hibbard	How To Ride A Housing Bubble Golden West specializes in exotic mortgages - and in surviving downturns.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Golden West Sizzles A focus on adjustable rate mortgages and cost control allows Golden West Financial to deliver a great quarter and set itself up well for the future.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2008 Morgan Housel	Terrible, Wachovia, Absolutely Terrible Wachovia swung to a second-quarter net loss of nearly $9 billion, or $4.20 per share, pummeling analyst estimates of a $0.78-per-share loss.
Registered Rep. May 9, 2008	The Party's Over Thursday was no fun for G. Kennedy Thompson, as the board decided it was time for him to step down as chairman at Wachovia.
U.S. Banker April 2003 Glen Fest	Going with the Flow Wachovia CEO Ken Thompson's deal with Prudential has tongues wagging and rivals paying close attention. The newly combined brokerage, nets the bank greater access to trillions of dollars that will pass from one generation to another over the next 10 years. Move over Merrill?
The Motley Fool July 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Wachovia Weighs In The popular bank reports respectable results in a challenging environment. Wachovia's management looks cocky now, but investors have taken a "show me" attitude in response.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Wachovia Banks Another Quarter Wachovia just reported third-quarter results, and the bank continues to grow steadily. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 Emil Lee	Wachovia: Buy, Sell, or Hold? Are shares of this bank really bargain-priced?
Bank Systems & Technology October 3, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	In Sudden Turn, Wells to Buy Wachovia In a surprise announcement, Wells Fargo announced it will be acquiring Charlotte-based Wachovia in a $15 billion stock swap, throwing a monkey wrench in Citi's aspirations to buy the financial institution, as was announced last week.
Bank Systems & Technology October 10, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Wells Fargo Victorious in Wachovia Battle Wells Fargo given the go ahead to continue with Wachovia buyout. The purchase means the creation of a stronger coast-to-coast banking franchise.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Wachovia Is One Big Deal Wachovia snapped up one rival and is still digesting another. Investors, take note.
Registered Rep. October 2, 2008	Just Say No To Citi? Apparently, not everyone is pleased by the deal in which Citigroup would buy Wachovia Corp.'s bank branches, deposits and private bank -- including a number of high-end Wachovia advisors.
Registered Rep. February 6, 2008 Halah Touryalai	Forget Sub-Prime Mortgage Woes--Wachovia Is Embarrassed By Its Telemarketers Wachovia Corp. is facing a lawsuit alleging it allowed a telemarketing scheme that eventually scammed consumers out of about $400 million.
Registered Rep. September 29, 2008	Wachovia, The Bank, Saved by Citi; What Will Happen To Wachovia Securities? Firm Says The AGE Integration To Continue Unaffected Citigroup apparently thinks its got enough financial advisors: Citi declined to buy the retail brokerage business -- Wachovia Securities (and A.G. Edwards) -- and the asset management unit (Evergreen).
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Wachovia: California Dreaming This North Carolina-based bank makes trips to the left coast for acquisitions. Should investors be worried?
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	A Golden Opportunity for Wachovia Will its far-reaching services help the bank keep rewarding investors?
Bank Technology News November 2003 Jeremy Quittner	Finding Equals in a Merger Jean Davis's responsibility is to integrate all of Wachovia's systems, technologies and operations since its 2001 merger with First Union. It wasn't a cake walk, but the new entity is beginning to hum.
U.S. Banker September 2001	Good Omens For Ken and Leslie's Union So, General Ken Thompson of First Union finally got his woman, the adorable Miss Leslie Baker of Wachovia -- and Miss Leslie got the man she wanted...
Registered Rep. July 28, 2008 Kristen French	Wachovia Could Sell Retail Brokerage: Analysts Analysts point to a record $8.9 billion quarterly loss in the second quarter, but Wachovia says the brokerage isn't for sale.
BusinessWeek November 21, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	CapOne And Wachovia? Capital One FinanciaL, the No. 1 independent credit-card issuer, may be the next buyout in consumer lending.
U.S. Banker November 2009	Wachovia's End The stakes were high. The maneuvering was unprecedented. An inside look at the rescue of a banking giant and its place in the debate over systemic risk.
U.S. Banker October 2007 Glen Fest	Subprime Woes: Amid the Chaos, Big Banks Are Finding Opportunities Consumer lending divisions are still under fire.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Wachovia Goes South Wachovia shares lost a little ground in trading, even though the company announced a deal to buy SouthTrust that would increase its presence in the Southeast U.S. and allow it to trump rival Bank of America in that region.
Bank Systems & Technology April 9, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan	Record Q.1 Profit at Wells Fargo Stock in Wells up 30 percent on $3B surprise profit, Wachovia related.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2011 Nick Nejad	Wells Fargo's CEO on Market Share, Repurchase Risk Two points you may have missed from the bank's fourth-quarter results.
Registered Rep. July 23, 2008 John Churchill	Wachovia Earnings Down; Stock Up 27 Percent In Two Days While Wachovia Corp. was busy posting bad numbers, its two retail financial advisory units -- one for high-net-worth financial planning and the other for retail brokerage, including A.G. Edwards -- did relatively well.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Wachovia Gets the Edge -- Again Solid growth, improving efficiency, and a reasonable valuation may spell opportunity.
CIO April 1, 2004 Alice Dragoon	Banks Fight Customer Fligtht Following mergers, banks used to sacrifice customer service in favor of speedy integration and cost-cutting. But no more. Here's how CIOs are helping banks implement a new postmerger mandate to focus on customer service.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2008 Morgan Housel	JPMorgan Chase Gets It Done Searching for home in an ugly industry.
U.S. Banker December 2008 Anthony Malakian	Fall Mergers Have Yet To Yield Big Campaigns Since September three mammoth institutions, Merrill Lynch, Washington Mutual and Wachovia, were purchased by Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, respectively; it will be up to the banks' marketing teams to make sense of these developments for consumers.
Bank Systems & Technology October 30, 2007 Nancy Feig	The Best of the Rest: Web 2.0 Early Adopters in Banking Banks that don't embrace a social media strategy as a new means to establish customer intimacy eventually will be left behind.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Good Deal, Wachovia! Strong quarterly results from A.G. Edwards reaffirm the wisdom of Wachovia's pending purchase. Investors, take note.
Bank Systems & Technology March 7, 2005 Deena M. Amato-McCoy	Seeing Clearly Like most banks, when Wachovia Bank launched a new Web site in November 2002, its goal was to provide a superior online banking experience. They choose WebSideStory's HBX analytics service to measure usage.
Registered Rep. October 10, 2008	Citi Walks, Wells Fargo Gets Wachovia, Wachovia Reps Relieved The union of Wells Fargo and Wachovia will create the country's third-largest coast-to-coast banking behemoth. But the deal still faces obstacles before it can be finalized.
Bank Systems & Technology October 6, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Judge Puts Temporary Halt to Wells Fargo/Wachovia Talks Citi was granted emergency injunction relief extending the exclusivity agreement between it and Wachovia (Charlotte, N.C.) until further notice.
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2006 Nancy Feig	Wachovia Upgrades Training and Reviews With SumTotal When Wachovia grew to more than 86,000 employees in 2000, bank executives decided to bring employee training in-house.
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U.S. Banker March 2009 Anthony Malakian	Circling the Wagons After Merger The merger between San Francisco's Wells Fargo and Charlotte's Wachovia was completed on the first of this year. And on January 2, the new brand became, "One team, twice as strong."
Bank Technology News July 2005 John Adams	Lead generation: Mortgage lenders Go Customer Fishing The lures that institutions such as Wachovia and the Loan Page are using to attract new real estate customers are plentiful, including web chats, credit matching, and Internet cross marketing.
Bank Systems & Technology October 7, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	High Noon for Wells, Citi Over Wachovia Purchase Citibank and Wells Fargo are given decision deadlines while litigation against Wachovia is suspended.
Registered Rep. September 17, 2008 Geracioti & Touryalai	Morgan And Wachovia? The need for the kind of capital offered by customer deposits apparently is driving securities firms into the arms of banks.