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BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Ken Thompson In his nearly four years at the helm of First Union -- now Wachovia Corp. -- G. Kennedy Thompson has rewritten the book on bank mergers.   |
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? |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Michael Mancini |
Has Wachovia Made the Turn? Two acquisitions boost its year-end results. Investors, take note. |
U.S. Banker
August 2006
John Engen |
Southern Exposure Wachovia's Ken Thompson's appetite for deals has raised eyebrows with investors and analysts. Yet proponents say Thompson's ambition, coupled with strong organizational skills, is sure to keep customers and investors satisfied. |
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. |
U.S. Banker
June 2006
Holly Sraeel |
Wachovia's Bet on Golden West is Talk of the Town It was just a matter of time. That Ken Thompson's desire to build a national bank would solve the Sandlers's succession problem is only half the story. What's being talked about from Charlotte to New York and back again is the real deal. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Wachovia Pays Up for West Coast Real Estate For a high price, it adds a good bank franchise. Investors, there are still some worthwhile bank ideas out there if you take the time to look. |
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. |
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
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
September 13, 2005
Rich Smith |
Wachovia's Turbocharged Purchase Wachovia gets deeper into auto loans by buying Westcorp's loan portfolio -- and its shares, too. Investors, take note. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
October 22, 2008 |
Wachovia Reports Record $24 Billion Loss, Brokerage Results Weak, But With Bright Spots The massive loss was due primarily to declining values in its retail and small business banking divisions. But the retail brokerage and wealth management units didn't fare so well either. |
Registered Rep.
March 18, 2005
Will Leitch |
Wachovia: On the Recruiting Warpath Wachovia Securities, the third-largest brokerage in the country, has announced an "aggressive" new strategy: the creation of the Individual Investor Group, entirely devoted to the recruitment and retention of individual brokers. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
June 8, 2007
Christina Mucciolo |
Wachovia Accelerates Hiring in Private Bank Under plans to expand its private banking presence, Wachovia Securities said it would hire about 300 private bankers over the next three years, more than doubling its number of private banking relationship managers. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2007
Emil Lee |
Wachovia: Buy, Sell, or Hold? Are shares of this bank really bargain-priced? |
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
April 17, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
A Golden Opportunity for Wachovia Will its far-reaching services help the bank keep rewarding investors? |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Citi Surrenders, Wells Fargo Prevails Welcome to your new home, Wachovia. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Banking on Wachovia Good loan growth and strong credit quality fuel a respectable first quarter. |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
National City's Nasty Quarter Dividend cuts, disappointing earnings, and massive capital infusions beset the bank in the first quarter. |
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
September 11, 2007
Rich Smith |
Smith & Wesson Aims Higher With continued strong sales growth and higher-than-expected margins, the arms maker upped guidance for the rest of the year. Investors take note. |
Registered Rep.
November 30, 2005
Kristen French |
Wachovia Shaves Payout, Levels Charges on In-House and Outside SMAs After simplifying it's payout structure earlier this year, Wachovia Securities announced that it would make some more tweaks in 2006 and raise ticket charges on some in-house money-management products to match those of third-party products. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Watch Out for Wachovia Shares of this regional bank might hold some appeal for value-oriented folks who like to collect a nice little dividend while they wait for capital gains. |
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. |
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.
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
August 28, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. Carpenter Technology... Printronix... Berry Petroleum... Wachovia... |
Registered Rep.
October 3, 2008
Kristen French |
Wachovia Hooks Up with Wells Fargo; Citi Says Wachovia In Breach Citigroup's deal with Wachovia gets ousted over the new deal with Wells Fargo. Wachovia shareholders and advisors are relieved. |
Registered Rep.
October 6, 2008 |
Citigroup, Wells Fargo Still Battling Over Wachovia It now appears the two banks may each get a piece -- but without any help from the government. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Fool's Look Ahead Who's reporting this week: Netflix... Apple... Yahoo!... Wachovia... Microsoft... T. Rowe Price... |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Smith & Wesson Could Surprise Us In advance of earnings, analysts expect the gun manufacturer to show a big rise in revenues, but no change in profits. |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2010
Todd Wenning |
5 Reasons to Sell a Dividend Stock You gotta know when to fold 'em. |
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.
June 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Hungry for Hires Wachovia hired a whopping 900 reps in 2005, bringing the total to 10,400, and aims to add the same number in 2006, including around 100 rookies. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. Wachovia... TD Bank... KMG Chemicals... American Software... |
Registered Rep.
May 31, 2007
Kevin Burke |
Wachovia Buys A.G. Edwards for $6.8 Billion, Creating New Rival to Merrill, Smith Barney The deal puts Wachovia among the top three competitors in retail brokerage -- in terms of both assets and advisors -- and retail banking. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
BB&T to Competitors: "In Your Face!" Just as fresh fears of a dividend cut pushed shares of Income Investor pick BB&T down to a more than 10-year low, the regional bank announced that it expected to increase its dividend this year. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Yields Too Good to Be True When you approach dividends, do so with a level head. High yields can save you -- unless they sink you. |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Who's Buying Now? Insider purchases: Flagstar Bancorp... Marriott International... U.S. Bancorp... ValueClick... Wachovia... |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Wachovia: Back on Track Wachovia is back in good graces with its brokers. The many integration headaches of the firm's merger with Prudential Securities have finally subsided. Reps polled say management has tackled a number of improvements. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Bank Execs Walk the Plank After a brutal bout of losses and writedowns, another round of bank-exec demotions is shaking the financial world. |
