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Registered Rep. December 10, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Wells Fargo Wants To Expand Wealth Biz Chief Executive John Stumpf was quoted as saying he felt the "sub-optimized" wealth business could stand some expansion.
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.
Registered Rep. April 13, 2012 Kristen French	Wells Fargo Wealth Management Business Posts Stagnant First Quarter Wells Fargo's wealth management business reported no growth in assets and a slight decline in advisors for the first quarter versus the same time period a year ago.
Registered Rep. July 19, 2011 Diana Britton	Wells Fargo's Wealth Management Earnings, Headcount Dip but Cross Selling Improves Wells Fargo's wealth, brokerage and retirement business posted slightly lower second-quarter earnings.
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."
Registered Rep. October 17, 2011 Kristen French	Wells Fargo Wealth/Brokerage Client Assets Decline; Asset-Based Revenue Up Wells Fargo's wealth brokerage and retirement businesses reported third quarter income of $291 million, up 14 percent versus the year ago quarter, while revenue for the division was down 1 percent from the year ago quarter.
Registered Rep. January 19, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Wells Fargo Brokerage Sees Higher 4Q Assets, Revenue WBR "is an increasingly important growth business for us, and an increasingly important source of cross-selling," Chief Financial Officer Howard Atkins said on a conference call with analysts.
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.
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.
Bank Systems & Technology August 19, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Martin Davis Unites the Wells Fargo and Wachovia IT Shops Merging two customer-centric banks presents challenges and opportunities for Davis as he oversees the technology integration.
Registered Rep. April 20, 2011 Kristen French	Wells Fargo Reports Record Cross-Selling, Asset Inflows Wells Fargo's wealth management division reported stronger earnings, revenues and FA headcount in the first quarter, while cross-selling hit a record and client asset inflows were at their highest since Wells acquired Wachovia in late 2008.
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.
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	Wells Fargo Creates New Regional Structure A new regional wealth management structure and continuing merger and acquisition buzz surrounding the firm could shift its role in the industry.
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 6, 2008 Morgan Housel	The Battle for Wachovia: Round 2 Come on, you didn't really think the banking world had its act together, did you?
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.
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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 March 11, 2009 Alex Dumortier	Buffett Likes Banks Warren Buffett had some good things to say about the banking sector. And that was all the fuel that was needed for some of the bank stocks to take off.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2011	Poll: Are Advisors Being Pressed to Peddle Bank Products? To what extent do brokers at Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Advisors and elsewhere want to sell banking products?
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	The Best Financial Stock for 2007: Wells Fargo A solid history of sales and earnings growth put this company in the running. Investors, take note.
Registered Rep. October 20, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Profits Soar at Wells Fargo, Raymond James The brokerage business of Wells Fargo of San Francisco, and independent b/d Raymond James Financial Inc. of St. Petersburg, Fla., both reported mixed performances today, with sharply higher year-over-year profits contrasting with more subdued sequential results.
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.
On Wall Street May 1, 2013 Lorie Konish	Editor's Letter: Top Branch Managers Give Lessons in Leadership A run-down of the stories in this issue, identifying the top branch managers in the wealth management industry, and learning what it takes to get to the top.
Registered Rep. May 18, 2009 John Churchill	As Wells Fargo Takes Over, Integration at Wachovia and A.G. Edwards Still Faces Hurdles Some financial advisors at what is now the largest retail brokerage firm in the U.S. say the integration of the Wachovia and A.G. Edwards is still incomplete, and leaves much to be desired.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2008 Morgan Housel	Citi Surrenders, Wells Fargo Prevails Welcome to your new home, Wachovia.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2008 Morgan Housel	Wachovia Suitors Try to Make Nice While the tug-of-war between Citigroup and Wells Fargo over Wachovia isn't over just yet, the two have agreed to stop suing the pants off of each other - at least until noon Wednesday - so something can get hammered out before Wachovia croaks.
Registered Rep. May 31, 2013 Megan Leonhardt	Sizing Up the Street In the latest earnings cycle, here's how the wirehouses stacked up.
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.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2008 Morgan Housel	Why Wells Fargo Really Wanted Wachovia Why was Wells Fargo so eager to ante up a deal for Wachovia? Taxes. It was all about taxes.
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 Lee Conrad	Wells Fargo: On the Front Lines of the Culture Wars One of Wells Fargo's task after acquiring Wachovia Securities is integrating advisors from both companies into one sales force and keeping them satisfied.
Registered Rep. February 3, 2009 John Churchill	Wachovia-UBS Hookup Rumored but Unlikely Here's a possible new twist in the changing financial services landscape: A report in the New York Post raises the possibility of a "joint venture" between the wealth management divisions of Wachovia Securities and UBS.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Wells Fargo Forgoes Mediocrity The financial institution continues its run as one of the most consistently performing banks. Investors, take note.
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Registered Rep. January 14, 2010 Kristen French	Wells Fargo FAs Grumble About New Tax Withholding Rate Wells Fargo's new tax withholding system applies a flat rate of 25 percent to all financial advisors, causing under/over withholding problems for many employees.
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The Motley Fool May 17, 2011 Jeff Bailey	If You Believe in the U.S. Economy Recovery, Look at Wells Fargo There's a reason Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns 6.8% of Wells.
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.
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The Motley Fool October 3, 2008 Morgan Housel	Fool Poll: The Fight for Wachovia Citi's out, Wells Fargo's in. For now.
Registered Rep. April 5, 2012 Diana Britton	Raymond James Reminds New $4 Million Team of Wheat First Days John Lynch, who leads the team, said Raymond James' "regional" feel reminds him of his days at Wheat First Butcher Singer, which he joined about 14 years ago.
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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.
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