WACHOVIA popularity and WACHOVIA trends

It’s been more than two months since the Philadelphia 76ers spanked the Wizards so resoundingly that Flip Saunders lost his job the next day. The Wizards have continued to undergo more changes since having one of their most troubling losses of the season on Jan. 22 at Wachovia Center and bear only a slight resemblance to the squad that suffered its third double-digit loss to the 76ers — except,...

US’s biggest bank by market value wants to expand into 20 markets around the world, building on offices inherited from its takeover of Wachovia

(AP) BALTIMORE — Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler has announced an agreement with Wells Fargo relating to allegedly deceptive marketing of adjustable rate mortgages written by companies it acquired in 2008.Gansler said Thursday that the settlement involves mortgages written by Wachovia and Golden West Financial.Gansler says the settlement will create loan modifications for some customer...

Wells Fargo agreed Thursday to pay $148 million to various federal authorities to settle charges that Wachovia Securities, which it purchased in 2008, engaged in bid rigging and other illegal practices in the municipal bond market.

As part of the agreement, the Justice Department won't prosecute the bank. Wachovia, which Wells Fargo acquired in 2008, admitted and accepted responsibility for illegal conduct.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wells Fargo & Co. said Thursday that its subsidiary Wells Fargo Bank will pay $148.2 million to settle allegations of anti-competitive practices, such as municipal bond bid-rigging, by Wachovia Bank employees before it was acquired in 2008. Wells Fargo said it has settled the case with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which will get $34.5 million; the Securit...