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| Apr.13 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo profit up, faces possible $1 billion settlement Profit jumped 6 percent during the first quarter, but that may be revised following an offer by federal regulators to settle a host of investigations
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| Feb.2 |
Wells Fargo |
Fed imposes new penalties on Wells Fargo
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| Jan.12 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo’s earnings take yet another big litigation hit The $3.25 billion hit to earnings comes after the bank took a $1 billion charge toward a potential settlement over precrisis mortgage sales
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| Oct.25 |
San Francisco |
Visa 4Q profits rise 11 percent, beating forecasts
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| Oct.14 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo third-quarter results fell short
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| Jul.20 |
San Francisco |
Visa's third-quarter profit beats expectations |
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| Jul.16 |
Wells Fargo |
WF $5.8 billion profit tops forecasts, but revenue falls shy |
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| Mar.28 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo will pay $110 million to settle a class-action lawsuit
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| Oct.24 |
San Francisco |
Visa 4Q results rise 28 percent, helped by Visa Europe |
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| Sep.27 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo CEO gives up some pay as Labor Dept. starts probe John Stumpf will forfeit $41 million of stock, plus some salary, as the bank’s board investigates the company’s bogus-account scandal
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| Sep.8 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo fined $185 million for unauthorized account openings 
| WF has agreed to pay to customers, federal,and local agencies after employees opened accounts, moved money without customers' consent | |
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| Aug.30 |
Apple |
Apple should pay up to €13bn in back taxes| There has been widespread criticism in the US of the European Commission's ruling that Apple should pay up to €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes | |
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| Jun.9 |
Bay Area |
Every school bond and parcel tax on ballot passed |
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| May.9 |
San Francisco |
Lending Club ousts CEO, stock plunges 35 percent Renaud Laplanche abruptly resigned after a review found the firm sold an investor $22 million in loans that did not meet the investor’s crit...
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| Jan.28 |
San Francisco |
Visa beats Street 1Q forecasts, but dollar remains a drag |
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| Nov.3 |
Los Altos |
Tax measures in South Bay, Peninsula find mixed success
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| Oct.14 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo's earnings edge up 1 percent to $5.4 billion |
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| Jul.23 |
San Francisco |
Visa 3Q earnings jump 25 percent, beat estimates |
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| Jul.16 |
Google |
Google signals new era of austerity with new CFO
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| Sep.30 |
eBay |
EBay, PayPal to become separate companies Icahn was right: eBay said it will spin off its PayPal electronic-payments division into a separate public company
| Donahoe and EBay CFO Bob Swan will leave their roles although they will oversee the split.
Devin Wenig, president of eBay Marketplaces, will become eBay CEO, while Dan Schulman, an American Express executive, will now become PayPal president
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| Jun.14 |
BART |
BART board approves new $1.5 billion budget |
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| May.20 |
Apple |
Apple 'among US's big tax avoiders' Apple has been accused of being 'among America's largest tax avoiders' by a Senate committee
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| Apr.30 |
Apple |
Apple taps markets for record $17bn |
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| Jan.11 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo posts record earnings |
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| Oct.24 |
San Francisco |
Charles Scharf is new Visa CEO |
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| May.23 |
Facebook |
Facebook and banks face lawsuit |
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| Apr.24 |
SF Downtown |
20 arrested protesting Wells Fargo meeting in SF |
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| Mar.19 |
Apple |
Apple reveals plans to spend cash
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| Jan.17 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo: 4Q profit up 20% |
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| Nov.16 |
SF Downtown |
95 Occupy protesters arrested 
Protesters stormed into a Bank of America branch and shouted slogans as they tried to set up camp in the lobby
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| Nov.5 |
Oakland Downtown |
Protesters crowd around Wells Fargo
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| Oct.12 |
SF Downtown |
Protest blocks Wells Fargo HQ entrance Nearly 200 activists are blocking the front door in a protest that slowed downtown traffic and forced workers to use a side entrance
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| Jul.19 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo 2Q profit leaps 30% |
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| Apr.20 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo's income rises 51%
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| Apr.13 |
SF City Hall |
S.F. municipal bond rating downgraded |
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| Apr.8 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells eliminates 1,900 mortgage jobs |
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| Mar.21 |
Schwab |
Schwab buys OptionsXpress for $1B
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| Mar.1 |
San Francisco |
Williams named CEO of SF Fed. Reserve |
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| Nov.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
Oakland ID would double as debit card |
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| Oct.21 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo reports record profit
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| Aug.11 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo loses debit card suit |
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| Jul.21 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells 2Q Profit Rises; Bad Loans Ease |
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| Jul.8 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo to cut consumer unit, jobs |
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| Apr.28 |
San Francisco |
SF Fed Bank chief may get No. 2 US spot |
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| Apr.26 |
San Francisco |
Stifel to buy Thomas Weisel for $300 M |
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| Apr.21 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo earns $2.4B, credit improving |
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| Apr.20 |
San Mateo |
County lost $155 million due to Lehman |
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| Apr.16 |
San Rafael |
2 banks closed in Bay Area The FDIC seized Innovative Bank, based in Oakland, with about $269 million in assets; and Tamalpais Bank of San Rafael, with $629 million
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| Apr.5 |
SF City Hall |
Taxes sought from banks' takeovers |
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| Apr.3 |
SF City Hall |
SF To Face Soaring Deficits |
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| Mar.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
Tax Measures To Reduce Deficit |
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| Jan.20 |
Wells Fargo |
Unexpected 4Q profit for Wells
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| Dec.23 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo repay TARP
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| Dec.15 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo to repay TARP money |
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| Dec.1 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells to close or rename Wachovia outlets |
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| Nov.18 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells to repay $1.4B to investors |
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| Nov.17 |
San Francisco |
Venture firm Maveron opens SF office |
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| Nov.13 |
San Francisco |
Troubled Bay Area banks begin to topple The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has seized two SF banks in recent weeks and federal regulators have 4 other Bay Area banks under scrutiny
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| Nov.10 |
San Francisco |
SEC: firm pays for not supervising broker |
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| Oct.30 |
San Francisco |
Fed Regulators Close Pacific National Bank |
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| Oct.27 |
SF Downtown |
Schwab office opens in style |
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| Sep.25 |
Twitter |
Twitter awaits $100 million capital infusion
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| Sep.22 |
Wells Fargo |
Chairman Kovacevich to step down
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| Jul.22 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Posts 2Q Profit, Surpasses Forecast |
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| Jul.5 |
San Francisco |
Andreessen becomes venture capitalist |
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| Jul.1 |
San Francisco |
Bank of the West heads east
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| Jun.11 |
Yahoo |
New CFO Likely To Shake Things Up |
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| May.10 |
San Francisco |
BofA shedding First Republic Bank
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| May.6 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells said to need $15 billion Wells Fargo, the 4th-largest U.S. bank by assets, requires about $15 billion in new capital as a result of regulators' stress test on the le...
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| May.4 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells asked to raise money |
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| Apr.30 |
Bay Area |
3 Area men charged with insider trading |
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| Apr.27 |
Wells Fargo |
Industry analysts downgrade bank rating |
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| Apr.23 |
Wells Fargo |
State sues Wells for $1.5 billion
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| Apr.9 |
Wells Fargo |
Record 1Q Profit For Wells Wells Fargo expects record first-quarter earnings of $3 billion, easily surpassing analysts' estimates
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| Apr.7 |
Bay Area |
Average wage in the Bay Area: $67,548 |
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| Mar.14 |
Stanford |
Rubin, Rice talk of financial crisis |
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| Mar.10 |
SF Downtown |
Schwab to move headquarters |
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| Mar.5 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells shares fall on possible downgrade |
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| Feb.8 |
San Jose City Hall |
City Faces $60M Budget Shortfall
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| Feb.3 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo cancels Vegas junket |
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| Feb.2 |
Wells Fargo |
$371.5 million Dividend To U.S. Treasury |
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| Jan.28 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells lost $2.83 billion in 4th quarter |
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| Jan.16 |
Schwab |
Charles Schwab Sees Steady 4Q Profit |
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SF Downtown |
Protesters call banks to help consumers |
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| Jan.11 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells has more branches than any bank Wells Fargo & Co., which began in 1852 as a 'Express and Banking House' serving gold miners, now controls more branches than any U.S. bank
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| Nov.20 |
SF Downtown |
WAMU to eliminate 1,600 jobs in Bay Area |
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| Nov.12 |
Bay Area |
Homeowners owe more than home's worth |
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| Nov.10 |
San Francisco |
ABA Chief Defends Banks |
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| Oct.13 |
Wells Fargo |
Feds approve merger with Wachovia
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| Oct.9 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells gets green light for Wachovia
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| Oct.3 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo To Buy Wachovia| Wachovia agreed to be acquired in a $15.1 billion all-stock deal. Citigroup demands that Wachovia abide by the terms of its earlier deal. The Citigroup deal would have been done with the help of ... | |
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| Sep.3 |
San Francisco |
Bank Under Siege By Facing Foreclosure SF Wachovia branch was under siege by people on the verge of losing homes, accusing of giving mortgages that the bank knew they couldn't aff...
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| Jul.30 |
San Francisco |
Visa Profits Jump 41% |
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| Jul.22 |
SF City Hall |
$6.4 Billion City Budget Adopted |
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San Jose |
County defaults rose 194.2% to 3,751
|
| Jul.19 |
East Bay |
East Bay lost greatest number of jobs |
|
| Jul.16 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo Boosts Payout |
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| May.29 |
Oakland |
Bank Facing Questions Over Lending
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| Apr.29 |
San Francisco |
Visa profit jumps 28% on rising volumes |
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| Apr.15 |
Schwab |
Schwab's Best 1Q Ever
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| Mar.19 |
San Francisco |
Visa Soars In Largest-Ever IPO| Visa Inc. shares soared more than 30% to $58 from their IPO price of $44 in their stock market debut. The company makes its money from processing fees. Visa touted itself as a safe have... | |
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| Feb.25 |
San Francisco |
Visa readies record $18.8 billion IPO The world's largest electronic payment processing company, filed paperwork for what may be the richest-ever IPO, hoping to raise $18
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| Feb.21 |
Vallejo |
Residents Pack Meeting On City's Finances |
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| Feb.19 |
Vallejo |
City Budget Woes May Force Bankruptcy City Council met in closed session with the city's employees' organizations to try to find a solution to the city's budget crisis
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| Jan.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
Bill Clinton calls for foreclosure aid in city |
|
| Jan.15 |
San Jose |
Governor Talks Budget To Silicon Valley |
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| Dec.16 |
San Francisco |
1/5 of foreclosures investor-owned |
|
| Sep.19 |
Contra Costa County |
County has most foreclosure |
|
| Jun.27 |
Wells Fargo |
Longtime CEO Kovacevich Steps Down Chairman Richard Kovacevich has turned over the reins to his top lieutenant, John Stumpf
|
| Apr.25 |
Oakland |
Oakland ranks 22nd in foreclosures |
|
| Jan.30 |
SF Downtown |
Merrill Lynch buying First Republic |
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| Oct.11 |
eBay |
Software glitch disrupts PayPal service
|
| Aug.16 |
Bay Bridge |
Bay Area Might Be Stuck with Bridge Bill The state blames the upscale signature design for more than half of the cost overrun
|
| Aug.4 |
SF Downtown |
BofA Building 'Scoped Out' by Al Qaeda
|
| Jul.20 |
Schwab |
Charles Schwab recalled as CEO Discount broker dumped CEO David Pottruck and replaced him with founder. Schwab reported a 10% drop in profit
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| Nov.21 |
Concord |
Customer Data Stolen at Wells Fargo |
|
| Jul.23 |
Schwab |
Highest quarterly profit since 2000 |
|
|
| Apr.18 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo posts record profits |
|
| Mar.20 |
San Francisco |
DeBartolo gave interest in 49ers to sister
|
| Jan.14 |
Schwab |
Schwab Buying U.S. Trust Corp. |
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