SEC Charges Former Wells Fargo CEO, Top Executive With Misleading Investors Over Sales Practices

SEC Charges Former Wells Fargo CEO, Top Executive With Misleading Investors Over Sales Practices
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf testifies before a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the firm’s sales practices on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 20, 2016. Gary Cameron/Reuters
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The Securities and Exchange Commission charged former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf and retail banking head Carrie Tolstedt with misleading investors, the watchdog announced on Nov. 13.

The agency claimed that the former executives misled investors about the widespread sales-practice problems at the bank. Stumpf agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty to settle the charges, while the SEC will litigate fraud charges against Tolstedt in court.