Thursday, August 21, 2025

Tag: John Stumpf

How can we stop banksters from robbing us?

Such recalcitrance only intensifies the public's outrage and cynicism toward out-of-control banksters.

Stock market regulators join Wells Fargo fraud investigation

Liberal and progressive lawmakers have been aggressive in encouraging federal law enforcement officials to determine the extent to which the bank’s top executives committed fraud.

The Ethical Rot of Wells Fargo, From the Top Down

What's at work here is the ethical rot that now consumes America's entire corporate system.

Wells Fargo CEO Resigns

Senators Sanders and Warren called for Stumpf's resignation after Wells Fargo's fraudulent account scandal was revealed.

The Stumpf Banking System

Wells Fargo's CEO was caught stealing from low-income bank customers, and then put the blame on low-level employees.

Jail Wells Fargo CEO and Chairman John Stumpf!

Stumpf’s actions were not merely “unethical” — they were criminal. And in the current system, he’ll not only get away with it, he'll profit more than handsomely.

Political Pressure Forces Wells Fargo Executives to Give Back $60 Million...

Wells Fargo was first exposed three years ago by journalists and it has taken this long to finally see some repercussions.

Time for Congress to Stop Hollering at CEOs and Take Action

Congress should give the Justice Department and regulatory agencies enough funding to do their jobs. While they’re at it, break up the biggest banks. And regulate drug prices directly.

Wells Fargo Had a Bad Day. That’s a Start.

John Stumpf is undoubtedly decompressing somewhere right now, waiting in comfort for the heat to die down.

We Should All Start ‘Taking Responsibility’ for our Transgressions

Stumpf stood up and said he "takes responsibility" for what happened at Wells Fargo. And now he gets to go on running a banking operation that is little more than a criminal syndicate.

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Private equity looted Connecticut hospitals, leaving patients and staff in crisis

A new Senate report reveals how private equity firms gutted community hospitals, endangered patients, and left taxpayers and workers to clean up the mess.

Texas Republicans push Trump-backed map to entrench power and silence voters of color

A rare mid-decade gerrymander in Texas, championed by Donald Trump, sparks lawsuits, protests, and warnings of a nationwide redistricting arms race.

When the term ‘genocide’ falls short

It is not enough for national governments to "recognize" a Palestinian state. It is time to compel Israel, via sanctions, diplomacy, and UN enforcement, to stop the killing and any talk of forced relocation.

The ultimate caricature

I suspect that, on returning to this eerie world of ours so many decades later, my mother might find it to be the ultimate caricature—a Trump presidency.

America may have invaded Iraq for its oil, but solar power is what Iraqis...

The vogue for solar is sweeping other areas of Iraq, too, such as Kurdistan, where the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is also increasingly committed to solar.