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Bank Employee Found Dead at Her Desk, and It’s Unclear How Long She Sat Unnoticed

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Employees at a Wells Fargo corporate office in Tempe, Arizona, say the company hasn’t done enough after an employee was found dead at her desk on Aug. 20.

Police said they were called to the offices by building security on a report of an unconscious employee.

They found 60-year-old Denise Prudhomme dead at her desk.

Police have only said that they had not found any suspicious evidence related to her death but have not released any other details. . .

“It’s really heartbreaking and I’m thinking, ‘What if I were just sitting there?’ No one would check on me?” the worker said. (Read more from “Bank Employee Found Dead at Her Desk, and It’s Unclear How Long She Sat Unnoticed” HERE)

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Congressman Asks for Federal Investigation of Wells Fargo

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Rep. Paul Gosar, a Republican member of Congress from Arizona, is asking federal regulators at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to investigate Wells Fargo for allegedly closing a woman’s bank account for “political reasons.”

He points out that the response to Lauren Witzke when she questioned the bank when her account was without warning and summarily closed was that it also was for “business reasons” pertaining to her Christian beliefs and Christian advocacy.

“It is my understanding that regulated banks cannot discrimination against customers because of the customer’s religious beliefs,” the member of Congress wrote in a letter to Greg Coleman, deputy comptroller for large bank supervision.

Gosar pointed out that under the law, “it is illegal for a regulated bank to close an account on the basis of religion.”

“By closing her account due to her membership in a protected class, Wells Fargo may have engaged in discriminatory lending practice and public accommodations,” he wrote.

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Wells Fargo Pulls Florida Voucher Donations Over Anti-Gay School Policies

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Two of the largest banks in the U.S. say they will stop donating millions of dollars to Florida’s private school voucher program after a newspaper investigation found that some of the program’s beneficiaries discriminate against LGBTQ students.

In a statement to NBC News and CNBC on Wednesday evening, Wells Fargo confirmed that it would no longer participate.

“We have reviewed this matter carefully and have decided to no longer support Step Up for Students,” the San Francisco-based bank said of the voucher program. “All of us at Wells Fargo highly value diversity and inclusion, and we oppose discrimination of any kind.”

In a tweet to a Florida lawmaker Tuesday, Fifth Third Bank, based in Cincinnati, said it has told officials with the voucher program that it will also stop participating.

“We have communicated with program officials that we will not be contributing again until more inclusive policies have been adopted by all participating schools to protect the sexual orientation of all our students,” the bank tweeted to Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, the state’s first LGBTQ Latino legislator. (Read more from “Wells Fargo Pulls Florida Voucher Donations Over Anti-Gay School Policies” HERE)

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Wells Fargo Says Hundreds of Customers Lost Homes to Foreclosure Due to Computer Glitch

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Hundreds of people mistakenly had their homes foreclosed upon because Wells Fargo software incorrectly denied them mortgage modifications, the bank indicated in published reports. . .

The revelation happened this week through a regulatory filing by the bank, reports stated. Wells Fargo also indicated it has set aside $8 million to compensate customers affected by the so-called glitch. . .

According to reports, Wells Fargo stated that a computer error affected certain accounts that were in the foreclosure process between April 2010 and October 2015. Then the issue was reportedly corrected.

In all, an estimated 625 customers were incorrectly denied a loan modification or were not offered one even though they were qualified, the report stated. About 400 customers had their homes foreclosed upon. . .

In June, the federal Securities and Exchange Commission accused the bank of “using complex financial investments to take advantage of mom-and-pop investors,” according to CNN. Wells Fargo has reportedly neither admitted nor denied the SEC’s allegations and is cooperating with the investigation. (Read more from “Wells Fargo Says Hundreds of Customers Lost Homes to Foreclosure Due to Computer Glitch” HERE)

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5,300 Wells Fargo Employees Fired Over 2 Million Phony Accounts

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On Thursday, federal regulators said Wells Fargo employees secretly created millions of unauthorized bank and credit card accounts — without their customers knowing it — since 2011.

The phony accounts earned the bank unwarranted fees and allowed Wells Fargo employees to boost their sales figures and make more money.

“Wells Fargo employees secretly opened unauthorized accounts to hit sales targets and receive bonuses,” Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said in a statement.

Wells Fargo confirmed to CNNMoney that it had fired 5,300 employees over the last few years related to the shady behavior. Employees went so far as to create phony PIN numbers and fake email addresses to enroll customers in online banking services, the CFPB said. (Read more from “5,300 Wells Fargo Employees Fired Over 2 Million Phony Accounts” HERE)

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