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On October 28, 2008, Wells Fargo was the recipient of $25B of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Federal bail-out in the form of a preferred stock purchase. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Tests by the Federal government revealed that Wells Fargo needed an additional $13.7 billion in order to remain well-capitalized if the economy were to deteriorate ...
Wells Fargo Corp. Crocker National Bank: Wells Fargo Corp. (combined California bank uses Crocker's charter) Wells Fargo: 1987 Chemical Bank New York Trust Co. Texas Commerce Bank: Chemical Banking Corporation (TX banks continued to operate as Texas Commerce) $1.2 billion JPMorgan Chase: 1987 NBD Bancorp: USAmeribancs: NBD Bancorp: $250 million ...
On October 3, 2008, after Wachovia turned down an inferior offer from Citigroup, Wachovia agreed to be bought by Wells Fargo for about $14.8 billion in stock. [60] The next day, a New York state judge issued a temporary injunction blocking the transaction from going forward while the competing offer from Citigroup was sorted out. [61]
Wachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina.Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo and Company in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States, based on total assets. [3]
In 2008 Wachovia was bought out by Wells Fargo for $15.1 billion. This was approximately $7 a share, which is nearly an 80 percent premium closing price of $3.91. [ 4 ] On May 1, 2009, the retail brokerage legally changed its name to Wells Fargo Advisors.
The firm was acquired by Wachovia to be folded into Wachovia Securities; [1] Wachovia was subsequently acquired by Wells Fargo, and the securities division was folded into Wells Fargo Advisors. The firm provided securities and commodities brokerage, investment banking, trust services, asset management, financial and retirement planning, private ...
First Union later bought Wachovia National Bank in 2001 and the combined company took the Wachovia brand name. Wachovia Bank, suffering losses during the financial crisis of 2007–2008, was acquired by Wells Fargo, headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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