NATIONWIDE , IT’S POSSIBLE THAT UP TO TWO- MILLION WELLS FARGO BANK AND CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS WERE OPENED WITHOUT GETTING CUSTOMER APPROVAL. NOW, A REGIONAL BANK SPOKESMAN TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL UP TO 18-THOUSAND-847 SUCH ACCOUNTS IN NEW MEXICO MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE SCANDAL AS WELL. MICHAEL KING WITH CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS IN HOUSTON SAYS THAT’S ABOUT 1-POINT-9 PERCENT OF NEARLY A MILLION ACCOUNTS IN NEW MEXICO THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED SO FAR.
WELLS FARGO FACES A NUMBER OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS OVER THE SCANDAL … AND ITS CEO, JOHN STUMPF, HAS RESIGNED.
