Wells Fargo Is Still in Trouble. The Stock Is Dropping.
Wells Fargo ‘s regulatory trouble aren’t yet in the rearview mirror. The stock is tumbling because of it.
On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were disappointed in Wells Fargo’s (ticker: WFC) progress in remunerating victims from its fake- accounts scandal and beefing up its internal controls. The slower-than-hoped-for pace could mean that the bank will face additional sanctions, according to the report.
Wells Fargo shares fell 5.6% Tuesday and were down nearly 4% in Wednesday’s trading. Representatives from Wells Fargo declined to comment, as did the CFPB. The OCC didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Wells Fargo’s recent trading is a blip for a stock that had been soaring both on hopes of a recovering economy and expectations that the bank would soon get out of the regulatory penalty box. Just three weeks ago, Wells Fargo shares were up nearly 70% on the year, outpacing the SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE), which is up nearly 25%.