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6 Jan 2009, 1:08 am
  Within the space of just a few short weeks, the government took control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; the FDIC took over Washington Mutual, in the largest U.S. bank failure ever; Lehman Brothers collapsed, in the largest U.S. bankruptcy ever; Bank of America agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch in a government brokered deal; the government undertook a massive bailout of AIG; Congress enacted a colossal $700 billion bailout package; and Wells Fargo agreed to acquire Wachovia.… [read post]
4 Jan 2009, 6:08 pm
The only institution that could have the original checks is Wells Fargo, he concluded. [read post]
24 Dec 2008, 4:09 pm
Just in time for Christmas, shareholders approved two of the biggest bank takeovers to emerge from the recent economic panic: Wells Fargo's takeover of Wachovia and PNC Financial Services Group's acquisition of National City Corp. [read post]
23 Dec 2008, 1:15 pm
Five other financial companies that got a combined $120 billion in government cash injections — Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley — all own aircraft for executive travel, according to regulatory filings earlier this year and interviews. [read post]
16 Dec 2008, 2:35 pm
 Big changes are a commin’ for financial institutions and their legal counsel. [read post]
16 Dec 2008, 2:00 pm
As the Deal pointed out, Wachtell may have conflicted itself out when it represented Wells Fargo in its deal for Wachovia. [read post]
14 Dec 2008, 2:55 pm
• Wells Fargo is expected to take a $40 billion charge as a result of its acquisition of Wachovia. [read post]
13 Dec 2008, 5:49 pm
Today’s post analyzes this decision as well as the similar decision by the North Carolina Superior Court arising from the Wachovia/ Wells Fargo merger.) [read post]
9 Dec 2008, 6:00 pm
, 121 Tax Notes 1193 (Dec. 8, 2008): Wells Fargo & Co. [read post]
9 Dec 2008, 10:06 am
We previously reported on a Wachovia shareholder's attempt to enjoin the Wells Fargo-Wachovia merger (please click here to view previous post). [read post]
8 Dec 2008, 2:12 pm
  Prior to receiving this proposal, Wachovia had been negotiating with Citigroup to complete a merger transaction that included assistance from the federal government.Following the announcement of the Well Fargo merger, a Wachovia shareholder brought a lawsuit in the North Carolina business court seeking to enjoin the merger between Wells Fargo and Wachovia on an expedited basis, arguing that the merger should be enjoined because it violates the… [read post]
8 Dec 2008, 12:50 am
 The Wachovia and Wells Fargo merger was arranged in similarly unusual circumstances in light of the economic turmoil that in very short order saw some of the countries largest financial institutions "go under" or need "bailouts. [read post]
7 Dec 2008, 9:23 pm
The decision, here,  was submitted to the court in North Carolina (mentioned below) hearing the Wachovia/Wells Fargo litigation that involved similar issues. [read post]
5 Dec 2008, 7:58 pm
  If Wachovia's Board had not taken the Wells Fargo deal, it faced "the obliteration of most, if not all, of the shareholder equity. [read post]
4 Dec 2008, 5:37 pm
Prudential Financial plans to sell its minority stake in Wachovia’s brokerage unit to Wells Fargo in a deal that could yield the nation’s second-largest life insurance company a $1.7 billion after-tax gain. [read post]
29 Nov 2008, 2:40 pm
One of the unusual things about the litigation over the Wachovia-Wells Fargo merger (which I'm hoping will come to a close soon so this blog won't be all Wachovia all the time) was the flood of letters and emails written to the Court. [read post]
26 Nov 2008, 5:00 pm
The report laid bare the serious financial straits the company was in before Wells Fargo announced earlier this month that it would buy Wachovia. [read post]
26 Nov 2008, 3:10 am
To drug dealers, "an exempt rating is like gold," says a Wells Fargo Bank vice president. [read post]