Since Wells Fargo’s phony-accounts scandal broke in 2016, the bank has appeared contrite in public. In private, it’s a different story.

After 30 years and a monster merger with Financial Engines, the firm is doubling down on its AUM fee structure.

The Ladenburg IBD failed to spot the red flags of a barred ex-advisor who later pleaded guilty to fraud, former clients say.

Experts caution advisors to take document requests seriously. Also, it doesn't hurt to set a collaborative tone at the very beginning.

Advisors need to be willing to take a financial hit for clients

The presidential hopeful ups the pressure on FINRA and lays down another plank in a platform seen as hostile to Wall Street.

Errors are regrettably common. They are also easily avoidable.

The bank's decision to select its general counsel as successor to Tim Sloan, albeit on a temporary basis, focused attention on its frayed relationships with the Federal Reserve and the OCC.

The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee said Tim Sloan's resignation as CEO was "long overdue" but that other executives and directors should be removed as well.

Those who fail to meet the cutoff face a penalty equivalent to 50% of their required minimum distribution.

Tim Sloan couldn't hang on any longer. Here are insights about why he left now, what role policymakers played in the decision and will continue to have in the company's future, and who in the world would want to lead Wells Fargo.

Advisors and trade groups resist a patchwork of regulations, saying it would limit consumer choice and increase firms’ expenses.

The justices said bankers can be held liable for sending clients deceptive information written by others.

One tipster will get $37 million, the third-biggest ever for the agency's whistleblower program.

The regulator also faulted Merrill’s supervisory policies and procedures.

The regulator is going back to some of the firms that voluntarily settled, requesting information on revenue sharing.

The firm’s founder “knowingly engaged in a multi-year scheme to mask the poor performance of one of the funds’ largest investments,” the SEC alleged.

The Treasury and IRS are lowering the withholding underpayment threshold to 80%.

A higher standard deduction makes itemizing deductions less valuable.

The Massachusetts Democrat has repeatedly called for Tim Sloan’s ouster due to the bank's scandals that first came to light in 2016.