 World News
 USA (203)
 Bay Area
 Business (1015)
 Financial (150)
San Francisco
 2007 (9)
2006 (2)
2005
2004 (8)
2003 (3)
2002 (5)
2001 (3)
2000 (8)
San Francisco (30)
North San Mateo County
Daly City
SF City Hall (21)
SF Downtown
Schwab (17)
Wells Fargo (24)
 San Francisco on Wikipedia
 San Francisco on Web
 San Francisco Books
 Real Estate
|
|
|
| Oct. 3 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo To Buy Wachovia Wachovia agreed to be acquired in a $15.1 billion all-stock deal. Citigroup demands that Wachovia abide by the terms of its earlier deal
| The Citigroup deal would have been done with the help of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Wells deal without it
|
| |
|
|
| Sep.3 |
San Francisco |
Bank Under Siege By Facing Foreclosure| SF Wachovia branch was under siege by people on the verge of losing homes, accusing of giving mortgages that the bank knew they couldn't afford | |
|
|
| Aug.7 |
SF City Hall |
Moody's raises city's debt rating Moody's Investor Service raise SF general obligation debt rating for the first time in 11 years, based largely on increase in the value of p...
|
|
| Jul.30 |
San Francisco |
Visa Profits Jump 41% Visa Inc.'s profit rose a better-than-expected in the recent quarter, as more money changed hands using its credit and debit cards
|
| Jul.22 |
SF City Hall |
$6.4 Billion City Budget Adopted The Board of Supervisors approved a $6.4 billion budget for the coming fiscal year, despite strong opposition from some in the community
|
| |
|
| Jul.16 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo Boosts Payout The bank gave anxious investors a pleasant surprise, reporting a profit drop that was milder than anticipated and lifting its dividend by 10%
|
|
| Apr.29 |
San Francisco |
Visa profit jumps 28% on rising volumes The world's largest credit and debit card processor, said its profit rose to $314 million as customers charged more to their cards
|
| Apr.15 |
Schwab |
Schwab's Best 1Q Ever Charles Schwab Corp.'s first-quarter profit rose 12% providing a glimmer of good news amid the gloom hanging over the financial sector
|
|
| Mar.25 |
Schwab |
Higher-yield bond funds run into trouble Schwab YieldPlus, a higher-yielding alternative to money market funds, has plummeted to $2.5 billion in assets from more than $13 billion in...
|
| |
|
|
| Feb.25 |
San Francisco |
Visa readies record $18.8 billion IPO| The world's largest electronic payment processing company, filed paperwork for what may be the richest-ever IPO, hoping to raise $18.8 billion | |
|
|
| Jan.16 |
San Francisco |
SF Schools: Financial State Of Emergency Superintendant of Schools Carlos Garcia will impose a state of emergency in the district on Thursday, which sets the stage for big budget cu...
|
| Jan.9 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Accused On Lending Federal lawsuit: Black neighborhoods in Baltimore were disproportionately affected by the subprime mortgage fallout
|
|
| Dec.16 |
San Francisco |
1/5 of foreclosures investor-owned More than 1/5 of the Bay Area properties that fell into foreclosure belonged to real estate investors instead of overextended homeowners
|
| Oct.16 |
Wells Fargo |
3Q Earnings up 4%
|
| Oct.15 |
Schwab |
3Q profit soars from sale, new customers
|
| |
|
| Jun.27 |
Wells Fargo |
Longtime CEO Kovacevich Steps Down| Chairman Richard Kovacevich has turned over the reins to his top lieutenant, John Stumpf | |
|
| May.16 |
San Francisco |
Visa names industry veteran to head firm
|
| Jan.30 |
SF Downtown |
Merrill Lynch buying First Republic A bank catering to wealthy customers will be bought by investment brokerage for $1.8 billion
|
| Jan.17 |
Schwab |
4Q earnings soar
|
| Jan.16 |
Wells Fargo |
4Q Profit Rises
|
|
| Dec.22 |
Schwab |
Schwab to buy 401(k) administrator
|
| Jul.18 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo Reports Record Profits The bank extended its streak of steady earnings growth during the 2nd quarter. it earned 2.09 billion, or $1.23 a share
|
|
| |
|
|
| Oct.19 |
Wells Fargo |
Earnings rise 12%, but miss estimates
|
| Aug.16 |
Bay Bridge |
Bay Area Might Be Stuck with Bridge Bill| The state blames the upscale signature design for more than half of the cost overrun | |
|
| Aug.4 |
SF Downtown |
 BofA Building 'Scoped Out' by Al Qaeda FBI: intelligence information revealed Al Qaeda viewed the building as a 'location of interest'
|
| Jul.20 |
Schwab |
Charles Schwab recalled as CEO Discount broker dumped CEO David Pottruck and replaced him with founder. Schwab reported a 10% drop in profit
|
| Feb.22 |
San Francisco |
Minimum wage increases to $8.50
|
| Jan.27 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom to seek higher taxes
|
| Jan.22 |
Schwab |
Highest profit since market's peak
|
| Jan.20 |
Wells Fargo |
4th-quarter earnings rise by 10%
|
|
| |
|
| Jul.23 |
Schwab |
Highest quarterly profit since 2000 Profit is reflecting a surge in customer trading and gains from the drastic cost cutting
|
| Jan.21 |
Wells Fargo |
Profits continued in the fourth quarter
|
|
| Sep.12 |
Daly City |
Financial privacy ordinance
|
| Jul.13 |
SF Downtown |
Robertson Stephens bank closed
|
| |
|
| Jun.3 |
SF City Hall |
4.9 billion budget proposal
|
| Apr.3 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge insurance to double
|
|
| Nov.26 |
San Francisco |
Providian hires new CEO
|
| Oct.18 |
San Francisco |
Chairman resigns at Providian
|
| Apr.26 |
San Francisco |
PG&E has 10,000 creditors
|
|
| Apr.18 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo posts record profits First-quarter profits rose 14%, buoyed by steady loan growth and gains on investments in fledgling companies
|
| Apr.11 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo to buy Utah's biggest bank
|
| Mar.20 |
San Francisco |
DeBartolo gave interest in 49ers to sister Eddie DeBartolo era is now 49ers history. The brother-sister divorce is final
|
| Feb.3 |
Schwab |
Schwab agrees to buy CyBerCorp
|
| Jan.19 |
Wells Fargo |
Earnings Climb 26%
|
| |
Schwab |
Schwab Meets Street, Cut Commissions
|
| Jan.14 |
Schwab |
Schwab Buying U.S. Trust Corp. Online trading giant buying one of the nation's largest managers of money for the wealthy, for $2.7 billion in stock
|
| |
Add a favorite (file a bookmark) to San Francisco, Financial Timeline
Please send feedback to: support@mapreport.com
Advertise on San Francisco, Financial Page
To sell or purchase a home in the San Francisco complete this form
|
