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Wells Fargo To Buy Wachovia


October 2008 ... more > Top ^

Oct. 3   Wells Fargo
  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


September 2008 ... more > Top ^

Sep.3   San Francisco
  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


August 2008 ... more > Top ^

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...

July 2008 ... more > Top ^

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%

April 2008 ... more > Top ^

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

March 2008 ... more > Top ^

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...

February 2008 ... more > Top ^

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


January 2008 ... more > Top ^

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

year 2007 Top ^

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

year 2006 Top ^

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

year 2005 Top ^



year 2004 Top ^

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%

year 2003 Top ^

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

year 2002 Top ^

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

year 2001 Top ^

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

year 2000 Top ^

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



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