wells fargo & company is an american international banking and financial services holding company headquartered in san francisco , california , with " hubquarters " throughout the country .

it is the world 's second-largest bank by market capitalization and the third largest bank in the u.s. by assets .

in july 2015 , wells fargo became the world 's largest bank by market capitalization , edging past icbc , before slipping behind jp morgan chase in september 2016 , in the wake of a scandal involving the creation of over 2 million fake bank accounts by thousands of wells fargo employees .

wells fargo surpassed citigroup inc. to become the third-largest u.s. bank by assets at the end of 2015 .

wells fargo is the second-largest bank in deposits , home mortgage servicing , and debit cards .

the firm 's primary u.s. operating subsidiary is national bank wells fargo bank , n.a. , which designates its main office as sioux falls , south dakota .

in 2016 , wells fargo ranked 7th on the forbes magazine global 2000 list of largest public companies in the world and ranked 27th on the fortune 500 list of largest companies in the united states .

in 2015 , the company was ranked the 22nd most admired company in the world , and the 7th most respected company in the world .

as of october 2015 , the company had a credit rating of aa − .

however , for a brief period in 2007 , the company was the only aaa-rated bank , reflecting the highest credit rating from two firms .

wells fargo in its present form is a result of a merger between san francisco – based wells fargo & company and minneapolis-based norwest corporation in 1998 and the subsequent 2008 acquisition of charlotte-based wachovia .

following the mergers , the company transferred its headquarters to wells fargo 's headquarters in san francisco and merged its operating subsidiary with wells fargo 's operating subsidiary in sioux falls .

along with jpmorgan chase , bank of america , and citigroup , wells fargo is one of the " big four banks " of the united states .

as of december 31 , 2015 , it had 8,700 retail branches and 13,000 automated teller machines .

the company operates across 35 countries and has over 70 million customers globally .

in february 2014 , wells fargo was named the world 's most valuable bank brand for the second year running in the banker and brand finance study of the top 500 banking brands .

following the emergence in september 2016 of the scandals involving unauthorized cross-selling and the creation of fake accounts , wells fargo in october 2016 became the largest bank ever to lose its accreditation with the better business bureau and was also placed under investigation by the california attorney general for alleged criminal identity theft during the creation of millions of accounts without customer consent .

separately in october 2016 , wells fargo settled upon a payout for a racketeering lawsuit alleging the overcharging of hundreds of thousands of homeowners by the bank for appraisals ordered after defaults on the customers ' mortgage loans .

in december 2016 , following the scandal , the company amended its by-laws to separate the roles of chairman and ceo .

a regulatory filing by wells fargo revealed in november 2016 that it was under investigation by the u.s. securities and exchange commission in relation to its accounts sales practices .

also in november 2016 , three u.s. senators alleged that wells fargo 's sales scandal had extended from retail bankers to its brokerage employees , and the u.s. office of the comptroller of the currency placed new monitoring restrictions upon wells fargo 's hiring of new executives , payments of " golden parachutes " to exiting managers , and branch openings and closures .

in december 2016 , bloomberg news reported that regulators in california and new jersey announced that wells fargo was under investigation to determine whether the bank signed up customers for prudential financial life insurance policies without their permission , and that prudential announced it was suspending distribution of such policies through wells fargo .

in january 2017 , it emerged that wells fargo had kept its talks with the u.s. consumer financial protection bureau about the fake account investigation silent from shareholders for up to six months beginning as early as march 2016 .

in june 2017 , it was revealed that a new class action lawsuit stated that wells fargo made unauthorized alterations in the home loans of borrowers in bankruptcy that would ultimately charge these customers more in mortgage payments over the long term .

in july 2017 , wells fargo apologized for charging as many as 570,000 customers with unnecessary automobile insurance costs , which may have caused about 20,000 of them to default on their car loans .

in august 2017 , a federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing wells fargo of denying loans to immigrants who came to the united states as children and have been allowed to remain in the country .

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wells fargo asset management is a trade name used by the asset management businesses of wells fargo & company . wells fargo funds management , llc , a wholly owned subsidiary of wells fargo & company , provides investment advisory and administrative services for wells fargo funds . other affiliates of wells fargo & company provide sub - advisory and other services for the funds . the funds are distributed by wells fargo funds distributor , llc , member finra , an affiliate of wells fargo & company . 238693 12 - 15
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wells fargo global banking , which serves u . s . companies , foreign subsidiaries and multinational corporations engaged in international business , will become part of both wells fargo corporate banking and wells fargo middle market banking .
wells fargo introduces the lifepath funds , one of the first suites of target date funds ( now the wells fargo target date funds ) .
+ brokerage products and services are offered through wells fargo advisors . wells fargo advisors is the trade name used by wells fargo clearing services , llc ( wfcs ) and wells fargo advisors financial network , llc , members sipc , separate registered broker - dealers and non - bank affiliates of wells fargo & company . wellstrade® brokerage accounts are offered through wfcs .
wells fargo securities is the trade name for the capital markets and investment banking services of wells fargo & company and its subsidiaries , including but not limited to wells fargo securities , llc , a member of nyse , finra , nfa , and sipc , wells fargo prime services , llc , a member of finra , nfa and sipc , and wells fargo bank , n . a . wells fargo securities , llc and wells fargo prime services , llc are distinct entities from affiliated banks and thrifts .
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if wells fargo’s request is granted , each customer would be forced to bring their case individually against the bank under conditions set by wells fargo .
© wells fargo asset management ( wfam ) is a trade name used by the asset management businesses of wells fargo & company . wells fargo funds management , llc , a wholly owned subsidiary of wells fargo & company , provides investment advisory and administrative services for wells fargo managed account services and wells fargo funds . other affiliates of wells fargo & company provide subadvisory and other services for the funds . the funds are distributed by wells fargo funds distributor , llc , member finra , an affiliate of wells fargo & company . neither wells fargo funds distributor nor wells fargo funds management holds fund shareholder accounts or assets . this material is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to provide investment advice or a recommendation of any kind—including a recommendation for any specific investment , strategy , or plan .
wells fargo will forgive any unpaid portion of a wells fargo student loan for parents in the event of the student’s death or total and permanent disability .
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with the headline : company news ; wells fargo to buy barclays in california .
wells fargo offers student loans and student loan refinancing , which it calls private consolidation . wells fargo has provided student loans since the mid - 1960s . we review the wells fargo collegiate private loan and its private consolidation loan in this article :
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wells fargo - wachovia merger on december 23 , 2008 , wachovia announced that its shareholders had approved the wells fargo merger proposal . on january 1 , 2009 , wells fargo announced that the merger had been completed effective december 31 , 2008 .
wells fargo significantly expands its fund lineup with the acquisition of montgomery asset management .
wells fargo to pay $ 1 . 2 billion over bad government - backed mortgages
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wells fargo did not own the note and thus had no standing to foreclose .
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the city of portland currently holds $ 40 million in wells fargo corporate bonds .
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that set of locations appealed to wells fargo , said bank regional manager john gavin .
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if wells fargo wanted to rehabilitate its image , it failed miserably . senator elizabeth warren
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in its statement , wells fargo trumpeted its intention to buy wachovia without such assistance .
wells fargo applies markowitz and sharpe’s research on modern portfolio theory to investment portfolio management .
wells fargo bank agrees to pay $ 1 . 2 billion for improper mortgage lending practices
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wells fargo fires former l . a . regional president , 3 other managers after scandal
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wells fargo ' s improper sales practices were first reported by the los angeles times .
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in connection with the agreement , wachovia is issuing wells fargo preferred stock representing 39 . 9 percent of wachovia ' s voting power . this increases the probability that the transaction gets consummated quickly and that wells fargo will receive a positive shareholder vote , wells fargo said .
wells fargo , along with 16 other banks , is a lender to the dakota access pipeline project . wells fargo has $ 120 million in a $ 2 . 5 billion credit agreement funding the pipeline project , according to jessica ong , with wells fargo corporate communications .
in a statement , wells fargo said it will
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help us build a better wells fargo . wells fargo is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer , minority / female / disabled / veteran / gender identity / sexual . . .
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you are leaving wells fargo canada and entering a website that wells fargo does not control . wells fargo has provided this link for your convenience , but does not endorse and is not responsible for the content , links , privacy policy , or security policy of this website .
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wells fargo to buy wachovia in $ 15 . 1 billion deal - the new york times
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wells fargo shares were down . 69 percent at $ 33 . 04 in afternoon trading .
wells fargo to pay $ 1 . 2 billion in mortgage settlement - the new york times
“because wells fargo misrepresented the posting order and overdraft charges to its customers , the appropriate form of restitution is to restore the unexpected charges to wells fargo’s customers , ” alsup added .
ny ag eric schniederman announces that he will file a lawsuit against wells fargo and bofa .
based upon a wells fargo typo , wells fargo screwed larry delassus to the extent that he suffered a massive heart attack in court and died , on dec . 18 , 2012 .
estate of curlee c . dennis vs wells fargo los angeles district court case number bc 493743
duran vs . wells fargo case no . 12 - 20362 - civ - cooke / turnoff
securian financial et al vs . wells fargo case # 0 : 11 - cv - 02957
this vaughns lawsuits against wells fargo list was last updated on 2018 - 05 - 19 .
the wells fargo class action lawsuit was filed in 2012 by a group of plaintiffs who allege wells fargo charged them over - inflated fees when they fell behind in their mortgage payments .
according to court documents , information about the wells fargo settlement will be posted at urltoken .
back in october 2012 , wells fargo had attempted to compel the plaintiffs of the various overdraft fee class action lawsuits consolidated in the wells fargo mdl into arbitration . however , judge king found that the wells fargo arbitration clause included in the bank’s account agreements are not mandatory , “therefore , wells fargo’s arbitration - based argument is premature given the permissive nature of these agreements and the stage of this litigation , ” according to the wells fargo class action lawsuits .
a wells fargo bank branch in miami . ( photo : joe raedle / getty images )
the park 70 theater was located at the site of the current wells fargo building downtown .
wells fargo employees created unauthorized bank accounts in order to boost sales , prompting the bank to fire 5 , 300 employees . wells fargo must pay massive fines and restitution to its customers .
yet regulators do seem to be taking a tougher stance against wells fargo . the settlement between wells fargo and the occ gave the bank relief from needing to update regulators on personnel decisions .
its global banking division , which serves us companies , foreign subsidiaries and multinational corporations engaged in international business , will be integrated into wells fargo corporate banking and wells fargo middle market banking .
wells fargo ' s acquisition of wachovia late last year helped the bank generate a surprisingly healthy $ 3 billion in earnings for the first quarter , wells fargo cfo howard atkins told cnbc .
in the 1970s , wells fargo did issue a commemorative belt buckle and a commemorative star - shaped badge . they are clearly marked on the back as copyrighted by wells fargo and company .
with most wells fargo private student education loans , you start making payments six months after you graduate or leave school , although for some loans like the wells fargo student loan for parents and the wells fargo private consolidation ℠ loan , payments begin once the loan funds have been sent .
federal law requires public companies like wells fargo to warn shareholders about non - routine legal proceedings .
warren also asked the sec to probe whether wells fargo violated whistleblower protection laws . she cited a cnnmoney investigation on wells fargo employees who were fired after calling the bank ' s ethics hotline .
file photo taken in 2016 shows pedestrians passing a wells fargo bank branch in new york city .
wells fargo may have not had its customers ' best interests at heart when making retirement recommendations .
bartholomy said the government actions will remain on wells fargo’s record with the bbb for three years .
still , wells fargo seems to have been caught off guard by the government ' s action .
wells fargo slapped with $ 3 . 1 million fine for ' reprehensible ' handling of one mortgage
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wells fargo may have created 1 . 4 million more unauthorized accounts than we thought , attorneys say
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headquartered in california , wells fargo provides commercial and retail banking services in the us and internationally .
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wells fargo is embroiled in a scandal over assertions that bank employees opened accounts without customers’ authorization .
wells fargo officials said at the time that they
disagree with the allegations in the complaint and will vigorously defend against the misrepresentations it contains about wells fargo and all of the wells fargo team members whose careers have been built on doing the right thing by our customers every day .
that ' s why some on wall street are pushing wells fargo to close even more branches .
) for part of wachovia . citigroup’s bid included government backing , while wells fargo’s did not . wells fargo said wachovia branches will keep their brand name at least for the “near future . ”
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under the terms of the deal , baltimore ' s suit against wells fargo will be dismissed .
wells fargo has promised to vigorously defend its record as
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fed lowers the boom on wells fargo after years of grotesque scandals they need to be destroyed .
arriaga et al v . wells fargo bank , na et al case number : 1 : 2009cv02115
gerald t . reilly vs . wells fargo case no . 5 : 11 - cv - 743
chandler , aarp vs . wells fargo 11 - cv - 03831 u . s . district court
bibby and donnelly vs . wells fargo case # 1 : 06 - cv - 0547 - mhs
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in a statement , wells fargo chairman stephen sanger said the pay cuts
are part of the board ' s ongoing efforts to promote accountability and ensure wells fargo puts customer interests first .
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tim sloan , wells fargo ' s ceo , defended the bank ' s role in the dakota access pipeline . he noted that wells fargo is just one of 17 banks providing a credit facility to
at a conference on thursday , wells fargo chief executive tim sloan noted carroll’s role in combining the wealth and investment management businesses of wells fargo and wachovia , after the two banks merged in 2009 . carroll came to wells fargo through that merger , having joined wachovia bank & trust company in 1979 .
under the terms of the deal , wachovia shareholders will receive 0 . 1991 shares of wells fargo common stock . based on wells fargo’s thursday closing price of $ 35 . 16 a share , that amounts to $ 7 a share . in addition , three wachovia directors will join wells fargo’s board .
stumpf was quizzed by lawmakers in congress about why wells fargo didn ' t disclose the matter earlier .
the sec declined to comment on whether it ' s looking into wells fargo ' s disclosure practices .
but with the acquisition of merlin , wells fargo is making a significant move to broaden its business .
harris ' office is seeking the same information for wells fargo customers who do not live in california .
it looks like the regulators are tightening the straitjacket around wells fargo ,
mayo told cnnmoney .
we can all work together to make a positive difference in our communities — and wells fargo can help . learn how local organizations are working every day with wells fargo team members to make a difference .
wells fargo ceo tim sloan took over the company last year after it ' s fake accounts scandal .
wells fargo ' s growth strategy has been simple lately : pick up what ge has been dropping .
there are currently over 100 institutional subscribers with ~ $ 50 billion benchmarked to wells fargo index products .
“we have the opportunity in many cases to provide a unique wells fargo experience , ” codel said .
the board approved wells fargo ' s offer late thursday . the deal is still subject to wachovia shareholder and other regulatory approvals . wells fargo said it expects the deal to close by year - end .
wells fargo opened for business on july 13 , 1852 , in san francisco and sacramento , california .
david maris , wells fargo securities , discusses the outlook for generic drug companies in the pharmaceutical sector .
wells fargo overdraft fees can be high . on its popular everyday checking account , overdraft fees are :
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wells fargo received part of the commissions from those insurance sales until february 2013 . ka - ching .
richele messick , a wells fargo spokeswoman , said the san francisco - based bank plans to appeal .
mccaig vs . wells fargo u . s . court of appeals fifth circuit case # 14 - 40114
garcia et al vs . wells fargo case # 8 : 14 - cv - 00558 henry and renee
judge alsup of the federal 9th circuit court of appeals reinstated a $ 203 million against wells fargo .
byron keith bush vs . wells fargo case number : 12 - 57191 previous case : 2 : 2012cv04599
wells fargo foreclosed on plaintiff ' s house , when plaintiff never even had a loan with them .
i have a reverse mortage with wells fargo and do i qualify for reimbersement in this law suit .
wells fargo is catching even more heat for alleged bad behavior , this time from the powerful sec .
“we are taking decisive steps , ” said mark folk , a wells fargo spokesman . “we are focused on making things right for our customers , fixing the problems and building a better wells fargo . ”
the report and publicly disclosed documents are meant to imply that the cfpb went easy on wells fargo .
seattle mayor ed murray supports the wells fargo legislation and plans to sign it , a spokesman confirmed .
•several significant cbd assets came to market in the second quarter , the most notable being wells fargo’s announcement that it plans to sell one of portland’s tallest buildings , the 38 - story wells fargo center .
wells fargo offers student loan refinancing , which it calls private consolidation . by either name , it means replacing one or more student loans with a single lower - rate loan . wells fargo does not refinance federal loans . it’s best for existing wells fargo customers who can qualify for discounts . for refinance customers who later encounter payment hurdles , wells fargo has some of the most generous forbearance and repayment options available .
wells fargo said it already began issuing reimbursements to “some customers” as a disaster mitigation strategy before this blows up any further , as the other wells fargo scandals have . the rest of the victims will get letters and checks starting in august . in total , wells fargo will issue $ 80 million in reimbursements .
some of the bad practices at wells fargo were originally uncovered in a 2013 report published in the los angeles times . after concluding its own investigation , the cfpb found that wells fargo had broken the law and engaged in unfair and deceptive practices . the cfpb’s subsequent enforcement action against wells fargo did the following :
merlin focuses mainly on the equity markets , but wells fargo is seeking to expand the list of services to fixed - income and commodities trading . wells fargo will also inherit merlin’s roster of roughly 100 employees .
wells fargo has been the city’s bank for operations since 1999 . even if seattle pulls out its money , it’s a pinprick for wells fargo , which collected $ 1 . 3 trillion in deposits in 2016 .
wells fargo said it expects the deal to be completed by the end of the fourth quarter . in a statement issued by the company , wells fargo chairman dick kovacevich called the deal
an incredible fit .
wells fargo took its first step into prime brokerage on friday , agreeing to buy the midsize merlin securities .
wells fargo slapped with $ 3 . 1 million fine for ' reprehensible ' handling of one mortgage | huffpost
a federal judge who has fiercely criticized how big banks service home loans is fed up with wells fargo .
with wells fargo online , you have secure online access to your accounts through your desktop and mobile devices .
wells fargo investment institute shares its key takeaways from the federal reserve ' s decision to raise interest rates .
mary mack leads community banking and consumer lending for wells fargo and oversees approximately 115 , 000 team members .
wells fargo has said it is not aware of the sales abuses extending to the business overseen by carroll .
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in the 1990s wells fargo returned to its historic territory throughout the western , midwestern , and eastern states .
shares of wells fargo closed wednesday at $ 29 . 48 , down just 2 . 4 percent for the year . the kbw bank index . bkx , which includes wells fargo , fell 50 percent in 2008 .
additionally , three members of the wachovia board will join the wells fargo board when the transaction is completed .
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i have a silver bar stamped with wells fargo and dollar amount . is it real or a souvenir ?
wells fargo announces record $ 6 . 4 billion in environmental financing in 2012 | studio city , ca patch
a wells fargo bank is seen in del mar , california january 17 , 2012 . reuters / mike blake
in his capacity as vice president of credit - risk – quality assurance at wells fargo , lofrano executed on wells fargo’s behalf the annual certifications required by hud for the bank’s participation in the direct endorsement lender program for certain years . lofrano also organized and participated in the working group responsible for creating and implementing wells fargo’s self - reporting policies and procedures . in contravention of hud’s requirements , that group failed to report to hud loans that wells fargo had internally identified as containing material underwriting findings . moreover , lofrano received wells fargo quality assurance reports identifying thousands of fha loans with material findings – very few of which wells fargo reported to hud .
check out the latest wells fargo scandals and how they can improve their risk management practices in this blog .
but wells fargo held out , and its payment is the largest in fha history over loan origination violations .
the lawsuit alleged that wells fargo recklessly underwrote loans backed by fha insurance from at least 2001 to 2010 .
us cfpb vs . wells fargo et al . case # 1 : 15 - cv - 00179 - rdb
national credit union ad . ( ncua ) vs . wells fargo securities case # 11 - cv - 2649
as you can see , this page is but a small fraction of the lawsuits filed against wells fargo .
wells fargo & company and wells fargo bank na have reportedly agreed to pay $ 50 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming they imposed excessive and abusive fees on borrowers who were late on their mortgage payments .
wells fargo bank teller wage : $ 10 . 63 / hour ( $ 22 , 100 / year )
class members of the wells fargo settlement include all u . s . residents who had a residential mortgage serviced by wells fargo or its subsidiaries and who paid for at least one bpo for an amount greater than the amount wells fargo paid a third - party vendor , from may 6 , 2005 through july 1 , 2010 .
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marked shotguns have become a problem among collectors of antique firearms . in general , each town ' s well fargo agent bought weapons from local stores carrying whatever was available — it was not a central headquarters function . just as with companies today , wells fargo ' s offices did not keep outdated records . therefore , there are no comprehensive lists of wells fargo firearms .
but in analyzing the deal , wells fargo assumed it would not sell any of the loans to the government .
fema disasters . when fema declares a disaster , wells fargo customers may defer payments for a period of time .
wells fargo brought in more than $ 80 billion in revenue last year and nearly $ 16 billion in profit .
deposits with wells fargo bank , national association , canadian branch are not insured by the canada deposit insurance corporation .
a sign is posted in front of a wells fargo bank on october 11 , 2013 in oakland , california .
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in 2018 , wells fargo plans to shut down
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more than 200 branches . it ' s part of a broader wells fargo plan to save about $ 2 billion a year by the end of next year .
a ubs analysis found that more than 40 % of wells fargo branches lie within a five - minute drive of another wells fargo branch . ubs said that ' s among the highest
cannibalization
ratios of any of the big banks , even though wells fargo doesn ' t have as big of an urban presence as other lenders .
wells fargo shares fell 1 . 3 percent to $ 32 . 85 on a down day for bank stocks .
the plaintiffs argue that wells fargo’s practices were deliberately deceptive and violated consumer protection laws and its consumer account agreement .
amended consent orders for wells fargo bank , n . a . ( june 17 , 2015 ) ( pdf )
a wells fargo branch in new york . the san francisco - based bank is the nation’s largest mortgage lender .
wells fargo uncovers up to 1 . 4 million more fake accounts they need to be chopped up into little pieces
mccoy vs . wells fargo u . s . district court mississippi case # 3 : 17 - cv - 00360
mitchell vs . wells fargo u . s . district court utah case # 2 : 16 - cv - 00966
jabbari vs . wells fargo reference : los angeles superior court case no . 4 : 15 - cv - 02159
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on june 8 , the plaintiffs of five wells fargo overdraft fee class action lawsuits won class certification for their cases . these five cases are part of the larger , nationwide wells fargo overdraft fee multidistrict litigation ( mdl ) against wells fargo bank na , all alleging that the bank employs deceptive business practices with its bank overdraft fee policy .
we first address the receiver ' s argument that wells fargo ' s appeal is untimely . after finding that argument is without merit , we address whether wells fargo ' s security interests were properly terminated by the district court .
b . the district court erred when it terminated wells fargo ' s security interest in the properties at issue .
new york  wells fargo emerged as the apparent victor in the battle for control of wachovia bank thursday night , after rival suitor citigroup broke off talks with wells fargo and federal regulators but vowed to have its day in court .
carroll came to wells fargo after the lender acquired north carolina - based wachovia corp . in 2009 . from 2005 until the merger with wells fargo , he was head of wachovia’s capital management group , which included the retail brokerage .
located in a historic 1928 beaux - arts building , the newest wells fargo history museum connects the california gold rush with the philadelphia mint , tying together the history of wells fargo and the rich heritage of the eastern united states .
we have two museum locations in sacramento ; inside the magnificent five - story atrium of wells fargo center downtown and in the historic hastings building in sacramento old town where wells fargo opened its second express and banking office in 1852 .
in the lobby of the tall wells fargo building . lots of information about the history of wells fargo in general and its relationship to oregon and portland . well laid out and informative . we spent around an hour looking around .
wells fargo ' s second proposal on october 2 , during the period citigroup and wachovia were negotiating a final merger agreement , the board of directors of wachovia received a communication from wells fargo that included an offer from wells fargo to acquire all of wachovia ' s stock by merger . contrary to its original communication days before that fdic assistance would be needed as part of a wells fargo bid , the new wells fargo proposal did not involve any direct financial assistance from the fdic . based on an irs notice issued september 30 , wells fargo had determined that certain u . s . federal income tax benefits resulting from the proposed wachovia transaction would allow it to acquire wachovia without fdic assistance .
through our separate decision to no longer fund mortgages through independent mortgage brokers , we can control how that commitment is met on every mortgage that wells fargo makes ,
said mike heid , president of wells fargo home mortgage .
customers use a wells fargo atm at one of their bank branches in miami , florida . a class - action case in miami federal court against wells fargo asserts the bank violated consumer protection laws in how it handled debit fees .
wells fargo execs behind sham account scandal forced to pay millions back to company
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the los angeles city attorney ' s office , which has been credited with starting the first investigation into wells fargo in 2013 , did not agree with republicans ' argument that the cfpb was asleep at the wheel regarding wells fargo .
the civil action charged that wells fargo bank and its parent , wells fargo & co . ,
victimized their customers by using pernicious and often illegal sales tactics to maintain high levels of sales of their banking and financial products .
consistently make loan payments on time . wells fargo will evaluate your payment history and debt - to - income ratio .
all of a sudden , u . s . authorities are taking a tougher stance on scandal - ridden wells fargo .
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[ 2 ] atm access codes are available for use at all wells fargo atms for wells fargo debit , atm , and easypay ® cards using the wells fargo mobile app . availability may be affected by your mobile carrier’s coverage area . your mobile carrier’s message and data rates may apply . some atms within secure locations may require a card for entry .
tax - planning strategies , plus analysis from wells fargo investment institute on what the new law may mean for investors .
wells fargo will work with the student borrower’s school to ensure that the student is not borrowing more than they need .
wats ® electronic trading offered through wells fargo securities , llc , a u . s . registered broker / dealer .
“wells fargo displays the early banking items that were needed on the west after the gold rush . ” in 4 reviews
asked about the california investigation , a wells fargo spokesman said that the bank was cooperating by providing the requested information .
in many ways , wells fargo has only just begun to catch up with the trend of big banks closing branches .
hopefully citigroups failed hedge fund manager pandit will fired after this latest disaster in losing wachovia to better run wells fargo .
) and citigroup also have more assets than wells fargo . ( reporting by jonathan stempel ; editing by eric beech )
wells fargo shares fell about 22 cents to $ 26 . 94 in morning trading on the new york stock exchange .
wells fargo & company completes the acquisition of wachovia corporation ( the parent company of evergreen investments ) on december 31 .
a trial court judge in florida denied wells fargo’s arbitration argument — which set up wednesday’s appeals court argument in atlanta .
wells fargo bank agrees to pay $ 1 . 2 billion for improper mortgage lending practices | opa | department of justice
a spokesman for wells fargo , tom goyda , said the bank strongly denied the claims made in the lawsuits and particularly disputed how the complaints characterized the bank’s actions . wells fargo contends that the borrowers and the bankruptcy courts were notified .
in 2012 , wells fargo agreed to pay $ 175 million to settle charges over similar practices during the housing boom .
wells fargo finalizes record $ 1 . 2b settlement over fha lending program with the department of justice - philadelphia business journal
the settlement means wells fargo has to reduce 2015 profit by $ 134 million to account for the extra legal expense .
when those details came out , wells fargo said in a 10 - k filing with the sec that the bank was also under investigation by a number of agencies over the mortgage operations of both wells fargo and its “predecessor institutions . ”
anyway , back to the issues . i got to the wells fargo arena at about 8 : 30 pm tuesday .
richard jones , jr vs . wells fargo u . s . court of appeals west texas case # 16 - 10042
wells fargo denies any liability but agreed to fund a $ 17 . 1 million settlement to fully resolve both matters .
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wells fargo sold her home on january 19th 2013 , the auction date was february 7 , 2013 .
filed when a customer makes an atm error in the bank ' s favor , wells fargo simply keeps the money .
citigroup inc , wells fargo & co and capital one financial corp are among the larger banks that have not settled .
young v . wells fargo & co . , case no . 4 : 08 - cv - 507 rp - cfb
in illinois , wells fargo has 25 area bank branches , 24 retail brokerage outlets and employs about 3 , 700 .
wells fargo stopped using its internal group to perform and mark up opinions in july 2010 , according to court documents .
the seattle city council on monday will hear a proposal to pull $ 3 billion in money from wells fargo bank .
this result is indicative of what we expect wells fargo to face in washington over the coming year ,
he wrote .
the pressure is to be tough on wells fargo and not let anything fall through the cracks .
with the wells fargo addendum , even if the bank has sold you the equivalent of an empty box , you have no recourse to wells . zero . zip . nada .
wells fargo has 4 million shares in geo group and 50 , 000 shares in cca , most current security and exchange commission filings state . their combined prison holdings are valued upwards of $ 120 million . geo group is a client of wells fargo . wells fargo and geo share the same lobbyists in washington d . c . firm , the podesta group .
in late 2015 , though , wells fargo struck a deal to acquire as many as 250 credit suisse group ag financial advisers , in efforts to better cater to ultra wealthy clients . about half , or roughly 115 , joined wells fargo .
wells fargo said monday that it would mark wachovia’s assets down to fair value , a potential sticking point for other banks because of the charges that would incur . a big - enough capital - raising campaign would alleviate pressure on wells fargo .
in 2008 , wells fargo & company acquired wachovia corporation to create north america’s most extensive distribution system for financial services , wells fargo provides banking , insurance , investments , mortgage , and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9 , 000 stores , 12 , 000 atms , the internet ( wellsfargo . com ) , and other distribution channels across north america and internationally . the integration of wachovia and wells fargo is complete , and all wachovia accounts have been moved to wells fargo .
the settlement with san francisco - based wells fargo ( nyse : wfc ) , the largest u . s . mortgage lender and the philadelphia region’s largest deposit taker , also resolves claims against kurt lofrano , a former wells fargo vice president .
wells fargo is also being investigated by the government over its mortgage tactics . wells fargo said on thursday it ' s in discussions with the taskforce spearheading the investigation , which could increase the bank ' s legal costs even more than expected .
it is not clear why the cfpb chose 2011 as the original cutoff date for getting wells fargo to admit its sales practice problems . a wells fargo spokeswoman declined to comment on the date issue but said the bank is reviewing the report .
regulators in april had rejected the living wills of most of the nation ' s big banks , including wells fargo . this time around , though , wells fargo stands alone , which is notable because of wells fargo ' s reputation as being a plain - vanilla bank compared with its peers , said jaret seiberg , an analyst with investment firm cowen & co .
stipulated final judgment and order with respect to wells fargo bank , n . a . 11 . a judgment for monetary relief is entered in favor of the bureau and the cpd against wells fargo in the amount of $ 10 , 809 , 807 . 71 . 16 . wells fargo must pay a civil money penalty of $ 21 , 000 , 000 to the bureau . 21 . wells fargo must pay a civil money penalty of $ 3 , 000 , 000 to the bureau .
you’ll save the most money by repaying the loan as fast as possible . repayment on your newly refinanced loan begins immediately . if you have difficulty making payments , wells fargo offers several options , including forbearance . wells fargo does not offer deferment .
wells fargo student loan borrowers can choose to start making payments while they’re in school or defer payments until after they graduate .
dick kovacevich , former chairman and ceo of wells fargo , is credited with developing the bank’s successful cross - selling strategy .
wells fargo secured credit card is available to citizens , permanent resident aliens , and nonresident aliens of the u . s .
wells fargo team members provide mentoring and other coaching to enhance the company’s support to uncf and other education - based nonprofits .
these locations allow you to schedule an appointment to meet with a wells fargo banker at a time that works for you .
file – a wells fargo bank branch in new york in this file photo from april 7 , 2017 . about one million people who took out car loans from wells fargo were charged for auto insurance they did not need , . . . more
peeved wells fargo customers , who had potentially unauthorized checking and credit card accounts opened , are one step closer towards receiving money for damages . victims of the wells fargo scheme found out monday that a federal judge granted preliminary approval over the weekend for wells fargo ' s $ 142 million national class action settlement . however , they may not receive any money until early 2018 , cnn money explained . wells fargo admitted back in september to opening the 2 million unauthorized accounts . federal and state regulators also fined wells fargo $ 185 million last year . then ceo john stumpf was forced to resign because of public outcry .


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the paris hilton video is the one that changed everything for funny or die . we moved from making small videos for ourselves to realizing , “we can have a huge platform . ”
to illustrate the scale of the challenge , comedy central uk ' s youtube channel had just under 5 , 000 subscribers last week ; funny or die had 1 . 2 million .
david litt , a former speechwriter for president barack obama , is joining funny or die as head writer and producer of the comedy site’s washington , d . c . , operations .
sometimes , two people just need a little push to realize they’re meant for each other , and sometimes those people are actually a tv network and a website . we’re specifically talking about ifc and funny or die , which are being brought together under one roof thanks to the cupid - like machinations of ifc’s parent company , amc networks . according to a press release , amc has now purchased a minority ownership stake in funny or die , which will “allow two strong , leading comedy brands to expand their collaboration and create smart , culturally relevant comedy across television , digital , and social platforms . ” the goal is to have ifc expand into funny or die’s online presence while also introducing funny or die - branded programming blocks on ifc .
comedy website funny or die is breaking beyond the internet into flesh - and - blood antics , teaming with live nation to stage a 13 - city summer tour headlined by dave chappelle and flight of the conchords . funny or die’s oddball comedy & curiosity festival will kick off aug . 23 at austin360 amphitheatre in austin , texas , and run through sept . [ … ]
erin gibson and bryan safi host this late night series from funny or die based on their hit podcast , bringing their unique perspective on everything from politics to the latest pop culture nonsense .
brad : funny or die rented out a restaurant and we just shot that . scott gairdner directed that and he’s the funniest . nathan davis jr , who is one of dem watercup boyz , is like an actual musician . the other guy is bill kottkamp , he’s in a bunch of funny or die stuff . that was based on this duo called these white kids .
it went so well , in fact , that funny or die ' s mike farah and joe ferrell saw the live show , met with with the duo and immediately greenlit a series .
david litt , a former speechwriter for president barack obama , is joining funny or die as head writer and producer of the comedy site’s washington , d . c . , operations . litt will report to brad jenkins , managing director and executive producer at funny or die dc , which has done creative campaigns for organizations such as the american heart assn . , [ … ]
the sketch - comedy web site
funny or die
makes the transition to tv series , with a list of comic actors that includes will ferrell , don cheadle and rob riggle .
funny or die ’s founders are gary sanchez productions — will ferrell , adam mckay and chris henchy — caa and michael kvamme . judd apatow is also a principal partner in the company .
funny or die released the video like it would any episode of between two ferns , but farah believes it took off in part because of how pervasive the 2016 presidential election has become . even donald trump supporter kid rock tweeted that the video was funny .
about funny or die ? funny or die launched in april 2007 and has become an award - wining top destination for comedy on the web . the site has over 19 million unique users per month , over 60 million video views per month , and has grown into a vertically integrated 21st century digital studio that produces high quality content over numerous platforms , operating a social media and marketing division with over 8 million twitter followers approximately 8 . 5 million facebook fans ( # 1 comedy brand on both twitter and facebook ) , and devoted followers on numerous social networking and sharing sites . funny or die has become the
place to be seen
for comedic celebrities , and the obvious destination for a daily comedy fix . funny or die ' s founders are gary sanchez productions ( will ferrell , adam mckay and chris henchy ) , creative artists agency ( caa ) , and michael kvamme . judd apatow is also a principal partner in funny or die .
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funny or die let us do an american sniper trailer parody that was out - of - date like , immediately . we still loved it . urltoken urltoken
on feb . 24 , zach galifianakis and the crew of his funny or die interview series set up their spartan black backdrop in the white house diplomatic room and then waited for their guest .
on tuesday , funny or die debuted the latest episode of galifianakis’ spoof of celebrity interview shows , “between two ferns , ” which passed more than 2 million views after about three hours online .
' s proposed budget cuts to the environmental protection agency , calling the reductions in epa funding
f - - - ed up
in a new video for
funny or die .
though celebrity - and headline - driven videos kept funny or die in the news—and helped usher us into an age of diy - friendly celebrities—the site had also become a hub for oddball experimental sketches , both from the site’s creative teams and from users worldwide vying for attention from funny or die’s now - huge audience . out of that daily deluge came some surprising successes—and some new comedy stars .
for the fourth consecutive year , live nation and funny or die announce the return of the world’s biggest comedy tour . funny or die presents oddball comedy & curiosity festival tour 2016 features performances by the world’s greatest comedians including : dane cook , sebastian maniscalco , tom segura , iliza shlesinger , bobby lee , ali wong , jermaine fowler , big jay oakerson and hosted by roastmaster jeff ross .
as of 5 p . m . tuesday , 32 , 000 referrals came from funny or die , with a total of 575 , 000 visits to the site , according to a urltoken tweet .
funny or die is again betting aziz ansari and amy schumer will draw crowds of stand - up fans this summer , bringing the two popular comics back to headline its third annual comedy festival tour .
funny or die ceo dick glover has no idea what shows his site will be featuring when you read this . “unless you tell me bp’s going to do another oil spill , ” he says .
that’s right , this year at treasure island you can get your comedy from the guys at funny or die , who will be curating a comedy tent for the first time in the festival’s history .
we talked with rae einerson who has had a hand in the booking of the comedians along with funny or die about setting up a first time comedy tent at a festival that has been building up for nine years . einerson told us she’s always been a huge comedy fan and so when the opportunity arose to suggest a comedy tent in conjunction with funny or die , she jumped at it .
“the man who spray - tans the president is just too crazy to be a feature film ( or is it ? ) , ” mckay added . “luckily , funny or die has a history of doing short films , so it was perfect . ”
the videos produced by funny or die tend to be , you know , funny — but its latest mashup , titled
trump ' s the handmaid ' s tale ,
shows the frightening parallels between america ' s current political climate and the dystopia created by atwood .
funny or die’s billy on the street with billy eichner is a pop culture game show that follows unfiltered and unapologetic comedian billy eichner as he hits the streets of new york city to test unsuspecting passersby .
gibson is also known for creating and writing funny or die’s “game of thrones” recap show , “gay of thrones . ” her acting credits include lending her voice to the comedy central animated series “triptank . ”
a couple months later , singer and actress jennifer hudson teamed up with funny or die to release a video on the eve of the obamacare website rollout , parodying the popular abc program
scandal .
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last month , litt left the white house to become head writer and producer of funny or die’s new office in washington d . c . he tells the frame that it was when funny or die collaborated with the white house on the president ' s episode of
between two ferns
with zack galifianakis that he realized the power of comedy to promote an issue — in that case the affordable care act .
at the time , the mission wasn’t just funny or die , it was a model : user - generated content plus a voting mechanism plus celebrity shareholders who were vested in its growth . we were going to try to put that chemistry together with other topics . we got tony hawk to do an action sports thing called shred or die . we did a deal with tom colicchio , one of the top chefs on tv , to do a thing called eat , drink , or die . we had pwn or die . others were being developed—we were looking at weddings and pets and negotiating deals with people .
in the new
funny or die
sketch , carrey plays both heston and a member of a twisted country music band performing on
hee haw ,
the popular cbs variety show from the 1970s .
funny or die’s oddball comedy & curiosity festival will kick off aug . 23 at austin360 amphitheatre in austin , texas , and run through sept . 22 in phoenix , ariz . , at desert sky pavilion .
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funny or die , which counts will ferrell and adam mckay among its co - founders , was founded in 2006 as a comedy website , and has grown to include producing or co - producing tv shows , such as
funny or die presents ,
and films , such as
tim & eric ' s billion dollar movie
( with more on the way ) . this project , however , will be the biggest project they ' ve undertaken on funnyordie . com .
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they don’t really get to be the place where the celebrities are anymore , because that’s everywhere . funny or die predates twitter . it predates instagram and snapchat and all these outlets where , like , “oh , this is so weird . i’m watching taylor swift just mess around and make funny faces at her house . ” that didn’t exist when funny or die happened . it opened up this area of seeing celebrities online in a new light—and now that is a raging beast that’s completely out of control .
the 51 - year - old hollywood actor appears in a new skit for the sketch comedy web site
funny or die
satirizing
planet of the apes
star charlton heston ' s love for firearms .
comedy website funny or die is breaking beyond the internet into flesh - and - blood antics , teaming with live nation to stage a 13 - city summer tour headlined by dave chappelle and flight of the conchords .
the series was created by the website funny or die and “the geniuses behind years of living dangerously , ” as franken describes the producers of the emmy award - winning climate change series in the hilarious first video .
really driving home the similarities between the truth and fiction is a brand new video released by funny or die over the weekend that combines footage from the handmaid’s tale with clips of president trump and his wife melania .
deuteronomy 18 : 10 - 12 – “let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire , who practices divination or sorcery , interprets omens , engages in witchcraft , or casts spells , or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead . anyone who does these things is detestable to the lord . ”
by the end of tuesday , more than 54 , 000 referrals had come from funny or die , and the site was the top referrer for the day , according to an email from aaron albright , hhs spokesman .
amc has long history of collaborating with funny or die through its us cable channel ifc on series such as the forthcoming brockmire and 2014 miniseries spoils of bablyon , and has now taken a seat on the platform’s board .
brad : funny or die put on a screening where we played all of them back - to - back at the vista theater and a line that he improvised got one of the biggest laughs of the whole night .
sarah silverman’s hbo special , sarah silverman : we are miracles , will be coming to hbo this fall . the program will be taped in los angeles in may and will be presented in association with funny or die .
( cnn ) – anyone who ' s watched funny or die ' s interview segment ,
between two ferns
with comedic actor zach galifianakis , knows the interviewee is in for a few minutes of sheer awkwardness .
whether you think we’re headed for the future atwood described or you believe the comparisons are too ludicrous to be taken seriously , this funny or die video that imagines trump and melania in gilead is so well - edited that you still may not know whether to laugh or shudder . ( just make sure you stick around for the ending . )
spike lee needed only three video clips of jerrod carmichael to be sold on directing the young comedian ' s first special for hbo and funny or die .
we were ready to do the song and dance and it wasn ' t necessary ,
says anna wenger , funny or die ' s vp of production and one of the executive producers on the carmichael standup show .
spike immediately got it that he was a major rising talent .
funny skits and more . based on the hit youtube channel
awesomenesstv
.
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the
funny or die
video ends with heston accidentally shooting his foot off , much to the amusement of lonesome earl ' s band - mates ( among them abraham lincoln ) and the
hee haw
studio audience .
gibson and safi are exec producing along with charlie siskel and funny or die’s andrew steele , anna wenger and joe farrell . siskel , whose credits include comedy central series “tosh . 0” and “review , ” will serve as showrunner .
“ tig notaro : boyish girl interrupted” was filmed in front of a live audience in the wilbur theatre in boston and will debut august 22 on hbo . it is co - directed by notaro and produced by funny or die .
president obama , in the latest unconventional appearance to promote signups for health insurance under the affordable care act , defended his interview with funny or die ’s “ between two ferns ” host zach galifianakis as in keeping with presidential tradition .
to raise awareness for her
eat brighter
campaign , mrs . obama joined zany quizmaster billy eichner for a special edition of his
billy on the street
comedy game show , posted on the funny or die website .
the campaign names states it want to shame with a “criminals choice” award , or a place in the “traffickers top ten” . the lineup includes louisiana , virginia , kentucky , florida , arkansas and others , in addition to arizona and nevada which are singled out in the funny or die video .
the shakeups at the company capped off a year of uncertainty for funny or die . earlier in the year , the company — which has taken investments from hbo , caa , sequoia capital and sv angel — considered selling , including one option that ultimately did not pan out that would have seen it rolled up into viacom . tuesday ' s layoffs would help to make funny or die a more attractive acquisition target and could be indicative that sale talks will continue .
funny or die , created by farrell and his long - time collaborator adam mckay through their gary sanchez production company in 2007 , launched a uk version of the site backed by hat trick a year later but it closed in 2010 .
funny or die ' s billy on the street is a music and pop culture game show that invites you to join comedian billy eichner , unfiltered and unapologetic , as he hits the streets of new york city to test unsuspecting passersby .
exclusive : hulu is entering the comedy / talk / variety show arena in a major way with i love you , america ( working title ) , a weekly half - hour topical show starring sarah silverman , from funny or die .
fast forward to late february : a funny or die team came to washington to film the segment . with the march 31 deadline to enroll in obamacare fast approaching , farah said the president wanted to get
more personally involved .
i think we simply need to get back to creating funny and topical stuff that forces people to say , “did you see that piece that funny or die did ? ” we need to focus on the blocking and tackling , if you will , of what led to the success of the site in the first place .
this week funny or die started posting a video version of the podcast . ( gibson and safi also write for fod . ) it ' s a condensed version of the regular podcast , which makes it perfect for lunchtime viewing / listening .
ifc president jennifer caserta noted that this also brings her closer to her “ultimate goal , ” which is to appear on a between two ferns video , and funny or die ceo mike farah added that caserta has been sending him “really nice shirts” since this deal started getting worked out . meanwhile , funny or die founders will ferrell and adam mckay made the same joke we made above , explaining , “we met on tinder , things moved fast , and now we’re getting married . ”
that ' s the premise behind funny or die ' s latest series tween fest , developed from a popular upgrade citizens brigade ( ucb ) sketch show in los angeles . ( mashable debuts an exclusive clip of the latest episode above ) .
funny : isis attempts to shoot down russian jet and see what happens . . .
and the u . s . hysteria was also addressed in another funny news segment .
so yeah , it’s not so much funny as it is incredibly bleak and upsetting .
funny or die is not just the name of the website co - founded by will ferrell . it is also the challenge facing comedy central , which last week announced its intention to create a british rival to the much - garlanded us website .
tig notaro : boyish girl interrupted is produced for hbo by funny or die ; executive producers , mike farah , anna wenger , betsy koch , tig notaro , hunter seidman ; directed by tig notaro , jay karas ; written by tig notaro .
it’s the age of social media stars — so much so that they’ve targets for parody . that’s exactly what funny or die is out to do with tween fest , one of their two new eight - episode original series created in partnership with go90 .
set to premiere early next year , the series is written by joel church - cooper and will be directed by tim kirkby . it will be executive produced by azaria , church - cooper , kirkby and funny or die’s mike farah and joe farrell .
within a year , with comedy videos bringing in eight - figure view counts , the company launched noncomedy sites , hoping that the funny or die formula—big names + good videos + crowdsourced meritocracy = gold—could work in other arenas . but not everything stuck .
sarah silverman is set to headline her first hbo comedy special . taped in los angeles in may , the exclusive presentation ' sarah silverman : we are miracles ' will be presented in association with funny or die . let ' s enjoy the film .
correction : march 19 , 2013 an earlier version of this post included an erroneous reference to a parody of “zero dark thirty . ” while funny or die did make a movie parody of that film , mr . perez was not involved with it .
funny or die’s top post is its ferrell - starring “landlord , ” in which the star begs his toddler landlord for a few more days , attracting 48 million views since april . a minute - long , paris - poking “sex tape” shot in night vision with eva longoria has garnered another 3 million in recent weeks . but the question remains whether funny or die can sustain itself on user - generated clips , which to date have attracted only thousands , in between ferrell appearances and apatow - produced spots .
urltoken gets traffic boost after obama ' s ' funny or die ' video president obama pitched enrolling on urltoken on the parody web talk show
between two ferns
with the host , comedian / actor zach galifianakis . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
the paris hilton video is a crystallization of a kind of sensibility that i think was very much funny or die in the beginning : “let’s do relevant topical comedy and see if we can find people interested in helping us make that in the hollywood world . ”
in addition to starring , gibson and safi will executive produce the series alongside funny or die ' s andrew steele , anna wenger and joe farrell , with charlie siskel ( review ) set as showrunner . the pilot for throwing shade was picked up in december .
website funny or die is bringing back its in - real - life oddball comedy festival for a second year , produced with live nation entertainment , with a lineup of comedians that includes amy schumer , aziz ansari , louis c . k . and sarah silverman .
the inevitble avalanche of accessories meant to maximize the experience of apple ' s new smart watch has already begun , but funny or die takes the icake with the 33 ideas they suggest in a new video satirizing the apple watch ' s dramatic unveiling on monday .
what also helped is that the white house was familiar with funny or die , which had done topical political satire and humorous videos about healthcare reform , including one featuring jennifer hudson . “we built a great working relationship with the white house , ” farah said .
keeping in touch with the white house , farah said obama senior adviser valerie jarrett flew out to los angeles in september for a meeting with funny or die , where they floated the idea of doing an episode of
between two ferns
with the president .
billy eichner from the hit tv show
funny or die ' s billy on the street
on fuse , talks to people on the streets of new york about the major issues of the day . follow billy on twitter @ billyeichner or add him on facebook for updates on live shows and new videos ! ! thanks for watching !
all criminal against humanity deserves to die from the most horrid , slow and painful death as possible .
i love that picture ,
farah says , gazing fondly .
that’s what an academy award - winning actress should do : put fake tits on her forehead in the name of workplace equality . i just think that’s what funny or die can be .
i can assure you that the funny or die video will be one of the reasons we get young americans to healthcare . gov , one of the reasons we get young americans to enroll in health insurance programs , but not the only one ,
carney added .
to raise awareness for her
eat brighter
campaign , mrs . obama joined quizmaster billy eichner for a special edition of his comedy game show , posted on the funny or die website . obama competed with big bird and past
billy on the street
guest elena in a supermarket contest called
ariana grande or eating a carrot ?
seth meyers to replace jimmy fallon ? meh . how about one of these funny ladies instead ?
“while funny or die has grown as a company over the last several years , we’ve remained committed to creating premium comedy . as we move into the future , we ' ve decided to double - down and re - focus on making the kind of content that made us a
there was no upside to doing it back then—it’s not like your manager was saying , “oh , you should get on funny or die . ” i think that actually exists now , where you can see people on there that are trying to boost their cred in some way .
litt will report to brad jenkins , managing director and executive producer at funny or die dc , which has done creative campaigns for organizations such as the american heart assn . , urltoken and the league of conservation voters . the d . c . office was launched in april .
come on out as funny or die and nextgen climate bring comedy and democracy together in a historic fashion . they are bringing some of the biggest comedians in the world to berkeley and other colleges in california for free to promote voter registration and getting out to vote this november .
the fake website is “promoted” in an accompanying spoof video made by a team at the comedy website funny or die , showing two “criminals” boasting about where to go in america to buy guns , which the company created for national lobbying group the brady campaign to prevent gun violence .
but it turns out there was also a joker in the deck nobody knew about : funny or die , the comedy web site , said over the weekend that it had made its own jobs movie — “isteve” — and planned to unveil it online on april 15 . a biopic poking fun at biopics , “isteve” stars justin long ( “new girl , ” “dodgeball : a true underdog story” ) in the title role . at 60 to 75 minutes , the movie is the longest project to date for funny or die , which generally features bite - sized videos .
the treasure island music festival in san francisco will be the latest big time music and arts festival to add a comedy tent to its line - up . on oct . 17th and 18th , funny or die will host a comedy tent called the blah blah blah featuring performances by :
creators gibson and safi will star in and executive produce the pilot presentation , which goes into production thursday in los angeles . funny or die ' s andrew steele , anna wenger and joe farrell will exec produce with charlie siskel ( review ) , who will also serve as showrunner .
“i think most americans would flip out if they knew just how ridiculously easy it is for criminals to buy and carry guns in some of these states , ” said adam mckay , the writer , director and producer who made the video in conjunction with a funny or die team .
halloween is right around the corner , which means the horror movie marathons have begun . but do your psyche a favor and take a break with 16 minutes of spooktacular laughs from funny or die . everyone’s favorite mistress of the dark , elvira , has teamed up with the comedy site to host four sketches guaranteed to send shivers down your spine as well as tickle your funny bone .
parker moves to comedy central from funny or die , where he worked for over five years and served as vice president of partner content . during his tenure , he managed their award - winning partner content department and executive produced over 150 branded entertainment campaigns with brands such as fiat , universal pictures , adidas , microsoft , pepsi , sony electronics , among others . he also led the creative development and production for funny or die d . c . including the everybody votes ! project executive produced by judd apatow and the jokes for votes comedy tour headlined by sarah silverman .
i think that people who don ' t live near d . c . , when hearing that funny or die is opening up a d . c . branch at the end of the obama presidency , it might seem like we ' re preparing for the end times . like things are about to get much funnier or darker . does the office feel that way ?
i think it went really well . just yesterday the president announced that 20 million people have been insured under the affordable care act . that ' s a success . and it was amazing to see how something funny could help drive people to the website , change the narrative around the law . and that ' s what we ' re trying to do at funny or die d . c .