Wells Fargo Chief Abruptly Steps Down - The New York Times
Michael Corkery and Stacy Cowley
Stumpf, 63, who was twice called in front of Congress to testify about the scandal in recent weeks, faced vocal demands to resign from an outraged public, but the timing of his departure was unexpected given that the Wells Fargo board had not completed its internal investigation into the phony accounts and that the bank reports earnings on Friday.
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