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Nydia Velázquez: “Since 2016, Wells Fargo has been cited and fined for fraudulently opening millions of deposit and credit card accounts.”

On the recordMarch 11, 2019
Since 2016, Wells Fargo has been cited and fined for fraudulently opening millions of deposit and credit card accounts.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velazquez highlights Wells Fargo's history of consumer abuses.

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