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Jeff Merkley: “It is all manipulation. We are taught exactly how to sell multiple accounts. It sounds good, but in reality it does not…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2016
It is all manipulation. We are taught exactly how to sell multiple accounts. It sounds good, but in reality it does not benefit most customers.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the manipulation in sales practices at Wells Fargo.

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