Customers of Wells Fargo & Co. who may be concerned after learning that the bank was fined for allegedly opening deposit and credit-card accounts without customers’ knowledge do have recourse. By taking a few simple steps, officials say, customers of the bank can ensure that they don’t pay any charges as a result of what regulators referred to as “widespread illegal” sales practices. The bank agreed to pay a $185 million fine and to submit to a consent order to settle civil claims brought by the U.S. Office of the...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 09, 2016 19:30 UTC