Defendant Name: Wells Fargo Securities LLC

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company
Public Company Parent: Wells Fargo & Co.
SIC Code: 6021
CUSIP: 94974610

Document Reference: 34-98076

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC
Document Name Order Instituting Administrative and Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order
Document Date 08-Aug-2023
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-21552
Allegation Type Broker Dealer
Document Summary On August 8, 2023, the SEC instituted settled administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, stating: "These proceedings arise out of the widespread and longstanding failure of Respondents’ employees and affiliated representatives (“personnel”) throughout Wells Fargo, including at senior levels, to adhere to certain of these essential requirements and the Respondents’ own policies. Using their personal devices, these personnel communicated both internally and externally by personal text messaging platforms (“off-channel communications”)."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Censured
Compliance Related Independent Consultant
Cooperation Before the Resolution
Remedial Acts or Efforts Before the Resolution
Monetary Penalties:

Civil Penalty

Individual:     Shared:     $125,000,000.00
Shared with: Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC; Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC

Related Documents:

2023-149_3-21552 08-Aug-2023 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
SEC Charges 11 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures
On August 8, 2023, the SEC "announced charges against10 firms in their capacity as broker-dealers and one dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser for widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their employees to maintain and preserve electronic communications. The firms admitted the facts set forth in their respective SEC orders. They acknowledged that their conduct violated recordkeeping provisions of the federal securities laws, agreed to pay combined penalties of$289 million as outlined below, and have begun implementing improvements to their compliance policies and procedures to address these violations."