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Tavis Smiley Issues New Statement on Wells Fargo

By | 09.22.09 | 4:28 pm

As TWI has reported, Wells Fargo & Co. teamed up with talk show host and commentator Tavis Smiley for “Wealth Building” seminars in black neighborhoods beginning in 2005. A suit by the Illinois attorney general contends Wells used the seminars to market high-cost and risky subprime loans to More…

There’s More to Answer for in the Wells Fargo Subprime Suits

By | 09.21.09 | 10:51 am

Now that commentator and PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley has severed his ties to Wells Fargo & Co., what about the bank itself? As Smiley noted in his decision to cut business ties with Wells, the bank is facing several lawsuits charging that it engaged in illegal More…

Tavis Smiley Says He’s Cutting Ties to Wells Fargo

By | 09.20.09 | 7:05 pm

Prominent author, commentator and PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley has announced that he’s cutting all business ties to Wells Fargo & Co. The move comes in the wake of a TWI story last week about Wells Fargo “Wealth Building” seminars held in black neighborhoods starting in 2005, More…