[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. The gentleman from illinois mr. Foster is recognized for five minutes. Thank you, madam chairman. Mr. Scharf, iraq with the concerns my colleagues on this committee about the extensive shortcomings of west fargo over a number of years past and do hope you are as committed and as successful in turning your dash as you stated in your testimony. Id like to bring up the issue of dreamers. This is ang issue that hits cle to home. Last summer a dreamer from illinois filed suit because he was wrongfully denied an auto loan because of his daca status. I was glad to see some of the changes that wells fargo has decided to implement recently including its plan to provide Daca Recipients with credit products, education loans and mortgages. I cannot emphasize enough how important this commitment is and hope you worked work diligentlo implement this new policy. Because this release is one
Thank you for your patience. Without objection, this hearing is entitled holding wells fargo. Agree just pattern of consumer abuses. I recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. Today, we receive testimony from Miss Elizabeth duke, and mr. James quigley, who until later this week served as chair of the board of directors of wells forego and company, and Wells Fargo Bank respectively. Both have resigned after a call for the resignations. Following the release of a scathing majority staff report on walls far goes compliance failures, and their individual failures as Board Members. The resignations dont absolve meant them of their failures. Directors at wells fargo and institutions across the country must understand that they are the last line of defense when it comes to protecting their companies shareholders, employees, customers. While missed duke and quickly state they resigned to avoid distraction and quote let me be clear, this is not a distraction. We are exami
Members of Congress Questioning witnesses on their actions and wells fargo and why no one has been prosecuted for the banks consumer buses. This runs two and a half hours. Thank you for your patience. Without objection, this hearing is entitled holding wells fargo. Agree just pattern of consumer abuses. I recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. Today, we receive testimony from Miss Elizabeth duke, and mr. James quigley, who until later this week served as chair of the board of directors of wells forego and company, and Wells Fargo Bank respectively. Both have resigned after a call for the resignations. Following the release of a scathing majority staff report on walls far goes compliance failures, and their individual failures as Board Members. The resignations dont absolve meant them of their failures. Directors at wells fargo and institutions across the country must understand that they are the last line of defense when it comes to protecting their companies s
Hello, mine is not turned on. Mr. President , supervisor aaron peskin is rising to make a motion to recess the Board Meeting pending legal counsels answer to our last question. Second . Second. Seconded by supervisor mandelman. Can i ask a question. Could we could i make a friendly amendment to your motion and say that we we leave it to our president to decide whether or not we need a special meeting on monday or or if were unable to vote down the order number three . Yeah, thats what i suggested earlier that if we dont get a clear answer then we could always do that. And we dont need a motion. Excuse me. Can you get to the mike, i cant hear you. Theres a motion on the floor to vote on the first and second supplement and there wasnt any questions about that, except supervisor peskin asked if we read it point of order. Actually there is a motion to go into recess. So i think we need to address that motion first. Oh, okay, i was getting there. Can i make a friendly amendment to the motio
Mr. Mchenry you have access of liquidity to get through any crisis you would foresee . Yes, absolutely. Mr. Mchenry in terms of safety and soundness, you are from the harm previous regime, thats positive. In terms of safety and soundness youre management, cleaning up the ship. So our expectations is we should have no problems from you in soundness, ety and is that fair . Mr. Scharf i think its fair work once we finish the we laid out, you should feel that. Mr. Mchenry ok. At employees do you have wells fargo . R. Schaefer i have mr. Scharf 260,000. Mr. Mchenry how many are customer facing . R. Scharf i dont know the answer. It has to be easily 100,000. Mr. Mchenry sure. Do you have plans in order to respond to the current threats covid19, especially in your footprint in california . Absolutely. We are, as i said mr. Mchenry as well as and other state primaries that are seeing an outbreak . Approach on ur covid 19 is we should do the ing we can to ensure safety of our employees as well