Good morning. Committee will come to order. Not too many of us here this morning in the energy and Natural Resources committee. Its kind of a foul day. Mister secretary i am sorry that your coming before the committee this morning when we thought that we were going to have some relatively good news for your department and the department of energy because we would be moving forward with a package of Energy Related bills that we have been working on for well over a year. In many cases four years. Equities from some 70 different members of the senate. And we are stalled out right now. We are not done but we are certainly stalled out. Not because of the good strong work that this people on this committee have not participated in. But because of matters completely unrelated to the jurisdiction of this committee. Completely unrelated aided to anything we have been working on prior to it and so we are stalled out right now. As a committee chairman, it makes me wonder why we work so hard aroun
The committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. This hearing is entitled holding wells fargo accountable. For the banktive that broke americas trust. I recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. s ceo wills fargo testify about how he plans to end the egregious pattern of consumer abuses. He is now the third wells fargo ceo to testify before this committee in less than three and a half years. I will note each time a wells fargo ceo has testified before this committee, he has resigned as soon thereafter. You have taken on a massive challenge. While i wish you luck, it is clear to this committee that the bank you inherited is essentially a lawless organization that has caused widespread harm to millions of consumers throughout the nation. Opened 3. 5 has million fraudulent accounts in their customers names, which cost consumers over 6 billion, charged consumers for automobile insurance policies they did not need, resulting in
And managing it in a very difeated differently because the person is going to get more points for the higher value. He should not be treated differently. Thank you. And im sure i yield back. The gentlewoman from california is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Scharf have you seen the movie herald and kumar go to white castle . There is a famous scene in that movie where kneel Patrick Harris borrows the car and completely trashes it. Wells fargo lets monies to customers get a car and they want them to protect that car. The collateral, the value. Theres always the kneel Patrick Harris risk. Crashes the car, default on the loan and the value is not enough so there is the risk of a loss. To guard against that loss, wells fargo as consumers pay free gap waivers. Gap stands for guaranteed auto protection. The gap waiver cancels the remaining downs on the loan if the regular auto liability payout after the car is damaged is insufficient. But when someone pays off alone, there is no need for th
[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
Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Created by campell and 97 and brought to you today by your television provider. The former wells fargo executive testified themselves as the consumer abuses that led to the executives earnings. Members of the House Financial Services committee question the witnesses on their actions at wells fargo and why no one has been prosecuted for the consumer abuses. This is just over two and a half hours. Thank you. This hearing is entitled Holding Wells Fargo Accountable examining the roll of board of directors and that the greatest patterns of consumer abuses. Today, we received testimony from elisabeth and mr. James quigley who until earlier this weeks are as chair of the board of directors of wells fargo and companys Walls Fargo Bank respectively. Both have resigned as our call for the resignations following the release of us phasing majority statute on wells fargos compliance failures in their individual failures as Board Members. Resignations do n