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U S Regulators impose $549M in penalties against wells fargo and other financial institutions for data retention failures

ALBAWABA - American regulators announced a collective penalty of $549 million against Wells Fargo and a group of smaller banks and foreign financial ins

Local financial giant, related firms agree to pay $125M penalty

St. Louis-based Wells Fargo Advisors and two related firms have agreed to pay a $125 million penalty for failing to maintain and preserve electronic communications.

Wall Street banks fined $549 million for not backing up messaging app histories

Federal regulatory agencies have fined 11 financial institutions a combined $549 million for using “off-channel” messaging apps (WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal and text messages) for conversations about trades and other business. Securities laws require investment firms and banks to preserve communications records and ensure employees only carry out business through authorized channels. “The firms did not maintain or preserve the substantial majority of these off-channel communications, in violation of the federal securities laws,” the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wrote in a statement today.

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