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Wells Fargo fell 5% after 'record' profits; analysts skeptical

Wells Fargo & Co. , which became Philadelphia's largest bank when it bought Wachovia Corp. last year, reported higher-than-expected profit yesterday. So why did the stock fall 5 percent? Full Article at Philly.com

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  1. Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Wells Fargo & Co. earned almost a third of its pretax quarterly profit by hedging mortgage- servicing rights, producing gains similar to those that have helped some of the biggest U.S. banks offset weaker consumer- lending... Full Article at Bloomberg.com

  2. Shares of Wells Fargo fell 5.1 percent after Richard X. Bove, the outspoken banking analyst at Rochdale Securities, cut his rating on the stock to “sell” on Wednesday afternoon, saying the bank’s third-quarter profit of $3.2 billion was “unsustainable”... Full Article at Dealbook

  3. the curve in realizing credit losses and have strong unimpaired core earnings power." Wells Fargo & Co.'s profits nearly doubled in the third quarter — but the bank also reported a sharp increase in loan losses. Full Article at Contra Costa Times

  4. NEW YORK -- Wells Fargo & amp; Co. on Wednesday reported a $2.6 billion third-quarter profit as the company's retail banking operations, including the businesses it acquired with the purchase of Wachovia Corp. , offset rising loan losses. Full Article at The Washington Post

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  1. David Rader of Wells Fargo, left, participates with members of the money lending industry during the Small Business Financing Forum, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at the Treasury Department in Washington. At right is Steve Steinour of Huntington Bank.
  2. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - MAY 28:  Job seekers speak to recruiters at the Wells Fargo stand at the New Jersey Collegiate Career Day hosted by Rutgers University on May 28, 2009 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Over 150 employers attended the fair aimed at experienced and entry level candidates.
  3. SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 04:  A pedestrian walks by the Wells Fargo headquarters May 4, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Regulators have notified Wells Fargo Bank that it might need to firm up its finances after a government 'stress test' showed that the bank might not survive if the recession deepens.
  4. SAN FRANCISCO - APRIL 23:  California attorney general Jerry Brown (L) speaks during a press conference where he announced a lawsuit he filed against Wells Fargo affiliates April 23, 2009 in San Francisco, California.
  5. CHICAGO - APRIL 09:  A Wells Fargo sign hangs above the entrance of a Wells Fargo home mortgage office on April 9, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. Wells Fargo & Co said it expects to post a record $3 billion first-quarter profit exceeding analysts' expectations.
  6. Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis (C) speaks to the press at the White House in Washington, DC on March 27, 2009 after a meeting of the heads of the country's largest banks with US President Barack Obama, as John Stumpf (L), CEO of Wells Fargo bank, Freddie Mac CEO John Koskinen (2nd) and Richard Dav...
  7. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 03:  A pedestrian walks by a Wells Fargo bank branch October 3, 2008 in San Francisco, California.
  8. A Wachovia branch bank is shown in Manhattan on October 3, 2008.
  9. MCLEAN, VA - NOVEMBER 27: Marian Daniells of San Diego, California (L) and Charles Repoux of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, take a break after shopping from midnight until 6am on Black Friday at Tyson's Corner Center on November 27, 2009 in McLean, Virginia.

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