The San Francisco-based bank, parent of Charlotte-based Wachovia Bank, says its third-quarter net income rose to $2.6 billion, or 56 cents per diluted share, up from $1.6 billion, or 49 cents per diluted share, in the third quarter of last... Full Article at Tampa Bay Business Journal

BILOXI — The man suspected of robbing a branch of Wachovia Bank on Sept. 10 has been extradited from St. Paul, Minn. Jefferson Daniel Kontur, 34, of Longwood Drive in Saucier, was taken into custody by a U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force. Full Article at Biloxi Sun Herald

Before I delve into specifically what makes Wells Fargo an ongoing Doo Doo list member, I urge those who do no normally follow me to read the precursors to this article: When the ticker WFC came up as a short list finalist in one of our scans last year,... Full Article at Safehaven

A bank customer was robbed at gunpoint Friday night while making a withdrawal from an ATM at a Bear bank. Full Article at The Delaware News Journal

The company last month launched a new advertising campaign to announce that Wachovia Securities had become Wells Fargo Advisors, one of the more recent steps by the fourth-largest U.S. bank to fold Wachovia into its brand since acquiring it last year. Full Article at Advertising Age

The winning bidder on unsold condominiums in two high-end Pinellas residential towers — Water’s Edge in downtown Clearwater and 400 Beach Drive in downtown St. Petersburg — is the lender, Wachovia Corp. Full Article at Tampa Bay Business Journal

SocialFunds.com -- The , which since 2007 have provided Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) with financial awards that combine unrestricted grant dollars with unsecured below-market loans, announced award recipients for 2009. Full Article at Social Funds

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. Full Article at News-Medical.net

It’s now been a year since Wachovia called off an expected merger deal with Citigroup in favor of an offer from Wells Fargo. Full Article at Clusterstock

Lions Gate Entertainment said in a regulatory filing that it signed a new credit agreement with JP Morgan, Chase & Co. , Wachovia Corp. and Union Bank. Full Article at Los Angeles Times

He agreed last November to continue as chairman for an interim period to focus on the crisis facing the financial services industry and the company's acquisition of Wachovia last year. Wells Fargo said Stumpf will become chairman on Jan. 1. Full Article at The State

A federal judge in Pittsburgh has refused to dismiss Wachovia Corp. as a defendant in a racketeering lawsuit brought by a bankruptcy trustee for defunct soft-drink maker LeNature's Inc. The lawsuit accuses Wachovia of aiding former LeNature's Inc. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment

Wells Fargo & Co. has spent a lot of time this year assuring investors about the wretched loan portfolio it acquired in its takeover of Wachovia Corp. Full Article at Los Angeles Times

NEW YORK -- Wells Fargo Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf said on Wednesday that the firm's modified mortgage loans are performing well in the early days. Full Article at FOX Business

2009-09-16 01:05:02 - purchased Auction Rate Securities (ARS) in any auction for which Wachovia Securities, LLC or A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. served as sole auction dealer, lead auction dealer, co-lead auction dealer, or joint lead auction... Full Article at PR-Inside.com

TOMS RIVER Police are investigating a bank robbery reported about 2:30 p.m. Monday at a branch of Wachovia Bank in the Tri-City Plaza at routes 9 and 70. Full Article at The Morris County Daily Record

TOMS RIVER — Police are investigating a bank robbery reported about 2:30 p.m. at a branch of Wachovia Bank at 2360 Route 9. Full Article at Asbury Park Press

After a tumultuous two years, the former Wachovia Securities brokerage is coming out in a stronger position, its top executive said yesterday. “Our people have been through a ... kaonyc donnai know how hard it is, i feel it every ... Full Article at Richmond.com

Wachovia Corp. plans to add 150 jobs during the next two years to its 3,400 employees in the Triad as part of its merger with Wells Fargo & Co. The jobs will stem from growth in the bank’s trust center and specialized service group in Winston-Salem. Full Article at Charlotte Business Journal