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UPDATE: Alleged Wells Fargo Bemidji Bank Robber Captured

December 6, 2022

TJ Nelson,

BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR: UPDATE 8:30PM) — Bemidji Police say a bank robbery suspect has been located and arrested. No other details were given. **Original story below** BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — A bank robbery at Wells Fargo in Bemidji. Beltrami County authorities were alerted in the noon hour. They say the white male suspect was wearing a FEDEX jacket and black…

Gov’t: US Bank workers opened fake accounts for sales goals

July 28, 2022

KVRR Staff,

NEW YORK (AP) — For more than a decade, US Bank pressured its employees to open fake accounts in their customers’ names in order to meet unrealistic sales goals. That is according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. They allege that US Bank accessed consumers credit reports to open checking and savings accounts, credit cards and lines of credit without…

Wells Fargo Warns Customers of Scam

Do not respond to any emails, texts or phone calls asking you to activate your bank account, verify your identity or a request for sensitive information

February 26, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — If you are getting texts and phone calls that look like they’re from Wells Fargo, there’s a chance it could be part of a scam. This is a text message some have been receiving but it is not actually the bank. If you provided any information to the person on the other end, call the bank immediately or…

North Dakota To Receive $1.2 Million In Settlement With Wells Fargo

Overall, the bank is paying $575 million in a settlement with attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia that are investigating fake accounts opened without the knowledge of customers and a string of other questionable practices.

January 3, 2019

Site Staff,

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s portion of a nationwide settlement with Wells Fargo is $1.2 million. Overall, the bank is paying $575 million in a settlement with attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia that are investigating fake accounts opened without the knowledge of customers and a string of other questionable practices. The bank has been under…

Police Searching For Suspect in Grand Forks Bank Robbery

June 8, 2018

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Police are investigating a robbery at a Wells Fargo in Grand Forks Friday. Officers were dispatched around 5:00. Witnesses say a man walked into the Wells Fargo at 33 South 3rd Street and gave a note to an employee. The worker gave the man an undisclosed amount of money and he left the bank. Authorities say…

Fargo makes an appearance on Jeopardy!

May 8, 2018

Site Staff,

Jeopardy! Host Alex TrebekIt may be North Dakota’s largest city and the home of the Bison, but Fargo was also recently part of the game show Jeopardy. On Thursday’s show, host Alex Trebek gave the answer “This city, also the title of a film that won two Oscars, was named for a businessman known for 19th century transportation.” Contestants looked…

Wells Fargo Apologizing for Processing Error that Resulted in Overdrawn Accounts

They said the processing error that caused the problem was fixed overnight

January 18, 2018

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NATIONAL — A banking giant is apologizing again. Wells Fargo says it is processing the error that caused many of their customers to pay their bills twice and it resulted in several accounts being overdrawn. Angry Wells Fargo customers took their frustrations out on Twitter and the company said they would refund any related fees or charges. They said…

Protesters Chain Themselves to Wells Fargo Building in Downtown Duluth

Police and fire rescue squads responded to the scene

January 12, 2018

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DULUTH, Minn. — Protesters delayed the opening of a downtown Duluth bank to draw attention to that bank’s investments with oil pipeline projects. Nearly 30 people gathered at the downtown Wells Fargo branch at about 9 this morning and at least three people chained themselves in front of the entrance. The group is trying to draw attention to the bank’s…

Wells Fargo Admits 450 More Cases of Illegal Repossession of Service Members’ Vehicles

This brings the total number of cases to more than 860

November 15, 2017

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NATIONAL — Wells Fargo is coming forward and confessing they have uncovered at least 450 more cases in which the company illegally repossessed the vehicles of U.S. service members. This brings the total number of cases to more than 860. Bank officials say they will pay $5.4 million for the repossessions, repair the service members’ credit, pay each member…

St. Cloud Police Need Your Tips on the “Blowtorch Bandit”

The suspect was able to break into a Gate City Bank with a blowtorch and get away with an unknown amount of money

September 1, 2017

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. — They’re calling him the “Blowtorch Bandit” and St. Cloud police are asking the public’s help in getting him behind bars. Authorities have released the surveillance photo of the suspect. The suspect was able to break into a Bremer Bank with a blowtorch and get away with an unknown amount of money. He also vandalized a Wells…