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Authorities say Wells Fargo bank managers were aware of illegal conduct as early as 2002 but allowed it to continue until 2016. Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Wells Fargo Paying $3 Billion To Settle U.S. Case Over Fraudulent Customer Accounts

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Thursday

A bipartisan group of attorneys general is urging Congress to pass legislation that would make it easier for banks to handle money involved in the legal cannabis industry. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Tom DiGiovanni's job as chief financial officer for Canndescent involves managing bags of cash by the millions which must be counted, then hauled in armored vehicles. Devan Schwartz for NPR hide caption

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Bags Of Cash, Armed Guards And Wary Banks: The Edgy Life Of A Cannabis Company CFO

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Thursday

Wells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan is questioned by the House Financial Services Committee earlier this month. He will step down immediately, the company announced Thursday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Wells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan faced hours of questioning Tuesday from both Republicans and Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

The Urban Deli cafe in Stockholm no longer accepts cash for any transactions. Going cashless is a growing trend throughout Sweden that some are beginning to question. Maddy Savage for NPR hide caption

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Sweden's Cashless Experiment: Is It Too Much Too Fast?

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Friday

A Credit Suisse bank branch seen in Geneva. Three former bankers have been arrested in connection with accusations of fraud in Mozambique. Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting, a former bank executive, is testifying before Congress this week about reshaping some banking rules. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Former Banker, Now Regulator, Wants To Allow Banks To Make Payday-Style Loans

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Thursday

Donald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, a Wall Street lawyer, to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Critics say it's another example of Trump packing his Cabinet with Wall Street insiders. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Can An SEC Nominee With Ties To Goldman Regulate Wall Street Impartially?

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Friday

In the ongoing scandal engulfing Wells Fargo, the bank says it fired wrongdoers. But some workers say they were trying to blow the whistle and Wells Fargo fired them. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

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Workers Say Wells Fargo Unfairly Scarred Their Careers

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Thursday

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf is sworn in on Capitol Hill, where he is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee about Wells Fargo's opening of unauthorized customer accounts. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

State Treasurer John Chiang (right) at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., in May. On Wednesday, Chiang announced he is suspending major parts of the state's business relationship with Wells Fargo because of a scandal involving unauthorized customer accounts. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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Monday

A man walks past a Wells Fargo branch in Philadelphia. The banking company says it wants to make good by its customers, but figuring out how to do that will be a tall task. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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Wells Fargo's Unauthorized Accounts Likely Hurt Customers' Credit Scores

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Tuesday

Sen. Elizabeth Warren questions John Stumpf, chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo, about the unauthorized opening of customer accounts by Wells Fargo during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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