The Senate got to scold Wells Fargo; so did the House. But in the wake of the scandal that revealed the bank created millions of unauthorized accounts for its customers, more public officials are looking to get their licks in, too. The latest of these: Illinois state treasurer Michael Frerichs, who on Monday announced he is suspending $30 billion of investment activity from Wells Fargo for one year, and Chicago treasurer Kurt Summers, who said Monday that he is divesting $25 million that the city has invested with Wells Fargo.
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