Wells Fargo update disrupts payday
Quick, blame Google! The attached screenshot shows Wells Fargo still “temporarily unavailable” at 2:45 pm Pacific time. A customer service rep told one of our sources that four million customers were affected.
For many online bank users, this outage on the 15th of the month is especially a problem. They had planned to pay bills today from their direct deposit paychecks. Wells Fargo has posted a phone number to call if you need to pay a… Continue Reading
Wells Fargo outage said to affect 4 million customers
A Wells Fargo customer tipped us off this morning that his personal bank account at WellsFargo.com has been unreachable since Thursday night. Many Twitter users are making the same claim. Search #wellsfargo to see the history of complaints.
A Wells Fargo customer service representative told our source over the phone that the outage affected half of what the employee said were the bank’s 8 million online customers.
Service has just now been restored, around 11 A.M. Pacific… Continue Reading
Roundup: Facebook’s cashout, Google-Yahoo delayed and more
Here’s the latest action:
Google and Yahoo delay ad deal — The delay gives the Justice Department more time for its antitrust investigation. This news, as well as calls by Sen. Herb Kohl (chair of the Senate Antitrust Committee) for more scrutiny, probably doesn’t bode well for the deal, though it may buy the tech companies more time to negotiate.
Wells Fargo plans merger with Wachovia — Friday’s announcement came only four days after Citigroup agreed to buy Wachovia’s… Continue Reading