Wells Fargo staff opened checking, savings and credit card accounts without customer say-so for years to satisfy managers' demand for new business, according to a $190 million settlement with U.S. regulators and California prosecutors reached on Sept. 8. PACKAGES OF THREE

Senior bank executives have apologized for opening accounts customers did not request, but characterized the issue as limited to relatively few customers and employees in the retail bank. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs on Monday said he was suspending $30 billion in investment activity with the San Francisco-based bank, while Chicago Treasurer Kurt Summers said he is divesting $25 million invested with Wells.
The scandal over improper practices of unauthorized accounts at Wells Fargo extends to thousands of small-business owners.