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Bank scandal contagion: Evidence from the Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal

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  • Noel, Michael D.
  • Osman, Syed M.I.

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In the event of a negative reputation shock or scandal, do consumers' anger and mistrust in the scandal-affected products spill over to seemingly unrelated lines of business that the scandal did not directly reach? Our paper looks into Wells Fargo's 2016 “cross-selling” scandal to test the negative sentiment contagion effect on its mortgage business. The study finds significant negative contagion effects, but also shows that Wells Fargo was more accommodating in handling complaints, paying compensation more frequently, and successfully lowering disputes towards zero. These actions are interpreted as Wells Fargo's damage control efforts to ‘Contain the Contagion’.

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  • Noel, Michael D. & Osman, Syed M.I., 2024. "Bank scandal contagion: Evidence from the Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:glofin:v:63:y:2024:i:c:s1044028324001169
    DOI: 10.1016/j.gfj.2024.101044
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