wachovia

July 12, 2012 - Before its purchase by Wells Fargo, North Carolina-based Wachovia laundered over $378 billion for illegal drug organizations -- and paid just $160 million in fines. It's part of a broader and disturbing trend in the U.S. banking industry.

September 29, 2008 - North Carolina -- the second-biggest banking center in the country -- continues to be hammered by the global financial crisis.

June 2, 2005 - Wachovia Corp., the biggest bank in these parts (the Carolinas) and one of the biggest in the nation after a merger/acquisition spree in the past few years, just apologized for its involvement in slavery.