Wells Fargo Consumer Lending Chief Fired For Diarrhea Of The Mouth

Wells Fargo Consumer Lending Chief Franklin Codel Fired For Diarrhea Of The Mouth

Wells Fargo has fired Franklin Codel as the head of Wells Fargo Consumer Lending for misconduct. Apparently, Franklin Codel came down with a bad case of diarrhea of the mouth.

Codel took over the consumer lending division in 2015 when Michael Heid retired. As head of consumer lending, Codel oversaw all of the bank’s lending to consumers. This included Wells Fargo’s mortgage lending operation. Codel was in charge of lending when Wells Fargo was forced to pay HUD a $1.2 Billion settlement last year.

Codel led Wells Fargo’s mortgage production team from 2011 to 2015. This included all sales, compliance, underwriting, and support functions for both consumer and correspondent lending.

Wells Fargo fired Codel for inappropriately communicating with a former employee. His termination is effective immediately.

Wells Fargo said this to Housing Wire about Codel’s dismissal:

The dismissal was the result of Codel’s acting in a manner that was contrary to the company’s policies and expectations of its senior leaders during a communication he had with a former team member regarding that team member’s earlier termination.

Wells Fargo insists Codel’s termination did not involve any operational issues of the consumer lending division. Nor did include any servicing issues of the bank’s customers.

Wells Fargo also stated Codel’s dismissal was not due to sales practices that led to the fake account scandal.

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