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'I urge you to once and for all address Wells Fargo’s governance, risk management, and hiring practices – weaknesses that have plagued the bank for almost a decade,' Brown's letter read. In a letter sent to Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) CEO Charles Scharf on Tuesday, Senator Sherrod Brown, Chair of the Senate Banking Committee, demanded the bank 'address its longstanding risk management failures.'

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