John Stumpf, Wells Fargo CEO, to forfeit millions in stock

<p>As his bank weathers an ongoing scandal, Wells Fargo's CEO John Stumpf is <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-27/wells-fargo-ceo-forfeits-more-than-41-million-amid-board-review" target="_blank">forfeiting $41 million</a> in stock awards plus some salary. But it's tough to feel bad for someone who would stand to make double that even if he was fired.</p><p>Wells Fargo's former community banking chief Carrie Tolstedt will also lose out $19 million in stock. </p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/warren-wants-wells-fargo-ceo-to-suffer-for-account-scandal/">Warren Wants Wells Fargo CEO To Suffer For Phony Account Scandal</a></b></p><p>That money could help offset the $185 million the company agreed to pay in fines and penalties after it was caught making phony bank accounts to inflate sales numbers.</p><p>More than 5,000 employees were fired over the scandal. The company is launching <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/27/investing/wells-fargo-ceo-clawback-john-stumpf-tolstedt/" target="_blank">an internal investigation</a> about the sales culture that let employees fabricate their performance numbers.</p><p>Stumpf will also forfeit any bonuses for the year, which might be almost as painful as the tongue-lashing he got from Sen. Elizabeth Warren.</p><p>"You squeezed your employees to the breaking point so they would cheat customers and you could drive up the value of your stock and put hundreds of millions of dollars in your own pocket," <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?415547-1/ceo-john-stumpf-testifies-unauthorized-wells-fargo-accounts&start=5212" target="_blank">Warren said</a>.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/tyson-recalls-132-000-pounds-of-panko-chicken-nuggets/">Tyson Just Recalled 132,000 Pounds Of Chicken Nuggets</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/uber-asks-drivers-to-take-selfies-to-secure-accounts/">Uber Is Asking Its Drivers To Take Selfies</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/chipotle-releases-video-about-improved-food-safety/">Chipotle's CEO Wants You To Buy A Burrito — Like, Really Really Bad</a></li></ul>