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Wells Fargo, Stifel Financial say regulators are probing use of unapproved message apps

SEC officials are looking at the firms' compliance with retaining records relating to business communications sent over unapproved electronic messaging channels

Wells Fargo and Stifel Financial said in filings that regulators are investigating their compliance with record-keeping requirements.

Last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered more than a dozen banks and brokerages to collectively pay $1.8bn for record-keeping violations with regard to employees’ usage of unapproved messaging apps for conducting business.

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