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Wells Fargo acquired Wachovia (not the other way around) at the time of the collapse in the banking industry due to the great recession mess.

Forest. Trees.

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>The acquisition of Wachovia by Wells Fargo was completed on December 31, 2008, after a government-forced sale to avoid Wachovia's failure

That wasn't the point. The point was that the corrupt people and practices at Wachovia didn't disappear.