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Wells Fargo Interviewed ‘Diverse’ Candidates for Nonexistent Jobs, Whistleblowers Say

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Sources told the Times that the practice let the bank appear to be recruiting more people of color without actually doing so.

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After George Floyd was murdered in May 2020, America’s third-largest bank, Wells Fargo, vowed to increase the diversity of its executive ranks. But seven current and former employees told The New York Times that they were directed by higher-ups to schedule job interviews with “diverse” applicants when the positions had...

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