A customer walks past a Wells Fargo branch bank near downtown Houston
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A customer walks past a Wells Fargo branch bank near downtown Houston October 3, 2008. Wells Fargo said Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, it is acquiring Wachovia in an all-stock transaction worth about $15.1 billion, as Wachovia ends talks with rival suitor Citigroup. (Reuters Photo)