An Upstate woman says when she tried to close her deceased son’s checking account Bank of America hit the account with a $100 fee.

The Federal Reserve has approved Wells Fargo’s $11.7 billion acquisition of Wachovia, removing the deal’s last major regulatory hurdle.

WASHINGTON - Federal antitrust regulators on Friday cleared Wells Fargo’s $11.7 billion acquisition of Wachovia Corp., capping a weeklong battle for the bank, based in Charlotte.

A federal judge has vacated a New York state judge’s ruling temporarily blocking the sale of Charlotte-based Wachovia to Wells Fargo.

Charlotte-based Wachovia bank reached an agreement early Monday morning on a buyout deal with Citigroup.