Wachovia Corporation (NYSE: WB) is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, with assets of $782.9 billion and a market capitalization of approximately $60 billion. Wachovia provides a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services to 15 million customers through 3,400 retail financial centers in 21 states from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and California, and nationwide retail brokerage, mortgage lending, student lending and auto finance businesses. Globally, clients are served in selected corporate and institutional sectors and through more than 40 international offices. Wachovia's retail brokerage operations under the Wachovia Securities brand name manage more than $1.2 trillion in client assets through 14,600 financial advisors in 1,500 locations nationwide.