Wells Fargo boss takes turn on soapbox

``Now, though, Stumpf appears to be trying on the statesman hat for size. Quarterly earnings calls are another opportunity for a bank chief to take a stand. Stumpf has rarely used his for that purpose, but during Wells Fargo's latest, he wrapped up his prepared introductory remarks with an attack on the growing outcry for new rules targeting big banks. "Some claim that we receive a subsidy or have an unfair advantage from being perceived as too big to fail," Stumpf said. "We disagree."''