Experience history in the making

Innovation. It’s in our blood. It’s the enduring thread that runs through our history and continues to move us forward. As long as there are customers to be helped, we’ll keep at it. And keep sharing our stories here. Welcome.

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This Day in Wells Fargo HistoryJune 26, 1852

Samuel Carter was a man on a mission. After a long journey by steamship from New York, he would soon arrive in San Francisco to set up Wells Fargo’s first office on the Pacific Coast. He and banker Reuben Washburn opened for business there on July 13.

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Photo in gold frame shows a two story building brick building with sign Wells Fargo & Co. A half-dozen men in business attire stand outside open doorway. Image is black and white in gold gilded frame.

Our
Story

Equal parts innovation and endurance, we have a long history of helping customers do new and amazing things. You might say getting things done is our specialty.

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Archives and
Resources

Our collection of artifacts and images document a great deal of America’s history and serve as valuable research material to historians and communities.

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Featured story

A partnership born to solve challenges

Throughout their lives, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the founders of Wells, Fargo & Co., were known for their innovation and dedication to customers.

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