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 HistoryNovember 18, 1835

Bank of Charleston, now Wells Fargo, moved into the building that the Second Bank of the United States had used as its Charleston Branch. Today, Wells Fargo still operates from this site, the oldest continuously used bank building in the nation.
Black and white picture of a historic building in the Neo-classical style. A carved eagle sculpture is in the gable above the second floor. Three men stand in the doorway. Three American flags are hung below the second story windows. The caption reads: Branch of the Bank of the United States, 1817-1835. Bank of Charleston, 1836 to the present. Northeast corner of Broad and State Streets.

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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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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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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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