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 HistoryOctober 8, 1855

“Wells, Fargo & Co. is extending its business everywhere there is a possible opening. . . .We expect before long to learn that they have a regular flying express to the moon, and that the man in it is their agent” wrote the Sacramento Daily Union.
Photo of man and woman on porch. He leans back in chair wearing white shirt and dark pants. She wears long print dress and stands in doorway of small wood frame commercial building. Large sign overhead reads Wells Fargo & Co. Image is black and white.

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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