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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 HistorySeptember 14, 1858

The eastbound Butterfield Overland Mail Company stage left San Francisco for the first time. It would arrive in Missouri a record-breaking 23 days and 2,700 miles later. Wells Fargo was an early investor in the stagecoach company.
Drawing of people boarding a stagecoach as a crowd gathers. Caption reads: The Overland Mail Starting From San Francisco for the East.

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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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