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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 HistoryJanuary 11, 1947

Union National Bank opened its first branch bank in a renovated pool hall on Providence Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. Not only was its Myers Park Branch a first for Union National Bank, now Wells Fargo, it was the first city branch opened by any Charlotte bank.
Advertisement shows vertical clock graphic reading Union National Bank at the top and showing hands at 9 o'clock on the bottom. Reads The Union National Bank, organized 1908, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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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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