Communities

Secret codes that kept transactions safe

In the 1800s, the telegraph allowed Wells Fargo to help customers transfer money securely. To minimize risk, the company used a system of encryption with secret codes.

Resilience during the Great Depression

The threat of bank runs pushed many banks to find new ways to secure their depositors’ money and provide economic stability to their communities.

Wells Fargo’s bittersweet sacrifice of WWI

Why Wells Fargo & Co. closed more than 10,000 express offices around the country over 100 years ago.

Helping San Francisco recover in 1906

After a devastating earthquake and fires struck the city, Wells Fargo’s bank and express companies played a key role in its recovery.

How a Chilean banker became a community leader

Chilean native Fernando Guzman responded to help his homeland after a devastating earthquake in 1960. He later helped build more resilient communities as leader of Wells Fargo’s social impact ...