Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Banking for the Daughters of Bilitis

The Daughters of Bilitis, a Wells Fargo customer, established the first national organization for lesbian women, creating a community of shared experience and advocacy.

A Chinese legacy in smalltown Oregon

Merchants and Wells Fargo customers Lung On and Ing Hay owned a general store that became a center for the local Chinese community.

A mother’s pen inspires a community

Poet, civil activist, and Wells Fargo customer Eva Buckner used her pen to inspire and advocate for a more inclusive society.

LGBTQ pride thrives at Wells Fargo

Tim Hanlon and other employees advocated for a more LGBTQ inclusive community at Wells Fargo in the 1990s.

A Renaissance woman: Cassie Hill

Cassie Hill not only served as an express agent for Wells Fargo in Roseville, California, from 1884 to 1908, she also served as a local agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad and...

Letters from incarceration camps

When Japanese Americans were forcibly moved into federal incarceration camps in 1942, their banker J. Elmer Morrish made it his mission to support them in any way possible.

Responding to the AIDS crisis

A Wells Fargo executive stepped in to lead Shanti Project, a valuable community organization that helped San Franciscans respond to the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.

A long history of Spanish-speaking support

Since the 1800s, when Wells Fargo offered in-language services and hired Spanish-speaking employees, the company has strived to best serve its Hispanic customers.

Birtan Aka, international banking pioneer

In the late 1960s, Birtan Aka became the first woman banking officer to represent a U.S. bank overseas, working in Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.