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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 HistoryApril 4, 1970

Wells Fargo established a Special Industries Group in Palo Alto, California, to provide financial assistance to technology firms in the region now known as Silicon Valley. By 1973, more than 100 high tech firms were customers.

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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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