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 HistoryNovember 25, 1982

A five-alarm fire at the Northwestern National Bank building in Minneapolis took 150 firefighters four days to extinguish. Emergency planning enabled the bank, now Wells Fargo, to resume business the following day. Photo Credit: Rob Prideaux.

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Two blue t-shirts. One features a teddy bear in a red fire fighter suit using a fire hose to put out a fire. One features a turkey in a red water bucket. Both contain words: Survivor, Thanksgiving Day Fire November 25, 1982, Northwestern National Bank.

Our
Story

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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Archives and
Resources

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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