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 HistoryDecember 19, 1865

Atlanta National Bank, now Wells Fargo, opened for business as the first national bank in the South following the Civil War. The bank provided loans that helped the city recover from the war’s destruction.
Photo credit: Library of Congress

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Black and white photograph on yellowing cardboard. The picture shows the destruction of Atlanta during the Civil War with many buildings in ruins and the railroad tracks damaged.

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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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