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 HistoryMay 29, 1859

This day, Wells Fargo sent a large set of balance scales to William Daegener, its agent in the gold rush town of Columbia, California. The fine scale made by Howard & Davis of Boston, precisely weighed many ounces of gold mined around Columbia.
Drawing of bank clerk standing behind wood counter, weighing gold on a large balance scale. Two male customers stand opposite him at the counter. Several other bank employees in background. Image in black and white.

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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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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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