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 HistoryFebruary 14, 1872

The U.S. Postal Service assigned the new name of Fargo to a tent city on the Red River in North Dakota. Originally named Centralia, workers there preferred Fargo, after William Fargo, a Northern Pacific Railroad director and founder of Wells Fargo.

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Photo of several wood buildings and canvas tents built on one side of a wide dirt street. Single track railroad track in foreground, trees in background. Photo is black and white.

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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Featured story

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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