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 HistoryMarch 21, 1865

People relied on Wells Fargo to safely send money to far-away relatives. “You write about sending money. It will come safely through WF & Co. who have an office in Ione Valley,” wrote Jesse Mason in a letter to his family back home in Vermont.
Brown envelope with large black print reading Money Package. Also reads: Wells Fargo & Co's Express favorable rates of freight and treasure. Collections and commissions of every description promptly attended to. Image is color.

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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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