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 HistorySeptember 15, 1971

Bank robber Willie Sutton came to Minneapolis to demonstrate the new ATM at Northwestern National Bank, now Wells Fargo. When arrested in 1952, Sutton famously explained that he robbed banks “because that’s where the money is.”
An older man in a suit and tie looks down as he speaks to a young boy who is standing in front of another older man in a suit and tie. All three are in front of an ATM. Black and white photograph.

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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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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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