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This Day in Wells Fargo HistoryDecember 11, 1956

Helen C. Wardlaw is promoted to Vice President at Union National Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina. Two years earlier, Wardlaw had been the first woman to earn an officer’s title at that bank.
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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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