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 HistoryJuly 4, 1876

Americans marked their nation’s 100th birthday with grand centennial celebrations all across the land. On Montgomery Street in San Francisco, the Nevada Bank, now Wells Fargo, draped its building in patriotic red, white, and blue.
Hand-colored photo of a four-story bank building on corner. The building has several domes and finials on its ornate rooftop, and is decorated with patriotic bunting, tinted in red white and blue. Photo is a yellowed black and white image.

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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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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