
Main articles: Wells Fargo (1852–1998) and History of Wells Fargo A late 19th century Wells Fargo Bank in Apache Junction, Arizona 1879 Wells Fargo stagecoach The Wells Fargo stage stop built in 1872 in Black Canyon City, Arizona Wells Fargo bank in Chinatown, Houston, Texas A remodeled Wells Fargo bank in Fort Worth, Texas Wells Fargo in Laredo, Texas History Company logo from 1996 until 2019 Subsequently, in 2023, prison sentencing took place for employee-directed money laundering and funneling cash illegally to Mexico through the creation of fictitious accounts.

In March 2023, Wells Fargo blamed a technical glitch for misstating the balances of customers' accounts, in many cases incorrectly deeming the customers as having a negative bank balance. levied a $3.7 billion loan-management fine upon Wells Fargo. Bloomberg Businessweek reported in March 2022 that Wells Fargo was the only major lender in 2020 to reject more home refinancing applications from Black applicants than it approved. In September 2021, Wells Fargo incurred further fines from the United States Justice Department charging fraudulent behavior by the bank against foreign-exchange currency trading customers. On February 2, 2018, account fraud by the bank resulted in the Federal Reserve barring Wells Fargo from growing its nearly $2 trillion asset base any further until the company fixed its internal problems to the satisfaction of the Federal Reserve. The company has been the subject of several investigations by regulators. Wells Fargo is ranked 41st on the Fortune 500 list of the largest companies in the U.S. It is one of the most valuable bank brands. It has 8,050 branches and 13,000 automated teller machines. It is the fourth-largest bank in the United States by total assets and is also one of the largest as ranked by bank deposits and market capitalization. federal courts as a citizen of South Dakota). The firm's primary subsidiary is Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a national bank that designates its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, site as its main office (so is treated by most U.S. Wells Fargo became a coast-to-coast bank with the 2008 acquisition of Charlotte-based Wachovia. At the same time, its banking subsidiary merged with Wells Fargo's Sioux Falls-based banking subsidiary. While Norwest was the nominal survivor, the merged company took the better-known Wells Fargo name and moved to Wells Fargo's hub in San Francisco. Wells Fargo, in its present form, is a result of a merger between the original Wells Fargo & Company and Minneapolis-based Norwest Corporation in 1998. It is a systemically important financial institution according to the Financial Stability Board, and is considered one of the " Big Four Banks" in the United States, alongside JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Citigroup. The company operates in 35 countries and serves over 70 million customers worldwide. Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with a significant global presence. $2 stamp and 10 cents stamped envelope with Pony Express cancellation, carried from San Francisco to New York City in 12 days, during June 1861

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