Wells Fargo
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Wells Fargo is a bank[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,968 views/month, #1 of 835).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Silver Anvil Award[3], The Center's Honorarium Honorees[4]
- Member of: World Wide Web Consortium[5], FIDO Alliance[6], Net-Zero Banking Alliance[7]
- Country: United States[8]
- Instance of: business[9], enterprise[10], financial institution[11], public company[12], global systemically important bank[13]
- Founder: Henry Wells[14], William Fargo[15]
- Owned by: Berkshire Hathaway[16], BlackRock[17], The Vanguard Group[18]
- Headquarters location: San Francisco[19]
- Chief executive officer: Charlie Scharf[20]
- Child organization or unit: Wachovia[21], Wells Fargo Private Bank[22], Wells Fargo Advisors[23]
- Part of: S&P 500[24], S&P 100[25]
- Commons category: Wells Fargo[26]
- Stock exchange: New York Stock Exchange[27]
- Industry: financial services[28], economics of banking[29], financial sector[30]
- Inception: March 18, 1852[31], 1852[32]
- Location of formation: San Francisco[33]
- Official website: http://www.wellsfargo.com[34], https://www.wellsfargo.com/[35], https://homeloans.wellsfargo.com/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wells Fargo[37]
- Director / manager: Charlie Scharf[38]
- Product or material produced: insurance contract[39]
- Employees: 150,500[40]
- Replaces: First Union[41], CoreStates Financial Corporation[42], Norwest Corporation[43], Wells Fargo (1852–1998)[44]
- Official name: Wells Fargo & Company[45]
- Legal form: Delaware corporation[46]
- Has characteristic: systemic importance[47]
- Native label: Wells Fargo[48]
Product Details
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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data
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Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): PBLD0EJDB5FWOLXP3B76[49]
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Registered legal name: Wells Fargo & Company[50]
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Legal jurisdiction: US-DE[51]
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GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[52]
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Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ[53]
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Entity status: ACTIVE[54]
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LEI registration status: ISSUED[55]
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Entity created: 1929-01-24[56]
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LEI first registered: 2012-06-06[57]
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LEI last updated: 2026-05-27[58]
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LEI next renewal: 2027-06-11[59]
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Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12[60]
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Registration authority: RA000602[61]
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Authority entity ID: 251212[62]
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Other names: Northwest Bancorporation, Norwest Corporation[63]
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Conformity flag: CONFORMING[64]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Wells Fargo include Wells Fargo Plaza[65], a skyscraper[66], in United States[67], founded in 1983[68] and Docusign Tower[69], an office building[70], in United States[71], founded in 1983[72].
Why It Matters
Wells Fargo has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]
Entities named for it include Wells Fargo Plaza[65], a skyscraper[66], in United States[67], founded in 1983[68] and Docusign Tower[69], an office building[70], in United States[71], founded in 1983[72].
FAQs
What awards did Wells Fargo receive?
Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3] and The Center's Honorarium Honorees[4].