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Wells Fargo & Company

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multinational financial services company

San Francisco, California, United States

Data Confidence: 72% · Sources: 1 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026

Net Worth ▬: $2.0T
Reach ▬: 70.0M people
Power ▬: Wells Fargo controls roughly $2 trillion in assets, operates 8,050 branches and 13,000 ATMs, and ranks fourth in the United States by total assets.
Influence ▬: The company originates about 25% of U.S. home loans and services $1.8 trillion in mortgages, shaping the residential lending market.
Network ▬: Wells Fargo maintains international offices in major cities such as London, Tokyo and Dubai, and runs back‑offices in India and the Philippines with over 20,000 staff.
Legacy ▬: Founded in 1852, the firm grew from a western express service to a coast‑to‑coast bank through mergers with Norwest Corporation in 1998 and Wachovia in 2008.
Trajectory ▲: Rising ↑ — gaining power relative to the last assessment.

Power Trajectory

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Sep 13, 2026Sep 14, 2026

About

Wells Fargo & Company provides banking, equipment financing, investment management and brokerage services worldwide, operating in 35 countries and serving more than 70 million customers. Its primary subsidiary, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., designates Sioux Falls, South Dakota as its main office and is the fourth‑largest U.S. bank by total assets. The firm originated one‑quarter of all U.S. home loans and services $1.8 trillion in mortgages, while also maintaining a large retail branch network. It has been the subject of multiple regulatory investigations, including the 2018 cross‑selling scandal and subsequent fines.