The story of our company begins in 1852 in New York City with one idea and two men: Henry Wells and William Fargo. Their idea: start a banking and transportation company founded on trust, service and courtesy.

Today’s Wells Fargo—resulting from the Norwest Corporation 1998 acquisition of Wells Fargo—is a blend of thousands of companies, like Wachovia, each with rich histories of service and all sharing values that our company has stood for since 1852.