Wells Fargo Day

Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, who had helped found American Express along with John Butterfield, formed Wells Fargo & Company in 1852 (March 18) to provide "express" and banking services to California, which was growing rapidly due to the California Gold Rush. Its earliest and most significant tasks included transporting gold from the Philadelphia Mint and "express" mail delivery that was faster and less expensive than U.S. Mail.

Today Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, operational headquarters in Manhattan, and managerial offices throughout the United States and internationally. The company has operations in 35 countries with over 70 million customers globally. It is considered a systemically important financial institution by the Financial Stability Board. Number of employees: 268,531 (2020). Over 80% of Wells Fargo's deposit-customer interactions are self-service. One in 10 small businesses does business with Wells Fargo. It is the largest auto lender in the country.