Company profile
- Industry
- Financial services
- Founded
- 1852
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Ownership
- Publicly traded
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The analyses
The Crisis Response · Crisis & Reinvention
Wells Fargo's Scandal Ran 15 Years, and the Asset Cap Lasted Until June 2025
The fake-accounts scandal is sold as a culture that broke and a bank that rebuilt. The record says otherwise: 15 years of misconduct, top Community Bank leaders who knew, and an asset cap that took until June 2025 to lift.
8 min
The Turnaround · Decision Forks
The Fed Took Away Wells Fargo's Ability to Grow. It Took Seven Years to Earn It Back.
In 2018 regulators capped Wells Fargo's assets at $1.95 trillion - a punishment that froze a giant in place. The June 2025 lift is the comeback. But billions in fines and 55,000 jobs later, the real question is whether the disease was cured or just contained.
8 min