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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Wells Fargo
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol WFC)
Headquartered in: California
Major Industry: financial services
Specific Industry: banking
Penalty total since 2000: $27,616,269,231
Number of records: 266
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
consumer-protection-related offenses$11,542,492,25260
financial offenses$10,735,220,989127
competition-related offenses$3,212,570,0006
government-contracting-related offenses$1,204,046,7862
employment-related offenses$921,403,20465
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
consumer protection violation$5,790,156,74340
mortgage abuses$5,625,783,6717
banking violation$4,091,194,88618
toxic securities abuses$3,637,750,0007
fraud$3,000,000,0001
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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Company sort iconPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
WFS Financial, Inc.discriminatory practices (non-employment)2004private lawsuit-federal$4,550,000
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC.workplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$5,000
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC et al.investor protection violation2023SEC$125,000,000
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Prime Services, LLCinvestor protection violation2016FINRA$4,000,000
Wells Fargo Securities, LLCinvestor protection violation2014FINRA$4,000,000
Wells Fargo Securities, LLCinvestor protection violation2007FINRA$250,000
Wells Fargo Securities LLCtoxic securities abuses2011SEC$11,000,000
Wells Fargo Securitiesinvestor protection violation2019SEC$812,500
Wells Fargo N.A.consumer protection violation2017private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Wells Fargo Merchant Services LLCconsumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
Wells Fargo Investments, LLCinvestor protection violation2009MULTI-FIN$1,900,000
Wells Fargo Investments, LLCinvestor protection violation2011FINRA$2,000,000
Wells Fargo Investments, LLCinvestor protection violation2009FINRA$275,000
Wells Fargo Investments, LLCinvestor protection violation2005FINRA$2,970,000
Wells Fargo Investments, LLCinvestor protection violation2004FINRA$150,000
Wells Fargo Investmentsinvestor protection violation2005FINRA$3,000,000
Wells Fargo Insurance Serviceswage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.consumer protection violation2003CA-SCCDA$25,000
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Incwage and hour violation2010MI-LEO$9,222
Wells Fargo Home Mortgagediscriminatory practices (non-employment)2014HUD$5,000,000
Wells Fargo Fund Distributor, LLCconsumer protection violation2014CA-DFPI$8,000
Wells Fargo Financial Texas, Inc.employment discrimination2003EEOC$110,000
Wells Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc.consumer protection violation2005MULTI-AG$10,000,000
Wells Fargo Financial California, Inc.consumer protection violation2005CA-DFPI$1,621,010
WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL BANKbanking violation2009FDIC$125,000
Wells Fargo Financial Bankconsumer protection violation2003NY-AG$33,500
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLCinvestor protection violation2019SEC$17,363,847
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLCinvestor protection violation2020FINRA$2,075,000
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLCinvestor protection violation2017FINRA$3,400,000
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCinvestor protection violation2019MA-SEC$450,000
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLCinvestor protection violation2023SEC$35,000,000
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLCinvestor protection violation2023ME-SEC$5,000
Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Networkinvestor protection violation2020SEC$35,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationbanking violation2015OCC$4,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationbanking violation2011OCC$34,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationFalse Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$1,200,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationtoxic securities abuses2013FHFA$869,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationbanking violation2009OCC$51,205
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationbanking violation2005OCC$115,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2004WHD$228,209
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationconsumer protection violation2016OCC$20,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationbanking violation2021OCC$250,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2022CA-LCO$9,795
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2013CA-LCO$37,036
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2005CA-LCO$6,572
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2022CA-LCO$12,399
WELLS FARGO BANK, NAworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$9,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Insurance, Inc.insurance violation2019CA-INS$5,345,816
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.banking violation2016OCC$70,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.data submission deficiencies2016CFTC$400,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.employment discrimination2014EEOC$290,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.toxic securities abuses2018DOJ_CIVIL$2,090,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.investor protection violation2019CFTC$14,475,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.economic sanction violation2013OFAC$23,937
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.employment discrimination2020OFCCP$7,800,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.discriminatory practices (non-employment)2012private lawsuit-federal$7,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.wage and hour violation2020private lawsuit-federal$25,696,122
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.privacy violation2017private lawsuit-federal$30,446,022
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.banking violation2021USAO$72,600,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.privacy violation2021private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.wage and hour violation2021private lawsuit-federal$95,696,122
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$8,750,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.consumer protection violation2022private lawsuit-federal$12,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.consumer protection violation2022private lawsuit-federal$21,864,673
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.consumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.consumer protection violation2020private lawsuit-federal$18,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$386,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.Aeconomic sanction violation2010OFAC$67,500
Wells Fargo Bank, N. A.Family and Medical Leave Act2016WHD$11,874
Wells Fargo Bank NAwage and hour violation2011WHD$31,770
WELLS FARGO BANK NAwage and hour violation2022IL-DOL$18,049
WELLS FARGO BANK NAwage and hour violation2022IL-DOL$18,049
Wells Fargo Bank N.A., d/b/a Wells Fargo Dealer Servicesconsumer protection violation2017DOJ_RIGHTS$5,400,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Municipal Products Groupinvestor protection violation2016SEC$440,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2016DOJ_RIGHTS$4,100,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.banking violation2018OCC$500,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2018CFPB$500,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.benefit plan administrator violation2014private lawsuit-federal$62,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.bankruptcy professional violation2015DOJ_UTP$81,600,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.banking violation2018MULTI-AG$575,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.employment discrimination2019OFCCP$283,697
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.wage and hour violation2019WHD$57,675
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.discriminatory practices (non-employment)2011private lawsuit-state$3,520,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$6,945,095
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2017private lawsuit-federal$750,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2017private lawsuit-federal$880,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2016private lawsuit-federal$203,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2014private lawsuit-federal$140,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$6,778,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$3,190,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2011private lawsuit-federal$125,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2024private lawsuit-federal$81,700,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.wage and hour violation2024private lawsuit-federal$16,600,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.Aworkplace whistleblower retaliation2017OSHA$5,400,000
WELLS FARGO BANK #1692workplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$12,000
Wells Fargo Bankmortgage abuses2012DOJ_RIGHTS$234,300,000
Wells Fargo Bankconsumer protection violation2016CFPB$4,010,000
Wells Fargo Bankbanking violation2016CFPB$100,000,000
Wells Fargo Bankbanking violation2016OCC$35,000,000
Wells Fargo Bankeconomic sanction violation2005OFAC$42,833
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.