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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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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
Wells Fargo N.A.consumer protection violation2017private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
WELLS FARGO BANK, NAworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$9,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.banking violation2018OCC$500,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2018CFPB$500,000,000
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-state$27,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.toxic securities abuses2018DOJ_CIVIL$2,090,000,000
Wells Fargo Advisors LLCinvestor protection violation2018SEC$5,108,441
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCwage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$9,500,000
Wells Fargotoxic securities abuses2018IL-AG$17,250,000
Wells Fargo & Companyinvestor protection violation2018NY-AG$65,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.banking violation2018MULTI-AG$575,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$8,750,000
Wells Fargo & Co.consumer protection violation2018private lawsuit-federal$142,000,000
Wells Fargo Securitiesinvestor protection violation2019SEC$812,500
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLCinvestor protection violation2019SEC$17,363,847
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.investor protection violation2019CFTC$14,475,000
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. and Wells Fargo Insurance, Inc.insurance violation2019CA-INS$5,345,816
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCinvestor protection violation2019MA-SEC$450,000
Wells Fargo & Co.discriminatory practices (non-employment)2019private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
Wells Fargo & Co.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$13,460,000
Wells Fargo & Co.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$55,000,000
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 & Companywage and hour violation2020private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Wells Fargo & Companyfraud2020DOJ_CIVIL$3,000,000,000
Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Networkinvestor protection violation2020SEC$35,000,000
Wells Fargo & Co.investor protection violation2020SEC(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $500,000,000
Wells Fargo & Co.investor protection violation2020MD-AG$20,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.employment discrimination2020OFCCP$7,800,000
Wells Fargo Bankwage and hour violation2020private lawsuit-federal$10,928,870
Wells Fargo & Companybenefit plan administrator violation2020private lawsuit-federal$79,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.wage and hour violation2020private lawsuit-federal$25,696,122
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLCinvestor protection violation2020FINRA$2,075,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.consumer protection violation2020private lawsuit-federal$18,500,000
Wells Fargo & Co.employment discrimination2021private lawsuit-federal$18,700,000
Wells Fargo Bankdiscriminatory practices (non-employment)2021HUD$125,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationbanking violation2021OCC$250,000,000
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.consumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$6,945,095
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.consumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Wells Fargo Merchant Services LLCconsumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
Wells Fargo Advisorsanti-money-laundering deficiencies2022SEC$7,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2022CA-LCO$9,795
Wells Fargo and Companybenefit plan administrator violation2022EBSA$145,000,000
Wells Fargoworkplace whistleblower retaliation2022OSHA$22,000,000
Wells Fargo & Co.benefit plan administrator violation2022private lawsuit-federal$32,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2022CA-LCO$12,399
Wells Fargo Bankconsumer protection violation2022CFPB$3,700,000,000
Wells Fargo & Companyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$20,820,000
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 NAwage and hour violation2022IL-DOL$18,049
WELLS FARGO BANK NAwage and hour violation2022IL-DOL$18,049
Wells FargoAmericans with Disabilities Act2023USAO$10,000
Wells Fargo & Co.banking violation2023FED$67,762,500
Wells Fargo & Co.economic sanction violation2023OFAC$30,000,000
Wells Fargoinvestor protection violation2023CFTC$75,000,000
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC et al.investor protection violation2023SEC$125,000,000
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLCinvestor protection violation2023SEC$35,000,000
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLCinvestor protection violation2023ME-SEC$5,000
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
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.