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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 TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-state$27,500,000
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-state$13,000,000
Wells Fargo Advisorswage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$3,500,000
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$685,000
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$3,900,000
Wells Fargo Insurance Serviceswage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Wells Fargo Bankwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$1,850,000
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$15,000,000
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-state$3,000,000
Wells Fargo Advisorswage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$4,000,000
Wells Fargo Bankwage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$280,000
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$6,660,000
Wells Fargo Bankwage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$100,000
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$6,720,000
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$6,900,000
Wachovia Financial Serviceswage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-federal$450,000
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-federal$20,000,000
Wachovia Securitieswage and hour violation2009private lawsuit-federal$39,000,000
A.G. Edwardswage and hour violation2009private lawsuit-federal$12,000,000
A.G. Edwardswage and hour violation2007private lawsuit-federal$20,000,000
Wells Fargowage and hour violation2007private lawsuit-federal$12,800,000
Wells Fargo Advisorsemployment discrimination2011private lawsuit-federal$32,000,000
Wells Fargo Advisorsemployment discrimination2017private lawsuit-federal$35,500,000
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCwage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$9,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.benefit plan administrator violation2014private lawsuit-federal$62,500,000
Wells Fargo & Companybenefit plan administrator violation2011private lawsuit-federal$17,500,000
Wells Fargo & Companybenefit plan administrator violation2015private lawsuit-federal$7,420,000
Wachovia Corporationbenefit plan administrator violation2011private lawsuit-federal$12,350,000
Wachovia Securitiesbenefit plan administrator violation2009private lawsuit-federal$1,005,000
Wells Fargo Bankemployment screening violation2016private lawsuit-federal$12,000,000
Wells Fargo & Companywage and hour violation2020private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Wells Fargo & Co.discriminatory practices (non-employment)2019private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
Wells Fargodiscriminatory practices (non-employment)2012private lawsuit-federal$7,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.discriminatory practices (non-employment)2012private lawsuit-federal$7,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.discriminatory practices (non-employment)2011private lawsuit-state$3,520,000
WFS Financial, Inc.discriminatory practices (non-employment)2004private lawsuit-federal$4,550,000
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 Bank, N.A.privacy violation2017private lawsuit-federal$30,446,022
Wells Fargo & Co.employment discrimination2021private lawsuit-federal$18,700,000
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 & Co.benefit plan administrator violation2022private lawsuit-federal$32,500,000
Wells Fargoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Wells Fargo & Companyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$20,820,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$8,750,000
Wells Fargo & Co.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$13,460,000
Wells Fargo & Co.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$55,000,000
Wells Fargo & Co.consumer protection violation2018private lawsuit-federal$142,000,000
Wells Fargo & Co.consumer protection violation2016private lawsuit-federal$25,750,000
Wells Fargo & Co.consumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$12,500,000
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 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 Merchant Services LLCconsumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
Wells Fargo N.A.consumer protection violation2017private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
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
Wachovia Securities, LLCinvestor protection violation2010AK-DBS$129,131
Wells Fargomortgage abuses2010CA-AG$33,868,615
Wells Fargoinvestor protection violation2009CA-AG$1,400,000,000
Wells Fargo Bankprivacy violation2016CA-AG$8,500,000
Wells Fargo Financial California, Inc.consumer protection violation2005CA-DFPI$1,621,010
Wells Fargo Fund Distributor, LLCconsumer protection violation2014CA-DFPI$8,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Insurance, Inc.insurance violation2019CA-INS$5,345,816
Wells Fargoconsumer protection violation2016CA-LACA$50,000,000
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 Home Mortgage, Inc.consumer protection violation2003CA-SCCDA$25,000
Wells Fargoconsumer protection violation2015CFPB$34,800,000
Wells Fargo Bankconsumer protection violation2016CFPB$4,010,000
Wells Fargo Bankbanking violation2016CFPB$100,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.consumer protection violation2018CFPB$500,000,000
Wells Fargo Bankconsumer protection violation2022CFPB$3,700,000,000
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.data submission deficiencies2003CFTC$45,000
Prudential Securities, Inc.data submission deficiencies2002CFTC$65,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.data submission deficiencies2016CFTC$400,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.investor protection violation2019CFTC$14,475,000
Wells Fargoinvestor protection violation2023CFTC$75,000,000
Wells Fargo Bankconsumer protection violation2011CT-AG$741,465
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLCinvestor protection violation2007CT-SEC$258,728
Wachovia Securities, LLC nka Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCinvestor protection violation2010CT-SEC$75,000
Wachovia Securities, LLCinvestor protection violation2009DE-AG$309,000
Wells Fargo & Companymortgage abuses2012DOJ$5,342,200,000
Wachovia Bank N.A.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$148,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationFalse Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$1,200,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.toxic securities abuses2018DOJ_CIVIL$2,090,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.