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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: $27,618,169,231
Number of records: 268
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
consumer-protection-related offenses$11,542,492,25260
financial offenses$10,736,630,989131
competition-related offenses$3,212,570,0006
government-contracting-related offenses$1,204,046,7862
employment-related offenses$922,403,20466
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: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.employment discrimination2019OFCCP$283,697
Wells Fargo Bankwage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$280,000
Wells Fargo Investments, LLCinvestor protection violation2009FINRA$275,000
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCinvestor protection violation2017IL-SEC$270,000
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLCinvestor protection violation2007CT-SEC$258,728
Wells Fargo Securities, LLCinvestor protection violation2007FINRA$250,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2004WHD$228,209
WELLS FARGO ADVISORSinvestor protection violation2015VA-SEC$205,000
Norwest Investment Services, Inc.investor protection violation2002SEC$153,245
Wells Fargo Investments, LLCinvestor protection violation2004FINRA$150,000
Wachovia Securities, LLCinvestor protection violation2010AK-DBS$129,131
WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL BANKbanking violation2009FDIC$125,000
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.investor protection violation2006SEC$125,000
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLCinvestor protection violation2006SEC$125,000
Wells Fargo Bankdiscriminatory practices (non-employment)2021HUD$125,000
A.G. Edwards and Sons Inc.economic sanction violation2008OFAC$122,358
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationbanking violation2005OCC$115,000
Wells Fargo Financial Texas, Inc.employment discrimination2003EEOC$110,000
Wells Fargo & Companywage and hour violation2014WHD$100,001
Wells Fargo Bankwage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$100,000
Prudential Securities, Inc.investor protection violation2000FINRA$100,000
Wachovia Securities, LLC nka Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCinvestor protection violation2010CT-SEC$75,000
Wachovia Securities LLCinvestor protection violation2007ND-SEC$75,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.Aeconomic sanction violation2010OFAC$67,500
Prudential Securities, Inc.investor protection violation2002CFTC$65,000
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.wage and hour violation2019WHD$57,675
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationbanking violation2009OCC$51,205
Wachovia Securities, LLCinvestor protection violation2008MD-SEC$50,000
Wells Fargo Advisors LLCinvestor protection violation2012MD-SEC$50,000
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.investor protection violation2003CFTC$45,000
Wells Fargo Bankeconomic sanction violation2005OFAC$42,833
Wachovia Securities, LLC.investor protection violation2004FINRA$39,486
Wells Fargo Bankwage and hour violation2016WHD$38,230
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2013CA-LCO$37,036
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLCinvestor protection violation2016NH-BSR$35,000
Wells Fargo Financial Bankconsumer protection violation2003NY-AG$33,500
First Union Brokerage Services, Inc.investor protection violation2001FINRA$32,500
Wells Fargo Bank NAwage and hour violation2011WHD$31,770
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.investor protection violation2017MO-SEC$25,672
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.consumer protection violation2003CA-SCCDA$25,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.economic sanction violation2013OFAC$23,937
A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc.investor protection violation2003NE-DBF$20,000
Prudential Securities Incorporatedinvestor protection violation2001FINRA$20,000
First Union Bankeconomic sanction violation2004OFAC$18,740
WELLS FARGO BANK NAwage and hour violation2022IL-DOL$18,049
WELLS FARGO BANK NAwage and hour violation2022IL-DOL$18,049
Wells Fargoemployment discrimination2015OFCCP$14,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2022CA-LCO$12,399
WELLS FARGO BANK #1692workplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$12,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N. A.Family and Medical Leave Act2016WHD$11,874
Wachovia Bankeconomic sanction violation2007OFAC$11,000
Wachovia Bankeconomic sanction violation2004OFAC$11,000
Prudential Securities, Inc.investor protection violation2001FINRA$10,000
Wells FargoAmericans with Disabilities Act2023USAO$10,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2022CA-LCO$9,795
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Incwage and hour violation2010MI-LEO$9,222
First Union Banklabor relations violation2000NLRB$9,116
WELLS FARGO BANK, NAworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$9,000
Ragen Mackenzie Investment Services LLCinvestor protection violation2004OR-FIN$8,500
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCinvestor protection violation2010IN-SEC$8,495
Wells Fargo Fund Distributor, LLCconsumer protection violation2014CA-DFPI$8,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationwage and hour violation2005CA-LCO$6,572
Wachovia Bankeconomic sanction violation2005OFAC$5,500
Wells Fargo Bankeconomic sanction violation2003OFAC$5,500
Wells Fargo BankFamily and Medical Leave Act2006WHD$5,152
A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc.investor protection violation2008TX-SEC$5,000
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLCinvestor protection violation2023ME-SEC$5,000
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC.workplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$5,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.