Since 1852, Wells Fargo has provided banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer and commercial financial services. But what’s at the core of this international company is beyond banking – it’s about its customers.
For Henry Wells and William Fargo, the founders of Wells, Fargo & Co. (now Wells Fargo), it was all about showing the public they were trustworthy. In the 1850s, they offered banking (buying gold and selling paper bank drafts as good as gold) and express (rapid delivery of the gold and anything else valuable). They opened in the gold rush port of San Francisco and were soon highly revered for going above and beyond for their customers.
From the Wells Fargo site:
“From 1852 to 1918, Wells Fargo rushed customers’ important business by any means — steamship, railroad, and, where the railroads ended, by stagecoach. At first, Wells Fargo contracted with independent stageline owners. Then in the great enterprise of building reliable transcontinental transportation, Wells Fargo came to own and operate the largest stagecoach empire in the world. Since then, Wells Fargo has been forever linked with the six-horse Concord Coach charging across the vast plains and high mountains of the West.”
With one in three U.S. households doing business with Wells Fargo, the enduring principle that continues to guide the company is serving their customers and the community. They strive to not only meet a customers financial need but to help them succeed financially.
In addition to helping their customers, Wells Fargo places great emphasis on reaching out to the community. Through its philanthropy and volunteerism, Wells Fargo donated more than $286.5 million in 2017 to more than 14,500 nonprofits.
With their 268,000 team members serving 70 million customers, Wells Fargo strives to go beyond banking by creating long lasting, fruitful relationships with their customers and communities.
Wells Fargo is a proud sponsor of the Williamson Business Leadership Awards, which recognizes business leaders whose companies are located in Williamson County that have demonstrated professional excellence and significant impact to the economic growth, prosperity and philanthropy in our community.
Nominations are currently open in 17 major categories for the 2018 Williamson Business Leadership Awards. Nominate a person or business here. Winners will be announced at the awards celebration Tuesday, Oct 9th at The Barn at Homestead Manor. Learn more here.
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