# Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California and Wells Fargo Financial, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa — Federal Reserve enforcement actions against banks and holding companies: action type, effective date and whether it has been terminated

For Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California and Wells Fargo Financial, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, action is Cease and Desist Order; effective date is 2011-07-20; termination date is 2025-01-31; board document is /newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20110720a.htm; document type is Press Release, verified against its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Banking organisation:** Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California and Wells Fargo Financial, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Action:** Cease and Desist Order _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2011-07-20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Termination date:** 2025-01-31 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Board document:** /newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20110720a.htm _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Document type:** Press Release _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 2011-07-20,2025-01-31,,,"Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California and Wells Fargo Financial, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa",Cease and Desist Order,/newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20110720a.htm,Press Release,

## Source

- https://www.federalreserve.gov/supervisionreg/files/enforcementactions.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2026-09-01.
Part of [Federal Reserve enforcement actions against banks and holding companies: action type, effective date and whether it has been terminated](https://referencesource.org/bank-enforcement-actions/).