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WFC · 10-K filed 24 Feb 2026 · year to 31 Dec 2025

Wells Fargo

17 named things its latest annual report says its results depend on, each in the company's own words. 14 of them are also named by other companies we've read.

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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

concentrated in · $1.8 trillion, or 85% of the Company’s assets
At December 31, 2025, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the Bank) was the Company’s principal subsidiary with assets of $1.8 trillion, or 85% of the Company’s assets.Business (Item 1)

Also named by DDS, PII

Support Agreement with WFC Holdings, LLC

named as a risk
Any such restriction could materially and adversely impact the Parent’s liquidity and its ability to satisfy its debt and other obligations, as well as its ability to make dividend payments on its common and preferred stock.Business (Item 1)

Regulators

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

subject tonamed as a risk
Given the rule’s requirement to share customer information with authorized third parties, some of whom could be non-financial institutions, the rule could result in increased fraud, data misuse, and competition.Business (Item 1)

Also named by ABNB, AFRM, ALLY, AN, AUB, AXP, BAC, CASH and 61 more

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

subject tonamed as a risk
The termination of deposit insurance for one or more of our bank subsidiaries could result in a significant loss of deposits and have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and earnings, depending on the collective size of the particular banks involved.Business (Item 1)

Also named by AFRM, BAC, BNY, CASH, CFG, CFR, COF, FCFS and 27 more

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

subject tonamed as a risk
On September 12, 2024, the Company announced that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. entered into a formal agreement with the OCC requiring the bank to enhance its anti-money laundering and sanctions risk management practices.Business (Item 1)

Also named by ADP, AMP, AXP, BAC, BLK, C, CASH, CFG and 22 more

Federal Reserve Board

subject tonamed as a risk
On February 2, 2018, the Company entered into a consent order with the FRB requiring the Company’s Board of Directors (Board) to further enhance the Board’s governance and oversight of the Company, and the Company to further improve the Company’s compliance and operational risk management program.Business (Item 1)

Also named by ALLY, AMP, BPOP, C, CFG, CFR, CME, COMP and 9 more

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

subject to
Our brokerage subsidiaries are regulated by the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and, in some cases, the CFTC and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, and state securities regulators.Business (Item 1)

Also named by AB, ADP, AGNC, AMG, AMP, BAM, BEN, BR and 23 more

Laws and programs

Community Reinvestment Act

subject tonamed as a risk
Because we are an FHC, if any of our applicable subsidiary banks receives a rating under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended (CRA), of less than satisfactory, we will be prohibited, until the rating is raised to satisfactory or better, from engaging in certain new financial activities or acquiring certain companies engaged in financial activities.Business (Item 1)

Also named by ALLY, AMP, AUB, CFG, CFR, EFSC, EWBC, FCNCA and 20 more

Basel III

subject tonamed as a risk
Large BHCs, like Wells Fargo, and their insured depository institutions also must comply with various capital requirements, including the reforms known as Basel III, as well as rules that establish leverage and supplementary leverage ratio requirements.Business (Item 1)

Also named by BGC, GS, MS, TW

G-SIB capital surcharge

subject tonamed as a risk
We are also subject to the FRB's rule implementing an additional capital surcharge on those U.S. banking organizations, such as the Company, that are designated as global systemically important banks (G-SIBs).Business (Item 1)

Also named by STT

FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund

subject tonamed as a risk
In addition, the FDIC may recover by special assessment on member banks losses to the DIF as a result of resolving a failed bank.Business (Item 1)

Also named by FSUN

Dodd-Frank Act resolution planning (living wills)

subject tonamed as a risk
If the FRB and FDIC determine that our resolution plan has deficiencies, they may impose more stringent capital, leverage or liquidity requirements on us or restrict our growth, activities or operations until we adequately remedy the deficiencies.Business (Item 1)

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

subject to
The privacy provisions of the GLB Act affect how consumer information is transmitted through diversified financial services companies and conveyed to outside vendors.Business (Item 1)

Also named by BR, CINF, EFX, FICO, FIS, FITB, OMF, ORI and 4 more

Bank Holding Company Act of 1956

subject to
As a BHC, the Parent is subject to regulation under the BHC Act and to inspection, examination and supervision by its primary regulator, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board or FRB).Business (Item 1)

Also named by GSBD, MS

USA PATRIOT Act

subject to
The USA PATRIOT Act requires the implementation of policies and procedures relating to anti-money laundering, economic sanctions, suspicious activities, and currency transaction reporting and due diligence on customers.Business (Item 1)

Also named by IBKR

CFTC and SEC swap dealer rules

subject to
As a registered swap dealer and a conditionally-registered security-based swap dealer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., is subject to these rules.Business (Item 1)

Technology

Stablecoins and cryptocurrencies

competes withnamed as a risk
Additionally, digital assets and alternative payment methods, such as cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and tokens, as well as distributed ledger-based payment, clearing, and settlement processes have the potential to reduce reliance on traditional depository institutions and other financial intermediaries, could lead to a reduction in deposits at banks, and could lead to changes in how financial services are accessed, offered, and delivered.Business (Item 1)

Also named by PNC, PNFP