Before we jump back to normal, the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic present an opportunity to create something even better. Monitor sat down with leaders in communications and operations and a CFO to learn about how the biggest takeaways from their pandemic experiences are influencing their future strategies. ... read more

Monitor 100 2021

Wells Fargo announced its new digital infrastructure strategy, combining a multi-cloud approach with third-party data centers. Wells selected Microsoft Azure as its primary public cloud provider and Google Cloud for additional business-critical public cloud services. read more

SEP 16, 2021 - 6:32 am

Wells Fargo selected the nCino Bank Operating System as a technology platform to accelerate its digital transformation within its commercial banking and corporate and investment banking businesses and to transform its commercial lending operations. read more

SEP 3, 2021 - 6:11 am

Wells Fargo named Talena Hooper division executive to lead the bank’s commercial banking division in the Great Plains. Based in Kansas City, MO, Hooper now oversees commercial banking operations across Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. read more

SEP 1, 2021 - 6:04 am

Clarence Nunn joined Wells Fargo Wealth & Investment Management as head of diverse segments. Nunn will support Wells Fargo’s focus on expanding its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. read more

AUG 25, 2021 - 6:21 am

Charles H. Noski will retire as chairman and a member of Wells Fargo’s board of directors on Sept. 30. To replace Noski, Wells Fargo’s board elected Steven D. Black as chairman, effective immediately. read more

AUG 11, 2021 - 6:45 am

Wells Fargo named Cesar Gonzalez head of operations for commercial banking. He will join the company on Aug. 30 and will lead business and lending operations for Wells Fargo’s commercial banking business. read more

JUL 27, 2021 - 6:08 am

Tanya Sanders will be the new head of Wells Fargo Auto. She brings over two decades of financial services experience to the role and succeeds Laura Schupbach, who recently announced her decision to retire after 26 years with Wells Fargo. read more

JUL 23, 2021 - 6:20 am

This year’s ranking of the Monitor’s top 40 players in the vendor channel illustrates an almost even split in performance, with 19 respondents reporting net gains and 21 posting declines. With collective vendor channel originations of $39,958.8 million, the group performed better than many anticipated this time last year with a net decline of 3.2%.... read more

Vol. 48 No. 3 2021

Bei Ling will join Wells Fargo on Oct. 1 as head of human resources. She will report to Charlie Scharf, CEO of Wells Fargo, and serve on the company’s operating committee. Ling previously worked for JPMorgan Chase, PNC and Merrill Lynch. read more

JUL 9, 2021 - 6:14 am

Wells Fargo named Julie Caperton head of its private bank, which is a division of its wealth and investment management (WIM) business. This role will be in addition to Caperton’s current position as head of the banking, lending and trust center of excellence for WIM. read more

JUN 18, 2021 - 6:20 am

Wells Fargo named Ruth Jacks head of data and transformation for commercial banking. Jacks joined the company on June 14 and will report to Perry Pelos, head of commercial banking at Wells Fargo. read more

JUN 17, 2021 - 6:17 am

Hilco Global’s commercial industrial team acquired all of the assets of Sutton Leasing, a fleet leasing company based in Sterling Heights, MI, in a multi-million-dollar transaction that closed on May 7. Hilco Commercial Industrial aligned with Wells Fargo to close the transaction. read more

MAY 26, 2021 - 6:14 am

Wells Fargo named Ulrike Guigui head of payments strategy. Guigui will join the company on June 1 and report to Ather Williams III, head of strategy, digital and innovation at Wells Fargo. read more

MAY 25, 2021 - 6:18 am

Monitor caught up with Eric Hanson to talk about four major trends that will shape investment in the equipment finance industry in 2021. As large financial institutions refine their approach to the market and institutional investors continue to favor equipment asset class gains, investors have gained the benefit of premium returns, while equipment finance companies enjoy unprecedented access to capital. ... read more

May 2021