Wells Fargo’s renewable energy and environmental finance group closed a tax equity financing for the Arroyo Solar and Storage project with D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments. This is Wells Fargo’s first tax equity investment in a project with co-located battery storage. read more

DEC 3, 2021 - 6:00 am

Wells Fargo named Mike Riley and Dan Thomas co-heads of the markets division of its corporate and investment bank. Riley and Thomas will lead all of Wells Fargo’s corporate and investment bank’s markets-driven activities, including asset-backed finance.   read more

NOV 23, 2021 - 6:06 am

Wells Fargo named Priscilla Wallace head of supplier diversity. Wallace has more than two decades of supply chain and diversity, equity and inclusion experience. She joined Wells Fargo from Foodbuy – Compass Group. read more

NOV 10, 2021 - 6:34 am

Wells Fargo unveiled the new organizational structure for its restaurant finance banking team, with Meghan Hinds tapped to lead the team. read more

NOV 9, 2021 - 6:28 am

Wells Fargo promoted Kristin Lesher, a 21-year veteran of the company, to lead middle market banking. Lesher previously led middle market operations across 19 states, Washington, D.C., and eastern Canada as head of the east region for the company. read more

OCT 25, 2021 - 6:06 am

Wells Fargo appointed Vanessa Rodriguez to lead community lending and investment within its commercial real estate group. During her 20-year career with Wells Fargo, Rodriguez has held various relationship manager roles. read more

OCT 18, 2021 - 6:12 am

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