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Financial Health

‘Financial health is foundational to everything we do’ with HBCUs

Financial Health

‘Financial health is foundational to everything we do’ with HBCUs

Wells Fargo’s support of the Society for Financial Education & Professional Development’s Student Ambassador Program increases career opportunities and financial education for students at historically Black colleges and universities.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Finding stories from the past to help guide steps forward

Diversity & Inclusion

Finding stories from the past to help guide steps forward

New genealogical resources show reverence for family histories and sustaining legacies.

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Volunteering & Giving

Adding an equity lens to personal charitable giving and service

Volunteering & Giving

Adding an equity lens to personal charitable giving and service

Wells Fargo’s Team Member Philanthropy team is putting a spotlight on charities the company supports and providing tips for adding an equity lens to personal charitable giving.

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Diversity & Inclusion

‘There is still work to be done to create equity for underserved communities of color’

Diversity & Inclusion

‘There is still work to be done to create equity for underserved communities of color’

Viewpoints: As the voice for Black-owned banking institutions, the National Bankers Association works to create financial programs and policies that benefit all Americans, writes Kenneth Kelly, chairman and CEO of First Independence Bank.

Eddie Lofton stands in his shop, JC Lofton Tailors, next to a mannequin with a suit and a rack of clothes in plastic wrap.
Small Business

A tailor-made grant helps continue a family legacy

Small Business

A tailor-made grant helps continue a family legacy

JC Lofton Tailors is continuing a family legacy that has been around for almost a century, with the help of a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo through Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

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Financial Health

New investments to back Black-owned banking

Financial Health

New investments to back Black-owned banking

Wells Fargo is working with minority depository institutions to help financially empower Black communities.

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Our Point of View

At HBCU, ‘We were embraced, celebrated, and encouraged to achieve’

Our Point of View

At HBCU, ‘We were embraced, celebrated, and encouraged to achieve’

Gigi Dixon, Wells Fargo’s head of External Engagement, reflects on her time at Tennessee State University and how historically Black colleges and universities continue to empower students to be civic-minded leaders and to take control of their destinies.

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Housing

‘The benefits of affordable homeownership are too tremendous to ignore’

Housing

‘The benefits of affordable homeownership are too tremendous to ignore’

Viewpoints: As housing costs continue to rise, low-income families of color need more access to affordable housing and a pathway to homeownership, writes Donald Gilmore, executive director of Community Housing Development Corporation.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo leaders participate in national celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo leaders participate in national celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

Heads of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and External Engagement for Diverse Segments, Representation & Inclusion are among distinguished guests at annual D.C. event.

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