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A car lies upside down in the wreckage of a home severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Financial Health

8 financial tips for weathering disaster

8 financial tips for weathering disaster

Take it from a man who lost it all in Hurricane Katrina: Preparation pays off. Wells Fargo offers tips for those impacted by a natural disaster.

Andy and Sheri Cordova stand with their young children Jacob and Jordan, in front of their red brick suburban Houston home, which was restored after it was flooded during Hurricane Harvey in September 2017.
Housing

Survivors find a calm voice after the storm

Survivors find a calm voice after the storm

Rescued from their flooded home, Andy Cordova and his family survived and recovered from Hurricane Harvey, thanks to inspiring help from disaster specialist Bridgette Fletcher of Wells Fargo.

Brad Jenks II stands amid of a huge pile of rubble after his automotive repair business in Paradise, California, was burned in the Camp Fire.
Volunteering & Giving

Paradise not lost: Wells Fargo grant helps California communities rebuild after Camp Fire

Paradise not lost: Wells Fargo grant helps California communities rebuild after Camp Fire

Wells Fargo has increased its support for wildfire relief with a $3.25 million donation to the Butte Strong Fund, providing housing and small business recovery for those affected by the deadly Camp Fire in Northern California.

A woman stands in the middle of rubble while wearing a long-sleeved black shirt, blue jeans, a baseball cap, and a mask. Behind the rubble are a few parked cars.
Volunteering & Giving

‘They had my back when I needed it’

‘They had my back when I needed it’

After losing his home in the Northern California wildfires, Dan Cuniberti found support and assistance from his fellow Wells Fargo team members.

An American Red Cross volunteer walks down a flooded street surveying damage in Hollister, California.
Volunteering & Giving

Every 8 minutes, the American Red Cross responds to an emergency

Every 8 minutes, the American Red Cross responds to an emergency

From small house fires to multistate natural disasters, the American Red Cross goes wherever help is needed — ensuring individuals, families, and communities have clean water, safe shelter, and hot meals when they need them the most.

Photo of Steve Porter, leader of the Wells Fargo Mobile Response Unit location team in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Inside the Stagecoach

Wells Fargo disaster response team brings the bank to customers

Wells Fargo disaster response team brings the bank to customers

Wells Fargo’s Mobile Response Unit and Customer Assistance and Recovery Effort team is helping coastal North Carolina communities recover from Hurricane Florence.

Sasha Justiniano stands in front of the Wells Fargo bank branch in Clermont, Florida, where she works as a bilingual teller.
Inside the Stagecoach

One year later: Hurricane Maria survivors make a new home in Florida

One year later: Hurricane Maria survivors make a new home in Florida

Sasha Justiniano, Jaimie Urbaez, and Yasel Fleitas — among about 65,000 people who fled Puerto Rico and stayed in Central Florida after Hurricane Maria — all found refuge at Wells Fargo.

Bank records and $3 million in gold and silver coins are retrieved from Wells Fargo bank vaults weeks after the earthquake in San Francisco on April 18, 1906.
History

Helping San Francisco rise from the ashes

Helping San Francisco rise from the ashes

Find out how Wells Fargo’s bank and express companies helped communities recover after a devastating earthquake and fires struck San Francisco in 1906.

Wells Fargo team members volunteer
Volunteering & Giving

Building a better tomorrow through community service and corporate giving

Building a better tomorrow through community service and corporate giving

Wells Fargo contributed $286.5 million to more than 14,500 nonprofits across the U.S. in 2017, and was named United Way Worldwide’s top workplace giving campaign for the ninth year in a row.

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