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title: Wells Fargo — cross-registry corporate footprint
sources: GLEIF LEI registry + CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
slug: wells-fargo
sector: bank
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# Wells Fargo

The same corporation as two U.S. public registries record it — registries that share no common identifier.

## CFPB · consumer complaints (RECORDED)

**169,640** complaints name companies matching Wells Fargo. Chiefly **WELLS FARGO & COMPANY** (169,640) — drill down at `/finance/companies/wells-fargo-company`.

| Product | Complaints |
| --- | --- |
| Mortgage | 49,483 |
| Checking or savings account | 45,976 |
| Bank account or service | 13,325 |

## GLEIF · legal entities (RECORDED)

**204** entities in the GLEIF LEI registry carry a name matching "WELLS FARGO": 35 active, 86 lapsed, 69 retired; 170 US-registered. Top non-US: LU (13), CA (8), GB (5), IE (2), SG (1).

> This count is a **name-match floor**, not an org chart — it includes funds, pension trusts, and SPVs that carry the brand, and misses subsidiaries under unrelated names. GLEIF Level-1 records carry no parent/child ownership, so these are not asserted to be Wells Fargo's subsidiaries.

Sample entities:

- Wells Fargo (Lux) Worldwide Fund - U.S. Premier Growth Fund — retired (LU)
- Wells Fargo Risk Services, Inc. — issued (US)
- Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced U.S. Low Volatility Equity CIT — retired (US)
- Wells Fargo Factor Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Equity CIT — retired (US)
- WELLS FARGO SECURITIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. — issued (SG)
- WELLS FARGO PLAZA LLC — issued (US)
- Wells Fargo/State Street Target 2065 CIT — lapsed (US)
- WELLS FARGO STRUCTURING SOLUTIONS, LLC — issued (US)

## The cross-registry link (DERIVED)

CFPB and GLEIF share no common entity ID, so associating these records as one corporation, Wells Fargo, is a **name match** over the patterns "WELLS FARGO" — robust for a distinctive brand, but never a verified ownership graph.

## What this is — and is NOT (interpretation)

A cross-registry **footprint** of public records — not a corporate org chart, not a due-diligence verdict, not advice about doing business with Wells Fargo. Lapsed LEI registrations are neutral (usually an unpaid annual renewal). The complaint count is not a quality ranking; a complaint is an unverified allegation. Verify entities at https://search.gleif.org/ ; read or file complaints at https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/consumer-complaints/

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