Wells Fargo was founded in 1852 in San Francisco by Henry Wells and William Fargo. It is now a diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgages, and consumer finance to individual and business customers. Wells Fargo has over $1.9 trillion in assets and operates over 7,200 locations with over 263,000 employees. The company focuses on community banking, wholesale banking, and financial services, and has a vision of standing together with customers and communities.