| USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 |
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Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ 39,182 | $ 37,080 | $ 33,026 | ||||||||||||||
Interest-earning deposits with banks | 135,028 | 166,281 | 204,193 | ||||||||||||||
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under resale agreements | 193,929 | 105,330 | 80,456 | ||||||||||||||
Federal funds sold, securities purchased under resale agreements and other short-term investments | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Trading assets | 227,935 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Debt securities: | |||||||||||||||||
Trading, at fair value | - | 121,205 | 97,302 | ||||||||||||||
Available-for-sale debt securities | 213,573 | 162,978 | 130,448 | ||||||||||||||
Held-to-maturity debt securities | 208,023 | 234,948 | 262,708 | ||||||||||||||
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Investment securities: | |||||||||||||||||
Available-for-sale, at fair value | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Held-to-maturity, amortized cost | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Mortgages held for sale (includes $16,116 and $22,042 carried at fair value) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Loans held for sale | - | 6,260 | 4,936 | ||||||||||||||
Total loans | 986,167 | 912,745 | 936,682 | ||||||||||||||
Loans | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | 13,797 | 14,183 | 14,606 | ||||||||||||||
Net loans | 972,370 | 898,562 | 922,076 | ||||||||||||||
Mortgage servicing rights | - | 7,779 | 8,508 | ||||||||||||||
Mortgage servicing rights: | |||||||||||||||||
Measured at fair value | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Amortized | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Premises and equipment, net | 11,395 | 10,297 | 9,266 | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill | 24,967 | 25,167 | 25,175 | ||||||||||||||
Derivative assets | - | 20,012 | 18,223 | ||||||||||||||
Equity securities | 40,932 | 60,644 | 57,336 | ||||||||||||||
Other assets | 81,297 | 73,302 | 78,815 | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 2,148,631 | 1,929,845 | 1,932,468 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits | 365,368 | 383,616 | 360,279 | ||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits | 1,060,839 | 988,188 | 997,894 | ||||||||||||||
Total deposits | 1,426,207 | 1,371,804 | 1,358,173 | ||||||||||||||
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements | 232,687 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings | 18,323 | 108,806 | 89,559 | ||||||||||||||
Trading liabilities | 45,468 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | - | 16,335 | 18,495 | ||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 68,196 | 78,756 | 71,210 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term debt | 174,712 | 173,078 | 207,588 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 1,965,593 | 1,748,779 | 1,745,025 | ||||||||||||||
Equity | |||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock | 16,608 | 18,608 | 19,448 | ||||||||||||||
Common stock | 9,136 | 9,136 | 9,136 | ||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 61,288 | 60,817 | 60,555 | ||||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 228,873 | 214,198 | 201,136 | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (6,673) | (12,176) | (11,580) | ||||||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost | 128,115 | 111,463 | 92,960 | ||||||||||||||
Unearned ESOP shares | - | - | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Total Wells Fargo stockholders’ equity | 181,117 | 179,120 | 185,735 | ||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 1,921 | 1,946 | 1,708 | ||||||||||||||
Total equity | 183,038 | 181,066 | 187,443 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ 2,148,631 | $ 1,929,845 | $ 1,932,468 |