Wells Fargo Bank Increases Prime Rate to 7.00 Percent

Wells Fargo is increasing its published bank prime lending rate by 0.25 percentage points effective September 17, 2026.

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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.3 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 38 on Fortune’s 2026 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.

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Media
Beth Richek, 980-308-1568
beth.richek@wellsfargo.com

Investor Relations
John Campbell, 415-396-0523
john.m.campbell@wellsfargo.com

Source: Wells Fargo & Company

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prime rate financial

The prime rate is the interest rate banks typically charge their most creditworthy customers for short-term loans and serves as a common baseline for many other interest rates. Think of it as a price tag for borrowing: when the prime rate rises, costs for business loans, mortgages and consumer credit usually go up, which can slow spending, squeeze profits and influence stock prices and interest-sensitive sectors.