Wells Fargo Confirms Termination of 2021 OCC Loss Mitigation Consent Order

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today confirmed that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) terminated its 2021 consent order related to loss mitigation practices in the company’s Home Lending business. This is the eleventh consent order closed by Wells Fargo’s regulators since 2019.

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Charlie Scharf, Wells Fargo’s CEO, said of today’s news:

“We are pleased that the OCC has again validated our work and terminated this consent order in just three and a half years. This timeframe is much improved from other historical orders, including two 2011 Federal Reserve orders which were terminated earlier this year. This is our fifth closed consent order since the beginning of 2025. We remain confident that we will complete the work required in our remaining consent orders.”

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 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. 34 on Fortune’s 2024 rankings of America’s largest corporations.

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