Wells Fargo
MN · US
Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by
$614,827
Tracked direct giving
$614,827
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$1,330,000
Connections
13
Coalition view
Wells Fargo operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Wells Fargo PAC. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).
Combined tracked giving
$2,067,077
Combined tracked receipts
$25,250
Combined lobbying spend
$1,330,000
How money flowed from Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo directed $398K to AMERICAN VALUES 2024 across 8 contributions between May 2024 and December 2024. Wells Fargo advocates for CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
Wells Fargo directed $27K to INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 15 A B C D POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE across 5 contributions between September 2023 and January 2024. Wells Fargo advocates for CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
Wells Fargo directed $11K to ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. Wells Fargo advocates for CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
Wells Fargo directed $6K to NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC. Wells Fargo advocates for CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
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Lobbying Firms Retained
Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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Donations Given
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Targeted by | Securities and Exchange Commission | Wells Fargo subject to SEC enforcement actions | Source |
| Lobbied for | CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act | LDA filing: lobbied on CLARITY Act, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $690,000 | Source |
| Lobbied for | Overdraft/NSF Fee Reforms (CFPB) | LDA filing: lobbied on CFPB Overdraft Reform, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $640,000 | Source |
| Lobbied for | Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions | Lobbied on overdraft — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05: Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices | Lobbied on overdraft — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| commented_on | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency | Public comment on OCC-2011-0001: Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangements | Source |
| commented_on | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Public comment on CFPB-2022-0023: Prohibition on Inclusion of Adverse Information in Consumer Reporting in Cases of Human Trafficking (Regulation V) | Source |
| Lobbied for | Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions | Lobbied on overdraft — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Opposed | CFPB Credit Card Late Fee Rule | Wells Fargo opposed the CFPB Credit Card Late Fee Rule. | Source |
| Coalition with | Finance and banking industry | Wells Fargo is a major consumer bank still under consent orders from fake accounts scandal | Editorial |
| Funder of | AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION ASSOCIATES PAC (AB ASSOCIATES PAC) | Wells Fargo donated $2,891 to AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION ASSOCIATES PAC (AB ASSOCIATES PAC) (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |
| Funder of | ARDELYX, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARDX PAC) | Wells Fargo donated $2,500 to ARDELYX, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARDX PAC) (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |
| Has as instrument | Wells Fargo PAC | Wells Fargo PAC is the political arm of Wells Fargo | Editorial |