---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072971-25-000154"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WFC"
cik: "0000072971"
company_name: "WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN"
filed_at: "2025-06-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T02:10:12.019317+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fed removes Wells Fargo asset-growth cap; special $2,000 stock award to employees

## Summary
- Federal Reserve lifts 2018 consent order asset cap after Wells Fargo met all conditions.
- CEO Charlie Scharf says milestone reflects transformed risk, compliance, and management.
- All 215,000 full-time employees to receive $2,000 restricted stock award to share in success.
- Third-party independent review of remediation work was required and completed.
- Company has changed business mix and management since 2019; now focused on growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072971-25-000154
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WFC
- cik: 0000072971
- company_name: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN
- filed_at: 2025-06-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000007297125000154/0000072971-25-000154-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000007297125000154/wfc-20250603.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072971-25-000154
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072971-25-000154.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072971-25-000154.txt

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