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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003
     
    OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
    Commission file number 001-2979

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   41-0449260
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)

420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94104
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-411-4932

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes þ        No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Yes þ        No o

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

         
    Shares Outstanding
    July 31, 2003
   
1,679,532,244
Common stock, $1-2/3 par value

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
OVERVIEW
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
EARNINGS PERFORMANCE
NET INTEREST INCOME
NONINTEREST INCOME
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
OPERATING SEGMENT RESULTS
BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
LOAN PORTFOLIO
NONACCRUAL LOANS AND OTHER ASSETS
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
OTHER ASSETS
DEPOSITS
REGULATORY AND AGENCY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
ASSET/LIABILITY AND MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
SIGNATURE
Exhibit 10.1(a)
Exhibit 10.2(b)
Exhibit 31.1(a)
Exhibit 31.2(b)
Exhibit 32.1(a)
Exhibit 32.2(b)
Exhibit 99.1(a)
Exhibit 99.2(b)


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FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS

                     
PART I   Financial Information   Page
Item 1.   Financial Statements  
       
Consolidated Statement of Income
    2  
       
Consolidated Balance Sheet
    3  
       
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and
Comprehensive Income
    4  
       
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
    5  
       
Notes to Financial Statements
    6  
 
Item 2.  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations (MD&A)
       
       
Summary Financial Data
    31  
       
Overview
    32  
       
Critical Accounting Policies
    34  
       
Earnings Performance
    34  
         
Net Interest Income
    34  
         
Noninterest Income
    38  
         
Noninterest Expense
    40  
         
Operating Segment Results
    41  
       
Balance Sheet Analysis
    42  
         
Securities Available for Sale
    42  
         
Loan Portfolio
    44  
         
Nonaccrual Loans and Other Assets
    45  
           
Loans 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing
    46  
         
Allowance for Loan Losses
    47  
         
Other Assets
    48  
         
Deposits
    49  
         
Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements
    49  
       
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
    50  
       
Asset/Liability and Market Risk Management
    50  
       
Capital Management
    54  
       
Factors that May Affect Future Results
    55  
 
Item 3.  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
    51  
 
Item 4.  
Controls and Procedures
       
         
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
    61  
         
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
    61  
 
PART II  
Other Information
       
Item 2.  
Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
    62  
 
Item 4.  
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    64  
 
Item 6.  
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
    65  
 
Signature    
 
    68  

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

                                     

        Quarter
ended June 30
,   Six months
ended June 30
,
       
   
(in millions, except per share amounts)   2003   2002   2003   2002

INTEREST INCOME
                               
Securities available for sale
  $ 435     $ 656     $ 888     $ 1,312  
Mortgages held for sale
    864       440       1,678       1,031  
Loans held for sale
    67       73       134       142  
Loans
    3,482       3,379       6,892       6,671  
Other interest income
    80       79       141       151  
 
   
     
     
     
 
   
Total interest income
    4,928       4,627       9,733       9,307  
 
   
     
     
     
 
INTEREST EXPENSE
                               
Deposits
    425       483       852       977  
Short-term borrowings
    87       131       182       305  
Long-term debt
    341       344       671       674  
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in Company’s
     subordinated debentures
    29       30       56       58  
 
   
     
     
     
 
   
Total interest expense
    882       988       1,761       2,014  
 
   
     
     
     
 
NET INTEREST INCOME
    4,046       3,639       7,972       7,293  
Provision for loan losses
    424       410       849       900  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    3,622       3,229       7,123       6,393  
 
   
     
     
     
 
NONINTEREST INCOME
                               
Service charges on deposit accounts
    587       547       1,140       1,052  
Trust and investment fees
    470       472       929       934  
Credit card fees
    257       223       501       424  
Other fees
    373       326       739       637  
Mortgage banking
    543       412       1,104       772  
Insurance
    289       269       556       532  
Net gains on debt securities available for sale
    20       45       38       81  
Net losses from equity investments
    (47 )     (58 )     (145 )     (78 )
Other
    217       142       429       325  
 
   
     
     
     
 
   
Total noninterest income
    2,709       2,378       5,291       4,679  
 
   
     
     
     
 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
                               
Salaries
    1,155       1,106       2,296       2,182  
Incentive compensation
    503       362       950       719  
Employee benefits
    350       364       769       693  
Equipment
    305       228       573       464  
Net occupancy
    288       274       585       543  
Net losses on dispositions of premises and equipment
    10       29       6       27  
Other
    1,369       1,042       2,570       2,104  
 
   
     
     
     
 
   
Total noninterest expense
    3,980       3,405       7,749       6,732  
 
   
     
     
     
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE
                               
 
AND EFFECT OF CHANGE IN
                               
 
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
    2,351       2,202       4,665       4,340  
Income tax expense
    826       782       1,648       1,541  
 
   
     
     
     
 
NET INCOME BEFORE EFFECT OF CHANGE
     IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
    1,525       1,420       3,017       2,799  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                      (276 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
NET INCOME
  $ 1,525     $ 1,420     $ 3,017     $ 2,523  
 
   
     
     
     
 
NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK
  $ 1,524     $ 1,419     $ 3,015     $ 2,521  
 
   
     
     
     
 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE BEFORE
     EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
                               
 
Earnings per common share
  $ .91     $ .83     $ 1.80     $ 1.64  
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ .90     $ .82     $ 1.78     $ 1.62  
 
   
     
     
     
 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
                               
 
Earnings per common share
  $ .91     $ .83     $ 1.80     $ 1.48  
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ .90     $ .82     $ 1.78     $ 1.46  
 
   
     
     
     
 
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE
  $ .30     $ .28     $ .60     $ .54  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Average common shares outstanding
    1,675.7       1,710.4       1,678.5       1,706.7  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Diluted average common shares outstanding
    1,690.6       1,730.8       1,692.1       1,725.1  
 
   
     
     
     
 

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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                           

      June 30 ,   December 31 ,   June 30 ,
(in millions, except shares)   2003     2002     2002

ASSETS
                       
Cash and due from banks
  $ 16,045     $ 17,820     $ 14,701  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under resale agreements
    2,768       3,174       3,741  
Securities available for sale
    24,625       27,947       37,132  
Mortgages held for sale
    58,716       51,154       24,685  
Loans held for sale
    7,009       6,665       5,165  
 
Loans
    215,392       196,634       185,001  
Allowance for loan losses
    3,894       3,862       3,883  
 
   
     
     
 
 
Net loans
    211,498       192,772       181,118  
 
   
     
     
 
Mortgage servicing rights, net
    3,821       4,489       5,956  
Premises and equipment, net
    3,604       3,688       3,638  
Goodwill
    9,803       9,753       9,724  
Other assets
    31,756       31,797       28,942  
 
   
     
     
 

Total assets
  $ 369,645     $ 349,259     $ 314,802  
 
   
     
     
 
LIABILITIES
                       
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $ 80,943     $ 74,094     $ 61,499  
Interest-bearing deposits
    149,941       142,822       131,712  
 
   
     
     
 
 
Total deposits
    230,884       216,916       193,211  
Short-term borrowings
    23,883       33,446       30,107  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    20,705       18,334       17,159  
Long-term debt
    58,513       47,320       41,913  
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in
Company’s subordinated debentures
    3,385       2,885       2,885  
 
   
     
     
 

Total liabilities
    337,370       318,901       285,275  
 
   
     
     
 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
Preferred stock
    375       251       341  
Unearned ESOP shares
    (323 )     (190 )     (287 )
 
   
     
     
 
 
Total preferred stock
    52       61       54  
Common stock — $1-2/3 par value, authorized
6,000,000,000 shares; issued 1,736,381,025 shares
    2,894       2,894       2,894  
Additional paid-in capital
    9,536       9,498       9,488  
Retained earnings
    21,320       19,394       17,530  
Cumulative other comprehensive income
    1,185       976       919  
Treasury stock - 57,992,372 shares, 50,474,518 shares
and 26,756,638 shares
    (2,712 )     (2,465 )     (1,358 )
 
   
     
     
 

Total stockholders’ equity
    32,275       30,358       29,527  
 
   
     
     
 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 369,645     $ 349,259     $ 314,802  
 
   
     
     
 

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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

                                                                             

                                                                Cumulative          
                        Unearned             Additional                     other     Total
        Number of     Preferred     ESOP     Common     paid-in     Retained     Treasury     comprehensive   stockholders'
(in millions, except shares)   shares     stock     shares     stock     capital     earnings     stock     income     equity

BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2001
          $ 218     $ (154 )   $ 2,894     $ 9,436     $ 16,005     $ (1,937 )   $ 752     $ 27,214  
 
           
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Comprehensive income:
                                                                       
 
Net income
                                            2,523                       2,523  
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                       
   
Translation adjustments
                                                            4       4  
   
Net unrealized gains on securities
available for sale and other retained interests,
net of reclassification of $45 million
of net gains included in net income
                                                            265       265  
   
Net unrealized gains on derivatives and
hedging activities, net of reclassification of
$112 million of net losses on cash flow
hedges included in net income
                                                            (102 )     (102 )
 
                                                                   
 
Total comprehensive income
                                                                    2,690  
Common stock issued
    8,439,025                               28       (73 )     366               321  
Common stock issued for acquisitions
    12,017,193                               4               531               535  
Common stock repurchased
    8,649,792                                               (426 )             (426 )
Preferred stock (238,000) issued to ESOP
            238       (255 )             17                                
Preferred stock released to ESOP
                    122               (8 )                             114  
Preferred stock (115,420) converted to common shares
    2,322,964       (115 )                     11               104                
Preferred stock dividends
                                            (2 )                     (2 )
Common stock dividends
                                            (923 )                     (923 )
Change in Rabbi trust assets and similar
arrangements (classified as treasury stock)
                                                    4               4  
 
           
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net change
            123       (133 )           52       1,525       579       167       2,313  
 
           
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2002
          $ 341     $ (287 )   $ 2,894     $ 9,488     $ 17,530     $ (1,358 )   $ 919     $ 29,527  
 
           
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2002
          $ 251     $ (190 )   $ 2,894     $ 9,498     $ 19,394     $ (2,465 )   $ 976     $ 30,358  
 
           
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Comprehensive income:
                                                                       
 
Net income
                                            3,017                       3,017  
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                       
   
Translation adjustments
                                                            20       20  
   
Net unrealized gains on securities available
for sale and other retained interests, net of
reclassification of $6 million of net gains
included in net income
                                                            2       2  
   
Net unrealized gains on derivatives and
hedging activities, net of reclassification of
$30 million of net losses on cash flow
hedges included in net income
                                                            187       187  
 
                                                                   
 
Total comprehensive income
                                                                    3,226  
Common stock issued
    9,502,120                               26       (80 )     442               388  
Common stock issued for acquisitions
    123,188                                               6               6  
Common stock repurchased
    20,032,901                                               (922 )             (922 )
Preferred stock (260,200) issued to ESOP
            260       (279 )             19                               --  
Preferred stock released to ESOP
                    146               (9 )                             137  
Preferred stock (135,878) converted to common shares
    2,889,739       (136 )                     2               134               --  
Preferred stock dividends
                                            (2 )                     (2 )
Common stock dividends
                                            (1,009 )                     (1,009 )
Change in Rabbi trust assets and similar
arrangements (classified as treasury stock)
                                                    93               93  
 
           
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net change
            124       (133 )           38       1,926       (247 )     209       1,917  
 
           
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2003
          $ 375     $ (323 )   $ 2,894     $ 9,536     $ 21,320     $ (2,712 )   $ 1,185     $ 32,275  
 
           
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                     

        Six months
ended June 30
,
         
(in millions)   2003     2002

Cash flows from operating activities:
               
 
Net income
  $ 3,017     $ 2,523  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities:
               
   
Provision for loan losses
    849       900  
   
Depreciation and amortization
    2,233       1,681  
   
Net gains on securities available for sale
    (9 )     (75 )
   
Net gains of mortgage loan originations / sales activities
    (1,468 )     (292 )
   
Net gains on sales of loans
    (5 )     (8 )
   
Net losses on dispositions of premises and equipment
    6       27  
   
Net gains on dispositions of operations
    (27 )     (3 )
   
Release of preferred shares to ESOP
    137       114  
   
Net increase in trading assets
    (1,114 )     (566 )
   
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense
    (288 )     149  
   
Net decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable
    15       (50 )
   
Net (decrease) increase in accrued interest payable
    (21 )     41  
   
Originations of mortgages held for sale
    (205,330 )     (111,945 )
   
Proceeds from sales of mortgages held for sale
    199,519       117,958  
   
Principal collected on mortgages held for sale
    1,737       553  
   
Net increase in loans held for sale
    (344 )     (420 )
   
Other assets, net
    (4,306 )     (3,156 )
   
Other accrued expenses and liabilities, net
    2,278       446  
 
   
     
 

Net cash (used) provided by operating activities
    (3,121 )     7,877  
 
   
     
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
 
Securities available for sale:
               
   
Proceeds from sales
    1,453       10,485  
   
Proceeds from prepayments and maturities
    5,863       4,200  
   
Purchases
    (4,157 )     (9,825 )
 
Net cash paid for acquisitions
    (768 )     (532 )
 
Net increase in banking subsidiaries’ loans resulting from originations
and collections
    (4,132 )     (7,500 )
 
Proceeds from sales (including participations) of loans by banking subsidiaries
    764       641  
 
Purchases (including participations) of loans by banking subsidiaries
    (12,461 )     (1,341 )
 
Principal collected on nonbank entities’ loans
    10,112       5,563  
 
Loans originated by nonbank entities
    (9,460 )     (6,885 )
 
Purchases of loans by nonbank entities
    (3,682 )      
 
Proceeds from dispositions of operations
    30       34  
 
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed assets
    135       269  
 
Net decrease (increase) in federal funds sold and securities purchased
under resale agreements
    406       (1,045 )
 
Net increase in mortgage servicing rights
    (695 )     (358 )
 
Other, net
    3,455       (1,435 )
 
   
     
 

Net cash used by investing activities
    (13,137 )     (7,729 )
 
   
     
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
 
Net increase in deposits
    13,968       1,345  
 
Net decrease in short-term borrowings
    (9,563 )     (8,562 )
 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    19,885       11,164  
 
Repayment of long-term debt
    (9,445 )     (5,673 )
 
Proceeds from issuance of guaranteed preferred beneficial interests
in Company’s subordinated debentures
    500       450  
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    350       269  
 
Repurchase of common stock
    (922 )     (426 )
 
Payment of cash dividends on preferred and common stock
    (1,011 )     (925 )
 
Other, net
    721       (57 )
 
   
     
 
 
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
    14,483       (2,415 )
 
   
     
 
 
 
Net change in cash and due from banks
    (1,775 )     (2,267 )
 
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
    17,820       16,968  
 
   
     
 
 
Cash and due from banks at end of period
  $ 16,045     $ 14,701  
 
   
     
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
 
Cash paid during the period for:
               
   
Interest
  $ 1,740     $ 2,055  
   
Income taxes
    1,790       943  
 
Noncash investing and financing activities:
               
   
Transfers from loans to foreclosed assets
  $ 242     $ 291  
   
Net transfers from mortgages held for sale to loans
    179       172  

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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries (consolidated) (the Company) is a diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage banking and consumer finance through banking stores, the internet and other distribution channels to consumers, commercial businesses and financial institutions in all 50 states of the U.S. and in other countries. Wells Fargo & Company (the Parent) is a financial holding company and a bank holding company.

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and prevailing practices in the financial services industry. Preparing the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and income and expenses during the reporting period. Certain amounts in the financial statements for prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current financial statement presentation.

The information furnished in these unaudited interim statements reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise disclosed in this Form 10-Q. The results of operations in the interim statements do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for the full year. The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K (2002 Form 10-K).

Descriptions of the significant accounting policies of the Company are included in Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes to these policies, except as noted below.

CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Parent, and its majority-owned subsidiaries, which are consolidated on a line-by-line basis. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Other affiliates in which there is at least 20% ownership are generally accounted for by the equity method; those in which there is less than 20% ownership are generally carried at cost, except for marketable equity securities, which are carried at fair value with changes in fair value included in other comprehensive income, and certain variable interest entities as described below. Assets that are accounted for by either the equity or cost method are included in other assets.

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, which clarifies the rules of consolidation for certain entities in which the equity investors do not have a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. These entities are referred to as variable

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interest entities (VIEs). An enterprise’s variable interest in a variable interest entity arises from either contractual, ownership, or other monetary interests in the entity, which change with the entity’s net asset value changes. Effective for VIEs formed after January 31, 2003, and effective for all existing VIEs on July 1, 2003, the Company must consolidate a VIE if it will absorb a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receive a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both.

Stock-based Compensation

The Company has several stock-based employee compensation plans, which are described more fully in Note 14 (Common Stock and Stock Plans) to Financial Statements in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K. As permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (FAS 123), Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, the Company uses the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board Opinion 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, to account for its stock-based employee compensation plans. Pro forma net income and earnings per common share information is provided as if the Company accounted for its employee stock option plans under the fair value method of FAS 123.

                                     

        Quarter
ended June 30
,   Six months
ended June 30
,
       
   
 
(in millions, except per share amounts)   2003     2002     2003     2002

Net income, as reported
  $ 1,525     $ 1,420     $ 3,017     $ 2,523
  Add: Stock-based employee compensation
expense included in reported net
income, net of tax
    1       1       1       2  
  Less: Total stock-based employee
compensation expense under the fair
value method for all awards, net of tax
    57       51       103       96
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net income, pro forma
  $ 1,469     $ 1,370     $ 2,915     $ 2,429  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Earnings per common share
                             
 
As reported
  $ .91     $ .83     $ 1.80     $ 1.48  
 
Pro forma
    .88       .80       1.74       1.42  
Diluted earnings per common share
                             
 
As reported
  $ .90     $ .82     $ 1.78     $ 1.46  
 
Pro forma
    .87       .79       1.72       1.40

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2. Business Combinations

The Company regularly explores opportunities to acquire financial institutions and related financial services businesses. Generally, management of the Company does not make a public announcement about an acquisition opportunity until a definitive agreement has been signed.

Transactions completed in the six months ended June 30, 2003 include:

               

(in millions)   Date     Assets

Certain assets of Towle Financial Services/Midwest, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
  January 1   $ 5
Certain assets of Wraith, Scarlett & Randolph Insurance Services, Inc.,
Woodland, California
  January 1     1
Pate Insurance Agency, Homer, Alaska
  January 1     1
Certain assets of Montgomery Asset Management, LLC, San Francisco, California
  January 18     36
Certain assets of Telmark, LLC, Syracuse, New York
  February 28     660
Certain assets of S.N. Potter Insurance Agency, Inc., Stockton, California
  June 1     2
 
           

          $ 705
 
           

The Company had two pending business combinations as of June 30, 2003, with approximately $3.2 billion in total assets, including the pending acquisition of Pacific Northwest Bancorp, with approximately $3.1 billion in assets. The primary operating subsidiary of Pacific Northwest Bancorp, Pacific Northwest Bank, has locations in Washington and Oregon.

Pending certain shareholder and regulatory approval, the transactions are expected to be completed during third quarter 2003.

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3. Intangible Assets

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for intangible assets are presented in the following table:

                                     

        June 30, 2003     June 30, 2002
       
   
        Gross   Accumulated   Gross   Accumulated
(in millions)   carrying amount   amortization     carrying amount   amortization

Amortized intangible assets:
                             
 
Mortgage servicing rights, before
valuation allowance (1)
  $ 12,970     $ 6,595     $ 11,497     $ 3,632  
 
Core deposit intangibles
    2,415       1,620       2,415       1,471
 
Other
    385       268       363       240  
 
   
     
     
     
 
   
Total amortized intangible assets
  $ 15,770     $ 8,483     $ 14,275     $ 5,343
 
   
     
     
     
 

Unamortized intangible asset (trademark)
  $ 14             $ 14          
 
   
             
         

(1)   The valuation allowance was $2,554 million at June 30, 2003 and $1,909 million at June 30, 2002. The carrying value of mortgage servicing rights was $3,821 million at June 30, 2003 and $5,956 million at June 30, 2002. See Note 9 (Mortgage Banking Activities) for further information.

The following table shows the current period and estimated future amortization expense for amortized intangible assets:

                                 

    Mortgage   Core                
    servicing   deposit                
(in millions)   rights   intangibles   Other   Total

Six months ended June 30, 2003 (actual)
  $ 1,729     $ 72     $ 16     $ 1,817
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
Six months ended December 31, 2003 (estimate)
$ 1,477     $ 69     $ 12     $ 1,558  
 
 
   
   
   
 
Estimate for year ended December 31,
                             
2004
    2,120       131       22       2,273  
2005
    1,225       120       17       1,362
2006
    675       108       13       796  
2007
    380       99       12       491
2008
    216       91       11       318  

The projections of amortization expense shown above for mortgage servicing rights are based on existing asset balances and the existing interest rate environment as of June 30, 2003. Future amortization expense may be significantly different depending upon changes in the mortgage servicing portfolio, mortgage interest rates and market conditions.

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4. Goodwill

The following table summarizes changes in the carrying amount of goodwill as allocated to the Company’s operating segments for the purpose of goodwill impairment analysis.

                                   
 

      Community     Wholesale     Wells Fargo     Consolidated
(in millions)   Banking     Banking     Financial     Company

Balance December 31, 2001
  $ 6,139     $ 2,781     $ 607     $ 9,527  
 
Goodwill from business combinations
    600       21       8       629  
 
Transitional goodwill impairment charge
          (133 )     (271 )     (404 )
 
Goodwill written off related to
divestitures of businesses
    (28 )                 (28 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance June 30, 2002
  $ 6,711     $ 2,669     $ 344     $ 9,724  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance December 31, 2002
  $ 6,743     $ 2,667     $ 343     $ 9,753  
 
Goodwill from business combinations
    3       42             45  
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
                5       5  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance June 30, 2003
  $ 6,746     $ 2,709     $ 348     $ 9,803  
 
   
     
     
     
 

Goodwill amounts allocated to the operating segments for goodwill impairment analysis differ from amounts allocated to the Company’s operating segments for management reporting discussed in Note 8 (Operating Segments). The balance of goodwill for management reporting is summarized below:

                                           
 

    Community     Wholesale     Wells Fargo             Consolidated
(in millions)   Banking     Banking     Financial     Enterprise     Company

June 30, 2002
  $ 2,864     $ 719     $ 344     $ 5,797     $9,724
 
   
     
     
     
   
June 30, 2003
  $ 2,899     $ 759     $ 348     $ 5,797     $9,803
 
   
     
     
     
   

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5. Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 20 million shares of preferred stock and 4 million shares of preference stock, both without par value. All preferred shares outstanding rank senior to common shares both as to dividends and liquidation preference but have no general voting rights. No preference shares have been issued under this authorization.

The table below is a summary of the Company’s preferred stock. A detailed description of the Company’s preferred stock is provided in Note 13 (Preferred Stock) to Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K.

                                                                   
 

      Shares issued and outstanding     Carrying amount (in millions)       Adjustable
     
   
      dividends rate
      June 30 ,   Dec. 31 ,   June 30 ,   June 30 ,   Dec. 31 ,   June 30 ,  
      2003     2002     2002     2003     2002     2002     Minimum     Maximum
       
     
     
   
   
   
   
   
Adjustable-Rate Cumulative, Series B (1)
    1,460,000       1,460,000       1,460,000     $ 73     $ 73     $ 73       5.50 %     10.50 %
 
                                                               
2003 ESOP Cumulative Convertible (2)
    130,910                   131                   8.50       9.50  
 
                                                               
2002 ESOP Cumulative Convertible (2)
    59,741       64,049       128,804       60       64       129       10.50       11.50  
 
                                                               
2001 ESOP Cumulative Convertible (2)
    45,106       46,126       57,826       45       46       58       10.50       11.50  
 
                                                               
2000 ESOP Cumulative Convertible (2)
    34,092       34,742       39,242       34       35       39       11.50       12.50  
 
                                                               
1999 ESOP Cumulative Convertible (2)
    12,932       13,222       15,222       13       13       15       10.30       11.30  
 
                                                               
1998 ESOP Cumulative Convertible (2)
    4,985       5,095       5,945       5       5       6       10.75       11.75  
 
                                                               
1997 ESOP Cumulative Convertible (2)
    5,781       5,876       7,376       6       6       7       9.50       10.50  
 
                                                               
1996 ESOP Cumulative Convertible (2)
    5,327       5,407       7,407       5       6       8       8.50       9.50  
 
                                                               
1995 ESOP Cumulative Convertible (2)
    3,008       3,043       5,243       3       3       5       10.00       10.00  
 
                                                               
ESOP Cumulative Convertible (2)
                802                   1       9.00       9.00  
 
                                                               
Unearned ESOP shares (3)
                      (323 )     (190 )     (287 )            
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
                 
 
Total
    1,761,882       1,637,560       1,727,867     $ 52     $ 61     $ 54                  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
                 

(1)   Liquidation preference $50.
(2)   Liquidation preference $1,000.
(3)   In accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position 93-6, Employers’ Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans, the Company recorded a corresponding charge to unearned ESOP shares in connection with the issuance of the ESOP Preferred Stock. The unearned ESOP shares are reduced as shares of the ESOP Preferred Stock are committed to be released.

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6. Earnings Per Common Share

The table below shows earnings per common share, diluted earnings per common share and a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of both earnings per common share calculations.

                                   
 

      Quarter     Six months
      ended June 30 ,   ended June 30 ,
     
   
(in millions, except per share amounts)   2003     2002     2003     2002

Net income before effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 1,525     $ 1,420     $ 3,017     $ 2,799  
Less: Preferred stock dividends
    1       1       2       2  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net income applicable to common stock before effect of
change in accounting principle (numerator)
    1,524       1,419       3,015       2,797  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (numerator)
                      (276 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net income applicable to common stock (numerator)
  $ 1,524     $ 1,419     $ 3,015     $ 2,521  
 
   
     
     
     
 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
                               
Average common shares outstanding (denominator)
    1,675.7       1,710.4       1,678.5       1,706.7  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Per share before effect of change in accounting principle
  $ .91     $ .83     $ 1.80     $ 1.64  
Per share effect of change in accounting principle
                      (.16 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Per share
  $ .91     $ .83     $ 1.80     $ 1.48  
 
   
     
     
     
 
DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
                               
Average common shares outstanding
    1,675.7       1,710.4       1,678.5       1,706.7  
Add:  Stock options
    14.4       20.1       13.1       18.0  
 
       Restricted share rights
    .5       .3       .5       .4  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Diluted average common shares outstanding (denominator)
    1,690.6       1,730.8       1,692.1       1,725.1  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Per share before effect of change in accounting principle
  $ .90     $ .82     $ 1.78     $ 1.62  
Per share effect of change in accounting principle
                      (.16 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Per share
  $ .90     $ .82     $ 1.78     $ 1.46  
 
   
     
     
     
 

At June 30, 2003 and 2002, options to purchase 35.5 million and 37.2 million shares, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of earnings per share. The exercise price was higher than the market price, and the options were therefore antidilutive.

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7.     Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interests in Company’s Subordinated Debentures

In February 2002, the Company formed Wells Fargo Capital VII (the Trust), to issue trust preferred securities. On May 5, 2003, the Trust issued to the public $500 million in trust preferred securities in the form of its 5.85% Capital Securities and issued to the Company $15 million of trust common securities. The Trust used the proceeds to purchase $515 million of the Company’s 5.85% junior subordinated debentures due May 1, 2033 (the Debentures). The Debentures are the sole assets of the Trust and are subordinate to all of the Company’s existing and future obligations for borrowed or purchased money, obligations under letters of credit and certain derivative contracts, and any guarantees by the Company of any of such obligations. Concurrent with the issuance of the Debentures and the trust preferred and common securities, the Company issued a guarantee related to the trust preferred securities for the benefit of the holders.

The Company treats the trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital. The Debentures, the common securities issued by the Trust, and the related income effects are eliminated within the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company’s obligations under the Debentures, the related indenture, the trust agreement relating to the trust securities, and the guarantee constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of the obligations of the Trust under the trust preferred securities.

The stated maturity date of the Debentures is May 1, 2033. In addition, the Debentures are subject to redemption at the option of the Company, subject to prior regulatory approval, in whole or in part on or after May 2, 2008 or in whole, but not in part, within 90 days after the occurrence of certain events that either would have a negative tax effect on the Trust or the Company, would cause the trust preferred securities to no longer qualify as Tier 1 capital, or would result in the Trust being treated as an investment company. Upon repayment of the Debentures at their stated maturity or following their earlier redemption, the Trust will use the proceeds of such repayment to redeem an equivalent amount of outstanding trust preferred securities and trust common securities.

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8. Operating Segments

The Company has three lines of business for management reporting: Community Banking, Wholesale Banking and Wells Fargo Financial. The results for these lines of business are based on the Company’s management accounting process, which assigns balance sheet and income statement items to each responsible operating segment. This process is dynamic and, unlike financial accounting, there is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance for management accounting equivalent to GAAP. The management accounting process measures the performance of the operating segments based on the Company’s management structure and is not necessarily comparable with similar information for other financial services companies. The Company’s operating segments are defined by product type and customer segments. Changes in management structure and/or the allocation process may result in changes in allocations, transfers and assignments. In that case, results for prior periods would be (and have been) restated for comparability.

The Community Banking Group offers a complete line of diversified financial products and services to individual consumers and small businesses with annual sales predominantly up to $10 million in which the owner generally is the financial decision maker. Community Banking also offers investment management and other services to retail customers and high net worth individuals, insurance and securities brokerage through affiliates and venture capital financing. These products and services include Wells Fargo Funds®, a family of mutual funds, as well as personal trust, employee benefit trust and agency assets. Loan products include lines of credit, equity lines and loans, equipment and transportation (auto, recreational vehicle and marine) loans, education loans, origination and purchase of residential mortgage loans for sale to investors and servicing of mortgage loans. Other credit products and financial services available to small businesses and their owners include receivables and inventory financing, equipment leases, real estate financing, Small Business Administration financing, venture capital financing, cash management, payroll services, retirement plans, medical savings accounts and credit and debit card processing. Consumer and business deposit products include checking accounts, savings deposits, market rate accounts, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and time deposits.

Community Banking provides access to customers through a wide range of channels, which encompass a network of traditional banking stores, banking centers, in-store banking centers, business centers and ATMs. Additionally, PhoneBankSM centers and the National Business Banking Center provide 24-hour telephone service. Online banking services include single sign-on to online banking, bill pay and brokerage, as well as online banking for small business.

The Wholesale Banking Group serves businesses across the United States with annual sales predominantly in excess of $10 million. Wholesale Banking provides a complete line of commercial, corporate and real estate banking products and services. These include traditional commercial loans and lines of credit, letters of credit, asset-based lending, equipment leasing, mezzanine financing, high yield debt, international trade facilities, foreign exchange services, treasury management, investment management, institutional fixed income and equity sales, online/electronic products, insurance and insurance brokerage services, and investment banking services. Wholesale Banking includes the majority ownership interest in the Wells Fargo HSBC

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Trade Bank, which provides trade financing, letters of credit and collection services and is sometimes supported by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (a public agency of the United States offering export finance support for American-made products). Wholesale Banking also supports the commercial real estate market with products and services such as construction loans for commercial and residential development, land acquisition and development loans, secured and unsecured lines of credit, interim financing arrangements for completed structures, rehabilitation loans, affordable housing loans and letters of credit, permanent loans for securitization, commercial real estate loan servicing and real estate and mortgage brokerage services.

Wells Fargo Financial includes consumer finance and auto finance operations. Consumer finance operations make direct loans to consumers and purchase sales finance contracts from retail merchants from offices throughout the United States, Canada and in the Caribbean. Automobile finance operations specialize in purchasing sales finance contracts directly from automobile dealers and making loans secured by automobiles in the United States and Puerto Rico. Wells Fargo Financial also provides credit cards, and lease and other commercial financing.

The Reconciliation Column consists of Treasury equity investment activities and balances and unallocated goodwill balances held at the enterprise level.

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The following table provides the results for the Company’s three major operating segments.

                                                                                 
 

(income/expense in millions,   Community     Wholesale     Wells Fargo     Reconciliation     Consolidated  
average balances in billions)   Banking     Banking     Financial     column (2)     Company  
   
Quarter ended June 30,     2003       2002       2003       2002       2003       2002       2003       2002       2003       2002  
 
Net interest income (1)
  $ 2,938     $ 2,621     $ 560     $ 569     $ 550     $ 452     $ (2 )   $ (3 )   $ 4,046     $ 3,639  
Provision for loan losses
    230       192       46       73       148       145                   424       410  
Noninterest income
    1,938       1,661       656       632       95       87       20       (2 )     2,709       2,378  
Noninterest expense
    3,022       2,542       636       589       321       272       1       2       3,980       3,405  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before income
tax expense (benefit)
    1,624       1,548       534       539       176       122       17       (7 )     2,351       2,202  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    565       545       189       193       66       47       6       (3 )     826       782  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,059     $ 1,003     $ 345     $ 346     $ 110     $ 75     $ 11     $ (4 )   $ 1,525     $ 1,420  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Average loans
  $ 140     $ 114     $ 50     $ 50     $ 19     $ 15     $     $     $ 209     $ 179  
Average assets
    270       218       78       70       21       17       6       6       375       311  
Average core deposits
    184       162       21       17                               205       179  
 
Six months ended June 30,
                                                                               
 
Net interest income (1)
  $ 5,793     $ 5,272     $ 1,111     $ 1,135     $ 1,073     $ 893     $ (5 )   $ (7 )   $ 7,972     $ 7,293  
Provision for loan losses
    460       468       100       158       289       274                   849       900  
Noninterest income
    3,795       3,269       1,309       1,216       186       178       1       16       5,291       4,679  
Noninterest expense
    5,861       5,005       1,256       1,183       629       542       3       2       7,749       6,732  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before income tax
expense (benefit) and effect
of change in accounting principle
    3,267       3,068       1,064       1,010       341       255       (7 )     7       4,665       4,340  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    1,150       1,081       371       362       129       96       (2 )     2       1,648       1,541  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss) before effect
of change in accounting principle
    2,117       1,987       693       648       212       159       (5 )     5       3,017       2,799  
Cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle
                      (98 )           (178 )                       (276 )
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,117     $ 1,987     $ 693     $ 550     $ 212     $ (19 )   $ (5 )   $ 5     $ 3,017     $ 2,523  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Average loans
  $ 136     $ 111     $ 50     $ 50     $ 18     $ 15     $     $     $ 204     $ 176  
Average assets
    263       220       76       70       20       17       6       6       365       313  
Average core deposits
    180       161       21       18                               201       179  

(1)   Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on assets and the cost of liabilities to fund those assets. Interest earned includes actual interest earned on segment assets and, if the segment has excess liabilities, interest credits for providing funding to other segments. The cost of liabilities includes actual interest expense on segment liabilities and, if the segment does not have enough liabilities to fund its assets, a funding charge based on the cost of excess liabilities from another segment. In general, Community Banking has excess liabilities and receives interest credits for the funding it provides the other segments.
(2)   The reconciling items for revenue (i.e., net interest income plus noninterest income) and net income are Treasury equity investment activities. The material item in the reconciliation column for average assets is unallocated goodwill held at the enterprise level.

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9. Mortgage Banking Activities

Mortgage banking activities, included in the Community Banking and Wholesale Banking operating segments, consist of residential and commercial mortgage originations and servicing.

The components of mortgage banking noninterest income are presented below:

                                     
 

 
    Quarter     Six months  
  ended June 30 ,   ended June 30 ,
       
   
 
(in millions)   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
Origination and other closing fees
  $ 334     $ 204     $ 610     $ 424  
Servicing fees, net of amortization
and provision for impairment (1)
    (741 )     (48 )     (1,184 )     (122 )
Net gains on mortgage loan originations/
sales activities
    831       172       1,468       292  
All other
    119       84       210       178  
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Total mortgage banking
  $ 543     $ 412     $ 1,104     $ 772  
 
   
     
     
     
 

 
(1)   Includes impairment write-downs on other retained interests of $38 million and $129 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $77 million and $437 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

The managed servicing portfolio totaled $651 billion at June 30, 2003, $614 billion at December 31, 2002 and $566 billion at June 30, 2002, and included loans subserviced for others of $23 billion, $36 billion and $51 billion, respectively.

Net of valuation allowance, mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) totaled $3.8 billion (.73% of the total mortgage loans serviced for others) at June 30, 2003, compared with $6.0 billion (1.30%) at June 30, 2002.

Each quarter, the Company evaluates MSRs for possible impairment based on the difference between the carrying amount and current fair value of the MSRs, in accordance with FAS 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities. If a temporary impairment exists, a valuation allowance is established for any excess of amortized cost, as adjusted for hedge accounting, over the current fair value through a charge to income. The Company has a policy of reviewing MSRs for other-than-temporary impairment each quarter and recognizes a direct write-down when the recoverability of a recorded valuation allowance is determined to be remote. Unlike a valuation allowance, a direct write-down permanently reduces the carrying value of the MSRs asset and the valuation allowance, precluding subsequent reversals. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Transfer and Servicing of Financial Assets) to Financial Statements in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K for additional discussion of the Company’s policy for valuation of MSRs. The Company determined that a portion of the asset was not recoverable and reduced both the asset and the previously designated valuation allowance by a $535 million write-down in second quarter 2003 and $846 million write-down in the first six months of 2003.

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The following table summarizes the changes in mortgage servicing rights:

                                     
 

 
    Quarter     Six months  
  ended June 30 , ended June 30 ,
       
   
 
(in millions)   2003   2002   2003   2002

 
Mortgage servicing rights:
                               
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 6,652     $ 8,604     $ 6,677     $ 7,365  
 
Originations (1)
    892       461       1,495       1,122  
 
Purchases (1)
    462       314       856       716  
 
Amortization
    (926 )     (366 )     (1,729 )     (736 )
 
Write-down
    (535 )           (846 )      
 
Other (includes changes in mortgage
servicing rights due to hedging)
    (170 )     (1,148 )     (78 )     (602 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance, end of period
  $ 6,375     $ 7,865     $ 6,375     $ 7,865  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Valuation Allowance:
                               
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 2,469     $ 1,466     $ 2,188     $ 1,124  
 
Provision for mortgage servicing rights
in excess of fair value
    620       443       1,212       785  
 
Write-down of mortgage servicing rights
    (535 )           (846 )      
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance, end of period
  $ 2,554     $ 1,909     $ 2,554     $ 1,909  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Mortgage servicing rights, net
  $ 3,821     $ 5,956     $ 3,821     $ 5,956  
 
   
     
     
     
 

 
(1)   Based on June 30, 2003 assumptions, the weighted-average amortization period for mortgage servicing rights added during second quarter 2003 and the first six months of 2003 was 4.3 years and 4.7 years, respectively.

The following table provides the components of the Company’s managed servicing portfolio:

                     
 

 
        June 30 ,
       
 
(in billions)   2003     2002  

 
Managed Servicing Portfolio:
               
 
Loans serviced for others
  $ 522     $ 458  
 
Owned loans serviced (portfolio and held for sale)
    106       57  
 
   
     
 
   
Total owned servicing
    628       515  
 
Sub-servicing
    23       51  
 
   
     
 
   
Total managed servicing
  $ 651     $ 566  
 
   
     
 

 

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10. Guarantees

Significant guarantees that the Company provides to third parties include standby letters of credit, various indemnification agreements, guarantees accounted for as derivatives, contingent consideration related to business combinations and contingent performance guarantees.

The Company issues standby letters of credit, which include performance and financial guarantees, on behalf of customers in connection with contracts between the customers and third parties whereby the Company assures that the third parties will receive specified funds if customers fail to meet their contractual obligations. Standby letters of credit totaled $7.6 billion at June 30, 2003, including financial guarantees of $3.7 billion that the Company had issued or purchased participations in. A major portion of all fees received from the issuance of standby letters of credit are deferred and, at June 30, 2003, were immaterial to the Company’s financial statements.

The Company enters into indemnification agreements in the ordinary course of business under which the Company agrees to indemnify third parties against any damages, losses and expenses incurred in connection with legal and other proceedings arising from relationships or transactions with the Company. These relationships or transactions include those arising from service as a director or officer of the Company, underwriting agreements relating to the Company’s securities, securities lending, acquisition agreements, and various other business transactions or arrangements. Because the extent of the Company’s obligations under these indemnification agreements depends entirely upon the occurrence of future events, the Company’s potential future liability under these agreements is not determinable.

The Company writes options, floors and caps. Options are exercisable based on favorable market conditions. Periodic settlements occur on floors and caps based on market conditions. At June 30, 2003, the fair value reflected in the Company’s balance sheet of the written options liability was $520 million and the written floors and caps liability was $245 million. The Company’s ultimate obligation under written options, floors and caps is based on future market conditions and is only quantifiable at settlement. Options written to customers are predominantly offset with purchased options; other written options are entered into to mitigate balance sheet risk.

The Company also enters into credit default swaps under which it buys protection from or sells protection to a counterparty in the event of default of a reference obligation. At June 30, 2003, the gross carrying amount of the contracts sold was a $19 million liability. The maximum amount the Company would be required to pay under those swaps in which it sold protection, assuming all reference obligations default at a total loss, without recoveries, was $2.49 billion. The Company has bought protection of $2.45 billion of notional exposure. Almost all of the protection purchases offset (i.e., use the same reference obligation and maturity) the contracts in which the Company is providing protection to a counterparty.

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In connection with certain brokerage, asset management and insurance agency acquisitions made by the Company, the terms of the acquisition agreement provide for deferred payments or additional consideration based on certain performance targets. At June 30, 2003, the amount of contingent consideration expected to be paid was not material to the Company’s financial statements.

The Company has entered into various contingent performance guarantees through credit risk participation arrangements with terms ranging from 1 to 30 years. The Company will be required to make payments under these guarantees if a customer defaults on its obligation to perform under certain credit agreements with third parties. Because the extent of the Company’s obligations under these contingent performance guarantees depends entirely upon future events, the Company’s potential future liability under these agreements is not determinable.

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11. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Fair Value Hedges
The Company uses derivative contracts to manage the risk associated with changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights and other retained interests. Changes in options valuations caused by market conditions (volatility) and the spread between spot and forward rates priced into the derivative contracts (the passage of time) are excluded from the overall evaluation of hedge effectiveness, but are reflected in earnings. The change in value of derivatives excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness was a net gain of $301 million and $649 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively, compared with a net gain of $203 million and $478 million in the same periods of 2002. Also, the Company recognized a net gain from ineffectiveness in these hedging relationships of $107 million and $309 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively, compared with $299 million and $596 million in the same periods of 2002. The gains were more than offset by higher valuation provision for impairment and amortization expense on mortgage servicing rights and other retained interests of $1,618 million and $3,100 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively, and $1,009 million and $2,116 million in the same periods of 2002. The total gains on the mortgage-related derivative contracts, amortization expense and valuation provision for impairment are included in mortgage banking noninterest income. See Note 9 (Mortgage Banking Activities).

In fourth quarter 2002, the Company began using derivative contracts to hedge changes in fair value of certain commercial real estate mortgages and franchise loans due to changes in LIBOR interest rates. The Company originates these loans with the intent to sell them. The ineffective portion of these fair value hedges was a net loss of $5 million and $11 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively, recorded in mortgage banking noninterest income. All components of gain or loss on these derivative contracts are included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

The Company also enters into interest rate swaps to convert certain of its fixed-rate long-term debt to floating-rate debt. The ineffective portion of these fair value hedges was not material in the second quarter and first six months of 2003 and 2002.

As of June 30, 2003, all designated fair value hedges continued to qualify as fair value hedges.

Cash Flow Hedges
The Company uses derivative contracts to convert commercial floating-rate loans and certain of its floating-rate senior debt to fixed rates and to hedge forecasted sales of its mortgage loans. The Company recognized a net loss of $16 million and $54 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively, which represents the total ineffectiveness of cash flow hedges, compared with a net loss of $62 million and $170 million in the same periods of 2002. All components of gain or loss on these derivative contracts are included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness, except for volatility and the passage of time related to options hedging commercial loans indexed to LIBOR. As of June 30, 2003, all designated cash flow hedges continued to qualify as cash flow hedges.

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At June 30, 2003, the Company expected that $138 million of deferred net gains on derivative instruments included in other comprehensive income will be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months, compared with $63 million of deferred net gains at June 30, 2002. Gains and losses on derivative contracts that are reclassified from cumulative other comprehensive income to current period earnings are included in the same line item in which the hedged item’s effect in earnings is recorded. The Company is hedging its exposure to the variability of future cash flows for all forecasted transactions for a maximum of two years for hedges converting floating-rate loans to fixed, four years for hedges converting floating-rate senior debt to fixed, and one year for hedges of forecasted sales of mortgage loans.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Summary Information

The following table summarizes the credit risk amount and estimated net fair value for the Company’s derivative financial instruments.

                                 
 

  June 30, 2003   December 31, 2002
   
   
  Credit   Estimated   Credit   Estimated
  risk   net fair   risk   net fair
(in millions)   amount(2)   value     amount(2)   value

ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT HEDGES (1)
                             
Interest rate contracts
  $ 2,113     $ 1,560     $ 3,438     $ 2,631
 
                             
CUSTOMER ACCOMMODATIONS AND TRADING (1)
                             
Interest rate contracts
    3,723       (230 )     3,343       31
Commodity contracts
    66             28       4
Equity contracts
    100       21       29       (20 )
Foreign exchange contracts
    313       37       271       30
Credit contracts
    29       (17 )     52       (11 )

(1)   The Company anticipates performance by substantially all of the counterparties for these contracts or the underlying financial instruments.
(2)   Credit risk amounts reflect the replacement cost for those contracts in a gain position in the event of nonperformance by counterparties.

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12. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

Following are the condensed consolidating financial statements of the Parent and Wells Fargo Financial Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (WFFI). The Wells Fargo Financial business segment for management reporting (See Note 8 to Financial Statements) consists of WFFI and other affiliated consumer finance entities managed by WFFI but not included in WFFI reported below.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

                                             
 

      Quarter
ended June 30, 2003
       
                      Other                
                      consolidating           Consolidated
(in millions) Parent   WFFI   subsidiaries   Eliminations   Company

Dividends from subsidiaries:
                                     
 
Bank
  $ 797     $     $     $ (797 )   $
 
Nonbank
    675                   (675 )    
Interest income from loans
          673       2,809             3,482
Interest income from subsidiaries
    126                   (126 )    
Other interest income
    19       19       1,408             1,446
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total interest income
    1,617       692       4,217       (1,598 )     4,928
 
   
     
     
     
     
Short-term borrowings
    19       22       111       (65 )     87
Long-term debt
    139       166       82       (46 )     341
Other interest expense
                454             454
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total interest expense
    158       188       647       (111 )     882
 
   
     
     
     
     
NET INTEREST INCOME
    1,459       504       3,570       (1,487 )     4,046
Provision for loan losses
          186       238             424
 
   
     
     
     
     
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses
    1,459       318       3,332       (1,487 )     3,622
 
   
     
     
     
     
NONINTEREST INCOME
                                     
Fee income – nonaffiliates
          48       1,639             1,687
Other
    45       60       938       (21 )     1,022
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total noninterest income
    45       108       2,577       (21 )     2,709
 
   
     
     
     
     
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
                                     
Salaries and benefits
    25       174       1,809             2,008
Other
    34       130       1,844       (36 )     1,972
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total noninterest expense
    59       304       3,653       (36 )     3,980
 
   
     
     
     
     
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
(BENEFIT) EXPENSE AND EQUITY
IN UNDISTRIBUTED INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
    1,445       122       2,256       (1,472 )     2,351
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (35 )     46       815             826
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries
    45                   (45 )    
 
   
     
     
     
     
NET INCOME
  $ 1,525     $ 76     $ 1,441     $ (1,517 )   $ 1,525
 
   
     
     
     
     

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

                                             
 

      Quarter
ended June 30, 2002
       
                      Other                
                      consolidating           Consolidated
(in millions) Parent   WFFI   subsidiaries   Eliminations   Company

Dividends from subsidiaries:
                                     
 
Bank
  $ 1,186     $     $     $ (1,186 )   $
 
Nonbank
    20                   (20 )    
Interest income from loans
          558       2,821             3,379
Interest income from subsidiaries
    82             12       (94 )    
Other interest income
    19       20       1,209             1,248
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total interest income
    1,307       578       4,042       (1,300 )     4,627
 
                                     
Short-term borrowings
    33       35       131       (68 )     131
Long-term debt
    111       134       109       (10 )     344
Other interest expense
                513             513
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total interest expense
    144       169       753       (78 )     988
 
   
     
     
     
     
NET INTEREST INCOME
    1,163       409       3,289       (1,222 )     3,639
Provision for loan losses
          159       251             410
 
   
     
     
     
     
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses
    1,163       250       3,038       (1,222 )     3,229
 
   
     
     
     
     
NONINTEREST INCOME
                                     
Fee income – nonaffiliates
          48       1,520             1,568
Other
    36       62       735       (23 )     810
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total noninterest income
    36       110       2,255       (23 )     2,378
 
   
     
     
     
     
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
                                     
Salaries and benefits
    64       141       1,627             1,832
Other
    12       107       1,493       (39 )     1,573
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total noninterest expense
    76       248       3,120       (39 )     3,405
 
   
     
     
     
     
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
(BENEFIT) EXPENSE AND EQUITY
IN UNDISTRIBUTED INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
    1,123       112       2,173       (1,206 )     2,202
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (56 )     42       796             782
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries
    241                   (241 )    
 
   
     
     
     
     
NET INCOME
  $ 1,420     $ 70     $ 1,377     $ (1,447 )   $ 1,420
 
   
     
     
     
     

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

                                             
 

        Six months
ended June 30, 2003
       
                      Other                
                      consolidating           Consolidated
(in millions) Parent   WFFI   subsidiaries   Eliminations   Company

Dividends from subsidiaries:
                                     
 
Bank
  $ 1,790     $     $     $ (1,790 )   $
 
Nonbank
    720                   (720 )    
Interest income from loans
    2       1,307       5,583             6,892
Interest income from subsidiaries
    235                   (235 )    
Other interest income
    35       38       2,768             2,841
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total interest income
    2,782       1,345       8,351       (2,745 )     9,733
 
                                     
Short-term borrowings
    42       44       232       (136 )     182
Long-term debt
    261       312       171       (73 )     671
Other interest expense
                908             908
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total interest expense
    303       356       1,311       (209 )     1,761
 
   
     
     
     
     
NET INTEREST INCOME
    2,479       989       7,040       (2,536 )     7,972
Provision for loan losses
          330       519             849
 
   
     
     
     
     
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses
    2,479       659       6,521       (2,536 )     7,123
 
   
     
     
     
     
NONINTEREST INCOME
                                     
Fee income – nonaffiliates
          100       3,209             3,309
Other
    75       109       1,840       (42 )     1,982
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total noninterest income
    75       209       5,049       (42 )     5,291
 
   
     
     
     
     
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
                                     
Salaries and benefits
    67       339       3,609             4,015
Other
    44       259       3,500       (69 )     3,734
 
   
     
     
     
     
   
Total noninterest expense
    111       598       7,109       (69 )     7,749
 
   
     
     
     
     
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
(BENEFIT) EXPENSE AND EQUITY
IN UNDISTRIBUTED INCOME OF
SUBSIDIARIES
    2,443       270       4,461       (2,509 )     4,665
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (73 )     102       1,619             1,648
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries
    501                   (501 )    
 
   
     
     
     
     
NET INCOME
  $ 3,017     $ 168     $ 2,842     $ (3,010 )   $ 3,017
 
   
     
     
     
     

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

                                             
 

      Six months
ended June 30, 2002
       
                      Other                
                      consolidating           Consolidated
(in millions) Parent   WFFI   subsidiaries   Eliminations   Company

Dividends from subsidiaries:
                                       
 
Bank
  $ 1,479     $     $     $ (1,479 )   $  
 
Nonbank
    46                   (46 )      
Interest income from loans
          1,097       5,574             6,671  
Interest income from subsidiaries
    169             9       (178 )      
Other interest income
    43       39       2,554             2,636  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total interest income
    1,737       1,136       8,137       (1,703 )     9,307  
 
                                       
Short-term borrowings
    72       50       311       (128 )     305  
Long-term debt
    217       262       213       (18 )     674  
Other interest expense
                1,035             1,035  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total interest expense
    289       312       1,559       (146 )     2,014  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
NET INTEREST INCOME
    1,448       824       6,578       (1,557 )     7,293  
Provision for loan losses
          299       601             900  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses
    1,448       525       5,977       (1,557 )     6,393  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
NONINTEREST INCOME
                                       
Fee income – nonaffiliates
          97       2,950             3,047  
Other
    109       112       1,451       (40 )     1,632  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total noninterest income
    109       209       4,401       (40 )     4,679  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
                                       
Salaries and benefits
    91       281       3,222             3,594  
Other
    19       217       2,974       (72 )     3,138  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total noninterest expense
    110       498       6,196       (72 )     6,732  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
INCOME BEFORE
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) EXPENSE,
EQUITY IN UNDISTRIBUTED
INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES
AND EFFECT OF CHANGE IN
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
    1,447       236       4,182       (1,525 )     4,340  
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (100 )     87       1,554             1,541  
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries
    995                   (995 )      
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
NET INCOME BEFORE
EFFECT OF CHANGE IN
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
    2,542       149       2,628       (2,520 )     2,799  
Cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle
    (19 )           (257 )           (276 )
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
NET INCOME
  $ 2,523     $ 149     $ 2,371     $ (2,520 )   $ 2,523  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

                                               
 

        June 30, 2003
           
                          Other                
                          consolidating             Consolidated
(in millions)   Parent     WFFI     subsidiaries     Eliminations     Company

ASSETS
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents due from:
                                       
 
Subsidiary banks
  $ 4,246     $ 53     $     $ (4,299 )   $  
 
Nonaffiliates
    325       73       18,416       (1 )     18,813  
Securities available for sale
    929       1,656       22,047       (7 )     24,625  
Mortgages and loans held for sale
                65,725             65,725  
 
                                       
Loans
    1       19,622       195,769             215,392  
Loans to nonbank subsidiaries
    20,586       770             (21,356 )      
Allowance for loan losses
          686       3,208             3,894  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
   
Net loans
    20,587       19,706       192,561       (21,356 )     211,498  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
Investments in subsidiaries:
                                       
 
Bank
    32,738                   (32,738 )      
 
Nonbank
    4,038                   (4,038 )      
Other assets
    2,972       742       45,940       (670 )     48,984  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
 
                                       
     
Total assets
  $ 65,835     $ 22,230     $ 344,689     $ (63,109 )   $ 369,645  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                       
Deposits
  $     $ 103     $ 235,111     $ (4,330 )   $ 230,884  
Short-term borrowings
    950       4,185       29,501       (10,753 )     23,883  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    1,440       879       19,510       (1,124 )     20,705  
Long-term debt
    27,739       15,011       25,307       (9,544 )     58,513  
Indebtedness to subsidiaries
    981                   (981 )      
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in
Company’s subordinated debentures
    2,450             935             3,385  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total liabilities
    33,560       20,178       310,364       (26,732 )     337,370  
Stockholders’ equity
    32,275       2,052       34,325       (36,377 )     32,275  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
 
                                       
     
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 65,835     $ 22,230     $ 344,689     $ (63,109 )   $ 369,645  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

                                               
 

          June 30, 2002
         
                          Other                
                          consolidating           Consolidated
(in millions)   Parent   WFFI   subsidiaries   Eliminations   Company

ASSETS
                                     
Cash and cash equivalents due from:
                                       
 
Subsidiary banks
  $ 3,697     $ 54     $     $ (3,751 )   $
 
Nonaffiliates
    143       146       18,153             18,442  
Securities available for sale
    1,129       1,450       34,559       (6 )     37,132
Mortgages and loans held for sale
                29,850             29,850  
Loans
    2       14,835       170,164             185,001
Loans to nonbank subsidiaries
    10,534       609             (11,143 )      
Allowance for loan losses
          584       3,299             3,883
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
   
Net loans
    10,536       14,860       166,865       (11,143 )     181,118  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
Investments in subsidiaries:
                                     
 
Bank
    31,215                   (31,215 )      
 
Nonbank
    4,623                   (4,623 )    
Other assets
    2,250       705       46,165       (860 )     48,260  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
 
                                     
     
Total assets
  $ 53,593     $ 17,215     $ 295,592     $ (51,598 )   $ 314,802  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                       
Deposits
  $     $ 85     $ 196,883     $ (3,757 )   $ 193,211
Short-term borrowings
    3,816       4,097       28,588       (6,394 )     30,107  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    1,363       709       16,449       (1,362 )     17,159
Long-term debt
    15,382       10,101       19,519       (3,089 )     41,913  
Indebtedness to subsidiaries
    1,555                   (1,555 )    
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in
Company’s subordinated debentures
    1,950             935             2,885  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total liabilities
    24,066       14,992       262,374       (16,157 )     285,275
Stockholders’ equity
    29,527       2,223       33,218       (35,441 )     29,527  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
 
                                       
   
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 53,593     $ 17,215     $ 295,592     $ (51,598 )   $ 314,802
 
   
     
     
     
     
 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

                                       
 

          Six months
ended June 30, 2003
         
                          Other        
                          consolidating        
                          subsidiaries/     Consolidated
(in millions)   Parent     WFFI     eliminations     Company

Cash flows from operating activities:
                               
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
  $ 2,530     $ 656     $ (6,307 )   $ (3,121 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
   
Securities available for sale:
                               
     
Proceeds from sales
    19       99       1,335       1,453  
     
Proceeds from prepayments and maturities
    84       104       5,675       5,863  
     
Purchases
    (8 )     (299 )     (3,850 )     (4,157 )
   
Net cash paid for acquisitions
          (600 )     (168 )     (768 )
   
Net increase in banking subsidiaries’ loans
resulting from originations and collections
                (4,132 )     (4,132 )
   
Proceeds from sales (including participations) of loans
by banking subsidiaries
                764       764  
   
Purchases (including participations) of loans by
banking subsidiaries
                (12,461 )     (12,461 )
   
Principal collected on nonbank entities’ loans
    3,683       6,116       313       10,112  
   
Loans originated by nonbank entities
          (9,089 )     (371 )     (9,460 )
   
Purchases of loans by nonbank entities
    (3,682 )                 (3,682 )
   
Net advances to nonbank entities
    (477 )           477        
   
Capital notes and term loans made to subsidiaries
    (4,980 )           4,980        
   
Principal collected on notes/loans made to subsidiaries
    43             (43 )      
   
Net increase in investment in subsidiaries
    (50 )           50        
   
Other, net
          129       3,202       3,331  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net cash used by investing activities
    (5,368 )     (3,540 )     (4,229 )     (13,137 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
   
Net increase in deposits
          15       13,953       13,968  
   
Net decrease in short-term borrowings
    (2,326 )     (290 )     (6,947 )     (9,563 )
   
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    10,017       4,484       5,384       19,885  
   
Repayment of long-term debt
    (2,359 )     (894 )     (6,192 )     (9,445 )
   
Proceeds from issuance of guaranteed preferred
beneficial interests in Company’s
subordinated debentures
    500                   500  
   
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    350                   350  
   
Repurchase of common stock
    (922 )                 (922 )
   
Payment of cash dividends on preferred and common stock
    (1,011 )     (600 )     600       (1,011 )
   
Other, net
                721       721  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    4,249       2,715       7,519       14,483  
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Net change in cash and due from banks
    1,411       (169 )     (3,017 )     (1,775 )
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
    3,160       295       14,365       17,820  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Cash and due from banks at end of period
  $ 4,571     $ 126     $ 11,348     $ 16,045  
 
   
     
     
     
 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

                                       
 

          Six months
ended June 30, 2002
         
                          Other        
                          consolidating        
                          subsidiaries/   Consolidated
(in millions)   Parent   WFFI   eliminations   Company

Cash flows from operating activities:
                               
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 2,020     $ 493     $ 5,364     $ 7,877  
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
   
Securities available for sale:
                               
     
Proceeds from sales
    357       352       9,776       10,485  
     
Proceeds from prepayments and maturities
    61       60       4,079       4,200  
     
Purchases
    (71 )     (481 )     (9,273 )     (9,825 )
   
Net cash (paid for) acquired from acquisitions
    (455 )     (281 )     204       (532 )
   
Net increase in banking subsidiaries’ loans
resulting from originations and collections
                (7,500 )     (7,500 )
   
Proceeds from sales (including participations) of loans
by banking subsidiaries
                641       641  
   
Purchases (including participations) of loans by
banking subsidiaries
                (1,341 )     (1,341 )
   
Principal collected on nonbank entities’ loans
          5,286       277       5,563  
   
Loans originated by nonbank entities
          (6,640 )     (245 )     (6,885 )
   
Net advances to nonbank entities
    (126 )           126        
   
Principal collected on notes/loans made to subsidiaries
    231             (231 )      
   
Net increase in investment in subsidiaries
    (77 )           77        
   
Other, net
          32       (2,567 )     (2,535 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net cash used by investing activities
    (80 )     (1,672 )     (5,977 )     (7,729 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
   
Net increase in deposits
          8       1,337       1,345  
   
Net decrease in short-term borrowings
    (1,301 )     (53 )     (7,208 )     (8,562 )
   
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    2,500       1,998       6,666       11,164  
   
Repayment of long-term debt
    (1,577 )     (784 )     (3,312 )     (5,673 )
   
Proceeds from issuance of guaranteed preferred beneficial
interests in Company’s subordinated debentures
    450                   450  
   
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    269                   269  
   
Repurchase of common stock
    (426 )                 (426 )
   
Payment of cash dividends on preferred and common stock
    (925 )     (45 )     45       (925 )
   
Other, net
                (57 )     (57 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities
    (1,010 )     1,124       (2,529 )     (2,415 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Net change in cash and due from banks
    930       (55 )     (3,142 )     (2,267 )
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
    2,910       255       13,803       16,968  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Cash and due from banks at end of period
  $ 3,840     $ 200     $ 10,661     $ 14,701  
 
   
     
     
     
 

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
                                                                     

                              % Change                          
      Quarter ended   June 30, 2003 from   Six months ended          
       
 
   
         
      June 30 , Mar. 31 , June 30 , Mar. 31 , June 30 , June 30 , June 30 , %  
(in millions, except per share amounts) 2003   2003   2002   2003   2002   2003   2002   Change  

For the Period
                                                               
 
Before effect of change in accounting principle (1)
                                                               
Net income
  $ 1,525     $ 1,492     $ 1,420       2 %     7 %   $ 3,017     $ 2,799       8 %
Diluted earnings per common share
    .90       .88       .82       2       10       1.78       1.62       10  
 
Profitability ratios (annualized)
 
Net income to average total assets (ROA)
    1.63 %     1.70 %     1.83 %     (4 )     (11 )     1.67 %     1.81 %     (8 )
 
Net income applicable to common stock to average common stockholders’ equity (ROE)
    19.60       19.77       19.72       (1 )     (1 )     19.69       19.86       (1 )
 
After effect of change in accounting principle
                                                               
Net income
  $ 1,525     $ 1,492     $ 1,420       2       7     $ 3,017     $ 2,523       20  
Diluted earnings per common share
    .90       .88       .82       2       10       1.78       1.46       22  
 
Profitability ratios (annualized)
                                                               
 
ROA
    1.63 %     1.70 %     1.83 %     (4 )     (11 )     1.67 %     1.63 %     2  
 
ROE
    19.60       19.77       19.72       (1 )     (1 )     19.69       17.90       10  
 
Efficiency ratio (2)
    58.9       57.9       56.6       2       4       58.4       56.2       4  
 
Total revenue
  $ 6,755     $ 6,509     $ 6,017       4       12     $ 13,263     $ 11,972       11  
 
Dividends declared per common share
  $ .30     $ .30     $ .28             7     $ .60     $ .54       11  
 
Average common shares outstanding
    1,675.7       1,681.5       1,710.4             (2 )     1,678.5       1,706.7       (2 )
Diluted average common shares outstanding
    1,690.6       1,694.1       1,730.8             (2 )     1,692.1       1,725.1       (2 )
 
Average loans
  $ 208,912     $ 199,194     $ 179,232       5       17     $ 204,080     $ 175,700       16  
Average assets
    375,149       355,171       311,075       6       21       365,215       312,697       17  
Average core deposits
    205,428       196,802       179,394       4       15       201,140       178,526       13  
 
Net interest margin
    5.12 %     5.31 %     5.66 %     (4 )     (10 )     5.21 %     5.67 %     (8 )
 
At Period End
                                                               
Securities available for sale
  $ 24,625     $ 26,168     $ 37,132       (6 )     (34 )   $ 24,625     $ 37,132       (34 )
Loans
    215,392       205,954       185,001       5       16       215,392       185,001       16  
Allowance for loan losses
    3,894       3,887       3,883                   3,894       3,883        
Goodwill
    9,803       9,799       9,724             1       9,803       9,724       1  
Assets
    369,645       369,669       314,802             17       369,645       314,802       17  
Core deposits
    210,722       203,185       181,807       4       16       210,722       181,807       16  
Common stockholders’ equity
    32,223       30,723       29,473       5       9       32,223       29,473       9  
Stockholders’ equity
    32,275       30,771       29,527       5       9       32,275       29,527       9  
Tier 1 capital (3)
    23,850       21,990       20,564       8       16       23,850       20,564       16  
Total capital (3)
    34,388       32,641       29,270       5       17       34,388       29,270       17  
 
Capital ratios
                                                               
 
Common stockholders’ equity to assets
    8.72 %     8.31 %     9.36 %     5       (7 )     8.72 %     9.36 %     (7 )
 
Stockholders’ equity to assets
    8.73       8.32       9.38       5       (7 )     8.73       9.38       (7 )
 
Risk-based capital (3)
                                                               
   
Tier 1 capital
    7.93       7.34       7.95       8             7.93       7.95        
   
Total capital
    11.43       10.89       11.32       5       1       11.43       11.32       1  
 
Tier 1 leverage (3)
    6.59       6.43       6.89       2       (4 )     6.59       6.89       (4 )
 
Book value per common share
  $ 19.20     $ 18.34     $ 17.24       5       11     $ 19.20     $ 17.24       11  
 
Staff (active, full-time equivalent)
    135,500       131,600       123,500       3       10       135,500       123,500       10  
 
Common Stock Price
                                                               
High
  $ 52.80     $ 49.13     $ 53.44       7       (1 )   $ 52.80     $ 53.44       (1 )
Low
    45.01       43.27       48.12       4       (6 )     43.27       42.90       1  
Period end
    50.40       44.99       50.06       12       1       50.40       50.06       1  

(1)   Change in accounting principle relates to transitional goodwill impairment charge recorded in first quarter 2002 related to the adoption of FAS 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
(2)   The efficiency ratio is defined as noninterest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income and noninterest income).
(3)   See the Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements section for additional information.

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This report, including the Financial Statements and related Notes and the information in response to Items 2, 3 and 4 of Form 10-Q, contains forward-looking statements about the Company. Broadly speaking, forward-looking statements include forecasts of future financial results and condition, expectations for future operations and business, and any assumptions underlying those forecasts and expectations. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes and results might differ significantly from forecasts and expectations. Please refer to “Factors that May Affect Future Results” beginning on page 55 of this report for a discussion of some of the factors that may cause results to differ.

OVERVIEW

Wells Fargo & Company is a $370 billion diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage banking and consumer finance through banking stores, the internet and other distribution channels to consumers, commercial businesses and financial institutions in all 50 states of the U.S. and in other countries. It ranked fourth in assets and third in market capitalization among U.S. bank holding companies at June 30, 2003. In this Form 10-Q, Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries (consolidated) is referred to as the Company and Wells Fargo & Company alone is referred to as the Parent.

Certain amounts in the Financial Review for prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current financial statement presentation.

Net income for second quarter 2003 increased 7% to $1.53 billion, from $1.42 billion for second quarter 2002. Diluted earnings per common share for second quarter 2003 were $.90, compared with $.82 for second quarter 2002. Return on average assets (ROA) was 1.63% and return of average common equity (ROE) was 19.60% for second quarter 2003, compared with 1.83% and 19.72%, respectively, for the same period of 2002.

Net income for the first six months of 2003 was $3.02 billion, or $1.78 per share, compared with $2.80 billion, or $1.62 per share, before the effect of a first quarter accounting change related to FAS 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, for the first six months of 2002. On the same basis, ROA was 1.67% in the first half of 2003, compared with 1.81% for the first half of 2002. ROE was 19.69% in the first half of 2003, compared with 19.86% for the first half of 2002.

Net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis was $4.07 billion for second quarter 2003 and $8.01 billion for the first half of 2003, compared with $3.67 billion and $7.35 billion for the same periods of 2002. The Company’s net interest margin was 5.12% and 5.21% for the second quarter and first half of 2003, respectively, compared with 5.66% and 5.67% for the same periods of 2002.

Noninterest income was $2.71 billion and $5.29 billion for the second quarter and first half of 2003, respectively, compared with $2.38 billion and $4.68 billion for the same periods of 2002.

Revenue, the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, increased 12% to $6.76 billion in second quarter 2003 from $6.02 billion in second quarter 2002. Revenue increased 11% to $13.26 billion in the first half of 2003 from $11.97 billion in the first half of 2002.

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Noninterest expense was $3.98 billion and $7.75 billion for the second quarter and first half of 2003, respectively, compared with $3.41 billion and $6.73 billion for the same periods of 2002.

During second quarter 2003, net charge-offs were $424 million, or .81% of average total loans (annualized), compared with $387 million, or .87%, in second quarter 2002. The provision for loan losses was $424 million and $849 million in the second quarter and first half of 2003, respectively, compared with $410 million and $900 million in the same periods of 2002. The allowance for loan losses was $3.89 billion, or 1.81% of total loans, at June 30, 2003, compared with $3.86 billion, or 1.96%, at December 31, 2002 and $3.88 billion, or 2.10%, at June 30, 2002.

At June 30, 2003, total nonaccrual loans were $1.56 billion, or .7% of total loans, compared with $1.49 billion, or .8%, at December 31, 2002 and $1.67 billion, or .9%, at June 30, 2002. Foreclosed assets were $195 million at June 30, 2003, compared with $201 million at December 31, 2002 and $192 million at June 30, 2002.

The ratio of common stockholders’ equity to total assets was 8.72% at June 30, 2003, compared with 8.67% at December 31, 2002 and 9.36% at June 30, 2002. The Company’s total risk-based capital (RBC) ratio at June 30, 2003 was 11.43% and its Tier 1 RBC ratio was 7.93%, exceeding the minimum regulatory guidelines of 8% and 4%, respectively, for bank holding companies. The Company’s RBC ratios at June 30, 2002 were 11.32% and 7.95%, respectively. The Company’s Tier 1 leverage ratios were 6.59% and 6.89% at June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002, respectively, exceeding the minimum regulatory guideline of 3% for bank holding companies.

Recent Accounting Standards

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. The recognition and measurement provisions of this Interpretation are effective for newly created VIEs formed after January 31, 2003, and for existing VIEs, on the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company adopted the disclosure provisions of FIN 46 effective December 31, 2002. The Company adopted the recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 46 for newly formed VIEs effective February 1, 2003, which did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. The Company adopted the recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 46 for existing VIEs on July 1, 2003. The Company does not expect the adoption of FIN 46 to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

The Company is a majority variable interest holder in certain special purpose entities that have been consolidated effective July 1, 2003, and that were formed to securitize high-yield corporate debt and real estate investment trust securities with approximately $600 million in total assets at June 30, 2003. The maximum estimated exposure to loss for these entities was approximately $35 million. The Company holds variable interests greater than 20% but less than 50% in certain special purpose entities formed to provide affordable housing that had approximately $1.1 billion in total assets at June 30, 2003, and a maximum estimated exposure to loss of approximately $375 million. These entities are not required to be consolidated.

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Historically, issuer trusts that issued trust preferred securities have been consolidated by their parent companies and trust preferred securities have been treated as eligible for Tier 1 capital treatment by bank holding companies under Federal Reserve rules and regulations relating to minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries. Applying the provisions of FIN 46, the Company may no longer be permitted to consolidate the issuer trusts, beginning in the third quarter of 2003, in preparing its financial statements.

In April 2003, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 149 (FAS 149), Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, to provide additional clarification of certain terms and investment characteristics. This statement will be applied prospectively and is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003. The Company does not expect that the adoption of FAS 149 will have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

In May 2003, the FASB issued Statement No. 150 (FAS 150), Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. FAS 150 establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances). Many of those instruments, including mandatorily redeemable preferred securities, were previously classified as equity or as mezzanine debt. The Company adopted FAS 150 effective July 1, 2003 and the adoption of the standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company’s accounting policies are fundamental to understanding management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition. The Company has identified three policies as being critical because they require management to make particularly difficult, subjective and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These policies relate to the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of mortgage servicing rights and pension accounting. The Company, in consultation with the Audit and Examination Committee of the Board of Directors, has reviewed and approved these critical accounting policies, which are further described in “Financial Review — Critical Accounting Policies” and Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K.

EARNINGS PERFORMANCE

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income is the difference between interest income (which includes yield-related loan fees) and interest expense. Net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis increased to $4.07 billion in second quarter 2003, from $3.67 billion in second quarter 2002, an increase of 11%. The increase was primarily due to growth in mortgages held for sale and loans, particularly in home equity and home mortgage products. Strong growth in noninterest-bearing checking accounts and low cost core deposits also contributed to growth in net interest income. These

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factors were partially offset by a decline in investment portfolio income following the sale and prepayment of mortgage-backed securities and reduced loan yields due to a lower interest rate environment.

Net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis expressed as a percentage of average total earning assets is referred to as the net interest margin, which represents the average net effective yield on earning assets. The net interest margin decreased to 5.12% in second quarter 2003 from 5.66% in second quarter 2002. While loan growth had a positive impact on net interest income, it adversely impacted the net interest margin because the new loans in a declining interest rate environment were at yields below the existing portfolio of loans. The increase in mortgages held for sale alone accounted for over half the decline in the net interest margin. In addition, during the past several quarters, the Company has shortened the duration of its portfolio through sales and prepayments of long-term mortgage-backed securities, and in second quarter 2003, the Company modestly lengthened the duration of its funding. While this has had a negative impact on the net interest margin, it will provide flexibility to add securities in the event that longer-term interest rates continue to rise.

Individual components of net interest income and the net interest margin are presented in the rate/yield table on the following page.

Earning assets increased $59.9 billion in second quarter 2003 from the same period last year due to an increase in average loans and mortgages held for sale. Loans averaged $208.9 billion in second quarter 2003 compared with $179.2 billion in second quarter 2002. Average mortgages held for sale increased to $65.5 billion in second quarter 2003 from $26.6 billion in second quarter 2002 and increased to $62.0 billion in the first six months of 2003 from $31.8 billion in the first six months of 2002. The increase for both periods was due to increased originations including refinancing activity. Debt securities available for sale averaged $24.2 billion in second quarter 2003 compared with $39.4 billion in second quarter 2002.

An important contributor to the growth in net interest income from second quarter 2002 was a 15% increase in core deposits, the Company’s low-cost source of funding. Average core deposits were $205.4 billion and $179.4 billion and funded 54.8% and 57.7% of the Company’s average total assets in second quarter 2003 and 2002, respectively. While savings certificates of deposits declined on average from $24.9 billion in second quarter 2002 to $21.4 billion in second quarter 2003, noninterest-bearing checking accounts and other core deposit categories increased on average from $154.5 billion in second quarter 2002 to $184.0 billion in second quarter 2003 reflecting a combination of growth in mortgage escrow deposits, resulting from higher origination volume, and growth in primary account relationships. Total average interest-bearing deposits increased to $161.7 billion in second quarter 2003 from $131.5 billion a year ago. For the same periods, total average noninterest-bearing deposits increased to $76.9 billion from $59.1 billion.

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AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES PAID (TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT BASIS) (1) (2)

                                                         

            Quarter
ended June 30
,
           
            2003   2002
           
 
                            Interest                   Interest
          Average   Yields/     income/ Average   Yields/     income/
(in millions) balance   rates     expense balance   rates     expense

 
EARNING ASSETS
                                               
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under resale agreements
  $ 6,405       1.20 %   $ 19     $ 2,810       1.59 %   $ 11  
Debt securities available for sale (3):
                                               
 
Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
    1,288       4.67       14       1,798       5.65       25  
 
Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    2,063       9.09       43       2,148       8.27       43  
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                               
   
Federal agencies
    15,696       8.29       302       29,865       7.00       510  
   
Private collateralized mortgage obligations
    1,994       6.91       33       2,562       7.29       46  
 
   
             
     
             
 
     
Total mortgage-backed securities
    17,690       8.13       335       32,427       7.03       556  
 
Other debt securities (4)
    3,167       7.87       59       2,982       7.63       56  
 
   
             
     
             
 
       
Total debt securities available for sale (4)
    24,208       7.99       451       39,355       7.08       680  
Mortgages held for sale (3)
    65,493       5.28       864       26,561       6.60       440  
Loans held for sale (3)
    7,063       3.82       67       5,321       5.50       73  
Loans:
                                               
 
Commercial
    47,484       6.11       723       46,628       6.94       807  
 
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage
    45,776       5.11       584       31,118       6.12       476  
 
Other real estate mortgage
    25,661       5.51       352       25,711       6.26       401  
 
Real estate construction
    7,983       5.24       104       7,935       5.80       115  
 
Consumer:
                                               
   
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage
    34,857       6.95       604       26,759       7.80       520  
   
Credit card
    7,456       11.88       221       6,616       12.33       204  
   
Other revolving credit and installment
    28,876       9.05       653       23,646       10.37       612  
 
   
             
     
             
 
     
Total consumer
    71,189       8.32       1,478       57,021       9.39       1,336  
 
Lease financing
    8,658       6.77       147       9,071       7.19       163  
 
Foreign
    2,161       17.77       96       1,748       19.11       84  
 
   
             
     
             
 
       
Total loans (5)
    208,912       6.68       3,484       179,232       7.56       3,382  
Other
    7,717       3.14       62       6,660       4.04       67  
 
   
             
     
             
 
       
     Total earning assets
  $ 319,798       6.23       4,947     $ 259,939       7.19       4,653  
 
   
             
     
             
 
 
FUNDING SOURCES
                                               
Deposits:
                                               
 
Interest-bearing checking
  $ 2,536       .31       2     $ 2,694       .64       4  
 
Market rate and other savings
    104,603       .69       179       92,725       .96       223  
 
Savings certificates
    21,355       2.60       138       24,862       3.30       205  
 
Other time deposits
    26,912       1.29       87       6,213       1.98       30  
 
Deposits in foreign offices
    6,278       1.22       19       4,982       1.67       21  
 
   
             
     
             
 
     
Total interest-bearing deposits
    161,684       1.05       425       131,476       1.47       483  
Short-term borrowings
    30,218       1.16       87       31,921       1.65       131  
Long-term debt
    51,677       2.64       341       41,234       3.34       344  
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in Company’s
subordinated debentures
    3,215       3.63       29       2,885       4.20       30  
 
   
             
     
             
 
       
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    246,794       1.43       882       207,516       1.91       988  
Portion of noninterest-bearing funding sources
    73,004                   52,423              
 
   
             
     
             
 
       
     Total funding sources
  $ 319,798       1.11       882     $ 259,939       1.53       988  
 
   
             
     
             
 
Net interest margin and net interest income on
a taxable-equivalent basis
(6)
            5.12 %   $ 4,065               5.66 %   $ 3,665  
 
           
     
             
     
 
 
NONINTEREST-EARNING ASSETS
                                               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 13,320                     $ 13,417                  
Goodwill
    9,802                       9,718                  
Other
    32,229                       28,001                  
 
   
                     
                 
       
     Total noninterest-earning assets
  $ 55,351                     $ 51,136                  
 
   
                     
                 
 
NONINTEREST-BEARING FUNDING SOURCES
                                               
Deposits
  $ 76,934                     $ 59,113                  
Other liabilities
    20,192                       15,536                  
Preferred stockholders’ equity
    47                       50                  
Common stockholders’ equity
    31,182                       28,860                  
Noninterest-bearing funding sources used to
fund earning assets
    (73,004 )                     (52,423 )                
 
   
                     
                 
       
     Net noninterest-bearing funding sources
  $ 55,351                     $ 51,136                  
 
   
                     
                 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 375,149                     $ 311,075                  
 
   
                     
                 

(1)   The average prime rate of the Company was 4.25% and 4.75% for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 4.25% and 4.75% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The average three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) was 1.24% and 1.92% for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 1.29% and 1.91% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(2)   Interest rates and amounts include the effects of hedge and risk management activities associated with the respective asset and liability categories.
(3)   Yields are based on amortized cost balances computed on a settlement date basis.
(4)   Includes certain preferred securities.
(5)   Nonaccrual loans and related income are included in their respective loan categories.
(6)   Includes taxable-equivalent adjustments primarily related to tax-exempt income on certain loans and securities. The federal statutory tax rate was 35% for all periods presented.

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AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES PAID (TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT BASIS) (1) (2)

                                                         

            Six months
ended June 30
,
           
            2003   2002
           
 
                            Interest                   Interest
          Average   Yields/     income/ Average   Yields /     income/
          balance   rates     expense balance   rates     expense
           
 
EARNING ASSETS
                                               
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under resale agreements
  $ 4,762       1.24 %   $ 29     $ 2,601       1.72 %   $ 22  
Debt securities available for sale (3):
                                               
 
Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
    1,291       4.99       30       1,920       5.76       53  
 
Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    2,051       8.92       85       2,114       8.29       84  
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                               
   
Federal agencies
    16,697       8.05       623       29,508       7.05       1,014  
   
Private collateralized mortgage obligations
    2,009       7.09       68       2,627       7.09       92  
 
   
             
     
             
 
     
Total mortgage-backed securities
    18,706       7.94       691       32,135       7.05       1,106  
 
Other debt securities (4)
    3,092       7.72       116       3,089       7.66       114  
 
   
             
     
             
 
       
Total debt securities available for sale (4)
    25,140       7.84       922       39,258       7.10       1,357  
Mortgages held for sale (3)
    61,977       5.41       1,678       31,826       6.45       1,031  
Loans held for sale (3)
    7,033       3.85       134       5,203       5.50       142  
Loans:
                                               
 
Commercial
    47,247       6.18       1,450       46,648       6.99       1,617  
 
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage
    43,755       5.21       1,139       28,886       6.28       906  
 
Other real estate mortgage
    25,524       5.59       709       25,500       6.33       801  
 
Real estate construction
    7,945       5.25       207       7,983       5.77       228  
 
Consumer:
                                               
   
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage
    33,475       6.97       1,157       25,610       7.87       1,001  
   
Credit card
    7,428       12.16       452       6,594       12.29       406  
   
Other revolving credit and installment
    28,134       9.36       1,308       23,597       10.43       1,223  
 
   
             
     
             
 
     
Total consumer
    69,037       8.50       2,917       55,801       9.48       2,630  
 
Lease financing
    8,515       6.80       288       9,216       7.23       332  
 
Foreign
    2,057       18.16       187       1,666       19.42       162  
 
   
             
     
             
 
       
Total loans (5)
    204,080       6.80       6,897       175,700       7.64       6,676  
Other
    7,417       3.04       113       6,384       4.10       131  
 
   
             
     
             
 
       
     Total earning assets
  $ 310,409       6.36       9,773     $ 260,972       7.23       9,359  
 
   
             
     
             
 
 
FUNDING SOURCES
                                               
Deposits:
                                               
 
Interest-bearing checking
  $ 2,472       .34       4     $ 2,548       .67       9  
 
Market rate and other savings
    102,720       .72       366       91,415       .96       434  
 
Savings certificates
    21,678       2.68       288       25,279       3.44       431  
 
Other time deposits
    23,739       1.32       156       5,456       2.00       55  
 
Deposits in foreign offices
    6,307       1.22       38       5,842       1.66       48  
 
   
             
     
             
 
     
Total interest-bearing deposits
    156,916       1.09       852       130,540       1.51       977  
Short-term borrowings
    30,842       1.19       182       36,748       1.67       305  
Long-term debt
    49,183       2.73       671       39,457       3.43       674  
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in Company’s
subordinated debentures
    3,051       3.72       56       2,673       4.35       58  
 
   
             
     
             
 
       
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    239,992       1.48       1,761       209,418       1.94       2,014  
Portion of noninterest-bearing funding sources
    70,417                   51,554              
 
   
             
     
             
 
       
     Total funding sources
  $ 310,409       1.15       1,761     $ 260,972       1.56       2,014  
 
   
             
     
             
 
Net interest margin and net interest income on
a taxable-equivalent basis
(6)
            5.21 %   $ 8,012               5.67 %   $ 7,345  
 
           
     
             
     
 
 
NONINTEREST-EARNING ASSETS
                                               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 13,504                     $ 13,985                  
Goodwill
    9,796                       9,725                  
Other
    31,506                       28,015                  
 
   
                     
                 
       
     Total noninterest-earning assets
  $ 54,806                     $ 51,725                  
 
   
                     
                 
 
NONINTEREST-BEARING FUNDING SOURCES
                                               
Deposits
  $ 74,270                     $ 59,284                  
Other liabilities
    20,014                       15,542                  
Preferred stockholders’ equity
    53                       56                  
Common stockholders’ equity
    30,886                       28,397                  
Noninterest-bearing funding sources used to
fund earning assets
    (70,417 )                     (51,554 )                
 
   
                     
                 
       
     Net noninterest-bearing funding sources
  $ 54,806                     $ 51,725                  
 
   
                     
                 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 365,215                     $ 312,697                  
 
   
                     
                 

(1)   The average prime rate of the Company was 4.25% and 4.75% for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 4.25% and 4.75% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The average three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) was 1.24% and 1.92% for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 1.29% and 1.91% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(2)   Interest rates and amounts include the effects of hedge and risk management activities associated with the respective asset and liability categories.
(3)   Yields are based on amortized cost balances computed on a settlement date basis.
(4)   Includes certain preferred securities.
(5)   Nonaccrual loans and related income are included in their respective loan categories.
(6)   Includes taxable-equivalent adjustments primarily related to tax-exempt income on certain loans and securities. The federal statutory tax rate was 35% for all periods presented.

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NONINTEREST INCOME

                                                     

      Quarter           Six months          
      ended June 30 ,     ended June 30 ,    
       
      %    
      %  
(in millions) 2003   2002   Change   2003   2002   Change  

 
Service charges on deposit accounts
  $ 587     $ 547       7 %   $ 1,140     $ 1,052       8 %
Trust and investment fees:
                                               
 
Trust, investment and IRA fees
    322       341       (6 )     647       677       (4 )
 
Commissions and all other fees
    148       131       13       282       257       10  
 
   
     
             
     
         
   
Total trust and investment fees
    470       472             929       934       (1 )
 
Credit card fees
    257       223       15       501       424       18  
 
Other fees:
                                               
 
Cash network fees
    46       45       2       88       92       (4 )
 
Charges and fees on loans
    186       138       35       366       271       35  
 
All other
    141       143       (1 )     285       274       4  
 
   
     
             
     
         
   
Total other fees
    373       326       14       739       637       16  
 
Mortgage banking:
                                               
 
Origination and other closing fees
    334       204       64       610       424       44  
 
Servicing fees, net of amortization and provision
for impairment
    (741 )     (48 )           (1,184 )     (122 )     870  
 
Net gains on mortgage loan origination/
sales activities
    831       172       383       1,468       292       403  
 
All other
    119       84       42       210       178       18  
 
   
     
             
     
         
   
Total mortgage banking
    543       412       32       1,104       772       43  
 
Insurance
    289       269       7       556       532       5  
Net gains on debt securities available for sale
    20       45       (56 )     38       81       (53 )
Net losses from equity investments
    (47 )     (58 )     (19 )     (145 )     (78 )     86  
Net gains on sales of loans
    5       2       150       5       8       (38 )
Net gains on dispositions of operations
                      27       3       800  
All other
    212       140       51       397       314       26  
 
   
     
             
     
         
 
   
Total
  $ 2,709     $ 2,378       14 %   $ 5,291     $ 4,679       13 %
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 

Service charges on deposit accounts increased 7% due to growth in primary accounts and increased activity.

The Company earns trust, investment and IRA fees from managing and administering assets, which include mutual funds, corporate trust, personal trust, employee benefit trust and agency assets. Generally, these fees are based on the market value of the assets that are managed, administered, or both. The decrease in trust, investment and IRA fees for the second quarter and first six months of 2003 was primarily due to a change in the mutual fund mix from equity funds to money market funds. Additionally, the Company receives commission and other fees for providing services for retail and discount brokerage customers. Generally, these fees are based on the number of transactions executed at the direction of the customer. The increase in commissions and all other fees for the second quarter and first six months of 2003 was primarily due to the acquisition of FAS Holdings, Inc., a brokerage company, in July 2002.

Credit card fees increased 15% and 18% for the second quarter and first half of 2003, respectively, predominantly due to an increase in credit card accounts and credit and debit card transaction volume. In second quarter 2003, VISA USA Inc. reached a tentative agreement to settle merchant litigation, which included reducing some interchange fees to retailers. Absent any effort to increase volume or reprice these transactions the tentative settlement is expected to reduce fee income by approximately $30 million per quarter.

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Mortgage banking noninterest income was $543 million and $1,104 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively, compared with $412 million and $772 million for the same periods of 2002. Origination and other closing fees increased to $334 million and net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities increased to $831 million in second quarter 2003. For the first six months of 2003, origination and other closing fees increased to $610 million and net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities increased to $1,468 million. The increase was primarily due to increased mortgage origination volume, gains on loan sales, and free-standing derivative gains. Originations during second quarter 2003 grew to $135 billion from $62 billion during the same period of 2002. Mortgages held for sale increased to $58.7 billion at June 30, 2003 from $51.2 billion at December 31, 2002 and $24.7 billion at June 30, 2002.

Net servicing fees were a loss of $741 million and $1,184 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively, and a loss of $48 million and $122 million in the same periods of 2002, reflecting increased amortization and valuation provision for impairment of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). At June 30, 2003, the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Current Coupon rate (i.e., the secondary market par mortgage yield for 30 year fixed-rate mortgages) was 4.57%, compared with 6.03% at June 30, 2002. Consequently, assumed prepayment speeds, an important element in determining the fair value of MSRs, increased in second quarter 2003 resulting in higher amortization of $926 million and higher valuation provision for impairment of $620 million, compared with $366 million and $443 million, respectively, in second quarter 2002.

The Company recognized a direct write-down of MSRs of $535 million and $846 million during the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively. See “Financial Review — Critical Accounting Policies — Mortgage Servicing Rights Valuation” in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K for the method used to evaluate MSRs for impairment and to determine if such impairment is other-than-temporary. Key assumptions, including the sensitivity of those assumptions, used to determine the value of MSRs are disclosed in Notes 1 and 21 (Securitizations) to Financial Statements in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K.

Net losses from equity investments in the second quarter and first six months of 2003 were $47 million and $145 million, respectively, compared with $58 million and $78 million for the same periods of 2002. Absent any significant reversal in equity markets, the Company does not anticipate the need to record any additional losses in its private and public equity portfolios in the near future.

The Company routinely reviews its investment portfolios for impairment. Such write-downs are based primarily on issuer-specific factors and results. General economic and market conditions, including those events occurring in the technology and telecommunications industries and adverse changes impacting the availability of venture capital financing are also taken into account. While the determination of impairment is based on all of the information available at the time of the assessment, new information or economic developments in the future could lead to additional impairment.

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NONINTEREST EXPENSE

                                                   

    Quarter           Six months          
    ended June 30 ,     ended June 30 ,    
     
      %    
      %  
(in millions) 2003   2002   Change   2003   2002   Change  

 
Salaries
  $ 1,155     $ 1,106       4 %   $ 2,296     $ 2,182       5 %
Incentive compensation
    503       362       39       950       719       32  
Employee benefits
    350       364       (4 )     769       693       11  
Equipment
    305       228       34       573       464       23  
Net occupancy
    288       274       5       585       543       8  
Net losses on dispositions of premises
and equipment
    10       29       (66 )     6       27       (78 )
Outside professional services
    111       103       8       223       202       10  
Contract services
    250       107       134       405       224       81  
Outside data processing
    103       87       18       202       171       18  
Telecommunications
    86       78       10       164       170       (4 )
Travel and entertainment
    92       83       11       177       158       12  
Advertising and promotion
    96       79       22       176       144       22  
Postage
    87       59       47       171       124       38  
Stationery and supplies
    57       55       4       111       113       (2 )
Insurance
    69       61       13       119       112       6  
Operating losses
    64       30       113       120       76       58  
Security
    42       40       5       84       79       6  
Core deposit intangibles
    36       39       (8 )     72       79       (9 )
All other
    276       221       25       546       452       21  
 
   
     
             
     
         
 
 
Total
  $ 3,980     $ 3,405       17 %   $ 7,749     $ 6,732       15 %
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 

The increase in noninterest expense, including increases in salaries, incentive compensation, contract services, postage and advertising and promotion, was largely due to the growth in the mortgage and home equity businesses, which accounted for approximately 70% of the increase from second quarter 2002.

Equipment and net occupancy expense increases were attributable to the Company’s continued investment in support of its revenue growth, including new stores, and productivity enhancements.

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OPERATING SEGMENT RESULTS

Community Banking’s net income increased 6% to $1,059 million in second quarter 2003 from $1,003 million in second quarter 2002. Net income increased 7% to $2,117 million for the first six months of 2003 from $1,987 million from the first six months of 2002. Net interest income increased to $2,938 million in second quarter 2003 from $2,621 million in second quarter 2002, primarily due to growth in consumer loans, mortgages held for sale and deposits. Average loans in Community Banking grew 23% and average core deposits grew 14% from second quarter 2002. The provision for loan losses increased by $38 million for second quarter 2003 due to growth in average loans. Noninterest income for second quarter 2003 increased by $277 million over the same period in 2002 due to increases in mortgage banking fees, consumer loan fees, deposit service charges and credit card fees. Noninterest expense increased by $480 million in second quarter 2003 over the same period in 2002 due primarily to increased mortgage and home equity originations.

Wholesale Banking’s net income was $345 million in second quarter 2003, compared with $346 million in second quarter 2002. Net income was $693 million for the first six months of 2003, compared with $648 million, before the effect of change in accounting principle, in the first six months of 2002, an increase of 7%. Net interest income decreased 2% to $560 million for second quarter 2003 from $569 million in second quarter 2002. The provision for loan losses decreased by $27 million to $46 million in second quarter 2003 and by $58 million to $100 million for the first six months of 2003. Noninterest income increased 4% to $656 million and 8% to $1,309 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively, from $632 million and $1,216 million in the same periods of 2002 primarily due to higher asset-based lending income, insurance brokerage fees and commissions. The increase was partially offset by lower investment income. Noninterest expense increased 8% to $636 million and 6% to $1,256 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively, from $589 million and $1,183 million in the same periods of 2002 largely due to higher personnel expense resulting from increased benefit costs and full-time employees.

Wells Fargo Financial’s net income was $110 million in second quarter 2003 compared with $75 million for the same period in 2002, an increase of 47%. Net income was $212 million for the first six months of 2003 and $159 million, before the effect of change in accounting principle, for the same period in 2002. Net interest income increased 22% to $550 million for second quarter 2003 from $452 million for second quarter 2002 due to lower funding costs combined with growth in average loans. Net interest income increased 20% for the first six months of 2003 compared with the same period in 2002. The provision for loan losses increased by $3 million and $15 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively.

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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

The following table provides the cost and fair value for the major components of securities available for sale carried at fair value. There were no securities classified as held to maturity at the end of the periods presented.

                                                       
 

        June 30, 2003   Dec. 31, 2002   June 30, 2002
         
   
   
                Estimated           Estimated           Estimated
                fair           fair           fair
(in millions) Cost   value   Cost   value   Cost   value

Securities of U.S. Treasury and
federal agencies
  $ 1,171     $ 1,228     $ 1,315     $ 1,381     $ 1,719     $ 1,776  
Securities of U.S. states and
political subdivisions
    2,196       2,375       2,232       2,382       2,353       2,464  
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                               
 
Federal agencies
    14,599       15,603       17,766       19,090       26,456       27,521  
 
Private collateralized mortgage obligations (1)
    1,862       1,961       1,775       1,880       2,130       2,195  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total mortgage-backed securities
    16,461       17,564       19,541       20,970       28,586       29,716  
Other
    2,673       2,848       2,608       2,658       2,555       2,587  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
Total debt securities
    22,501       24,015       25,696       27,391       35,213       36,543  
Marketable equity securities
    527       610       598       556       634       589  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
                                               
     
Total
  $ 23,028     $ 24,625     $ 26,294     $ 27,947     $ 35,847     $ 37,132  
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
 

(1)   Substantially all private collateralized mortgage obligations are AAA-rated bonds collateralized by 1-4 family residential first mortgages.

The decrease in federal agencies mortgage-backed securities was predominantly due to the prepayment of mortgage-backed securities held and sales of certain longer-maturity securities subject to prepayment risk.

The following table provides the components of the estimated unrealized net gains on securities available for sale. The estimated unrealized net gains on securities available for sale are reported on an after-tax basis as a component of cumulative other comprehensive income.

                         
 

(in millions) June 30, 2003   Dec. 31, 2002   June 30, 2002

Estimated unrealized gross gains
  $ 1,662     $ 1,851     $ 1,585  
Estimated unrealized gross losses
    (65 )     (198 )     (300 )
 
   
     
     
 
Estimated unrealized net gains
  $ 1,597     $ 1,653     $ 1,285  
 
   
     
     
 

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The following table provides the components of the total realized net (losses) gains on the sales of securities from the securities available for sale portfolio, including those related to marketable equity securities.

                                 
 

  Quarter   Six months
  ended June 30 , ended June 30 ,
   
   
(in millions) 2003   2002   2003   2002

Realized gross gains
  $ 41     $ 109     $ 81     $ 286  
Realized gross losses (1)
    (45 )     (75 )     (72 )     (211 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Realized net (losses) gains
  $ (4 )   $ 34     $ 9     $ 75  
 
   
     
     
     
 

(1)   Includes other-than-temporary impairment of $30 million and $50 million for the second quarter and first half of 2003, respectively, compared with $3 million and $53 million for the same periods of 2002.

The weighted average expected remaining maturity of the debt securities portion of the securities available for sale portfolio was 4 years and 11 months at June 30, 2003. Remaining maturities will differ from contractual maturities because mortgage debt issuers have the right to prepay obligation prior to contractual maturity.

The estimated effect of a 200 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates on the fair value and the expected remaining maturity of the mortgage-backed securities available for sale portfolio is indicated below.

                           
 

    Fair   Net unrealized     Remaining
(in billions) value   gain (loss)     maturity

At June 30, 2003
  $ 17.6     $ 1.1     4 yrs., 1 mos.
                     
At June 30, 2003, assuming a 200 basis point:
                       
    Increase in interest rates
    16.1       (.4 )   8 yrs., 2 mos.
    Decrease in interest rates
    17.9       1.4     1 yrs., 8 mos.

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LOAN PORTFOLIO

                                             
 

                              % Change
                              June 30, 2003 from
                               
        June 30 ,   Dec. 31 ,   June 30 ,   Dec. 31 ,   June 30 ,
(in millions)   2003     2002     2002     2002     2002

Commercial (1)
  $ 47,577     $ 47,292     $ 47,413       1 %     %
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage
    48,239       40,976       33,951       18       42  
Other real estate mortgage (2)
    25,703       25,312       25,665       2        
Real estate construction
    7,853       7,804       7,853       1        
Consumer:
                                       
 
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage
    36,695       31,290       28,151       17       30  
 
Credit card
    7,626       7,455       6,781       2       12  
 
Other revolving credit and installment
    30,943       26,353       24,504       17       26  
 
   
     
     
                 
   
Total consumer
    75,264       65,098       59,436       16       27  
Lease financing
    8,514       8,241       8,832       3       (4 )
Foreign
    2,242       1,911       1,851       17       21  
 
   
     
     
                 
 
                                       
   
Total loans (net of unearned income,
including net deferred loan fees, of
$4,284, $4,276 and $4,174)
  $ 215,392     $ 196,634     $ 185,001       10 %     16 %
 
   
     
     
     
     
 

(1)   Includes agricultural loans (loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers) of $4,083 million, $4,473 million and $3,952 million at June 30, 2003, December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002, respectively.
(2)   Includes agricultural loans that are secured by real estate of $1,098 million, $1,111 million and $1,185 million at June 30, 2003, December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002, respectively.

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NONACCRUAL LOANS AND OTHER ASSETS

The table below presents comparative data for nonaccrual loans and other assets. A loan is placed on nonaccrual status (a) upon becoming 90 days past due as to interest or principal (unless both well-secured and in the process of collection), (b) when the full timely collection of interest or principal becomes uncertain or (c) when a portion of the principal balance has been charged off. Real estate 1-4 family loans (first and junior liens) are placed on nonaccrual status within 120 days of becoming past due as to interest or principal, regardless of security. Management’s classification of a loan as nonaccrual does not necessarily indicate that the principal of the loan is uncollectible in whole or in part. The table below excludes certain loans that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing that are presented in the table on page 46.

                               
 

          June 30 ,   Dec. 31 ,   June 30 ,
(in millions)   2003     2002     2002

Nonaccrual loans:
                       
     Commercial (1)
  $ 787     $ 796     $ 934  
     Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage
    206       214       213  
     Other real estate mortgage (2)
    263       192       200  
     Real estate construction
    61       93       147  
     Consumer:
                       
 
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage
    105       65       36  
 
Other revolving credit and installment
    49       48       48  
 
   
     
     
 
 
     Total consumer
  154       113       84  
     Lease financing
    85       79       85  
     Foreign
    5       5       6  
 
   
     
     
 
 
     Total nonaccrual loans (3)
  1,561       1,492       1,669  
As a percentage of total loans
    .7 %     .8 %     .9 %
                         
Foreclosed assets
    195       201       192  
Real estate investments (4)
    5       4       2  
 
   
     
     
 
Total nonaccrual loans and other assets
  $ 1,761     $ 1,697     $ 1,863  
 
   
     
     
 

(1)   Includes commercial agricultural loans of $50 million, $48 million and $50 million at June 30, 2003, December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002, respectively.
(2)   Includes agricultural loans secured by real estate of $28 million, $30 million and $18 million at June 30, 2003, December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002, respectively.
(3)   Includes impaired loans of $715 million, $612 million and $780 million at June 30, 2003, December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002, respectively.
(4)   Represents the amount of real estate investments (contingent interest loans accounted for as investments) that would be classified as nonaccrual if such assets were recorded as loans. Real estate investments totaled $9 million, $9 million and $13 million at June 30, 2003, December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002, respectively.

The Company generally identifies loans to be evaluated for impairment when such loans are over $1 million and on nonaccrual. However, not all nonaccrual loans are impaired. Loans are considered impaired when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement, including scheduled interest payments. See Note 1 to Financial Statements in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K for further discussion of impaired loans.

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The table below shows the recorded investment in impaired loans and the method used to measure impairment for the periods presented:

                             
 

        June 30 ,   Dec. 31 ,   June 30 ,
(in millions)   2003     2002     2002

Impairment measurement based on:
                       
     Collateral value method
  $ 463     $ 309     $ 364  
     Discounted cash flow method
    252       303       416  
 
   
     
     
 
 
Total (1)
  $ 715     $ 612     $ 780  
 
   
     
     
 

(1)   Includes $150 million, $201 million and $359 million of impaired loans with a related allowance of $40 million, $52 million and $53 million at June 30, 2003, December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002, respectively.

The average recorded investment in impaired loans was $696 million and $739 million during second quarter 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $670 million and $768 million during the first six months of 2003 and 2002, respectively. Total interest income recognized on impaired loans was $2 million and $4 million during second quarter 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $5 million and $7 million during the first six months of 2003 and 2002, respectively, which was predominantly recorded using the cost recovery method. Under the cost recovery method, all payments received are applied to principal. This method is used when the ultimate collectibility of the total principal is in doubt.

Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing

The following table shows loans contractually past due 90 days or more as to interest or principal, but still accruing. All loans in this category are (a) both well-secured and in the process of collection or (b) real estate 1-4 family first mortgage loans or consumer loans that are exempt under regulatory rules from being classified as nonaccrual. Real estate 1-4 family loans (first and junior liens) are placed on nonaccrual within 120 days of becoming past due and are excluded from the following table.

                             
 

        June 30 ,   Dec. 31 ,   June 30 ,
(in millions)   2003     2002     2002

Commercial
  $ 43     $ 92     $ 70  
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage
    56       56       97  
Other real estate mortgage
    7       7       12  
Real estate construction
    11       11       34  
Consumer:
                       
     Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage
    67       67       79  
     Credit card
    127       131       109  
     Other revolving credit and installment
    315       308       288  
 
   
     
     
 
 
Total consumer
    509       506       476  
 
   
     
     
 
     Total
  $ 626     $ 672     $ 689  
 
   
     
     
 

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

                                         
 

            Quarter     Six months
            ended June 30 ,   ended June 30 ,
             
 
(in millions)   2003     2002     2003     2002

Balance, beginning of period
  $ 3,887     $ 3,842     $ 3,862     $ 3,761  
 
                               
Allowances related to business combinations/other
    7       18       32       95
 
                             
Provision for loan losses
    424       410       849       900  
 
                             
Loan charge-offs:
                             
 
Commercial
    (147 )     (183 )     (300 )     (375 )
 
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage
    (6 )     (9 )     (14 )     (16 )
 
Other real estate mortgage
    (9 )     (2 )     (10 )     (12 )
 
Real estate construction
    (3 )     (3 )     (6 )     (23 )
 
Consumer:
                               
   
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage
    (22 )     (18 )     (44 )     (30 )
   
Credit card
    (116 )     (105 )     (228 )     (208 )
   
Other revolving credit and installment
    (198 )     (170 )     (398 )     (383 )
 
   
     
     
     
     
Total consumer
    (336 )     (293 )     (670 )     (621 )
 
Lease financing
    (24 )     (20 )     (50 )     (46 )
 
Foreign
    (25 )     (23 )     (45 )     (44 )
 
   
     
     
     
       
Total loan charge-offs
    (550 )     (533 )     (1,095 )     (1,137 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
                             
Loan recoveries:
                               
 
Commercial
    37       53       75       84
 
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage
    1       2       1       3  
 
Other real estate mortgage
    3       5       5       9  
 
Real estate construction
    4       7       9       8  
 
Consumer:
                               
   
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage
    6       4       11       8  
   
Credit card
    13       12       25       24  
   
Other revolving credit and installment
    50       54       99       109  
 
   
     
     
     
 
     
Total consumer
    69       70       135       141  
   
Lease financing
    7       5       13       12  
   
Foreign
    5       4       8       7  
 
   
     
     
     
 
       
Total loan recoveries
    126       146       246       264  
 
   
     
     
     
 
       
     Net loan charge-offs
    (424 )     (387 )     (849 )     (873 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
                             
Balance, end of period
  $ 3,894     $ 3,883     $ 3,894     $ 3,883  
 
   
     
     
     
 
                             
Net loan charge-offs (annualized) as a
percentage of average total loans
    .81 %     .87 %     .84 %     1.00 %
 
   
     
     
     
 
                             
Allowance as a percentage of total loans
    1.81 %     2.10 %     1.81 %     2.10 %
 
   
     
     
     

The Company considers the allowance for loan losses of $3.89 billion adequate to cover probable losses inherent in loans, loan commitments and standby and other letters of credit at June 30, 2003. The Company’s determination of the level of the allowance for loan losses rests upon various judgments and assumptions, including (1) general economic conditions, (2) loan portfolio composition, (3) prior loan loss experience, (4) the evaluation of credit risk related to both individual borrowers and pools of homogenous loans, (5) periodic use of sensitivity analysis and expected loss simulation modeling and (6) the Company’s ongoing examination process and that of its regulators. The allowance for loan losses consists of a component for individual loan

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impairment and multiple components of collective loan impairment. The Company considers relevant observable data in the recognition and measurement of the components of collective loan impairment.

OTHER ASSETS

                               
 

          June 30 ,   December 31 ,   June 30 ,
(in millions)   2003   2002   2002

Trading assets
  $ 11,281     $ 10,167     $ 6,874  
Accounts receivable
    2,508       5,219       3,323  
Nonmarketable equity investments:
                       
 
Private equity investments
    1,704       1,657       1,642  
 
Federal bank stock
    1,676       1,591       1,419  
 
All other
    1,629       1,473       1,293  
 
   
     
     
 
   
Total nonmarketable equity investments
    5,009       4,721       4,354  
 
                       
Government National Mortgage Association
(GNMA) pool buy-outs
    2,306       2,336       2,435  
Interest receivable
    1,124       1,139       1,334  
Core deposit intangibles
    795       868       944  
Interest-earning deposits
    513       352       2,107  
Foreclosed assets
    195       201       192  
Due from customers on acceptances
    110       110       83  
Other
    7,915       6,684       7,296  
 
   
     
     
   
   
Total other assets
  $ 31,756     $ 31,797     $ 28,942  
 
   
     
     
 

Trading assets consist largely of securities, including corporate debt, U.S. government agency obligations, and the fair value of derivative instruments held for customer accommodation purposes. Interest income from trading assets was $41 million and $48 million in second quarter 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $72 million and $92 million in the first half of 2003 and 2002, respectively. Noninterest income from trading assets was $132 million and $92 million in second quarter 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $242 million and $167 million in the first half of 2003 and 2002, respectively, and is included in the “other” category of noninterest income.

Net losses from nonmarketable equity investments were $34 million and $130 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2003, respectively, compared with $25 million and $45 million for the same periods of 2002.

GNMA pool buy-outs are advances made to GNMA mortgage pools that are insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These advances are made to buy out delinquent loans under the Company’s servicing agreements. The Company undertakes the collection and foreclosure process for the FHA and VA. After the foreclosure process is complete, the Company is reimbursed for substantially all costs incurred, including the advances.

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DEPOSITS

The following table shows comparative detail of deposits.

                             
 

      June 30 , December 31 , June 30 ,
(in millions)   2003   2002   2002

Noninterest-bearing
  $ 80,943     $ 74,094     $ 61,499  
Interest-bearing checking
    2,507       2,625       2,428  
Market rate and other savings
    106,353       99,183       93,687  
Savings certificates
    20,919       22,332       24,193  
 
   
     
     
 
 
Core deposits
    210,722       198,234       181,807  
Other time deposits
    14,878       9,228       5,552  
Deposits in foreign offices
    5,284       9,454       5,852  
 
   
     
     
 
 
                       
 
Total deposits
  $ 230,884     $ 216,916     $ 193,211  
 
   
     
     
 

The increase in other time deposits was primarily due to an increase in certificates of deposit greater than $100,000 sold to institutional customers.

REGULATORY AND AGENCY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

The Company and each of the subsidiary banks are subject to various regulatory capital adequacy requirements administered by the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Risk-based capital (RBC) guidelines establish a risk-adjusted ratio relating capital to different categories of assets and off-balance sheet exposures.

                                                                                       
 

                                                        To be well
                                                        capitalized under
                                                        the FDICIA
                        For capital   prompt corrective
        Actual   adequacy purposes   action provisions
         
     
     
(in billions)   Amount   Ratio   Amount   Ratio   Amount   Ratio

As of June 30, 2003:
                                                                               
 
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
                                                                               
   
Wells Fargo & Company
  $ 34.4       11.43 %     ³     $ 24.1       ³       8.00 %                                
   
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    20.4       11.98       ³       13.6       ³       8.00       ³     $ 17.0       ³       10.00 %
   
Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
    3.4       11.49       ³       2.4       ³       8.00       ³       3.0       ³       10.00  
 
 
                                                                               
 
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
                                                                               
   
Wells Fargo & Company
  $ 23.9       7.93 %     ³     $ 12.0       ³       4.00 %                                
   
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    13.2       7.74       ³       6.8       ³       4.00       ³     $ 10.2       ³       6.00 %
   
Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
    3.1       10.54       ³       1.2       ³       4.00       ³       1.8       ³       6.00  
 
 
                                                                               
 
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
                                                                               
 
  (Leverage ratio)
                                                                               
   
Wells Fargo & Company
  $ 23.9       6.59 %     ³     $ 14.5       ³       4.00 %(1)                                
   
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    13.2       6.63       ³       7.9       ³       4.00 (1)     ³     $ 9.9       ³       5.00 %
   
Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
    3.1       5.65       ³       2.2       ³       4.00 (1)     ³       2.8       ³       5.00  

(1)   The leverage ratio consists of Tier 1 capital divided by quarterly average total assets, excluding goodwill and certain other items. The minimum leverage ratio guideline is 3% for banking organizations that do not anticipate significant growth and that have well-diversified risk, excellent asset quality, high liquidity, good earnings, effective management and monitoring of market risk and, in general, are considered top-rated, strong banking organizations.

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To remain a seller/servicer in good standing, the Company’s mortgage banking affiliate must maintain specified levels of shareholders’ equity as required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and Federal National Mortgage Association. The equity requirements are generally based on the size of the loan portfolio being serviced for each investor. At June 30, 2003, the equity requirements for these agencies ranged from $1 million to $191 million. The mortgage banking affiliate had capital levels in excess of these agency levels.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

In the ordinary course of business, the Company engages in financial transactions, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), that are not recorded on the Company’s balance sheet or may be recorded on the Company’s balance sheet in amounts that are different than the full contract or notional amount of the transaction. (See Note 1 to Financial Statements for the Company’s accounting policy relating to consolidation.) Such transactions are structured to meet the financial needs of customers, manage the Company’s credit, market or liquidity risks, diversify funding sources or optimize capital.

Off-balance sheet arrangements include (1) securitization activities in the ordinary course of business, including mortgage loans and other financial assets (student loans, commercial mortgages and automobile receivables), (2) investment vehicles, typically in the form of certain collateralized debt obligations and (3) unconsolidated joint ventures, used to support origination activities of the Company’s mortgage banking affiliate or formed with third parties for economies of scale.

In the ordinary course of operations, the Company enters into certain contractual obligations. Such obligations include (1) the acceptance of deposits, (2) the funding of operations through debt issuances, (3) leases for premises and equipment, (4) purchase obligations and (5) certain derivative instrument contracts.

For additional information on off-balance sheet arrangements and other contractual obligations see Note 10 (Guarantees) to Financial Statements and “Financial Review — Overview — Recent Accounting Standards” in this report and “Financial Review — Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Other Contractual Obligations” in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K.

ASSET/LIABILITY AND MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT

Asset/liability management consists of the evaluation, monitoring, and management of the Company’s interest rate risk, market risk and liquidity and funding. The Corporate Asset/Liability Management Committee (Corporate ALCO) maintains oversight of these risks. The Committee consists of senior financial and senior business executives. Each of the Company’s principal business groups — Community Banking (including Mortgage Banking) and Wholesale Banking — have individual asset/liability management committees and processes that are linked to the Corporate ALCO process.

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INTEREST RATE RISK

Interest rate risk, one of the more prominent risks in terms of potential earnings impact, is an inevitable part of being a financial intermediary. For more information, see “Financial Review — Asset/Liability and Market Risk Management — Interest Rate Risk” in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K. The principal tool used to evaluate the Company’s interest rate risk is a simulation of net income under various economic and interest rate scenarios.

The Company assesses its interest rate risk by comparing its most likely earnings plan over a twelve-month period to various earnings simulations performed under multiple interest rate scenarios that differ in the direction of interest rate changes, the degree of change over time, the speed of change and the projected shape of the yield curve. Simulated earnings at risk over the twelve month period beginning June 30, 2003 were within 1% of the Company’s most likely earnings under lower and higher interest rate scenarios based on its most recent simulations. The low interest rate scenario assumed that the Federal Funds rate would decline to and remain at .75% for the 12 month period, and that the 10 year constant maturity Treasury (CMT) bond yield would decline to and remain at a rate of 3.00%. The high interest rate scenario assumed Federal Funds would increase to a rate of 3.25% by the end of the 12 month period, and that the 10 year CMT would reach a rate of 6.00%. Simulation estimates are highly dependent on and will change with the size and mix of the Company’s actual and projected balance sheet at the time each simulation is done.

The Company uses exchange-traded and over-the-counter interest rate derivatives to hedge its interest rate exposures. The credit risk amount and estimated net fair values of these derivatives as of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 are indicated in Note 11 to Financial Statements. Derivatives are used for asset/liability management in three ways: (a) a major portion of the Company’s long-term fixed-rate debt is converted to floating-rate payments by entering into received-fixed swaps at issuance; (b) the cash flows from selected asset and/or liability instruments/portfolios are converted from fixed to floating payments or vice versa; and (c) the Company’s mortgage operation actively uses swaptions, futures, forwards and rate options to hedge interest rate lock commitments, mortgages held for sale and mortgage servicing rights.

MORTGAGE BANKING INTEREST RATE RISK

The Company originates, funds and services mortgage loans. These activities subject the Company to a number of risks, including credit, liquidity and interest rate risks. The Company manages credit and liquidity risk by selling or securitizing most of the loans it originates. Changes in interest rates, however, may have a potentially large impact on mortgage banking income in any calendar quarter and over time. The Company manages both the risk to net income over time from all sources as well as the risk to an immediate reduction in the fair value of its mortgage servicing rights. The Company relies on mortgage loans held on its balance sheet and derivative instruments to maintain these risks within Corporate ALCO parameters.

At June 30, 2003, the Company had mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) of $3.8 billion, net of a valuation allowance of $2.6 billion. The Company’s MSRs were valued at .73% of mortgage loans serviced for others at June 30, 2003, down from .92% at December 31, 2002 and 1.30% at June 30, 2002.

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The value of the MSRs is influenced by prepayment speed assumptions affecting the duration of the mortgage loans to which the MSRs relate. Changes in long-term interest rates affect these prepayment speed assumptions. For example, a decrease in long-term rates would accelerate prepayment speed assumptions as borrowers refinance their existing mortgage loans and decrease the value of the MSRs.

The Company mitigates this risk in two ways. First, a significant portion of the MSRs are hedged against a decrease in interest rates with derivative contracts. The principal source of risk in this hedging process is the risk that changes in the value of the hedging contracts may not match changes in the value of the hedged portion of the MSRs for any given change in long-term interest rates.

Second, a portion of the potential reduction in the value of the MSRs for a given decline in interest rates is offset by estimated increases in origination and servicing fees over time from new mortgage activity or refinancing associated with that decline in interest rates. In a scenario of much lower long-term interest rates, the decline in the value of the MSRs and its impact on net income would be immediate whereas the additional fee income accrues over time. Under GAAP, impairment of the MSRs, due to a decrease in long-term rates or other reasons, is reflected as a charge to earnings through an increase to the valuation allowance.

In scenarios of sustained increases in long-term interest rates, origination fees may eventually decline as refinancing activity slows. In such higher interest rate scenarios the duration of the servicing portfolio may extend. In such circumstances, periodic amortization of servicing costs would be reduced, there may not be a need for additions to the valuation allowance and some or all of the valuation allowance could be released.

MARKET RISK — TRADING ACTIVITIES

The Company incurs interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, equity price risk and commodity price risk in several trading businesses managed under limits set by Corporate ALCO. The primary purpose of these businesses is to accommodate customers in the management of their market price risks. Additionally, the Company takes positions based on market expectations or to benefit from price differentials between financial instruments and markets. All securities, loans, foreign exchange transactions, commodity transactions and derivatives transacted with customers or used to hedge capital market transactions done with customers are carried at fair value. Counterparty risk limits are established and monitored by the Institutional Risk Committee. Open, “at risk” positions for all trading business are monitored by Corporate ALCO.

MARKET RISK — EQUITY MARKETS

Equity markets impact the Company in both direct and indirect ways. For more information, see “Financial Review — Asset/Liability and Market Risk Management — Market Risk — Equity Markets” in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K. The Company makes and manages direct equity investments in start up businesses, emerging growth companies, management buy-outs, acquisitions and corporate recapitalizations. The Company also invests in non-affiliated funds that make similar private equity investments. These private equity investments are made within capital allocations approved by the Company’s management or its Board of Directors.

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Management reviews these investments at least quarterly and assesses them for possible other-than-temporary impairment. At June 30, 2003, private equity investments totaled $1,704 million, compared with $1,657 million at December 31, 2002.

The Company has marketable equity securities in its securities available for sale investment portfolio, including shares distributed from the Company’s venture capital activities. These securities are managed within capital risk limits approved by management. Gains and losses on these securities are recognized in net income when realized and, in addition, other-than-temporary impairment may be periodically recorded. At June 30, 2003, the fair value of marketable equity securities was $610 million and cost was $527 million, compared with $556 million and $598 million, respectively, at December 31, 2002.

LIQUIDITY AND FUNDING

The objective of effective liquidity management is to ensure that the Company can efficiently meet customer loan requests, customer deposit maturities/withdrawals and other cash commitments under both normal operating conditions and under unforeseen and unpredictable circumstances of industry or market stress. To achieve this objective, Corporate ALCO establishes and monitors liquidity guidelines that require sufficient asset-based liquidity to cover potential funding requirements and to avoid over-dependence on volatile, less reliable funding markets. To ensure that the Parent is a source of strength for its regulated, deposit-taking subsidiary banks, the Company sets liquidity management guidelines for both the consolidated and Parent balance sheets.

In addition to the immediately liquid resources of cash and due from banks and federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements, asset liquidity is provided by the debt securities in the securities available for sale portfolio. Asset liquidity is further enhanced by the Company’s ability to sell or securitize loans in secondary markets.

Core customer deposits have historically provided the Company with a sizeable source of relatively stable and low-cost funds.

The remaining funding of assets is mostly provided by long-term debt, deposits in foreign offices, short-term borrowings (federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements, commercial paper and other short-term borrowings) and trust preferred securities. Liquidity for the Company is also available through the Company’s ability to raise funds in a variety of domestic and international money and capital markets.

Parent. The Parent has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue a variety of securities, including senior and subordinated notes and preferred and common securities to be issued by one or more trusts that are directly or indirectly owned by the Company and consolidated in the financial statements. In March 2003, the Parent registered for issuance an additional $15.3 billion in senior and subordinated notes and preferred and common securities. During the second quarter and first six months of 2003, the Parent issued $2.6 billion and $7.0 billion, respectively, of senior notes. Also, during second quarter 2003, Wells Fargo Capital VII issued a total of $500 million of trust preferred securities. At June 30, 2003, the Parent’s remaining issuance capacity under effective registration statements was $14.9 billion. In July

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2003, the Parent issued $380 million in senior notes and $200 million of trust preferred securities. The Company used the proceeds from securities issued in the first six months of 2003 for general corporate purposes and expects that it will use the proceeds from the future issuance of any securities for general corporate purposes as well. The Parent also issues commercial paper and has two back-up credit facilities amounting to $2 billion.

On April 15, 2003, the Company issued $3 billion of convertible senior debentures as a private placement. As described in Item 2 of Part II of this report, the convertible debentures are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock under certain circumstances. While the Company has the ability to settle the entire amount of the conversion rights granted in this convertible debt offering in cash, common stock or a combination, the Company intends to settle the principal amount in cash and to settle the conversion spread (the excess conversion value over the principal) in either cash or stock. The Company can also redeem all or some of the convertible debt securities for cash at any time on or after May 5, 2008, at their principal amount plus accrued interest, if any.

Bank Note Program. In March 2003, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. established a $50 billion bank note program under which it may issue up to $20 billion in short-term senior notes outstanding at any time and up to a total of $30 billion in long-term senior and subordinated notes. This program updates and supercedes the bank note program established in February 2001. Securities are issued under this program as private placements in accordance with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s regulations. During the second quarter and first six months of 2003, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. issued $4.2 billion and $8.6 billion, respectively, in senior long-term notes. At June 30, 2003, the remaining issuance authority under the long-term portion was $15.7 billion.

Wells Fargo Financial. During the second quarter and first six months of 2003, Wells Fargo Financial Canada Corporation, a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary of Wells Fargo Financial, Inc., issued $200 million and $400 million (Canadian), respectively, in senior notes, leaving at June 30, 2003 a total of $550 million (Canadian) available for issuance.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The Company has an active program for managing stockholder capital. The objective of effective capital management is to produce above market long-term returns by opportunistically using capital when returns are perceived to be high and issuing/accumulating capital when costs are perceived to be low.

The Company uses capital to fund organic growth, acquire banks and other financial services companies, pay dividends and repurchase its shares. During the first six months of 2003, the Company’s consolidated assets increased by $20 billion, or 6%. During 2002, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 50 million additional shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. During the first six months of 2003, the Company repurchased approximately 20 million shares of its common stock for a total of $922 million. At June 30, 2003, the total remaining common stock repurchase authority was approximately 38 million shares. In July 2003, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company’s

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quarterly common stock dividend to 45 cents per share from 30 cents per share, representing a 50% increase in the quarterly dividend.

The Company’s potential sources of capital include retained earnings, issuance of common and preferred stock and issuance of subordinated debt and trust preferred securities. In the first six months of 2003, net income was $3.0 billion and retained earnings increased by $1.9 billion, after payment of $1.0 billion in common stock dividends. In the first six months of 2003, the Company issued a total of $524 million in common stock for various employee stock plans, which included $136 million related to the conversion of preferred stock to common stock under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS

We make forward-looking statements in this report and in other reports and proxy statements we file with the SEC. In addition, our senior management might make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, the media and others. You should consider forward-looking statements in light of the following discussion.

Broadly speaking, forward-looking statements include:
    projections of our revenues, income, earnings per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items;
    descriptions of plans or objectives of our management for future operations, products or services, including pending acquisitions;
    forecasts of our future economic performance; and
    descriptions of assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing.

In this report, for example, we make forward-looking statements discussing our expectations about:
    future credit losses and nonperforming assets;
    the future value of mortgage servicing rights;
    the future value of equity securities, including those in our venture capital portfolios;
    the impact of new accounting standards;
    future short-term and long-term interest rate levels and their impact on our net interest margin, net income, liquidity and capital; and
    the impact of the VISA USA Inc. settlement on our earnings.

Forward-looking statements discuss matters that are not historical facts. Because they discuss future events or conditions, forward-looking statements often include words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “target,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements. They give our expectations about the future and are not guarantees. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we might not update them to reflect changes that occur after the date they are made.

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factors, such as credit, market, operational, liquidity, interest rate and other risks, elsewhere in this report (see, for example, “Balance Sheet Analysis”). We describe factors relating to the regulation and supervision of the Company in our 2002 Form 10-K. Any factor described in this report or in our 2002 Form 10-K could by itself, or together with one or more other factors, adversely affect our business, results of operations and/or financial condition. There are factors not described in this report or in our 2002 Form 10-K that could cause results to differ from our expectations.

Industry Factors

As a financial services company, our earnings are significantly affected by general business and economic conditions.

Our business and earnings are impacted by general business and economic conditions in the United States and abroad. These conditions include short-term and long-term interest rates, inflation, monetary supply, fluctuations in both debt and equity capital markets, and the strength of the U.S. economy and the local economies in which we operate. For example, an economic downturn, increase in unemployment, or other events that negatively impact household and/or corporate incomes could decrease the demand for the Company’s loan and non-loan products and services and increase the number of customers who fail to pay interest or principal on their loans.

Geopolitical conditions can also impact our earnings. Acts or threats of terrorism, actions taken by the U.S. or other governments in response to acts or threats of terrorism and/or military conflicts including the aftermath of the war with Iraq, could impact business and economic conditions in the U.S. and abroad. The terrorist attacks in 2001, for example, caused an immediate decrease in demand for air travel, which adversely affected not only the airline industry but also other travel-related and leisure industries, such as lodging, gaming and tourism.

We discuss other business and economic conditions in more detail elsewhere in this report.

Our earnings are significantly affected by the fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System regulates the supply of money and credit in the United States. Its policies determine in large part our cost of funds for lending and investing and the return we earn on those loans and investments, both of which impact our net interest margin, and can materially affect the value of financial instruments we hold, such as debt securities and mortgage servicing rights. Its policies also can affect our borrowers, potentially increasing the risk that they may fail to repay their loans. Changes in Federal Reserve Board policies are beyond our control and hard to predict or anticipate.

The financial services industry is highly competitive.

We operate in a highly competitive industry which could become even more competitive as a result of legislative, regulatory and technological changes and continued consolidation. Banks, securities firms and insurance companies can now merge by creating a new type of financial services company called a “financial holding company,” which can offer virtually any type of financial service, including banking, securities underwriting, insurance (both agency and underwriting) and merchant banking. Recently, a number of foreign banks have acquired financial services companies in the United States, further increasing competition in the U.S.

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market. Also, technology has lowered barriers to entry and made it possible for nonbanks to offer products and services traditionally provided by banks, such as automatic transfer and automatic payment systems. Many of our competitors have fewer regulatory constraints and some have lower cost structures.

We are heavily regulated by federal and state agencies.

The holding company, its subsidiary banks and many of its nonbank subsidiaries are heavily regulated at the federal and state levels. This regulation is to protect depositors, federal deposit insurance funds and the banking system as a whole, not security holders. Congress and state legislatures and federal and state regulatory agencies continually review banking laws, regulations and policies for possible changes. Changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies, including changes in interpretation or implementation of statutes, regulations or policies, could affect us in substantial and unpredictable ways including limiting the types of financial services and products we may offer and/or increasing the ability of nonbanks to offer competing financial services and products. Also, our failure to comply with laws, regulations or policies could result in sanctions by regulatory agencies and damage to our reputation. For more information, refer to the “Regulation and Supervision” section and to Notes 3 (Cash, Loan and Dividend Restrictions) and 25 (Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements) to Financial Statements in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K.

Future legislation could change our competitive position.

Various legislation, including proposals to substantially change the financial institution regulatory system and to expand or contract the powers of banking institutions and bank holding companies, is from time to time introduced in the Congress. This legislation may change banking statutes and the operating environment of the Company and its subsidiaries in substantial and unpredictable ways. If enacted, such legislation could increase or decrease the cost of doing business, limit or expand permissible activities or affect the competitive balance among banks, savings associations, credit unions, and other financial institutions. We cannot predict whether any of this potential legislation will be enacted, and if enacted, the effect that it, or any implementing regulations, would have on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

We depend on the accuracy and completeness of information about customers and counterparties.

In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions with customers and counterparties, we may rely on information furnished to us by or on behalf of customers and counterparties, including financial statements and other financial information. We also may rely on representations of customers and counterparties as to the accuracy and completeness of that information and, with respect to financial statements, on reports of independent auditors. For example, in deciding whether to extend credit, we may assume that a customer’s audited financial statements conform with GAAP and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the customer. We also may rely on the audit report covering those financial statements. Our financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impacted to the extent we rely on financial statements that do not comply with GAAP or that are materially misleading.

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Consumers may decide not to use banks to complete their financial transactions.

Technology and other changes are allowing parties to complete financial transactions that historically have involved banks. For example, consumers can now pay bills and transfer funds directly without banks. The process of eliminating banks as intermediaries, known as “disintermediation,” could result in the loss of fee income, as well as the loss of customer deposits and income generated from those deposits.

Company Factors

Maintaining or increasing our market share depends on market acceptance and regulatory approval of new products and services.

Our success depends, in part, on our ability to adapt our products and services to evolving industry standards. There is increasing pressure on financial services companies to provide products and services at lower prices. This can reduce our net interest margin and revenues from our fee-based products and services. In addition, the widespread adoption of new technologies, including internet-based services, could require us to make substantial expenditures to modify or adapt our existing products and services. We might not successfully introduce new products and services, achieve market acceptance of our products and services, and/or develop and maintain loyal customers.

Negative public opinion could damage our reputation and adversely impact our earnings.

Reputation risk, or the risk to our earnings and capital from negative public opinion, is inherent in our business. Negative public opinion can result from our actual or alleged conduct in any number of activities, including lending practices, corporate governance and acquisitions, and from actions taken by government regulators and community organizations in response to those activities. Negative public opinion can adversely affect our ability to keep and attract customers and can expose us to litigation and regulatory action. Because virtually all our businesses operate under the “Wells Fargo” brand, actual or alleged conduct by one business can result in negative public opinion about other Wells Fargo businesses. Although we take steps to minimize reputation risk in dealing with our customers and communities, as a large diversified financial services company with a relatively high industry profile, the risk will always be present in our organization.

The holding company relies on dividends from its subsidiaries for most of its revenue.

The holding company is a separate and distinct legal entity from its subsidiaries. It receives substantially all of its revenue from dividends from its subsidiaries. These dividends are the principal source of funds to pay dividends on the holding company’s common and preferred stock and interest and principal on its debt. Various federal and/or state laws and regulations limit the amount of dividends that our bank and certain of our nonbank subsidiaries may pay to the holding company. Also, the holding company’s right to participate in a distribution of assets upon a subsidiary’s liquidation or reorganization is subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary’s creditors. For more information, refer to “Regulation and Supervision — Dividend Restrictions” and “ — Holding Company Structure” in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K.

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Our accounting policies and methods are key to how we report our financial condition and results of operations, and they may require management to make estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain.

Our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we record and report our financial condition and results of operations. Our management must exercise judgment in selecting and applying many of these accounting policies and methods so that not only do they comply with generally accepted accounting principles but also that they reflect management’s judgment as to the most appropriate manner in which to record and report our financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, management must select the accounting policy or method to apply from two or more alternatives, any of which might be reasonable under the circumstances yet might result in our reporting materially different amounts than would have been reported under a different alternative. Note 1 to Financial Statements in the Company’s 2002
Form 10-K describes our significant accounting policies.

We have businesses other than banking.

We are a diversified financial services company. In addition to banking, we provide insurance, investments, mortgages and consumer finance. Although we believe our diversity helps mitigate the impact to the Company when downturns affect any one segment of our industry, it also means that our earnings could be subject to different risks and uncertainties. We discuss some examples below.

Merchant Banking. Our merchant banking activities include venture capital investments, which have a much greater risk of capital losses than our traditional banking activities. Also, it is difficult to predict the timing of any gains from these activities. Realization of gains from our venture capital investments depends on a number of factors — many beyond our control — including general economic conditions, the prospects of the companies in which we invest, when these companies go public, the size of our position relative to the public float, and whether we are subject to any resale restrictions. Factors such as a slowdown in consumer demand or a deterioration in capital spending on technology and telecommunications equipment, could result in declines in the values of our publicly-traded and private equity securities. If we determine that the declines are other-than-temporary, additional impairment charges would be recognized. Also, we will realize losses to the extent we sell securities at less than book value. For more information, see in this report “Balance Sheet Analysis — Securities Available for Sale.”

Mortgage Banking. The impact of interest rates on our mortgage banking business can be large and complex. Changes in interest rates can impact loan origination fees and loan servicing fees, which account for a significant portion of mortgage-related revenues. A decline in mortgage rates generally increases the demand for mortgage loans as borrowers refinance, but also generally leads to accelerated payoffs in our mortgage servicing portfolio. Conversely, in a constant or increasing rate environment, we would expect fewer loans to be refinanced and a decline in payoffs in our servicing portfolio. Although the Company uses dynamic and sophisticated models to assess the impact of interest rates on mortgage fees, amortization of mortgage servicing rights, and the value of mortgage servicing assets, the estimates of net income and fair value produced by these models are dependent on estimates and assumptions of future loan demand, prepayment speeds and other factors which may overstate or understate actual subsequent experience. In addition, although the Company uses derivative instruments to hedge the value of its servicing portfolio, the hedges do not

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cover the full value of the portfolio and the Company can provide no assurances that the hedges will be effective to offset significant decreases in the value of the portfolio. For more information, see “Financial Review — Critical Accounting Policies — Mortgage Servicing Rights Valuation and Risk Management — Asset /Liability and Market Risk Management” in the Company’s 2002 Form 10-K.

We rely on other companies to provide key components of our business infrastructure.

Third parties provide key components of our business infrastructure such as internet connections and network access. Any disruption in internet, network access or other voice or data communication services provided by these third parties or any failure of these third parties to handle current or higher volumes of use could adversely affect our ability to deliver products and services to our customers and otherwise to conduct our business. Technological or financial difficulties of a third party service provider could adversely affect our business to the extent those difficulties result in the interruption or discontinuation of services provided by that party.

We have an active acquisition program.

We regularly explore opportunities to acquire financial institutions and other financial services providers. We cannot predict the number, size or timing of future acquisitions. We typically do not comment publicly on a possible acquisition or business combination until we have signed a definitive agreement for the transaction.

Our ability to successfully complete an acquisition generally is subject to regulatory approval, and we cannot be certain when or if, or on what terms and conditions, any required regulatory approvals will be granted. We might be required to divest banks or branches as a condition to receiving regulatory approval.

Difficulty in integrating an acquired company may cause us not to realize expected revenue increases, cost savings, increases in geographic or product presence, and/or other projected benefits from the acquisition. Specifically, the integration process could result in higher than expected deposit attrition (run-off), loss of key employees, the disruption of our business or the business of the acquired company, or otherwise adversely affect our ability to maintain relationships with customers and employees or achieve the anticipated benefits of the acquisition. Also, the negative impact of any divestitures required by regulatory authorities in connection with acquisitions or business combinations may be greater than expected.

Legislative Risk

Our business model is dependent on sharing information between the family of companies owned by Wells Fargo to better satisfy our customers’ needs. Laws that restrict the ability of our companies to share information about customers could negatively impact our revenue and profit.

Our business could suffer if we fail to attract and retain skilled people.

Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to attract and retain key people. Competition for the best people in most activities engaged in by the Company can be intense. We may not be able to hire people or to keep them.

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Our stock price can be volatile.

Our stock price can fluctuate widely in response to a variety of factors including:
  actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly operating results;
  recommendations by securities analysts;
  new technology used, or services offered, by our competitors;
  significant acquisitions or business combinations, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments by or involving us or our competitors;
  failure to integrate our acquisitions or realize anticipated benefits from our acquisitions;
  operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to us;
  news reports relating to trends, concerns and other issues in the financial services industry;
  changes in government regulations; and
  geopolitical conditions such as acts or threats of terrorism or military conflicts.

General market fluctuations, industry factors and general economic and political conditions and events, such as the recent terrorist attacks, economic slowdowns or recessions, interest rate changes, credit loss trends or currency fluctuations, also could cause our stock price to decrease regardless of our operating results.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As required by SEC rules, the Company’s management evaluated the effectiveness, as of June 30, 2003, of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. The Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer participated in the evaluation. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2003.

INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

No change occurred during the second quarter of 2003 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.   Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
    On April 15, 2003, the Company completed a private offering of $3.0 billion aggregate original principal amount of floating rate convertible senior debentures due 2033. The debentures were sold pursuant to a purchase agreement among the Company and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as joint book-running managers for the initial purchasers in reliance on the exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the debentures were offered and sold by the initial purchasers only to qualified institutional buyers as defined in and pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The offering price of the debentures was 100% of their principal amount. The initial purchasers of the debentures received aggregate purchase discounts or commissions of $33 million.
 
    The following discussion of the terms of conversion of the debentures is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture dated as of April 15, 2003 between the Company and Citibank, N.A., as trustee. A copy of the Indenture is included as Exhibit 4(w) to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 filed on June 6, 2003 (Registration No. 333-105939).
 
    The debentures are convertible into the Company’s common stock (i) at any time after September 30, 2003 if the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 of the last consecutive 30 trading days of the preceding calendar quarter is more than 120% of the base conversion price (which is equal to the accreted principal amount per debenture divided by the base conversion rate which is discussed below) as of the last day of that calendar quarter, (ii) during any period in which a credit rating assigned to the debentures by certain rating agencies falls below a specified level or no credit rating is assigned to the debentures by certain rating agencies, (iii) during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period in which the trading price per debenture for each day in that period is less than 98% of the product of the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock and the conversion rate on each such day, (iv) if the Company calls the debentures for redemption, or (v) if the Company takes certain corporate actions. The accreted principal amount of a debenture will be equal to the original principal amount of $1,000 per debenture increased daily by a variable yield. The variable yield will be zero percent per year until May 1, 2008 and thereafter will be reset quarterly to a rate equal to 3-month LIBOR minus .25% per year, compounded quarterly; provided that if a remarketing reset event occurs, the variable yield will equal the rate determined in connection with the remarketing of the debentures. The Company has the right to deliver, in lieu of shares of the Company’s common stock, cash or a combination of common stock and cash.
 
    If the debentures are converted before May 1, 2008, (A) if the applicable stock price of the Company’s common stock (which is equal to the average of the closing sale prices of the common stock over a five trading day period starting on the third trading day following the conversion date of the debentures) is less than or equal to the base conversion price, a holder will receive a number of shares for each debenture equal to the base conversion rate, and (B) if the applicable stock price of the Company’s common stock is greater than the base conversion price, a holder will receive a number of shares for each debenture equal to the base conversion rate plus an

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    additional number of shares based upon the amount by which the applicable stock price of the Company’s common stock exceeds the base conversion price, subject to an aggregate limit of 21.0748 shares of common stock per debenture (such limit being subject to the same adjustments as apply to the base conversion rate discussed below). The base conversion rate is 10, subject to adjustment for (i) stock dividends, (ii) subdivisions or combinations, or certain reclassifications, of the shares of the Company’s common stock, (iii) distributions to all holders of shares of the Company’s common stock of certain rights or warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, (iv) distributions to all holders of shares of the Company’s common stock of shares of the Company’s capital stock or the Company’s assets or evidences of indebtedness, (v) extraordinary cash dividends, or (vi) certain payments made by the Company in connection with tender offers and exchange offers.
 
    If the debentures are converted on or after May 1, 2008, a holder will receive a number of shares of the Company’s common stock for each debenture equal to the fixed conversion rate. The fixed conversion rate will be established pursuant to the provisions discussed in the preceding paragraph assuming a conversion date that is eight trading days prior to May 1, 2008, and is subject to the same adjustments as apply to the base conversion rate.
 
    If a remarketing reset event occurs, the debentures will no longer be convertible. Otherwise, the ability to surrender debentures for conversion will expire at the close of business on their stated maturity date, unless they have previously been redeemed or repurchased. A remarketing reset event will occur if the average closing sale prices of the Company’s common stock over a five day trading period ending on the trading day immediately preceding May 1 of 2008, 2013, 2018, 2023 or 2028 is less than the effective conversion price as of such trading day. The effective conversion price is equal to the accreted principal amount per debenture divided by the conversion rate then in effect (assuming a conversion date eight trading days prior to the date of determination).
 
    Unless a remarketing reset event occurs, the Company can redeem all or a portion of the debentures at any time on or after May 5, 2008 at a price equal to 100% of the accreted principal amount of the debentures to be redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the redemption date.
 
    The holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their debentures on May 1 of 2008, 2013, 2018, 2023 or 2028 if the debentures are not immediately convertible on such date and a remarketing reset event has not occurred. The holders may also require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their debentures upon a change of control. The purchase price is equal to 100% of the accreted principal amount of the debentures to be purchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date of purchase.
 
    The Company expects to use the aggregate net proceeds from the offering of debentures for general corporate purposes, including to fund possible repurchases of its debt and equity securities.

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Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
    The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 22, 2003. There were 1,678,983,829 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. A total of 1,456,380,621 shares of common stock were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, representing 86.74% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting.
 
    At the meeting stockholders (1) elected each person named in the Proxy Statement as a nominee for director, (2) approved the Performance-Based Compensation Policy, (3) approved the Directors Stock Compensation and Deferral Plan, (4) ratified the appointment by the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP to audit the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ending December 31, 2003, (5) rejected the stockholder proposal relating to stock option compensation for senior executives, and (6) approved the stockholder proposal relating to expensing stock options. Following are the voting results for each matter:

  (1)   Election of Directors

                 
    For     Withheld  
   
 
J.A. Blanchard III
    1,378,869,947       77,510,674  
Susan E. Engel
    1,420,134,038       36,246,583  
Enrique Hernandez, Jr.
    1,425,245,255       31,135,366  
Robert L. Joss
    1,124,504,900       331,875,721  
Reatha Clark King
    1,418,876,582       37,504,039  
Richard M. Kovacevich
    1,403,171,461       53,209,160  
Richard D. McCormick
    1,380,321,170       76,059,451  
Cynthia H. Milligan
    1,419,925,337       36,455,284  
Benjamin F. Montoya
    1,418,383,566       37,997,055  
Philip J. Quigley
    1,421,467,486       34,913,135  
Donald B. Rice
    1,115,441,635       340,938,986  
Judith M. Runstad
    1,420,177,316       36,203,305  
Susan G. Swenson
    1,419,979,420       36,401,201  
Michael W. Wright
    1,115,545,074       340,835,547  

  (2)   Proposal to Approve Performance-Based Compensation Policy

                 
For     Against     Abstentions  

 
 
1,374,795,839
      66,893,612       14,691,170  

  (3)   Proposal to Approve Directors Stock Compensation and Deferral Plan

                 
For     Against     Abstentions  

 
 
1,024,409,171
      415,604,730       16,366,720  

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  (4)   Proposal to Ratify Appointment of KPMG LLP

                   
For     Against     Abstentions  

 
 
1,399,039,633
      46,352,337       10,988,651  

  (5)   Stockholder Proposal Relating to Stock Option Compensation for Senior Executives

                         
For   Against     Abstentions     Non-Votes  

 
 
 
69,390,583
    1,140,001,594       25,205,673       221,782,771  

  (6)   Stockholder Proposal Relating to Expensing Stock Options

                         
For      Against     Abstentions     Non-Votes  

 
 
 
694,720,491
    487,322,565       52,554,794       221,782,771  

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  (a)   Exhibits

  3(a)   Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 28, 1993. Certificates of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 (authorizing preference stock), Exhibits 3(b) and 3(c) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 (changing the Company’s name and increasing authorized common and preferred stock, respectively) and Exhibit 3(b) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 (increasing authorized common stock)
 
  (b)   Certificate of Change of Location of Registered Office and Change of Registered Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999
 
  (c)   Certificate of Designations for the Company’s 1995 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1995
 
  (d)   Certificate Eliminating the Certificate of Designations for the Company’s Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 1, 1995

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  3(e)   Certificate Eliminating the Certificate of Designations for the Company’s 10.24% Cumulative Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 20, 1996
 
  (f)   Certificate of Designations for the Company’s 1996 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 26, 1996
 
  (g)   Certificate of Designations for the Company’s 1997 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 14, 1997
 
  (h)   Certificate of Designations for the Company’s 1998 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20, 1998
 
  (i)   Certificate of Designations for the Company’s Adjustable Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(j) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998
 
  (j)   Certificate Eliminating the Certificate of Designations for the Company’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 21, 1999
 
  (k)   Certificate of Designations for the Company’s 1999 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 21, 1999
 
  (l)   Certificate of Designations for the Company’s 2000 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(o) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000
 
  (m)   Certificate of Designations for the Company’s 2001 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 17, 2001
 
  (n)   Certificate of Designations for the Company’s 2002 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 16, 2002

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  3(o)   Certificate of Designations for the Company’s 2003 ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 15, 2003
 
  (p)   By-Laws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(m) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998
 
  4(a)   See Exhibits 3(a) through 3(p)
 
  (b)   The Company agrees to furnish upon request to the Commission a copy of each instrument defining the rights of holders of senior and subordinated debt of the Company.
 
  10(a)   Performance-Based Compensation Policy, filed herewith
 
  (b)   Directors Stock Compensation and Deferral Plan, filed herewith
 
  31(a)   Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith
 
  (b)   Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith
 
  32(a)   Certification of Periodic Financial Report by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350, furnished herewith
 
  (b)   Certification of Periodic Financial Report by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350, furnished herewith
 
  99(a)   Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges, filed herewith. The ratios of earnings to fixed charges, including interest on deposits, were 3.53 and 3.13 for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 3.51 and 3.06 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The ratios of earnings to fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits, were 5.66 and 5.00 for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 5.65 and 4.85 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

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  99(b)   Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends, filed herewith. The ratios of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends, including interest on deposits, were 3.52 and 3.12 for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 3.51 and 3.06 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The ratios of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends, excluding interest on deposits, were 5.64 and 4.98 for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 5.63 and 4.84 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

  (b)   The Company filed the following reports on Form 8-K during the second quarter of 2003:

  (1)   April 11, 2003, under Item 5, regarding the sale by the Company of $3 billion aggregate principal amount of floating-rate convertible debt securities due 2033
 
  (2)   April 15, 2003, under Item 12, regarding the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003
 
  (3)   May 5, 2003, under Item 7, filing as exhibits documents regarding the issuance by Wells Fargo Capital VII of its 5.85% Capital Securities and the issuance by the Company of its 5.85% Junior Subordinated Debentures due May 1, 2033
 
  (4)   May 5, 2003, under Item 7, regarding the issuance by the Company of Notes linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average due May 5, 2010

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

         
Dated: August 8, 2003   WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
         
         
    By:   RICHARD D. LEVY
       
        Richard D. Levy
        Senior Vice President and Controller
        (Principal Accounting Officer)

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