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Mark Folk Jim Rowe
704-383-7088 415-396-8216
Wells Fargo Reports October Retail Banking Customer Activity
SAN FRANCISCO, November 17, 2016 – Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today reported
Retail Banking customer activity data for October 2016. Tim Sloan, President and Chief
Executive Officer noted, “As part of our ongoing commitment to transparency, we are providing
a monthly update of the trends we are seeing in Retail Banking. In October, we were pleased to
see that in general our existing customers were actively using their accounts and valued their
relationships with Wells Fargo. As expected, we continued to see declines in new account
openings. We remain focused on meeting our customers’ financial needs by providing great
service and quality products and will provide our next update in mid-December.”
Mary Mack, head of Community Banking, added, “Trends continued as expected in October,
with relatively stable deposit balances and transaction levels, but slower new account openings.
Because the sales practices settlement was announced on September 8th, October data reflects
the first full month of impact. For comparative purposes it is also important to note that
October 2016 had one fewer business day than both September 2016 and October 2015. That
being said, we recognize we have work to do and we are focused on strengthening our
relationships with existing customers and building new ones with potential customers.”
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Key Takeaways
Customer Interactions
Customer interactions with tellers were down 10% from October 2015 (year-over-year “YoY”) as
customers increasingly transacted through mobile channels, with digital sessions up 7% YoY
Branch banker interactions were down from September 2016 (linked month “LM”) and YoY
primarily driven by a slowdown in new account openings
Deposit Balances and Accounts
Average consumer and small business deposit balances were in line LM and up 8% YoY
The number of primary checking account customers, who are by definition the most active
customers, was in line LM and up 3.9% YoY
Consumer account opens were down 27% LM and 44% YoY primarily due to a full month
impact of customer reaction to the sales practices settlement and reduced marketing activities
Customer-initiated account closures were up modestly, 3%, both LM and YoY
Debit and Credit Cards
Customers continued to actively use their debit and credit cards
o Debit point-of-sale active cards and transactions were both up LM and YoY
o Point-of-sale active credit card accounts were up YoY and were unchanged from
September 2016; purchase volume was up 8% YoY and in line with September
2016; credit card balances outstanding were up both LM and YoY
New credit card applications continued their downward trend with applications down 35%
LM and 50% YoY primarily due to reduced marketing activities and a full month impact of
customer reaction to the sales practices settlement
Customer Experience Surveys
Customer loyalty scores were down both LM and YoY, with scores showing some
improvement from lows seen early in October
Survey results of satisfaction with most recent visit were 73.9% in October, down modestly
LM and down from 77.4% in October 2015
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Conference Call
The Company will host a live conference call on Thursday, November 17, at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET). You
may participate by dialing 866-872-5161 (U.S. and Canada) or 706-643-1962 (International). The call will
also be available online at https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/investor-relations/events/ and
https://engage.vevent.com/rt/wells_fargo_ao~19183872.
(in millions, unless otherwise noted)
Oct
2016
Sept
2016
Aug
2016
Oct
2015
Sept
2016
Oct
2015
Customer Interactions (2)
Total Branch Interactions 52.2 53.8 56.2 58.4 -3% -11%
Teller Transactions 49.2 50.5 52.4 54.6 -3% -10%
Branch Banker Interactions 3.0 3.3 3.9 3.8 -11% -22%
Total Phone Banker Interactions 9.1 9.2 9.9 9.2 -1% 0%
Total Digital (Online and Mobile) Secure Sessions 477.2 488.4 497.8 447.4 -2% 7%
Total Digital (Online and Mobile) Active Customers (3) 27.4 27.5 27.4
Consumer Checking Account Opens 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 -27% -44%
Consumer Checking Account Customer-Initiated Closures (4) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 3% 3%
Deposit Balance and Account
Consumer and Small Business Banking Deposits
(period end, $ in billions) 745.0$ 751.2$ 744.7$ 698.5$ -1% 7%
Consumer and Small Business Banking Deposits
(average, $ in billions) 744.7$ 745.7$ 739.7$ 690.2$ 0% 8%
Primary Consumer Checking Customers (5) 23.6 23.7 23.6 22.7 0% 4%
Primary Consumer Checking Customers YoY Growth (5) 3.9% 4.5% 4.7% 5.7%
Debit Cards (Consumer and Business)
Point-of-Sale Active Cards 26.3 26.1 26.2 25.4 1% 3%
Point-of-Sale Transactions 686.0 658.3 685.8 638.6 4% 7%
Consumer Credit Cards
Point-of-Sale Active Accounts 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.2 0% 9%
Applications 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 -35% -50%
Balances (period end, $ in billions) 26.9$ 26.7$ 26.7$ 24.7$ 1% 9%
Purchase Volume ($ in billions) 5.6$ 5.6$ 6.0$ 5.2$ 2% 8%
Customer Experience Survey Scores with Branch
Customer Loyalty 52.3% 57.7% 62.6% 61.2%
Overall Satisfaction with Most Recent Visit 73.9% 75.7% 78.0% 77.4%
Oct 2016
change from: (1)
Percentage changes are calculated using whole numbers. If the % change were based on the rounded amounts presented, it would produce a different result for
Branch Banker Interactions, Phone Banker Interactions, Consumer Checking Account Opens, Consumer Checking Account Customer-Initiated Closures, Debit
Card POS Active Cards, Consumer Credit Cards POS Active Accounts, Consumer Credit Card Applications and Consumer Credit Card Purchase Volume, but all
differences are attributable to rounding. (1) October 2016 had 20 business days, September 2016 had 21 business days while October 2015 had 21 business days.
(2) A customer communication or transaction qualifies as a customer traffic interaction, which is consistent with the definition used by management for each
customer channel presented. Preparation of customer traffic interaction metrics requires the application of interpretive judgement for each communication or
transaction. Management uses these metrics to monitor customer traffic trends within the Company’s Retail Banking business. (3) Primarily includes retail
banking, consumer lending, small business and business banking customers. (4) Does not include accounts closed by the bank. (5) Customers who actively use
their checking account with transactions such as debit card purchases, online bill payments, and direct deposit.
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A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on Thursday,
November 17 through Thursday, December 1. Please dial 855-859-2056 (U.S. and Canada) or 404-537-
3406 (International) and enter Conference ID #31498547. The replay will also be available online at
https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/investor-relations/events/ and
https://engage.vevent.com/rt/wells_fargo_ao~19183872.
Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements about our future financial performance and business. Because
forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding the future, they are
subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements as actual results could
differ materially from expectations. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and we do not
undertake to update them to reflect changes or events that occur after that date. For information about factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, refer to our reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the discussion under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2015 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website at www.sec.gov.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with
$1.9 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking,
insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,600 locations,
13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 42 countries and territories to
support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 269,000 team members,
Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 27 on
Fortune’s 2016 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial
needs and help them succeed financially.
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