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Wells Fargo Announces Layoffs Amid Mortgage Market Challenges

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
3,000
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~1.4%
EFFECTIVE DATE
Oct 1, 2023
3,000 OF 220,167 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: United States.

Department affected: Mortgage Division.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

Wells Fargo & Company has announced a significant reduction in its workforce, laying off approximately 3,000 employees due to a slowdown in the mortgage market. This decision reflects the company's ongoing challenges in the mortgage sector, which has been adversely affected by rising interest rates and decreased demand for home loans. The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring effort aimed at aligning the company's resources with current market conditions. The affected employees are primarily from the mortgage division, and the layoffs are expected to impact operations across the United States. This move underscores the difficulties facing Wells Fargo as it navigates a changing economic landscape.

Wells Fargo & Company cut 3,000 jobs affecting its Mortgage Division team as of October 1, 2023.

That is roughly 1.4% of the 220,167 people Wells Fargo & Company employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 33 layoff events at Wells Fargo & Company since May 2023, affecting a combined 14,038 employees.

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Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC
Financial Services · 220,167 employees
33
EVENTS TRACKED
20K
AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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CREATED DEC 10, 2025LAST UPDATED DEC 28, 2025