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Wells Fargo Housing Foundation Marks 20th Anniversary of Support for Low-to-Moderate Income Communities with 5,000th Volunteer Home Build

Wells Fargo Housing Foundation, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of volunteers to Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding Together, announced its 5,000th volunteer home build is occurring here today in the city where its first volunteer build occurred 20 years ago. The 20th anniversary build celebrates 4.7 million hours volunteered by more than 192,000 Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) team members in support of affordable housing projects.

Since 1993, the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation has invested more than $278 million dollars in support of affordable housing and community revitalization programs, including $39 million in grants to credit and housing counseling agencies. It also has provided more than $18 million in grants through its Leading the Way Home® Program Priority Markets Initiative, which offers grants for large building or renovation projects.

“Today’s anniversary build demonstrates our long-standing commitment to affordable housing for families, which is a critical to the revitalization of neighborhoods,” said Kimberly Jackson, director of the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation. “On nearly every business day for the past two decades, Wells Fargo volunteers have rolled up their sleeves to make the dream of homeownership possible for families in need of affordable housing.”

“We congratulate the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation Team Member Volunteer program on reaching this incredible milestone,” said Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International. “All of us at Habitat are grateful for the efforts of the volunteers and the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation who have partnered with thousands of low-income families to make sustainable homeownership possible.”

“Rebuilding Together and its affiliate network applaud the many hours dedicated by Wells Fargo team member volunteers to rebuild the homes and lives of low-income families across the country,” said John L. Fiegel, interim president and CEO of Rebuilding Together. “We congratulate the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation on its 20th anniversary and look forward to working with you to provide more safe and healthy housing in the future.”

In 2012, Wells Fargo’s total philanthropy and community relations efforts resulted in $315.8 million in investments with 19,500 nonprofits, including nearly $15 million for credit and housing counseling agencies. These efforts were supported by more than 1.5 million volunteer hours valued at $32.7 million* by more than 57,000 Wells Fargo team members.

*For 2011, the value of one volunteer hour was $21.79, according to the Independent Sector, a U.S. coalition of more than 500 philanthropic organizations.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.4 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 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, and the Internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bank’s customers who conduct business in the global economy. With more than 270,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on Fortune’s 2013 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially.

Contacts:

Wells Fargo & Company
Veronica Clemons, 704-715-5145
veronica.c.clemons@wellsfargo.com
Chris Hammond, 415-222-4106
chris.l.hammond@wellsfargo.com

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