Wells Fargo laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
Wells Fargo filed 24 WARN layoff notices in Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, most recently on Oct 13, 2026, naming 904 workers. If you work or worked at Wells Fargo, about 1,600 professional jobs are open in Iowa today, including about 360 at Wells Fargo. File for unemployment in the state where you worked, check your health coverage options, and start looking now.
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For current and former Wells Fargo employees, and anyone planning their next move. Pick what sounds like you and we send a first-week plan.
Question 1
Where are you right now?
Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.
What did Wells Fargo file?
A WARN notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.
| Notice date | Employer | State | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 2 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 10 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 35 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 5 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 14 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 7 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 20 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells FargoTakes effect Sep 19, 2026 | Montana | Yellowstone | 2 | — | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 20 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 43 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells FargoTakes effect Aug 22, 2026 | Montana | Yellowstone | 16 | — | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 1 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 29 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 10 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 25 | Amendment- Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 62 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells FargoTakes effect May 30, 2026 | Montana | Yellowstone | 77 | — | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 7 | Amendment - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 2 | Mass Layoff - Additional Employees | State record | |
| Wells FargoTakes effect Jun 27, 2026 | North Carolina | Wake County | 138 | Layoff | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Illinois | Rosemont | 72 | — | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 49 | Mass Layoff | State record | |
| Wells Fargo | Iowa | Polk County | 33 | Mass Layoff | State record | |
| Wells FargoTakes effect Oct 28, 2025 | Texas | Lubbock County | 225 | — | State record |
What should I do first if I was affected?
- File for Iowa unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- File for Montana unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- File for North Carolina unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- File for Illinois unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- File for Texas unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
- Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
- Line up bridge income while you search.
Where are the jobs?
about 1,600 professional jobs are open in Iowa, and about 360 at Wells Fargo. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
Open professional jobs at Wells Fargo
- Product Management Director · Wells Fargo · USA
- Product Management Director: Head of Receivables Payment · Wells Fargo · New York City, NY
- Product Management Director: Head of Receivables Payment · Wells Fargo · Tryon, NC
- Head of Enterprise Financial Crimes Operations Product and Transformation · Wells Fargo · Charlotte, NC
- Lead Information Security Analyst - Cyber Resiliency & Human Defense · Wells Fargo · McLean, VA
- Branch Operations Manager - Tradition · Wells Fargo · Port Saint Lucie, FL
What help is there for benefits and retraining?
The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Capital Area Workforce Development Board
For notices in Wake County
Central Iowa LWDA
For notices in Polk County
LWIA 7
For notices in Rosemont
Montana Department of Labor and Industry
For notices in Yellowstone
South Plains Workforce Development Board
For notices in Lubbock County
Questions
- Did Wells Fargo file layoff notices?
- Yes. Wells Fargo has filed 24 WARN notices with labor departments in Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, naming 904 workers. The most recent was filed Oct 13, 2026.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Wells Fargo?
- File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For Iowa, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Are there jobs open for former Wells Fargo employees?
- about 1,600 professional jobs are open in Iowa today, and about 360 at Wells Fargo itself. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
- What help is there for retraining?
- The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.
Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Oct 13, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Wells Fargo. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.