WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.
WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. is the page for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., a California corporation that no longer exists as a separate company. It was known as Norwest Mortgage, Inc. until it was renamed. The Wells Fargo & Company annual report filed on 10 March 2005 says the company operated “until the merger with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in May 2004”. So the “Active” status on the card above is out of date. For this entity, a current registry status does not apply.
The company originated and serviced residential mortgage loans across the United States. The Wells Fargo annual report for 2003 says it also funded loans made by mortgage-origination joint ventures, through an established line of credit. In the annual reports for 1998 and 2003, the mortgage business is described as headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. It had servicing and operations centres in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and administrative offices in Arizona, California, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri and other states. The name Norwest Mortgage, Inc. still appeared in the annual report filed on 17 March 2000. By the report filed on 16 March 2001, the company was called Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (formerly known as Norwest Mortgage, Inc.). So the rename took place between those two filings.
The card’s registry details could not be matched to this company. The stored number 11882693 has eight digits, while Iowa corporation numbers have six. The Iowa Secretary of State’s current register of active entities, retrieved on 30 September 2026, has no entry for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage or Norwest Mortgage. The same file does list other Wells Fargo entities, which shows the search works. The Iowa Secretary of State’s website blocks automated access, so we could not identify the Waterloo record dated 9 October 1981. It should not be read as this company’s date or place of incorporation. The legal form “Private limited company (Ltd.)” is a UK form and does not apply to a California corporation.
No separate accounts for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. were found. Figures for the mortgage business were published only as consolidated Wells Fargo & Company figures, which are not this company’s results. Since May 2004, the name “Wells Fargo Home Mortgage” has referred to a business of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., not to this corporation. The website on the card, wellsfargo.com, belongs to the bank and the wider group.
Sources
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K for 2004, list of executive officers (merger in May 2004), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000095013405004623/f06409e10vk.htm, filed 10 March 2005, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K for 2003, Item 2 Properties, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000095013404003387/f97006e10vk.htm, and Exhibit 13 (joint-venture funding), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000095013404003387/f97006exv13.htm, filed 12 March 2004, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K405 for 1998 (Norwest Mortgage headquarters in Des Moines; Exhibit 21), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/0001047469-99-010171.txt, filed 17 March 1999, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K for 1999, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/0000912057-00-012168.txt, filed 17 March 2000, and Form 10-K for 2000, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/0000912057-01-504042.txt, filed 16 March 2001, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Iowa Secretary of State, Active Iowa Business Entities (open data), https://idh-be.iowa.gov/api/v1/datasets/554/rows.csv, file dated 30 September 2026, retrieved 30 September 2026
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Shareholders
Shareholders of WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.
No shareholder register for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. is publicly available. The company was a California corporation and was merged into Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in May 2004, so it has had no shareholders since then. The only ownership information found is in the subsidiary lists (Exhibit 21) that Wells Fargo & Company (SEC CIK 72971) filed with the SEC. These are historical records.
- The list dated 15 February 1999 names Norwest Mortgage, Inc. (California) as an indirectly owned non-bank subsidiary of the listed holding company. Wells Fargo & Company was known as Norwest Corporation until November 1998.
- The lists dated 31 December 2001, 31 December 2002 and 31 December 2003 name Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (California) among the “direct and indirect subsidiaries” of Wells Fargo & Company. They do not say which applied.
- The list dated 31 December 2004 no longer includes the company. It does include Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, which shows the company was not simply missed.
None of these filings names the company that held the shares directly or gives a percentage. So neither the immediate shareholder nor the size of the stake can be stated. No figures are published here, and none should be assumed.
Data availability
Historical and partial. California does not publish shareholder lists for corporations, and the company stopped existing as a separate entity in May 2004. The Wells Fargo & Company subsidiary lists show only that it belonged to the group from 1999 to 2003, not how the shares were held. No beneficial-ownership filing for this company was found.
Sources
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K405, Exhibit 21 (as of 15 February 1999), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/0001047469-99-010171.txt, filed 17 March 1999, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K, Exhibit 21 (as of 31 December 2001), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/0000912057-02-010174.txt, filed 15 March 2002, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K, Exhibit 21 (as of 31 December 2002), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000104746903008749/a2104743zex-21.htm, filed 14 March 2003, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K, Exhibit 21 (as of 31 December 2003), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000095013404003387/f97006exv21.htm, filed 12 March 2004, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K, Exhibit 21 (as of 31 December 2004), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000095013405004623/f06409exv21.htm, filed 10 March 2005, retrieved 30 September 2026
Officers
Directors and officers of WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. has no current directors or officers. The company was merged into Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in May 2004, so every appointment ended then. The Iowa Secretary of State’s active-entity file has no record for the company, so no register officer data is available from Iowa.
The only officer information found comes from the executive-officer biographies in the annual reports (Form 10-K) of Wells Fargo & Company. They record two officers of the company. Neither is a complete list of the board.
- Mark C. Oman – President from August 1989 to February 1997, Chief Executive Officer from August 1989 to January 2001, and Chairman from February 1997 until the merger in May 2004. The company was called Norwest Mortgage, Inc. for part of this time. Status: former.
- James M. Strother – General Counsel from March 1998 to June 2001. Status: former.
Anyone listed as a current officer of this company is listed in error. The appointments above ended no later than May 2004.
Data availability
Historical and partial. The biographies above cover only people who were also executive officers of Wells Fargo & Company, and they give no other directors of the company. They do not give nationality or country of residence, so both are Not disclosed. No state register showing this company’s board was found.
Sources
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K for 2001, Executive Officers of the Registrant, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/0000912057-02-010174.txt, filed 15 March 2002, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K for 2004, Executive Officers of the Registrant, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000095013405004623/f06409e10vk.htm, filed 10 March 2005, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Iowa Secretary of State, Active Iowa Business Entities (open data), https://idh-be.iowa.gov/api/v1/datasets/554/rows.csv, file dated 30 September 2026, retrieved 30 September 2026
Group Structure
Group structure of WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (named Norwest Mortgage, Inc. until 2000 or 2001) was a California corporation in the Wells Fargo group. From 1999 to 2003 it appears in the subsidiary lists that Wells Fargo & Company, a Delaware corporation (SEC CIK 72971), filed with the SEC. In May 2004 it was merged into Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (FDIC certificate 3511), which took over its business. The company has not existed as a separate legal entity since then, so it has no current parent or subsidiaries.
No filing found names the company’s immediate parent. So its place in the group can be given only as a direct or indirect subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, as the filings put it. The US subsidiaries once named after the company (for example Norwest Mortgage of New York, Inc.) are not shown as its own subsidiaries. The Exhibit 21 lists do not say which company owned them.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Company (formerly Norwest Corporation) | United States (Delaware) | SEC CIK 72971; IRS no. 41-0449260 | Historical ultimate parent (company listed as a direct or indirect subsidiary; “indirectly owned” in the list dated 15 February 1999) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Historical – ended with the merger in May 2004 | 15 Feb 1999; 31 Dec 2001–31 Dec 2003 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | United States (national bank) | FDIC certificate 3511 | Successor by merger (surviving entity) | Not applicable | Merger completed May 2004 | 10-K filed 10 Mar 2005; 8-K filed 14 Sep 2004 |
Recent structural changes
- May 2004 – merged into Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The Wells Fargo & Company 10-K filed on 10 March 2005 says the company operated “until the merger with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in May 2004”. An SEC Form 8-K filed on 14 September 2004 describes the bank as “successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.” The company does not appear in the subsidiary list dated 31 December 2004. The exact day in May was not found in the filings reviewed.
- Between 17 March 2000 and 16 March 2001 – renamed from Norwest Mortgage, Inc. to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. This range is based on when each name appears in the Wells Fargo & Company 10-K filings.
- 2 November 1998 – Norwest Corporation merged with the former Wells Fargo & Company and took the Wells Fargo & Company name (1999 10-K). The mortgage company’s ultimate parent stayed the same company under the new name.
Data availability
Historical and partial. The ultimate parent and the successor by merger are confirmed, but no filing reviewed names the immediate shareholder or gives percentages. FDIC BankFind records mergers only between insured banks. It lists the bank’s 2004 mergers with other Wells Fargo banks, so the search works, but it does not record this company’s merger. GLEIF has no LEI for the company, which ceased to exist before the LEI system started in 2012. A search for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association returned its LEI, confirming the search works.
Sources
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K for 2004 (executive officers; Exhibit 21 as of 31 December 2004), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000095013405004623/f06409e10vk.htm and https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000095013405004623/f06409exv21.htm, filed 10 March 2005, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Form 8-K (exhibit list), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1302046/000095011604002784/eightk.txt, filed 14 September 2004, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K, Exhibit 21 (as of 31 December 2003), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000095013404003387/f97006exv21.htm, filed 12 March 2004, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K, Exhibit 21 (as of 31 December 2002), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000104746903008749/a2104743zex-21.htm, filed 14 March 2003, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K (cover page; Exhibit 21 as of 31 December 2001), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/0000912057-02-010174.txt, filed 15 March 2002, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K for 1999 (1998 merger), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/0000912057-00-012168.txt, filed 17 March 2000, retrieved 30 September 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company, Form 10-K405, Exhibit 21 (as of 15 February 1999), https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/0001047469-99-010171.txt, filed 17 March 1999, retrieved 30 September 2026
- FDIC BankFind Suite, institution history for certificate 3511, https://api.fdic.gov/banks/history?filters=CERT:3511, retrieved 30 September 2026
- GLEIF LEI search, https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records?filter[entity.legalName]=Wells%20Fargo%20Home%20Mortgage, retrieved 30 September 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. do?
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., formerly Norwest Mortgage, Inc., was a California corporation that originated and serviced US residential mortgage loans and was headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. It was merged into Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in May 2004 and no longer exists as a separate company.
Who owns WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.?
Wells Fargo & Company's SEC subsidiary lists name the company as a direct or indirect subsidiary from 1999 to 2003 ("indirectly owned" as of 15 February 1999). No filing found names the immediate shareholder or gives a percentage. The company has had no shareholders since its merger in May 2004.
Who is WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.'s UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No beneficial owner of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. is identified in any filing reviewed. The company belonged to the Wells Fargo & Company group until it was merged into Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in May 2004, and it has had no owners of its own since then.
What is WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.'s company registration number?
WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.'s registration number is 11882693, filed with Iowa Secretary of State in United States. Its current status on the register is active.
Is WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. still an active company?
WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.'s status on Iowa Secretary of State is listed as active.
When was WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. incorporated?
WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. was incorporated on 9 October 1981, according to Iowa Secretary of State.
What is WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.'s registered address?
The registered address on file for WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. is WATERLOO, United States.
What legal structure is WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. registered as?
WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. is registered as a Private limited company (Ltd.) in United States.
What is WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.'s revenue?
No separate accounts for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. were found. Mortgage figures were reported only at consolidated level by Wells Fargo & Company, and those are not this company's results.
Is WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. listed on a stock exchange?
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. was not listed on a stock exchange. Its group parent, Wells Fargo & Company, is SEC-registered (CIK 72971).
Who are the officers/directors of WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.?
The company has no current officers because it was merged out of existence in May 2004. Wells Fargo & Company filings record Mark C. Oman as its Chairman (February 1997 to May 2004) and James M. Strother as its General Counsel (March 1998 to June 2001), both former.
Does WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC. have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. was part of the Wells Fargo & Company group and was merged into Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (FDIC certificate 3511), the surviving entity, in May 2004.
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This record is sourced directly from Iowa Secretary of State and was last synced on 30 September 2026.