CLAIM #63290 · Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) · 2025Q4 earnings call · Jan 14, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
“And at this point, what we're seeing and what's happening across the consumer base is just very consistent activity. And so I think as long as that continues, that should support those fee lines.”
Michael Santomassimo · CFO
How to check this claim
Look at: Combined deposit-related fees and card fees (as reported in noninterest income breakdown)
It came true if: Sum of deposit-related fees and card fees for FY2026 >= FY2025 level (flat to up, consistent with 'continued consistent activity')
Where: Wells Fargo quarterly earnings supplement / 10-K noninterest income detail
In context
“ts hold up. Charles Scharf: In the short term. Michael Santomassimo: In the short term, yes. And I think as long as the equity markets hold, which is the bigger driver, you also have some impact on fixed income markets there as well. If rates come down, you get a benefit as asset prices go up. But you will see the equity markets in the short run, drive that the most. So as long as we have a pretty stable growing market there, I think you should be able to model that relatively easily in the jumping off point, this year is much better than where we entered last year. So that -- I think that's what you're alluding to. When you look at then deposit-related fees and card fees, I'll kind of lump them together. It's really going to be a function of just the overall macro picture in the economy. And at this point, what we're seeing and what's happening across the consumer base is just very consistent activity. And so I think as long as that continues, that should support those fee lines. And between the 3 of those, that's over half of the fee line just right there alone. And then I think Investment Banking fees, it appears like I think everybody thinks that we're going to have a pretty active deal make, both on the M&A side, but also sort of the maybe even more active equity capital markets outlook as well. And so -- and then the debt market, I think, has been holding up quite well over the last couple of years. And so assuming that's the case and given our investments, we should be able to continue to grind out share gains as we go over time. And then the last one I'll sort of maybe highlight is just trading. Again, we talked about it earlier, but you will have an impact of rates come down, you'll have higher NII in the markets business, lower fees, but we should continu”
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SEC filings for WFC ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q4 earnings call.