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CLAIM #63325 · Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) · 2026Q1 earnings call · Apr 14, 2026 · due Oct 14, 2026

Again, that is not going to grow at the same pace forever, so you will see that moderate. We are getting some netting benefits now as it gets bigger, and you will start to see some of that come through in a little bit of a different trajectory as you look at the coming quarters.

Michael Santomassimo · CFO

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graded after results covering Oct 14, 2026 are reported

How to check this claim

Look at: Net interest margin (NIM) trajectory, sequential quarterly change

It came true if: NIM trend in coming quarters shows moderating growth-rate impact from Markets balance sheet (i.e., NIM sequential change decelerates or reverses versus the pace seen in the quarter of this call)

Where: Company-reported net interest margin (quarterly earnings release / 10-Q)

In context

ough over the coming quarters. So you will see that incrementally come in each quarter. Operator: The next question will come from Ken Usdin of Autonomous Research. Your line is open. Ken Usdin: Thanks. Mike, I was just wondering if you could follow that point that you talked about and John mentioned about the NIM going forward. Is it just a mix of assets that you are seeing in terms of on the commercial side related to your Markets business versus commercial? Can you talk us through what you are seeing in terms of earning asset mix going forward and the types of loans and if that is what is weighing on the NIM? Michael Santomassimo: Sure, Ken. On the NIM, what you really saw are three things in the quarter. First is the impact of the growth in the Markets balance sheet impacting the NIM. Again, that is not going to grow at the same pace forever, so you will see that moderate. We are getting some netting benefits now as it gets bigger, and you will start to see some of that come through in a little bit of a different trajectory as you look at the coming quarters. Second, you see interest-bearing deposits grow, so they become a bigger percentage of the overall deposit mix, and that is exactly what we expect to be seeing right now. As we came out of the asset cap, we knew that was the place we were going to be able to grow first. So they become a bigger percentage of the overall mix. It is great to see that clients across the Commercial Bank and the Corporate and Investment Bank are moving business, in some cases back to us that we had pre-asset cap, and the engagement has been really good. Those deposits are priced where the market is, which is competitive, but we are not leaning in on price to grow there. Third, you got a little impact from rates coming off the back of the fourth quarter. You will see a little bit more compression from the first t

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SEC filings for WFC · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2026Q1 earnings call.