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Charlie Scharf

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wells Fargo

Search every verified Charlie Scharf interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Charlie Scharf, Chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo, discussed the company's third-quarter 2026 results during an earnings call on October 14, reporting earnings per share of $1.87, a 13% increase year-over-year, and a return on tangible common equity (ROTCE) of 16.3% for the quarter. He attributed the performance to broad-based growth across operating segments and noted that US economic growth remains strong, while acknowledging uncertainties such as sticky inflation, Middle East conflict, fiscal deficits, and volatile energy markets. Scharf also said the company expects continued growth in card and auto portfolios, with little growth in home lending, and highlighted robust activity in the markets business. In September 2026, Scharf appeared on CNBC's Squawk on the Street during Wells Fargo's 21st Annual Healthcare Conference, where he discussed dealmaking and the bank's investment banking expansion. He stated that Wells Fargo's US investment banking market share had risen to 4.3%, up from 2.5% a couple of years earlier, and that the bank ranked sixth in announced M&A, up from 14th. Scharf said the bank was not competing on price but on abilities and relationships, and expressed confidence in reaching a 17–18% ROTCE target in a reasonable period. He also commented on regulatory matters, saying he would welcome a clarity bill but expressed concerns that certain provisions, if passed as written, could create an unsafe environment for the banking system, particularly regarding deposit recycling into loans for small banks.

Recent appearances

  • Wells Fargo & Company Q3 2026 Earnings Call | Net Income Hits $5.95B & Diluted EPS Jumps to $1.87

    October 14, 2026 · 📺 i101

    Wells Fargo & Company Q3 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Twitter - https://x.com/i101yt If you find our work useful, please support us by purchasing a Super Thanks— it truly helps us a lot. #earningscall #StockMarketNews #conferenceCall Earnings Call | Earnings Conference Call | Earnings concall | concall | quarterly results | Stock News | Full Year results | Fiscal Year results | investment news | stock latest news | Annual Meeting of Shareholders | Annual Meeting of Unitholders | Special and Annual Meeting of Shareholders | AGM | Annual General Meeting If you want us to remove your comp…

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  • Charlie Scharf on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street

    September 10, 2026 · 📺 Wells Fargo

    Charlie Scharf joined CNBC’s Squawk on the Street for an interview from the 21st Annual Corporate & Investment Banking Healthcare Conference. During the interview, Charlie discussed Wells Fargo’s continued growth across business lines, the resilience of consumers and businesses, and why he remains optimistic about the economy.

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  • Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf on dealmaking: Now is the time to get it done

    September 09, 2026 · 📺 CNBC Television

    CNBC's Sara Eisen sits down with Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf to discuss the company's 2026 healthcare conference, ...

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  • Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf: We're focused on growing revenues and growing returns

    August 04, 2026 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Charlie Scharf, Wells Fargo chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss how AI is impacting jobs, new tokenized ...

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  • Wells Fargo & Co ($WFC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call

    July 28, 2026 · 📺 Castify Earnings Call

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  • Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf Talks Economy, US Consumer, Earnings | Bloomberg Talks

    July 22, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg Podcasts

    Wells Fargo Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf says he's "big time bullish on the US." He talks about the state of the US consumer, the economy, earnings and where his employees want to live and work. He speaks exclusively to Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. Bloomberg Talks curates top interviews from around Bloomberg News. Hear conversations with the biggest names in finance, politics and entertainment. On Bloomberg Talks, we round up interviews with Fortune 500 CEOs, government officials, well-known inve…

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  • Wells Fargo CEO Says Bank is Big Time Bullish on US

    July 22, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg Podcasts

    Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf says "these times are really good for banks," adding the firm is being very disciplined about adding investment banking resources. He spoke with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick on 'Bloomberg Open Interest.' -------- Watch Bloomberg Radio LIVE on YouTube Weekdays 7am-6pm ET Saturday & Sunday 7am-10am ET WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF Follow us on X:   / bloombergradio   Subscribe to our Podcasts: Bloomberg Daybreak: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN Bloomberg Surveillance: http://bit.ly/3OPtReI Bloomberg Intelligence: http://bit.ly/3…

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  • These Times Are Really Good for Banks, Says Wells Fargo CEO Scharf

    July 22, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg Television

    Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf says "these times are really good for banks." He also says the firm is being very disciplined about adding investment banking resources. He speaks exclusively to Romaine Bostick on "Bloomberg Open Interest." -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect w…

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  • $WFC Wells Fargo Q2 2026 Earnings Conference Call

    July 14, 2026 · 📺 EARNMOAR

    07/14/2026 Q&A: 29:42 Wells Fargo & Company, a financial services company, provides diversified banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Consumer Banking and Lending; Commercial Banking; Corporate and Investment Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management. The company's financial products and services includes checking and savings accounts, and credit and debit cards, as well as home, auto, personal, and small business lending services. It also provides personalized we…

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  • Wells Fargo Q2 2026 Earnings Call | NII Expansion and Fee Growth Lift Adjusted EPS to $1.96

    July 14, 2026 · 📺 i101

    Wells Fargo & Company Q2 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Twitter - https://x.com/i101yt If you find our work useful, please support us by purchasing a Super Thanks— it truly helps us a lot. #earningscall #StockMarketNews #conferenceCall Earnings Call | Earnings Conference Call | Earnings concall | concall | quarterly results | Stock News | Full Year results | Fiscal Year results | investment news | stock latest news | Annual Meeting of Shareholders | Annual Meeting of Unitholders | Special and Annual Meeting of Shareholders | AGM | Annual General Meeting If you want us to remove your comp…

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  • Charlie Scharf speaks with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo

    June 12, 2026 · 📺 Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo Chairman & CEO Charlie Scharf joins Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo to discuss how Wells Fargo is serving customers, what current consumer data signals about resilience, and how the company is positioned for growth. In the conversation, Scharf highlights expanding loans and deposits, supporting trading flow, and investing across the business to do more for customers, communities, and the broader economy.

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  • FED TRANSITION: Wells Fargo chief welcomes fresh perspective from Kevin Warsh

    May 29, 2026 · 📺 Fox Business

    Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO Charlie Scharf discusses the bank's growth and strategy following the lifting of the $2 trillion asset cap, the state of the consumer, the Federal Reserve under Chairman Kevin Warsh and more on 'Mornings with Maria.' 00:00 Wells Fargo's transformation... 01:17 Returning to deposit and loan growth 02:09 The state of the U.S. consumer... 03:57 Investing in credit cards and auto... 04:43 Expectations for a fresh look... 05:30 Strategy for capital markets and M&A Subscribe to Fox Business: https://bit.ly/2D9Cdse Watch more Fox Business Video: https://video.foxbusines…

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Verified interview transcripts

Notable quotes

“Just to be really clear, I'll speak for myself. We would love to see a great clarity bill. And we're really close. But, there are things about it which if passed as is, I believe and I think a lot of the banks in this country believe, including the small banks, which are incredibly important to this country, are that if passed will create an environment which is unsafe. Okay, deposits are incredibly important for the”

“Listen, I think we're in the beginning of what we view as what our opportunity is, but we've made great progress. Our market share in the investment bank in the US is 4.3%, up from 2 and 1/2% just a couple of years ago. We're number six in announced M&A. I think up from 14 a couple of years ago. But we've got big aspirations because of the relationships that we have and our opportunity to convene these groups of peop”

“We have 4,000 banks in the country. And when we think about financial services, you really do have to think beyond banks these days, right? You talked about private credit, $1.7 trillion of lending is now done away from banks. You've got all of the different things that are being done uh in the private equity space. Um and so you know the definition of you know what's done in the banking sphere has changed very drama”

“We had multiple constraints. The biggest one that people uh uh uh know about is we there was an asset cap put in place. So uh at the time I think it was 2018 we were told that our assets at the time were 1 952 trillion and they couldn't go higher than that until the consent order work um uh was done to their satisfaction. It's very very hard. So there are things you can't do and there things you can do. Um, you've go”

“No, I don't think private credit's about to crumble. When you look at private credit, when you just look at the size of private credit, it's not big enough to be a systemic risk broadly the way we think about systemic risks that have existed in the past. Um, but it's credit and there's been a huge amount of money that's flown into these products, both institutional and retail. And we've all seen this in the past when”

“There's the short-term impact and then there's the longer term impact. You know, we we have a lot of money where we pay zero rates. And so when what we earn falls, then that squeezes our margins because we can't lower zero what we pay customers or 0.5 basis points. Rising rate environment is certainly helpful for something like that. But what's most important is like what are the reasons underlying it? Because the am”

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