Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) CORRESPCorrespondence with SEC

[Wells Fargo & Company Letterhead]

July 17, 2020

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Dear Mr. Stickel:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Wells Fargo & Company and Wells Fargo Finance LLC hereby respectfully request that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), be accelerated and that such Registration Statement be declared effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 17, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with our counsel, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, by calling Dawn Pruitt at (612) 766-7103.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.