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Chinatown deposit growth spurs Wells expansion in San Francisco

January 15, 2006

East Bay Business Times:Seven months after opening a storefront bank in Oakland's Chinatown, Wells Fargo Bank & Co. is converting the location to a full-service branch.

In addition to more bilingual tellers, Chinese-language brochures and ATM services, the expanded branch will feature fortune trees - Chinese symbols of wealth and prosperity - and paintings depicting Chinatown's history. The changes are part of a nationwide effort by Wells Fargo to strengthen its relationship and grow its accounts with minority customers.

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