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Build your savings and know your money will be there when you need it. Compare savings account options below.

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row header column 1. blank cell row header column 2Way2Save®
Savings
Most popular
savings account
row header column 3Platinum
Savings
Flexible account
access
row 1 column 1Automatic transfers1 row 1 column 2checked row 1 column 3checked
row 2 column 1Optional Overdraft Protection2 row 2 column 2checked row 2 column 3checked
row 3 column 1Relationship rates available3 row 3 column 2. not applicable row 3 column 3checked
row 4 column 1Option to write checks row 4 column 2. not applicable row 4 column 3checked
row 5 column 1Monthly service fee
row 5 column 2 Avoid the $5 monthly service fee
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Open with $25.
row 5 column 3 Avoid the $12 monthly service fee
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Open with $25.
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Frequently Asked Questions

A savings account is a bank account where you can store your money and earn interest. Wells Fargo offers interest-bearing savings accounts.

Wells Fargo savings accounts allow you to save automatically to help you build towards your savings goals. In return for keeping your money in a savings account, we pay you interest depending on your interest rate.

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Yes, all Wells Fargo savings funds in both savings accounts and Certificate of Deposit (CD) accounts are FDIC-insured up to the maximum applicable limit.

Visit our FDIC Insurance page to learn more.

You can open a savings account online or in-person at a Wells Fargo branch. You must be 18 or older to apply online. 17 and under must open at a branch.

To open this account online, you'll need to:

  • Be 18 years or older
  • Know your Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)
  • Have a physical U.S. address
  • Have your own mobile phone number

IDs required to open (plus co-applicant’s information if applicable).

Joint Way2Save Savings and Platinum Savings accounts can be opened online or in-person at a Wells Fargo branch.

To open in-person make an appointment.

You need the same information that is required to open an individual savings account, but you’ll need it for both applicants.
IDs required to open.

Anyone can open a joint savings account as long as they meet all eligibility requirements. This includes family members, spouses, roommates, and unmarried individuals.

Yes, you can enroll in Overdraft Protection. Use your Way2Save Savings account to help protect your linked Wells Fargo checking account from overdrafts.

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Footnote 1. Terms and conditions apply. Setup is required for transfers to and/or from other U.S. financial institutions, and verification may take 1–3 business days. Customers should refer to their other U.S. financial institutions for information about any potential fees charged by those institutions. Mobile carrier’s message and data rates may apply. See Wells Fargo’s Online Access Agreement for more information. ←back to content

Footnote 2. Overdraft Protection is not available for Clear Access Banking accounts. ←back to content

Footnote 3. A Relationship Interest Rate is variable and subject to change at any time without notice, including setting the interest rate equal to the Standard Interest Rate or to zero (0.00%), which could change the Relationship Annual Percentage Yield (APY). For CDs, the change will occur upon renewal. To receive a disclosed Relationship Interest Rate/Relationship APY, the eligible savings account or CD must remain linked to a Prime Checking, Premier Checking or Private Bank Interest Checking account. Upon linking, or switching a linked account to an eligible savings account, it may take up to two business days for the Relationship Interest Rate to be applied to your eligible savings account. CDs must be linked at account open and/or at every renewal. If the checking account is closed for any reason or the eligible savings account or CD is de-linked, the account will revert to the then-current applicable Standard Interest Rate on that date; for CDs, this change will occur upon renewal. Any Special Interest Rate would not expire until the expiration date of that Special Interest Rate.  ←back to content

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How to avoid the monthly service fee for Way2Save® Savings

Minimum opening deposit is $25. Avoid the $5 monthly service fee when you have one of the following each fee period:

  • $300 minimum daily balance.
  • 1 automatic transfer1 each fee period of $25 or more from a linked Wells Fargo checking account.
  • 1 automatic transfer1 each business day within the fee period of $1 or more from a linked Wells Fargo checking account.
  • 1 or more Save As You Go® transfers from a linked Wells Fargo checking account. A qualifying Save As You Go transfer is an automatic transfer of $1 from your linked Wells Fargo checking account to your Way2Save Savings account each time you, or any authorized signer or joint owner, use your debit card for a one-time purchase or complete a Bill Pay transaction through online banking, and the one-time debit card purchase or Bill Pay transaction posts to the account. We reserve the right to determine through our sole discretion if a particular transaction is a qualifying transaction.
  • Primary account owner is 24 years old or under. When the primary account owner reaches the age of 25, age can no longer be used to avoid the monthly service fee. Customers 12 and under must have an adult co-owner.

1. Terms and conditions apply. Mobile carrier's message and data rates may apply. See Wells Fargo's Online Access Agreement for more information.

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How to avoid the monthly service fee for Platinum Savings

Minimum opening deposit is $25. The $12 monthly service fee can be avoided each fee period with a:

  • $3,500 minimum daily balance.

Fees may reduce earnings. Interest rates are variable and may be changed by the Bank at any time.

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What you'll need to open a savings account

Age requirements

  • Anyone 13 and older can open as a primary owner
  • Minors 12 and under can open but must have an adult co-owner
  • Minors 17 and under must open at a branch

To open this account online, you'll need to:

  • Be 18 years or older
  • Know your Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)
  • Have a physical U.S. address
  • Have your own mobile phone number

To open this account at a branch, you'll need to:

  • Know your Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)
  • Have two forms of identification (a primary and secondary ID)

Non-U.S. citizens without a U.S. issued taxpayer identification number must provide a government issued ID that provides evidence of nationality or residence.

Each primary account owner, co-owner, or joint owner will need these two forms of IDs.

One primary ID (original version)

  • State-issued or U.S. territory driver's license
  • State-issued or U.S. territory ID card
  • Passport
  • U.S. Armed Forces ID
  • Permanent resident card
  • Employment authorization card
  • Border Crossing Card
  • Tribal Identification issued by a federally recognized U.S. tribal government
  • Consular card issued by Colombia, Guatemala, or Mexico
  • El Salvador Documento Unico do Identidad (DUI) card
  • Canadian driver's license or ID card issued in English (Quebec-issued IDs are not accepted)

Plus a secondary ID (original version)

  • Any ID that's acceptable as a primary ID
  • ATM, credit, or debit card
  • Employee ID
  • Student ID
  • Social Security card (signed)
  • Birth certificate (original or certified copy)
  • ID issued by a recognized business, education institution, or government agency (domestic or foreign)

Proof of address is required – If neither primary nor secondary ID contains your physical address, separate proof of address (for example a utility bill or school enrollment statement) will need to be provided.

Minors without a primary ID need to be accompanied by an adult co-owner who is a relative or guardian, and bring identification such as a Social Security card, birth certificate, or student ID.

For branch account openings, we recommend you make an appointment.

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