Build your savings for what's next
Open a Way2Save® Savings account
and take advantage of features to help you save
Open with $25. Learn how to avoid the $5 monthly service fee.
Make saving automatic with Save As You Go®1
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Way2Save® Savings interest rate4
The Standard Interest Rate is accurate as of September 29, 2025. This rate may change at any time without notice. Check the savings rates page for the most up-to-date rates.
Account fees and details
- Minors 12 and under can open a joint account with an adult, with several options
- Anyone 13 and older can open as a primary owner
- 17 and under must open at a branch
- Must be 18 or older to apply online
- IDs required to open
Access your savings with a Wells Fargo debit or ATM card
Please see the Consumer Account Fee and Information Schedule and Deposit Account Agreement for details
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.
Check today's rates.
Yes, all Wells Fargo savings funds 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 Protection6. Use your Way2Save Savings account to help protect your linked Wells Fargo checking account from overdrafts.
Wells Fargo interest rates offered within two or more consecutive tiers may be the same. When this is the case, multiple tiers may show as a single tier.
A copy of the then-current rate sheet will be provided to you before you open your account or is available at any time upon request from a banker. ←back to content
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