Apparently they were doing "routine maintenance" and smelled smoke in a facility so they shut power down. Even if this was a data centre, they should've been able to reroute to backup(s). I'm guessing they inadvertently discovered a flaw in their network design 
(or are blowing smoke about the real reason 
We’re experiencing system issues due to a power shutdown at one of our facilities, initiated after smoke was detected following routine maintenance. We’re working to restore services as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.
— Wells Fargo (@WellsFargo) February 7, 2019
Seeing a lot of people saying they're stranded or in tough binds because their debit cards don't work, too. I can sympathize, but it does remind me of some of the best financial advice I ever got, which was basically "don't put all your eggs in one basket, and always have a backup"!
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@heyryan wrote:Apparently they were doing "routine maintenance" and smelled smoke in a facility so they shut power down. Even if this was a data centre, they should've been able to reroute to backup(s). I'm guessing they inadvertently discovered a flaw in their network design
We’re experiencing system issues due to a power shutdown at one of our facilities, initiated after smoke was detected following routine maintenance. We’re working to restore services as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.
— Wells Fargo (@WellsFargo) February 7, 2019Seeing a lot of people saying they're stranded or in tough binds because their debit cards don't work, too. I can sympathize, but it does remind me of some of the best financial advice I ever got, which was basically "don't put all your eggs in one basket, and always have a backup"!
Just cause the website is down, dosn't mean debit cards are down. also their is a link stating that people can login at
https://connect.secure.wellsfargo.com/auth/login/present?origin=cob&LOB=CONS
@Andypanda wrote:Just cause the website is down, dosn't mean debit cards are down. also their is a link stating that people can login at
https://connect.secure.wellsfargo.com/auth/login/present?origin=cob&LOB=CONS
I found a number of articles talking about debit cards which is what I was going off of (here's one):
https://www.wect.com/2019/02/07/wells-fargo-outage-affecting-debit-cards-online-banking-nationwide/
(They also embed some of the people tweeting about their debit cards not working)
Online banking was partially working when I tried - I could see some info, but both my credit cards are currently MIA.
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"My only surprise is that there isn't a topic declaring "Wells Fargo is incompetent"
well, thats a good laugh , you made my day!!!
Why in the world does the 4th largest bank not have a back up website/Data Center to put online for "outages"?
maybe they are to busy opening fake accounts...oh sorry ...FSR
The Other Poster said about having a Backup account?, I do USBank & Charles Schwab. (I Know Schwab is a Brokerage)
but at least in 20 years, I have never had an issue getting My Money!
and I also Have a Schwab Debit Card.
Man, I guess Amex Traveler's Checks will come back in Style ..No?
"Don't Leave Home Without Them"
I always cary 8-10 Credit Cards, and A Mad Cash Stash of $100 in My Wallet.
and a few dollars stuffed in the matress. HA!