U.S. Bancorp vs Wells Fargo
On overall TruNorth grade, U.S. Bancorp scores higher (U.S. Bancorp: C, Wells Fargo: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $733K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 20 executive donors.
No FEC PAC contributions on record. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]
Environment
No public record found.
Banking on Climate Chaos 2024: $296.0B in fossil-fuel financing 2016-2023 (#3 globally).
Labor
65 federal penalties totaling $1.7B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
274 federal penalties totaling $28.0B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
No public record found.
HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.
Charity
Operates the U S Bancorp Foundation: $38.2M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).
$285M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.34% of revenue) via Wells Fargo Foundation. Operates the Wells Fargo Foundation: $217.6M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).
Animal testing
No public record found.
No public record found.
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
No public record found.
CFPB consumer complaints: 168730 on record (100 in past 12mo); 100% timely response rate.
Executive pay
Federal banking regulator action (CFPB/OCC): $37.5M penalty — illegal cross-selling of products to customers without their authorization, similar to Wells Fargo's 2016 conduct.
2 federal banking regulator actions (~$3.7B in penalties). OCC formal agreement — anti-money-laundering and sanctions compliance deficiencies; lifted 2018 asset cap remains in place.
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