new wolfcard will expand financial services

to UNIVERSITY students, staff, AND faculty

Reno, Nev., (September 22, 2006) − Through an agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the University of Nevada, Reno will broaden the range of WolfCard services available to students, staff and faculty.

Cardholders now have the option to link their WolfCard to a Wells Fargo checking account for ATM and debit card services. This new benefit is in addition to other uses of the card, including campus access and identification, as well as the ability to use the WolfCard to purchase on-campus meals and other services such as copy machines and library services.

“The new WolfCard allows greater flexibility for on- and off-campus identification and purchasing power with a single card,” said Penny Leathley, the University’s WolfCard manager. “Working with Wells Fargo, we’ve developed a financial services solution that will simplify life for University faculty, staff and students and for merchants.”

Wells Fargo also offers a number of additional benefits to WolfCard holders such as Online Banking, Bill Pay, Direct Deposit, and access to more than 6,500 Wells Fargo^® ATMs in 23 states.

"Wells Fargo is pleased to offer our market-leading campus card program to University of Nevada, Reno," said Wells Fargo northern Nevada regional president Chad A. Osorno. “We are committed to building lasting relationships with our customers and helping them succeed financially. Our Campus Card Program will help the University’s students, faculty, and staff better achieve their financial goals.” 

The WolfCard Program will be the first campus card program in the state of Nevada for Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo currently has 20 other Campus Card programs around the country.

About the University

Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s land-grant university, the University of Nevada, Reno has more than 16,000 students and four campuses with Cooperative Extension educational programs in all Nevada counties. The University is listed as one of the country’s top 150 research institutions by the Carnegie Foundation, and is home to America’s sixth-largest study abroad program and the state’s medical school.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., serves more than 550,000 customers through more than 130 banking, mortgage, and financial stores in Nevada. Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $500 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance to more than 23 million customers from more than 6,200 stores and the Internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and elsewhere internationally. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the highest credit-rated bank in the U.S., receiving an “Aaa” by Moody’s Investors Service – its top credit rating – and “AA+” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.

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