Higher Education

Customized financial solutions and relevant recommendations for your educational institution

Wells Fargo's specialized educational bankers possess extensive experience working with colleges and universities — both public and private.

Wells Fargo understands the capital, expansion, and financial technology needs facing today’s higher-education institutions. We have the experience, knowledge, and solutions required to assist you in increasing efficiency, resiliency, and growth to help streamline operations while minimizing risk.

Recognizing and understanding the industry challenges of:

Uncertainty of budget appropriations from state government
Heightened inflation combined with upward wage pressures and staffing shortages
Impacts of rising interest

Helping you capitalize on opportunities and minimize risk by:

Identifying optimal capital and debt financing structures, with an agnostic view toward public vs. private (bank) facilities
Accessing new technology to streamline operations
Developing cash management strategy to optimize returns on operating cash
Optimizing fraud protection
Simplifying complex treasury management challenges
Managing your day-to-day operations more efficiently

Our team continually strives to uncover new ways to automate processes, so you can focus on what you do best — making the world a better place for our future generations.

Aim to manage your operations more efficiently

Some of our key capabilities include:

Credit Services. Direct pay letters of credit, standby bond purchase agreements, direct purchase loans and lines of credit.
Treasury Management. Help to accelerate your receivables, control your payables, make better use of cash, and control fraud.
Merchant Services. Streamline your credit card, debit card, and check payment operations.
International Services. Wire transfers and international payment services to support study abroad programs, visiting faculty, and more.
Employee Banking. Offer your employees our deposit and credit products, plus financial education resources.
Investment Management. Get institutional investment management help for your endowment, foundation, and balance sheet assets.
Refund Disbursement Services. May reduce operating expenses by effectively managing the distribution of refunds to students. Our secure website lets students manage how they receive their refunds, helping to ensure their refunds arrive promptly, safely, and accurately.

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