Current Assets
Loans held for sale
Wells Fargo & Company Loans held for sale increased by 3.8% to $4.65B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 27.7%, from $6.43B to $4.65B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Loans held for sale shows a downward trend with a -34.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 29, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher levels indicate strong mortgage origination volume, while lower levels may suggest a slowdown in the housing market or a change in sales strategy.
Detailed definition
These are mortgage loans originated by the bank with the specific intent to sell them to secondary market investors. Thi...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for retail banks with significant mortgage banking operations.
Metric ID:
mortgage_loans_held_for_saleHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $25.59B | $24.81B | $23.62B | $19.82B | $9.67B | $9.43B | $7.10B | $6.20B | $6.03B | $4.31B | $4.94B | $5.47B | $7.31B | $7.28B | $2.67B | $6.43B | $8.73B | $11.55B | $4.48B | $4.65B |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.1% | -4.8% | -16.1% | -51.2% | -2.5% | -24.7% | -12.7% | -2.7% | -28.5% | +14.6% | +10.9% | +33.6% | -0.5% | -63.3% | +140.6% | +35.7% | +32.3% | -61.2% | +3.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -62.2% | -62.0% | -69.9% | -68.7% | -37.7% | -54.3% | -30.5% | -11.7% | +21.3% | +68.9% | -45.8% | +17.5% | +19.4% | +58.8% | +67.7% | -27.7% |
Range$2.67B – $25.59B
CAGR-30.2%
Avg YoY Growth-13.6%
Median YoY Growth-29.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wells Fargo & Company's loans held for sale?
- Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) reported loans held for sale of $4.65B in Q1 2026.
- How has Wells Fargo & Company's loans held for sale changed year-over-year?
- Wells Fargo & Company's loans held for sale decreased by 27.7% year-over-year, from $6.43B to $4.65B.
- What is the long-term trend for Wells Fargo & Company's loans held for sale?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Wells Fargo & Company's loans held for sale has grown at a -34.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $36.38B to $4.48B.
- What does loans held for sale mean?
- Loans that the bank has created but intends to sell to other investors soon.