Wells Fargo Extends Work From Home Plans Until at Least March 1

Wells Fargo & Co. will keep most employees working from home for at least a month longer than last announced.

“Wells Fargo will extend its current operating model through at least March 1, which is an extension from our prior announcement of Feb. 1,” Chief Operating Officer Scott Powell wrote Wednesday in an all-employee email seen by Bloomberg. “As with previous extensions, we will ask employees who are working from home to continue doing so.”

The lender, with the largest workforce of any U.S. bank, has about 200,000 staffers doing their jobs from home, according to company spokesperson Beth Richek. ...