Wells Fargo customers got a rude awakening on Thursday as a system outage caused problems with the bank’s online and mobile banking services.
Some Wells customers reported on Twitter that the outage extended to credit and debit as those cards were declined at various merchants.
Wells Fargo ATMs were also displaying out-of-service messages.
The outage even extends to the bank’s call center. American Banker called the bank’s customer service number and received an automated message saying bankers are unable to access account information at this time.
The bank said in a
Wells posted its
Meantime, Wells customers assaulted the company on Twitter and questioned the timing of the outage. One customer claimed the outage started in the middle of the night and that it was unacceptable for Wells to wait so long to provide an update. Other customers
Customers began using a hashtag on Twitter, #WellsFargoDown, to voice their displeasure with the bank’s response and highlight the issues they were having as a result. One Wells customer said he couldn't get to work because he couldn't pay for gas. Another Wells customer claimed this was the second such outage in the past week.
Later in the day, a Wells spokesperson reiterated the bank's apology for the ongoing issues and said "we want our customers to know that any Wells Fargo fees incurred as a result of these issues will be reversed."
The bank has experienced a series of glitches leading to