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                                                                   EXHIBIT 24(a)

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Leslie S. Biller
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Leslie S. Biller
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ J.A. Blanchard III
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  J.A. Blanchard III
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Michael R. Bowlin
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Michael R. Bowlin
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ David A. Christensen
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  David A. Christensen
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Spencer F. Eccles
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Spencer F. Eccles
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Susan E. Engel
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Susan E. Engel
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Robert L. Joss
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Robert L. Joss
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Reatha Clark King
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Reatha Clark King
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Richard M. Kovacevich
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Richard M. Kovacevich
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Richard D. McCormick
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Richard D. McCormick
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Cynthia H. Milligan
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Cynthia H. Milligan
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Benjamin F. Montoya
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Benjamin F. Montoya
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Philip J. Quigley
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Philip J. Quigley
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Donald B. Rice
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Donald B. Rice
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Judith M. Runstad
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Judith M. Runstad
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Susan G. Swenson
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Susan G. Swenson
<PAGE>

                              WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint RICHARD M. KOVACEVICH, LES BILLER, STANLEY S. STROUP, AND
LAUREL A. HOLSCHUH, and each or any of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead and in any and all
capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or
officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
on Form S-3 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be filed by said Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the
registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, of debt and
equity securities, including preferred and other securities(herein, "Trust
Securities") issued by one or more trusts (herein, "Trusts") formed and
controlled by said Company, guarantees, limited guarantees and similar purchase
and other obligations of said Company of or relating to Trust Securities, and
common stock and associated stock purchase rights of said Company, and other
securities related thereto, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000,
proposed to be sold by said Company and one or more Trusts from time to time,
and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents,
with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 24th day of July, 2001.



                                  /s/ Michael W. Wright
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Michael W. Wright

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