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Exhibit 23.4
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Brenton Banks, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the proxy statement-prospectus
included in this Amendment No. 1 to registration statement on Form S-4, of Wells
Fargo & Company related to the acquisition of Brenton Banks, Inc. and Brenton
Bank of our report dated January 28, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
statements of condition of Brenton Banks, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December
31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash
flows, changes in common stockholders' equity, and comprehensive income for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the proxy statement-
prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Des Moines, Iowa
October 17, 2000
