I was laid off in October 2025. In June 2025 we were given some restricted stock when the consent order was lifted from Wells Fargo. I tried to access the account but wasn’t able to do so. I called Equate plus and they were not able to help me access the account. Should I call Wells Fargo human resources to see if I can gain access to that account?
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Calling HR doesn't help, they're mostly outsourced overseas as well and they su-k. They never know the answers to anything, instead they dance around questions or tell you to contact someone else just like overseas customer service.
If you were given the award before your displacement, you'll get the money. In June of 2028. You should be able to at least SEE the account with the Equate app. It will tell you the exact date of vesting.
first off, did you accept the grant? if so then any invested shared would still be yours and will continue to vest under their defined schedule if you are laid off. Same goes for any RSUs anyone has received. you would only loose the RSUs if you quit or were fired. If you retire, die, or are severed you keep them. Call the HR support number they provided when they laid you off and ask about getting access.
If you are not vested (working at wf in June 2028, when it vests), the stock is not yours. You only own stock that had already vested prior to your departure. I imagine that’s why you could not access the account.
Is that a trick question? Are you afraid of the pencil pushers at HRWells?
The specifics of the grant involved employees of record a/o certain date, not when it was announced. That stock is still subject to vesting.