Exhibit 32(b)
Certification of Periodic Financial Report by
Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
and 18 U.S.C. § 1350
     I, Howard I. Atkins, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wells Fargo & Company (the “Company”), certify that:
  (1)   The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  (2)   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
 
  /s/ HOWARD I. ATKINS
 
   
 
  Howard I. Atkins    
 
  Senior Executive Vice President and    
 
  Chief Financial Officer    
 
  Wells Fargo & Company    
 
  February 27, 2009    
     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Wells Fargo & Company and will be retained by Wells Fargo & Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.