What are finance & insurance layoffs?

These are mass layoff and plant closure notices filed under the federal WARN Act by employers in the finance & insurance sector. The WARN Act requires employers with 100+ employees to give 60 days' advance notice.

How many finance & insurance layoffs have there been?

WARN Firehose has tracked 2,036 finance & insurance sector WARN notices across all US states.

Which states have the most finance & insurance layoffs?

The states with the most finance & insurance layoffs are: California, Iowa, New Jersey.

What companies in finance & insurance have filed the most WARN notices?

The top companies filing finance & insurance WARN notices include: Wells Fargo, Blue Shield of California, SMBC Manubank.

Are finance & insurance layoffs increasing or decreasing?

Finance & Insurance layoffs appear to be decreasing. There have been 144 notices in 2026 so far, compared to 197 in all of 2025.

Finance & Insurance Layoffs

Name: Finance & Insurance WARN Act Layoff Notices
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WARN Act mass layoff and plant closure notices in the finance & insurance sector across all US states, updated daily.

Data updated 2026-09-01

144

Notices (2026)

6,475

Workers Affected

PNC Bank

Biggest Filing

Oakland

Most Affected City

Top States for Finance & Insurance Layoffs

Top states by notices
State	Notices
California	56
Iowa	17
New Jersey	17
Illinois	7
North Carolina	6
Florida	5
Maryland	4
Massachusetts	3
Virginia	3
Montana	3
Ohio	3
Texas	2
Missouri	2
Washington	2
Colorado	2

Latest Finance & Insurance WARN Notices

WARN Act layoff notices
Company	Location	Employees	Notice Date	Type
Wells Fargo	West Des Moines, IA	5	2026-09-01
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	25	2026-08-21
Blue Shield of California (Building B)	El Dorado Hills, CA	12	2026-08-21
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	8	2026-08-21
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	5	2026-08-21
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	4	2026-08-21
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	3	2026-08-21
Blue Shield of California	Oakland, CA	2	2026-08-21
Blue Shield of California (Building C)	El Dorado Hills, CA	1	2026-08-21
Wells Fargo	West Des Moines, IA	14	2026-08-18
SMBC Manubank	, FL	9	2026-08-11
SMBC Manubank (aka JeniusBank)	, MA	3	2026-08-11
SMBC Manubank	Aldie, VA	5	2026-08-10	Closure
SMBC Manubank	, MD	2	2026-08-10	Layoff
Wells Fargo	West Des Moines, IA	7	2026-08-04
Citibank, N.A. Hudson	, NJ	59	2026-08-01
Cenlar FSB Ewing	, NJ	50	2026-08-01
Chime Financial	San Francisco, CA	135	2026-07-31
Wells Fargo	West Des Moines, IA	20	2026-07-22
Wells Fargo	, MT	2	2026-07-21