Wells Fargo extends deal with UNC athletics Richard Craver/Winston-Salem Journal Winston-Salem Journal Wells Fargo & Co. and UNC Chapel Hill said Tuesday they have agreed to extend the bank’s sponsorship of the university’s athletics department for another five years. It is the second five-year extension of a sponsorship that began with Wachovia Corp. in 2003. The sponsorship includes making Wells Fargo the exclusive financial services partner of UNC athletics and given the bank signage in athletic venues.