Wells Fargo opens tech-lending office in Raleigh

Pushing to lend to high-tech companies in the Research Triangle region, Wells Fargo has opened a "technology banking group" office in Raleigh, the lender said Thursday.

The location, which will serve the Carolinas, is Wells Fargo's 12th technology banking group office in the U.S.

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Wells Fargo created the technology banking group in 2006 and has since opened similar offices across the country. The group serves four segments: life sciences, technology, "clean tech" and venture fund services.

The technology office is an expansion of a commercial lending office Wells Fargo was already operating in Raleigh.

Wells Fargo has named Matt Godwin, former chief financial officer of Williams Realty & Building Company in Raleigh, to head the new technology operation.

Godwin is a former Wells Fargo employee. He also was a senior auditor for the now-defunct accounting firm Arthur Andersen.