Collaboration expands access to financing for 3D‑printed homes

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo announced it has been named a preferred home mortgage lender for ICON, the global leader in advanced construction technologies. The collaboration expands access to financing for buyers of ICON homes and supports broader adoption of innovative construction methods designed to address housing supply and affordability challenges.

Through the relationship, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage will offer a 50-basis point lender credit to qualified buyers who finance the purchase of an ICON home through Wells Fargo.

“At a time when the housing market needs new ways to increase supply and improve affordability, we see strong potential in ICON’s technology,” said Serhat Oztop, head of Home Lending at Wells Fargo. “By serving as a preferred lender, we’re helping turn innovative construction into real homeownership opportunities while supporting responsible growth in this emerging space.”

“Having one of the nation’s leading banking institutions step in as a preferred lender helps more people understand that 3D‑printed homes are ready for the market,” said Jason Ballard, co‑founder and CEO of ICON. “This collaboration makes it easier for buyers to access financing and supports broader adoption of this technology.”

Wells Fargo’s relationship with ICON builds on a collaboration that began in 2019 when Wells Fargo Technology Banking began discussions with ICON around payments automation and capital markets. The mutually shared values around driving innovation for home ownership and sustainability became the common thread that grew the relationship. The conversations quickly expanded, including introducing ICON to the Wells Fargo Foundation to support Initiative 99, a global architecture competition focused on designing high-quality homes that could be built for $99,000 or less using 3D-printing technology. As part of that effort, Wells Fargo provided a $500,000 grant to help bring winning Initiative 99 designs to life at Mobile Loaves & Fishes' Community First! Village in Austin, Texas, advancing solutions for the chronically homeless while demonstrating the cost and waste reduction potential of robotic construction.

About ICON

ICON is the global leader in advanced construction technologies, developing robotics, intelligent software systems, and advanced materials that are changing the way the world builds on Earth and beyond. For more information visit www.iconbuild.com or follow on X™, Instagram®, Facebook®, YouTube®, LinkedIn, or Threads® (@ICON3DTech).

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.2 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 33 on Fortune’s 2025 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.

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