Wells Financial Corp. Announces Cash Dividend

Wells Financial Corp. Announces Cash Dividend 


WELLS, Minn., Jan. 25  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lonnie R. Trasamar, President
of Wells Financial Corp. (the Company) (NASDAQ:WEFC), Wells, Minnesota, the
holding company of Wells Federal Bank, fsb, (the Bank), announced that on
January 24, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.24 per share to shareholders of record on February 14, 2005,
payable on February 28, 2005.  The $0.24 per share dividend is a $0.02 increase
over the dividend paid in the prior quarter.

Wells Financial Corp. and Wells Federal Bank are headquartered in Wells,
Minnesota.  The Bank operates nine full service offices located in Wells, Blue
Earth, Mankato, Fairmont, North Mankato, Albert Lea, St. Peter, Owatonna,
Minnesota and Mason City, Iowa and a loan origination office located in
Farmington, Minnesota.  The Bank is a community oriented, full service retail
savings bank offering traditional mortgage, consumer, commercial and
agricultural loan products.  The Company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "WEFC." 

DATASOURCE: Wells Financial Corp.



CONTACT: James D. Moll, CFO of Wells Financial Corp., [phone]

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