Both Wells Fargo & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group revealed in their annual reports filed yesterday that they have been warned by federal regulators that they may face civil claims tied to the sale of mortgage-backed securities.

The banks received so-called Wells notices from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC’s lawyers send the notices when they intend to recommend that the agency bring claims.

JPMorgan is expected to announce today that it has received a Wells notice, wsj.com reported.

Goldman said its Wells notice relates to offering documents for a late 2006 offering of about $1.3 billion in subprime residential mortgage-backed securities.

In 2010 Goldman agreed to pay $550 million to settle SEC charges that it misled investors in a subprime mortgage offering.