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In February 2024, Capital One announced it planned to acquire Discover Financial for over $35 billion. [1] [2] [3]In September 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division instituted new guidelines which call for stricter reviews of bank deals.
On February 19, Capital One announced it would acquire Discover in an all-stock transaction worth $35.3 billion. Both companies are among the largest credit card issuers in the country while ...
A marriage between Capital One and Discover Financial Services is on the table for $35.3 billion.If finalized, it could create one of the nation's largest consumer financial institutions—and ...
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Warren Buffett-backed U.S. consumer bank Capital One plans to acquire U.S. credit card issuer Discover Financial Services in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 ...
Capital One Financial Corporation: Hibernia National Bank: Capital One Financial Corporation: $4.9 Billion [35] Capital One Financial: 2005 Bank of America: MBNA Corporation: Bank of America Card Services: $35 billion Bank of America: 2006 Wachovia: Westcorp Inc. (holding company for WFS Financial Inc and Western Financial Bank) Wachovia: $3.91 ...
Unlike Visa and MasterCard, Discover directly issues its cards as both the card network and associated bank, through its Discover Bank unit. [42] When measured by card balances, Discover is the sixth largest credit card issuer in the U.S. behind JPMorgan Chase , Citigroup , Bank of America , Capital One and American Express , and ahead of Wells ...
Capital One Financial is set to acquire Discover Financial Services in a $35.3 billion all-stock deal.. Under the agreement, Discover shareholders would receive 1.0192 Capital One shares for each ...
Sears began to face difficulties in the late 1980s in light of these developments, and with strong competition both from Walmart and from so-called category killers such as Toys "R" Us. Discover's introduction was costly; Sears's Discover credit card operations accounted for a loss of $22 million in the fourth quarter of 1986, and a loss of $25 ...