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Earnings Season Commentary Points to Pressures for Lower-Income Consumers
Earnings Season Commentary Points to Pressures for Lower-Income Consumers
April 24, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Earnings season is less than two weeks old. By and large, the data and the press releases indicate that consumers are still spending, on experiences...

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Capital One to Regulators: Discover Deal Will Increase Competition
Capital One to Regulators: Discover Deal Will Increase Competition
March 21, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Capital One says its planned $35.3 billion purchase of Discover will boost competition. That’s according to a report Thursday (March 21) by Reuters, citing information shared by a...

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Report: JPMorgan Considered ‘Company-Changing’ Discover Deal
Report: JPMorgan Considered ‘Company-Changing’ Discover Deal
March 07, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Before Capital One acquired Discover Financial last month, J.P. Morgan Chase reportedly considered its own bid. The country’s largest bank spent roughly a year exploring...

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Thredd’s McCarthy: Capital One-Discover Deal Will Transcend Market Share Grab
Thredd’s McCarthy: Capital One-Discover Deal Will Transcend Market Share Grab
February 29, 2024  |  Acquisitions

The news that Capital One has launched a $35 billion bid to acquire Discover Financial has shaken up the financial services industry. Jim McCarthy, CEO...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Could Benefit From Capital One/Discover Deal
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Could Benefit From Capital One/Discover Deal
February 23, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

In what could be one of the largest acquisitions of the decade, Capital One recently announced it wants to purchase Discover Financial in a deal...

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Capital One-Discover Merger Agreement Includes $1.38 Billion Termination Fee
Capital One-Discover Merger Agreement Includes $1.38 Billion Termination Fee
February 22, 2024  |  Acquisitions

If Capital One’s planned acquisition of Discover Financial falls through, one firm or the other could pay a termination fee of $1.38 billion. This termination...

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Congresswoman Waters, Senator Hawley Oppose Capital One-Discover Deal
Congresswoman Waters, Senator Hawley Oppose Capital One-Discover Deal
February 21, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Democrat Congresswoman Maxine Waters has called on banking regulators to block the $35.3 billion planned acquisition of Discover Financial by Capital One Financial. Waters, D-Calif., said Wednesday (Feb. 21) that she...

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Capital One/Discover Combo Could Create Financial Ecosystem for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
Capital One/Discover Combo Could Create Financial Ecosystem for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
February 20, 2024  |  Acquisitions

In any industry, a $35 billion deal is, of course … a big deal. But in financial services, the news that Capital One has set...

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Discover Expects Charge-Offs to Peak in Mid-2024
Discover Expects Charge-Offs to Peak in Mid-2024
October 19, 2023  |  Earnings

As 2023 winds down, Discover is eyeing 2024 and its increasing charge-off rate. “So what we’ve said previously is we expect charge-offs to peak sometime around the...

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