Capital One

Capital One Financial Corporation is an American bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings accounts, headquartered in McLean, Virginia with operations primarily in the United States.

(source: capitalone.com)

Congresswoman Waters Urges Regulators to Reject Capital One-Discover Merger
Congresswoman Waters Urges Regulators to Reject Capital One-Discover Merger
July 19, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) reiterated her opposition to the proposed Capital One–Discover merger. Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), testified...

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Capital One Announces $265 Billion Community Plan as Part of Discover Deal
Capital One Announces $265 Billion Community Plan as Part of Discover Deal
July 17, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Capital One Announces $265 Billion Community Benefits Plan Capital One said Tuesday (July 16) that a combination of the bank with Discover Financial Services would provide...

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Discover Offers $1.2 Billion to Settle Merchant Overcharges
Discover Offers $1.2 Billion to Settle Merchant Overcharges
July 04, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Discover Financial Services wants to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging merchants. The lender revealed the proposed settlement in the class-action case in a Wednesday (July 3)...

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Report: Walmart and Capital One Settle Legal Battle
Report: Walmart and Capital One Settle Legal Battle
June 21, 2024  |  Legal

Walmart and Capital One have reportedly settled a lawsuit centering on their former credit card partnership. The case was dismissed Thursday (June 20) by a...

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Capital One and Walmart End Exclusive Credit Card Agreement
Capital One and Walmart End Exclusive Credit Card Agreement
May 24, 2024  |  News

Capital One will no longer be the exclusive issuer of Walmart Consumer Credit Cards. The two companies announced Friday (May 24) in a joint press release that they ended their agreement....

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Capital One CEO Calls Discover Deal ‘Singular Opportunity’
Capital One CEO Calls Discover Deal ‘Singular Opportunity’
April 25, 2024  |  Earnings

Capital One’s first quarter results showed consumers continue to spend on their cards — and management touted the benefits of the proposed $35 billion buyout...

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CFPB Head Wary of Big Credit Card Mergers
CFPB Head Wary of Big Credit Card Mergers
April 24, 2024  |  Credit Cards

America’s leading consumer finance watchdog is skeptical about giant mergers between credit card companies. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra expressed these worries in a Wednesday...

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Discover Financial: Inflation Is Pressuring Lower Income Consumers
Discover Financial: Inflation Is Pressuring Lower Income Consumers
April 18, 2024  |  Earnings

The $35 billion deal for Capital One to buy Discover Financial Services remains on track. And in a truncated first-quarter earnings call — where the...

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Nuvei Sale Hints at Private Deals and Consolidation in Payments’ Future
Nuvei Sale Hints at Private Deals and Consolidation in Payments’ Future
April 02, 2024  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

2019, the year of the payments industry mega-deals, seems long ago and far away. Before the pandemic, the headlines were awash in waves of verticalization,...

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