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Coverage dated April 17, 2025

Regulators approve merger of two big credit card companies, Capital One and Discover

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Capital One's planned $35.3 billion acquisition of a rival credit card company, Discover, was approved by two regulators, Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, on Friday.

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Credit card regulators approve Capital One and Discover merger (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The merger’s approval will likely encourage more deals, which was predicted due to Donald Trump’s largely friendly nature toward business consolidation.

  2. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Capital One, Discover deal approved by US bank regulators (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Banking regulators said on Friday they approved Capital One's $35.3 billion purchase of Discover Financial Services, paving the way for the combined firms to become the nation's eighth-largest bank. The

  3. UPI

    Regulators approve merger of two big credit card companies, Capital One and Discover (opens UPI)

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    Capital One's planned $35.3 billion acquisition of a rival credit card company, Discover, was approved by two regulators, Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, on Friday.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Capital One, Discover deal approved by bank regulators | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >>U.S. banking regulators said today they approved Capital One’s $35.3 billion purchase of Discover Financial Services, paving the way for the combined firms to become the nation’s eighth-largest bank.

  5. NBC New York

    Capital One and Discover merger approved by Federal Reserve (opens NBC New York)

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    Capital One Financial’s application to acquire Discover Financial Services has officially been approved by the Federal Reserve the Office of the Comptroller...

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Capital One $35 billion purchase of Discover Financial gets regulatory approvals (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Capital One said it expects to complete the acquisition on May 18.

  7. KTVZ Bend

    The Capital One merger with Discover just cleared a major hurdle (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — There could very soon be a new biggest credit card company in the United States. Capital One (COF) received approval from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to acquire and merge with Discover Financia…

  8. ABC 12 Flint

    Key regulators approve merger of Capital One and Discover (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    There could very soon be a new biggest credit card company in the United States.

  9. Investopedia

    Regulators Give the Go-Ahead to Capital One-Discover Acquisition (opens Investopedia)

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    Capital One's acquistion of Discover will combine two of the industry's best-known names, making it the biggest credit card company when customers’ outstanding balances are combined.

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