POLAND - 2024/12/01: In this photo illustration, the Capital One company logo is seen displayed on a ... [+] smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesCapital One (NYSE: COF) announced last week that it had received approval from the Office of the Delaware State Bank Commissioner on Wednesday to acquire Discover Financial. This is seen as one of the key regulatory hurdles in the all-stock merger valued at $35.3 billi ...

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Capital One said Thursday (Dec. 19) that its previously announced acquisition of Discover Financial Services has moved another step toward completion by receiving approval from the Office of the Delaware State Bank Commissioner.The bank received that approval Wednesday (Dec. 18), it said in a Thursday press release.Subject to the satisfaction of the remaining closing conditions — including approval by the stockholders of Discover and Capital One, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the ...

Over the past few years, the Zacks Consumer Loans industry has been bearing the brunt of muted consumer sentiments and weakening asset quality, mainly attributable to relatively higher rates and a challenging macroeconomic backdrop.However, the Federal Reserve’s aggressive start to monetary policy easing has given a breath of relief to the industry players who were reeling under high funding costs. The Fed has lowered the interest rates by 75 basis points (bps) since September 2024, and another 25-bps cut i ...

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This bank could be a big winner in a lower-regulation environment.Bank stocks could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Federal Reserve's rate cuts, which are widely expected to continue for at least the next couple of years. They could also benefit from the loosening regulatory environment and lower corporate tax rates that could come with the incoming presidential administration.However, one company that looks especially attractive right now is Capital One Financial (COF -0.08%), which is best know ...

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Bank stocks could be big winners over the next few years, and here are some that look especially interesting. There could be some big positive catalysts for bank stocks over the next few years. In this video, I discuss one that I think could be an especially big winner in the potential low-regulation environment to come, and Tyler Crowe discusses one under-the-radar bank that might be worth a closer look. *Stock prices used were the morning prices of Nov. 7, 2024. The video was published on Nov. 11, 2024. ...