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uild a payments network that can compete with the largest payments networks and payments companies.”</p><figure id="e0c8"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*JLG_Gxf8XtHMephH"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@blakewisz?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Blake Wisz</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="19be">American consumers are running up their credit card balances more and more and paying higher interest rates on their credit cards. This means high profits for Capital One and many other credit card companies during the current economy. Currently, the average interest rate for credit cards is 21.5%, which is the highest that credit card interest rates have ever been.</p><h1 id="1243">Summary</h1><p id="f8f0">Capital One is taking over Discover Financial Services with its 35 billion acquisition. Capital One shares have stayed steady at around 140 while Discover shares have risen by $14. Capital One now owns some more of the credit card market and will likely earn more off interest and fees from their customers’ credit card debt. Consumer debt is on the rise and isn’t stopping anytime soon while average credit card interest rates rise to an all-time high.</p><p id="09ec">Thank you for reading. Please let me know what I can do to make this story better for you by writing me a comment. I’m happy to hear your suggestions so my stories can be more helpful to my readers.</p><p id="9366">If you found this story informative and want to continue being informed about business, productivity, self-improvement, and other topics, <b>I would highly appreciate your support if you subscribed to my page for free</b> on Medium. Or, if you prefer, <a href="https://ko-fi.com/felipeangelucci">you can support my writing by tipping me a coffee through my ko-fi page.</a></p><div id="fc92" class="link-block"> <a href="https://felipeangelucci.medium.com/subscribe">

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Capital One Buys Discover for $35 Billion

Capital One Financial Bank stated that it will buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion to merge the 2 U.S. credit card companies.

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For the terms of acquiring all of Discover’s stock, all Discover Financial shareholders will receive Capital One shares valued at around $140 each. Investors will receive this significant increase compared to the $110 that Discover shares closed at on Friday, February 16th.

After announcing their acquisition of Discover Financial Services, Discover’s stock rose to roughly $124 per share.

This acquisition by Capital One of Discover will shrink the credit card market by a little more as Capital one gains more of a monopoly over cash back and travel rewards cards provided by Discover.

Matt Schulz, chief credit card analyst at LendingTree, stated:

“This marketplace that’s dominated by the big players is going to shrink a little bit more now.”

As Capital One takes over Discover, it hopes to gain more credit card users who keep a balance on their credit cards so the company can earn a profit off fees and interest. Discover credit card users are now carrying around $100 billion in balances on their Discover cards.

Richard Fairbank, the current CEO of Capital One, explained in a statement:

“Our acquisition of Discover is a singular opportunity to bring together two very successful companies with complementary capabilities and franchises, and to build a payments network that can compete with the largest payments networks and payments companies.”

Photo by Blake Wisz on Unsplash

American consumers are running up their credit card balances more and more and paying higher interest rates on their credit cards. This means high profits for Capital One and many other credit card companies during the current economy. Currently, the average interest rate for credit cards is 21.5%, which is the highest that credit card interest rates have ever been.

Summary

Capital One is taking over Discover Financial Services with its $35 billion acquisition. Capital One shares have stayed steady at around $140 while Discover shares have risen by $14. Capital One now owns some more of the credit card market and will likely earn more off interest and fees from their customers’ credit card debt. Consumer debt is on the rise and isn’t stopping anytime soon while average credit card interest rates rise to an all-time high.

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