AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to millions of articles from top publications available through your library.

JP Morgan buys credit card portfolio.

The Daily Deal

| January 16, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2003 The Deal LLC. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: David Weidner

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. took care of the easy part Jan. 16, agreeing to buy a top-credit $8.2 billion credit card portfolio from beleaguered Providian Financial Corp.

Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, the banks said that J.P. Morgan paid a "mid single-digit premium" for the accounts dubbed "Providian Master Trust," suggesting a range of between $300 million and $500 million for the 3.3 million customer accounts. The price ultimately could also include "payments tied to servicing and portfolio credit performance," J.P. Morgan said. The deal is expected to close by April 1.

The deal rivals last summer's sale by …

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
STANCHART BUYS BARCLAYS $34-MILLION CREDIT CARD PORTFOLIO (in India).
Magazine article from: India Business Insight December 8, 2011 700+ words
Associated sells off its credit card portfolio.(Associated Banc-Corp credit...
Magazine article from: The Business Journal-Milwaukee Hoeschen, Brad April 14, 2000 700+ words
Bank shopping part of credit-card portfolio. (CoreStates Financial Corp....
Magazine article from: Philadelphia Business Journal Roberts, William L. June 3, 1991 700+ words
ICICI BANK BUYS TATA FIN'S CARDS BIZ FOR Rs27.5 CRORE (ICICI's credit card...
News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire March 29, 2003 700+ words
First Banks selling credit card portfolio to MBNA.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: St. Louis Business Journal MANNING, MARGIE May 11, 2001 700+ words
©2013 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: womensforum.com GlamFamily