Metris Credit Card Accounts to be Acquired by HSBC Finance Corporation
Written by CardRatings.com
Posted On: August 15, 2005
Metris Companies, Inc. is set to be acquired by HSBC Finance Corporation in a cash transaction that values Metris at $1.594 billion.
HSBC is the nation's sixth largest issuer of MasterCard and Visa credit cards. In addition, HSBC and its subsidiaries provide middle market consumers with real estate secured loans, private label credit cards, auto finance loans, personal loans, tax refund loans and specialty insurance products.
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Bobby Mehta, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Finance Corporation said:
"HSBC Finance is a major provider of near-prime consumer finance credit in the United States and this acquisition deepens our capabilities to serve the full spectrum of credit card customers. We are very familiar with Metris and its management team and look forward to the integration of their business within HSBC."
Metris Companies, Inc., based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, was formed in 1994 and became a public company in 1996. It is the 11th largest issuer of MasterCard and Visa cards in the U.S. and has managed receivables of about $5.9 billion. Metris issues credit cards through Direct Merchants Bank.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Metris, David Wesselink, said:
You can learn more about this acquisition here:
http://www.hsbcusa.com/ourcompany/pressroom/2005/news_080405_hsbc_finance_to_aquire_metris.html
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