News Summary: Capital One 2Q earns plunge 90 pct

Published July 18, 2012 10:35pm ET



WHAT’S IN THEIR WALLET: Capital One’s quarterly net income plunged 90 percent, weighed down by acquisition costs, payouts required under a federal settlement and a pile-up of reserves to cover bad loans.

BAD DAY: The results came the same day the government’s new consumer watchdog agency and a banking regulator ordered Capital One Bank to pay $210 million in refunds and fines. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Capital One used “deceptive” marketing to lure credit card customers into buying services.

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