
In yet another positive development for Metris MXT , its regulator--the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency--lowered the minimum capital requirement for Metris' Direct
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Metris Companies MXT announced Wednesday that its shareholders overwhelmingly approved its acquisition by HSBC Finance Corporation, an arm of global
Metris MXT announced its third-quarter results Monday, in what will probably be its last earnings report as a stand-alone company. The
Finance Corporation, an arm of global financial services giant HSBC HBC, announced Thursday that it will acquire Metris Companies MXT , one of the last remaining pure-play credit card companies. Metris shareholders will receive $15 per share
Metris MXT announced Tuesday that it has received a Wells notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to accounting issues
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stocks. This fund has 4% of its assets in Adelphia Communications, twice as much as Windsor. It also has 2.7% in Metris MXT --Freeman likes the subprime credit space and thinks this firm is better and more conservatively run than its peers--while
chunks of money in the form of loan-loss reserves to cover bad debt. But I think that some smaller card issuers like Metris MXT and Compucredit CCRT aren't as well positioned. Shouldn't the recent interest-rate decreases help card firms? Woker