GE Money to Purchase Chevron's Proprietary Consumer Credit Card Business.STAMFORD, Conn. -- GE Money, the consumer lending Consumer lending or consumer loans refers to any type of loan product that is not a mortgage; such as a car, boat, manufactured home, home equity loan, home equity line of credit, signature loan, signature line of credit, recreational vehicle, or Certificate of Deposit loans. unit of General Electric Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GE), announced today that it has reached an agreement, through its Retail Consumer Finance Division, to purchase the proprietary consumer credit card business from Chevron Corporation “CVX” redirects here. For the United States Navy future aircraft carrier program, see United States Navy CVN-21 program. Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is one of the world's largest global energy companies. (NYSE: CVX CVX ChevronTexaco (stock symbol) CVX Comunidad de Vida Cristiana (Christian Life Community) CVX Code Veronica X (game) CVX Critical Viscosity of Xenon CVX Carrier, Experimental ) subsidiaries, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Chevron Credit Bank, N.A. GE Money Bank will own and operate the Chevron[R]- and Texaco[R]-branded consumer credit cards. The transactions are subject to certain approvals, including regulatory, and are expected to close later this year. Commenting on the agreement, Margaret Keane Margaret Keane(born 1927) is an American artist. She is an illustrator and painter, and mainly draws women and children in oil or mixed media. Her works are instantly recognizable (although often imitated) from the doe-eyed children that are depicted in the drawings. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. & President of GE Money - Retail Consumer Finance, said, "Chevron is a great partner for Retail Consumer Finance, and we are excited to be working with the company. Our strong partnership approach, advanced risk models, and marketing and payments innovation, make GE Money the perfect complement to the Chevron and Texaco brands. We are proud of our capabilities and know that we can help Chevron expand its already successful consumer credit card offerings." Chevron will proactively collaborate with GE Money to continue to manage the overall customer experience, brands and image of its branded credit cards. Additionally, GE Money and Chevron plan to launch Chevron and Texaco co-branded cards, providing customers with greater choice and the added benefits and utility of a multi-functional card. Mike Abbott, vice president, Marketing for GE Money - Retail Consumer Finance, said, "Over the years, Chevron has done a terrific job marketing and supporting its private label consumer credit card program. Now with GE Money, Chevron will have access to the platform and products to expand its product offerings and continue to grow its card programs." "The credit card business environment is changing rapidly," said Danny Roden, vice president of Chevron North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Marketing. "Consumers' usage patterns are changing and they are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new payment products and features. Our goal is to provide payment products which attract and retain consumers, marketers and retailers." "We have a strong base of loyal customers with our proprietary credit card business and are making this change to ensure they continue to have access to the latest features and options available within the credit card market," said Shariq Yosufzai, president of Chevron Global Marketing. "We believe GE Money can enhance the payment products we offer our customers." About Chevron Chevron U.S.A. Inc. is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Chevron Corporation. Chevron Credit Bank, N.A. is a partially owned subsidiary of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Chevron Corporation, one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, has approximately 58,000 employees, and Chevron's subsidiaries conduct business in approximately 180 countries. Chevron operates across the entire energy spectrum--exploring for, producing and transporting crude oil and natural gas; refining, marketing and distributing fuels and other energy products; generating power; designing and marketing large-scale energy efficiency solutions and assessing the energy resources of the future, including biofuels and other renewables. Chevron is based in San Ramon San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
About GE Money and Retail Consumer Finance With more than $190 billion in assets, GE Money, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is a leading provider of credit services to consumers, retailers and auto dealers in 55 countries around the world. GE Money, based in Stamford, Conn., offers a range of financial products, including private label credit cards, personal loans, bank cards, auto loans and leases, mortgages, corporate travel and purchasing cards A Purchasing Card is a form of company credit card that allows goods and services to be procured without utilising a traditional purchasing process. Purchasing Cards are usually issued to employees who are required to operate within a set of company rules and guidelines which , debt consolidation and home equity loans and credit insurance. More information can be found at www.gemoney.com. GE Money's Retail Consumer Finance division is one of the most successful retail credit providers with more than $23 billion in receivables and in excess of 50 million account holders. The business unit provides private label credit card programs, bankcards, installment lending and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. for consumers - all retail-branded through its retail partners. GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified technology, media and financial services company dedicated to creating products that make life better. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com. (c)2007 General Electric Company, All rights reserved. |
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