HSBC completes sale of US card unit to Capital One

Global banking titan HSBC has completed the sale of its US card and retail services business to American card and banking group Capital One Financial Corporation.

Global banking titan HSBC has completed the sale of its US card and retail services business to American card and banking group Capital One Financial Corporation.

The acquisition, first agreed back in August of 2011, was subject to various conditions including governmental and regulatory approvals; it closed on May 1st.

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