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Jim Sinegal
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Discover Grows Deposits and Loans in the Third Quarter

We are maintaining our $56 per share fair value estimate for narrow-moat Discover following the company’s third-quarter earnings report. Discover experienced moderate growth in loan balances--up 5% during the year--and benefited from a slight increase in short-term interest rates, leading to a 37-basis-point increase in net interest margin to 10.0%.
On the credit front, balance sheet quality is deteriorating only slightly as loans season. Delinquencies remain exceptionally low in the card busine...
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DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES

Discover Financial Services is a bank holding, as well as a financial holding company. The company manages its business activities in two segments: Direct Banking, which includes consumer banking and lending products, specifically Discover-branded credit cards issued to individuals on the Discover Network and other consumer banking products and services, including student loans, personal loans, home equity loans, and deposit products; and Payment Services, which includes the PULSE network, Diners Club International and its Network Partners business, which provides payment transaction processing and settlement services on the Discover Network.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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