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Colin Plunkett
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Synchrony Financial Gets Back on Track; Renews Its Sam's Club Partnership

Private-label issuer Synchrony Financial got back on track in the fourth quarter in a big way. Much to our surprise, the company was able to renew its partnership with Sam’s Club. Despite the $800 million lawsuit Walmart filed against Synchrony in November, the two parties were able to reconcile their differences. This is probably the best news Synchrony has received since it won the PayPal portfolio. Based on end-of-year balances, we estimate Sam’s Club accounts for a high-single-digit percenta...
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Synchrony Financial

Synchrony Financial is a savings and loan holding company and financial holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company delivers a range of financing programs, as well as consumer banking products, across key industries including digital, retail, home, auto, travel, health and pet. The company provides a range of credit products through its financing programs which it has established with a group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations and healthcare service providers, which it refers to as its partners. Through its partners, the company provides their customers a variety of credit products to finance the purchase of goods and services.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Colin Plunkett

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