Consumers Are a 'Source of Strength' for the US Economy, Capital One CEO Says
Key Takeaways
How are consumers holding up during an uncertain time? Pretty well, according to Capital One's CEO.
Richard Fairbank, chief executive of the credit-card company—it's set to become the biggest in the U.S. via
a merger
with Discover Financial (
DFS
), which he yesterday called a "singular opportunity"—during a Tuesday conference call with investors called American consumers a “source of strength in the economy."
Here’s how Capital One's (
COF
) Fairbank broke down the state of the American consumer, according to a transcript of the call made available by AlphaSense: