Synchrony Financial and Lowe’s Renew Credit Card Programs
Multi-year agreement extends 35-year relationship
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF),
a leader in consumer financial services with 80 years of retail
heritage, has signed a multi-year agreement with Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW)
to continue providing financing programs for commercial and consumer
customers through the home improvement retailer’s more than 1,800 stores
and Lowes.com.
The Lowe’s
Credit Card was introduced in 1979 and expanded to include commercial
financing in 1993. Additional programs for accounts receivable and
major purchases, including up to 84-month fixed monthly payments at
5.99% APR,** provide financing solutions for businesses and
consumers in the U.S. and Canada.
Lowe's consumer credit cardholders receive a 5% discount on their
purchases every day. For purchases of $299 and above, customers have
their choice of deferred
financing options or the 5% discount. Commercial customers receive
5% off on purchases every day.
“It’s been a privilege to work with the Lowe’s team over more than three
decades to develop relevant payment options and features that enable
consumer and commercial customers to make the home improvements they
need and want,” said Tom Quindlen, EVP and CEO of Synchrony Financial’s
Retail Card platform. “We look forward to continuing to provide
solutions that help contribute to a great experience for Lowe’s
customers.”
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW)
is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving
approximately 15 million customers a week in the United
States, Canada and Mexico. With fiscal year 2013 sales of $53.4
billion, Lowe’s has more than 1,830 home improvement and hardware stores
and 260,000 employees. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville,
N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs that
focus on K-12 public education and community improvement projects. For
more information, visit Lowes.com.
About Synchrony Financial
Formerly GE Capital Retail Finance, Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF)
is one of the premier consumer financial services companies in the
United States. Our roots in consumer finance trace back to 1932, and
today we are the largest provider of private label credit cards in the
United States based on purchase volume and receivables. We provide a
range of credit products through programs we have established with a
diverse group of national and regional retailers, local merchants,
manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations and healthcare
service providers to help generate growth for our partners and offer
financial flexibility to our customers. Through our partners’ more than
300,000 locations across the United States and Canada, and their
websites and mobile applications, we offer our customers a variety of
credit products to finance the purchase of goods and services. Our
offerings include private label credit cards, promotional financing and
installment lending, loyalty programs and Optimizer+plus
branded FDIC-insured savings products through Synchrony Bank. More
information can be found at www.synchronyfinancial.com
and twitter.com/SYFNews.
*Note: On June 2, 2014, GE Capital Retail Bank changed its name to
Synchrony Bank and is part of the Synchrony Financial business (formerly
GE Capital Retail Finance). The name change is in process.
**subject to terms and conditions.
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Synchrony Financial
Cristy Williams, 855-791-8007
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Source: Synchrony Financial
