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Providian was a company that sold credit in the "subprime" market. Providian provided credit cards primarily to the lowest income groups in the U.S. at high interest rates. The annual percentage rates (APR) charged by Providian were as high as 29.9 percent. In a March 1999 memorandum published by the San Francisco Chronicle, the founder of the ...
The Providian Financial Building (also known as the Pacific Gateway Building) is a high-rise office building located at 201 Mission Street in the South of Market district of San Francisco, California. The building stands at a height of 417 feet (127 m) and has 30 stories.
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Gerald D. Hines [ 1 ] 400 West Market is a skyscraper in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The 35-story, 549-foot (167 m) high structure was designed by architect John Burgee with Philip Johnson. It was Kentucky's tallest building when built for $100 million in 1991. Its groundbreaking ceremony occurred in July 1991 with initial occupancy in ...
After rapid growth through the 1990s, Providian reported large losses and faced a class action lawsuit over its marketing and disclosure practices. In a series of memos that were revealed in the lawsuit, Kahr urged the company to "squeeze customers" and to avoid disclosing card expenses. Providian terminated its relationship with Kahr in 2000. [5]
400 West Market, the tallest building in Louisville. National City Tower, 2nd tallest building in Louisville. PNC Plaza, the city's 3rd tallest building. The West Tower of the Galt House is the 12th tallest building in Louisville. The 800 Apartments, Louisville's 15th tallest building. Heyburn Building, the city's 17th tallest building.
Washington Mutual Inc. of Seattle completed its $2.17 billion merger with Houston-based Bank United Corp. More than 200 retail United Bank branches in Texas will be converted over the next few weeks to branches of Washington Mutual, which operates more than 1,100 retail branches in seven Western states and Florida.
e. England in the Middle Ages concerns the history of England during the medieval period, from the end of the 5th century through to the start of the early modern period in 1485. When England emerged from the collapse of the Roman Empire, the economy was in tatters and many of the towns abandoned. After several centuries of Germanic immigration ...