[Vigilanteman]

You might be right. But they still lend their logos to cards which clearly are for losers (low credit limits, high interest rates, annual fees).

Try looking up one called "CreditOne", just for an example. They look very similar to the "CapitalOne" card but are a card clearly for losers. I'm surprised CapitalOne doesn't sue them for trademark infringement, but they maybe get a cut of the action.

In a former life, I was in the licensing business and dealt with this type of thing on a regular basis. It is, as one of my colleagues said about Pierre Cardin, they would allow their logo to be used on a condom if the price was right.

[NorthMountain]

Thanks ... very interesting. And yes, the Credit One and Capital One logos are very similar ... Can you imagine a company calling itself Kako Kalo and using its name, underlined and in cursive, as its logo?

[SoothingDave]

I bet that they are the same company.