Raise Price to Improve Revenues and Margins

CHOICE 1 OBJECTIVE: RAISE PRICE, REDUCE PERFORMANCE AND ITS COST

CHOICE 2 ISOLATE SEGMENTS: DUE TO A UNIQUE FUNCTION

CHOICE 3 COMPONENT: CHANGE THE BENEFIT PACKAGE

No. SIC Year Notes
1 6141 1998 Providian Financial is building its secured card business, a PL product, by requiring people who have no qualifications for Visa or MC elsewhere to deposit $750 in a savings account in return for a card with a $750 limit. The customer is paid 2% on the deposit and pays nearly 21% on the card balance, as well as a one-time $25 enrollment fee and an annual fee of $39.

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