Securities class action litigation has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Discover Financial Services (“DFS” or the “Company”) (NYSE: DFS) common stock between February 21, 2019 and August 14, 2023, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

If you purchased DFS common stock during the Class Period, you may move the Court for appointment as lead plaintiff by no later than October 31, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your share of any recovery in the actions will not be affected by your decision of whether to seek appointment as lead plaintiff. You may retain Lieff Cabraser, or other attorneys, as your counsel in the action.

DFS investors who wish to learn more about the litigation and how to seek appointment as lead plaintiff should complete the form below, text or email investorinfo@lchb.com, or call Lieff Cabraser partner Sharon M. Lee at 1-800-541-7358.

DFS is a financial services company that owns and operates Discover Bank.

The action alleges that DFS made false or misleading statements concealing that: (1) the Company’s risk management and compliance protocols were inadequate; and (2) as a result, DFS did not meet industry standards for servicing student loans, did not categorize credit card accounts correctly, and failed to curb its surging credit card delinquency rate.

On July 20, 2022, DFS announced it launched an internal investigation into to its “student loan servicing practices and related compliance matters.” The Company also announced it would pause its share buyback program. On this news, the price of DFS stock dropped $9.80 per share, or 8.93%, from the previous closing price of $109.80 on July 20, 2022, to close at $100.00 per share on July 21, 2022, on elevated trading volume.

On July 19, 2023, the Company announced it had had been misclassifying credit card accounts for the past fifteen years. Additionally, DFS announced it received a proposed consent order from the FDIC for a separate regulatory issue and the Company would again pause buybacks of shares. On this news, the price of DFS stock dropped $19.40 per share, or 15.92%, from the previous closing price of $121.85 on July 19, 2023, to close at $102.45 per share on July 20, 2023, on elevated trading volume.

On August 14, 2023, after market close, the Company announced its credit card delinquency rate had increased to 3.00% and its CEO and President Roger C. Hochschild was resigning. Then on August 15, 2023, Seeking Alpha reported on analyst commentary that Hochschild’s departure was directly connected to DFS’s recently publicized risk management woes. On this news, the stock price of the Company dropped $9.69 per share, or 9.44%, from the previous closing price of $102.65 on August 14, 2023, to close at $92.96 per share on August 15, 2023, on elevated trading volume.

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