- Sears Canada Bank
Sears Canada Bank was created to service the Sears credit cards issued by
Sears Canada . The company did not provide any other financial services. The Bank was purchased byJPMorgan Chase .History
Sears Canada was founded in
1953 bySears Roebuck ofChicago and operating under joint ventures with Simpsons Ltd. as Simpsons-Sears. It later ended the relationship and began to build on its own. It later acquired Simpsons stores through bankruptcy in the1990 s. Sears Canada Bank was established in2003 by theOffice of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI).JPMorgan Chase purchased Sears Canada Bank in 2005.Chase Card Services Canada is the current issuer of twoSears Canada credit card products, Sears Card and SearsMasterCard .ervices
Services previously offered by Sears Canada Bank:
* Sears Card
* Sears Club
* Card Assist
* Family First
* New Outlook
* Sears Passport To Travel
* Sears Welcome Home
* Insurance Services
* SearsConnectExecutive
* G. Bruce Clark - CEO
Membership
Sears Canada Bank was a member of the
Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) and registered member with theCanada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), a federal agency insuring deposits at all of Canada's chartered banks.
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