GetSmart Information

GetSmart is an online financial services marketplace, owned by Providian Financial Corporation, that provides consumers and business owners with information on products to help them meet their financing goals. GetSmart enables borrowers to compare loan options from more than 100 lenders and forwards more than 40,000 loan applications to lenders each month. Consumers can get help with home loans, credit cards, small business financing, brokerage services, and debt consolidation products. San Francisco-based Providian Financial Corporation (http://www.providian.com/) is a leading provider of lending and deposit products to customers nationwide and also offers credit cards in the United Kingdom and Argentina. Providian serves a broad, diversified market with loan products that include credit cards, secured cards and membership products. Providian's mission is to help its customers protect and responsibly use credit by providing a quality borrowing experience that leads to active and lasting customer relationships. The sixth largest bankcard issuer in the nation, Providian Financial was recently named one of the America's Most Admired Companies by a survey in Fortune magazine, and the nation's top financial institution by US Banker magazine. The Company has $31 billion in assets under management and 16 million customers.