UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2014

DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-33378

Delaware	 	36-2517428	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
2500 Lake Cook Road, Riverwoods, Illinois 60015
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(224) 405-0900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure.	
Discover Financial Services (“Discover”) previously announced that David Nelms, chairman and chief executive officer of Discover, and Mark Graf, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Discover, will present at the Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference in New York on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.

 
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.	
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
No.	  	Description	
		
99.1	  	Discover Financial Services Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference Presentation dated December 10, 2014	

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	 		 	DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES	
				
Dated: December 10, 2014	 		 	By:	 	/s/ D. Christopher Greene	
	 		 	Name:	 	D. Christopher Greene	
	 		 	Title:	 	Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary	

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.	  	Description	
		
99.1	  	Discover Financial Services Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference Presentation dated December 10, 2014	

	

David Nelms, Chairman & CEO
Mark Graf, EVP & CFO
December 10, 2014
2014 Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference
©2014 DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES
Exhibit 99.1	

	

2
Notice

The following slides are part of a presentation by Discover Financial Services (the "Company") and are intended to be
viewed as part of that presentation. No representation is made that the information in these slides is complete. 

The presentation contains forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made, which reflect management’s estimates, projections,
expectations or beliefs at that time, and which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially. For a discussion of certain risks and uncertainties that may affect the future results of the Company, please see
"Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," "Risk Factors," "Business – Competition," "Business – Supervision
and Regulation" and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and "Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014, which are available on the Company’s website
and the SEC’s website. The Company does not undertake to update or revise forward-looking statements as more
information becomes available.  

of
We own or have rights to use the trademarks, trade names and service marks that we use in conjunction with the operation
our
business,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
Discover
®
,
PULSE
®
,
Cashback
Bonus
®
,
Discover
Cashback
Checking
SM
,
Discover
it
®
,
Discover
®
Network
and
Diners
Club
International
®
.
All
other
trademarks,
trade
names
and
service
marks
included in this presentation are the property of their respective owners.	

	

3
Executive summary
•
Positioning to be the leading direct bank and payments partner
•
Achieving higher returns through direct banking strategy
•
Driving better card loan growth with disciplined credit risk
•
Additional topics of interest:
–
Enhancing cardmember security
–
Extending funding duration to partially mitigate the impact of rising rates
–
Dedicating significant resources to regulatory and compliance initiatives	

	

4
Company Overview -
Positioning to be leading direct bank and payments partner
•
$4.8Bn personal loans
-
$2.8Bn in originations
-
1.9% net charge-off rate
•
$8.5Bn private student loans
-
$1.2Bn in originations
-
1.1% net charge-off rate  (excl.
PCI loans)
•
$29Bn direct-to-consumer deposits
-
43% of funding
-
62% of accounts have a loan
product relationship with DFS
-
>100k Cashback Checking
accounts
Discover Consumer
Lending & Banking
Note(s)
Balances as of 9/30/14; net charge-off rates as of 3Q14; originations and volumes based on the trailing four quarters ending 3Q14; direct-to-consumer deposits includes affinity deposits
•
$54Bn in card receivables
•
Leading cash rewards program
•
1 in 4 U.S. households
Discover Card
•
$319Bn volume (incl. proprietary cards)
•
30MM+ acceptance locations globally
•
$140MM+ in merchant funded rewards
annually
Payments	

	

5
Company Overview -
Driving faster loan growth, better efficiencies and returns
2009-2013 Average
Efficiency Ratio
(1)
(2)
Note(s)
1.
Defined as total operating expense divided by revenue net of interest expense
2.
Bank holding companies participating in the 2014 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR); excludes Ally Financial and Santander Holdings USA due to limited
information; excludes Discover
3.
2009
adjusted
to
exclude
$1.4
billion
($0.9
billion
after
taxes)
Visa
and
MasterCard
settlement
2009-2013 Average
Return on Equity
(3)
(2)
Source
SNL, regulatory reports; Discover
2009-2013 CAGR
Total Loan Growth (%)
(2)
6%
3%
Discover
Large Banks
37%
66%
Discover
Large Banks
19%
5%
Discover
Large Banks	

	

6
“Highest in Customer
Satisfaction with Credit Card
Company Overview –
Recognized industry leader
#1 or tied for #1
18 years in a row
Note(s)
1.
Discover
received
the
highest
numerical
score
among
credit
card
issuers
in
a
tie
in
the
proprietary
J.D.
Power
2014
Credit
Card
Satisfaction
Study
SM
.  Study
based
on
responses
from
19,913
consumers
measuring
11
card
issuers
and
measures
opinions of consumers about the issuer of their primary credit card. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in September 2013-May 2014. Your experiences may vary.  Visit jdpower.com
According to
Computerworld.com
in 2014
Companies
-
Tied
in
2014”
(1)	

	

Card –
Driving better loan growth and credit performance
Card Loans (%YOY)
(1)
Source
SEC filings, calendar year data, internal estimates
Card Net Charge-off Rate (%)
(2)
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
3Q08
3Q09
3Q10
3Q11
3Q12
3Q13
3Q14
Discover
Peer Group
October
2014
2.1%
-15.0%
-10.0%
-5.0%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
3Q08
3Q09
3Q10
3Q11
3Q12
3Q13
3Q14
Discover
Peer Group
6.6%
2.1%
1.
Includes weighted average card receivables growth for American Express (U.S. Card), Bank of America (U.S. Card), Capital One (U.S. Card excl. HSBC for 2Q12-1Q13
and installment loans), Citi (Citi-branded Cards N.A.), Wells Fargo (Consumer Credit  Card Portfolio), and JPMorgan Chase (Card Services)
2.
Weighted average rate; includes U.S. card net charge-off rates for Citi (Citi-branded Cards N.A.), JPMorgan Chase (Card Services), Capital One (U.S. Card), American
Express (U.S. Card) and Bank of America (U.S. Card)
Note(s)
7	

	

Card -
Provisioning will be driven by loan growth
% of Card Portfolio on
Book for <3 Years
2010-2013
Card Vintage Gross Loss Rate
(1)
Note(s)
1.
2010 to 2013 blended vintage 6-month moving average gross principal charge-off rate (excludes recoveries)
8
0
6
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
10%
11%
12%
13%
14%
15%
16%
17%
18%
Jan-12
Jan-13
Jan-14	

	

Card –
Making cash rewards easier
•
Redemption experience is as important to a customer as earn rate
•
Removed redemption threshold to use rewards and eliminated forfeiture
(1)
–
Resulted in one-time charge of approximately $178MM in 4Q14 and
manageable ongoing impact of <5 bps expected annually
–
Delivering on brand promise: “We treat you like you’d treat you”
•
Continue to target features and benefits that increase loyalty and attract new
customers
Note(s)
1.
Removed redemption thresholds for statement credits, charitable contributions, and electronic deposits in bank accounts and forfeiture of rewards due to delinquency, inactivity
or account closure
9	

	

Investor Topics -
Continued focus on payments security
•
Merchant breaches dramatically increased industry focus on payments security
•
Discover is preparing for migration to EMV chip and choice (PIN or SIG) for
point-of-sale and tokenization for card not present transactions in 2015
•
EMV card issuance and network costs expected to be an incremental $35MM+
for 2015 but should result in some expense savings longer-term
•
Discover’s multilayered approach designed to address security across all
payment channels
10	

	

Investor Topics -
NIM –
less funding cost tailwind and extending duration
Cost of Funds
(1)
Average Months to
Liability Repricing
(2)
Note(s)
1.
Rate on total interest-bearing liabilities
2.
Excludes all indeterminate maturity deposits (savings and money market) and preferred stock; includes derivatives and hedging activities
11
Source
Internal estimates
1.0%
1.2%
1.4%
1.6%
1.8%
2.0%
2.2%
2.4%
2.6%
3Q11
1Q12
3Q12
1Q13
3Q13
1Q14
3Q14
4Q12
4Q14E
16
25	

	

12
Investor Topics -
NIM -
Discover direct deposit betas will be less than “1”
DFS vs. Traditional Bank
Illustrative
Betas
(1)
•
Similar to “traditional”
bank, strong
synergy between right and left
hand side of balance sheet
–
62% of current accounts have a loan
product relationship with DFS
–
78% of new accounts have a loan
product relationship with DFS
•
Different from “traditional”
bank…
–
Checking deposits are still relatively
small (<1% of DFS funding)
–
Funding stack relies on ABS, direct
deposits and brokered deposits
Note(s)
1.
Defined as the ratio of expected change in deposit pricing relative to Federal Reserve increases in short term interest rates
0.0
0.5
1.0
Traditional
Bank Deposit
Pricing
Discover
Direct Deposit
Pricing
Brokered CD
Pricing	

	

Investor Topics -
AML & BSA Update
•
FDIC issued consent order on 6/13/14 which requires
–
Improvements in Anti-Money Laundering and Bank Secrecy Act
compliance (AML & BSA) program
–
“Look Back Review”
for all transactions back to 6/30/12
–
Additional staff, training and internal controls
•
Made progress adding staff, new technology and enhanced program in 2014
–
Expect continued time and effort will be required to meet regulatory
expectations
–
Limitations on certain expansionary transactions during remediation
13
•
Federal Reserve intends to issue a supervisory action requiring
enhancements to enterprise-wide AML & BSA program	

	

14
Summary –
YTD performance against 2014 business priorities
•
Grow Discover card loan share while maintaining leading credit
performance
•
Expand direct consumer banking products
–
Mortgages
•
Grow global network volume and acceptance
–
Third party payments
•
Optimize funding, cost structure and capital position
•
Enhance operating model, including risk management and leadership
development