Case Interview Question #00648: Our client Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is an American retail Brokerage firm based in San Francisco, California. The company started offering discount brokerage on May 1, 1975 and since then has become one of the largest… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00550: How many fish are there in all the world’s seas? (Not including lakes, rivers, etc)

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This estimation/guesstimate case is an interesting combination of creativity and math. It’s far too difficult to make every leap in this case, and so provide… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00517: Our client BB&T Corporation (Branch Banking & Trust, NYSE: BBT) is a large American bank offering commercial and retail banking services along with other financial services. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, BB&T operates more than 1,850 financial centers in the state of… Read the rest

Case Interview Questions #00481: Your client Express, Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) is an American fashion retailer headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and New York City, New York. Express operates over 590 stores in the United States as of April 2011… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00472: Chase Bank is the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The bank was known as Chase Manhattan Bank until it merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in year 2000. With… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00461: Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a multinational diversified financial services company. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, the company has operations all over the world. Currently Wells Fargo is one of the Big Four banks of the United States,… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00445: Your client M&T Bank Corporation (Manufacturers and Traders Trust, NYSE: MTB) is an American Fortune 500 commercial bank headquartered in Buffalo, New York. With $69 billion in assets as of December 2009, M&T Bank is one of the twenty largest commercial bank holding companies in… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00444: Your client is the president of National City Corporation (NYSE:NCC, acquired by PNC Financial Services in October 2008). National City is a regional bank holding company based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It was once one of the ten largest banks in US… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00443: First Data Corporation is an electronic payment processing company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The company is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions, and a credit/debit card processor. It provides outsourced merchant transaction processing… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00437: Our Client Fifth Third Bank (5/3 Bank, NASDAQ: FITB) is a U.S. regional banking corporation, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Primarily a retail bank, Fifth Third operates with more than 1,200 full service Banking Centers and over 2,200 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana,… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00436: The client PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) is a banking and financial services corporation in the US, with assets of ~$264.3 billion as of December 2010. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PNC’s operations include a regional banking… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00412: The client is the Global Consumer and Small Business Banking (GC&SBB) division of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bank of America is a multinational banking and financial services corporation, and is the second largest… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00411: The client American Express Company (Amex, NYSE: AXP) is a multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler’s cheque businesses. Currently Amex cards account for about… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00406: Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is a multinational financial services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. It facilitates electronic funds transfers throughout the world, most commonly through Visa-branded credit cards and debit cards. In 2008, according to The Nilson Report,… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00405: Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) is a U.S.-based bank holding company specializing in credit cards, home loans, auto loans, banking and savings products. Recently, Capital One is analyzing growth strategies for its credit card business… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00376: The client Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs). It is owned and operated by Doctor’s Associates Inc. (DAI). Headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, Subway is one of the fastest growing fast food franchises in… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00334: Our client CarMax (NYSE: KMX) is a used car retailer and dealership headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Their business has been stagnating in recent years. They are located in a low to middle-income… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00329: Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) is a McLean, Virginia, United States-based bank holding company specializing in credit cards, home loans, auto loans, banking, and savings products. Based in Plano, Texas, Capital One Auto Finance (COAF) is… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00320: You are consulting to D. E. Shaw & Co., a global investment management firm based in New York City, New York, United States. The company is best known as a hedge fund that makes extensive use of quantitative technologies and… Read the rest

Case Interview Question #00295: The client Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL) is a major American sportswear and footwear retailer. With its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, Foot Locker is a major competitor of Reebok International Limited in the upscale work/casual shoe market.… Read the rest