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Capital One vs Synchrony Financial

On overall TruNorth grade, Capital One scores higher (Capital One: F, Synchrony Financial: F). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

F
Capital One
40.1/100
F
Synchrony Financial
37.1/100

Political donations

Capital One

FEC: $64K PAC donations; 91% to Republican, 9% to Democratic committees.

Synchrony Financial

FEC: $41K PAC donations; 37% to Republican, 63% to Democratic committees.

Environment

Capital One

No public record found.

Synchrony Financial

No public record found.

Labor

Capital One

39 federal penalties totaling $3.0B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Synchrony Financial

5 federal penalties totaling $263.0M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Capital One

HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.

Synchrony Financial

No public record found.

Charity

Capital One

$85M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.23% of revenue) via Capital One Foundation. Operates the Capital One Foundation Inc: $11.7M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Synchrony Financial

No public record found.

Animal testing

Capital One

No public record found.

Synchrony Financial

No public record found.

Firearms

Capital One

No public record found.

Synchrony Financial

No public record found.

Privacy

Capital One

1 publicly-disclosed data breach per Have I Been Pwned (2019) — 106M accounts compromised. Most recent: Capital One (2019).

Synchrony Financial

No public record found.

Executive pay

Capital One

2 federal banking regulator actions (~$83M in penalties). $3M settlement — failures of anti-money-laundering controls.

Synchrony Financial

No public record found.

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