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Layoffs Coming to Some Capital One Employees in Wilmington

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Layoffs are coming for an undisclosed number of
Capital One employees in Wilmington after the sale of a portion of its retail brokerage business to E-Trade.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that the company says it will provide some transition assistance and will keep employees updated in the coming weeks.

The paper reports that E-Trade announced its purchase of the brokerage accounts for $170 million.

E-Trade is an online brokerage firm with $383 billion of customer investments.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.