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Matthew Wilson

Updated on July 18, 2026

Greenpoint Mortgage was shut down today by parent Capital One Financial Corp., who said weak demand for residential home loans forced the company to shut the ailing mortgage lender. Loans that are already in the pipeline and locked will continue to be processed and should ultimately fund as scheduled.

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North Fork Bancorp acquired GreenPoint Financial in October 2004 for $6.3 billion in stock. In December 2006, Capital One purchased North Fork. Capital One shut down GreenPoint by the third quarter of 2007 at an after-tax loss of $1 billion.

What happened to GreenPoint Bank?

The ninth-largest U.S. bank by market value, Capital One bought GreenPoint in last year’s $13.2 billion purchase of North Fork Bancorp, of Melville, N.Y. In a statement, Capital One, McLean, Va., said it will take an after-tax charge of $860 million, or $2.15 a share, most of it this year.

When did Greenpoint Mortgage close?

Status: CLOSED. Capital One shut down GreenPoint in the third quarter of 2007.

Is Greenpoint Credit LLC still in business?

Business ProfileforGreenPoint Credit

Believed to be out of business: According to information in BBB files, it appears that this business is no longer in business.

What bank took over Greenpoint Savings?

In 2005, North Fork Bank acquired Greenpoint Finance Corp, one of the first innovators of Alt-A mortgages. Capital One later acquired North Fork and thus Greenpoint along with it.

Why is Capital One bank closing?

The coronavirus pandemic has supercharged online banking to the degree of many customers choosing to conduct business online instead of driving to their nearest branch. The effects have ultimately led to branch closures.

How old is John Kanas?

The 69-year-old Mr. Kanas, best known for building North Fork Bancorp into a regional-banking powerhouse in the 1990s, was installed as CEO and under his leadership BankUnited became a success story. Its initial public offering was the first stock sale by a bank that failed during the financial crisis.

Who bought North Fork Bank?

The Capital One Financial Corporation said today that it had agreed to acquire North Fork Bancorporation in a cash and stock deal valued at $14.6 billion that would make Capital One less like a credit card company and more like a major bank.

Is Capital One publicly traded?

When did Capital One first become a public company? On November 16, 1994, the Company completed its initial public offering of 11.5 percent of its common stock outstanding. On February 28, 1995, Signet’s remaining shares of Capital One were distributed to its shareholders.