BMW IsĀ Holding Sale Talks for Its Branded Credit-Card Unit

  • Automaker could benefit from banksā€™ hunger for card portfolios
  • Unit had $289 million in credit-card loans at end of September
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BMW AG may be getting out of the credit-card business.

The worldā€™s second-biggest luxury carmaker has held talks with banks as it considers a sale of its credit-card portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the discussions were private. A spokesman for BMW declined to comment.