![Sign of the Times [PHOTO]](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2013/01/capital_one_360_630x420_lyon.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Sign of the Times [PHOTO]
A sign crew installs new signage at the former ING Direct Cafe in downtown St. Cloud, Friday, January 25, 2013. Capital One bought ING Direct for $9-billion, making it America's fifth-largest bank.
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Fed Approves Capital One Acquisition of ING Direct
Capital One has won approval to acquire ING Direct for $9 billion, clearing the way for it to become the nation's fifth-largest bank.
![Nearly 350 Bank Associates Participate in Day of Volunteer Work for Salvation Army and YMCA [AUDIO]](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2011/08/ING-direct.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Nearly 350 Bank Associates Participate in Day of Volunteer Work for Salvation Army and YMCA [AUDIO]
A couple of area nonprofits are getting major facelifts today, thanks to the collaboration of volunteers from ING Direct. It's their 5th annual "Orange Days of Giving" event. Folks who normally spend the 9 to 5 workday in banking are swinging hammers, landscaping, painting walls and more at the St. Cloud Salvation Army and the YMCA.
Capital One Is Buying ING Direct USA
Capital One Financial says it's buying ING's online banking unit in the U.S. for roughly $9 billion in cash and stock. The deal calls for ING to receive $6.2 billion in cash.