TD links with Nordstrom

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TD BANK, $89.53, (Toronto symbol TD; Shares o/s: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $162.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd. yield: 4.0%; www.td.com) is a buy. In 2015, the bank purchased retailer Nordstrom Inc.’s (New York symbol JWN) credit card portfolio. TD also became the exclusive issuer of Nordstrom-branded credit cards in the U.S. TD and Nordstrom have now agreed to extend their partnership for several more years—they did not say when this new agreement expires. Nordstrom will continue to get most of the earnings from its credit card operations. But TD will also get a share, and it stands to benefit as more Nordstrom shoppers adopt the cards. Credit cards are an increasingly important business for TD, as they help it cross-promote other banking services to cardholders. TD Bank is still a buy. buy…