Discover Plans To Add Mortgages, Checking Accounts

From the Chicago Tribune

Discover Financial Services, known for its orange-hued credit cards, plans to launch this year an online mortgage origination business -- with a goal to become as big as Quicken Loans -- and expand its suite of banking products to include checking accounts.

According to the article, "Discover is running a pilot program for a no-fee checking account that also has mobile banking features." I heard this last year, but I haven't seen Discover Bank provide any details of this new checking account.