United Services Automobile Association (USAA) is a private, member-owned financial services company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 1922 by a group of U.S. Army officers to self-insure their automobiles, the company exclusively serves current and former members of the U.S. military and their families. As of 2023, USAA had approximately 13.5 million members and around 37,000 employees. For the fiscal year 2023, the company reported $42.49 billion in revenue and had total assets of $211.6 billion.
USAA operates as a diversified financial services provider, offering a range of insurance, banking, and retirement products. Its primary offerings include personal property and casualty insurance, such as automobile and homeowners insurance, as well as life and health insurance. Through its USAA Federal Savings Bank, the company provides banking services like checking and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages, and other consumer loans. The company also offers financial planning and retirement solutions tailored to its military-affiliated membership.
Based on the provided litigation data, USAA is an operating company that defends itself against patent infringement claims. The record shows one tracked case where it is named as a defendant and zero cases where it is a plaintiff. This posture is typical for a large operating company with a significant market presence. The single tracked suit was filed in the Delaware District Court, a common venue for corporate litigation.
The notable case in the database is *Disintermedation Services Inc. v. United Services Automobile Association (USAA)*. The plaintiff's name, "Disintermedation Services," suggests a focus on technologies that remove intermediaries from transactions. This aligns with USAA's role as a pioneer in direct marketing and early adopter of technologies like mobile check deposits, for which it holds several patents. Given its history of innovation in direct-to-consumer financial services, USAA is a logical target for patent assertions in this technological area.