SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                                 April 19, 2004

                              METRIS COMPANIES INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                    1-12351                  41-1849591
(State of Incorporation)     (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
                                                          Identification No.)



10900 Wayzata Boulevard, Minnetonka, Minnesota                   55305
(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)


                                 (952) 525-5020
                         (Registrant's telephone number)






Item 7.(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press release of Metris Companies Inc. dated April 19, 2004, reporting (a)
financial results for its first quarter ended March 30, 2004, and (b) entry into
a definitive agreement to establish a two-year conduit facility.

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 19, 2004, Metris Companies Inc. issued a press release describing (a)
its results of operations for the first quarter of 2004, and (b) entry into a
definitive agreement to establish a two-year $800 million conduit facility for
the purpose of financing credit card receivables in the Metris Master Trust.
That press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 19, 2004, Metris Companies Inc. issued a press release describing (a)
its results of operations for the first quarter of 2004, and (b) entry into a
definitive agreement to establish a two-year $800 million conduit facility for
the purpose of financing credit card receivables in the Metris Master Trust.
That press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this Current Report, including the exhibit attached hereto,
is being furnished pursuant to Items 9 and 12 of Form 8-K and shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that Section, and such information shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such a filing.

                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              METRIS COMPANIES INC.


                                By  /s/ DAVID D. WESSELINK
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   David D. Wesselink
                                   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Dated: April 19, 2004