Mexico seems to have higher standards than the U.S. when it comes to credit cards, saying what everyone lese already knows. U.S. lawmakers once said HSBC credti card terms are onerous, and as close to illegal as possible without being illegal. Mexico puts it a different way:
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HSBC recently started retail lending in Russia to tap a middle class it said is “relatively undamaged” by the global recession.
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When it comes to subprime and rabidly high oil prices, it seems there is a price to pay for defaults and missed payments, even for wealthy Saudi Arabians.
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Seen on the Gerson Lehrman website regarding Korean bonds:
The issuer and its arrangers (Citigroup and HSBC) have incorrectly touted this deal as a “Covered Bond”. This is in line with the financial PR used in using the same name for Shinsei Bank’s issue from Tokyo. In both cases, we are dealing with troubled banks whose cashflows are weakening almost as fast as their balance sheet. The quality of the collateral provided is also highly suspect. At almost 240% over-collateralization, the issuer has clearly shown that it is a junk bin, not the single-A it claims, much less the AA-credit this note advertizes
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HSBC Holdings PLC (HBC) has no plans to make a third acquisition in Vietnam at present, but it is in talks to raise an existing stake in insurer Bao Viet Holdings, its country head said.
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