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Archive for » January, 2010 «

Dp in Pennsylvania said: “HFC-Beneficial has managed to cause my family more grief than any other company on earth. First, even though we contacted them faithfully and let them know we were going through hard times (cancer) they found it in their heart to put a lien against a piece of property (my home) that they already held the morgage for.

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SC in Minnesota said: “Several years ago I was took advantage of a 1.9% interest fee to transfer my higher interest rate credit cards to a GM master card. That I was offered such a low rate should tell something about my credit rating.

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BJ in Missouri said: “In 2003, my husband signed a note for our son’s 2000 S-10 truck. He wound up with HSBC Auto Finance and a finance charge of 25.99% which he was unaware of at the time of signing.
In February 2008, we negotiated a deal with HSBC to drop the interest rate to 16.99% and put their stated late balance at the end of the note.

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Roger in Indiana said: “HSBC Strains While It Tries To Help Out Homeowners”, HSBC’s Mr. Booker said. “HSBC is also reaching out to customers who aren’t delinquent but who soon could fall behind”.
“The bank then contacted borrowers who weren’t yet delinquent and modified their loans”, says Tom Detelich, president of consumer and mortgage lending at HSBC Finance. This article is a bunch of crap.

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SN in Connecticut said: “Here’s a cut/paste from a note I sent to HSBC after arguing the $19 difference from a late fee. I only had 600 characters to voice a complaint about so its a bit chopped. Got a response too already from them with the same regurgitation about the contract. The $19 isn’t the point- which they obvious don’t care about, or get.

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