EI in Oklahoma said: “I received a phone call from HSBC account collections regarding my overdue balance on a Best Buy Credit Card. I explained to the caller that I was not the person, they had the wrong person, as although the last name was the same, the first name was not the […]
MR in Arizona said this informative copy of his long letter: September 13, 2008
Arizona Department of Financial Institutions and all in CC list.
2910 North 44th Street, Suite 310
Phoenix, Arizona 85018
RE: Loan number: (redacted) HFC-HSBC
• Predatory Lending Practices
• Misrepresentation of lending […]
ML in Florida said: “The interest rate on my credit card began at 18.9% and remained at that rate for approximately four years. Then suddenly, without cause, they raised it to 20.9%, and later 24.9%. They continue to refuse to give a valid explanation to why. Then I missed a payment due to […]
TP in Ohio said: “We have been customers in good standing with our GM card since 03/02. We had one late payment and our interest rate jumped from 14.9% to 32% PLUS a $39 late fee. We called and asked for some leniency. We were told no, and that our rate […]
WM in Ohio said: “This covers 3 topics, the future of HSBC, HSBC insurance and customer responsibility. At this point, HSBC in USA plans on FHA loans and adding Auto Finance to states that currently don’t offer it. I’m not certain that this will save their financial woes in the US.
On the insurance matter, […]
AM in California said: “copy of email I sent to HSBC… Beware people, Ochard Bank is a disgrace to this country…
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May 7, 2008 (almost a year after I closed my account with you, I suddenly receive a bill…)
Customer Service:
I paid my credit card in full last July. I sent you two cancellation […]
CM in Indiana said: “I worked for HFC/BFC/HSBC for 5 years in one of their call centers. I saw so many wrong doings with peoples financial lives. There wasn’t a person, a household on the other end of the phone, just fresh meat.
The management there and company wide didn’t have […]
Name withheld by request:
“HSBC needs to BE GONE!
READY for this?
I went into a REAL HSBC BANK office. I had CASH to pay my HSBC credit card.
The teller WOULD NOT TAKE IT!
She made me go to the post office and get a MONEY ORDER!
I did it!
My payment was not credited for 5 days!
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Now that HSBC […]
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