KS in Arizona said: “Received a BestBuy credit card sponsored by HSBC. The deal was - deferred interest for 2 years on a $3000 purchase. Payments were made throughout the 2 years paying the card down to $389.00 left in the last month. I paid the $389.00 15 days after due […]
BM in New York sent this report: “I have been very sick for a long time and have been in and out of hospitals more times than I can count. When I finally did get to go back to work, I only worked for a few months and was laid off. I could not […]
Up until October 2004, my husband had steady employment as an aeronautical Engineer In early 2004 we refinanced with Beneficial Finance. Days after refinancing my husband was forced into early retirement.This also happened after hubby’s 401K plan through his employer lost 3/4 of its value. We lived carefully on a 401K plan that was […]
JF in Virginia said:
“Back when we were desperate to refinance because we had a hardship we decided since we had a loan with Beneficial (subsidairy for HSBC) we would go with them again. At the time were facing foreclosure possibly and had late fees that we were getting behind in. So I called […]
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 […]
SK in Pennsylvania said: “I check my bank account every day to see what has posted to my account since I’m not the greatest person out there to keep track of their money. I checked it this morning and there was a “PreAuthorized Debit from HSBC RS” for $20.00. I called the bank to […]
A friend in Virginia said this about attempting a short sale and his dealings with HSBC:
“Through job loss and a long period of serious illness that had a devastating impact on our finances, my wife and I found ourselves in a situation where we feared we would not be able to continue paying for our […]
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