HSBC Horror Stories

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 […]

JA in Arizona said: “I have had an excellent credit history and have always made more than the minimum. The amount due was the same for the last 8 months. I received notice on the day the bill was due that I had a late fee. I checked and the […]

CG toldus: “I received a letter in the mail from HSBC. Usually I don’t open letters from strange banks. Although this time I did open it to find that HSBC claims that I owe the annual credit card fee. I took this as strange and a little infringing on my personal rights since I […]

CG in Colorado said: “Just gotten an email saying that my credit card was charged, but that some information was not matching. I cancelled my Best Buy card about a year ago. I’ve called the number they provided on my answering machine, and left voicemail, and an email stating that any charge […]

Ds in Pennsylvania said: “I am suing HSBC for $7.8 million for wrongful foreclosure and all the violations that go with it. I have requested proof of ownership (note) along with many forms mandated by the banking commission. Also I have requested exact proof of any binding contract between HSBC and myself in which […]

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 […]

RC in the Philippines said: “I am a resident of Metro Manila Philippines. Below is the content of the email I received and I question the validity of this email:
“We wish to notify you again that you were listed as an Heir and a
beneficiary to the total sum of Five Million British Pounds (£5,000,000.00)
in […]

SP in California said: “After receiving a couple late fee charges for paying my bill on the first day of each month (my due date is the 31st) I wrote HSBC in January requesting that my payment due date be moved from the 31st to the 3rd or 4th of the month. My reason […]