Household HSBC Watch

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The Gottschalks credit card is offered and administered by Household Bank (SB), N.A. (Household). This according to Gottschalks web site. Updated data should reflect HSBC, however it is all Household International anyway.

While the company missed the market’s all-important consensus EPS — in this case, actually, it’s losses per shares — estimate, Gottschalks still […]

The HSBC Group is represented in Iran by HSBC Bank
Middle East, which opened a representative office in
Tehran on 1 September 1999.

The Group has had a long
involvement with Iran going back to the late 1800s. More
recently the Iranian operations of The British Bank of the
Middle East, the former name of HSBC Bank Middle
East, were nationalised […]

In November 2004 Household - HSBC North America announced the appointment of Frances A. Bedekovic, former Acting Secretary of Banking of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as vice president, policy and compliance for the company’s consumer lending division. In this position, Bedekovic will oversee operational compliance at Household’s HFC and Beneficial consumer lending subsidiaries.

William F. Aldinger
Age:56
Director Since: 2003
Mr. Aldinger is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC North America Holdings Inc., a financial services company. He joined Household International, Inc., a predecessor company, in 1994 as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Aldinger became Chairman of Household International, Inc. in May 1996. He is a director of […]

A History of Predatory Lending With an Emphasis On Household International in America
OVERVIEW:
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Household International in the news this month, November 2004:
1. HSBC […]

Facts about Mortgage Servicing, courtesy of the Federal Trade Commission
You usually must be notified at least 15 days before your loan servicing is transferred to a new servicer.

During a 60-day grace period, you cannot be charged a late fee if you mistakenly send your mortgage payment to the old servicer and the new servicer […]

Kmart Holding Corp. is acquiring Sears, Roebuck and Co., in a surprise $11 billion deal that will create the nation’s third largest retailer, it was announced on November 17, 2004.

Only days after predatory lender Household Retail Services, now known as HSBC Retail Services, announced a deal with K-Mart to market a “K-Mart Rewards Card” the […]

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Sad Saks
Tuesday November 16, 2:22 pm ET
By Seth Jayson
What are the odds that a retailer based in the southern U.S. would blame hurricanes for an unexpected loss last quarter? For those of you who love the old weather excuse, Saks (NYSE: SKS - News) has got you covered.

The Alabama-based retailer — yeah, […]