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Archive for » February, 2005 «

William F. Aldinger III was relieved by Sir John Bond of HSBC after lackluster profits from North American operations again hurt HSBC globally. Analysts say almost one-third of UK residents had an interest in the fortunes of HSBC - either through shares or pension funds. Aldinger was relieved of command one year early, in essence being fired. Although the HSBC announcement said Aldinger will retire, investigators at Household - HSBC Watch knew he was in over his head. Possibly withholding key facts from HSBC’s due diligence before HSBC purchased Aldinger’s troubled predatory lending company Household International, almost one-third of UK residents lost money through Aldinger’s predatory stunts and tricks. As the experts on how HSBC Finance Corporation effects US consumers, Household - HSBC Watch thinks the entire house of cards will crumble as the truth begins to surface.

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Relative to a conversation between Household - HSBC Watch and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) the following regulators have oversight and responsibility:

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IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE: NEW - News), a real estate investment trust and the parent company of one of the nation’s largest non-prime mortgage finance companies, announced today that Edward F. Gotschall, vice chairman, finance, will be the keynote speaker at the Fourth Annual Subprime Summit 2005 held at the Eden Roc in Miami, Fla. on Monday, February 28, 2005.

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Menards, a store that uses Household and HSBC for financing, continues to sponsor a top fuel NHRA dragster. An expensive endeavor, the Menards car has underperformed, as has Menards. One way to fund an expensive sponsorship in NHRA is to receive “ongoing compensation” from HSBC. Customers that pay unwarranted late fees, overlimit fees, and possibly illegal interest don’t agree. Household - HSBC Watch consumer advocates suggests Menards should get better reliable reputable financing. “This weekend in Phoenix the Menard’s sponsored NHRA dragster failed to qualify. In our opinion Menard’s financing fails to qualify as trustworthy” said a member of Household - HSBC Watch who has been involved with NHRA drag racing since 1965.

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A review of the AT&T search engines showed Household - HSBC Watch dominated the top 10 positions when searching for hrsaccount.com, the online payment site for predatory lender Household International and HSBC Finance Corporation. For years consumers have had problems with the site, policies, and inability to use the site to pay online. Some analysts estimate the predatory lender makes $1 million a day when the website doesn’t allow customers to pay their bill online. Our forums on this topic can be seen here.