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More IRS Fraud for HSBC’s Household International?

HSBC may be involved in more fraud. They claim they monitor mortgage fraud but this one suspects they may be perpetrating it instead. Here is a customer report:

I received a 1099c yesterday for $68,000.00. It says that if the cancellation of debt was through bankruptcy, you do not have to pay taxes on […]

Nebraska Department of Banking

Nebraska residents experiencing problems with HSBC’s Household Finance, Decision One Mortgage, and Benficial Finance are encouraged to contact the Nebraska Department of Banking. One may do so online here.

About: The Department of Banking was created by Nebraska legislators to regulate state-chartered banks and other financial industries within the state. In 1939, regulation of […]

Only half of Americans knowledgeable about mortgage options

Radian Guaranty announced Monday results of a recent survey of adults nationwide, of whom two-thirds own their current home and 47% have a home mortgage. The study revealed that 52% of the participants said they were no more than somewhat knowledgeable about the mortgage options available to them at the time they purchased their homes, […]

Gulf Coast Homeowners’ Mortgages Come Due

Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:31 p.m. ET
By ROBERT TANNER AP National Writer
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Like many homeowners around here, Janet Kisling owes a pile of debt on little more than a pile of debris. She has a $1,000-a-month mortgage on a home that is uninhabitable.

For her and others along the Gulf Coast, […]

HSBC and Decision One Mortgage

Of Decision One, HSBC writes: “While Decision One makes the final credit decision on these loans, the mortgages are sourced by a network of independent brokers, rather than retail branches open to consumers.” HSBC goes on to make a final distinction: “The lending model of HSBC Mortgage follows a substantially different business model, and offers […]

Making it Harder For HSBC’s HFC and Beneficial

Just twenty years ago, a potential homebuyer had to put five percent down, and there were no ‘’no-closing cost’’ loans. The menu of adjustable rate mortgages were limited and those who had bad credit had to pay interest rates approaching 20.0%. Today, we have ‘’no-money down’’ programs, no point mortgages and affordable alternatives for those […]