Household HSBC Watch

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ — HSBC - North America’s
retail services business has renewed its alliance with Gardner-White Furniture
to manage the company’s private label credit card program. Gardner-White is a
leading furniture retailer based in metro Detroit. The new agreement extends HSBC Retail Services’ six-year relationship with Gardner-White. Since 1999, the Gardner-White […]

HSBC - and more specifically HSBC Finance Corporation - are reporting to credit bureaus that customers have HSBC Comp accounts. The telephone number associated with these accounts is 302-478-9056, which is disconnected. While disconnected numbers are nothing new for HSBC Finance Corporation, people ask why this is happening. Our answer, and the […]

Who is to blame and who bears the responsibility if a sales person tells you something that is not true? Take this actual consumer report as an example:
“Tom Wheelis told me in no uncertain terms that my total cost of the purchase was $1591.02 and no payments were due until one year from date […]

Bon-Ton said Thursday it lost $1.4 million in the three months ended July 30, as compared with a loss of $388,000 in the same period in 2004. Total sales dropped 3.5 percent to $274.3 million. And same-store sales, an important measure of retail performance, declined 3 percent. Bon-Ton officials said the year-over-year comparison was […]

Charlie Mayfield, speaking of the John Lewis and Waitrose credit cards said: “HSBC’s acquisition of HFC was key to our decision to forge a long term relationship with them. It added considerable breadth to HSBC’s credentials within the credit card market, making them the ideal companion for this venture.” Welcome to the quotable quotes […]

Suzuki or Yamaha financing is handled by predatory lender Household International, now owned by HSBC. When you consider fuel economy and the high cost of gasoline, and thus a motorcycle - remember it may be your family that gets a real education in financial damage control according to Household - HSBC Watch consumer advocates. See […]

If your HSBC RS or HSBC NV payment is due you must decide how to pay it. Maybe you will be one of the lucky ones that can use www.hrsaccount.com without a problem. Are you going to mail your payment? Late fees are $39 in many cases. Are you going to […]

Did you even wonder what your HSBC card really means? What is HSBC? What does it stand for? The answer: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. Thought your Suzuki or Yamaha account was backed by loyal Americans, didn’t you? Wrong. The corporate headquarters is in London, the […]

Rooms To Go will buy Atlanta-based Rhodes Furniture for about $48.8 million. The 126-year-old Rhodes Furniture voluntarily filed for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on Nov. 4, listing total liabilities of $19 million. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Sefner-based Rooms To Go won a court-ordered auction for the stores. The Rhodes […]

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