Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - BOCA RATON — When thousands of dollars in high-end jewelry started disappearing from display cases in Saks Fifth Avenue, Vincent Ognibene was assigned to investigate. Ognibene, an asset protection detective at the store at the Town Center mall, monitored the daily inventory counts and reviewed surveillance tapes, but he […]
As recent opinion in our blog said:
“Their customer care, as they like to call it, - Where is it? HSBC HAS THE WORST CUSTOMER CARE! I have never received customer service like this. I plan to cancel all credit cards with HSBC. You read their website with false statements claiming “customer service is […]
Bank fined $9M in debt case, Credit card issuer contends federal laws trump state court as issue heads to appeal
ALBANY — A court has ordered a nationwide bank to pay nearly $9 million in restitution and penalties for using fraudulent and deceptive selling tactics that put consumers in deep debt, state Attorney General […]
Citigroup Inc. , the largest U.S. bank, on Friday reported quarterly profit that missed analysts’ forecasts, as weaker credit card results offset investment banking growth. Much of the U.S. banking sector has suffered from narrowing margins, or the difference between borrowing and lending costs, as the Federal Reserve pushes up short-term interest rates.
HSBC credit […]
Reported to our ‘How It Works’ section:
I fell into a scam for which I was unknowingly charged by my credit card company, HSBC. I just discovered it today 12/31/05. And, forget HSBC’s fraud department. The HSBC agent at its customer service phone number told me that the two companies were HSBC third party venders. I […]
A Washington man is charged with racking up more than $75,000 in fraudulent charges over the past year by applying for and using credit cards for businesses he claimed to work for. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the man — Shane Michael Renecker, 33, used the credit cards to buy computers and other items […]
November 29, 2005 - As many as 150,000 employees and retirees of the former Kmart Corp. would share $11.75 million in a proposed settlement of a lawsuit against ex-company officials over the investment of pension funds in Kmart’s now worthless stock. In August, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil charges of securities […]
Is this a forged dual-application from Best Buy? A lack of communication within the family? It is, however, a good example of their MarterCard application which claims “$0 to $99 fee” which is usually $99 no matter what. For new merchants, this poses a problem. Will Liz Claiborn and Saks customers […]
As predicted by our analysts here at Household - HSBC Watch, HSBC’s predatory profit is down. But first, read this article from Saturday, October 1st 2005 in which HSBC said less than one percent of accounts were effected by hurricane Katrina. Now read the newest news release below. Who is lying? […]
BEIJING - HSBC Holdings Plc., Europe’s largest bank by market value, said it expects to issue one million dual-currency credit cards by July with partner Bank of Communications Ltd., outpacing rival Citigroup Inc. in the world’s fastest-growing consumer market. “We are on track to meet our target,” Ron Logan, head of the credit […]
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