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700 shopping bags and hear no evil, see no evil at HSBC

It seems like the Irish are not the only HSBC employees losing jobs. HSBC’s Livingston call center is closing. The bank said that although the staff would hopefully be absorbed within the company’s Scottish workforce it is no longer cost effective to keep the West Lothian location open. HSBC admitted that some […]

HSBC needs to buy Emperor Green some new clothes

Cassandra was the young and beautiful daughter of Priam, the last king of Troy. Apollo bestowed upon Cassandra a special gift—the ability to see the future. The problem with the gift was she could see the future but could not do anything about it. Analysts and economists said for many years that […]

HSBC welcome in Peru for now

The economy is booming in Peru and HSBC is knocking at the door. HSBC plans to have 28 offices open in Peru by the end of this year, HSBC’s chief executive Michael Geoghegan told newspaper El Comercio. “This year we will end with 28 offices, and each year we will open 15 […]

Will Geoghegan replace Stephen Green at HSBC

As HSBC continues to hemorage red ink in the United States some are asking if HSBC will replace Chairman Stephen Green with CEO Michael Geoghegan. Under pressure from activists at Knight Vinke and others, it appears as though HSBC will make more changes. Some ask if ousting Green will be enough. […]

HSBC watches credit card debt closely

This past summer’s subprime meltdown involved about $900 billion in now-suspect securitized debt, reckless lending, and consumers who buckled under the weight of loans they couldn’t afford. Now another link in the consumer debt chain - credit cards - is starting to show signs of strain. And the fear that the $915 billion in U.S. […]

HSBC admits buying Household International was a disaster

“The most recent high profile mortgage distress signal came from HSBC, the world’s third largest bank in marketcap size behind Citigroup and Bank of America. What an unmitigated disaster their acquisition was in 2003 of Household International, a lender to subprime borrowers. HSBC increased their loan loss reserves to $1.38 billion in Q3 from $1.25 […]

Fair Mortgage to Combat Predatory Lending

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The new $4 billion “Opportunity Finance Network” of 167 financial institutions across the U.S. unveiled a far-reaching campaign including: the first phase of a multi-billion “Fair MortgageTM” strategy to combat predatory lending; plans for $100 million or more in financing to preserve the affordability of housing units in manufactured home parks for […]

Will HSBC Regret Household International

Retired military, police officers, government officials and other professionals must form an alliance to work with US regulators while developing mechanisms to identify predatory lending. We need individuals that are devoted to getting to the truth as foreclosures and predatory tactics destroy the fabric of civilized society.

A well tuned scam has been rehearsed and […]