Household HSBC Watch

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 […]

A reader in Kentucky said: “I did a Google search using the term “History of HSBC Computer Problems” and found several entries. It appears that HSBC has had at least 1 major computer crash every year since 1999. Not all crashes included all customers or departments, but all were major and took […]

UBS tried to explain subprime losses in a 50 page report. One glaring fact that stands out is a huge risk for HSBC, since HSBC did little or nothing to change HSBC Finance. UBS Said in part: “… its compensation structure for employees provided “insufficient incentives to protect the UBS franchise long-term.”” […]

Many questions are unanswered at HSBC. Is there another round of job cuts at HFC and Beneficial? Will HSBC sell HSBC Auto? Are credit card losses increasing? How much is the fourth quarter write-down? How many subprime loans violated HOEPA? What are the legal ramifications? But the main […]

HSBC may be bleeding from the eyeballs in the United States like an ebola outbreak, but in China HSBC will target rich Chinese. HSBC Holdings Plc. said on Monday it had set out an aggressive plan to increase its banking network in China next year. HSBC wealth management centers target HSBC’s “premier customers” […]

Layoffs continue due to restructuring within HSBC Finance as HFC and Beneficial Finance employees look for more information. A brief search of Google News tells very little. Aside from subprime losses, we learn instead that HSBC unveiled a climate change fund, that HSBC rewards customers for their patronage, and something about a global […]

Carrick MollenKamp of the Wall Street Journal follows HSBC closely. His recent article “HSBC a canary in US mortgage mine” appeared on 12 November. It is interesting to note that HSBC helped to start the entire worldwide credit crisis. “…HSBC said souring sub-prime-mortgage loans had forced the bank to add nearly $US2 […]

The Pentagon on Monday implemented new rules to protect U.S. service members and their families from high-cost, short-term loans, saying stress from such loans can hurt military readiness. The regulation, prompted by a law passed by Congress last year, limits the fees and interest that creditors can charge on payday, vehicle title, and tax […]

“HSBC is one of the bluest of the blue chips, it’s got a good global franchise and its multiples are inexpensive,’’ said Leslie Phang, who helps oversee $1 billion at Commonwealth Private Bank in Singapore. While that assessment may apply in most countries it may not apply in the United states. Poor […]

HSBC plans to open branches for the wealthy in Japan. One Google search by intelligent wealthy Japanese will foul HSBC plans instead. “This is another case of HSBC ignoring Household International and HSBC Finance Corporation” said one analyst close to the matter. “Wealthy Japanese customers rely on trust and reputation, but as […]