there was no warning and HSBC will contact existing customers. This is just in, thanks to a report that called our attention to the matter. “HFC Bank Ltd has closed its operation to new customers in the Republic of Ireland with effect from August 28th 2008. Existing customers can contact Customer Services on […]
We received this report today. That is all we are going to say about the origin.
“I am unfortunately a current employee of HSBC working in the HFC division. Let me say that I apologize to all of you out there that have unknowingly fallen into the hands of this evil company. As […]
Not too long ago a finance company like CitiFinancial, Beneficial Finance, or HFC could loan to people with less than perfect credit. Some loans would make money. Then greedy bankers and predatory brokers exploded the practice, and subprime was born. It changed the dictionary. Therefore it is proper to say that […]
What is the relationship between HSBC and their regulator, The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency? Keep in mind that HSBC spends millions on lobbying and has hired former OCC executives in the past. Here is an example of that relationship.
This is part of a public records document written September 29, 2006 […]
HSBC said the bank would export the business model of Household International, purchased by HSBC in 2003. As disturbing as it sounds, HSBC bragged about exporting the so-called “Household Model” even though history will show the model as a predatory lender. Subprime losses in the billions of dollars showed a failure. Pragati […]
HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest bank by market value, may report its sharpest decline in profit since 2001 as costs for bad U.S. loans increased. Another fine job by HSBC in the United States while helping to ruin the U.S. economy, devastate inner cities and destroying confidence in subprime markets around the world. HSBC, […]
DB in Tennessee said: “I am a former Beneficial employee that was terminated in 2007 for, well — I’m really not sure. I started my career in 2000 as an SA and transferred office locations approximately 10 times over my career and worked for 22 different managers, and 6 different district managers. I experienced […]
A former employee of HSBC in Florida sent us this opinion: “Ex-employee from HSBC, parent company of HFC/Beneficial collections team. First I would like to straighten some facts about prior to my bashing. This company is a pay for performance company and each employee has the bonus options. The better you […]
With no end in sight to the turbulence in the housing and financial markets, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday morning that it would issue new lending rules next week to restrict exotic mortgages and high-cost loans for people with weak credit. We want to know what the […]
Adjustable rates will reset this summer and fall. The timing reflects the height of subprime lending in the summers of 2005 and 2006, when many borrowers secured loans scheduled to adjust in two or three years. For many, an adjustment means their interest rate will go up two to three percentage points. HSBC […]
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