Household HSBC Watch

Additional DBA (doing business as) Names:
Household Mortgage Services
Beneficial
Household Retail Services
Household Bank VISA
Household Finance Corporation
Household Finance Company
Household Bank FSB
Household Bank Na Illinois
Household Automotive Finance Corporation
H R S
Household Loan
Ameritech Complete Card
Union Plus Card
USWEST Mastercard
Capital Financial Services, Inc.
Union Plus Loan Program
GM Card
Beneficial Finance
Beneficial Illinois, Inc.
Household Finance
Household Finance & Subsidiari
Household Retail Service, Inc
Household Bank (SB, N.A.)
Household Bank Retail Services
Orchard […]

0846 GMT [Dow Jones] US federal judge blocks a proposed $360M settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed in Chicago against HSBC Holdings (HBC) unit HSBC Taxpayer Financial Services, and H&R Block related to refund anticipation loans, H&R Block said Fri. HSBC not immediately available to comment. “Could the settlement turn out to be larger? Potentially,” […]

Published: May 28, 2005 By Reuters
A federal judge yesterday rejected the $360 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing H&R Block, the tax preparer, and HSBC Taxpayer Financial Services, a consumer lender, of deceiving poor customers into taking out high-interest loans. Judge Elaine E. Bucklo of the United States District Court in Chicago said yesterday that […]

William Aldinger may have been directly and indirectly responsibile for what is possibly the finance industry’s largest cumulative total in America under the control of one person as either director, CEO, or Chairman. But add his other positions and total of his suits and settlements is staggering:

• MasterCard International, as board member - fined […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - H&R Block Inc. has tentatively agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over its tax-refund loans for $360 million. The nation’s largest tax preparer and its banking partner, HSBC Taxpayer Financial Services Inc., were accused of gouging customers by providing “refund anticipation loans” at interest rates frequently exceeding 100 percent. […]

Consumer watchdog organization Household - HSBC Watch presents these changes for April within HSBC. In our opinion information from New York pertains to banking, while information from Prospect Heights Illinois pertains to the old troubled and disgraced predatory lender Household International, now called HSBC Finance Corporation, and should be categorized under finance companies. […]

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill., March 31 /PRNewswire/ — HSBC - North America announced today that Thomas P. Nicholson has been appointed vice president public affairs. He will be responsible for leading the public affairs team, supporting HSBC’s consumer lending, retail services, credit card services, insurance, taxpayer financial services and consumer affairs businesses. Nicholson reports to Linda […]

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 8, 2005–
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Branches to Cash Tax Refund Anticipation Loan Checks at No Charge. Refund Anticipation Loan Customers Will Also Be Encouraged to Open Free Checking Accounts at Its Branches

A free check cashing offer is now being extended to all refund anticipation loan […]

HSBC North America Holdings Inc is the holding company for all of HSBC’s U.S. and Canadian businesses, including Household International.

1. HSBC Bank USA, National Association
2. HSBC Bank Canada
3. HSBC’s consumer lending business operates in the United States under the HFC and Beneficial names.
4. HSBC Mortgage Services purchases and services non-conforming residential […]

HSBCs North American businesses include HSBC Bank USA, National Association; HSBC Bank Canada; HSBC Mortgage Services; HSBC Card Services; HSBC Retail Services; HSBC Auto Finance; HFC Canada; and HSBC Taxpayer Financial Services as well as the consumer lending business.

They have facilities in Salinas, Calif.; San Diego; New Castle, Del.; Brandon, Fla.; London, Ky.; Las Vegas; […]