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HSBC and Countries That Sponsor Terrorism

As part of its continuing evaluation of risk, HSBC monitors activities relating to Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Sudan and Syria. HSBC’s business activities include correspondent banking services to banks located in some of these countries and private banking services for nationals of, and clients domiciled in, some of the above countries. The Group has […]

HSBC Expands to Chicago

HSBC Bank USA, continuing its national expansion, is opening a new office in downtown Chicago to provide commercial and private banking services in the Windy City. The new office, located at the Hyatt Center, will provide commercial and commercial real estate loans, cash management services, and banking services for wealthy clients in Chicago. […]

CCF (HSBC France) Uses Click to Call

One of the most profitable and largest banks in France, CCF was acquired by HSBC holding in Dec. 2000. CCF once used Click to Call to answer customer questions and expand online business.

As its name suggests, HSBC France (formerly CCF S.A.) represents the operations of big British bank HSBC in France. Rebranded in 2005, the […]

HSBC Holdings Unit Acquires Financomer Group Of Companies

LONDON (Dow Jones)–HSBC Bank (Panama), S.A. has signed an agreement to acquire the group of consumer finance companies trading under the brand name Financomer. The Financomer group, which had a gross assets of $41.5 million at 31 December 2004, entered the personal lending market in Panama in 1989 and currently has 129 employees, […]

Tampa’s Sam Ellison on Predatory Lending

“HSBC’s expansion is a strong indication that the Tampa market is vibrant and healthy, and our financial services cluster is still very solid,” said Sam Ellison, chair of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and managing director of The Beck Group. “We will continue our efforts to grow and support this important cluster while at […]

United Negro College Fund Grant from HSBC

New York’s Eliot Spitzer asked for information relative to increased costs of borrowing by people of color. Then we saw this press release. Irony, a related issue, or just business as usual? Household - HSBC Watch tells you so you can decide.

FAIRFAX, Va., May 24 /PRNewswire/ — The United Negro College Fund […]

Bank of Bermuda and Sarbanes - Oxley

HSBC acquired the Bank of Bermuda Limited, which HSBC says is “a leading provider of fund administration, trust, custody, asset management and private banking services; and shares in HSBC Holdings are listed on a fifth stock exchange, in Bermuda.” Don’t let the word “leading” mislead you. HSBC called Household International “a leading US […]

Are You Looking For The Predatory Lender?

Trying to track down troubled predatory lender Household International? Former stock symbol HI? Need updates to the nationwide $484 million settlement? Updates on RICO charges against H&R Block and Household? Perhaps you are looking for Household Retail Services, HRS or HRSI?

The names have changed.
HSBC North America Holdings (formerly Household […]