This time state attorney’s general are asking HSBC Finance for something other than evidence of predatory lending. They are asking for help. What will be the result if requests are ignored? History shows that HSBC Finance was Household International, which was purchased by HSBC in 2003. Prior to that Household was […]
With the United States in a recession the double-speak is interesting. Some call the recession of 2000-2001 a “mini-recession.” Now HSBC’s Douglas Flint has a “technical recession.” HSBC finance director Douglas Flint said: “The issue now is the US slowdown and whether it enters a technical recession, and what that does to […]
This is another update from our friend Curtis: “Please be advised of the following. I am currently involved in taking legal action against HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. in Brandon Florida.
My current mortgage was audited and found to be in violation of TILA, RESPA, HOPA and the Fair Trade Practices Act. The loan as […]
On the legal front it appears as though HSBC USA and HSBC North America Holdings have some explaining to do. In a recent court document it was discovered that the are actual two additional holding companies as part of HSBC in the United States. Why is that?
There are actually two additional US holding […]
A tenacious reader of our website, and an angry mortgage customer of HSBC sent some good advice. This gentleman is a planner, and he organizes meetings to get the desired results. It is very true that HSBC Finance does not know where a telephone call is coming from. The HSBC guidebook says […]
Even bankrupt lenders are looking for a new approach to lending. One subprime lender, the bankrupt Delta Financial, is reemerging as a lender of FHA mortgages and other “alternative” products. The company’s former chief executive, Hugh Miller, along with a small group of former Delta executives, is launching Reliance First Capital, a mortgage company […]
Citigroup Inc., HSBC Finance Corp. and seven other companies agreed to help delinquent homeowners in Ohio avoid foreclosure in the first such accord between a state and home-loan servicers, Governor Ted Strickland said. Like alcoholics that keep drinking, the companies pledged to make an effort. Banks and other lenders pledged to modify terms […]
Curtis in Connecticut said in a recent commentary: “This is my own opinion based on dealing with HSBC. HSBC should be classified by Homeland Security as a terrorist organization.
It strikes fear into the hearts of thousands of Americans every day. It threatens to steal homes, money and by doing so steals lives.
Non-Political Terrorism […]
This is a classic example of how the subprime mess spun out of control. It is a classic example of how state regulators are continually frustrated by federal regulators and their desire to overrule state-level laws. Anyone who thinks they can get results from a local Better Business Bureau, when federal and state […]
By anonymous submission a Washington state resident says: “I have recently spoken with investigators from the WA state Attorney General’s office and the Department of Financial Institutions. They need your help in prosecuting Household and Beneficial Finance business practices.
Past and present employees and customers need to contact the office of the Washington State […]
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