Tag Archives: HSBC

Wells and USAA mortgage refi, credit card news of the week

Thanks goodness for credit card reform. Compared to the old days it is really nice to get email reminders when a credit card payment is due. Confirmation emails are wonderful. What happened to huge profits generated by credit card companies when they “forgot” to mail a statement, just to make you pay interest on “zero [...]

HSBC unreported money laundering or terrorist financing

While I wrote for the Household-HSBC Watch website I picked up on money laundering issues. The terrorist aspect came from Iraq at that time. As with any problem it is always nice when probes and investigations produce results. Now, in late November 2011, we can report that the OCC finally took action.

Best Buy Stores and the HSBC Best Buy card

Many americans are glad credit card statements are easier to read. New credit card laws greatly diminished abuses by banks. One such offender was (is) HSBC and HSBC merchants.

The Worst Banks and how one got away

If the Occupy Wall Street protesters want to target a single big bank, which should they choose? One bank – HSBC – took huge losses after buying predatory lender Household International. HSBC, headquartered in London, is not on this list.

HSBC subprime bad loans continue to hurt

All is not rosy at HSBC. Bad debts in the US continue to rise, while regulators extended the open comment period on HSBC’s proposed sale of the banks credit card business to Capital One.