Date Received: 2018-07-11
Issue: Trouble using your card
Subissue: Can't use card to make purchases
Consumer Complaint: I had a HSBC credit card taken few months back and used it for making purchases and also paid the amount in time for the initial statements. I don't know that my card is been blocked for security reasons and even I'm blocked from paying payments towards the amount used in the credit card. Its been almost 60 days by now that my card is been blocked and tried to reach them for 32 times waiting each time for 1 hr and my issue is still not resolved. Every time I make a call to them they say that this is not the concerned department and transfer the call to some other department and make you to go around making you to wait for almost a day if you want to stay on the call. The longest wait time I had on call is around 3hrs and this is one of the worst customer service you will come across.
Company Response:
State: GA
Zip: 30328
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-11
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-10
Issue: Opening an account
Subissue: Didn't receive terms that were advertised
Consumer Complaint: I opened an HSBC Advance checking account last XXXX with the {$350.00} account opening bonus attached, with the requirement being to deposit {$10000.00} within 30 days of account opening, and to maintain that balance for 90 days. The fine print says the bonus will be paid within 8 weeks of meeting the requirements. I completed the requirements on XX/XX/XXXX - maintained the bonus for 90 days - however the bonus still hasn't been paid to this date. The fine print of the promotional bonus is attached below. I applied for the account online, and the account was approved via email on XX/XX/XXXX ( email attached below ). However, I did not get a link for registering for online banking until XX/XX/XXXX ( email attached below ). And I was only able to access my account on online banking on XX/XX/XXXX ( email attached below ). My initial deposit of {$1.00} was not deposited until XX/XX/XXXX as can be seen in my electronic statement below. I contacted an HSBC customer service representative by the name of XXXX, who confirmed in writing that the bonus requirement of depositing {$10000.00} " within 30 days of account opening '' means 30 days from the date of initial deposit, which means by XX/XX/XXXX ( 30 days from XX/XX/XXXX ). Additionally, the rep. confirmed in writing that the deadline for the deposit is in fact XX/XX/XXXX. The chat record can be seen below. After I deposited XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX, my account reached the balance of {$11000.00}, meeting the requirement of having a balance exceeding {$10000.00} on or before XX/XX/XXXX ( within 30 days of account opening/initial deposit as confirmed by the aforementioned representative ). This can also be seen in my electronic statement below. I have maintained a balance of over {$10000.00} for over 6 months, since XX/XX/XXXX, yet I have not received the bonus. I repeated contacted the customer reps over online chat and they all told me they wouldn't be able to submit any inquiries and that I had to wait - a few of them told me to wait until 8 weeks after the requirement was met, and then after that date, they told me to wait until the end of XXXX. Using XX/XX/XXXX as day 1, the requirement of maintaing a $ 10k+ balance for 90 days was met on XX/XX/XXXX. Adding 8 weeks to XX/XX/XXXX yields XX/XX/XXXX. It has been over 3 months since I've met the requirements, yet I still have not been credited the bonus. I chatted with a customer rep. last week who said they would submit an inquiry and on XX/XX/XXXX, I heard back from them saying I was ineligible due to " the account not being funded with the qualifying balance within the first 30 days of account opening '', clearly contrary to what the customer rep. ( XXXX ) informed me back in XXXX.
Company Response:
State: PA
Zip: 178XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-10
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-11
Issue: Closing your account
Subissue: Can't close your account
Consumer Complaint: I have requested that my HSBC Credit Card Acct. be closed over and over again however this bank is horrible and they refuse to comply. Its a simple request and shouldn't take an act of XXXX but obviously it does.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 342XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-11
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-10
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: I realized I was a victim of identity theft when I received notification on my credit report that HSBC pulled my personal credit in XX/XX/2018. Then it began reporting a 'new ' credit card with HSBC XXXX I did not contact HSBC to open up this account. While doing research and calling HSBC I found out that the perpetrator not only called to apply for this card with my personal information but that he also went to the post office and changed my address to his personal address in order to receive my mail at his residence. I don't know this perpetrator is, and have placed a fraud alert on my credit reports. I also went to my local police department and I filed a id theft police report.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 33510
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-10
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-09
Issue: Managing an account
Subissue: Banking errors
Consumer Complaint: I still have not received my bonus per the conditions outlined in HSBC 's response letter.
Company Response:
State: PA
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-09
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-06
Issue: Opening an account
Subissue: Unable to open an account
Consumer Complaint: I was looking for a new renowned international bank with a presence in the US, since I travel a lot. I came across an offer from HSBC US for a Choice Checking account, which included a welcome offer of {$200.00} when activity was met. The nearest branch is about 15-20 minutes from my house so I decided to apply online. I can't describe how frustrating it has become dealing with this bank. After about 30-40 questions and a 30 minute application process, it states all applications need to be verified and somebody would contact me back in 48 hours. The days went by and I called, I was connected to an overseas call center and they explained me I had to wait some more. I asked to speak with a supervisor and I was told they have no supervisors. I waited some more and called again, I was told I need to contact each Credit Bureau and submit a copy of my credit report in writing to them. What the heck? Never in my life have I been asked to submit a credit report. They can do that themselves. Why in the world are we as a country allowing this bank to operate in our country? By the way, at the end of the last call, the person called XXXX told me : " I need you to hang up now sir, we're done here ''. Reference Number : XXXX
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 33185
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-06
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-07
Issue: Trouble during payment process
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX My Legal Council did Not Send Copies of My Credit Life and XXXX Documents To Opposing Council Or Judge XXXX XXXX XXXX so i took Copies in to The Clerk Of Courts However Since the Documents were Not Presented By My Attorney to Opposing Council and the Judge it Was Not Reviewed Therefore Resulted in a Negative Result for Me if in Fact the Documents were Presented Properly the Result Would have Been Much Different.
Company Response:
State: OH
Zip: 44691
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-10
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-06
Issue: Managing an account
Subissue: Banking errors
Consumer Complaint: My HSBC personal account and business account has been hacked since XX/XX/XXXX. I notied today. There were several transactions to transfer fund from my accounts to unknow accounts. I called HSBC security dept. I was told that someone login from New York to do the transactions. I am currently in XXXX. I have not login my account for almost a month.
Company Response:
State: NY
Zip: 11372
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-06
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-05
Issue: Money was not available when promised
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: HSBC N/A has been holding up a payment from the XXXX to our account in the amount of {$120000.00} for over 10 days now. We have been receiving transfers from this account dozens of times a year for many years. All the information that HSBC requested has been sent to them repeatedly. HSBC employees routinely lie to us, ask for information that we know they already have, and send us on fool errands to see if we go away. Meanwhile, their illegal retention of our money is causing us serious financial problems. Specifically, the HSBC employees named below, whose responsibility is to help us in these matters, have refused to even return increasingly urgent calls or emails from myself and my wife, over a period of days, in a extraordinary display of unprofessional conduct. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Company Response:
State: NY
Zip: 10027
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-05
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-03
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not yours
Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX XXXX. somehow indicated a debt on my account. I called HSBC at least 3 times and confirmed their system was fixed and doesn't show any debt. Then, coming out of blue, debt collection agent starts to call my cell and send me mails regarding {$160.00} debt, which is not valid at all. I called both collection agent and HSBC and nobody knows what happened and what to do. Now, a different collection agent starts to send me mails for this debt. This is so ridiculous and unacceptable.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 94404
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-03
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A