HSBC shoots down Bank of England’s optimism over the economy

HSBC shoots down Bank of England’s optimism over the economy predicting it will shrink by 10.3% in 2020 By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 19 August 2020 Britain’s biggest lender has taken issue with predictions from the Bank of England that the economy may … Read more

HSBC to clamp down on how much it will loan to borrowers buying flats

HSBC hits flathunters with loans clampdown: Bank set to insist on a 15% deposit – or 20% if buying a new-build By Victoria Bischoff Money Mail Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 HSBC is clamping down on how much it will loan to … Read more

BUSINESS LIVE: HSBC profits plunge; Hammerson in sale talks; Purplebricks reports revenue slide

BUSINESS LIVE: HSBC profits plunge; Hammerson in sale talks; Purplebricks reports revenue slide By This Is Money Published: 08:04 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 08:09 BST, 3 August 2020    HSBC has reported a 65 per cent drop in pre-tax profit in the first half of the year as the UK’s largest bank was … Read more

First-time buyers face rising mortgage costs as HSBC and TSB up high LTV rates

First-time buyers face rising mortgage rates as lenders hike rates on high loan-to-value loans HSBC, TSB and Skipton BS upped rates on high LTV mortgages last week  Those worst affected will be first-time buyers, who typically borrow 90% of value By Sarah Bridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 1 August 2020 | … Read more

HSBC among Hong Kong-based banks cracking down on democracy activists

HSBC among Hong Kong-based banks cracking down on clients with ties to the pro-democracy movement By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 20 July 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 20 July 2020 Global wealth managers operating in Hong Kong have launched a crackdown on clients with ties to the country’s pro-democracy movement. … Read more

HSBC and Standard Chartered caught in crossfire over Hong Kong turmoil

Banks caught in crossfire over Hong Kong turmoil: HSBC and Standard Chartered facing threat of US sanctions By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 2 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 2 July 2020 Pressure is mounting on HSBC and Standard Chartered as the banks find themselves ‘caught in the crossfire’ of … Read more