Consumer complaint received 2018-12-12
Company: HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC.
State: TX
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement
Sub-issue: Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement

Complaint:
In XX/XX/2018 I noticed around {$26000.00} of fraud on my HSBC credit card - mostly at two stores in a different state over a two day period. I was surprised that HSBC didn't flag this as fraud, so I called them to report it. 

A few days after reporting it HSBC had closed the account and opened a new credit card. They produced a statement on the old account showing the large balance with a due date just a few days later. I was advised to ignore the statement, but was annoyed at getting a statement that said it required payment so soon. Unsettling that the paperwork from the bank said one thing and the staff said another. I made several phone calls about this and to request updates about the investigation. HSBC Premier advertise a 24/7 customer service number but outside XXXX they aren't really able to answer this type of question. 

HSBC report a credit score on statements. During the fraud investigation they were reporting a significantly lower score on my statements which was concerning as it was flagged as being caused by " large balance '' ( the fraud amount ). They were not able to satisfactorily explain this or explain why the score they reported had changed significantly whereas the score from other sources ( XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXX, etc. ) had actually not changed. 

By the end of XXXX I received a letter saying the issue was resolved and that I did not owe the money. I also received a statement for the old account with the full balance on the statement but with a minimum payment due of {$0.00}. 

A month and a half later on XX/XX/XXXX I received another statement but this time is said I had a past due amount of around {$500.00} despite the prior statement saying no payment was due. I called the 24/7 premier customer service at HSBC but they were not able to help although they did suggest calling during XXXX Mon-Fri. 

I asked about their complaints procedure and was transferred to a manager who took down some notes. I asked when I would receive a response and he responded by saying that HSBC do not respond to customer complaints. I asked if there was a mailing address I could write to and was told no. I asked if there is any way of escalating a complaint - he suggested the better business bureaux and he said there was no federal complaints process for financial companies. 

My issues with HSBC : 1 ) Incorrect statements continued to be generated after resolution of fraud - amount, past due amount, due date, credit score and reason. Advice was often to ignore the statement ( not really acceptable - would prefer it to be corrected or answered in writing ) 2 ) According to the manager I spoke with : HSBC do not have a way for someone to log a complaint and get a response. 
3 ) HSBC failed to advise me of CFPB when I directly asked about government or regulatory complaint procedures 4 ) Failed to spot fraud

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation