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Bernd

4.11.2020

London, Other

hsbc

I am an existing FD customer. Trying now, for 6 weeks, on a daily basis to complete the process of opening a business account. Hours spent several times a day trying to get through (yesterday 2 hours!). Equally online application process - verification of ID, which shouldn't be required since I am an existing customer not working. Online support/chat more than useless. Now tried to use online complaint form and it tells me that my email is invalid. This is breathtakingly incompetent.

Edyta

18.09.2020

Nice, Other

hsbc

Worst bank I have ever dealt with - STAY AWAY FROM THEM! I have been a premier customer for 7 years and if I had a choice, I would give this bank a fat 0. They are a complete bunch of incompetent clowns and thieves. HSBC customer services is worse than useless, they obviously do not know what they are doing. I finally was going down to the branch in Nice to close my account. I was told it will be closed, but I can see that they finally refused. Moreover, they charge 15 euros each month for NOTHING and even charged me 8 euro, but for what? HSBC took money out of my account dishonestly. STAY AWAY!

Farid

18.09.2020

Victoria, Other

hsbc

I made a mistake twice and joined HSBC for the second time after 5 years, purely deceived by their offers on cashback on transactions etc. But please don't fall for this little incentive as the headache dealing with this bank does not worth the hassle and the offer, believe me:

nitin

3.09.2020

Lorton, VA

hsbc

After depositing a mobile check, without notice, without reason and without indication HSBC US blocked my account access. My Money and I cannot access it. Customer service keeps on repeating scripted texts. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE Banking practices. I have never seen a worst bank like HSBC. I had to pay my rent and I couldn't, I had to pay my fees, but I couldn't. What if I was on road, what if I had to undergo surgery, what if I meet with an accident.

Joe

28.08.2020

Rockville, MD

hsbc

HSBC hold my wire transfer for more than one month. When I asked them any reasons they don't respond my question. Never see this on another bank. Not a professional services. Very disappoint. Never use this bank again.

Priyanka

9.08.2020

Etobicoke, ON

hsbc

It’s great when you can transact with the same bank in different countries however the international money transfer fees are just so high and the minimum balance requirements at times are a huge hindrance in Covid times when there’s more cash outflow than inflow.

David

20.07.2020

New Canaan, CT

hsbc

I opened an HSBC Direct Savings account in early May. I transferred a substantial amount from another bank via a bank-to-bank wire transfer. The money was transferred from a joint account I shared with my husband into a sole ownership HSBC account. I looked at the account from the bank I transferred the funds and I saw it was debited. It was also credited to the HSBC account. Last week I got an email that froze my account because of irregularities in account holders. I tried to log into my HSBC internet banking account but it was frozen. That is where the nightmare started. I called and was transferred to a call center I think in India. Then I spent a long time for identity verification and then proceeded to resolve the problem. I was put on hold and I patiently waited for over 30 minutes listening to the music. Frustrated I hung up and called again.

James

15.07.2020

Manahawkin, NJ

hsbc

Hsbc bank is the most unorganized bank I have ever dealt with. For weeks we have tried to access the account, then another 3 weeks to close the account. All we wanted to do was verify the account so we could use the online site. They weren't able to help us to that. Constantly forwarded to different customer service representatives for days and days because no one could help us and it felt like they couldn't even give us any information about our account. So many hours wasted on their part and of our time. I feel sorry for anyone that opens up an account with HSBC.

Stephanie

10.07.2020

San Jose, CA

hsbc

I gave a second chance to HSBC 2 months ago after a bad experience 5 years ago. 2 months ago, I opened a bank account, I have no access to online banking. I can’t check my balance or make transfer to hsbc France, or do anything. I called maybe 10 times, Stayed hours on the phone, with promises to call me back ... Nothing... I spent an hour and half in the branch. Still nothing. I can’t use my bank account at all. I can’t access my online statement, I can use bill pay, I can’t use my money.

Matt

2.07.2020

Redruth, Other

hsbc

Customer support staff are repeatedly arrogant, unhelpful, restrictive over many years without improvement. Cannot be recommended to get entangled with longer term. Comparatively, very poor security filtering, resolution, brand loyalty, QOS. Still have a blocked joint account 8 mths later with substantial funds after acrimonious split then HSBC highlight all transactions as atypical (because I had to switch accounts but staff can never comprehend, because they are sub-contracted and care nothing for preservation of brand loyalty). HSBC can be fully expected to collapse without warning.

Jackie

26.06.2020

Shevington, Other

hsbc

Online and mobile banking locked, just cannot get through on the telephone, branch is only open in Wigan 10-2 Monday to Friday so you are suppose to take annual leave just to get a bank statement and have access opened for your bank account, not good at all.

Claudia

18.06.2020

Allentown, PA

hsbc

This is hands down the worst experience with a bank I've ever had. They blocked my account over a week ago and refuse to allow me to access the $30k that I have deposited in their bank. I made a mobile deposit from my credit union and the fraud dept flagged because it's a credit union. They continue to block any access to my account and will not allow me to withdraw my money or close the account. Please don't do business with this bank unless you want them using your money for their personal gain. They are extremely dishonest and irresponsible with "your" money.

Romee

29.05.2020

Jakarta, Other

hsbc

We did 2 international transactions, 1 within 2 HSBC accounts. They both took more than 3 months to complete, not something you want in online banking. Eventually, I had to make the transfer at a physical bank. The online banking platform, at least in Indonesia, is not very user friendly and contains hiccups. It's not possible to search for a specific transaction in your e-statements so you have to sift through all transactions that month. Additionally, when looking back at e-statements, after opening 4 statements, I only get pop-ups with gibberish. This continues after signing out and in again.

james

18.05.2020

Orland Park, IL

hsbc

I was scammed for a jewelry purchase in October for 4100.00 and they refuse to help as it is fake jewelry and they ask me to put out more money and get appraisal on the pieces. HSBC needs to help their customers

Rhys

12.05.2020

Carnation, WA

hsbc

6 months after opening a new account and meeting all criteria for a bonus offer of $750, they said I didn't use the correct promotional landing page originally. #deceptivepractice, #falseadvertising I even confirmed that I met the criteria throughout the waiting period, and did direct deposits and kept minimum balance, etc. No way I can prove the landing page I used 6 months prior.

Pat

20.03.2020

Pittsburgh, PA

hsbc

Their website was not working for me for most of today and so I called them on the phone. The quality of the voice was so bad that I could barely understand them. These are very simple things and if you can't make those work reliably then I'm afraid you need new people in charge.

Akif

16.03.2020

Istanbul, Other

hsbc

I have opened a Premier account with the HSBC France. After going through whole bunch of document verification's I have received a letter of confirmation from the account opening department regarding my online banking secret code and user name which will be mailed in 15 days and my bank manager will be contacting with me as a new premier customer to discuss the banking information etc. BOY A BOY! No online banking login information and no call from the bank manager!

Linda

13.03.2020

San José del Cabo, Other

hsbc

I waited for 3 hours in the bank to cancel my account. When it finally was my turn they refused to cancel my account despite me having all the documents needed to cancel. When I asked them to show me where in the contract it says I'm not allowed to cancel my account and what documents were missing I was told it was my problem to figure it out. Horrible service and horrible attitude overall. Avoid doing business with them!

Thong

20.02.2020

Sterling, VA

hsbc

I paid off my debt on September 2019 and close account as request. They told me it is close, but month later they set the bill with the charge. I call back and they said it's the interest charge. I paid it and they still send the bill on the month after. I came to HSBC bank branch. After while they said it's close and ok. Month later they keep sending bill to me. That's a scam bank and people work in there not nice either. Get away with this. Also I figure out this bank come from Hongkong. Id that the way as Chinese try to cheat us? I will file complaint to US government to see what happen.

Robert

1.02.2020

Davis, CA

hsbc

Every time I call customer service I get someone in India. I can't understand them as they talk too fast and English is not their first language. Looking online to make a complaint, there are telephone numbers listed (someone else said they are not operational) but no place to email. Eventually I found a link called 'Customer Feedback'. Clicking on that I was then routed to a page on Questions and Answers. I am just going to stop using the card. Save yourself the hassle and don't respond to their many snail mail solicitations for a 'Preapproved" credit card.

robert

28.01.2020

Leesburg, FL

hsbc

I opened a CD for 10,000 dollars on Jan. 9 2019. Closed the account 1 year later. They were suppose to Fed Ex my check and receive it in 8 to 10 days. After 12 days I called HSBC bank. They informed me that I would receive the check on Jan. 28. It never arrive. I again called HSBC bank. It was never sent. Now I received a tracking number. I called fed it to verify and it has not been picked up yet. If fed ex picks it up today, I will receive it on Jan. 30. Should I hold my breath???

Douglas

14.01.2020

Wading River, NY

hsbc

Did not notice an opportunity to establish a "payable on death" account when opening the "HSBC Direct Savings account." Called HSBC and was told it is not available with that account. They suggested going to a local branch to see if they'll let me open another HSBC account. The reps thought was they might then let me extend the payable on death to the online account. That sounds dubious. HSBC also takes 3 business days to transfer money to another bank. One of my banks takes one business day.

Lauren

9.01.2020

Atlanta, GA

hsbc

HSBC offers extravagant incentives to open an account and then just jerks you around and doesn't pay. TOTAL waste of many hours of my life and the customer service is AWFUL. They will take your money and not live up to their end of the offer. STAY AWAY and don't waste your time!

Dean

4.01.2020

Boston, MA

hsbc

HSBC has the absolute worst Customer Service in the WORLD! I only opened an account here because they were offering $400 to open a new account with Direct Deposit and man am I sorry. I literally get declined every time I try to use more than 1000.00 and have to call them every time! And Customer Service takes forever to do anything. I am closing my account TODAY, I've had it. And BTW, their App and online banking is terrible as well. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Edward

27.12.2019

Phoenix, AZ

hsbc

HSBC's phone application(s) and the online website are just confusing and is by far the most difficult and worst online banking I have come across. I bank with more than five institutions and this one has by far been the worst experience. I would consider myself to be someone with technical experience. Phone support was very nice but besides the successful reset of my login due to a "Generate Code" not working, EZ pay (auto pay) wasn't able to be completed, my payment date modification was not able to be met. Their online banking needs to be reevaluated immediately. I would have rather paid the extra .50% APR with a different institution knowing the inconvenience of their software.

Michael John

7.11.2019

Old Bribie, Other

hsbc

HSBC bank has been the worst service I have ever heard of as far as international transfers go. Using our money the transfer is still not complete. I sent the money electronically on the 16th October and today is the 8th November and still has not arrived. It would have been cheaper to fly to the bank, get a check and fly back and wait 6 days for it to clear. You should never use this bank for your own safety and well being. Good riddance to this bank.

Nav

4.11.2019

Los Angeles, CA

hsbc

I must be an idiot for not reading this reviews and choosing HSBC's online savings solely based on their reputation as one of the premier global institution. What a fool I am. Truly, I blame myself for being an idiot way more than I blame HSBC, because the reviews were all out here. I decided to go with them over smaller regional banks that offered a more competitive return.

Lee

2.11.2019

Secaucus, NJ

hsbc

I am a software engineer that work for banks and built different online banking systems. HSBC online banking/app engineers/product managers/designers should be ashamed of themselves. It is the worst! Login is a headache. To setup your account you need to go to a legacy system that has a different User interface, if you see it for the first time you would think that this is a scam the website is hacked! You can do none of this with the mobile app! Similar goes to setting up automated payments. I called them, and they told me they will send me a form! A paper form to setup automatic payments! The representative herself did not suggest helping me to set it up online! They started charging me for late fees!! I never missed a payment with 8 different banks!

Jen

25.10.2019

Monroe, OH

hsbc

I wish I had done more research prior to opening a premier account with HSBC. I like many others on here was lured into opening my account due to the $750 bonus promise. I went through the arduous process of opening my account figuring that it was just good policy to fraud screen. I was approved and had my initial deposit of $100 transferred from my Capital One 360 account. Then comes the nightmare.

Nat

16.10.2019

Los Angeles, CA

hsbc

This will be long, but please read so you avoid the psychiatric hospital bills this ** b.s. bank has made me incur. My head is still spinning over the twilight zone that HSBC will put you into. I received a letter from HSBC with a pre-approval. Not pre-qualified. Pre-approved. I'm between jobs and my daughter has very expensive medical bills, not all of which are covered by insurance. She has cancer, and that $5,000 could come in handy, so I completed the identifying info requested and VOILA! I was told I would receive an email when the card was on the way.

R. B.

10.10.2019

Johnston, RI

hsbc

I just recently opened a savings online only account with BANK HSBC. This was based on top recommendations for best accounts on a website. To begin the first week I opened the account. They blocked access to it because I logged in from another location. I mentioned I use a VPN for all my online banking. They asked if I was calling from a US phone number and I was like what kind of question is that if you can see my phone number. They released the block on that.

Joseph

5.10.2019

Milwaukee, WI

hsbc

I applied for the online savings account because of their high rates. My initial application was immediately declined because my credit was frozen. I thawed my credit report and applied again. On the application I gave my traditional copper wire LANDLINE phone number as my home phone number. During the application, I authorized an initial deposit of $1.00. I was contacted several times for additional information. Each time I called them they wanted to send me a text message with a security code. As an alternative, they could leave the code on my voice mail. They could not send this to a phone number that was not on the application. They allowed alternative means of identification by having me answer questions about my application or my credit report during these calls.

Yuanjia

1.10.2019

Edison, NJ

hsbc

If there's negative star I'll give negative star. First of all, I just opened a premier checking account to receive my paycheck. Since then, every interaction with HSBC is difficult. Then comes the day I tried to linked HSBC as an external account to my other checking account. The verification process triggered a security warning on HSBC's side. I was contacted by phone by HSBC to run a virus scan. They required me to send over a screenshot to unfreeze the account.

Spencer

5.09.2019

Herriman, UT

hsbc

HSBC makes every user interaction as difficult and cumbersome as possible. Buying a home was a simpler process than setting up my US and UK accounts with this bank and ultimately required me to physically go to another state to sign a document. This initial experience was representative of every other interaction I had with the bank until I closed it today (also a nightmare). Logging into your account online requires: user name, password, child's middle name, opening their mobile app, 2 mobile clicks, and entering another generated code into the online experience. WHY DOES EVERY INTERACTION WITH YOUR BANK HAVE TO BE THE WORST! When you talk to the support team online, prepare to answer 6 levels of security EACH TIME THEY TRANSFER YOU (and they transfer you a lot). Bottom line, this bank disappointed me at every opportunity. I have worked with 6 other banks, and this is easily the worst one I have ever dealt with. AVOID!

Anna

5.09.2019

Redmond, WA

hsbc

My Real Estate Clients applied for a mortgage at this bank. HSBC Christal **, Elizabeth ** had 31 days to do an Easy loan with big downpayment - and only! 1 day before the closing date they said that loan is not ready. Before that they ignored all emails from RE companies and clients. Christal wrote she was on vacation for 2 weeks, and they have no idea when they would close the loan. It was such a big and costly mistake to do home mortgage with HSBC.

Rob

29.08.2019

San Diego, CA

hsbc

I applied for their online savings since they have the highest APY. Filled in the application, went through the credit check and the sourcing bank checks, etc... Then after 4 days I got a call from their fraud protection to provide them my driver's license. Then still after 2 days no response. I have opened similar accounts with online US based banks and everything has completed within one day. These turkeys act like you are at their mercy and they wanna take a month to approve your application... Then I read all these horror stories online and decided to withdraw my application.

Chris

23.08.2019

Chandler, AZ

hsbc

I was looking online for a bank that has no fees and pays a good interest rate. I came across HSBC and it looked great. I opened an account online and transferred some savings from my Capital One 360 account. All fine and good. Then I got my weekly check in the mail and decided to deposit it in my HSBC account. No problems there. But then the next day, I went to log on to my account to see if the check had been deposited, but I couldn't log in. It said my credentials were suspended so I called the 800 number to find out what happened. Long story short, after a 20 minute phone call, their company policy is to suspend your account for 5 days when you deposit a check in order for the check to clear and they couldn't give me a reason why.. just that it's their company policy... That makes no sense! This bank is the worst!

Angie

19.08.2019

Philadelphia, PA

hsbc

I recently opened a new credit card with HSBC. This is my first experience with HSBC. I used checks they provided to transfer balances from other credit cards. Even though I used checks that they sent to my home address to transfer funds from one of my accounts to another one of my accounts, this still apparently triggered a fraud alert. Their fraud prevention department called and left me a message with instructions for a number to call and nine digit number to reference. I returned the call. They put me on hold for 15 minutes and then hung up on me before anyone answered the call. They then apparently put my account on hold so I could not use my card.

Bsw614

18.08.2019

Bellport, NY

hsbc

They offer a bonus for keeping money in account for 90 days and then when you try to collect they say you have to wait another eight weeks. Fraud and terrible dishonest customer service. Save your money and go to a good bank like CIT, Synchrony, etc.

Manoj

16.08.2019

Other, Other

hsbc

I am manoj **, I opened business bank account with HSBC for my new business content proficiency in November,2018. As i do charge online through the website and the most use of the HSBC account was to transfer money from PayPal and Stripe to the bank account through which customer pays us online through website. Only Few native clients were provided account of HSBC to put the money for the business content writing services, It would be not more than the 3% of the total business. It means that only 3%-5% customers paid directly to the HSBC account and rest I was transferring money from PayPal and Stripe to HSBC. 90% of our customers pay via PayPal and 5% to 8% on stripe.

vicki

13.08.2019

New York, NY

hsbc

They say if you open a new account, you'll receive a bonus. I've been waiting past the maximum time and even after several calls to customer service, they tell me someone will reach back out and I never hear from them again after 2 weeks.

L

10.08.2019

Kansas City, MO

hsbc

DO NOT OPEN ACCOUNT HERE: On July 4th I received a text message that a fraudulent charge tried to post to my account from H&M 0291 for $195.55. I responded to the text message that the charge was not me. A few minutes later I was contacted by a representative that asked the same question. I told him as well that the charge was not me. The rep asked what was the last charge I made. I told him a $20 purchase to Sec a company that I pay on a regular basis. He took my information and stated that I would get a new card and fraud form to complete for the $195.55. I received the form and the charge for $20 was listed as fraud instead with no mention of the $195.55 (I assume because the charge was declined) so I actually should not have gotten a form in my opinion since the charge never went through.

David

9.08.2019

Toronto, ON

hsbc

I would give them 0 stars, but unfortunately that’s not an option. This bank has no place in Canada and for good reason. I was in the midst of switching all my accounts over but quickly came to the realization that this was a bad idea. Their customer service is horrendous! Don’t try making an appointment at your branch or any branch for that matter because there’s no way to call the branch. Let that sink in for a moment...basically the only way to make appointments with them is to physically walk into a branch and hope they won’t be busy. Luckily both times I walked in to a branch they were practically empty which in itself speaks volumes in terms of their retail banking market share.

Kenneth

29.07.2019

Princeton, NJ

hsbc

Purchased 2 motorcycles with son about 15 years ago. HSBC Nevada financed. Son missed SOME payments and I completely paid off 13 years ago. Never received title nor lien release letters. I sent required documents 2 years ago and still never received requested releases. Spent an hour trying to get someone to assist. Multiple calls yielded one person who gave me 2 numbers which ring unanswered. WILL NEVER BUY ANY PRODUCT THAT USES HSBC FINANCING AGAIN.

Jack

29.07.2019

Los Angeles, CA

hsbc

Just opened an account in California at one of LA Branch and in four months I got nothing but trouble. At every few thousands dollars wire and transaction they freeze my account to verify the transaction for any potential fraud. I have an active site online and I always buys items from China. I learnt lately that this bank was under world wide investigation for money laundering. Best treatment for this bank is to to sue them for large amount for damaging my business.

Dorothy

25.07.2019

Las Vegas, NV

hsbc

I applied twice for a credit card with 0% interest for 18 months.. Both times, I got an email back saying the application process wasn't complete and that I needed to call them. In both cases, they said there was a mistake in my application. I disregarded the first email and was told later that my application was withdrawn because I didn't respond. I reapplied a few months later because the 0% for 18 months was good, The second time I received a call while I was driving asking for personal information. I asked them to email me because I was driving. They sent me an email and I called them. I took the lady about 10 tries to be able to verify the code they sent me.

Jackie

22.07.2019

Hongkong, Other

hsbc

HSBC France (the intermediary) slower than a tortoise. It’s been 20 days. They are not able to clear the telegraphic transaction. Neither they are able to return the money. I made the TT from Hong Kong to Indonesia on 2nd July, the intermediary (HSBC France) came with questions on 10th. They took so long to send cable to HK? How intelligent. All their question were replied with evidences, evidences verifiable online, and also in search engines. Despite this, they are not able to release the funds, and neither return the funds back.. Not amused with this service.

mohammad

20.07.2019

Brampton, ON

hsbc

I needed to refinance my condo unit. I approached HSBC mortgage department by phone. They advised me to send them certain documents related to income, income tax returns, notice of assessment from Tax department (CRA), job letter, T4, T5 and old age and pension related documents. I sent all the documents. After a week we were (myself and my wife) called given an appointment after another week for phone conversation.The Customer Service Representative (CSR) was very unprofessional. The questions he was asking me indicated that he had not read any thing from my documents. To answer his questions I would tell him to look for that in the document I provided. Every time his answer was that he did not have time to read my documents. I spent about 90 minutes with him. I reminded him several times that he should have studied my documents before calling me.

Hyu

17.07.2019

Baltimore, MD

hsbc

I opened a premier checking account lured by their generous opening bonus offer. Only a few days later, I deposited two checks, one from my neighbor and the other from my flexible spending account. They freezed my whole account out of a sudden and I had to call the customer service. They were not helpful either. Instead of unfreezing my account, they kept saying that they have to review the deposit and it may take up to 5 business days. For the meantime, I would need to just wait.

Lu

13.07.2019

New York, NY

hsbc

I recently switched banks because HSBC has one of the lowest yields among other banks. In order to do that, I had to roll out all my funds before I closed down my accounts. In the process, I'm more assured everyday that I made the right choice leaving this bank. At first, it was an ordeal to roll over the funds from my IRA account to my 401(K) plan under my current employer. I called and was told that their computers didn't allow them to enter certain format in the address field on my application. So I had to go to the branch near me and the "Senior Director" of customer relations had no idea what she was doing. She had to call her colleague in front of me to ask her what to do, which is, simply taking my filled out application in written form and processing it....

Yuri

6.07.2019

Mount Prospect, IL

hsbc

I opened HSBC Advance Checking account in November 2018 through HSBC promotion published on their website (they are still running it as of today) - $350 welcome bonus when you deposit $10,000 within a month and keep it for 90 days. I've posted $10,000 per the promo rules, followed up many times with HSBC customer service on the promotion conditions. They advised me welcome bonus would be posted in May 2019. But in May, new story emerged - no bonus! They claimed I did not open the account through their promotional web page, which is absolutely not true! I've spent hours on the phone with Customer service, several times different managers promised me to resolve the situation and offered to call me back in 2-3 days - no calls, everyone of them disappeared! HSBC is unprofessional, full of lies, scummy practices. Stay away, don't buy their lies.

Yogesh

19.06.2019

Rockville, MD

hsbc

Decided to take their seemingly generous offer of cash ($850) to open an account, so I did. Was told that my money would also earn over 2% interest while sitting there. Opening the account was overly cumbersome but I muddled through it. I deal with many banks and have a lot of experience with banks, the HSBC process was not normal. After finally jumping through the many hoops I find that the account basically earns no interest.

Antonio

13.06.2019

Shanghai, Other

hsbc

It's been over 8 years I'm an HSBC customer in 4 countries around the world, their service is always been pretty much good, but lately I was dealing with my International Relationship Manager from HSBC France and it's been a terrible experience. First of all, completely unexpected he has sent me an email notifying that my account in France has been blocked because showing inactive status (I live abroad since 8 years) and I had to provide a lot of documents (also tax declaration) to reactivate it. Starting from the principle that I receive yearly notification from HSBC with such a request and I always fulfill it, this time I found this way very brutal and no respectful. Is it necessary to block my account?

Vy

7.06.2019

Katy, TX

hsbc

I have been a fan of HSBC’s excellent customer service and appreciate the ease of doing business with you all. However, I recently found out that HSBC reported a late payment on my credit reports. This late payment (August 2018) was the result of the technical glitch of the EZ Pay System. I hope you can help me remove this late payment mark on my credit reports. Here’s what happened: When I volunteered in Egypt last summer (May-Sept 2018), I applied for a HSBC credit card because of its presence in Egypt and beyond. Before I volunteered in Egypt, I called HSBC to place a travel alert and inquire about steps I need to take to set up automatic payments. I was worried because I might not have access to internet.

a

4.06.2019

Boston, MA

hsbc

This is by far the worst bank I have ever used. They are running a scam. They do not honor their signup bonus. Repeatedly find different tricks to put more money in your account but makes it incredibly difficult for you to access. None of their customer service reps are qualified. They tell you something different each and every time you try and get on the phone with them. It takes a while to even get a human on the phone. They often put you on hold then just hang up. The reps will reassure you your complaints are being noted and filed. However, when you contact them back because an issue was never resolved they never seem to have any issues on the subject. Ive tried filing 2 formal complaints only to find out after spending hours on the phone they never processed it or have any records.... They treat their customer like with minimal respect. They basically refuse to provide any support. You may find more success in talking to a wall.

Scott

4.06.2019

Smithtown, NY

hsbc

Very poor customer service on their credit card dispute department. I've had a dispute going for 4 months and they still have not credited me back even though I supplied tracking numbers for the product being returned. When I called them I had to hold over 30 minutes and then had to hang up. Called again and as of now I have been on hold for 63 minutes. To top if off I get the same message every 10 seconds saying "we are sorry, all our reps are busy assisting other clients. Please hold the line as we value your call." Did you ever think you should hire more people to answer the phones? Is my time so unvaluable that I have to sit on hold for an hour? The dispute amount is not even worth my time, I will never use my HSBC credit card again!

Immoral

29.05.2019

Other, Other

hsbc

I opened an account because the in store Rep told me there were no international ATM fees. It turns out there are. Their mobile app is amateurish at best. I received a call from HSBC indicating I had opened a Lexus Credit Card, which I did not. I went to the HSBC website to find out who I needed to contact for suspected fraud. The website says to call the number on the back of my card. I did that and followed the appropriate prompts. The Security Rep over the phone immediately told me I needed to hang up and call another number. I asked to speak to a Supervisor and was hung up on. The single worst bank I have ever dealt with. Never again! Buyer beware!

Henry

20.05.2019

New York, NY

hsbc

Saw my local branch was offering a $750 cash bonus for opening an account with $75,000 balance. So saw relationship manager that told me I needed to go online to get an account number and once received he would open an account for me. I received approval and account number. Went into branch and was told I needed to open both a checking and savings account and didn't need to fund the checking account and could put the $75,000 into savings. 4 weeks later the bank closed my checking account because it had no transactions. I didn't get my bonus because to qualify you need both a savings and checking account.

Lilia

19.05.2019

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

hsbc

When I received HSBC promotion via mail, I deposited $10000 at HSBC branch office on September 24, 2018. After six months, which was March 24, 2019, I went to the branch office and wanted to get out my deposit money together with the promised $400 bonus. However, I was told there was NO BONUS for me in their system. I went to the office on April 11, April 15, Joyce told me that I should get the $400 promotion and it was processed by Jasmine, the person who processed my deposit on September 24, 2018, but someone "back in the office" didn't process it. She promised that they should get back to me within two weeks. She promised to let Jasmine get back to me on April 16 when J was in.

Stefan

17.05.2019

Orlando, FL

hsbc

I opened a savings and checking account with HSBC because of the bonus that they paid. I went into the branch in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. and spoke to Mayra ** at that branch. We talked about opening several accounts. She was very pleasant, and we figured we had a winner with the brand and the manager. We were wrong. I have had my account now for over a month and still don't have access to my funds. I can't get into my account. Every time I call her she is too busy to answer the phone. I leave a message but she does not call you back. If I get in touch with her and she says she will send you some info she does not.

Aida

13.05.2019

Brooklyn, NY

hsbc

I initiated a balance transfer on-line from HSBC to Capital One on Feb. 24th, 2019 for $3,500.00. Two weeks passed and the monies were not in my checking account. I called HSBC to cancel the transaction. Although I called, a check was sent to Capital One. According to Capital One they never received such check. I am being billed for $3,500.00 which I never received. I have made numerous phone calls to HSBC, in addition to providing evidence from Capital One that indicates that the monies were not deposited into my account, but the issue has not been resolved. I went in person to the HSBC Bank and the teller suggested that they put a stop payment on the check or try to track down the of the check. I am being billed for a balance transfer that never went through and being held responsible for locating the check.

Claire

10.05.2019

Clarksville, TN

hsbc

I tried to open both a savings account and checking account to qualify for a $750 bonus on April 12, 2019. They opened the savings account and took the money from my funding bank in just a few days. Getting the checking account was another matter. It is now 4 weeks later, they have had my money for a month, and I have not qualified for the bonus. I have received yet another request for more information. This is about the 5th one. They have gone through the 'online account opening dept', the 'fraud department' and any other department to not open my account. I believe this is just a scam offer of $750 to get your money and never pay the bonus.

Jeff

1.05.2019

Fairfax, VA

hsbc

I made it a wire transfer for over $200,000 as part of my divorce settlement from the Vienna VA branch of HSBC to United Bank in Fairfax VA. After confirming all the wire details the wire was made and then I called my ex to see if she had received the funds on her and she said she had not. Talk to the branch manager and he said that sometimes it takes up to three hours which I found strange. Because I was a Premier Bank in member and my balance was now Only had a few hundred dollars left in the bank it manager told me I would need might want to close my account because I would incur a $50 monthly fee, so I closed my account. I called back the bank later that afternoon and the wire still had not been made so I called HSBC headquarters.

Gerd

26.04.2019

Los Alamitos, CA

hsbc

I opened a checking account online at HSBC USA. To finalize the account opening 2 trial deposits were to be completed. Due to some technical error these failed. In 3 emails I was prompted to submit a check to HSBC USA. And in an online chat it was confirmed that I may send a check for deposit. So I purchased a cashier's check and was just about to send it off, when I received another email from HSBC informing me that further information is needed to open the account. I was told that the emails prompting to send a check were send in error and the employee should not have given me the information. What an incompetent, deceitful lot!

Ashley

26.04.2019

Peoria, AZ

hsbc

I opened the account to transfer a balance from another card. You can't sign up for an online profile until you receive THREE SEPARATE VERIFICATION CODES, all which come in different forms (e-mail/text/mail) ALONG WITH receiving your card. I only received 1 of these 4 things in a 2-week timespan. I called every other day asking where my card was, told it'd take 5-6 days, then again 7-10 days (every person had a different answer). I finally got them to make me an online account so I can start the balance transfer.

Caleb

23.04.2019

Other, Other

hsbc

I'll spare you the whole story but I have been trying to update my account details on a Serious Saver account with HSBC and the process has taken about 3 weeks now with hours of time on the phone. I was handed around from person to person. They promised callbacks that never eventuated. I have probably spoken to 7 or more different representatives from their phone customer service now to try and sort my issue. They tell me "another department" has to sort the issue but this "other department" can't be contacted via phone, only email. That is a travesty in my opinion (and sub-par) and has caused me to waste my own time trying to sort this whole issue out. Staff are great, don't get me wrong but there's a underlying sickness in the organisation that needs to be fixed in their process and communication channels otherwise they will continue to have disempowered customer service staff.

Gerald

23.04.2019

San Francisco, CA

hsbc

On a recent trip to Mexico City, I used my credit card at an ATM inside an HSBC bank to acquire pesos. The ATM issued one 500 peso bank note and two 200 peso bank notes that were counterfeit. The bank refused to provide good notes and refused to return the counterfeit bank notes. The question is whether those counterfeit bank notes were put back into the same ATM to scam another customer?

Denver

15.04.2019

Glendale, AZ

hsbc

I applied on 4/5/2019, took their initial offer due to 0% for 18mos, then I after I applied I opted out of promotional offers that did soft credit pulls on me. So then I get a email stating they mailed out my card so when I didn’t receive it just yet I called them on a Saturday early morning being told that I then needed to contact their security department after being on hold for over an hour. The representative was of NO HELP! She then transferred me to the security department which was then closed only open m-f 8am to like 11 ET. So then come today (Monday) was on the phone ☎️ with them for a very long hold time.

Stephen

10.04.2019

Greer, SC

hsbc

I used a special HSBC online link that was required to get a $350 bonus on a $10,000 checking deposit, which would be credited about 5 months after making the deposit. Everything went as-expected to do the online setup, up thru the point I had entered the funding bank account info, then it went awry. The next screen asked a yes or no question, but missing from the page was the Continue button. I clicked the Chat button, but the person was unable to help advance my application. In the meantime, the application timed-out.

Email

8.04.2019

Little Rock, AR

hsbc

This is for your own sanity: Do not open a bank account at HSBC Mexico. I opened it at Cabo San Lucas; however the most unfriendly people are working at San Jose del Cabo Mexico. Completely rude, lazy and difficult. Not only does HSBC make it complicated to open a bank account and get FULL ACCESS to online banking BUT they add more complexity like a "token" and "secure key" for 'more security.' Don't get me wrong. I'm for security but this is nonsense. YES, I am aware that they were sued for their unethical criminal participation in 'money laundering' but again these employees they've hired are incompetent and do not want to work and help out.

D.

28.03.2019

Broomfield, CO

hsbc

I have had bad experience after bad experience with HSBC. Long wait times, unhelpful staff, and minimal information from the company. Most recently, I spent 50 minutes jumping through hoops on a phone call in order to upgrade my advanced account to a premier account. After going through all manner of documentation and verification they then very hastily said: "Well, there is an internal check that says we will not be able to upgrade you today..." and then proceeded to ask if they could describe all of their other account types available. No explanation, no information about what I would need to be able to do in order to open account. Just a blunt statement - "Sorry, it is an internal check and we are not allowed to go into detail..." What a sham. This is not the first time I have spent an hour with this company to be turned away entirely without being served and with no information. Thanks HSBC.

AJ

27.03.2019

Foothill Ranch, CA

hsbc

HSBC is a sneaky and unconscionable, Would have given zero points if I could because this is a shady bank that will NOT reflect a recent payment of $2084.57 made to the credit card total balance even though the payment has been cleared on the external checking account used! According to their useless rep it will take 10 days just for the payment to reflect on my credit card balance! This is not common with other American banks, I will never deal with them again and NEITHER should you!

Bernard

22.03.2019

Thornhill, ON

hsbc

Every transaction or operation with this bank requires you to jump through unnecessary hoops and experience frustrating delays. My account was in hibernation due to inactivity, so I go to the branch to unlock it. Even though I was there in person at my branch, they could not unlock my account, and needed to submit a request for head office to do it... Which would take two to three weeks!

Rachel

20.03.2019

Bend, OR

hsbc

I signed up for this the HSBC cash rewards credit card originally because I was traveling abroad and it didn't have foreign transaction fees. I also understood that it had 0% interest for 12 months but later found out that this was ONLY on balance transfers. I had racked up $200 worth in points but without notice they closed my account without my permission because my automatic payment was not made due to a typo! I was able to book an airline ticket with those points only to find out they had shut down my account. I had tried calling them but they didn't call me back in time before ending things. They were unable to reopen my account and it really took a blow to my credit score. Their customer service was an absolute joke! I will never ever use HSBC again! Horrific and most stressful experience imaginable! I am a good customer with an excellent credit score. Sorry to see that they lost a good customer for life. They need to get their ** together!

Severine

18.03.2019

Philadelphia, PA

hsbc

I have been trying for 6 years to close an account opened in France prior to moving to the US. I never have the proper document, they are charging us fees for credit card we never received for this account that we absolutely never used. Those people are con artists, do not use them. We had enough and we're about to sue.

Mel

15.03.2019

Other, Other

hsbc

I've been a victim of a huge fraud syndicate who uses HSBC as their bank. This means that HSBC harbor criminals/fraudsters as surely before a person opens up a bank account, the bank HSBC, must do a background check on so called person! I've paid $3200 into HSBC Walnut branch account in February from South Africa whereas only after funds left, I realized I got scammed. Since then, my bank and I tried numerous times to contact HSBC as to reverse my funds. Today is 15 March 19, and we are yet to receive any feedback from HSBC US. This means that HSBC as well as these criminals are working together to steal peoples funds. There's no e-mail contact anywhere. How do they expect a person from SA to contact them? I send e mail to the UK, and all they could say was that they don't work with fraud and can't help. HSBC YOU ARE USELESS AND YOU HELP STOLE MY FUNDS AS YOU HARBOR CRIMINALS.

Frances

14.03.2019

Weehawken, NJ

hsbc

DO NOT BUY INTO THIS BANK!!!! IT IS A SCAM!!!! I received a mailer with the bonus $375 offer. In order to get the offer, please read the fine print and do everything!!! 1. Take the mailer in person to the branch. Open the Checking Advance account with $10,000. You will go through a very long "verification" process. 2. Keep the funds in the checking account for 90 days or, if you really want to maximize this, open the online savings at home for the online rate of 2.22%. 3. In a total of 5 months, you will receive the bank bonus of $375.

Daniel

13.03.2019

Fresh Meadows, NY

hsbc

In Sept. of 2018, I took an advantage of an offer from HSBC in which I would be entitled to a $350 bonus offer if I deposited and maintained a balance of $10,000 for 90 days. I followed the rules immediately and completely. As of today 3/12/18, I closed my account with a balance of $10,000 and 45 CENTS. I spoke to reps on the phones numerous times in the last week battling to get my bonus offer. Their reasoning was that I did not open the account properly online, so they disapproved the offer. My money basically sat in their bank for 6 months to collect 45 CENTS in interest. WOW!! I was robbed of the $350 bonus offer!!! WARNING!!! DO NOT DO BUSINESS with HSBC BANK!!! They will not follow through with their offers!

jade

12.03.2019

Chandler, AZ

hsbc

I already have a checking account with them so I thought it would be easy to open a direct savings account also. Wasted so much time. Every helper said different things. After trying 10 times someone at the bank suggested I use a driving license from 5 years ago in NY. At that point I gave up. I am a USA citizen and live in AZ and have my own business and make 500K a year. This is not a bank.

Mark

6.03.2019

Gold Coast, Other

hsbc

I am an expat. I live in Australia and have HSBC accounts in both countries. HSBC UK have frozen my accounts (which still have funds in them). After spending hours on the phone to them several evenings in the last week they will still not unfreeze them. Their red tape is wrapped up in red tape. The advisors are not knowledgeable enough to suggest anything that may help resolve the simple issues. The solutions suggested fall upon deaf ears and a lack of interest to help elsewhere. Truly awful customer experience and desire to help people displayed by this institution.

Sonia

5.03.2019

Miami, FL

hsbc

These morons place a fraud alert on my card on a Friday. Immediately I called customer service and the first moron tells me I have to call Monday to Friday as their fraud dept is closed now and also on on Sat/Sun. I tried chat with moron #2 in India - same scripted call. I called them on Monday at 5.10 pm and the third moron tells me to call between 9 am and 5 pm. I called 8.20 am Tuesday morning and waste time with 3 more morons - just to close my account. Finally after 45 minutes they say OK ACCOUNT IS CLOSED. You may think PHEW! PROBLEM SOLVED! WAIT NOT SO FAST. 5 days later they send me a new credit card - which I will not activate. My question is - who is the idiot running this bank? How is it possible so many idiots in one place?

Terry

2.03.2019

Port Alberni, BC

hsbc

Are you kidding me??? They have my private information??? Where DID they get it??? Not from me??? Phoning me day and night with salespeople speaking Chinese?? I am in Canada in my private home and I have intruders calling me that are calling themselves "a bank"??? This is not a reputable bank. They have stolen my information from me through scammers. Invaded my privacy!!! If I want your credit card I can apply and after this giant violation of trust...not a chance!!! Not now... Not later... Not ever!!!

Russell

28.02.2019

Los Angeles, CA

hsbc

In short; My card was no longer working after having it only about a month and a half. I contacted HSBC via their Live Chat. I was told at least twice that the card and account were fine and the account was in good standing. I figured the issue must be that I hadn't setup the online access yet so I informed the agent on Live Chat that I would do that right away and I did. To my surprise no account info showed up after I went through the long and repetitive setup process. Nothing about my credit card was there. Literally two days later my statement shows up in the mail and states that my card was closed and past due by over thirty days. I was shocked.

Marsha

19.02.2019

Fort Lauderdale, FL

hsbc

It sums it up to the bank is a scam. Steals your money if you don’t pay attention to your account. I deposit my check into my account on Friday 15th 2019. Back on December someone used my card to get a hotel. I contacted the bank to notify them about the change on my account. They close the card and send me another one in like 5-6 days. They gave me a credit for the 155.68. Now on February 15th they took back from my account. To top it off I never got my check money I deposited in my account. I’m so frustrated with this bank.

tinish

14.02.2019

Other, OTHER

hsbc

A female named Pinky from Bangalore it seems. I can't believe such stupid dumb females are working with HSBC call center UK. There's a confusion about my card number and suddenly she is saying about herself like am Pinky and from Bangalore. Why the ** should I know about her birthplace? She should be solving my problem. I hope she comes out of her mental illness soon. Illiterate **.

Jim

13.02.2019

Pittsboro, NC

hsbc

Only way to contact them is phone or online customer service, or visit branch. Customer service is a joke. Okay to use call center in India but damn, someone should train them first. If their only solution is to visit branch and nearest branch is 10 hours away you have a problem. Tried dealing with them for two days, part of my life I will never get back, along with the $50 paid to my bank to stop their stupidity...

Reza

12.02.2019

Fairfax, VA

hsbc

Opened an account online and I was planning to deposit $20,000 in a savings account. I am a current customer with an active credit card. After 3 days of email verification, completing ACH transaction verification, it took them 4 days to send me an email asking me to call them. On the phone they asked me to send copy of my ID and proof of address. I have been at that address for 25 years and the same address is on an existing account with them. I understand protocols to combat ID theft, but this was absurd policy for an existing customer with the exact same info. They gave me a credit card without any verification and now they ask for verification when I am putting money in that bank. Also they don't accept Driver's License as the proof of address. I have opened account online which was completed in minutes. All I can say is "Stupid" management. I apologize for the language but it is the fact.

Johnny

7.02.2019

Annandale, VA

hsbc

OMG! I thought I was the only one having so many issues with this bank, they are just no good for any business. I saw a lot of branches in Hongkong and found out that they are everywhere in China, I import from China and Korea to the United States and even though there are no branches near my house or businesses I decided to open one business account in Tyson's corner Virginia, I filled out forms and been told that it takes some days to open it, I said I open a lot of business accounts in the past and it took only 30 to 50 minutes to do it, but I agreed.

Joel

7.02.2019

San Mateo, CA

hsbc

I opened a business savings account based on interest rates. I was personally visited by a HSBC representative to complete a multi page application which took 2 days complete. This was odd and should have been a clear indication there will likely be a problem. I was unable to gain access online until I received a pod that I needed to receive an access code. Without having the pod, I was unable to gain access to my account. Deposits could only be made by check or wire; not by funds transfer. I am still awaiting my 1099 which apparently takes several weeks to generate and must be mailed. This bank seems unaware of US law. After 2 months of the agony, I closed the account which must be done at one of their branches and took over 1 hour to complete. I presume similar experience for personal accounts since there was someone at the bank at the same time I was present closing her account. DO NOT use this bank.

Svetlana

6.02.2019

Staten Island, NY

hsbc

I have been locked out of my HSBC Checking account for almost as long as I have it (a little over 3 months). Cannot access it either online or at ATM. And cannot get help anywhere. I called at least 10 times to HSBC customer service. They say that they need to transfer me to HSBC fraud dept and every time after endless wait on the line I just hang up with nothing. I went to the Branch several times and they told me they cannot do anything without me talking to fraud dept. Gave me another number to call. The same result - no answer due to "unusually high call volume"... This is crazy! Who can help me with this nightmare? Btw, I found lots of reviews online with similar issues and complains about HSBC...

Scott

1.02.2019

Humble, TX

hsbc

I have had an HSBC account for almost 3 months. I was locked out and had money I needed to use and was unable to use that money. Since I couldn't get a hold of anyone at HSBC during my lockout, I called Wells Fargo (where the funds came from) and told them HSBC is a fraud and to cancel that transaction. This was at a time I needed that money immediately with an investment deal.

Kathy

31.01.2019

Irvine, CA

hsbc

In October 2018, we received an offer to open an account with a balance of $10,000 and maintain the same amount for 90 days then you'll get a $400 cash bonus. After 90 days, I called and was told that the $400 will take about 8 weeks after the 90 days for me to get it. After reading many posts about the same problems, I'm thinking of taking my money and run instead of wait another 8 weeks.

Melva

20.01.2019

Bronx, NY

hsbc

Bank associate at Chinatown HSBC bank refused to open an account for because I look too fat in my DMV photo so I asked for the branch supervisor who asked me “why did you come here - you should go to the bank where you live”.

Jacob

18.01.2019

Lubbock, TX

hsbc

Terrible bank. Avoid at all costs. They sent me an email flyer offering a $200 account bonus after depositing and maintaining a $1,500 balance. I met every term and condition, and they have continued to drag their feet without honoring the agreement for six months. I'll have to file a dispute with the CFPB and BBB likely, but the customer service and leadership at HSBC are the worst in all of banking. Do yourself a favor and run the other way.

Ted

18.01.2019

Other

hsbc

First, I was declined because they couldn't verify my identity. Then, they did and it took 3,000 thousand screens and 10,000 separate validations. I'm putting in 10K to get the 350 bonus and I am GONE. I thought of using them as my travel bank, but they really truly suck. God only knows if I can get back my 10K, much less the bonus, in 90 days.

Jenny

15.01.2019

Los Angeles, CA

hsbc

I accidentally applied for the HSBC Gold MasterCard instead of the HSBC Cash Rewards MasterCard and it took me forever to get a hold of them to cancel my Gold MasterCard account, and when I finally did, I was told the card would be taken off my account in a few days. It's been over a month and the dormant card is still sitting there. I didn't even get an email confirming they closed my account or anything. I only got the card because of the no foreign transaction fee. Their interface is SUPER un-user-friendly. It took me a good five minutes to figure out how to check my credit card account in the app and a good minute to figure out how to pay my bills online.

Robert

11.01.2019

Brooklyn, NY

hsbc

Worst customer service. Only they collect your personal information. Never make deal with them. It's nonsense. The bank checks your personal information even more than 2 mounts and try avoid to open your account, especially on-line.

SHARAD

9.01.2019

Jersey City, NJ

hsbc

I opened my online HSBC bank account in mid-October. They approved my account and withdrew initial deposit from my another bank account to deposit in my HSBC account. After two days of opening the account, they blocked my account and I cannot withdraw or deposit in and out of the account now. First they told me to go to branch to verify myself, which I did, still blockage not lifted. Then they told me I will receive a check of my initial deposit at my home address but it's almost 3 months now and no check. My account is still open, blockage is still there and I cannot do anything to get my initial deposit back. IT IS JUST A BIG NIGHTMARE. They can not even tell me the reason they will not correct the situation. I have several other bank accounts with other prominent bank, but I have no problem like this. Just do not know what are my options now.

John

9.01.2019

West Palm Beach, FL

hsbc

I had the EXACT same situation like "Pam of Denver, CO" who reviewed them on Jan. 4, 2019. I got a new HSBC card recently. Activated it online and by phone, then tried to use it and I couldn't. I called "customer service" 12 times and spent on the phone about 3 hours. Results? NONE!!! I cannot name it customer service, because there is NONE. People who work for HSBC are in India, some of them were really rude.

mike

4.01.2019

San Bernardino, CA

hsbc

I tried to buy an iPhone using my credit card and the transaction was decline. I call the customer service and they told me that my credit card was flag due to the high price item and my card is new. She told me I have to talk to security and fraud department. She transfer me to security and fraud department but this department deal only with stolen card. She transfer me to specialist security department which I been put on hold for a long while. I tried to wait one hours a day before I hang up and tried another day. I unable to call at night because they work until 5 pm Eastern time. It's been 3 days now. Hopefully I be lucky next time.