HSBC fined $8M by FCA for mishandling customers in default
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Aaron Nicodemus2024-05-23T15:55:00
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined HSBC nearly 6.3 million pounds (U.S. $8 million) for failing to properly consider the financial position of customers who missed payments.
HSBC did not conduct affordability assessments on customers who had fallen into arrears on their mortgages, credit cards, and other bank-issued debt, the financial regulator said Thursday in a press release. The FCA added the bank took “disproportionate action” on customers who fell into default in their debt.
“The failings were caused by deficiencies in HSBC’s policies and procedures and the training of their staff, as well as inadequate measures to identify and address instances of unfair customer treatment,” the FCA said.
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