10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND

EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 1-8198

HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	86-1052062
(State of Incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
26525 North Riverwoods Boulevard, Suite 100, Mettawa, Illinois	60045
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(224) 880-7000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨	Non-accelerated filer	x	Smaller reporting company	¨
	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of November 2, 2012, there were 68 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding, all of which are owned by HSBC Investments (North America) Inc.

HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part/Item No.		Page
Part I.
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited):
	Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss)		3
	Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)		4
	Consolidated Balance Sheet		5
	Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity		6
	Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows		7
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		9
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations:
	Forward-Looking Statements		69
	Executive Overview		69
	Basis of Reporting		81
	Receivables Review		86
	Real Estate Owned		88
	Results of Operations		90
	Segment Results – IFRS Basis		97
	Credit Quality		101
	Liquidity and Capital Resources		115
	Fair Value		118
	Risk Management		119
	Reconciliations to U.S. GAAP Financial Measures		124
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		125
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		125
Part II
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		125
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		125
Item 6.	Exhibits		126
Index			127
Signature			129

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Part I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Finance and other interest income	$	833		$	1,017		$	2,598		$	3,237
Interest expense on debt held by:
HSBC affiliates		40			44			120			119
Non-affiliates		376			521			1,262			1,711
Interest expense		416			565			1,382			1,830
Net interest income		417			452			1,216			1,407
Provision for credit losses		287			2,182			1,816			3,473
Net interest income (loss) after provision for credit losses		130			(1,730	)		(600	)		(2,066	)
Other revenues:
Derivative related income (expense)		(42	)		(913	)		(261	)		(1,036	)
Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives		(95	)		792			(399	)		1,008
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates		8			4			26			17
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment on receivables held for sale		(50	)		-			(1,597	)		1
Other income		35			27			27			77
Total other revenues		(144	)		(90	)		(2,204	)		67
Operating expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits		55			35			134			125
Occupancy and equipment expenses, net		11			13			32			42
Real estate owned expenses		22			39			71			174
Other servicing and administrative expenses		104			49			264			342
Support services from HSBC affiliates		84			68			229			207
Total operating expenses		276			204			730			890
Loss from continuing operations before income tax		(290	)		(2,024	)		(3,534	)		(2,889	)
Income tax benefit		98			689			1,325			1,161
Loss from continuing operations		(192	)		(1,335	)		(2,209	)		(1,728	)
Discontinued Operations (Note 2):
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax		(36	)		378			2,685			885
Income tax benefit (expense)		91			(104	)		(1,026	)		(287	)
Income from discontinued operations		55			274			1,659			598
Net loss	$	(137	)	$	(1,061	)	$	(550	)	$	(1,130	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Net loss	$	(137	)	$	(1,061	)	$	(550	)	$	(1,130	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Net change in unrealized gains (losses), net of tax, on: Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges		34			(56	)		84			4
Securities available-for-sale, not other-than-temporarily impaired		15			43			22			40
Other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities available-for-sale		-			-			-			(1	)
Pension and postretirement benefit plan adjustments		-			-			1			1
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax		4			(11	)		4			(5	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		53			(24	)		111			39
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	(84	)	$	(1,085	)	$	(439	)	$	(1,091	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(in millions,
	except share data)
Assets
Cash	$	729		$	215
Interest bearing deposits with banks		1,363			1,140
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		900			920
Securities available-for-sale		116			188
Receivables, net (including $5.0 billion and $5.3 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, collateralizing long-term debt)		30,482			43,201
Receivables held for sale		6,361			-
Properties and equipment, net		74			77
Real estate owned		204			299
Derivative financial assets		10			-
Deferred income taxes, net		3,715			3,314
Other assets		1,486			1,312
Assets of discontinued operations		2,085			12,901
Total assets	$	47,525		$	63,567
Liabilities
Debt:
Due to affiliates (including $501 million and $447 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, carried at fair value)	$	7,826		$	8,262
Commercial paper		79			4,026
Long-term debt (including $11.1 billion and $13.7 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 carried at fair value and $3.0 billion and $3.3 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, collateralized by receivables)		30,192			39,790
Total debt		38,097			52,078
Derivative related liabilities		9			26
Liability for postretirement benefits		237			280
Other liabilities		1,258			1,688
Liabilities of discontinued operations		1,521			2,569
Total liabilities		41,122			56,641
Shareholders’ equity
Redeemable preferred stock:
Series B (1,501,100 shares authorized, $0.01 par value, 575,000 shares issued)		575			575
Series C (1,000 shares authorized, $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares issued)		1,000			1,000
Common shareholder’s equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100 shares authorized, 68 shares issued at both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011		-			-
Additional paid-in capital		23,974			23,966
Accumulated deficit		(18,861	)		(18,219	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(285	)		(396	)
Total common shareholder’s equity		4,828			5,351
Total shareholders’ equity		6,403			6,926
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	47,525		$	63,567

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

Nine Months Ended September 30,	2012			2011
	(in millions)
Preferred stock
Balance at beginning and end of period	$	1,575		$	1,575
Common shareholder’s equity
Additional paid-in capital
Balance at beginning of period		23,966			23,321
Capital contribution from parent		-			400
Employee benefit plans, including transfers and other		8			6
Balance at end of period		23,974			23,727
Accumulated deficit
Balance at beginning of period		(18,219	)		(16,685	)
Net loss		(550	)		(1,130	)
Dividends:
Preferred stock		(92	)		(96	)
Balance at end of period		(18,861	)		(17,911	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Balance at beginning of period		(396	)		(491	)
Other comprehensive income		111			39
Balance at end of period		(285	)		(452	)
Total common shareholder’s equity at end of period		4,828			5,364
Total shareholders’ equity at end of period	$	6,403		$	6,939

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

Nine Months Ended September 30,	2012			2011
	(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$	(550	)	$	(1,130	)
Income from discontinued operations		1,659			598
Loss from continuing operations		(2,209	)		(1,728	)
Adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Provision for credit losses		1,816			3,473
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment on receivables held for sale		1,597			(1	)
Loss on sale of real estate owned, including lower of amortized cost or market adjustments		37			83
Depreciation and amortization		6			13
Mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives		715			(534	)
Foreign exchange and derivative movements on long-term debt and net change in non-FVO related derivative assets and liabilities		(743	)		(140	)
Net change in other assets		(574	)		(606	)
Net change in other liabilities		(473	)		(100	)
Other, net		337			245
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities-continuing operations		509			705
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities-discontinued operations		2,361			1,785
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		2,870			2,490
Cash flows from investing activities
Securities:
Purchased		(46	)		(573	)
Matured		89			157
Sold		123			279
Net change in short-term securities available-for-sale		(92	)		(88	)
Net change in securities purchased under agreements to resell		20			1,436
Net change in interest bearing deposits with banks		(223	)		1,000
Receivables:
Net collections		2,210			2,772
Proceeds from sales of real estate owned		474			1,271
Purchases of properties and equipment		(3	)		(1	)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities-continuing operations		2,552			6,253
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities-discontinued operations		9,359			(359	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		11,911			5,894

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

Nine Months Ended September 30,	2012			2011
	(in millions)
Cash flows from financing activities
Debt:
Net change in commercial paper	$	(3,947	)	$	1,147
Net change in due to affiliates		(490	)		498
Long-term debt issued		-			245
Long-term debt retired		(9,472	)		(10,488	)
Capital contribution from Parent		-			400
Shareholders’ dividends		(92	)		(96	)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities-continuing operations		(14,001	)		(8,294	)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities-discontinued operations		(195	)		27
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(14,196	)		(8,267	)
Net change in cash		585			117
Cash at beginning of period(1)		318			175
Cash at end of period(2)	$	903		$	292
Supplemental Noncash Investing and Capital Activities:
Fair value of properties added to real estate owned	$	416		$	763
Transfer of receivables to held for sale		6,756			8,620

⁽¹⁾  Cash at beginning of period includes $103 million and $11 million for discontinued operations at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

⁽²⁾  Cash at end of period includes $174 million and $72 million for discontinued operations at of September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note		Page
1	Organization and Basis of Presentation		9
2	Discontinued Operations		10
3	Securities		14
4	Receivables		17
5	Credit Loss Reserves		24
6	Receivables Held for Sale		26
7	Derivative Financial Instruments		29
8	Fair Value Option		35
9	Income Taxes		37

Note		Page
10	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		40
11	Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits		42
12	Related Party Transactions		43
13	Business Segments		48
14	Variable Interest Entities		53
15	Fair Value Measurements		54
16	Litigation and Regulatory Matters		62
17	New Accounting Pronouncements		67

1.    Organization and Basis of Presentation

HSBC Finance Corporation is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (“HSBC North America”), which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (“HSBC”). The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of HSBC Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods have been made. HSBC Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries may also be referred to in this Form 10-Q as “we,” “us” or “our.” These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (the “2011 Form 10-K”). Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that we will continue as a going concern. Such assertion contemplates the significant losses recognized in recent years and the challenges we anticipate with respect to a near-term return to profitability on a continuing operations basis under prevailing and forecasted economic conditions. HSBC continues to be fully committed and has the capacity to continue to provide the necessary capital and liquidity to fund continuing operations.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Unless otherwise noted, information included in these notes to the consolidated financial statements relates to continuing operations for all periods presented. See Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” for further details. Interim results should not be considered indicative of results in future periods.

During the second quarter of 2012, we transferred $6.8 billion of receivables, net of credit loss reserves and a lower of cost or fair value adjustment, to receivables held for sale. The transfer included $3.3 billion of first lien real estate secured receivables, a substantial majority of which had already been written down to the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as we considered the collateral to be the sole source for repayment. As we now plan to sell these receivables to a third party investor, fair value represents the price we believe a third party investor would pay to acquire the portfolio and, as a result, a fair value adjustment was recorded at the time of transfer to held for sale. This adjustment, amongst other things, takes into account a required return that a third party investor would require for these types of receivables. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

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2.    Discontinued Operations

2012 Discontinued Operations:

Insurance As discussed in prior filings, during the second quarter of 2012, we decided to exit the manufacturing of all insurance products through the sale of our interest in substantially all of our insurance subsidiaries as this business did not fit with HSBC’s core strategy in the United States and Canada. Insurance products will continue to be offered to HSBC customers through non-affiliate providers. As a result, our Insurance operations are part of a disposal group held for sale and we began reporting this business as discontinued operations in the second quarter of 2012. Since the carrying value of the disposal group was greater than its estimated fair value less costs to sell, we recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $92 million during the second quarter of 2012 to reflect the disposal group at its estimated fair value less cost to sell. This estimate takes into consideration foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities associated with the disposal group and reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income.

In September 2012, we announced we have entered into an agreement to sell our Insurance operations to Enstar Group Ltd (“Enstar”) for $181 million in cash, to be adjusted to reflect the actuarial value and capital of these operations at the date of closing, which is anticipated to be by the end of the first quarter of 2013, subject to regulatory approval. During the third quarter of 2012, we updated our estimate of fair value less cost to sell based on our announced agreement and reversed $33 million of the pre-tax impairment loss previously recorded resulting in a cumulative pre-tax lower of amortized cost or fair value less cost to sell of $59 million during the year-to-date period. As part of our analysis of the lower of amortized cost or fair market value adjustment recorded during the second quarter of 2012, we assumed that planned pre-sale distributions by these insurance subsidiaries would be treated as additional sales proceeds and become taxable, resulting in a $72 million tax provision. However, based on new information, during the third quarter of 2012 we have now assumed that pre-sale distributions would not be taxable which resulted in a reversal of income tax expense previously recorded. At September 30, 2012, disposal group assets consisted primarily of available-for-sale securities totaling $1.5 billion and disposal group liabilities consisted primarily of insurance policy and claim reserves totaling $996 million.

The following summarizes the operating results of our discontinued Insurance business for the periods presented:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012			2011
	(in millions)
Net interest income and other revenues(1)	$	105	$	94	$	169		$	276
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax		28		5		(72	)		21

⁽¹⁾  Interest expense, which is included as a component of net interest income, was allocated to discontinued operations in accordance with our existing internal transfer pricing policy. This policy uses match funding based on the expected lives of the assets and liabilities of the business at the time of origination, subject to periodic review, as demonstrated by the expected cash flows and re-pricing characteristics of the underlying assets.

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The following summarizes the assets and liabilities which are part of the disposal group held for sale related to our Insurance operations at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 which are reported as a component of Assets of discontinued operations and Liabilities of discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheet.

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Cash	$	2	$	5
Interest bearing deposit with bank		32		3
Available-for-sale securities		1,474		1,851
Other assets		247		143
Assets of discontinued operations	$	1,755	$	2,002
Insurance policy and claim reserves	$	996	$	1,049
Other liabilities		175		43
Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	1,171	$	1,092

Commercial Our Commercial business has been in run-off since 1994. Prior to the second quarter of 2012, this business continued to be reported within continuing operations as we continued to generate cash flow from the ongoing collection of the receivables, including interest and fees. Beginning in the second quarter of 2012, we now report our Commercial business in discontinued operations as there are no longer any outstanding receivable balances or any remaining significant cash flows generated from this business. Our Commercial business was previously included in the “All Other” caption in our segment reporting. The following summarizes the operating results of our discontinued Commercial business for the periods presented:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Net interest income and other revenues(1)	$	1	$	2	$	23	$	5
Income from discontinued operations before income tax		-		1		20		3

⁽¹⁾  Interest expense, which is included as a component of net interest income, was allocated to discontinued operations in accordance with our existing internal transfer pricing policy. This policy uses match funding based on the expected lives of the assets and liabilities of the business at the time of origination, subject to periodic review, as demonstrated by the expected cash flows and re-pricing characteristics of the underlying assets.

2011 Discontinued Operations:

Card and Retail Services On May 1, 2012, HSBC, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries HSBC Finance Corporation, HSBC USA Inc and other wholly-owned affiliates, sold its Card and Retail Services business to Capital One Financial Corporation (“Capital One”) for a premium of 8.75 percent of receivables. In addition to receivables, the sale included real estate and certain other assets and liabilities which were sold at book value or, in the case of real estate, appraised value. Under the terms of the agreement, interests in facilities in Chesapeake, Virginia; Las Vegas, Nevada; Mettawa, Illinois; Volo, Illinois; Hanover, Maryland; Salinas, California; Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Tigard, Oregon were sold or transferred to Capital One, although we have entered into site-sharing arrangements for certain of these locations for a period of time. The total cash consideration was $11.8 billion which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $2.2 billion ($1.4 billion after-tax) being recorded during the second quarter of 2012. The majority of the employees in our Card and Retail Services business transferred to Capital One. As such, no significant one-time closure or severance costs were incurred as a result of this transaction. Our Card and Retail Services business is reported in discontinued operations.

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The receivables and other assets sold to Capital One were transferred to held for sale during the third quarter of 2011. As a result, we stopped recording provisions for credit losses, including charge-offs, at that time.

The following summarizes the operating results of our discontinued Card and Retail Services business for the periods presented:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,					Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012			2011		2012(2)		2011
	(in millions)
Net interest income and other revenues(1)	$	(14	)	$	959	$	3,342	$	2,785
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax		(64	)		373		2,737		870

⁽¹⁾  Interest expense, which is included as a component of net interest income, was allocated to discontinued operations in accordance with our existing internal transfer pricing policy in all applicable periods. This policy uses match funding based on the expected lives of the assets and liabilities of the business at the time of origination, subject to periodic review, as demonstrated by the expected cash flows and re-pricing characteristics of the underlying assets.

⁽²⁾  Includes the gain on sale to Capital One of $2.2 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

During the three months ended September 30, 2012, net interest income and other revenues of $(14) million reflects refunds due to customers for certain enhancement programs as well as the final settlement of partner payments. The loss from discontinued operations before income tax of $64 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 also reflects expenses of $50 million primarily related to activities to complete the separation of the credit card operational infrastructure between us and Capital One, predominantly with external consultants.

The following summarizes the assets and liabilities of our discontinued Card and Retail Services business at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 which are reported as a component of Assets of discontinued operations and Liabilities of discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheet.

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Cash	$	172		$	96
Receivables		-			9,001
Intangible assets		-			514
Properties and equipment, net		-			95
Other assets		84			1,102
Assets of discontinued operations	$	256		$	10,808
Long-term debt	$	-		$	211
Other liabilities		349	(1)		1,257
Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	349		$	1,468

⁽¹⁾  Primarily consists of amounts due to Capital One for cash collections we have received on customer accounts as well as legal accruals.

Intangible assets at December 31, 2011 included $29 million, net, that related to account relationships we purchased from HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (“HSBC Bank USA”) in July 2004. All new receivable originations on these account relationships were sold on a daily basis to HSBC Bank USA and we serviced the receivables for a fee. In March 2012, we sold these account relationships to HSBC Bank USA resulting in a gain of $79 million being recorded during the first quarter of 2012 which is included as a component of income from discontinued operations. All remaining intangible assets related to cardholder relationships were sold to Capital One on May 1, 2012.

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We had secured conduit credit facilities with commercial banks which provided for secured financings of credit card receivables on a revolving basis totaling $650 million at December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2011, secured financings with a balance of $195 million were secured by $355 million of credit card receivables. These secured financings were paid in full on April 30, 2012.

We previously entered into commitments to meet the financing needs of our credit card customers. At December 31, 2011, we had $105.0 billion of open consumer lines of credit. As a result of the sale of the Card and Retail Services business, the open line of credit commitments for our credit card customers were transferred to Capital One on May 1, 2012.

2010 Discontinued Operations:

Taxpayer Financial Services (“TFS”) In December 2010, it was determined that we would not offer any tax refund anticipation loans or related products for the 2011 tax season and we exited the TFS business. As a result of this decision, our TFS business is reported in discontinued operations. The assets and liabilities of our TFS business as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were not significant. Additionally, revenues and income before income tax for our TFS business were not significant for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Auto Finance In August 2010, we sold the remainder of our auto finance receivable portfolio with an outstanding principal balance of $2.6 billion at the time of sale and other related assets to Santander Consumer USA Inc. The aggregate sales price for the auto finance receivables and other related assets was $2.5 billion which included the transfer of $431 million of indebtedness secured by auto finance receivables, resulting in net cash proceeds of $2.1 billion. As a result of this transaction, our Auto Finance business is reported as discontinued operations. The assets and liabilities of our Auto Finance business as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were not significant. Additionally, revenues and income before income tax for our Auto Finance business were not significant for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

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3.    Securities

Securities consisted of the following available-for-sale investments:

September 30, 2012	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Continuing operations:
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions	$	1	$	-	$	-	$	1
Equity securities		11		-		-		11
Money market funds		104		-		-		104
Subtotal		116		-		-		116
Accrued investment income		-		-		-		-
Securities available-for-sale – continuing operations	$	116	$	-	$	-	$	116
Securities available-for-sale – discontinued operations(4)	$	1,283	$	191	$	-	$	1,474

December 31, 2011	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	(in millions)
Continuing operations:
U.S. Treasury	$	80	$	-	$	-		$	80
U.S. government sponsored enterprises(1)		1		-		-			1
U.S. corporate debt securities(2)		57		1		(1	)		57
Foreign debt securities(3)		26		-		-			26
Equity securities		10		-		-			10
Money market funds		13		-		-			13
Subtotal		187		1		(1	)		187
Accrued investment income		1		-		-			1
Securities available-for-sale – continuing operations	$	188	$	1	$	(1	)	$	188
Securities available-for-sale – discontinued operations(4)	$	1,694	$	165	$	(8	)	$	1,851

⁽¹⁾  Represents mortgage-backed securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation as of December 31, 2011.

⁽²⁾  The majority of our U.S. corporate debt securities represented investments in the financial services, consumer products and insurance sectors at December 31, 2011.

⁽³⁾  We did not hold any foreign debt securities issued by the governments of Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece or Spain at December 31, 2011. We did not hold any foreign debt securities at September 30, 2012.

⁽⁴⁾  Securities available-for-sale in our discontinued operations relates to our discontinued Insurance business and primarily consists of U.S. corporate debt securities, money market funds and foreign debt securities at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

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At September 30, 2012, we did not hold any available-for-sale securities from continuing operations with gross unrealized losses. The table below provides a summary of gross unrealized losses and related fair values as of December 31, 2011 for available-for-sale securities for continuing operations classified as to the length of time the losses have existed.

	Less Than One Year							Greater Than One Year
December 31, 2011	Number of Securities		Gross Unrealized Losses			Aggregate Fair Value of Investments		Number of Securities		Gross Unrealized Losses		Aggregate Fair Value of Investments
	(dollars are in millions)
U.S. corporate debt securities		17	$	(1	)	$	26		-	$	-	$	-
Foreign debt securities		10		-			15		-		-		-
Equity securities		1		-			5		-		-		-
		28	$	(1	)	$	46		-	$	-	$	-

We review our securities whenever there is an unrealized loss in accordance with our accounting policies for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). As a result of this review, no OTTI was recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, an OTTI of less than $1 million was recognized in earnings on certain debt securities.

As it relates to the securities of our discontinued operations, these securities are part of a disposal group that were classified as held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 and moved to assets of discontinued operations. See Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” for additional information.

On-Going Assessment for Other-Than-Temporary Impairment  On a quarterly basis, we perform an assessment to determine whether there have been any events or economic circumstances to indicate that a security with an unrealized loss has suffered other-than-temporary impairment. A debt security is considered impaired if the fair value is less than its amortized cost basis at the reporting date. If impaired, we then assess whether the unrealized loss is other-than-temporary.

An unrealized loss is generally deemed to be other-than-temporary and a credit loss is deemed to exist if the present value of the expected future cash flows is less than the amortized cost basis of the debt security. As a result, the credit loss component of an other-than-temporary impairment write-down for debt securities is recorded in earnings while the remaining portion of the impairment loss is recognized net of tax in other comprehensive income (loss) provided we do not intend to sell the underlying debt security and it is more-likely-than-not that we would not have to sell the debt security prior to recovery.

We consider the following factors in determining whether a credit loss exists and the period over which the debt security is expected to recover:

• The length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis;

• The level of credit enhancement provided by the structure which includes, but is not limited to, credit subordination positions, overcollateralization, protective triggers and financial guarantees provided by monoline wraps;

• Changes in the near term prospects of the issuer or underlying collateral of a security, such as changes in default rates, loss severities given default and significant changes in prepayment assumptions;

• The level of excess cash flows generated from the underlying collateral supporting the principal and interest payments of the debt securities; and

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• Any adverse change to the credit conditions of the issuer or the security such as credit downgrades by the rating agencies.

At December 31, 2011, approximately 90 percent of our corporate debt securities from our continuing operations were rated A- or better. During the third quarter of 2012, we sold all of our remaining corporate debt securities for continuing operations.

Although the fair value of a particular security is below its amortized cost for more than 12 months, it does not necessarily result in a credit loss and hence other-than-temporary impairment. The decline in fair value may be caused by, among other things, the illiquidity of the market. To the extent we do not intend to sell the debt security and it is more-likely-than-not we will not be required to sell the security before the recovery of the amortized cost basis, no other-than-temporary impairment is deemed to have occurred.

For available-for-sale securities in our discontinued operations, at September 30, 2012, approximately 87 percent of our corporate debt securities are rated A- or better and approximately 91 percent of our asset-backed securities, which totaled $19 million are rated AAA. At December 31, 2011, approximately 88 percent of our corporate debt securities for discontinued operations are rated A- or better and approximately 91 percent of our asset-backed securities for discontinued operations, which totaled $27 million are rated AAA. Other-than-temporary impairments may occur in future periods if the credit quality of the securities deteriorates.

We realized gross gains on transactions involving available-for-sale securities for continuing operations of $2 million during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $3 million and $4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Realized losses during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were less than $1 million.

Contractual maturities and yields on investments in debt securities for continuing operations for those with set maturities were as follows:

September 30, 2012	Due Within 1 Year		After 1 but Within 5 Years		After 5 but Within 10 Years		After 10 Years			Total
	(dollars are in millions)
Obiligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions:
Amortized cost	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1		$	1
Fair value		-		-		-		1			1
Yield(1)		-		-		-		5.55	%		5.55	%

⁽¹⁾  Computed by dividing annualized interest by the amortized cost of respective investment securities.

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4.    Receivables

Receivables consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012(1)			December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	30,143		$	38,235
Second lien		3,820			4,478
Total real estate secured		33,963			42,713
Personal non-credit card		-			5,196
Other		-			3
Total receivables		33,963			47,912
HSBC acquisition purchase accounting fair value adjustments		45			57
Accrued finance income		903			1,184
Credit loss reserve for owned receivables		(4,429	)		(5,952	)
Total receivables, net	$	30,482		$	43,201

⁽¹⁾  The significant decrease in receivables since December 31, 2011 reflects the transfer of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and a portion of our real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale” for additional information.

HSBC acquisition purchase accounting fair value adjustments represent adjustments which have been “pushed down” to record our receivables at fair value at the date of acquisition by HSBC.

Deferred origination fees totaled $231 million and $254 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Net unamortized premium on our receivables totaled $140 million and $169 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Unearned income on personal non-credit card receivables totaled $8 million at December 31, 2011, and is included in the receivable balance in the table above. As discussed more fully in Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” during the second quarter of 2012, we moved our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables as well as certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale.

Collateralized funding transactions  Secured financings previously issued under public trusts with a balance of $3.0 billion at September 30, 2012 are secured by $5.0 billion of closed-end real estate secured receivables. Secured financings previously issued under public trusts with a balance of $3.3 billion at December 31, 2011 were secured by $5.3 billion of closed-end real estate secured receivables.

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Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables  The following tables summarize the past due status of receivables held for investment at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The aging of past due amounts is determined based on the contractual delinquency status of payments made under the receivable. An account is generally considered to be contractually delinquent when payments have not been made in accordance with the loan terms. Delinquency status may be affected by customer account management policies and practices such as re-age or modification. Additionally, delinquency status is also impacted by payment percentage requirements which vary between servicing platforms.

	Days Past Due						Total Past Due		Current		Total Receivables(1)
September 30, 2012	1 – 29 days		30 – 89 days		90+ days
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	4,844	$	2,851	$	2,603	$	10,298	$	19,845	$	30,143
Second lien		686		330		244		1,260		2,560		3,820
Total real estate secured receivables(2)	$	5,530	$	3,181	$	2,847	$	11,558	$	22,405	$	33,963

	Days Past Due						Total Past Due		Current		Total Receivables(1)
December 31, 2011	1 – 29 days		30 – 89 days		90+ days
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	5,828	$	4,028	$	6,248	$	16,104	$	22,131	$	38,235
Second lien		754		416		329		1,499		2,979		4,478
Total real estate secured(2)		6,582		4,444		6,577		17,603		25,110		42,713
Personal non-credit card		686		388		315		1,389		3,807		5,196
Other		-		-		-		-		3		3
Total receivables	$	7,268	$	4,832	$	6,892	$	18,992	$	28,920	$	47,912

⁽¹⁾  The receivable balances included in this table reflects the principal amount outstanding on the loan and certain basis adjustments to the loan such as deferred fees and costs on originated loans, purchase accounting fair value adjustments and premiums or discounts on purchased loans. However, these basis adjustments to the loans are excluded in other presentations regarding delinquent account balances.

⁽²⁾  At both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, approximately 57 percent of our real estate secured receivables have been either modified and/or re-aged.

Nonaccrual receivables  Nonaccrual consumer receivables and nonaccrual receivables held for sale are all receivables which are 90 or more days contractually delinquent as well as second lien loans (regardless of delinquency status) where the first lien loan that we own or service is 90 or more days contractually delinquent. Nonaccrual receivables do not include receivables which have made qualifying payments and have been re-aged such that the contractual delinquency status has been reset to current. If a re-aged loan subsequently experiences payment default and becomes 90 or more days contractually delinquent, it will be reported as nonaccrual. Nonaccrual receivables and nonaccrual receivables held for sale are summarized in the following table.

	September 30, 2012(2)		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Nonaccrual receivables:
Real estate secured(1)	$	2,878	$	6,544
Personal non-credit card		-		330
Nonaccrual receivables held for sale		2,387		-
Total nonaccrual receivables	$	5,265	$	6,874

⁽¹⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, nonaccrual real estate secured receivables include $1.5 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively, of receivables that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

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⁽²⁾  The significant decrease in total nonaccrual receivables as compared to December 31, 2011 reflects the transfer of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and a portion of our real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale, which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale” for additional information.

The following table provides additional information on our total nonaccrual receivables:

	Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011
	(in millions)
Interest income that would have been recorded if the nonaccrual receivables had been current in accordance with contractual terms during the period	$	759	$	761
Interest income that was recorded on nonaccrual receivables included in interest income on nonaccrual loans during the period(1)		185		251

⁽¹⁾  Portions of the amounts presented above have been written-off as a result of the process to record receivables greater than 180 days contractually delinquent at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

Troubled Debt Restructurings  Troubled debt restructurings (“TDR Loans”) represent receivables for which the original contractual terms have been modified to provide for terms that are less than what we would be willing to accept for new receivables with comparable risk because of deterioration in the borrower’s financial status.

Modifications for real estate secured and personal non-credit card receivables may include changes to one or more terms of the loan, including, but not limited to, a change in interest rate, an extension of the amortization period, a reduction in payment amount and partial forgiveness or deferment of principal. A substantial amount of our modifications involve interest rate reductions which lower the amount of finance income we are contractually entitled to receive in future periods. By lowering the interest rate and making other changes to the loan terms, we believe we are able to increase the amount of cash flow that will ultimately be collected from the loan, given the borrower’s financial condition. Re-aging is an account management action that results in the resetting of the contractual delinquency status of an account to current which generally requires the receipt of two qualifying payments. TDR Loans are reserved for based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loans’ original effective interest rate which generally results in a higher reserve requirement for these loans.

The following table presents information about receivables and receivables held for sale which as a result of an account management action taken during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 became classified as TDR Loans. During the first nine months of 2012 and 2011, substantially all of the actions reflect re-aging of past due accounts or loan modifications involving interest rate reductions.

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	739	$	1,073	$	2,787	$	4,700
Second lien		78		117		336		474
Total real estate secured		817		1,190		3,123		5,174
Personal non-credit card		30		206		296		891
Total	$	847	$	1,396	$	3,419	$	6,065

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The table below presents information about our receivables and receivables held for sale reported as TDR Loans. As discussed more fully in Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” we transferred our entire personal non-credit card portfolio and a substantial majority of our real estate secured receivables which have been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as of June 30, 2012 to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. As a result, these receivables are now carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value which creates a lack of comparability between TDR Loan balances as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
TDR Loans(1)(2)(3):
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	13,597	$	13,186
Second lien		1,153		1,057
Total real estate secured(4)		14,750		14,243
Personal non-credit card		560		1,341
Total TDR Loans(6)	$	15,310	$	15,584
Credit loss reserves for TDR Loans:
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	3,126	$	3,169
Second lien		525		534
Total real estate secured		3,651		3,703
Personal non-credit card		-		706
Total credit loss reserves for TDR Loans(3)(5)	$	3,651	$	4,409

⁽¹⁾  TDR Loans are considered to be impaired loans regardless of accrual status.

⁽²⁾  The TDR Loan balances included in the table above reflect the current carrying amount of TDR Loans and includes all basis adjustments on the loan, such as unearned income, unamortized deferred fees and costs on originated loans and premiums or discounts on purchased loans as well as any charge-off recorded in accordance with our existing charge-off policies. Additionally, the carrying amount of TDR Loans classified as held for sale has been reduced by both the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment as well as the credit loss reserves associated with these receivables prior to the transfer. The following table reflects the unpaid principal balance of TDR Loans:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	16,761	$	14,813
Second lien		1,290		1,125
Total real estate secured		18,051		15,938
Personal non-credit card		1,211		1,341
Total TDR Loans	$	19,262	$	17,279

⁽³⁾  At September 30, 2012, $2.3 billion of TDR Loans were reported as receivables held for sale for which there are no credit loss reserves as they are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. At December 31, 2011, there were no TDR Loans reported as receivables held for sale.

⁽⁴⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, TDR Loans held for investment totaling $1.0 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, are recorded at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽⁵⁾  Included in credit loss reserves.

⁽⁶⁾  TDR Loan balances at September 30, 2012 have been impacted by the transfer of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 and are now carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

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We are currently evaluating recently issued regulatory guidance requiring receivables discharged under Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not re-affirmed to be classified as TDR Loan balances. Based on our current analysis, we estimate that this guidance could result in approximately $800 million of receivables discharged under Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not re-affirmed being included in TDR Loan balances beginning in the fourth quarter of 2012. Of this amount, we estimate approximately 60 percent would be reserved for using a discounted cash flow analysis which generally results in a higher reserve requirement than that established using a roll rate migration analysis. The remainder of the receivables which would be classified as TDR Loans beginning in the fourth quarter are currently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell and as a result, there would be no change in the reserves associated with these receivables.

The following table discloses receivables and receivables held for sale which were classified as TDR Loans during the previous 12 months which became sixty days or greater contractually delinquent during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	418	$	669	$	1,848	$	1,111
Second lien		57		66		211		107
Total real estate secured		475		735		2,059		1,218
Personal non-credit card		34		153		236		264
Total	$	509	$	888	$	2,295	$	1,482

Additional information relating to TDR Loans, including TDR Loans held for sale, is presented in the table below:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Average balance of TDR Loans:
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	13,486	$	11,875	$	13,738	$	10,763
Second lien		1,152		940		1,146		842
Total real estate secured		14,638		12,815		14,884		11,605
Personal non-credit card		570		1,287		1,041		1,099
Total average balance of TDR Loans	$	15,208	$	14,102	$	15,925	$	12,704
Interest income recognized on TDR Loans:
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	227	$	156	$	628	$	419
Second lien		27		17		76		45
Total real estate secured		254		173		704		464
Personal non-credit card		44		39		132		92
Total interest income recognized on TDR Loans	$	298	$	212	$	836	$	556

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Consumer Receivable Credit Quality Indicators  Credit quality indicators used for consumer receivables include a loan’s delinquency status, whether the loan is performing and whether the loan is considered a TDR Loan.

Delinquency The following table summarizes dollars of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency for receivables and receivables held for sale and as a percent of total receivables and receivables held for sale (“delinquency ratio”) for our loan portfolio:

	September 30, 2012(2)					December 31, 2011
	Dollars of Delinquency		Delinquency Ratio			Dollars of Delinquency		Delinquency Ratio
	(dollars are in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	5,967		17.91	%	$	7,605		19.89	%
Second lien		362		9.47			500		11.16
Total real estate secured(1)		6,329		17.04			8,105		18.98
Personal non-credit card		95		2.98			486		9.35
Total	$	6,424		15.93	%	$	8,591		17.93	%

⁽¹⁾ At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, dollars of real estate secured receivable delinquency include $1.5 billion and $4.8 billion, respectively, of receivables that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell. Additionally, September 30, 2012 includes $2.4 billion of receivables held for sale that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.

⁽²⁾ The transfer of our entire personal non-credit card portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale has resulted in these receivables being carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value as previously discussed, which creates a lack of comparability between dollars of contractual delinquency and the delinquency ratio as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

Nonperforming The status of consumer receivables and consumer receivables held for sale is summarized in the following table:

	Performing Loans		Nonperforming Loans		Total
	(in millions)
At September 30, 2012:
Real estate secured(1)(2)	$	31,085	$	2,878	$	33,963
Receivables held for sale		3,974		2,387		6,361
Total	$	35,059	$	5,265	$	40,324	(3)
At December 31, 2011:
Real estate secured(1)	$	36,169	$	6,544	$	42,713
Personal non-credit card		4,866		330		5,196
Total(2)	$	41,035	$	6,874	$	47,909

⁽¹⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, nonperforming real estate secured receivables held for investment include $1.5 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively, of receivables that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽²⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, nonperforming real estate secured receivables held for investment include $1.8 billion and $3.0 billion, respectively, which are TDR Loans, some of which may also be carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽³⁾  The decrease since December 31, 2011 reflects, in part, the transfer of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and a portion of our real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale” for additional information.

Troubled debt restructurings See discussion of TDR Loans above for further details on this credit quality indicator.

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Concentrations of Credit Risk  We have historically served non-conforming and non-prime consumers. Such customers are individuals who have limited credit histories, modest incomes, high debt-to-income ratios or have experienced credit problems caused by occasional delinquencies, prior charge-offs, bankruptcy or other credit related actions. The majority of our secured receivables have high loan-to-value ratios. Our receivable portfolios include the following types of loans:

• Interest-only loans – A loan which allows a customer to pay the interest-only portion of the monthly payment for a period of time which results in lower payments during the initial loan period. However, subsequent events affecting a customer’s financial position could affect their ability to repay the loan in the future when the principal payments become due.

• Stated income loans – Loans underwritten based upon the loan applicant’s representation of annual income, which is not verified by receipt of supporting documentation.

The following table summarizes the outstanding balances of interest-only loans and stated income loans in our receivable and receivables held for sale portfolios at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in billions)
Interest-only loans(1)	$	.7	$	1.0
Stated income loans		1.8		2.2

⁽¹⁾  Receivable classification as an interest-only loan is based on the classification at the time of receivable origination and does not reflect any changes in the classification that may have occurred as a result of any loan modification or because the interest-only period has expired. Some of our interest-only loans may also be classified as stated income loans based on the type underwriting on the loan.

At both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, interest-only and stated income loans comprised 7 percent of real estate secured receivables and real estate secured receivables held for sale.

Because we primarily lent to individual consumers, we do not have receivables from any industry group that equal or exceed 10 percent of total receivables at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The following table reflects the percentage of consumer receivables and receivables held for sale by state, which individually account for 5 percent or greater of our portfolio as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	Percentage of Receivables  and Receivables Held for Sale at September 30, 2012									Percentage of Receivables  and Receivables Held for Sale at December 31, 2011
	Real Estate Secured			Personal Non- Credit Card			Total			Real Estate Secured			Personal Non- Credit Card			Total
California		9.4	%		4.6	%		9.0	%		9.5	%		5.1	%		9.1	%
New York		7.4			6.8			7.3			7.2			6.8			7.2
Pennsylvania		6.2			6.9			6.3			6.1			6.7			6.2
Florida		5.8			5.8			5.8			5.9			5.8			5.9
Ohio		5.5			6.4			5.6			5.5			6.3			5.6
Virginia		5.2			3.1			5.1			5.2			3.0			4.9

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5.    Credit Loss Reserves

An analysis of credit loss reserves was as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Credit loss reserves at beginning of period	$	4,608		$	4,590		$	5,952		$	5,512
Provision for credit losses(1)		287			2,182			1,816			3,473
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(488	)		(973	)		(2,266	)		(3,468	)
Recoveries		22			112			225			394
Total net charge-offs		(466	)		(861	)		(2,041	)		(3,074	)
Reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale		-			-			(1,298	)		-
Credit loss reserves at end of period	$	4,429		$	5,911		$	4,429		$	5,911

⁽¹⁾  Includes $112 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the lower of amortized cost or fair value attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables transferred to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information. This amount was recorded as a provision for credit losses and included in the total of reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale. There was no lower of cost or fair value adjustment allocated to credit for the real estate secured receivables as these receivables were previously carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell prior to the transfer of the loans to held for sale.

As discussed above, credit loss reserves at September 30, 2012 have been impacted by the transfer of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

We estimate probable losses for real estate secured loans which do not qualify as troubled debt restructures using a roll rate migration analysis that estimates the likelihood that a loan will progress through the various stages of delinquency and ultimately charge-off. This has historically resulted in the identification of a loss emergence period for these real estate secured loans collectively evaluated for impairment using a roll rate migration analysis which results in approximately 7 months of loss coverage in our credit loss reserves. A loss coverage of 12 months in our credit loss reserves would be more aligned with U.S. bank industry practice. Our regulators have indicated they would like us to more closely align our loss coverage period with industry practice. During the fourth quarter of 2012, we will review our estimate of loss emergence to determine what changes should be made to our credit loss reserve estimate which is expected to result in an increase to our credit loss reserves in the fourth quarter of 2012 in an amount that is not expected to exceed 10 percent of our total credit loss reserves at September 30, 2012.

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The following table summarizes the changes in credit loss reserves by product/class and the related receivable balance by product during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Real Estate Secured						Personal Non- Credit Card			Other		Total
	First Lien			Second Lien
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	3,858		$	750		$	-		$	-	$	4,608
Provision for credit losses		242			50			(5	)(3)		-		287
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(379	)		(109	)		-			-		(488	)
Recoveries		3			14			5			-		22
Net charge-offs		(376	)		(95	)		5	(3)		-		(466	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,724		$	705		$	-		$	-	$	4,429
Reserve components:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	572		$	178		$	-		$	-	$	750
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		3,065			525			-					3,590
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		82			1			-			-		83
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		5			1			-			-		6
Total credit loss reserves	$	3,724		$	705		$	-		$	-	$	4,429
Receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	17,501		$	2,640		$	-		$	-	$	20,141
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		10,854			1,112			-			-		11,966
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		1,775			65			-			-		1,840
Receivables acquired with deteriorated credit quality		13			3			-			-		16
Total receivables	$	30,143		$	3,820		$	-		$	-	$	33,963
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	3,002		$	635		$	953		$	-	$	4,590
Provision for credit losses		1,534			375			273			-		2,182
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(578	)		(168	)		(227	)		-		(973	)
Recoveries		7			15			90			-		112
Net charge-offs		(571	)		(153	)		(137	)		-		(861	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,965		$	857		$	1,089		$	-	$	5,911
Reserve components:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	786		$	355		$	1,089		$	-	$	2,230
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		2,737			499			-			-		3,236
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		433			2			-			-		435
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		9			1			-			-		10
Total credit loss reserves	$	3,965		$	857		$	1,089		$	-	$	5,911
Receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	23,996		$	3,707		$	4,285		$	3	$	31,991
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		9,926			933			1,315			-		12,174
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		5,504			89			-			-		5,593
Receivables acquired with deteriorated credit quality		35			6			-			-		41
Total receivables	$	39,461		$	4,735		$	5,600		$	3	$	49,799

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	Real Estate Secured						Personal Non- Credit Card			Other		Total
	First Lien			Second Lien
	(in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	4,089		$	823		$	1,040		$	-	$	5,952
Provision for credit losses		1,392			271			153	(2)		-		1,816
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(1,444	)		(433	)		(389	)		-		(2,266	)
Recoveries		20			44			161			-		225
Net charge-offs		(1,424	)		(389	)		(228	)		-		(2,041	)
Reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale		(333	)		-			(965	)		-		(1,298	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,724		$	705		$	-		$	-	$	4,429
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	3,355		$	832		$	1,325		$	-	$	5,512
Provision for credit losses		2,525			613			335			-		3,473
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(1,941	)		(636	)		(891	)		-		(3,468	)
Recoveries		26			48			320			-		394
Net charge-offs		(1,915	)		(588	)		(571	)		-		(3,074	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,965		$	857		$	1,089		$	-	$	5,911

⁽¹⁾  These amounts represent TDR Loans for which we evaluate reserves using a discounted cash flow methodology. Each loan is individually identified as a TDR Loan and then grouped together with other TDR Loans with similar characteristics. The discounted cash flow impairment analysis is then applied to these groups of TDR Loans. The receivable balance above excludes TDR Loans that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which totaled $1.0 billion and $2.2 billion at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The reserve component above excludes credit loss reserves for TDR Loans that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which totaled $61 million and $139 million at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These credit loss reserves are reflected within receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in the table above.

⁽²⁾  Includes $112 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the lower of amortized cost or fair value attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables transferred to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

⁽³⁾  While provision for credit losses and charge-offs are no longer recorded on receivables following the transfer of those receivables to the held for sale classification, during the quarter we received recoveries on fully charged-off personal non-credit card receivables that were not transferred to held for sale. These recoveries are reflected in the table above.

6.    Receivables Held for Sale

As discussed in prior filings, we have been engaged in an on-going evaluation of the optimal size of our balance sheet taking into consideration our liquidity, capital and funding requirements as well as capital requirements of HSBC. As part of this on-going evaluation, we identified a pool of real estate secured receivables for which we no longer had the intent to hold for the foreseeable future and, as a result, transferred this pool of real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. We anticipate the receivables will be sold in multiple transactions generally over the next two years or, if the foreclosure process is completed prior to sale, the underlying properties acquired in satisfaction of the receivables will be classified as real estate owned (“REO”) and sold. As we continue to work with borrowers, we may also agree to a short sale whereby the property is sold by the borrower at a price which has been pre-negotiated with us and the borrower is released from further obligation. This pool of receivables includes a substantial majority of our real estate receivables which had been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as of June 30, 2012 in accordance with our existing charge-off policies as we considered the collateral as the sole

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source for repayment. However, as we now plan to sell these receivables to a third party investor, fair value represents the price we believe a third party investor would pay to acquire the receivable portfolios. A third party investor would incorporate a number of assumptions in predicting future cash flows, such as differing loss estimates and/or differing times to collect outstanding balances than we as the servicer of these receivables believe would be the case. A third party investor’s valuation process would also reflect these differences in overall cost of capital assumptions as well as the potential volatility in the underlying cash flow assumptions, the combination of which results in a lower estimate of fair value for the cash flows associated with the receivables. Real estate secured receivables written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in accordance with our existing charge-off policies subsequent to June 30, 2012 will continue to be held for investment.

Based on the projected timing of loan sales and the anticipated flow of foreclosure volume into REO over the next two years, a portion of the real estate secured receivables classified as held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 will ultimately become REO. Upon classification of the underlying properties acquired in satisfaction of these loans as REO, the properties will be recorded at the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which we expect will represent a higher value than the price a third party investor would have paid to acquire the receivables as explained above. As a result, a portion of the fair value adjustment on receivables held for sale will be recorded in earnings over time, which could be in the region of 20 percent of the fair value adjustment. This estimate is highly dependent upon the timing and size of future receivable sales as well as the volume and timelines associated with foreclosure activity. During the third quarter of 2012, we transferred a portion of our real estate secured receivable portfolio held for sale with a carrying value of $79 million to REO after obtaining title to the underlying collateral and reversed a portion of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment previously recorded totaling $26 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2012, we completed short sales on real estate secured receivables with a carrying value of $46 million. As a result of these short sales, we reversed a portion of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment previously recorded totaling $9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as the settlement price was higher than the carrying value.

In addition to the real estate secured receivables discussed above, we also determined we no longer had the intent to hold our portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables for the foreseeable future and anticipate these receivables will be sold in the near term. As a result, our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio, which was previously held for investment purposes, was transferred to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. The personal non-credit card receivable portfolio will not be reported as discontinued operations as they do not qualify as a component of our business as the cash flows and operations related to our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio are not clearly distinguishable from the cash flows and operations of our real estate secured receivable portfolio.

The following table summarizes receivables held for sale which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
First lien real estate secured receivables	$	3,181	$	-
Personal non-credit card		3,180		-
Total receivables held for sale	$	6,361	$	-

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The table below summarizes the activity in receivables held for sale during 2012:

	Total
	(in millions)
Receivables held for sale – December 31, 2011	$	-
Transfers into receivables held for sale at the lower of amortized cost or fair value:
Real estate secured		3,287
Personal non-credit card		3,469
Additional lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment subsequent to transfer to receivables held for sale		(50	)
Carrying value of real estate secured receivables held for sale settled through short sale or transfer to REO		(125	)
Change in receivable balance		(220	)
Receivables held for sale – September 30, 2012	$	6,361	(1)

⁽¹⁾  Net of a valuation allowance of approximately $1.5 billion.

The following table summarizes the components of the cumulative lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to receivables held for sale:

	Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustments associated with
	Fair Value			REO			Short Sales			Total
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded as a component of:
Other revenues(2)	$	85	(3)	$	(26	)	$	(9	)	$	50
Total lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	$	85		$	(26	)	$	(9	)	$	50
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded as a component of:
Provision for credit losses(1)	$	112		$	-		$	-		$	112
Other revenues(2)		1,632			(26	)		(9	)		1,597
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	$	1,744		$	(26	)	$	(9	)	$	1,709

⁽¹⁾  A portion of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables was recorded as a provision for credit losses. This was determined by giving consideration to the impact of over-the-life credit loss estimates as compared to the existing credit loss reserves prior to our decision to transfer to receivables held for sale. There was no lower of cost or fair value adjustment allocated to credit for the real estate secured receivables as these receivables were previously carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell prior to the transfer of the loans to held for sale.

⁽²⁾  Reflects the impact on value caused by current marketplace conditions including changes in interest rates and illiquidity and is recorded as a component of total other revenues in the consolidated statement of income (loss).

⁽³⁾  Reflects the change in fair value of receivables held for sale at September 30, 2012 net of reversals associated with liquidations other than REO and short sales.

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7.    Derivative Financial Instruments

Our business activities involve analysis, evaluation, acceptance and management of some degree of risk or combination of risks. Accordingly, we have comprehensive risk management policies to address potential financial risks, which include credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk, and operational risks. Our risk management policy is designed to identify and analyze these risks, to set appropriate limits and controls, and to monitor the risks and limits continually by means of reliable and up-to-date administrative and information systems. Our risk management policies are primarily carried out in accordance with practice and limits set by the HSBC Group Management Board. The HSBC Finance Corporation Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”) meets regularly to review risks and approve appropriate risk management strategies within the limits established by the HSBC Group Management Board. Additionally, our Risk Management Committee receives regular reports on our interest rate and liquidity risk positions in relation to the established limits. In accordance with the policies and strategies established by ALCO, in the normal course of business, we enter into various transactions involving derivative financial instruments. These derivative financial instruments primarily are used as economic hedges to manage risk.

Objectives for Holding Derivative Financial Instruments  Market risk (which includes interest rate and foreign currency exchange risks) is the possibility that a change in interest rates or foreign exchange rates will cause a financial instrument to decrease in value or become more costly to settle. Prior to our ceasing originations in our Consumer Lending business and ceasing purchase activities in our Mortgage Services business, customer demand for our loan products shifted between fixed rate and floating rate products, based on market conditions and preferences. These shifts in loan products resulted in different funding strategies and produced different interest rate risk exposures. Additionally, the mix of receivables on our balance sheet and the corresponding market risk is changing as we manage the liquidation of all of our receivable portfolios. We maintain an overall risk management strategy that utilizes interest rate and currency derivative financial instruments to mitigate our exposure to fluctuations caused by changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates related to our debt liabilities. We manage our exposure to interest rate risk primarily through the use of interest rate swaps with the main objective of managing the interest rate volatility due to a mismatch in the duration of our assets and liabilities. We manage our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk primarily through the use of cross currency interest rate swaps. We do not use leveraged derivative financial instruments.

Interest rate swaps are contractual agreements between two counterparties for the exchange of periodic interest payments generally based on a notional principal amount and agreed-upon fixed or floating rates. The majority of our interest rate swaps are used to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates by converting floating rate debt to fixed rate or by converting fixed rate debt to floating rate. We have also entered into currency swaps to convert both principal and interest payments on debt issued from one currency to the appropriate functional currency.

We do not manage credit risk or the changes in fair value due to the changes in credit risk by entering into derivative financial instruments such as credit derivatives or credit default swaps.

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Control Over Valuation Process and Procedures  A control framework has been established which is designed to ensure that fair values are either determined or validated by a function independent of the risk-taker. To that end, the ultimate responsibility for the determination of fair values rests with the HSBC Finance Valuation Committee. The HSBC Finance Valuation Committee establishes policies and procedures to ensure appropriate valuations. Fair values for derivatives are determined by management using valuation techniques, valuation models and inputs that are developed, reviewed, validated and approved by the Quantitative Risk and Valuation Group of an HSBC affiliate. These valuation models utilize discounted cash flows or an option pricing model adjusted for counterparty credit risk and market liquidity. The models used apply appropriate control processes and procedures to ensure that the derived inputs are used to value only those instruments that share similar risk to the relevant benchmark indices and therefore demonstrate a similar response to market factors. In addition, a validation process is followed which includes participation in peer group consensus pricing surveys, to ensure that valuation inputs incorporate market participants’ risk expectations and risk premium.

Credit Risk  By utilizing derivative financial instruments, we are exposed to counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty to a transaction fails to perform according to the terms of the contract. We manage the counterparty credit (or repayment) risk in derivative instruments through established credit approvals, risk control limits, collateral, and ongoing monitoring procedures. We utilize an affiliate, HSBC Bank USA, as the primary provider of domestic derivative products. We have never suffered a loss due to counterparty failure.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, substantially all of our existing derivative contracts are with HSBC subsidiaries, making them our primary counterparty in derivative transactions. Most swap agreements require that payments be made to, or received from, the counterparty when the fair value of the agreement reaches a certain level. Generally, we provide non-affiliate swap counterparties collateral in the form of cash which is recorded in our balance sheet as derivative financial assets or derivative related liabilities. At September 30, 2012 the fair value of our agreements with non-affiliate counterparties required the non-affiliates to provide collateral to us of $7 million. At December 31, 2011, we provided third party swap counterparties with $10 million of collateral, in the form of cash. When the fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties requires the posting of collateral, it is provided in either the form of cash and recorded on the balance sheet, consistent with third party arrangements, or in the form of securities which are not recorded on our balance sheet. The fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties required us to provide collateral to the affiliate of $183 million at September 30, 2012, all of which was paid in cash. At December 31, 2011, the fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties required the affiliate to provide collateral of $584 million to us, all of which was received in cash. These amounts are offset against the fair value amount recognized for derivative instruments that have been offset under the same master netting arrangement and recorded in our balance sheet as a component of derivative financial assets or derivative related liabilities. At September 30, 2012, we had derivative contracts with a notional value of approximately $27.6 billion, including $27.5 billion outstanding with HSBC Bank USA. At December 31, 2011, we had derivative contracts with a notional value of approximately $40.9 billion, including $40.4 billion outstanding with HSBC Bank USA. Derivative financial instruments are generally expressed in terms of notional principal or contract amounts which are much larger than the amounts potentially at risk for nonpayment by counterparties.

To manage our exposure to changes in interest rates, we entered into interest rate swap agreements and currency swaps which have been designated as fair value or cash flow hedges under derivative accounting principles, or are treated as non-qualifying hedges. We currently utilize the long-haul method to assess effectiveness of all derivatives designated as hedges. In the tables that follow below, the fair value disclosed does not include swap collateral that we either receive or deposit with our interest rate swap counterparties. Such swap collateral is recorded on our balance sheet and is netted on the balance sheet against the fair value amount recognized for derivative instruments.

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Fair Value Hedges  Fair value hedges include interest rate swaps to convert our fixed rate debt to variable rate debt and currency swaps to convert debt issued from one currency into U.S. dollar variable rate debt. All of our fair value hedges are associated with debt. We recorded fair value adjustments for fair value hedges which increased the carrying amount of our debt by $8 million and $36 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The following table provides information related to the location of derivative fair values in the consolidated balance sheet for our fair value hedges.

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value					Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)					(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	11	Derivative related liabilities	$	(8	)	$	7
Currency swaps	Derivative financial asset		-		53	Derivative related liabilities		-			-
Total		$	-	$	64		$	(8	)	$	7

The following table presents fair value hedging information, including the gain (loss) recorded on the derivative and where that gain (loss) is recorded in the consolidated statement of income (loss) as well as the offsetting gain (loss) on the hedged item that is recognized in current earnings, the net of which represents hedge ineffectiveness.

	Hedged Item	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Item and Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on the Derivative				Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Items						Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on the Derivative						Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Items
			Three Months Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2012		2011		2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
			(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Fixed rate borrowings	Derivative related income (expense)	$	1	$	19	$	(1	)	$	(16	)	$	(2	)	$	43		$	(2	)	$	(40	)
Currency swaps	Fixed rate borrowings	Derivative related income (expense)		-		3		-			5			(17	)		(21	)		19			33
Total			$	1	$	22	$	(1	)	$	(11	)	$	(19	)	$	22		$	17		$	(7	)

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Cash Flow Hedges  Cash flow hedges include interest rate swaps to convert our variable rate debt to fixed rate debt by fixing future interest rate resets of floating rate debt as well as currency swaps to convert debt issued from one currency into U.S. dollar fixed rate debt. Gains and losses on current derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges are reported in other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”) net of tax and totaled a loss of $377 million and $448 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. We expect $220 million ($142 million after-tax) of currently unrealized net losses will be reclassified to earnings within one year. However, these reclassified unrealized losses will be offset by decreased interest expense associated with the variable cash flows of the hedged items and will result in no significant net economic impact to our earnings. The following table provides information related to the location of derivative fair values in the consolidated balance sheet for our cash flow hedges.

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value						Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011			Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)						(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	(554	)	Derivative related liabilities	$	486		$	-
Currency swaps	Derivative financial assets		-		441		Derivative related liabilities		(306	)		-
Total		$	-	$	(113	)		$	180		$	-

The following table provides the gain or loss recorded on our cash flow hedging relationships.

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Gain (Loss) Reclassed  from Accumulated OCI into  Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on the Derivative (Ineffective Portion)	Gain (Loss) Recognized in  Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)
	2012		2011				2012			2011				2012		2011
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Interest rate swaps	$	24	$	(169	)	Interest expense	$	(1	)	$	(8	)	Derivative related income	$	1	$	2
Currency swaps		21		70		Interest expense		(5	)		(6	)	Derivative related income		6		-
Total	$	45	$	(99	)		$	(6	)	$	(14	)		$	7	$	2
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Interest rate swaps	$	61	$	(147	)	Interest expense	$	(5	)	$	(31	)	Derivative related income	$	1	$	4
Currency swaps		49		108		Interest expense		(16	)		(19	)	Derivative related income		5		(5	)
Total	$	110	$	(39	)		$	(21	)	$	(50	)		$	6	$	(1	)

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Non-Qualifying Hedging Activities  We may enter into interest rate and currency swaps which are not designated as hedges under derivative accounting principles. These financial instruments are economic hedges but do not qualify for hedge accounting and are primarily used to minimize our exposure to changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates through more closely matching both the structure and projected duration of our liabilities to the structure and duration of our assets. The following table provides information related to the location and derivative fair values in the consolidated balance sheet for our non-qualifying hedges:

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value						Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011			Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)						(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	(926	)	Derivative related liabilities	$	1,173		$	5
Currency swaps and foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative financial assets		-		38		Derivative related liabilities		(27	)		4
Total		$	-	$	(888	)		$	1,146		$	9

The following table provides detail of the gain or loss recorded on our non-qualifying hedges:

	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
		Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012			2011			2012			2011
		(in millions)
Interest rate contracts	Derivative related income (expense)	$	(48	)	$	(929	)	$	(260	)	$	(1,054	)
Currency contracts	Derivative related income (expense)		(1	)		3			(5	)		4
Total		$	(49	)	$	(926	)	$	(265	)	$	(1,050	)

We have elected the fair value option for certain issuances of our fixed rate debt and have entered into interest rate and currency swaps related to debt carried at fair value. The interest rate and currency swaps associated with this debt are non-qualifying hedges but are considered economic hedges and realized gains and losses are reported as “Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives” within other revenues. The derivatives related to fair value option debt are included in the tables below. See Note 8, “Fair Value Option,” for further discussion.

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value					Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)					(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	693	Derivative related liabilities	$	(528	)	$	-
Currency swaps	Derivative financial assets		-		808	Derivative related liabilities		(615	)		-
Total		$	-	$	1,501		$	(1,143	)	$	-

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The following table provides the gain or loss recorded on the derivatives related to fair value option debt, primarily due to changes in interest rates:

	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
		Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
		(in millions)
Interest rate contracts	Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives	$	30	$	128	$	70	$	264
Currency contracts	Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives		22		169		48		182
Total		$	52	$	297	$	118	$	446

Notional Value of Derivative Contracts  The following table summarizes the notional values of derivative contracts:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	4,949	$	8,140
Currency swaps		6,063		8,195
		11,012		16,335
Non-qualifying economic hedges:
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate:
Swaps		6,219		10,523
Foreign exchange:
Swaps		203		715
Forwards		-		205
		6,422		11,443
Derivatives associated with debt carried at fair value:
Interest rate swaps		7,059		9,700
Currency swaps		3,134		3,376
		10,193		13,076
Total	$	27,627	$	40,854

The decrease in the notional value of our derivative contracts at September 30, 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011 primarily reflects the maturity of derivative contracts as well as the termination of $4.2 billion of non-qualifying economic hedges.

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8.    Fair Value Option

We have elected to apply fair value option (“FVO”) reporting to certain of our fixed rate debt issuances which also qualify for FVO reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards. At September 30, 2012, fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO totaled $11.6 billion, of which $11.1 billion is included as a component of long-term debt and $501 million is included as a component of due to affiliates. At September 30, 2012, we had not elected FVO for $8.4 billion of fixed rate long-term debt carried on our balance sheet. Fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO at September 30, 2012 has an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $10.8 billion which included a foreign currency translation adjustment relating to our foreign denominated FVO debt which increased the debt balance by $181 million.

At December 31, 2011, fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO totaled $14.1 billion, of which $13.7 billion is included as a component of long-term debt and $447 million is included as a component of due to affiliates. At December 31, 2011, we had not elected FVO for $11.8 billion of fixed rate long-term debt carried on our balance sheet. Fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO at December 31, 2011 has an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $13.9 billion which included a foreign currency translation adjustment relating to our foreign denominated FVO debt which increased the debt balance by $341 million.

We determine the fair value of the fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO through the use of a third party pricing service. Such fair value represents the full market price (including credit and interest rate impacts) based on observable market data for the same or similar debt instruments. See Note 15, “Fair Value Measurements,” for a description of the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of our fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO.

The components of gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives are as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value(1):
Interest rate component	$	3		$	(184	)	$	94		$	(52	)
Credit risk component		(150	)		679			(611	)		614
Total mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value		(147	)		495			(517	)		562
Mark-to-market on the related derivatives(1)		(36	)		146			(198	)		(28	)
Net realized gains on the related derivatives		88			151			316			474
Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives	$	(95	)	$	792		$	(399	)	$	1,008

⁽¹⁾  Mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives excludes market value changes due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Foreign currency translation gains (losses) recorded in derivative related income (expense) associated with debt designated at fair value was a loss of $53 million and a gain of $31 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a gain of $241 million and a loss of $51 million during the three and nine months ended September 2011, respectively. Offsetting gains (losses) recorded in derivative related income (expense) associated with the related derivatives was a gain of $53 million and a loss of $31 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a loss of $241 million and a gain of $51 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively

The movement in the fair value reflected in gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives includes the effect of credit spread changes and interest rate changes, including any economic ineffectiveness in the relationship between the related swaps and our debt and any realized gains or losses on those swaps. With respect to the credit component, as credit spreads narrow accounting losses are booked and the reverse is true if credit spreads widen. Differences arise between the movement in the fair value of our debt and the fair value of the related swap due to the different credit characteristics and differences in the calculation of fair value for debt and derivatives. The size and direction of the accounting consequences of such changes can be volatile from

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period to period but do not alter the cash flows intended as part of the documented interest rate management strategy. On a cumulative basis, we have recorded fair value option adjustments which increased the value of our debt by $749 million and $232 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The change in the fair value of the debt and the change in value of the related derivatives reflect the following:

• Interest rate curve – During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 changes in market movements on certain debt and related derivatives that mature in the near term resulted in a gain in the interest rate component on the mark-to-market of the debt and a loss on the mark-to-market of the related derivative. As these items near maturity, their values are less sensitive to interest rate movements. During the third quarter of 2011, a significant decrease in U.S. interest rates for periods greater than two years resulted in a loss in the interest rate component on the mark-to-market of the debt and a gain on the mark-to-market of the related derivative. While long-term U.S. interest rates were lower during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we experienced a loss in the interest rate component on the mark-to-market of the debt and a loss on the mark-to-market of the related derivatives driven by market movements on certain debt and related derivatives that mature in the near term. Changes in the value of the interest rate component of the debt as compared to the related derivative are also affected by differences in cash flows and valuation methodologies for the debt and the derivatives. Cash flows on debt are discounted using a single discount rate from the bond yield curve for each bond’s applicable maturity while derivative cash flows are discounted using rates at multiple points along an interest rate yield curve. The impacts of these differences vary as short-term and long-term interest rates shift and time passes.

• Credit – During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, our credit spreads tightened on overall positive economic news. During the third quarter of 2011 our secondary market spreads widened substantially due to concerns with the European sovereign debt crisis and an uncertain economic recovery in the U.S. During the first nine months of 2011, the widening of our credit spreads observed during the third quarter offset the overall tightening of our credit spreads recognized during the first half of 2011.

Net income volatility, whether based on changes in the interest rate or credit risk components of the mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value and the related derivatives, impacts the comparability of our reported results between periods. Accordingly, gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 should not be considered indicative of the results for any future periods.

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9.    Income Taxes

Effective tax rates are analyzed as follows.

	2012					2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Tax expense (benefit) at the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate	$	(101	)	(35.0	)%	$	(708	)	(35.0	)%
Increase (decrease) in rate resulting from:
State and local taxes, net of Federal benefit		7		2.4			1		-
Adjustment to current liability account		(6	)	(2.0	)		-		-
Change in valuation allowance reserves		5		1.7			(3	)	(.1	)
Deferred tax validation		8		2.8			9		.4
Change in uncertain tax position reserves		(12	)	(4.1	)		28		1.4
Foreign tax credits		-		-			(12	)	(.6	)
Other		1		.4			(4	)	(.1	)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(98	)	(33.8	)%	$	(689	)	(34.0	)%
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Tax expense (benefit) at the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate	$	(1,237	)	(35.0	)%	$	(1,011	)	(35.0	)%
Increase (decrease) in rate resulting from:
State and local taxes, net of Federal benefit		(5	)	(.1	)		1		-
Adjustment to current liability account		(37	)	(1.0	)		-		-
Change in tax rate used to value deferred taxes		(7	)	(.2	)		-		-
Change in valuation allowance reserves		16		.4			(144	)	(5.0	)
Deferred tax validation		(34	)	(1.0	)		12		.4
Change in uncertain tax position reserves		(19	)	(.5	)		(2	)	(.1	)
Foreign tax credits		-		-			(12	)	(.4	)
Other		(2	)	(.1	)		(5	)	(.1	)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(1,325	)	(37.5	)%	$	(1,161	)	(40.2	)%

The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was impacted by current liability account and deferred tax prior period adjustments corrected in the current year, changes in uncertain tax positions, increases to state valuation allowance reserves, and state taxes, including states where we file combined unitary state tax returns with other HSBC affiliates. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was also impacted by a change in tax rate used to value deferred taxes. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was impacted by the release of valuation allowance previously established on foreign tax credits, a change in uncertain tax positions, validation of deferred taxes, foreign tax credits and state taxes, including states where we file combined unitary state tax returns with other HSBC affiliates.

HSBC North America Consolidated Income Taxes  We are included in HSBC North America’s consolidated Federal income tax return and in various combined state income tax returns. As such, we have entered into a tax allocation agreement with HSBC North America and its subsidiary entities (the “HNAH Group”) included in the consolidated returns which govern the current amount of taxes to be paid or received by the various entities included in the consolidated return filings. As a result, we have looked at the HNAH Group’s consolidated deferred tax assets and various sources of taxable income, including the impact of HSBC and HNAH Group tax planning strategies, in reaching conclusions on recoverability of deferred tax assets. Where a valuation allowance is determined to be necessary at the HSBC North America consolidated level, such allowance is allocated to the principal subsidiaries within the HNAH Group as described below in a manner that is systematic, rational and consistent with the broad principles of accounting for income taxes.

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The HNAH Group evaluates deferred tax assets for recoverability using a consistent approach which considers the relative impact of negative and positive evidence, including historical financial performance, projections of future taxable income, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, tax planning strategies and any available carryback capacity.

In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance, the HNAH Group estimates future taxable income based on management approved business plans, future capital requirements and ongoing tax planning strategies, including capital support from HSBC necessary as part of such plans and strategies. The HNAH Group has continued to consider the impact of the economic environment on the North American businesses and the expected growth of the deferred tax assets. This evaluation process involves significant management judgment about assumptions that are subject to change from period to period.

In conjunction with the HNAH Group deferred tax evaluation process, based on our forecasts of future taxable income, which include assumptions about the depth and severity of home price depreciation and the U.S. economic environment, including unemployment levels and their related impact on credit losses, we currently anticipate that our results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to allow us to realize our deferred tax assets. However, since these market conditions have created losses in the HNAH Group in recent periods and volatility in our pre-tax book income, our analysis of the reliability of the deferred tax assets significantly discounts any future taxable income expected from continuing operations and relies to a greater extent on continued capital support from our parent, HSBC, including tax planning strategies implemented in relation to such support. HSBC has indicated they remain fully committed and have the capacity and willingness to provide capital as needed to run operations, maintain sufficient regulatory capital, and fund certain tax planning strategies.

Only those tax planning strategies that are both prudent and feasible, and which management has the ability and intent to implement, are incorporated into our analysis and assessment. The primary and most significant strategy is HSBC’s commitment to reinvest excess HNAH Group capital to reduce debt funding or otherwise invest in assets to ensure that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be utilized.

Currently, it has been determined that the HNAH Group’s primary tax planning strategy, in combination with other tax planning strategies, provides support for the realization of the net deferred tax assets recorded for the HNAH Group. Such determination is based on HSBC’s business forecasts and assessment as to the most efficient and effective deployment of HSBC capital, most importantly including the length of time such capital will need to be maintained in the U.S. for purposes of the tax planning strategy.

During the first quarter of 2011, the HNAH Group identified an additional tax planning strategy that provided support for the realization of the deferred tax assets recorded for its foreign tax credits and certain state related deferred tax assets. The use of foreign tax credits is limited by the HNAH Group’s U.S. tax liability and the availability of foreign source income. The tax planning strategy included the purchase of foreign bonds and REMIC residual interests. These purchases are expected to generate sufficient foreign source taxable income to allow for the utilization of the foreign tax credits before the credits expire unused and recognition of certain state deferred tax assets.

Notwithstanding the above, the HNAH Group has valuation allowances against certain state deferred tax assets and certain Federal tax loss carryforwards for which the aforementioned tax planning strategies do not provide appropriate support.

HNAH Group valuation allowances are allocated to the principal subsidiaries, including us. The methodology allocates the valuation allowance to the principal subsidiaries based primarily on the entity’s relative contribution to the growth of the HSBC North America consolidated deferred tax asset against which the valuation allowance is being recorded.

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If future results differ from the HNAH Group’s current forecasts or the tax planning strategies were to change, a valuation allowance against some or all of the remaining net deferred tax assets may need to be established which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and capital position. The HNAH Group will continue to update its assumptions and forecasts of future taxable income, including relevant tax planning strategies, and assess the need for such incremental valuation allowances.

Absent the capital support from HSBC and implementation of the related tax planning strategies, the HNAH Group, including us, would be required to record a valuation allowance against the remaining deferred tax assets.

HSBC Finance Corporation Income Taxes  We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences related to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and for tax credits and net operating and other losses. Our net deferred tax assets, including deferred tax liabilities and valuation allowances, totaled $3.7 billion and $3.3 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

During the third quarter of 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Appeals Office closed its review covering the tax periods 1998 through 2005 after the settlement was approved by the Joint Committee on Taxation. There is no resulting impact to our uncertain tax reserves.

The IRS began its audit of our 2006 and 2007 income tax returns in 2009, with an anticipated completion in the fourth quarter of 2012. The IRS began their examination of our 2008 and 2009 income tax returns during the third quarter of 2011, with an anticipated completion in 2013.

We remain subject to state and local income tax examinations for years 1998 and forward. We are currently under audit by various state and local tax jurisdictions. Uncertain tax positions are reviewed on an ongoing basis and are adjusted in light of changing facts and circumstances, including progress of tax audits, developments in case law and the closing of statute of limitations. Such adjustments are reflected in the tax provision.

It is reasonably possible that there could be a change in the amount of our unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months due to settlements or statutory expirations in various state and local tax jurisdictions. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate was $76 million and $96 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

It is our policy to recognize accrued interest related to unrecognized tax positions in interest expense in the consolidated statement of income (loss) and to recognize penalties related to unrecognized tax positions as a component of other servicing and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of income (loss). We had accruals for the payment of interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions of $55 million and $88 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

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10.    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) includes certain items that are reported directly within a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income balances.

	2012			2011
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging instruments:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(444	)	$	(515	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) for period:
Net gains (losses) arising during period, net of tax of $15 million and $(34) million, respectively		30			(65	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income, net of tax of $2 million and $5 million, respectively		4			9
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period		34			(56	)
Balance at end of period		(410	)		(571	)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, not other-than temporarily impaired:
Balance at beginning of period	$	109		$	75
Other comprehensive income for period:
Net unrealized holding gains arising during period, net of tax of $11 million and $28 million, respectively		20			52
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income, net of tax of $(3) million and $(4) million, respectively		(5	)		(9	)
Total other comprehensive income for period		15			43
Balance at end of period		124	(1)		118
Unrealized gains (losses) on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities available-for-sale:
Balance at beginning of period	$	-		$	(5	)
Other comprehensive income for period:
Other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities available-for-sale recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		1			-
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		(1	)		-
Total other comprehensive income for period		-			-
Balance at end of period		-			(5	)
Pension and postretirement benefit plan liability:
Balance at beginning and end of period		(10	)		1
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Balance at beginning of period		7			16
Other comprehensive income (loss) for period:
Translation gains (losses), net of tax of $1 million and $(5) million, respectively		4			(11	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period		4			(11	)
Balance at end of period		11			5
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of period	$	(285	)	$	(452	)

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	2012			2011
	(in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging instruments:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(494	)	$	(575	)
Other comprehensive income for period:
Net gains (losses) arising during period, net of tax of $39 million and $(10) million, respectively		71			(27	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income, net of tax of $7 million and $19 million, respectively		13			31
Total other comprehensive income for period		84			4
Balance at end of period		(410	)		(571	)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, not other-than temporarily impaired:
Balance at beginning of period	$	102		$	78
Reclassification of unrealized gains on other than temporary impaired debt securities, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		1			-
Other comprehensive income for period:
Net unrealized holding gains arising during period, net of tax of $19 million and $32 million, respectively		35			58
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income, net of tax of $(7) million and $(10) million, respectively		(14	)		(18	)
Total other comprehensive income for period		22			40
Balance at end of period		124	(1)		118
Unrealized gains (losses) on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities available-for-sale:
Balance at beginning of period	$	-		$	(4	)
Reclassification of unrealized gains on other than temporary impaired debt securities, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		(1	)		-
Other comprehensive loss for period:
Other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities available-for-sale recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		1			(1	)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		-			-
Total other comprehensive loss for period		-			(1	)
Balance at end of period		-			(5	)
Pension and postretirement benefit plan liability:
Balance at beginning of period		(11	)		-
Other comprehensive income for period:
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, net of tax of $1 million and $- million, respectively		1			1
Total other comprehensive income for period		1			1
Balance at end of period		(10	)		1
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Balance at beginning of period		7			10
Other comprehensive income (loss) for period:
Translation gains (losses), net of tax of $1 million and $(3) million, respectively		4			(5	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period		4			(5	)
Balance at end of period		11			5
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of period	$	(285	)	$	(452	)

⁽¹⁾  Amounts relate primarily to securities available-for-sale of our Insurance business which is classified as discontinued operations.

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11.    Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The components of pension expense for the defined benefit pension plan reflected in our consolidated statement of income (loss) are shown in the table below and reflect the portion of the pension expense of the combined HSBC North America Pension Plan (either the “HSBC North America Pension Plan” or the “Plan”) which has been allocated to HSBC Finance Corporation:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	1		$	1		$	5		$	4
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		14			8			35			25
Expected return on assets		(19	)		(10	)		(46	)		(29	)
Recognized losses		11			4			23			12
Curtailment gain		(4	)		-			(4	)		-
Pension expense	$	3		$	3		$	13		$	12

Pension expense was flat during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as higher expected returns on plan assets due to higher asset levels, including additional contributions to the Plan during 2012 and 2011 and the recognition of a curtailment gain, were offset by higher interest costs and higher recognized losses. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 we recognized a $4 million curtailment gain associated with the decision in the third quarter of 2012 to cease all future contributions under the Cash Balance formula and freeze the Plan effective January 1, 2013. While participants with existing balances will continue to receive interest credits until the account is distributed, they will no longer accrue benefits beginning in 2013.

Components of the net periodic benefit cost for our postretirement medical plan benefits other than pensions are as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Interest cost		2		1		5		3
Pension expense	$	2	$	1	$	5	$	3

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12.    Related Party Transactions

In the normal course of business, we conduct transactions with HSBC and its subsidiaries. These transactions occur at prevailing market rates and terms and include funding arrangements, derivative execution, servicing arrangements, information technology and some centralized support services, item and statement processing services, banking and other miscellaneous services. The following tables present related party balances and the income and (expense) generated by related party transactions for continuing operations:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Assets:
Cash	$	726	$	209
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		900		920
Derivative related assets		10		-
Other assets		147		124
Total assets	$	1,783	$	1,253
Liabilities:
Due to affiliates (includes $501 million and $447 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, carried at fair value)	$	7,826	$	8,262
Derivative related liabilities		-		25
Other liabilities(1)		24		47
Total liabilities	$	7,850	$	8,334

⁽¹⁾  Other liabilities includes $15 million and $55 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to accrued interest receivable on derivative positions and other amounts with affiliates.

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Income/(Expense):
Interest income from HSBC affiliates	$	1		$	1		$	3		$	5
Interest expense paid to HSBC affiliates(1)		(140	)		(140	)		(420	)		(436	)
Net interest income (loss)		(139	)		(139	)		(417	)		(431	)
Gain (loss) on FVO debt with affiliate		(35	)		19			(54	)		12
HSBC affiliate income:
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates:
Real estate secured servicing and related fees from HSBC Bank USA		3			2			8			8
Other servicing, processing, origination and support revenues		1			3			6			8
HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. (“HTSU”) administrative fees and rental revenue(2)		4			(1	)		12			1
Total servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates		8			4			26			17
Support services from HSBC affiliates		(84	)		(68	)		(229	)		(207	)
Stock based compensation expense with HSBC		(2	)		(2	)		(6	)		(6	)

⁽¹⁾  Includes interest expense paid to HSBC affiliates for debt held by HSBC affiliates as well as net interest paid to or received from HSBC affiliates on risk management positions related to non-affiliated debt.

⁽²⁾  Rental revenue/(expense) from HTSU totaled $4 million and $11 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $(2) million and $(3) million in the year-ago periods.

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Transactions with HSBC USA Inc., including HSBC Bank USA:

• In 2003 and 2004, we sold approximately $3.7 billion of real estate secured receivables to HSBC Bank USA. We continue to service these receivables for a fee. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we were servicing receivables totaling $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. Servicing fees for these receivables are included as a component of Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates.

• Under multiple service level agreements, we also provide various services to HSBC Bank USA, including real estate secured receivable servicing and processing activities and other operational and administrative support. Fees received for these services are reported as Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates.

• In the fourth quarter of 2009, an initiative was begun to streamline the servicing of real estate secured receivables across North America. As a result, certain functions that we had previously performed for our mortgage customers were being performed by HSBC Bank USA for all North America mortgage customers, including our mortgage customers. Additionally, we began performing certain functions for all North America mortgage customers where these functions had been previously provided separately by each entity. During 2011, we began a process to separate these functions so that each entity will be servicing its own mortgage customers when the process is completed. The following table summarizes fees received and paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Fees received from HSBC Bank USA	$	2	$	2	$	5	$	5
Fees paid to HSBC Bank USA		-		3		3		7

• In July 2010, we transferred certain employees in our real estate secured receivable servicing department to a subsidiary of HSBC Bank USA. These employees continue to service our real estate secured receivable portfolio and we pay a fee to HSBC Bank USA for these services. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we paid $14 million and $42 million, respectively, for services we received from HSBC Bank USA compared to $15 million and $47 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

• During the fourth quarter of 2011, HSBC USA Inc. extended a $3.0 billion 364-day uncommitted revolving credit agreement to us which allows for borrowings with maturities of up to 15 years. During the second quarter of 2012, an amendment was executed to increase the credit agreement to $4.0 billion. As of September 30, 2012, $512 million was outstanding under this credit agreement with a maturity of September 2017. As of December 31, 2011 there were no amounts outstanding under this loan agreement.

• HSBC Bank USA extended a secured $1.5 billion uncommitted secured credit facility to certain of our subsidiaries in December 2008. This is a 364-day credit facility which currently matures in November 2012. There were no balances outstanding at September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

• In May 2012, HSBC USA Inc. extended a $2.0 billion 364-day committed revolving credit facility to us. As of September 30, 2012, there were no amounts outstanding under this credit facility.

Transactions with HSBC USA Inc. and HSBC Bank USA involving our Discontinued Operations:

• As it relates to our discontinued credit card operations, in January 2009 we sold our General Motors (“GM”) and Union Plus (“UP”) portfolios to HSBC Bank USA with an outstanding principal balance of $12.4 billion at the time of sale but retained the customer account relationships. In December 2004, we sold our private label receivable portfolio (excluding retail sales contracts at our Consumer Lending business) to HSBC Bank USA and also retained the customer account relationships. In July 2004, we purchased the account relationships associated

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with $970 million of credit card receivables from HSBC Bank USA. In each of these transactions, we agreed to sell on a daily basis all new receivable originations on these account relationships to HSBC Bank USA and serviced these receivables for a fee. As discussed in Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” on May 1, 2012, we sold our Card and Retail Services business to Capital One, which included these account relationships and receivables.

Intangible assets of our discontinued credit card operations at December 31, 2011 included $29 million, net, that related to the account relationships we purchased from HSBC Bank USA in July 2004 as discussed above. In March 2012, we sold these account relationships to HSBC Bank USA resulting in a gain of $79 million during the first quarter of 2012 which is included as a component of income from discontinued operations.

The following table summarizes the receivable portfolios we serviced for HSBC Bank USA at December 31, 2011 as well as the cumulative amount of receivables sold on a daily basis, gains recorded on these sales as well as servicing fees recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

			Credit Cards
	Private Label		General Motors		Union Privilege		Other		Total
	(in billons)
Receivables serviced for HSBC Bank USA:
September 30, 2012	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
December 31, 2011		12.8		4.1		3.5		2.0		22.4
Total of receivables sold on a daily basis to HSBC Bank USA during:
Three months ended September 30, 2012(1)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Three months ended September 30, 2011		3.7		3.2		.8		1.0		8.7
Nine months ended September 30, 2012(1)		4.4		3.9		1.0		1.1		10.4
Nine months ended September 30, 2011		10.5		9.6		2.3		3.0		25.4

⁽¹⁾  Amounts shown for 2012 represent totals from the beginning of the period through May 1, 2012, the date of the sale of our Card and Retail Services business to Capital One.

Gains on the daily sales of the receivables discussed above through April 30, 2012, which are included as a component of income from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of income (loss), totaled $89 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $145 million and $407 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. No gains were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2012 following the sale of our Card and Retail Services business to Capital One. Fees received for servicing these receivable portfolios through April 30, 2012, which are included as a component of income from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of income (loss), totaled $207 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $153 million and $458 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. No fees were received during the three months ended September 30, 2012 following the sale of our Card and Retail Services business to Capital One.

The GM and UP credit card receivables as well as the private label receivables were sold to HSBC Bank USA on a daily basis at a sales price for each type of portfolio determined using a fair value calculated semi-annually in April and October by an independent third party based on the projected future cash flows of the receivables. The projected future cash flows were developed using various assumptions reflecting the historical performance of the receivables and adjusted for key factors such as the anticipated economic and regulatory environment. The independent third party used these projected future cash flows and a discount rate to determine a range of fair values. We used the mid-point of this range as the sales price.

• HSBC Bank USA had extended a $1.0 billion committed unsecured credit facility to HSBC Bank Nevada (“HOBN”) which was part of our credit card operations. There were no balances outstanding at December 31, 2011. This credit facility was terminated in May 2012.

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• We had extended revolving lines of credit to subsidiaries of HSBC Bank USA for an aggregate total of $1.0 billion. No balances were outstanding under any of these lines of credit at December 31, 2011. This credit facility was terminated in April 2012.

Transactions with HSBC Holdings plc:

• We had a commercial paper back-stop credit facility of $1.1 billion at December 31, 2011 supporting our domestic issuances of commercial paper of which $600 million matured in September 2012 and was not renewed and $500 million which was terminated in September 2012. There were no balances outstanding as of December 31, 2011. The annual commitment fee to support availability of this line was included as a component of Interest expense – HSBC affiliates in the consolidated statement of income (loss).

• Employees of HSBC Finance Corporation participate in one or more stock compensation plans sponsored by HSBC. These expenses are recorded in Salary and employee benefits and are reflected in the above table as Stock based compensation expense with HSBC.

Transactions with other HSBC affiliates:

• HSBC North America’s technology and certain centralized support services including human resources, corporate affairs, risk management, legal, compliance, tax, finance and other shared services are centralized within HTSU. Technology related assets are generally capitalized and recorded on our consolidated balance sheet. HTSU also provides certain item processing and statement processing activities to us. The fees we pay HTSU for the centralized support services and processing activities are included in support services from HSBC affiliates. We also receive fees from HTSU for providing them certain administrative services, such as internal audit, as well as receiving rental revenue from HTSU for certain office space. The fees and rental revenue we receive from HTSU are recorded as a component of servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates.

• We use HSBC Global Resourcing (UK) Ltd., an HSBC affiliate located outside of the United States, to provide various support services to our operations including among other areas, customer service, systems, collections and accounting functions. The expenses related to these services of $3 million and $9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, are included as a component of Support services from HSBC affiliates in the table above. The expenses related to these services during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, totaled $4 million and $10 million, respectively. Through February 2011, the expenses for these services for all HSBC North America operations were billed directly to HTSU who then billed these services to the appropriate HSBC affiliate who benefited from the services. Beginning in March 2011, HSBC Global Resourcing (UK) Ltd began billing us directly for the services we receive from them.

• The notional value of derivative contracts outstanding with HSBC subsidiaries totaled $27.5 billion and $40.4 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. When the fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties requires the posting of collateral, it is provided in either the form of cash and recorded on the balance sheet or in the form of securities which are not recorded on our balance sheet. The fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties required us to provide collateral to the affiliate of $183 million at September 30, 2012, all of which was paid in cash. At December 31, 2011, the fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties required the affiliate to provide collateral of $584 million to us, all of which was received in cash. These amounts are offset against the fair value amount recognized for derivative instruments that have been offset under the same master netting arrangement.

• Due to affiliates includes amounts owed to subsidiaries of HSBC as a result of direct debt issuances. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, due to affiliates includes $501 million and $447 million, respectively, carried at fair value under FVO reporting. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives includes $(35) million and $(54) million, respectively, related to these debt issuances, compared to $19 million and $12 million during the year-ago periods.

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• During the first quarter of 2012, we executed two new $250 million loan agreements with HSBC Investments (Bahamas) Limited. During the third quarter of 2012, these loans matured and were not renewed.

• During the second quarter of 2011, we executed a $600 million loan agreement with HSBC North America which provides for three $200 million borrowings with maturities between 2034 and 2035. As of both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, $600 million was outstanding under this loan agreement.

• During the fourth quarter of 2011, we executed a commercial paper back-stop credit facility of $400 million with HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG (“Trinkaus”) maturing in December 2012. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were no amounts outstanding under this credit facility. This credit facility was terminated in October 2012.

• During the fourth quarter of 2011, we executed a commercial paper back-stop credit facility of $500 million with HSBC Investments (Bahamas) Limited maturing in April 2014. This facility is secured by a $500 million deposit at HSBC Bank USA. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were no amounts outstanding under this loan agreement. On October 1, 2012, the amount available under the credit facility was reduced to $100 million.

• During 2010, we executed a $1.0 billion 364-day uncommitted revolving credit agreement with HSBC North America which allowed for borrowings with maturities of up to 15 years, and borrowed the full amount available under this agreement during 2010. During the fourth quarter of 2010, we replaced this loan to HSBC North America with the issuance of 1,000 shares of Series C preferred stock to HINO for $1.0 billion. We began paying dividends on the Series C preferred stock during the first quarter of 2011. Dividends paid on the Series C Preferred Stock totaled $21 million and $64 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $21 million and $68 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

• In December 2010, we made a deposit totaling $1.0 billion with HSBC Bank plc (“HBEU”) at current market rates. This deposit was withdrawn during the third quarter of 2011. Interest income earned on this deposit is included in interest income from HSBC affiliates in the table above and was not material during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

• We purchase from HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (“HSI”) securities under an agreement to resell. Interest income recognized on these securities is included in interest income from HSBC affiliates in the table above and was not material during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

• Support services from HSBC affiliates also includes banking services and other miscellaneous services provided by other subsidiaries of HSBC, including HSBC Bank USA.

• Domestic employees of HSBC Finance Corporation participate in a defined benefit pension plan and other post-retirement benefit plans sponsored by HSBC North America. See Note 11, “Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits,” for additional information on this pension plan.

• We guaranteed the long-term and medium-term notes issued by our Canadian business prior to its sale to HSBC Bank Canada through May 2012 when the notes were paid in full. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the fees recorded for providing this guarantee were not material and are included in interest income from HSBC affiliates in the table above. No fees were recorded during the third quarter of 2012 as a result of the notes being paid in full during May 2012. As part of the sale of our Canadian business to HSBC Bank Canada, the sale agreement allows us to continue to distribute various insurance products through the branch network for a fee which is included as a component of income from discontinued operations. As previously discussed, we have decided to sell our Insurance business. We will continue to distribute insurance products for HSBC Bank Canada until such time as our Insurance business is sold.

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13.    Business Segments

We have one reportable segment: Consumer. Our Consumer segment consists of our run-off Consumer Lending and Mortgage Services businesses. The Consumer segment provided real estate secured and personal non-credit card loans with both revolving and closed-end terms and with fixed or variable interest rates. Loans were originated through branch locations and direct mail. Products were also offered and customers serviced through the Internet. Prior to the first quarter of 2007, we acquired loans from correspondent lenders and prior to September 2007 we also originated loans sourced through mortgage brokers. While these businesses are operating in run-off, they have not been reported as discontinued operations because we continue to generate cash flow from the ongoing collections of the receivables, including interest and fees.

As previously discussed in Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” during the second quarter we began reporting our Insurance and Commercial businesses, which had previously been included in the “All Other” caption, as discontinued operations. As our segment results are reported on a continuing operations basis, beginning in the second quarter 2012, the results of our Insurance and Commercial businesses are not included in our segment reporting.

The All Other caption includes our corporate and treasury activities, which includes the impact of FVO debt. Each of these falls below the quantitative threshold tests under segment reporting accounting principles for determining reportable segments. Certain fair value adjustments related to purchase accounting resulting from our acquisition by HSBC and related amortization have been allocated to Corporate, which is included in the “All Other” caption within our segment disclosure. With the sale of our Card and Retail Services business completed on May 1, 2012 and upon the completion of the sale of our Insurance business as more fully discussed in Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” our corporate and treasury activities will solely be supporting our Consumer segment. As a result, beginning in 2013 we will report these activities within the Consumer Segment and no longer report an “All Other” caption within segment reporting.

We report results to our parent, HSBC, in accordance with its reporting basis, International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”). Our segment results are presented in accordance with IFRSs (a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure) on a legal entity basis (“IFRS Basis”) as operating results are monitored and reviewed and trends are evaluated on an IFRS Basis. However, we continue to monitor liquidity and capital adequacy, establish dividend policy and report to regulatory agencies on a U.S. GAAP basis. There have been no significant changes in measurement or composition of our segment reporting other than the items discussed above as compared with the presentation in our 2011 Form 10-K.

For segment reporting purposes, intersegment transactions have not been eliminated. We generally account for transactions between segments as if they were with third parties.

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Reconciliation of our IFRS Basis segment results to the U.S. GAAP consolidated totals are as follows:

	Consumer			All Other			Adjustments Reconciling Items			IFRS Basis Consolidated Totals			IFRS Adjustments(2)			IFRS Reclassifications(3)			U.S. GAAP Consolidated Totals
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Net interest income	$	573		$	51		$	-		$	624		$	(123	)	$	(84	)	$	417
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		7			(173	)		-	(1)		(166	)		(77	)		99			(144	)
Total operating income (loss)		580			(122	)		-			458			(200	)		15			273
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		493			1			-			494			(207	)		-			287
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		87			(123	)		-			(36	)		7			15			(14	)
Operating expenses		234			13			-			247			14			15			276
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(147	)	$	(136	)	$	-		$	(283	)	$	(7	)	$	-		$	(290	)
Intersegment revenues		14			(14	)		-	(1)		-			-			-			-
Balances at end of period:
Customer loans (Receivables)	$	38,692		$	-		$	-		$	38,692		$	(4,729	)	$	-		$	33,963
Assets		41,486			7,201			-			48,687			(3,247	)		-			45,440
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Net interest income	$	716		$	122		$	-		$	838		$	(239	)	$	(147	)	$	452
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		(1	)		(279	)		(7	)(1)		(287	)		21			176			(90	)
Total operating income (loss)		715			(157	)		(7	)		551			(218	)		29			362
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		1,822			1			-			1,823			359			-			2,182
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		(1,107	)		(158	)		(7	)		(1,272	)		(577	)		29			(1,820	)
Operating expenses		172			6			(7	)		171			4			29			204
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(1,279	)	$	(164	)	$	-		$	(1,443	)	$	(581	)	$	-		$	(2,024	)
Intersegment revenues		20			(13	)		(7	)(1)		-			-			-			-
Balances at end of period:
Customer loans (Receivables)	$	50,049		$	110		$	-		$	50,159		$	(250	)	$	(110	)	$	49,799
Assets		48,684			9,349			-			58,033			(3,087	)		-			54,946
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Net interest income	$	1,763		$	125		$	-		$	1,888		$	(372	)	$	(300	)	$	1,216
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		(30	)		(874	)		(7	)(1)		(911	)		(1,640	)		347			(2,204	)
Total operating income (loss)		1,733			(749	)		(7	)		977			(2,012	)		47			(988	)
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		2,069			-			-			2,069			(253	)		-			1,816
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		(336	)		(749	)		(7	)		(1,092	)		(1,759	)		47			(2,804	)
Operating expenses		638			26			(7	)		657			26			47			730
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(974	)	$	(775	)	$	-		$	(1,749	)	$	(1,785	)	$	-		$	(3,534	)
Intersegment revenues		37			(30	)		(7	)(1)		-			-			-
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Net interest income	$	2,043		$	360		$	-		$	2,403		$	(535	)	$	(461	)	$	1,407
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		(43	)		(472	)		(19	)(1)		(534	)		39			562			67
Total operating income (loss)		2,000			(112	)		(19	)		1,869			(496	)		101			1,474
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		3,972			-			-			3,972			(499	)		-			3,473
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		(1,972	)		(112	)		(19	)		(2,103	)		3			101			(1,999	)
Operating expenses		632			165			(19	)		778			11			101			890
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(2,604	)	$	(277	)	$	-		$	(2,881	)	$	(8	)	$	-		$	(2,889	)
Intersegment revenues		54			(35	)		(19	)(1)		-			-			-			-

⁽¹⁾  Eliminates intersegment revenues.

⁽²⁾  IFRS Adjustments consist of the accounting differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRSs which have been described more fully below.

⁽³⁾  Represents differences in balance sheet and income statement presentation between IFRSs and U.S. GAAP.

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A summary of the significant differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRSs as they impact our results are presented below:

Net Interest Income

Effective interest rate – The calculation of effective interest rates under IAS 39, “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement” (“IAS 39”), requires an estimate of changes in estimated contractual cash flows, including fees and points paid or received between parties to the contract that are an integral part of the effective interest rate be included. U.S. GAAP generally prohibits recognition of interest income to the extent the net investment in the loan would increase to an amount greater than the amount at which the borrower could settle the obligation. Under U.S. GAAP, prepayment penalties are generally recognized as received. U.S. GAAP also includes interest income on loans originated as held for sale which is included in other operating revenues for IFRSs.

Deferred loan origination costs and fees – Loan origination cost deferrals under IFRSs are more stringent and generally result in lower costs being deferred than permitted under U.S. GAAP. In addition, all deferred loan origination fees, costs and loan premiums must be recognized based on the expected life of the receivables under IFRSs as part of the effective interest calculation while under U.S. GAAP they may be recognized on either a contractual or expected life basis.

Net interest income – Under IFRSs, net interest income includes the interest element for derivatives which corresponds to debt designated at fair value. For U.S. GAAP, this is included in gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives which is a component of other revenues.

Other Operating Income (Total Other Revenues)

Loans held for sale – IFRSs requires loans designated as held for sale at the time of origination to be treated as trading assets and recorded at their fair value. Under U.S. GAAP, loans designated as held for sale are reflected as loans and recorded at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Under IFRSs, the income and expenses related to receivables held for sale are reported in other operating income. Under U.S. GAAP, the income and expenses related to receivables held for sale are reported similarly to loans held for investment.

For receivables transferred to held for sale subsequent to origination, IFRSs requires these receivables to be reported separately on the balance sheet when certain criteria are met which is generally later than under U.S. GAAP, but does not change the recognition and measurement criteria. Accordingly, for IFRSs purposes such loans continue to be accounted for and impairment continues to be measured in accordance with IAS 39 with any gain or loss recorded at the time of sale (unless credit impairment is required to be recognized in accordance with IAS 39). U.S. GAAP requires loans that meet the held for sale classification requirements be transferred to a held for sale category at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Under U.S. GAAP, the component of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment related to credit risk at the time of transfer is recorded in the statement of income (loss) as provision for credit losses while the component related to interest rates and liquidity factors is reported in the statement of income (loss) in other revenues.

Securities – Under IFRSs, securities include HSBC shares held for stock plans at fair value. These shares held for stock plans are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. If it is determined that these shares have become impaired, the unrealized loss in accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified to profit or loss. There is no similar requirement under U.S. GAAP.

During the second quarter of 2009, under IFRSs we recorded income for the value of additional shares attributed to HSBC shares held for stock plans as a result of HSBC’s rights offering earlier in 2009. During 2011, under IFRSs we recorded additional gains as these shares vest. The additional shares are not recorded under U.S. GAAP.

Other-than-temporary impairments – Under U.S. GAAP, a decline in fair value of an available-for-sale debt security below its amortized cost may indicate that the security is other-than-temporarily impaired under certain

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conditions. IFRSs do not have an “other than temporary” impairment concept. Under IFRSs, a decline in fair value of an available-for-sale debt security below its amortized cost is considered evidence of impairment if the decline can, at least partially, be attributed to an incurred loss event that impacts the estimated future cash flows of the security (i.e., a credit loss event). Thus a security may not be considered impaired if the decline in value is the result of events that do not negatively impact the estimated future cash flows of the security (e.g., an increase in the risk-free interest rate). However, until the entity sells the security, it will have to assess the security for credit losses at each reporting date.

Another difference between U.S. GAAP and IFRSs is the amount of the loss that an entity recognizes in earnings on an impaired (other-than-temporarily impaired for U.S. GAAP) available-for-sale debt security. Under U.S. GAAP, if an entity has decided to sell a debt security whose fair value has declined below its amortized cost, or will be more likely than not required to sell the debt security before it recovers its amortized cost basis, it will recognize an impairment loss in earnings equal to the difference between the debt security’s carrying amount and its fair value. If the entity has not decided to sell the debt security and will not be more likely than not required to sell the debt security before it recovers its amortized cost basis, but nonetheless expects that it will not recover the security’s amortized cost basis, it will bifurcate the impairment loss into a credit loss component and a non-credit loss component, and recognize the credit loss component in earnings and the non-credit loss component in other comprehensive income. Under IFRSs, the entity recognizes the entire decline in fair value below amortized cost in earnings.

REO expense – Other revenues under IFRSs include losses on sale and the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell adjustments on REO properties which are classified as other expense under U.S. GAAP.

Loan Impairment Charges (Provision for Credit Losses)

IFRSs requires a discounted cash flow methodology for estimating impairment on pools of homogeneous customer loans which requires the discounting of cash flows including recovery estimates at the original effective interest rate of the pool of customer loans. The amount of impairment relating to the discounting of future cash flows unwinds with the passage of time, and is recognized in interest income. Also under IFRSs, if the recognition of a write-down to fair value on secured loans decreases because collateral values have improved and the improvement can be related objectively to an event occurring after recognition of the write-down, such write-down can be reversed, which is not permitted under U.S. GAAP. Additionally under IFRSs, future recoveries on charged-off loans or loans written down to fair value less cost to obtain title and sell the collateral are accrued for on a discounted basis and a recovery asset is recorded. Subsequent recoveries are recorded to earnings under U.S. GAAP, but are adjusted against the recovery asset under IFRSs. Under IFRSs, interest on impaired loans is recorded at the effective interest rate on the customer loan balance net of impairment allowances, and therefore reflects the collectability of the loans.

As discussed above, under U.S. GAAP the credit risk component of the initial lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment related to the transfer of receivables to held for sale is recorded in the statement of income (loss) as provision for credit losses. There is no similar requirement under IFRSs.

As previously discussed, in the third quarter of 2011 we adopted new guidance under U.S. GAAP for determining whether a restructuring of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a TDR Loan. Credit loss reserves on TDR Loans are established based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loans’ original effective interest rate.

Under IFRSs, impairment on the residential mortgage loans where we have granted the borrower a concession as a result of financial difficulty is measured based on the cash flows attributable to the credit loss events which occurred before the reporting date. HSBC’s accounting policy under IFRSs is to remove such loans from the category of impaired loans after a defined period of re-performance, although such loans remain segregated from

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loans that were not impaired in the past for the purposes of collective impairment assessment to reflect their credit risk. Under U.S. GAAP, when a loan is impaired the impairment is measured based on all expected cash flows over the remaining expected life of the loan. Such loans generally remain impaired for the remainder of their lives under U.S. GAAP.

Operating Expenses

Pension and other postretirement benefit costs – Pension expense under U.S. GAAP is generally higher than under IFRSs as a result of the amortization of the amount by which actuarial losses exceeded the higher of 10 percent of the projected benefit obligation or fair value of plan assets (the “corridor.”). In 2012, amounts include a higher pension curtailment benefit under U.S. GAAP as a result of the decision in the third quarter to cease all future contributions under the Cash Balance formula of the HSBC North America Pension Plan and freeze the plan effective January 1, 2013. Under IFRS the impact of this plan change was recorded through other comprehensive income. During the fourth quarter of 2011, an amendment was made to the benefit formula associated with services provided by certain employees in past periods. Under IFRSs, the financial impact of this amendment of $31 million was immediately recognized in earnings. Under U.S. GAAP, the financial impact was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and will be amortized to net periodic pension costs over the remaining life expectancy of the participants. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2011, under IFRSs we recorded a curtailment gain of $52 million related to our decision to sell our Card and Retail Services business, as previously discussed. Under U.S. GAAP, the curtailment gain was recorded upon completion of the transaction in the second quarter of 2012.

Share-based bonus arrangements – Under IFRSs, the recognition of compensation expense related to share-based bonuses begins on January 1 of the current year for awards expected to be granted in the first quarter of the following year. Under U.S. GAAP, the recognition of compensation expense related to share-based bonuses does not begin until the date the awards are granted.

Assets

Customer loans (Receivables) – On an IFRSs basis, loans designated as held for sale at the time of origination and accrued interest are classified as trading assets. However, the accounting requirements governing when receivables previously held for investment are transferred to a held for sale category are more stringent under IFRSs than under U.S. GAAP. Unearned insurance premiums are reported as a reduction to receivables on a U.S. GAAP basis but are reported as insurance reserves for IFRSs. IFRSs also allows for reversals of write-downs to fair value on secured loans when collateral values have improved which is not permitted under U.S. GAAP.

Derivatives – Under U.S. GAAP, derivative receivables and payables with the same counterparty may be reported on a net basis in the balance sheet when there is an executed International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Netting Arrangement. In addition, under U.S. GAAP, fair value amounts recognized for the obligation to return cash collateral received or the right to reclaim cash collateral paid are offset against the fair value of derivative instruments. Under IFRSs, these agreements do not necessarily meet the requirements for offset, and therefore such derivative receivables and payables are presented gross on the balance sheet.

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14.    Variable Interest Entities

We consolidate variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary through our holding of a variable interest which is determined as a controlling financial interest. The controlling financial interest is evidenced by the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and obligations to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the VIE that could be potentially significant to the VIE. We take into account all of our involvements in a VIE in identifying (explicit or implicit) variable interests that individually or in the aggregate could be significant enough to warrant our designation as the primary beneficiary and hence require us to consolidate the VIE or otherwise require us to make appropriate disclosures. We consider our involvement to be significant where we, among other things, (i) provide liquidity facilities to support the VIE’s debt issuances, (ii) enter into derivative contracts to absorb the risks and benefits from the VIE or from the assets held by the VIE, (iii) provide a financial guarantee that covers assets held or liabilities issued, (iv) design, organize and structure the transaction and (v) retain a financial or servicing interest in the VIE.

We are required to evaluate whether to consolidate a VIE when we first become involved and on an ongoing basis. In almost all cases, a qualitative analysis of our involvement in the entity provides sufficient evidence to determine whether we are the primary beneficiary. In rare cases, a more detailed analysis to quantify the extent of variability to be absorbed by each variable interest holder is required to determine the primary beneficiary.

Consolidated VIEs  In the ordinary course of business, we have organized special purpose entities (“SPEs”) primarily to meet our own funding needs through collateralized funding transactions. We transfer certain receivables to these trusts which in turn issue debt instruments collateralized by the transferred receivables. The entities used in these transactions are VIEs. As we are the servicer of the assets of these trusts and have retained the benefits and risks, we determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these trusts. Accordingly, we consolidate these entities and report the debt securities issued by them as secured financings in long-term debt. As a result, all receivables transferred in these secured financings have remained and continue to remain on our balance sheet and the debt securities issued by them have remained and continue to be included in long-term debt.

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of these consolidated secured financing VIEs as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Consolidated Assets		Consolidated Liabilities		Consolidated Assets		Consolidated Liabilities
	(in millions)
Real estate collateralized funding vehicles:
Cash	$	7	$	-	$	-	$	-
Receivables, net		4,351		-		4,486		-
Available-for-sale investments		-		-		4		-
Long-term debt		-		2,991		-		3,315
Subtotal	$	4,358	$	2,991	$	4,490	$	3,315

The assets of the consolidated VIEs serve as collateral for the obligations of the VIEs. The holders of the debt securities issued by these vehicles have no recourse to our general assets.

Unconsolidated VIEs  As of September 30, 2012, all of our unconsolidated VIEs, which relate to low income housing partnerships, leveraged lease and investments in community partnerships, are reported within our discontinued operations. We do not have any unconsolidated VIEs within continuing operations.

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15.    Fair Value Measurements

Accounting principles related to fair value measurements provide a framework for measuring fair value and focus on an exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal market (or in the absence of the principal market, the most advantageous market) accessible in an orderly transaction between willing market participants (the “Fair Value Framework”). Where required by the applicable accounting standards, assets and liabilities are measured at fair value using the “highest and best use” valuation premise. Fair value measurement guidance effective in 2012 clarifies that financial instruments do not have alternative use and, as such, the fair value of financial instruments should be determined using an “in-exchange” valuation premise. However, the fair value measurement literature provides a valuation exception and permits an entity to measure the fair value of a group of financial assets and financial liabilities with offsetting credit risk and/or market risks based on the exit price it would receive or pay to transfer the net risk exposure of a group of assets or liabilities if certain conditions are met. We have not elected to make fair value adjustments to a group of derivative instruments with offsetting credit and market risks.

Fair Value Adjustments  The best evidence of fair value is quoted market price in an actively traded market, where available. In the event listed price or market quotes are not available, valuation techniques that incorporate relevant transaction data and market parameters reflecting the attributes of the asset or liability under consideration are applied. Where applicable, fair value adjustments are made to ensure the financial instruments are appropriately recorded at fair value. The fair value adjustments reflect the risks associated with the products, contractual terms of the transactions, and the liquidity of the markets in which the transactions occur. The fair value adjustments are broadly categorized by the following types:

Credit risk adjustment – The credit risk adjustment is an adjustment to a group of financial assets and financial liabilities, predominantly derivative assets and derivative liabilities, to reflect the credit quality of the parties to the transaction in arriving at fair value. A credit valuation adjustment to a financial asset is required to reflect the default risk of the counterparty. A debit valuation adjustment to a financial liability is recorded to reflect our default risk. Where applicable, we take into consideration the credit risk mitigating arrangements including collateral agreements and master netting arrangements in estimating the credit risk adjustments.

Liquidity risk adjustment – The liquidity risk adjustment reflects, among other things, (a) the cost that would be incurred to close out the market risks by hedging, disposing or unwinding the actual position (i.e., a bid-offer adjustment), and (b) the illiquid nature, other than the size of the risk position, of a financial instrument.

Input valuation adjustment – Where fair value measurements are determined using internal valuation model based on unobservable inputs, certain valuation inputs may be less readily determinable. There may be a range of possible valuation input that market participants may assume in determining the fair value measurement. The resultant fair value measurement has inherent measurement risk if one or more significant parameters are unobservable and must be estimated. An input valuation adjustment is necessary to reflect the likelihood that market participants may use different input parameters, and to mitigate the possibility of measurement error.

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Valuation Control Framework  A control framework has been established which is designed to ensure that fair values are either determined or validated by a function independent of the risk-taker. To that end, the ultimate responsibility for the determination of fair values rests with the HSBC Finance Valuation Committee. The HSBC Finance Valuation Committee establishes policies and procedures to ensure appropriate valuations. Fair values for debt securities and long-term debt for which we have elected fair value option are determined by a third-party valuation source (pricing service) by reference to external quotations on the identical or similar instruments. Once fair values have been obtained from the third-party valuation source, an independent price validation process is performed and reviewed by the HSBC Finance Valuation Committee. For price validation purposes, we obtain quotations from at least one other independent pricing source for each financial instrument, where possible. We consider the following factors in determining fair values:

• similarities between the asset or the liability under consideration and the asset or liability for which quotation is received;

• whether the security is traded in an active or inactive market;

• consistency among different pricing sources;

• the valuation approach and the methodologies used by the independent pricing sources in determining fair value;

• the elapsed time between the date to which the market data relates and the measurement date; and

• the manner in which the fair value information is sourced.

Greater weight is given to quotations of instruments with recent market transactions, pricing quotes from dealers who stand ready to transact, quotations provided by market-makers who originally underwrote such instruments, and market consensus pricing based on inputs from a large number of participants. Any significant discrepancies among the external quotations are reviewed by management and adjustments to fair values are recorded where appropriate.

Fair values for derivatives are determined by management using valuation techniques, valuation models and inputs that are developed, reviewed, validated and approved by the Quantitative Risk and Valuation Group of an HSBC affiliate. These valuation models utilize discounted cash flows or an option pricing model adjusted for counterparty credit risk and market liquidity. The models used apply appropriate control processes and procedures to ensure that the derived inputs are used to value only those instruments that share similar risk to the relevant benchmark indexes and therefore demonstrate a similar response to market factors. In addition, a validation process is followed which includes participation in peer group consensus pricing surveys, to ensure that valuation inputs incorporate market participants’ risk expectations and risk premium.

We have various controls over our valuation process and procedures for receivables held for sale. As these fair values are generally determined using modeling techniques, the controls may include independent development or validation of the logic within the valuation models, the inputs to those models, and adjustments required to outside valuation models. The inputs and adjustments to valuation models are reviewed with management and reconciled to inputs and assumptions used in other internal valuation processes. In addition, from time to time, certain portfolios are valued by independent third parties, primarily for related party transactions, which are used to validate our internal models.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments  The fair value estimates, methods and assumptions set forth below for our financial instruments, including those financial instruments carried at cost, are made solely to comply with disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in this Form 10-Q. The following table summarizes the carrying values and estimated fair value of our financial instruments at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	September 30, 2012										December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Carrying Value		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Financial assets:
Cash	$	729	$	729	$	729	$	-	$	-	$	215	$	215
Interest bearing deposits with banks		1,363		1,363		-		1,363		-		1,140		1,140
Securities purchased under agreement to resell		900		900		-		900		-		920		920
Securities		116		116		115		1		-		188		188
Consumer receivables:
Real estate secured:
First lien		27,163		19,781		-		-		19,781		34,960		24,438
Second lien		3,274		1,124		-		-		1,124		3,828		1,110
Total real estate secured		30,437		20,905		-		-		20,905		38,788		25,548
Personal non-credit card		-		-		-		-		-		4,308		3,180
Total consumer receivables		30,437		20,905		-		-		20,905		43,096		28,728
Receivables held for sale		6,361		6,361		-		-		6,361		-		-
Due from affiliates		147		147		-		147		-		124		124
Derivative financial assets		10		10		-		10		-		-		-
Financial liabilities:
Commercial paper	$	79	$	79	$	-	$	79	$	-	$	4,026	$	4,026
Due to affiliates carried at fair value		501		501		-		501		-		447		447
Due to affiliates		7,325		7,332		-		7,332		-		7,815		7,514
Long-term debt carried at fair value		11,085		11,085		-		11,085		-		13,664		13,664
Long-term debt not carried at fair value		19,107		19,376		-		16,683		2,693		26,126		25,090
Derivative financial liabilities		9		9		-		9		-		26		26

Receivable values presented in the table above were determined using the Fair Value Framework for measuring fair value, which is based on our best estimate of the amount within a range of values we believe would be received in a sale as of the balance sheet date (i.e. exit price). The secondary market demand and estimated value for our receivables has been heavily influenced by the challenging economic conditions during the past few years, including house price depreciation, elevated unemployment, changes in consumer behavior, changes in discount rates and the lack of financing options available to support the purchase of receivables. Many investors are non-bank financial institutions or hedge funds with high equity levels and a high cost of debt. For certain consumer receivables, investors incorporate numerous assumptions in predicting cash flows, such as higher charge-off levels and/or slower voluntary prepayment speeds than we, as the servicer of these receivables, believe will ultimately be the case. The investor’s valuation process reflects this difference in overall cost of capital assumptions as well as the potential volatility in the underlying cash flow assumptions, the combination of which may yield a significant pricing discount from our intrinsic value. The estimated fair values at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 reflect these market conditions.

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Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis  The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Netting(1)			Total of Assets (Liabilities) Measured at Fair Value
	(in millions)
September 30, 2012:
Derivative financial assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	-	$	587		$	-	$	-		$	587
Currency swaps		-		1,080			-		-			1,080
Derivative netting		-		-			-		(1,657	)		(1,657	)
Total derivative financial assets		-		1,667			-		(1,657	)		10
Available-for-sale securities:
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions		-		1			-		-			1
Equity securities		11		-			-		-			11
Money market funds		104		-			-		-			104
Total available-for-sale securities		115		1			-		-			116
Total assets	$	115	$	1,668		$	-	$	(1,657	)	$	126
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	$	-	$	(501	)	$	-	$	-		$	(501	)
Long-term debt carried at fair value		-		(11,085	)		-		-			(11,085	)
Derivative related liabilities:
Interest rate swaps		-		(1,710	)		-		-			(1,710	)
Currency swaps		-		(132	)		-		-			(132	)
Derivative netting		-		-			-		1,833			1,833
Total derivative related liabilities		-		(1,842	)		-		1,833			(9	)
Total liabilities	$	-	$	(13,428	)	$	-	$	1,833		$	(11,595	)
December 31, 2011:
Derivative financial assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	-	$	973		$	-	$	-		$	973
Currency swaps		-		1,503			-		-			1,503
Derivative netting		-		-			-		(2,476	)		(2,476	)
Total derivative financial assets		-		2,476			-		(2,476	)		-
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury		80		-			-		-			80
U.S. government sponsored enterprises		-		1			-		-			1
U.S. corporate debt securities		-		57			-		-			57
Foreign debt securities:
Corporate		-		26			-		-			26
Equity securities		10		-			-		-			10
Money market funds		13		-			-		-			13
Accrued investment income		-		1			-					1
Total available-for-sale securities		103		85			-		-			188
Total assets	$	103	$	2,561		$	-	$	(2,476	)	$	188
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	$	-	$	(447	)	$	-	$	-		$	(447	)
Long-term debt carried at fair value		-		(13,664	)		-		-			(13,664	)
Derivative related liabilities:
Interest rate swaps		-		(1,762	)		-		-			(1,762	)
Currency swaps		-		(163	)		-		-			(163	)
Foreign Exchange Forward		-		(3	)		-		-			(3	)
Derivative netting		-		-					1,902			1,902
Total derivative related liabilities		-		(1,928	)		-		1,902			(26	)
Total liabilities	$	-	$	(16,039	)	$	-	$	1,902		$	(14,137	)

⁽¹⁾  Represents counterparty and swap collateral netting which allow the offsetting of amounts relating to certain contracts when certain conditions are met.

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We did not have any U.S. corporate debt securities at September 30, 2012. The following table provides additional detail regarding the rating of our U.S. corporate debt securities at December 31, 2011:

	Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
December 31, 2011:
AAA to AA(1)	$	26	$	-	$	26
A+ to A-(1)		25		-		25
BBB+ to Unrated(1)		6		-		6

⁽¹⁾  We obtain ratings on our U.S. corporate debt securities from Moody’s Investor Services, Standard and Poor’s Corporation and Fitch Ratings. In the event the ratings we obtain from these agencies differ, we utilize the lower of the three ratings.

Transfers Between Level 1 and Level 2  There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 or 2011.

Information on Level 3 Assets and Liabilities  There were no assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012. The table below reconciles the beginning and ending balances for assets recorded at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

	July 1, 2011		Total Gains and (Losses) Included in					Purchases		Issuances		Settlement		Transfers Into Level 3		Transfers Out of Level 3		Sept. 30, 2011		Current Period Unrealized Gains (Losses)
			Income		Other Comp. Income
	(in millions)
Assets:
Securities available-for-sale:
Asset-backed securities	$	15	$	-	$	(2	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(1	)
Total assets	$	15	$	-	$	(2	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(1	)

	Jan. 1, 2011		Total Gains and (Losses) Included in					Purchases		Issuances		Settlement		Transfers Into Level 3		Transfers Out of Level 3		Sept. 30, 2011		Current Period Unrealized Gains (Losses)
			Income		Other Comp. Income
	(in millions)
Assets:
Securities available-for-sale:
Asset-backed securities	$	18	$	-	$	(5	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(2	)
Total assets	$	18	$	-	$	(5	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(2	)

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Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis  The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and 2011, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.

	Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2012								Total Gains (Losses) for the Three Months  Ended September 30, 2012			Total Gains (Losses) for the Nine Months  Ended September 30, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Receivables held for sale:
Real estate secured	$	-	$	-	$	3,181	$	3,181	$	45		$	(1,304	)
Personal non-credit card		-		-		3,180		3,180		(95	)		(405	)
Total receivables held for sale		-		-		6,361		6,361		(50	)		(1,709	)
Real estate owned(1)		-		231		-		231		(23	)		(76	)
Total assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$	-	$	231	$	6,361	$	6,592	$	(73	)	$	(1,785	)

	Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2011								Total Gains (Losses) for the Three Months  Ended September 30, 2011			Total Gains (Losses) for the Nine Months  Ended September 30, 2011
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Real estate owned(1)	$	-	$	403	$	-	$	403	$	(41	)	$	(155	)
Total assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$	-	$	403	$	-	$	403	$	(41	)	$	(155	)

⁽¹⁾  Real estate owned is required to be reported on the balance sheet net of estimated cost to sell. The real estate owned amounts in the table above reflect the fair value of the underlying asset unadjusted for estimated cost to sell.

The following table presents quantitative information about non-recurring fair value measurements of assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2012:

Financial Instrument Type	Fair Value (in millions)	Valuation Technique(s)	Significant Unobservable Inputs	Range of Inputs
Real estate secured receivables held for sale at fair value	$3,181	Third party appraisal valuation based on estimated loss severities, including collateral values, cash flows and market discount rate	Loss severity rates Market discount rate	25%-75%(1) 10%-15%
Personal non-credit card receivables held for sale at fair value	$3,180	Third party appraisal valuation based on estimated loss rates, cash flows and market discount rate	Loss rate	13%-19%
			Market discount rate	10%-15%

⁽¹⁾  The average loss severity rate was 56 percent.

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Valuation Techniques  The following summarizes the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value and for estimating fair value for financial instruments not recorded at fair value but for which fair value disclosures are required.

Cash:  Carrying amount approximates fair value due to cash’s liquid nature.

Interest bearing deposits with banks:  Carrying amount approximates fair value due to the asset’s liquid nature.

Securities purchased under agreements to resell:  The fair value of securities purchased under agreements to resell approximates carrying amount due to the short-term maturity of the agreements.

Securities:  Fair value of our available-for-sale securities is generally determined by a third party valuation source. The pricing services generally source fair value measurements from quoted market prices and if not available, the security is valued based on quotes from similar securities using broker quotes and other information obtained from dealers and market participants. For securities which do not trade in active markets, such as fixed income securities, the pricing services generally utilize various pricing applications, including models, to measure fair value. The pricing applications are based on market convention and use inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. The following summarizes the valuation methodology used for our major security types:

• U.S. government sponsored enterprises – As our government sponsored mortgage-backed securities which do not transact in an active market, fair value is determined using discounted cash flow models and inputs related to interest rates, prepayment speeds, loss curves and market discount rates that would be required by investors in the current market given the specific characteristics and inherent credit risk of the underlying collateral.

• U.S. Treasuries – As these securities transact in an active market, the pricing services source fair value measurements from quoted prices for the identical security or quoted prices for similar securities with adjustments as necessary made using observable inputs which are market corroborated.

• U.S. corporate and foreign debt securities – For non-callable corporate securities, a credit spread scale is created for each issuer. These spreads are then added to the equivalent maturity U.S. Treasury yield to determine current pricing. Credit spreads are obtained from the new issue market, secondary trading levels and dealer quotes. For securities with early redemption features, an option adjusted spread (“OAS”) model is incorporated to adjust the spreads determined above. Additionally, the pricing services will survey the broker/dealer community to obtain relevant trade data including benchmark quotes and updated spreads.

• Money market funds – Carrying amount approximates fair value due to the asset’s liquid nature.

Significant inputs used in the valuation of our investment securities include selection of an appropriate risk-free rate, forward yield curve and credit spread which establish the ultimate discount rate used to determine the net present value of estimated cash flows. Such validation principally includes sourcing security prices from other independent pricing services or broker quotes. The validation process provides us with information as to whether the volume and level of activity for a security has significantly decreased and assists in identifying transactions that are not orderly. Depending on the results of the validation, additional information may be gathered from other market participants to support the fair value measurements. A determination will be made as to whether adjustments to the observable inputs are necessary as a result of investigations and inquiries about the reasonableness of the inputs used and the methodologies employed by the independent pricing services.

Receivables and receivables held for sale:  The estimated fair value of our receivables was determined by developing an approximate range of value from a mix of various sources as appropriate for the respective pool of assets. These sources include, among other items, value estimates from an HSBC affiliate which reflect over-the-counter trading activity; value estimates from a third party valuation specialist’s measurement of the fair value of a pool of receivables; forward looking discounted cash flow models using assumptions we believe are

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consistent with those which would be used by market participants in valuing such receivables; and trading input from other market participants which includes observed primary and secondary trades.

Valuation inputs include estimates of future interest rates, prepayment speeds, default and loss curves, estimated collateral values and market discount rates reflecting management’s estimate of the rate of return that would be required by investors in the current market given the specific characteristics and inherent credit risk of the receivables. Some of these inputs are influenced by collateral value changes and unemployment rates. To the extent available, such inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation and other means. We perform analytical reviews of fair value changes on a quarterly basis and periodically validate our valuation methodologies and assumptions based on the results of actual sales of such receivables. In addition, from time to time, we may hold discussions directly with potential investors. Portfolio risk management personnel provide further validation through discussions with third party brokers. Since some receivables pools may have features which are unique, fair value measurement process uses significant unobservable inputs which are specific to the performance characteristics of the various receivable portfolios.

Real estate owned:  Fair value is determined based on third party appraisals obtained at the time we take title to the property and, if less than the carrying amount of the loan, the carrying amount of the loan is adjusted to the fair value less estimated cost to sell. The carrying amount of the property is further reduced, if necessary, at least every 45 days to reflect observable local market data, including local area sales data.

Due from affiliates:  Carrying amount approximates fair value because the interest rates on these receivables adjust with changing market interest rates.

Commercial paper:  The fair value of these instruments approximates existing carrying amount because interest rates on these instruments adjust with changes in market interest rates due to their short-term maturity or repricing characteristics.

Long-term debt and Due to affiliates:  Fair value was primarily determined by a third party valuation source. The pricing services source fair value from quoted market prices and, if not available, expected cash flows are discounted using the appropriate interest rate for the applicable duration of the instrument adjusted for our own credit risk (spread). The credit spreads applied to these instruments were derived from the spreads recognized in the secondary market for similar debt as of the measurement date. Where available, relevant trade data is also considered as part of our validation process.

Derivative financial assets and liabilities:  Derivative values are defined as the amount we would receive or pay to extinguish the contract using a market participant as of the reporting date. The values are determined by management using a pricing system maintained by HSBC Bank USA. In determining these values, HSBC Bank USA uses quoted market prices, when available, principally for exchange-traded options. For non-exchange traded contracts, such as interest rate swaps, fair value is determined using discounted cash flow modeling techniques. Valuation models calculate the present value of expected future cash flows based on models that utilize independently-sourced market parameters, including interest rate yield curves, option volatilities, and currency rates. Valuations may be adjusted in order to ensure that those values represent appropriate estimates of fair value. These adjustments are generally required to reflect factors such as market liquidity and counterparty credit risk that can affect prices in arms-length transactions with unrelated third parties. Finally, other transaction specific factors such as the variety of valuation models available, the range of unobservable model inputs and other model assumptions can affect estimates of fair value. Imprecision in estimating these factors can impact the amount of revenue or loss recorded for a particular position.

Counterparty credit risk is considered in determining the fair value of a financial asset. The Fair Value Framework specifies that the fair value of a liability should reflect the entity’s non-performance risk and accordingly, the effect of our own credit risk (spread) has been factored into the determination of the fair value of our financial liabilities, including derivative instruments. In estimating the credit risk adjustment to the derivative assets and liabilities, we take into account the impact of netting and/or collateral arrangements that are designed to mitigate counterparty credit risk.

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16.    Litigation and Regulatory Matters

In addition to the matters described below, in the ordinary course of business, we are routinely named as defendants in, or as parties to, various legal actions and proceedings relating to activities of our current and/or former operations. These legal actions and proceedings may include claims for substantial or indeterminate compensatory or punitive damages, or for injunctive relief. In the ordinary course of business, we also are subject to governmental and regulatory examinations, information-gathering requests, investigations and proceedings (both formal and informal), certain of which may result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, injunctions or other relief. In connection with formal and informal inquiries by these regulators, we receive numerous requests, subpoenas and orders seeking documents, testimony and other information in connection with various aspects of our regulated activities.

In view of the inherent unpredictability of litigation and regulatory matters, particularly where the damages sought are substantial or indeterminate or when the proceedings or investigations are in the early stages, we cannot determine with any degree of certainty the timing or ultimate resolution of litigation and regulatory matters or the eventual loss, fines, penalties or business impact, if any, that may result. We establish reserves for litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and can be reasonably estimated. The actual costs of resolving litigation and regulatory matters, however, may be substantially higher than the amounts reserved for those matters.

Given the substantial or indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these matters, and the inherent unpredictability of such matters, an adverse outcome in certain of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements in particular quarterly or annual periods.

Litigation – Continuing Operations

Securities Litigation  As a result of an August 2002 restatement of previously reported consolidated financial statements and other corporate events, including the 2002 settlement with 46 states and the District of Columbia relating to real estate lending practices, Household International and certain former officers were named as defendants in a class action lawsuit, Jaffe v. Household International, Inc., et al. (N.D. Ill. No. 02 C5893), filed August 19, 2002. The complaint asserted claims under § 10 and § 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, on behalf of all persons who acquired and disposed of Household International common stock between July 30, 1999 and October 11, 2002. The claims alleged that the defendants knowingly or recklessly made false and misleading statements of material fact relating to Household’s Consumer Lending operations, including collections, sales and lending practices, some of which ultimately led to the 2002 state settlement agreement, and facts relating to accounting practices evidenced by the restatement. A jury trial concluded on April 30, 2009, and the jury rendered a verdict on May 7 partially in favor of the plaintiffs with respect to Household International and three former officers. A second phase of the case was to proceed to determine the actual damages, if any, due to the plaintiff class and issues of reliance. On November 22, 2010, the Court issued a ruling on the second phase of the case. On the issue of reliance, the Court ruled that claim forms would be mailed to class members and that class members who file claims would be asked to check a “YES” or “NO” box to a question that asks whether they would have purchased Household stock had they known false and misleading statements inflated the stock price. As for damages, the Court set out a method for calculating damages for class members who file claims. As previously reported, in Court filings in March 2010, plaintiff’s lawyers have estimated that damages could range ‘somewhere between $2.4 billion to $3.2 billion to class members’, before pre-judgment interest. The defendants filed a motion for reconsideration from the Court’s November 22 ruling. On January 14, 2011, the Court partially granted that motion, slightly modifying the claim form, allowing defendants to take limited discovery on the issue of reliance and reserving on the issue whether the defendants would ultimately be entitled to a jury trial on the issues of reliance and damages. On January 31, 2011 and April 7, 2011, the Court issued other rulings clarifying the scope of discovery. Plaintiffs mailed the claim forms with the modified language to class members.

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In December 2011, plaintiffs submitted the report of the Court-appointed claims administrator to the Court. That report stated that the total number of claims that generated an allowed loss was 45,921, and that the aggregate amount of these claims was approximately $2.23 billion. Defendants have submitted their objections to certain claims and the plaintiffs have filed their response. At a conference held before the Court on April 20, 2012, the Court referred the issues relating to the claims to a magistrate judge for resolution. Plaintiffs objected to this referral.

In September 2012, the Court issued a ruling on the element of reliance in this case. The Court denied defendants’ motion in part and granted it in part. The Court rejected defendants’ arguments that the presumption of reliance generally had been defeated either as to the class or as to particular institutional claimants. With respect to those claimants who answered “NO” to the question on the claims form, the Court ruled that such claimants are entitled to judgment as to liability. With respect to those claimants who answered “YES” to the question on the claims form, or who provided inconsistent answers in multiple claim form submissions, the Court ruled that further trial proceedings would be required. Finally, the Court ruled that defendants were entitled to judgment with respect to those claimants who did not answer the claim form question or the supplemental interrogatory sent to class members. The Court appointed a Special Master to apply its order and to identify (1) the claims on which plaintiffs are entitled to judgment as a matter of law (currently estimated to be approximately $1.5 billion prior to pre-judgment interest); (2) the claims on which defendants are entitled to judgment as a matter of law (currently estimated to be approximately $275 million); and (3) the claims subject to trial. The Special Master is also to address the various ministerial claims issues previously referred to the Magistrate Judge relating to the processing of claims by the Court-appointed claims administrator. The Special Master has not yet scheduled hearings with the parties. The District Court has yet to enter a final judgment.

The timing and outcome of the ultimate resolution of this matter is uncertain. When a final judgment is entered by the District Court, the parties have 30 days in which to appeal the verdict to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. We continue to believe that we have meritorious grounds for appeal of one or more of the rulings in the case and intend to appeal the Court’s final judgment, which could involve a substantial amount once it is entered.

Upon appeal, we will be required to secure the judgment in order to suspend execution of the judgment while the appeal is ongoing by depositing cash in an interest-bearing escrow account or posting an appeal bond in the amount of the judgment (including any pre-judgment interest awarded). Given the complexity and uncertainties associated with the actual determination of damages, including the outcome of any appeals, there is a wide range of possible damages. We believe we have meritorious grounds for appeal on matters of both liability and damages, and will argue on appeal that damages should be zero or a relatively insignificant amount. If the Appeals Court rejects or only partially accepts our arguments, the amount of damages, including pre-judgment interest, could be higher, and may lie in a range from a relatively insignificant amount to somewhere in the region of $3.5 billion and, therefore, it is reasonably possible that future expenses related to this matter could exceed $3.0 billion.

Lender-Placed Insurance Matters  Lender-placed insurance involves a lender obtaining a hazard insurance policy on a mortgaged property when the borrower fails to maintain their own policy. The cost of the lender-placed insurance is then passed on to the borrower. Industry practices with respect to lender-placed insurance are receiving heightened regulatory scrutiny. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently announced that lender-placed insurance is an important issue and is expected to publish related regulations sometime in 2012. In October 2011, a number of mortgage servicers and insurers, including our affiliate, HSBC Insurance (USA) Inc., received subpoenas from the New York Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”) with respect to lender-placed insurance activities dating back to September 2005. We have and will continue to provide documentation and information to the NYDFS that is responsive to the subpoena.

Between June 2011 and March 2012, several putative class actions related to lender-placed insurance were filed against various HSBC U.S. entities, including an action against one of our subsidiaries captioned Still et al. v. Beneficial Financial I Inc. et al. (Cal. Super. Ct. Case No. KC062390). These actions relate primarily to

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industry-wide regulatory concerns, and include allegations regarding the relationships and potential conflicts of interest between the various entities that place the insurance, the value and cost of the insurance that is placed, back-dating policies to the date the borrower allowed it to lapse, self-dealing and insufficient disclosure.

A recent routine state examination of our mortgage servicing practices concluded that borrowers were overcharged for lender-placed hazard insurance coverage based on the terms of the underlying mortgages during the period from July 2008 through April 2012, and required us to refund excess premiums charged to impacted borrowers in that state. In the first quarter of 2012, we recorded an accrual reflecting our estimate of premiums that will be refunded to the impacted borrowers as well as borrowers in other states who may have similar contractual claims.

Litigation – Discontinued Operations

Card Services Litigation Since June 2005, HSBC Finance Corporation, HSBC North America, and HSBC, as well as other banks and Visa Inc. and Master Card Incorporated, have been named as defendants in four class actions filed in Connecticut and the Eastern District of New York; Photos Etc. Corp. et al. v. Visa U.S.A., Inc., et al. (D. Conn. No. 05-CV-01007 (WWE)): National Association of Convenience Stores, et al. v. Visa U.S.A., Inc., et al.(E.D.N.Y. No. 05-CV 4520 (JG)); Jethro Holdings, Inc., et al. v. Visa U.S.A., Inc. et al. (E.D.N.Y. No. 05-CV-4521 (JG)); and American Booksellers Ass’n v. Visa U.S.A., Inc. et al. (E.D.N.Y. No. 05-CV-5391 (JG)). Numerous other complaints containing similar allegations (in which no HSBC entity is named) were filed across the country against Visa Inc., MasterCard Incorporated and other banks. These actions principally allege that the imposition of a no-surcharge rule by the associations and/or the establishment of the interchange fee charged for credit card transactions causes the merchant discount fee paid by retailers to be set at supracompetitive levels in violation of the Federal antitrust laws. These suits have been consolidated and transferred to the Eastern District of New York. The consolidated case is: In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1720, E.D.N.Y. (“MDL 1720”). A consolidated, amended complaint was filed by the plaintiffs on April 24, 2006 and a second consolidated amended complaint was filed on January 29, 2009. On February 7, 2011, MasterCard Incorporated, Visa Inc., the other defendants, including HSBC Finance Corporation, and certain affiliates of the defendants entered into settlement and judgment sharing agreements (the “Agreements”) that provide for the apportionment of certain defined costs and liabilities that the defendants, including HSBC Finance Corporation and our affiliates, may incur, jointly and/or severally, in the event of an adverse judgment or global settlement of one or all of these actions. The Agreements also cover any other potential or future actions that are transferred for coordinated pre-trial proceedings with MDL 1720.

The parties engaged in a mediation process at the direction of the District Court. In July 2012, MasterCard Incorporated, Visa Inc. and the other defendants, including the HSBC defendants, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to settle the class litigations consolidated into MDL 1720. On October 19, 2012, the parties submitted fully-executed class settlement agreements to the District Court along with a motion seeking preliminary approval of the class settlement. On October 22, 2012, a settlement agreement with the individual merchant plaintiffs became effective. In the fourth quarter of 2011, we increased our litigation reserves to an amount equal to our estimated portion of the settlement of this matter.

Debt Cancellation Litigation Between July 2010 and May 2011, eight substantially similar putative class actions were filed against our subsidiaries, HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. (“HSBC Bank Nevada”) and HSBC Card Services Inc.: Rizera et al v. HSBC Bank Nevada et al. (D.N.J. No. 10-CV-03375); Esslinger et al v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (E.D. Pa. No. 10-CV-03213); McAlister et al. v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (W.D. Wash. No. 10-CV-05831); Mitchell v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (D. Md. No. 10-CV-03232); Samuels v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (N.D. III. No. 11-CV-00548); McKinney v. HSBC Card Services et al. (S.D. III. No. 10-CV-00786); Chastain v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. (South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, 13^th Circuit) (filed as a counterclaim to a pending collections action); Colton et al. v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (C.D. Ca. No. 11-CV-03742). These actions principally allege that cardholders were enrolled in debt cancellation or suspension products and challenge various marketing or administrative practices relating to those products. The

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plaintiffs’ claims include breach of contract and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unconscionability, unjust enrichment, and violations of state consumer protection and deceptive acts and practices statutes. The Mitchell action was withdrawn by the plaintiff in March 2011. In July 2011, the parties in Rizera, Esslinger, McAlister, Samuels, McKinney and Colton executed a memorandum of settlement and filed notices of settlement of all claims in each respective court. The parties have memorialized the terms and conditions of the settlement in a formal agreement, and submitted the settlement on a consolidated basis for approval by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in the Esslinger matter. In February 2012, the District Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement and scheduled the final approval hearing for October 1, 2012. We are adequately reserved for the proposed settlement. A motion for class certification and a motion to defer consideration of class certification pending completion of the settlement were heard in the Chastain action. The motion to defer was granted and the case placed on stay pending progression of the consolidated settlement. The plaintiff in Chastain then sought reconsideration of the District Court’s preliminary approval order. The request was denied and the plaintiff has appealed that ruling.

On October 1, 2012, the District Court held a hearing for final approval of the settlement in the Esslinger matter. Several objectors to the settlement appeared at the hearing, including representatives for the Attorneys General in West Virginia, Hawaii and Mississippi, where they asserted that claims brought in those Attorneys General’s lawsuits (discussed below) should not be covered by the release in the Esslinger matter. Defendants argued that all claims for recovery by class members, whether brought by the Attorneys General or otherwise, would be released pursuant to the Esslinger class settlement. The District Court requested further submissions on this issue. A final approval order has not been entered.

In October 2011, the Attorney General for the State of West Virginia filed a purported class action in the Circuit Court of Mason County, West Virginia, captioned State of West Virginia ex rel. Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. et al v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (No. 11-C-93-N), alleging similar claims in connection with the marketing, selling and administering of ancillary services, including debt cancellation and suspension products to consumers in West Virginia. In September 2012, the Attorney General filed an amended complaint adding our affiliate, HSBC Bank USA, N.A, as a defendant. In addition to damages, the Attorney General is seeking civil money penalties and injunctive relief. The action was initially removed to Federal court. The Attorney General’s motion to remand to State court was granted and we filed a motion to dismiss the complaint in March 2012. In late 2011, we received a similar inquiry from another state’s Attorney General, although no action has yet been filed in that state.

In April 2012, the Attorney General for the State of Hawaii filed lawsuits against seven major credit card companies, including certain of our subsidiaries, in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit for the State of Hawaii, alleging that credit card customers were improperly and deceptively enrolled in various ancillary services, including payment protection plans and without regard to potential eligibility for benefits. In an action captioned State of Hawaii ex rel David Louie, Attorney General v. HSBC Bank Nevada N.A. and HSBC Card Services, Inc., et al. (No. 12-1-0983-04), the Attorney General alleges claims for unfair and deceptive marketing practices, consumer fraud against elders and unjust enrichment. The relief sought includes an injunction against deceptive and unfair practices, restitution and disgorgement of profits, and civil monetary penalties. The action was removed to Federal court in May 2012. In June 2012, the Attorney General filed a motion to remand and a hearing on that motion is scheduled for November 2012. The Attorney General has also filed a motion to consolidate these actions and a hearing on that motion is scheduled for December 2012.

In June 2012, the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi filed complaints against six credit card companies, including our subsidiaries HSBC Bank Nevada and HSBC Card Services Inc. and our affiliate HSBC Bank USA, N.A. In an action captioned Jim Hood, Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, ex. rel. The State of Mississippi v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A., HSBC Card Services, Inc., and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., the Attorney General alleges claims that are substantially the same as those made in the West Virginia and Hawaii Attorney General actions consumer protection and unjust enrichment claims in connection with the defendants’ marketing, selling and administering of ancillary services, including payment protection plans. The relief sought includes

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injunction against deceptive and unfair practices, disgorgement of profits, and civil money penalties. In August 2012, this action was removed to Federal court and the Attorney General filed a motion to remand. These actions have been consolidated for purposes of remand and briefing on the Attorney General’s motion to remand has been stayed pending a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on a matter to which we are not a party.

Governmental and Regulatory Matters

Foreclosure Practices In April 2011, HSBC Finance Corporation and our indirect parent, HSBC North America, entered into a consent cease and desist order with the Federal Reserve Board (the “Federal Reserve”) (the “Federal Reserve Servicing Consent Order”), and our affiliate, HSBC Bank USA, entered into a similar consent order with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) (together with the Federal Reserve Servicing Consent Order, the “Servicing Consent Orders”) following completion of a broad horizontal review of industry foreclosure practices. The Federal Reserve Servicing Consent Order requires us to take prescribed actions to address the deficiencies noted in the joint examination and described in the consent order. We are committed to full compliance with the terms of the Servicing Consent Orders, as initially described in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. We continue to work with the Federal Reserve and the OCC to align our processes with the requirements of the Servicing Consent Orders and are implementing operational changes as required.

The Servicing Consent Orders require an independent review of foreclosures (“the Foreclosure Review”) pending or completed between January 2009 and December 2010 (the “Foreclosure Review Period”) to determine if any borrower was financially injured as a result of an error in the foreclosure process. Consistent with the industry, and as required by the Servicing Consent Orders, an independent consultant has been retained to conduct that review, and remediation, including restitution, may be required if a borrower is found to have been financially injured as a result of servicer errors. In conjunction with the foreclosure review, a communication and outreach plan has been developed and implemented to contact borrowers with foreclosures pending or completed during the Foreclosure Review Period. We will conduct the outreach efforts in collaboration with other mortgage loan servicers and independent consultants in order to present a uniform, coherent and user-friendly complaint process. Written communications have been sent to borrowers who were subject to foreclosure proceedings during the Foreclosure Review Period notifying them of the foreclosure complaint review process and providing them with forms that can be used to request a review of their foreclosure proceeding. The outreach plan currently includes a staggered mailing to borrowers, which began on November 1, 2011, industry media advertising, which began in January 2012 and a website at which a borrower can request a review. In June 2012, the Federal Reserve and the OCC released a financial remediation framework for use by the independent consultants to recommend remediation for financial injury identified during the Foreclosure Review. Pursuant to this framework, remediation available to a borrower who is found to have been financially injured as a result of servicer errors could include suspension of a pending foreclosure, loan modification, or a lump sum payment ranging from $500 to $125,000 plus equity in the most egregious cases. Any borrower who receives remediation will not be precluded from pursuing litigation concerning foreclosure or other mortgage servicing practices. We expect the costs associated with the Servicing Consent Orders, including the Foreclosure Review, customer outreach plan and complaint process will continue to result in significant increases in our operational expenses in future periods. Any resulting remediation could result in further increased costs.

The Servicing Consent Orders do not preclude additional enforcement actions against HSBC Finance Corporation or our affiliates by bank regulatory, governmental or law enforcement agencies, such as the Department of Justice or State Attorneys General, which could include the imposition of civil money penalties and other sanctions relating to the activities that are the subject of the Servicing Consent Orders. We may also see an increase in private litigation concerning foreclosure and other mortgage servicing practices.

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with respect to foreclosure and other mortgage servicing practices. HSBC North America, HSBC Finance Corporation and HSBC Bank USA have had preliminary discussions with U.S. bank regulators and other governmental agencies regarding a potential resolution, although the timing of any settlement is not presently known. Based on discussions to date, an accrual was determined based on the total projected impact at HSBC North America associated with a proposed settlement of this matter. We recorded an accrual of $157 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 which reflects the portion of the HSBC North America accrual that we currently believe is allocable to HSBC Finance Corporation. As this matter progresses and more information becomes available, we will continue to evaluate our portion of the HSBC North America liability which may result in a change to our current estimate. Any such settlement, however, may not completely preclude other enforcement actions by state or federal agencies, regulators or law enforcement agencies relating to foreclosure and other mortgage servicing practices, including, but not limited to, matters relating to the securitization of mortgages for investors, including the imposition of civil money penalties, criminal fines or other sanctions. In addition, such a settlement would not preclude private litigation concerning these practices.

Mortgage Securitization Activity In the course of 2012, we have received notice of several claims from investors and from trustees of residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) related to our activities as a sponsor and the activities of our subsidiaries as originators in connection with RMBS transactions closed between 2005 and 2007. We are currently evaluating these claims. On September 26, 2012, an action of this sort, captioned FHFA ex rel. Trustee of MSAC 2006-HE6 v. HSBC Finance Corp. and Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC (New York County Supreme Court, Index No. 653373/2012), was filed by the conservator of an investor in an RMBS trust, the assets of which include mortgage loans originated by our subsidiary, Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC. We expect these types of claims to continue and potentially intensify, so long as the U.S. real estate markets continue to be distressed. As a result, we may be subject to additional claims, litigation and governmental and regulatory scrutiny related to our participation as a sponsor or originator in the U.S. mortgage securitization market.

17.    New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting for Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts In October 2010, the FASB issued guidance which amends the accounting rules that define which costs associated with acquiring or renewing insurance contracts qualify as deferrable acquisition costs by insurance entities. We adopted the new guidance effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

Repurchase Agreements In April 2011, the FASB issued a new Accounting Standards Update related to repurchase agreements. This new guidance removes the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event of default by the transferee, and the related collateral maintenance guidance from the assessment of effective control. As a result, an entity is no longer required to consider the sufficiency of the collateral exchanged but will evaluate the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations to determine whether it maintains effective control over the transferred assets. The new guidance is required to be applied prospectively for all transactions that occur on or after January 1, 2012. Adoption did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

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Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures In May 2011, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update to converge with newly issued IFRS 13, Fair Value Measurement. The new guidance clarifies that the application of the highest and best use and valuation premise concepts are not relevant when measuring the fair value of financial assets or liabilities. This Accounting Standards Update also requires new and enhanced disclosures on the quantification and valuation processes for significant unobservable inputs, transfers between Levels 1 and 2, and the categorization of all fair value measurements into the fair value hierarchy, even where those measurements are only for disclosure purposes. We adopted the new disclosure requirements effective January 1, 2012. See Note 15, “Fair Value Measurement,” in these consolidated financial statements.

Presentation of Comprehensive Income In June 2011, the FASB issued a new Accounting Standards Update on the presentation of other comprehensive income. This Update requires entities to present net income and other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. The option to present items of other comprehensive income in the statement of changes in equity is eliminated. We adopted the new guidance effective January 1, 2012. See the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Note 10, “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,” in these consolidated financial statements.

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, notes and tables included elsewhere in this report and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (the “2011 Form 10-K”). MD&A may contain certain statements that may be forward-looking in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, we may make or approve certain statements in future filings with the SEC, in press releases, or oral or written presentations by representatives of HSBC Finance Corporation that are not statements of historical fact and may also constitute forward-looking statements. Words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “appears,” “believe,” “intends,” “expects,” “estimates,” “targeted,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “goal” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but should not be considered as the only means through which these statements may be made. These matters or statements will relate to our future financial condition, economic forecast, results of operations, plans, objectives, performance or business developments and will involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from that which were expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on our current views and assumptions and speak only as of the date they are made. HSBC Finance Corporation undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent circumstances or events.

Executive Overview

HSBC Finance Corporation is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (“HSBC”). HSBC Finance Corporation may also be referred to in MD&A as “we”, “us”, or “our”.

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations excludes the results of our discontinued operations from all periods presented unless otherwise noted. See Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion of these operations.

Current Environment  The U.S. economy continued its overall weak recovery during the third quarter of 2012. Gross domestic product of the U.S. is now expected to expand about 1.6 percent for the year, well below the economy’s potential growth rate and markedly less than forecasts earlier in the year. Uncertainty remains an issue as businesses and markets look for clarity on Europe, the health of the U.S. economy and future course of fiscal policy. The Conference Board’s measure of consumer confidence reached its lowest point of the year in August before improving somewhat in September as sovereign debt fears in Europe and domestic fiscal uncertainties continue to play a role in diminishing sentiment and continue to impact interest rates and spreads. Weak consumer fundamentals including declines in wage income and a difficult job market also continue to influence consumer confidence. Serious threats to economic growth remain, including high energy costs, continued pressure on housing prices and elevated unemployment levels. Businesses continue to be cautious about the underlying strength of demand over the remainder of 2012 and are hesitant about ramping up their non-seasonal hiring activity. In September, Federal Reserve policy makers initiated a new round of quantitative easing designed to stimulate economic activity and announced that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the Federal funds rate at least through the middle of 2015. While the housing markets in general began to rebound during the third quarter with overall home prices beginning to move higher as demand increased while the supply of homes for sale declined, housing prices will continue to remain under pressure in many markets as servicers resume foreclosure activities and the underlying properties are listed for sale.

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Mortgage lending industry trends continued to be affected by the following in 2012:

> Overall levels of delinquencies remain elevated;

> While we ceased originating mortgage loans in early 2009, mortgage loan originations from 2006 through 2008 continue to perform worse than originations from prior periods;

> Significant delays in foreclosure proceedings as a result of the broad horizontal review of industry foreclosure practices by the Federal Reserve Board (“Federal Reserve”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), that culminated in the issuance of consent orders to many servicers;

> Although levels of properties available for sale have declined, levels of properties in the process of being foreclosed remain elevated which has continued to impact home prices during the first nine months of 2012; and

> Tighter lending standards by mortgage lenders, which impact the ability of borrowers to refinance existing mortgage loans.

While the economy continued to add jobs in the third quarter of 2012, the pace of new job creation continues to be slower than needed to meaningfully reduce unemployment. As a result, there continues to be uncertainty as to how pronounced the economic recovery will be and whether it can be sustained. U.S. unemployment rates, which have been a major factor in the deterioration of credit quality in the U.S., remained high based on historical standards at 7.8 percent in September 2012. Also, a significant number of U.S. residents are no longer looking for work and, therefore, are not reflected in the U.S. unemployment rates. Unemployment has continued to have an impact on the provision for credit losses in our loan portfolio and in loan portfolios across the industry. Concerns about the future of the U.S. economy, including the pace and magnitude of recovery from the recent economic recession, consumer confidence, volatility in energy prices, credit market volatility, including the ability to permanently resolve the European sovereign debt crisis and trends in corporate earnings will continue to influence the U.S. economic recovery and the capital markets. In particular, continued improvement in unemployment rates, a sustained recovery of the housing markets and stabilization in energy prices remain critical components of a broader U.S. economic recovery. These conditions in combination with the impact of recent regulatory changes, including the continued implementation of the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010” (“Dodd-Frank”), will continue to impact our results in 2012 and beyond, the degree of which is largely dependent upon the pace and extent of the economic recovery.

Due to the significant slow-down in foreclosure processing which began in the second half of 2008, and in some instances the prior cessation of all foreclosure processing by numerous loan servicers in late 2010, there has been a reduction in the number of properties being marketed following foreclosure. This reduction has contributed to an increase in demand for properties currently on the market resulting in a general improvement in home prices in recent months but has also resulted in a larger number of vacant properties still pending foreclosure in certain communities. As servicers begin to increase foreclosure activities and market properties in large numbers, an over-supply of housing inventory could occur, creating downward pressure on property values and tempering any future home price improvement.

In addition, certain courts and state legislatures have issued new rules or statutes relating to foreclosures. Scrutiny of foreclosure documentation has increased in some courts. Also, in some areas, officials are requiring additional verification of information filed prior to the foreclosure proceeding. The combination of these factors has led to a significant backlog of foreclosures which will take time to resolve. If these trends continue, there could be additional delays in the processing of foreclosures, which could have an adverse impact upon housing prices.

Growing government indebtedness and a large budget deficit have resulted in a downgrade in the U.S. sovereign debt rating by one major rating agency and two major rating agencies placing U.S. sovereign debt on a negative watch. There is an underlying risk that lower growth, fiscal challenges and a general lack of political consensus

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will result in continued scrutiny of the U.S. credit standing over the longer term. While the potential effects of the U.S. downgrade are broad and impossible to accurately predict, they could over time include a widening of sovereign and corporate credit spreads, devaluation of the U.S. dollar and a general market move away from riskier assets.

Business Focus  As discussed in prior filings, during the second quarter of 2012, we decided to exit the manufacturing of all insurance products through the sale of our interest in substantially all of our insurance subsidiaries as this business did not fit with HSBC’s core strategy in the United States and Canada. Insurance products will continue to be offered to HSBC customers through non-affiliate providers. As a result, our Insurance operations are part of a disposal group held for sale and we began reporting this business as discontinued operations in the second quarter of 2012. Since the carrying value of the disposal group was greater than its estimated fair value less costs to sell, we recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $92 million during the second quarter of 2012 to reflect the disposal group at its estimated fair value less cost to sell. This estimate takes into consideration foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities associated with the disposal group and reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income.

In September 2012, we announced we have entered into an agreement to sell our Insurance operations to Enstar Group Ltd (“Enstar”) for $181 million in cash, to be adjusted to reflect the actuarial value and capital of these operations at the date of closing, which is anticipated to be by the end of the first quarter of 2013, subject to regulatory approval. During the third quarter of 2012, we updated our estimate of fair value less cost to sell based on our announced agreement and reversed $33 million of the pre-tax impairment loss previously recorded resulting in a cumulative pre-tax lower of amortized cost or fair value less cost to sell of $59 million during the year-to-date period. As part of our analysis of the lower of amortized cost or fair market value adjustment recorded during the second quarter of 2012, we assumed that planned pre-sale distributions by these insurance subsidiaries would be treated as additional sales proceeds and become taxable, resulting in a $72 million tax provision. However, based on new information, on our updated analysis during the third quarter of 2012 assumed that pre-sale distributions would not be taxable which resulted in a reversal of income tax expense previously recorded. At September 30, 2012, disposal group assets consisted primarily of available-for-sale securities totaling $1.5 billion and disposal group liabilities consisted primarily of insurance policy and claim reserves totaling $996 million.

On May 1, 2012, HSBC, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries HSBC Finance Corporation, HSBC USA Inc and other wholly-owned affiliates, sold its Card and Retail Services business to Capital One Financial Corporation (“Capital One”) for a premium of 8.75 percent of receivables. In addition to receivables, the sale included real estate and certain other assets and liabilities which were sold at book value or, in the case of real estate, appraised value at the date of closing. Under the terms of the agreement, interests in facilities in Chesapeake, Virginia; Las Vegas, Nevada; Mettawa, Illinois; Volo, Illinois; Hanover, Maryland; Salinas, California; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Tigard, Oregon were sold or transferred to Capital One, although we have entered into site-sharing arrangements for certain of these locations for a period of time. The total cash consideration was $11.8 billion which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $2.2 billion ($1.4 billion after-tax) being recorded during the second quarter of 2012. The majority of the employees in our Card and Retail Services business transferred to Capital One. As such, no significant one-time closure or severance costs were incurred as a result of this transaction. Our Card and Retail Services business is reported in discontinued operations.

As a result of the sale of our Card and Retail Services business our credit card banking subsidiary, HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A., no longer has any ongoing business operations and we intend to surrender its national bank charter to the OCC as soon as practicable. We currently anticipate this will occur during the first half of 2013.

As discussed in prior filings, we have been engaged in an on-going evaluation of the optimal size of our balance sheet taking into consideration our liquidity, capital and funding requirements as well as capital requirements of HSBC. As part of this on-going evaluation, we identified a pool of real estate secured receivables for which we no longer had the intent to hold for the foreseeable future and, as a result, transferred this pool of real estate

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secured receivables to receivables held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. We anticipate the receivables will be sold in multiple transactions generally over the next two years or, if the foreclosure process is completed prior to sale, the underlying properties acquired in satisfaction of the receivables will be classified as real estate owned (“REO”) and sold. As we continue to work with borrowers, we may also agree to a short sale whereby the property is sold by the borrower at a price which has been pre-negotiated with us and the borrower is released from further obligation. This pool of receivables includes a substantial majority of our real estate receivables which had been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as of June 30, 2012 in accordance with our existing charge-off policies as we considered the collateral as the sole source for repayment. However, as we now plan to sell these receivables, fair value represents the price we believe a third party investor would pay to acquire the receivable portfolios. A third party investor of receivables would incorporate a number of assumptions in predicting future cash flows, such as differing loss estimates and/or differing times to collect outstanding balances than we as the servicer of these receivables believe would be the case. A third party investor’s valuation process would also reflect these differences in overall cost of capital assumptions as well as the potential volatility in the underlying cash flow assumptions, the combination of which results in a lower estimate of fair value for the cash flows associated with the receivables. At September 30, 2012, the fair value of the real estate secured receivables held for sale totaled $3.2 billion. We have recorded a lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment of $(45) million, net of reversals, and $1.3 billion during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, for these real estate secured receivables. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Based on the projected timing of loan sales and the anticipated flow of foreclosure volume into REO over the next two years, a portion of the real estate secured receivables classified as held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 will ultimately become REO. Upon classification of the underlying properties acquired in satisfaction of these loans as REO, the properties will be recorded at the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which we expect will represent a higher value than the price a third party investor would have paid to acquire the receivables as explained above. As a result, a portion of the fair value adjustment on receivables held for sale will be recorded in earnings over time, which could be in the region of 20 percent of the fair value adjustment. This estimate is highly dependent upon the timing and size of future receivable sales as well as the volume and timelines associated with foreclosure activity. During the third quarter of 2012, we transferred a portion of our real estate secured receivable portfolio held for sale with a carrying value of $79 million to REO after obtaining title to the underlying collateral and reversed a portion of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment previously recorded totaling $26 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2012, we completed short sales on real estate secured receivables with a carrying value of $46 million. As a result of these short sales, we reversed a portion of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment previously recorded totaling $9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as the settlement price was higher than the carrying value.

In addition to the real estate secured receivables discussed above, we also determined we no longer had the intent to hold our portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables for the foreseeable future and anticipate these receivables will be sold in the near term. As a result, our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio was transferred to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. At September 30, 2012, the fair value of our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio totaled $3.2 billion. We have recorded a lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment of $95 million and $405 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Excluding receivables held for sale as discussed above, our real estate secured receivable portfolio, which totaled $34.0 billion at September 30, 2012, is currently running off. The timeframe in which this portfolio will liquidate is dependent upon the rate at which receivables pay off or charge-off prior to their maturity, which fluctuates for a variety of reasons such as interest rates, availability of refinancing, home values and individual borrowers’ credit profile, all of which are outside our control. In light of the current economic conditions and mortgage

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industry trends described above, our loan prepayment rates have slowed when compared to historical experience even though interest rates remain low. Additionally, our loan modification programs, which are primarily designed to improve cash collections and avoid foreclosure as determined to be appropriate, are contributing to the slower loan prepayment rates. While difficult to project both loan prepayment rates and default rates, based on current experience we expect our run-off real estate secured receivable portfolio (excluding receivables held for sale) to decline to between 40 percent and 50 percent over the next three to four years. Attrition will not be linear during this period. Run-off is expected to be slow as charge-offs decline and the remaining real estate secured receivables stay on the balance sheet longer due to the impact of modifications and/or the lack of re-financing alternatives as well as the impact of our temporary suspension of foreclosure activities.

We continue to evaluate our operations as we seek to optimize our risk profile and cost efficiencies as well as our liquidity, capital and funding requirements. This could result in further strategic actions that may include changes to our legal structure, asset levels, or cost structure in support of HSBC’s strategic priorities. We also continue to focus on cost optimization efforts to ensure realization of cost efficiencies. In an effort to create a more sustainable cost structure, a formal review was initiated in 2011 to identify areas where we may be able to streamline or redesign operations within certain functions to reduce or eliminate costs. To date, we have identified various opportunities to reduce costs through organizational structure redesign, vendor spending, discretionary spending and other general efficiency initiatives which have resulted in workforce reductions. The workforce reductions have been largely offset, however, by increased staffing related to processing foreclosures as well as for compliance matters. Workforce reductions are also occurring in certain non-compliance shared services functions, which we expect will result in additional reductions to future allocated costs for these functions. The review is continuing and, as a result, we may incur restructuring charges in future periods, the amount of which will depend upon the actions that ultimately are implemented.

During the first quarter of 2012, we made a decision to wind-down our commercial paper program during the remainder of 2012. During the second quarter of 2012, we ceased new commercial paper issuances and at September 30, 2012 have made significant progress in winding down the commercial paper balances. Commercial paper balances outstanding totaled $79 million at September 30, 2012 as compared to $302 million and $4.0 billion at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Any required funding is being integrated into the overall HSBC North America funding plans, sourced through HSBC USA Inc., or through direct support from HSBC and its affiliates.

We estimate probable losses for real estate secured loans which do not qualify as troubled debt restructures using a roll rate migration analysis that estimates the likelihood that a loan will progress through the various stages of delinquency and ultimately charge-off. This has historically resulted in the identification of a loss emergence period for these real estate secured loans collectively evaluated for impairment using a roll rate migration analysis which results in approximately 7 months of loss coverage in credit loss reserves. A loss coverage of 12 months in our credit loss reserves would be more aligned with U.S. bank industry practice. Our regulators have indicated they would like us to more closely align our loss coverage period with industry practice. During the fourth quarter of 2012, we will review our estimate of loss emergence to determine what changes should be made to our credit loss reserve estimate which is expected to result in an increase to our credit loss reserves in the fourth quarter of 2012 in an amount that is not expected to exceed 10 percent of our total credit loss reserves at September 30, 2012.

We are currently evaluating recently issued regulatory guidance requiring receivables discharged under Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not re-affirmed to be classified as TDR Loan balances. Based on our current analysis, we estimate that this guidance could result in approximately $800 million of receivables discharged under Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not re-affirmed being included in TDR Loan balances beginning in the fourth quarter of 2012. Of this amount, we estimate approximately 60 percent would be reserved for using a discounted cash flow analysis which generally results in a higher reserve requirement than that established using a roll rate migration analysis. The remainder of the receivables which would be classified as TDR Loans beginning in the fourth quarter are currently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell and as a result, there would be no change in the reserves associated with these receivables.

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Performance, Developments and Trends  We reported a net loss of $137 million and $550 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a net loss of $1.1 billion during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

Loss from continuing operations was $192 million and $2.2 billion during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to losses from continuing operations of $1.3 billion and $1.7 billion during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. We reported a loss from continuing operations before tax of $290 million and $3.5 billion during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to losses from continuing operations before tax of $2.0 billion and $2.9 billion during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Our results in all periods were impacted by the change in the fair value of debt and related derivatives for which we have elected fair value option and, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our results were significantly impacted by the initial lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment for certain real estate secured receivables as well as our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables, including the credit component recorded in the provision for credit losses, both of which were transferred to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. Additionally, our results during the year-ago periods were impacted by the adoption of new accounting guidance related to troubled debt restructurings (“TDR Loans”) as discussed more fully below. In order to better understand the underlying performance trends of our business, the following table summarizes the impact of these items on our loss from continuing operations before tax for all periods presented.

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Loss from continuing operations before income tax, as reported	$	(290	)	$	(2,024	)	$	(3,534	)	$	(2,889	)
Initial lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment on receivables transferred to held for sale including the credit component recorded in the provision for credit losses(2)		-			-			1,659			-
Incremental provision for credit losses recorded as a result of adopting new accounting guidance on TDR Loans(3)		-			745			-			745
(Gain) loss in value of fair value option debt and related derivatives		95			(792	)		399			(1,008	)
Loss from continuing operations before income tax, excluding above items(1)	$	(195	)	$	(2,071	)	$	(1,476	)	$	(3,152	)

⁽¹⁾  Represents a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure.

⁽²⁾  During the third quarter of 2012, we incurred additional lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustments on receivables held for sale of $50 million which is not reflected in the table above.

⁽³⁾  The total incremental loan loss provision recorded as a result of adopting new accounting guidance on TDR Loans was $925 million which included the impact of changes in market conditions during the third quarter of 2011 of $180 million which is excluded for purposes of this presentation.

Excluding the collective impact of the items in the table above, our loss from continuing operations before tax for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 improved $1.9 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in both periods reflects lower provisions for credit losses, higher other revenues due to improved derivative income (expense) and, in the year-to-date period, lower operating expenses, partially offset by lower net interest income, and, during the current quarter, higher operating expenses. The improvement in derivative income (expense) reflects the impact of a general decline in long-term interest rates on the mark-to-market on derivatives in our non-qualifying economic hedge portfolio during both 2012 and 2011 which was more pronounced in the prior year period. While these positions act as economic hedges by lowering our overall interest rate risk through more closely matching both the structure and duration of our liabilities to the structure and duration of our assets, they did not qualify as effective hedges under hedge accounting principles. See “Results of Operations” for a more detailed discussion of our derivative income (expense).

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Net interest income decreased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the year-ago periods reflecting lower average receivables as a result of receivable liquidation and, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, lower overall receivable yield as discussed below, partially offset by lower interest expense due to lower average borrowings and lower average rates. Overall receivable yields in both periods were positively impacted by the transfer of our entire personal non-credit card portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale in the second quarter of 2012 as these receivables are now carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value which reduces average interest earning assets while interest income otherwise remains the same. Because the transfer of these receivables to held for sale occurred at the end of June, the impact was much more pronounced in the three month period than in the nine month period, resulting in an increase to yield during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the prior year period. Excluding the impact of the transfer of these receivables to held for sale from the calculation of average earning assets, overall receivable yields decreased during both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012. Additionally, net interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 benefited from an increase in our estimate of interest receivable relating to income tax receivables of $25 million and $106 million, respectively, due to the resolution of an issue with the Internal Revenue Service Appeals’ Office during the second quarter of 2011 which was recorded as a component of finance and other interest income. Net interest margin was 3.71 percent and 3.19 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 3.05 percent and 2.98 percent during the year-ago periods. Net interest margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was impacted by the transfer of receivables to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 as discussed above and in the prior year periods, tax-related interest income as discussed above. Excluding the impact of these items from the periods presented, net interest margin remained higher during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, driven by a lower cost of funds as a percentage of average interest earning assets, partially offset by the impact of lower overall receivable yields as discussed above. See “Results of Operations” in this MD&A for additional discussion regarding net interest income and net interest margin.

As discussed in our 2011 Form 10-K, during the third quarter of 2011, we adopted an Accounting Standards Update which provided additional guidance to determine whether a restructuring of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring for purposes of the identification and disclosure of TDR Loans as well as for recording impairment. As a result of adopting this Accounting Standard Update, our provision for credit losses during the third quarter of 2011 included approximately $766 million for real estate secured receivables and $159 million for personal non-credit card receivables related to adoption of new accounting guidance related to TDR Loans as discussed more fully below. This new accounting guidance continues to impact our provision for credit loss in periods post-adoption, as loans that otherwise would not have qualified for such reporting in the past are now meeting the criteria under the new accounting guidance to be reported and reserved for as TDR Loans which will continue in future periods. As the Accounting Standards Update was applied retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after January 1, 2011, the provision for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 is not comparable to the provision for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Excluding the impact of the adoption of the new accounting guidance in the year-ago quarter, our provision for credit losses remained lower during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as discussed below:

• The provision for credit losses for real estate secured loans decreased significantly during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the year-ago periods. During the third quarter of 2011, we experienced a significant deterioration in delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent above normal seasonal patterns which resulted in a significant increase to our provision for credit losses in 2011 which did not re-occur in 2012. In addition, the provision for real estate secured loans decreased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflecting the impact of lower loss estimates due to lower receivable levels as well as the transfer of receivables to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 which results in no further provision for credit losses being recorded on these receivables subsequent to transfer. The decrease in the provision for

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credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was partially offset by the impact of higher reserve requirements on TDR Loans due to updates in prepayment speeds and yield assumptions used in the discounted cash flow methodology.

• The provision for credit losses for our personal non-credit card receivables decreased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the year-ago periods. As discussed above, at June 30, 2012 we transferred our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio to receivables held for sale. Subsequent to the transfer to held for sale no further provision for credit losses are recorded on these receivables as receivables held for sale are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. The credit to the provision for credit losses during the three months ended September 30, 2012 reflects recoveries received on fully charged-off personal non-credit card receivables that were not transferred to held for sale. The decrease in the year-to-date period also reflects lower receivable levels and improved credit quality including lower delinquency levels and lower loss estimates as compared to the year-ago periods prior to reclassification to held for sale.

See “Results of Operations” for a more detailed discussion of our provision for credit losses.

Credit loss reserves at September 30, 2012 decreased $179 million as compared to June 30, 2012 due to lower receivable levels and, to a lesser extent, lower levels of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent as well as lower reserve requirements for TDR Loans due to an increase in the percentage of TDR Loans that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

Credit loss reserves at September 30, 2012 are not comparable to December 31, 2011 as a result of the transfer to receivables held for sale of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and a substantial majority of real estate secured receivables which had been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as of June 30, 2012 in accordance with our existing charge-off policies. As a result, credit loss reserves at June 30, 2012 and forward are only associated with real estate secured receivables held for investment. Excluding the impact of these transfers of receivables to held for sale, credit loss reserves decreased as compared to December 31, 2011 due to lower receivable levels and improved credit quality, including lower levels of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent, partially offset by higher reserve requirements for TDR Loans due to higher TDR Loan levels as discussed above and changes in expectations during the second quarter of 2012 in prepayment speeds and yield assumptions used in the discounted cash flow analysis.

See “Credit Quality” for further discussion of credit loss reserves.

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A significant portion of our receivable portfolio held for investment is considered to be TDR Loans which are reserved for based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loans’ original effective interest rate which generally results in a higher reserve requirement for these loans. Additionally, a portion of real estate secured receivables in our portfolio are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell. The following table summarizes these receivables in comparison to the real estate secured receivable portfolio held for investment:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
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Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	$	33,963		$	42,713
Real estate secured receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell	$	1,840		$	5,937
Real estate secured TDR Loans(1)		11,966			11,717
Real estate secured receivables carried at either the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell or reserved for using a discounted cash flow methodology	$	13,806		$	17,654
Real estate secured receivables carried at either the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell or reserved for using a discounted cash flow methodology as a percentage of real estate secured receivables		40.7	%		41.3	%

⁽¹⁾  Excludes TDR Loans which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

Total operating expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were impacted by an increase in legal reserves of $150 million related to increased exposure estimates on certain litigation matters. Excluding this item from the prior year-to-date period, total operating expenses increased $72 million, or 35 percent, during the three months ended September 30, 2012 reflecting increased expenses for consulting services and other compliance related matters, partially offset by lower REO expenses, while total operating expenses decreased $10 million, or 1 percent, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as the improvement in REO expenses was greater in the year-to-date period and offset the increased expenses for consulting services and compliance related matters. See “Results of Operations” for a more detailed discussion of operating expenses.

Our effective income tax rate for continuing operations was (33.79) percent and (37.49) percent during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to (34.04) percent and (40.19) percent during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was impacted by current liability account and deferred tax prior period adjustments corrected in the current year, changes in uncertain tax positions, increases to state valuation allowance reserves, and state taxes, including states where we file combined unitary state tax returns with other HSBC affiliates. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was also impacted by a change in tax rate used to value deferred taxes. See Note 9, “Income Taxes,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

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The financial information set forth below summarizes selected financial highlights of HSBC Finance Corporation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and as of September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Loss from continuing operations	$	(192	)	$	(1,335	)	$	(2,209	)	$	(1,728	)
Return on average owned assets (“ROA”)		(1.61	)%		(9.28	)%		(5.77	)%		(3.78	)%
Return on average common shareholder’s equity (“ROE”)		(17.30	)		(84.47	)		(54.98	)		(34.17	)
Net interest margin		3.71			3.05			3.19			2.98
Consumer net charge-off ratio, annualized		5.42			6.80			6.54			7.77
Efficiency ratio(1)		101.10			56.35			(73.89	)		60.38

	September 30, 2012			June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Receivables:
Real estate secured(2)	$	33,963		$	34,956		$	42,713
Personal non-credit card(2)		-			-			5,196
Other		-			-			3
Total	$	33,963		$	34,956		$	47,912
Receivables held for sale	$	6,361		$	6,756		$	-
Two-month-and-over contractual delinquency ratio		15.93	%		14.92	%		17.93	%

⁽¹⁾  Ratio of total costs and expenses less policyholders’ benefits to net interest income and other revenues less policyholders’ benefits.

⁽²⁾  The significant decrease since December 31, 2011 largely reflects the transfer to receivables held for sale of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and a portion of our real estate secured receivable portfolio as previously discussed.

Performance Ratios  Our efficiency ratio from continuing operations was 101.10 percent and (73.89) percent during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to 56.35 percent and 60.38 percent during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Our efficiency ratio in all periods was impacted by the change in the fair value of debt for which we have elected fair value option accounting and during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the initial lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded on receivables transferred to held for sale during June 2012 as discussed above. Excluding these items from the applicable periods presented, our efficiency ratio remained elevated during both periods due to lower net interest margin and during the three months ended September 30, 2012 higher operating expenses, partially offset by improvements in derivative income (expense).

ROE was (17.30) percent and (54.98) percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to (84.47) percent and (34.17) percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. ROA was (1.61) percent and (5.77) percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to (9.28) percent and (3.78) percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. ROE and ROA in all periods were impacted by the change in the fair value of debt for which we have elected fair value option accounting and during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the initial lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded on receivables transferred to held for sale during June 2012 as discussed above. ROE and ROA during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 were also impacted by the adoption of new accounting guidance related to TDR Loans during the third quarter of 2011 as previously discussed. Excluding these items from the periods presented, both ROE and ROA improved during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the year-ago periods due to a lower net loss during the current periods. ROE and ROA were negatively impacted by lower average common shareholder’s equity and lower average assets, respectively.

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Receivables  Receivables held for investment were $34.0 billion at September 30, 2012, $35.0 billion at June 30, 2012 and $47.9 billion at December 31, 2011. The decreased as compared to June 30, 2012 reflects the continued liquidation of our real estate secured receivable portfolio which will continue going forward. The significant decrease since December 31, 2011 largely reflects the transfer to receivables held for sale of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and a portion of our real estate secured receivables as discussed above with a combined fair value of $6.8 billion at the time of transfer during the second quarter of 2012 as well as the continued liquidation of the real estate secured receivable portfolios. Additionally, as compared to December 31, 2011, the decrease also reflects improvements in collection activities during the first quarter of the year as some customers use their tax refunds to make payments. As it relates to our real estate secured receivable portfolio, liquidation rates continue to be impacted by low loan prepayments as few refinancing opportunities for our customers exist and the previously discussed trends impacting the mortgage lending industry. See “Receivables Review” for a more detailed discussion of the decreases in receivable balances.

Receivables held for sale  Receivables held for sale were $6.4 billion at September 30, 2012 and $6.8 billion at June 30, 2012. Receivables held for sale include our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio as well as a pool of real estate secured receivables which includes a substantial majority of our real estate receivables which had been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as of June 30, 2012 in accordance with our existing charge-off policies. The decrease since June 30, 2012 reflects an additional lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment of $50 million, net of reversals, as well as the run-off of these portfolios which will continue going forward. There were no receivables held for sale at December 31, 2011. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Credit Quality  Overall dollars of delinquency increased $201 million since June 30, 2012. The increase in dollars of delinquency in our real estate secured receivables was driven by higher late stage delinquency due to our earlier decision to temporarily suspend foreclosure activities, partially offset by lower dollars of delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent due to lower receivable levels and the impact of improvements in economic conditions. Dollars of delinquency increased modestly in our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio as compared to June 30, 2012 reflecting seasonal trends for higher delinquency during the second half of the year, partially offset by the impact of lower receivable levels. The overall delinquency ratio was 15.93 percent at September 30, 2012 compared to 14.92 percent at June 30, 2012. The delinquency ratio increased as compared to June 30, 2012 as receivable levels decreased while total dollars of delinquency increased as discussed above.

Overall dollars of net charge-offs at September 30, 2012 decreased as compared to the prior year quarter. The decrease reflects, in part, the impact of the transfer of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale at June 30, 2012 as these receivables are now carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value and there are no longer any charge-offs associated with these receivables. Assuming these receivables had not been transferred to held for sale and we had continued to record charge-offs, overall dollars of net charge-off would have remained lower as all receivable portfolios were positively impacted by lower receivable levels and lower dollars of delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent in prior periods as discussed above. The decrease also reflects the impact of lower levels of personal bankruptcy filings and improvements in credit quality. The net charge-off ratio decreased as compared to the prior year quarter as the decrease in net charge-off dollars as discussed above outpaced the decrease in average receivable levels.

Funding and Capital  During the first nine months of 2012, we did not receive any capital contributions from HSBC Investments (North America) Inc. (“HINO”). However, as we continue to liquidate our receivable portfolios, HSBC’s continued support will be required to properly manage our business operations and maintain appropriate levels of capital. HSBC has historically provided significant capital in support of our operations and has indicated that it is fully committed and has the capacity and willingness to continue that support.

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As discussed above, on June 30, 2012, we transferred our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and a portion of our real estate secured receivables to held for sale as we no longer have the intent to hold these receivables for the foreseeable future for capital or operational reasons. In the current market environment, market pricing continues to value the cash flows associated with the remainder of our real estate secured receivable portfolio at amounts which do not provide economic benefits. Therefore, we have determined that we have the positive intent and ability to hold these remaining real estate secured receivables for the foreseeable future and, as such, have classified these real estate secured receivables as held for investment purposes. However, should market pricing improve in the future or if HSBC calls upon us to execute certain strategies in order to address capital considerations, it could result in the reclassification of additional real estate secured receivables to held for sale.

The tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio was 10.21 percent and 7.11 percent at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. This ratio represents a non-U.S. GAAP financial ratio that is used by HSBC Finance Corporation management, certain rating agencies and our credit-providing banks to evaluate capital adequacy and may be different from similarly named measures presented by other companies. See “Basis of Reporting” and “Reconciliations of Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures to U.S. GAAP Financial Measures” for additional discussion and quantitative reconciliation to the equivalent U.S. GAAP basis financial measure.

As discussed in previous filings, HSBC North America is required to implement Basel II provisions in accordance with current regulatory timelines. While we will not report separately under the new rules, the composition of our balance sheet will impact the overall HSBC North America regulatory capital requirement. Adoption of Basel II requires the approval of U.S. regulators and encompasses enhancements to a number of risk policies, processes and systems to align HSBC North America with the Basel II final rule requirements. It is uncertain when HSBC North America will receive approval to adopt Basel II from the Federal Reserve Board, its primary regulator. HSBC North America has integrated Basel II metrics into its management reporting and decision making processes. As a result of Dodd-Frank, a banking organization that has formally implemented Basel II must calculate its capital requirements under Basel I and Basel II, compare the two results, and then use the lower of such ratios for purposes of determining compliance with its minimum Tier 1 capital and total risk-based capital requirements.

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Income (Loss) Before Income Tax Expense from Continuing Operations – Significant Trends  Loss from continuing operations before income tax expense, and various trends and activity affecting operations, are summarized in the following table:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Loss from continuing operations before income tax from prior year	$	(2,024	)	$	(1,376	)	$	(2,889	)	$	(3,738	)
Increase (decrease) in income from continuing operations before income tax attributable to:
Net interest income		(35	)		(90	)		(191	)		(181	)
Provision for credit losses, excluding the impact of adopting new Accounting Standard Update for TDR Loans during third quarter of 2011		1,895			(132	)		1,769			1,562
Impact of adopting new Accounting Standard Update for TDR Loans during third quarter of 2011		-			(745	)		-			(745	)
Mark-to-market on derivatives which do not qualify as effective hedges		890			(542	)		734			(176	)
Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives		(887	)		793			(1,407	)		406
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates		4			(3	)		9			(12	)
Initial lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment on receivables transferred to held for sale including the credit component recorded in the provision for credit losses		-			-			(1,659	)		-
Salaries and employee benefits		(20	)		18			(9	)		67
REO expenses		17			36			103			(21	)
All other activity(1)		(130	)		17			6			(51	)
		1,734			(648	)		(645	)		849
Loss from continuing operations before income tax for current period	$	(290	)	$	(2,024	)	$	(3,534	)	$	(2,889	)

⁽¹⁾  Reflects other activity for other revenues and operating expenses.

For additional discussion regarding changes in the components of income and expense, see “Results of Operations.”

Basis of Reporting

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). Unless noted, the discussion of our financial condition and results of operations included in MD&A are presented on a continuing operations basis of reporting. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation.

In addition to the U.S. GAAP financial results reported in our consolidated financial statements, MD&A includes reference to the following information which is presented on a non-U.S. GAAP basis:

Equity Ratios  Tangible common equity to tangible assets is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure that is used by HSBC Finance Corporation management, certain rating agencies and our credit-providing banks to evaluate capital adequacy. This ratio excludes from equity the impact of unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging instruments, postretirement benefit plan adjustments, unrealized gains (losses) on investments, intangible assets as well as subsequent changes in fair value recognized in earnings associated with debt for which we elected the fair value option and the related derivatives. This ratio may differ from similarly named measures presented by

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other companies. The most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure is the common and preferred equity to total assets ratio. For a quantitative reconciliation of these non-U.S. GAAP financial measures to our common and preferred equity to total assets ratio, see “Reconciliations of Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures to U.S. GAAP Financial Measures.”

International Financial Reporting Standards  Because HSBC reports results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”) and IFRSs results are used in measuring and rewarding performance of employees, our management also separately monitors net income under IFRSs (a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure). All purchase accounting fair value adjustments relating to our acquisition by HSBC have been “pushed down” to HSBC Finance Corporation for both U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. The following table reconciles our net loss on a U.S. GAAP basis to net loss on an IFRSs basis:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
				(in millions)
Net loss – U.S. GAAP basis	$	(137	)	$	(1,061	)	$	(550	)	$	(1,130	)
Adjustments, net of tax:
Loans transferred to held for sale		(89	)		-			981			-
Loan impairment		68			359			116			(23	)
Loss on Insurance disposal group held for sale		(106	)		-			58			-
Litigation accrual		(56	)		-			(56	)		-
Derivatives and hedge accounting (including fair value adjustments)		(7	)		(1	)		(10	)		(6	)
Intangible assets		-			5			-			21
Loan origination cost deferrals		2			9			7			6
Loans previously held for sale		-			(4	)		-			(18	)
Interest recognition		(4	)		5			(5	)		1
Securities		-			(2	)		-			5
Present value of long-term insurance contracts		(5	)		(41	)		-			(32	)
Pension and other postretirement benefit costs		10			5			13			14
Tax valuation allowances		-			(6	)		-			6
Gain on sale of Card and Retail Services business		-			-			345			-
Credit card receivables transferred to held for sale and included in discontinued operations for U.S. GAAP		-			(53	)		-			(53	)
Other		31			(10	)		35			(25	)
Net income (loss) – IFRSs basis		(293	)		(795	)		934			(1,234	)
Tax (expense) benefit – IFRSs basis		153			426			(478	)		937
Income (loss) before tax – IFRSs basis	$	(446	)	$	(1,221	)	$	1,412		$	(2,171	)

A summary of the significant differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRSs as they impact our results are presented below:

Loans transferred to held for sale – IFRSs requires loans designated as held for sale at the time of origination to be treated as trading assets and recorded at their fair value. Under U.S. GAAP, loans designated as held for sale are reflected as loans and recorded at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Under IFRSs, the income and expenses related to receivables held for sale are reported in other operating income. Under U.S. GAAP, the income and expenses related to receivables held for sale are reported similarly to loans held for investment.

For receivables transferred to held for sale subsequent to origination, IFRSs requires these receivables to be reported separately on the balance sheet when certain criteria are met which is generally later than under U.S GAAP, but does not change the recognition and measurement criteria. Accordingly for IFRSs purposes, such

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loans continue to be accounted for and impairment continues to be measured in accordance with IAS 39, “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement” (“IAS 39”), with any gain or loss recorded at the time of sale (unless credit impairment is required to be recognized in accordance with IAS 39). U.S. GAAP requires loans that meet the held for sale classification requirements be transferred to a held for sale category at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Under U.S. GAAP, the component of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment related to credit risk at the time of transfer is recorded in the statement of income (loss) as provision for credit losses while the component related to interest rates and liquidity factors is reported in the statement of income (loss) in other revenues. There is no similar requirement under IFRSs.

Loan impairment – IFRSs requires a discounted cash flow methodology for estimating impairment on pools of homogeneous customer loans which requires the discounting of cash flows including recovery estimates at the original effective interest rate of the pool of customer loans. The amount of impairment relating to the discounting of future cash flows unwinds with the passage of time, and is recognized in interest income. Also under IFRSs, if the recognition of a write-down to fair value on secured loans decreases because collateral values have improved and the improvement can be related objectively to an event occurring after recognition of the write-down, such write-down can be reversed, which is not permitted under U.S. GAAP. Additionally under IFRSs, future recoveries on charged-off loans or loans written down to fair value less cost to obtain title and sell the collateral are accrued for on a discounted basis and a recovery asset is recorded. Subsequent recoveries are recorded to earnings under U.S. GAAP, but are adjusted against the recovery asset under IFRSs. Under IFRSs, interest on impaired loans is recorded at the effective interest rate on the customer loan balance net of impairment allowances, and therefore reflects the collectibility of the loans.

In the third quarter of 2011 we adopted new guidance under U.S. GAAP for determining whether a restructuring of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a TDR Loan. Credit loss reserves on TDR Loans are established based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loans’ original effective interest rate.

Under IFRSs, impairment on the residential mortgage loans where we have granted the borrower a concession as a result of financial difficulty is measured based on the cash flows attributable to the credit loss events which occurred before the reporting date. HSBC’s accounting policy under IFRSs is to remove such loans from the category of impaired loans after a defined period of re-performance, although such loans remain segregated from loans that were not impaired in the past for the purposes of collective impairment assessment to reflect their credit risk. Under U.S. GAAP, when a loan is impaired the impairment is measured based on all expected cash flows over the remaining expected life of the loan. Such loans generally remain impaired for the remainder of their lives under U.S. GAAP.

Loss on Insurance disposal group held for sale – Under IFRSs, a disposal group held for sale is measured at its lower of cost or fair value less costs to sell. For purposes of measuring the disposal group, assets that are excluded from the measurement provisions of IFRS 5 must be re-measured in accordance with other applicable standards before the fair value less cost to sell of the disposal group is measured. An impairment loss is recognized for any initial or subsequent write down of the disposal group only to the extent of the carrying amount of the assets that are part of the disposal group and within the scope and the measurement provisions of IFRS 5. To the extent the impairment loss on the disposal group as a whole exceeds the carrying amount of such assets, the excess loss is not recognized until the disposal group is sold. Under U. S. GAAP, similar rules exist excluding certain disposal group assets from the scope of its impairment measurement provisions, however U.S. GAAP provides a choice in situations where an impairment loss on a disposal group exceeds the carrying amount of assets within the scope of its impairment measurement provisions to either recognize the loss currently or to recognize such loss at the time the disposal group is sold. Our policy is to recognize the loss currently in these situations.

Litigation accrual – Under U.S. GAAP litigation accruals are recorded when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount is reasonably estimable. Under IFRSs, a present obligation must exist for an accrual to be recorded. In certain cases, this creates differences in the timing of accrual recognition between IFRSs and U.S. GAAP.

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Derivatives and hedge accounting (including fair value adjustments) – The historical use of the “shortcut” and “long haul” hedge accounting methods for U.S. GAAP resulted in different cumulative adjustments to the hedged item for both fair value and cash flow hedges. These differences are recognized in earnings over the remaining term of the hedged items. All of the hedged relationships which previously qualified under the shortcut method provisions of derivative accounting principles have been redesignated and are now either hedges under the long-haul method of hedge accounting or included in the fair value option election.

Intangible assets – Intangible assets under IFRSs are significantly lower than those under U.S. GAAP as the intangibles created as a result of our acquisition by HSBC were reflected in goodwill for IFRSs. As a result, amortization of intangible assets is lower under IFRSs.

Loan origination cost deferrals – Loan origination cost deferrals under IFRSs are more stringent and generally result in lower costs being deferred than permitted under U.S. GAAP. In addition, all deferred loan origination fees, costs and loan premiums must be recognized based on the expected life of the receivables under IFRSs as part of the effective interest calculation while under U.S. GAAP they may be recognized on either a contractual or expected life basis.

Loans previously held for sale – Certain receivables that were previously classified as held for sale under U.S. GAAP were transferred to held for investment during 2009 as at that time we intended to hold these receivables for the foreseeable future. Under U.S. GAAP, these receivables were subject to lower of amortized cost or fair value (“LOCOM”) adjustments while classified as held for sale and were transferred to held for investment at LOCOM. Since these receivables were not classified as held for sale under IFRSs during 2008, these receivables were always reported within loans and the measurement criteria did not change. As a result, loan impairment charges were recorded under IFRSs which were essentially included as a component of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustments under U.S. GAAP.

Interest recognition – The calculation of effective interest rates under IAS 39 requires an estimate of changes in estimated contractual cash flows, including fees and points paid or received between parties to the contract that are an integral part of the effective interest rate be included. U.S. GAAP generally prohibits recognition of interest income to the extent the net investment in the loan would increase to an amount greater than the amount at which the borrower could settle the obligation. Also under U.S. GAAP, prepayment penalties are generally recognized as received.

Securities – Under IFRSs, securities include HSBC shares held for stock plans at fair value. These shares held for stock plans are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. If it is determined these shares have become impaired, the unrealized loss in accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified to profit or loss. There is no similar requirement under U.S. GAAP.

During the second quarter of 2009, under IFRSs we recorded income for the value of additional shares attributed to HSBC shares held for stock plans as a result of HSBC’s rights offering earlier in 2009. During 2011, under IFRSs we recorded additional gains as these shares vest. The additional shares are not recorded under U.S. GAAP.

Present value of long-term insurance contracts – Under IFRSs, the present value of an in-force (“PVIF”) long-term insurance contract is determined by discounting future cash flows expected to emerge from business currently in force using appropriate assumptions plus a margin in assessing factors such as future mortality, lapse rates and levels of expenses, and a discount rate that reflects the risk free rate plus a margin for operational risk. Movements in the PVIF of long-term insurance contracts are included in other operating income. Under U.S. GAAP, revenue is recognized over the life insurance policy term.

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Pension and other postretirement benefit costs – Pension expense under U.S. GAAP is generally higher than under IFRSs as a result of the amortization of the amount by which actuarial losses exceeded the higher of 10 percent of the projected benefit obligation or fair value of plan assets (the “corridor.”) In 2012, amounts include a higher pension curtailment benefit under U.S. GAAP as a result of the decision in the third quarter to cease all future contributions under the Cash Balance formula of the HSBC North America Pension Plan and freeze the plan effective January 1, 2013. Under IFRS the impact of this plan change was recorded through other comprehensive income. During the fourth quarter of 2011, an amendment was made to the benefit formula associated with services provided by certain employees in past periods. Under IFRSs, the financial impact of this amendment of $31 million was immediately recognized in earnings. Under U.S. GAAP, the financial impact was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and will be amortized to net periodic pension costs over the remaining life expectancy of the participants. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2011, under IFRSs we recorded a curtailment gain of $52 million related to our decision to sell our Card and Retail Services business, as previously discussed. Under U.S. GAAP, the curtailment gain was recorded upon completion of the transaction in the second quarter of 2012.

Tax valuation allowances: Reflects differences in the timing of amounts of deferred tax assets that can be realized between U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.

Gain on sale of Card and Retail Services business – The differences in the gain on sale of our Card and Retail Services business between IFRSs and U.S. GAAP primarily reflect the differences in loan impairment provisioning between IFRSs and U.S. GAAP during the time the loans were held for sale as discussed above. These differences resulted in a higher gain under IFRSs.

Other – There are other differences between IFRSs and U.S. GAAP including purchase accounting and other miscellaneous items.

Quantitative Reconciliations of Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures to U.S. GAAP Financial Measures  For quantitative reconciliations of non-U.S. GAAP financial measures presented herein to the equivalent GAAP basis financial measures, see “Reconciliations of Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures to U.S. GAAP Financial Measures.”

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Receivables Review

The following table summarizes receivables and receivables held for sale at September 30, 2012 and increases (decreases) since June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 30, 2012		Increases (Decreases) From
			June 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
			$			%			$			%
			(dollars are in millions)
Receivables:
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	30,143	$	(797	)		(2.6	)%	$	(8,092	)		(21.2	)%
Second lien		3,820		(196	)		(4.9	)		(658	)		(14.7	)
Total real estate secured(1)		33,963		(993	)		(2.8	)		(8,750	)		(20.5	)
Personal non-credit card		-		-			-			(5,196	)(2)		(100.0	)
Other		-		-			-			(3	)		(100.0	)
Total receivables	$	33,963	$	(993	)		(2.8	)%	$	(13,949	)(2)		(29.1	)%
Receivables held for sale:
First lien real estate secured	$	3,181	$	(106	)		(3.2	)%	$	3,181			100.0+	%
Personal non-credit card		3,180		(289	)		(8.3	)		3,180			100.0+
Total receivables held for sale	$	6,361	$	(395	)		(5.8	)%	$	6,361	(2)		100.0+	%
Total receivables and receivables held for sale:
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	33,324	$	(903	)		(2.6	)%	$	(4,911	)		(12.8	)%
Second lien		3,820		(196	)		(4.9	)		(658	)		(14.7	)
Total real estate secured		37,144		(1,099	)		(2.9	)		(5,569	)		(13.0	)
Personal non-credit card		3,180		(289	)		(8.3	)		(2,016	)		(38.8	)
Other		-		-			-			(3	)		(100.0	)
Total receivables and receivables held for sale	$	40,324	$	(1,388	)		(3.3	)%	$	(7,588	)		(15.8	)%

⁽¹⁾  At September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, real estate secured receivables includes $1.8 billion, $1.4 billion and $5.9 billion, respectively, of receivables that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in accordance with our existing charge-off policy.

⁽²⁾  As discussed below, as a result of the transfer of certain real estate secured receivables and our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables to held for sale, the trend for changes in receivable balances between September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 reflects more than the change in the underlying receivables.

Real estate secured receivables  The decrease as compared to June 30, 2012 reflects the continued liquidation of our real estate secured receivable portfolio which will continue going forward. The significant decrease since December 31, 2011 largely reflects the transfer to receivables held for sale of a portion of our real estate secured receivables as discussed above with a fair value of $3.3 billion at the time of transfer during the second quarter of 2012 as well as the continued liquidation of the real estate secured receivable portfolios. Additionally, as compared to December 31, 2011, the decrease also reflects improvements in collection activities during the first quarter of the year as some customers use their tax refunds to make payments. The liquidation rates in our real estate secured receivable portfolios continue to be impacted by low loan prepayments as few refinancing opportunities for our customers exist and by the trends impacting the mortgage lending industry as discussed above.

Over the past several years, real estate markets in a large portion of the United States have been affected by stagnation or declines in property values. As such, the loan-to-value (“LTV”) ratios for our real estate secured receivable portfolios have generally deteriorated since origination. Receivables that have an LTV greater than

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100 percent have historically had a greater likelihood of becoming delinquent, resulting in higher loss severities which could adversely impact our provision for credit losses. Refreshed loan-to-value ratios (“Refreshed LTVs”) for our real estate secured receivable portfolio held for investment are presented in the table below as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The Refreshed LTVs at September 30, 2012 are not directly comparable to the amounts at December 31, 2011 as a result of the transfer of certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 and are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.

	Refreshed LTVs(1)(2)
	September 30,  2012(3)						December 31,  2011(3)
	First     Lien			Second     Lien			First     Lien			Second     Lien
LTV<80%		34	%		12	%		38	%		13	%
80%<LTV<90%		16			9			16			10
90%<LTV<100%		17			15			17			16
LTV>100%(4)		33			64			29			61
Average LTV for portfolio		91			110			88			108

⁽¹⁾  Refreshed LTVs for first liens are calculated using the receivable balance as of the reporting date (including any charge-offs recorded to reduce receivables to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in accordance with our existing charge-off policies). Refreshed LTVs for second liens are calculated using the receivable balance as of the reporting date (including any charge-offs recorded to reduce receivables to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in accordance with our existing charge-off policies) plus the senior lien amount at origination. For purposes of this disclosure, current estimated property values are derived from the property’s appraised value at the time of receivable origination updated by the change in the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (formerly known as the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight) house pricing index (“HPI”) at either a Core Based Statistical Area (“CBSA”) or state level. The estimated value of the homes could vary from actual fair values due to changes in condition of the underlying property, variations in housing price changes within metropolitan statistical areas and other factors. As a result, actual property values associated with loans that end in foreclosure may be significantly lower than the estimated values used for purposes of this disclosure.

⁽²⁾  For purposes of this disclosure, current estimated property values are calculated using the most current HPI’s available and applied on an individual loan basis, which results in an approximately three month delay in the production of reportable statistics for the current period. Therefore, the September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 information in the table above reflects current estimated property values using HPIs as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively. Given the recent declines in property values in certain markets, the refreshed LTVs of our portfolio may, in fact, be higher than reflected in the table.

⁽³⁾  Excludes purchased receivable portfolios which totaled $1.0 billion and $1.1 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

⁽⁴⁾  The following reflects the average Refreshed LTVs for loans with an LTV ratio greater than or equal to 100 percent:

	Refreshed LTVs
	September 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
	First     Lien			Second     Lien			First     Lien			Second     Lien
Average LTV for LTV>100%		120	%		126	%		119	%		125	%

Personal non-credit card receivables  As previously discussed, during the second quarter of 2012, we transferred our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio to receivables held for sale.

Receivables held for sale  Receivables held for sale include our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio as well as a pool of real estate secured receivables which includes a substantial majority of our real estate receivables which had been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as of June 30, 2012 in accordance with our existing charge-off policies. The decrease since June 30, 2012 reflects an additional lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment of $50 million, net of reversals, as well as the run-off of these portfolios which will continue going forward.

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Real Estate Owned

We obtain real estate by taking possession of the collateral pledged as security for real estate secured receivables. Prior to taking possession of the pledged collateral, the carrying amounts of receivables held for investment in excess of fair value less cost to sell are generally charged-off at or before the time foreclosure is completed or settlement is reached with the borrower but, in any event, generally no later than the end of the month in which the account becomes six months contractually delinquent. If foreclosure is not pursued (which frequently occurs on loans in the second lien position) and there is no reasonable expectation for recovery (insurance claim, title claim, pre-discharge bankrupt account), the account is generally charged-off no later than the end of the month in which the account becomes six months contractually delinquent. Values are determined based upon broker price opinions or appraisals which are updated every 180 days. During the quarterly period between updates, real estate price trends are reviewed on a geographic basis and additional downward adjustments are recorded as necessary.

Collateral acquired in satisfaction of a loan is initially recognized at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less estimated costs to sell and reported as real estate owned (“REO”). Fair values of foreclosed properties at the time of acquisition are initially determined based upon broker price opinions. Subsequent to acquisition, a more detailed property valuation is performed, reflecting information obtained from a walk-through of the property in the form of a listing agent broker price opinion as well as an independent broker price opinion or appraisal. A valuation is determined from this information within 90 days and any additional write-downs required are recorded through charge-off at that time. This value, which includes the impact on fair value from the conditions inside the property, becomes the “Initial REO Carrying Amount.”

In determining the appropriate amounts to charge-off when a property is acquired in exchange for a loan, we do not consider losses on sales of foreclosed properties resulting from deterioration in value during the period the collateral is held because these losses result from future loss events which cannot be considered in determining the fair value of the collateral at the acquisition date in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Once a property is classified as real estate owned, we do not consider the losses on past sales of foreclosed properties when determining the fair value of any collateral during the period it is held in REO. Rather, a valuation allowance is created to recognize any subsequent declines in fair value less cost to sell as they become known after the Initial REO Carrying Amount is determined with a corresponding amount reflected in operating expense. Property values are periodically reviewed for impairment until the property is sold and any impairment identified is immediately recognized through the valuation allowance. Recoveries in value are also recognized against the valuation allowance but not in excess of cumulative losses previously recognized subsequent to the date of repossession. Adjustments to the valuation allowance, costs of holding REO and any gain or loss on disposition are credited or charged to operating expense.

The following table provides quarterly information regarding our REO properties:

	Three Months Ended
	Sept. 30, 2012			June 30, 2012			Mar. 31, 2012			Dec. 31, 2011			Sept. 30, 2011
Number of REO properties at end of period		2,619			2,792			3,066			3,446			4,250
Number of properties added to REO inventory in the period		1,458			1,644			1,907			1,676			1,378
Average loss on sale of REO properties(1)		5.0	%		4.4	%		8.3	%		10.2	%		8.9	%
Average total loss on foreclosed properties(2)		53.3	%		53.5	%		56.5	%		57.6	%		56.4	%
Average time to sell REO properties (in days)		168			165			192			206			196

⁽¹⁾  Property acquired through foreclosure is initially recognized at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less estimated costs to sell (“Initial REO Carrying Amount”). The average loss on sale of REO properties is calculated as cash proceeds less the Initial REO Carrying Amount divided by the unpaid loan principal balance prior to write-down (excluding any accrued finance income) plus certain other ancillary disbursements that, by law, are reimbursable from the cash proceeds (e.g., real estate tax advances) and were incurred prior to our taking title to the property. This ratio represents the portion of our total loss on foreclosed properties that occurred after we took title to the property.

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⁽²⁾  The average total loss on foreclosed properties sold each quarter includes both the loss on sale of the REO property as discussed above and the cumulative write-downs recognized on the loans up to the time we took title to the property. This calculation of the average total loss on foreclosed properties uses the unpaid loan principal balance prior to write-down (excluding any accrued finance income) plus certain other ancillary disbursements that, by law, are reimbursable from the cash proceeds (e.g., real estate tax advances) and were incurred prior to the date we took title to the property.

Our methodology for determining the fair values of the underlying collateral as described above is continuously validated by comparing our net investment in the loan subsequent to charging the loan down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell, or our net investment in the property upon completing the foreclosure process, to the updated broker’s price opinion and once the collateral has been obtained, any adjustments that have been made to lower the expected selling price, which may be lower than the broker’s price opinion. Adjustments in our expectation of the ultimate proceeds that will be collected are recognized as they occur based on market information at that time and consultation with our listing agents for the properties.

As previously reported, beginning in late 2010 we temporarily suspended all new foreclosure proceedings and in early 2011 temporarily suspended foreclosures in process where judgment had not yet been entered while we enhanced foreclosure documentation and processes for foreclosures and re-filed affidavits where necessary. During the first, second and third quarters of 2012, we added 1,907 properties, 1,644 properties and 1,458 properties, respectively, to REO inventory the majority of which reflects loans for which we accepted the deed to the property in lieu of payment (“deed-in-lieu”). We expect the number of REO properties added to inventory may increase during the remainder of 2012 although the number of new REO properties added to inventory will continue to be impacted by our ongoing refinements to our foreclosure processes as well as the extended foreclosure timelines in all states as discussed below.

The number of REO properties at September 30, 2012 decreased as compared to December 31, 2011 as the volume of properties added to REO inventory continues to be slow as a result of the backlog in foreclosure activities driven by the temporary suspension of foreclosures as discussed above, as well as continuing sales of REO properties during the first nine months of 2012. We have resumed processing suspended foreclosure activities in substantially all states, although certain states have received additional focus. We have also begun initiating new foreclosure activities in substantially all states. It will take time to work through the backlog of loans in each state that have not yet been referred to foreclosure.

In addition, certain courts and state legislatures have issued new rules or statutes relating to foreclosures. Scrutiny of foreclosure documentation has increased in some courts. Also, in some areas, officials are requiring additional verification of information filed prior to the foreclosure proceeding. The combination of these factors has led to a significant backlog of foreclosures which will take time to resolve. If these trends continue, there could be additional delays in the processing of foreclosures, which could have an adverse impact upon housing prices which is likely to result in higher loss severities while foreclosures are delayed.

The average loss on sale of REO properties increased for the third quarter of 2012 due to a shift in REO sales during the current quarter to a higher mix of REO properties being sold which we have held for longer periods of time. Generally, the length of time a property is held in REO reflects the age and condition of the property which is ultimately reflected in the sales price. The average total loss on foreclosed properties was essentially flat during the third quarter of 2012.

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Results of Operations

Net interest income  In the following table which summarizes net interest income, interest expense includes less than $1 million and $29 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, and $23 million and $73 million for the three and nine months ended September 30 2011, respectively, that has been allocated to our discontinued operations in accordance with our existing internal transfer pricing policies as external interest expense is unaffected by the transfer of businesses to discontinued operations.

	2012					2011					Increase (Decrease)
Three Months Ended September 30,	$		%(1)			$		%(1)			Amount			%
	(dollars are in millions)
Finance and other interest income	$	833		7.42	%	$	1,017		7.22	%	$	(184	)		(18.1	)%
Interest expense		416		3.71			588		4.17			(172	)		(29.3	)
Net interest income	$	417		3.71	%	$	429		3.05	%	$	(12	)		(2.8	)%

	2012					2011					Increase (Decrease)
Nine Months Ended September 30,	$		%(1)			$		%(1)			Amount			%
	(dollars are in millions)
Finance and other interest income	$	2,598		6.98	%	$	3,237		7.23	%	$	(639	)		(19.7	)%
Interest expense		1,411		3.79			1,903		4.25			(492	)		(25.9	)
Net interest income	$	1,187		3.19	%	$	1,334		2.98	%	$	(147	)		(11.0	)%

⁽¹⁾  % Columns: comparison to average interest earning assets.

Net interest income decreased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the year-ago periods reflecting lower average receivables as a result of receivable liquidation and, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, lower overall receivable yield as discussed below, partially offset by lower interest expense due to lower average borrowings and lower average rates. Overall receivable yields increased during the three months ended September 30, 2012, but decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Overall receivable yields in both periods were positively impacted by the transfer of our entire personal non-credit card portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale in the second quarter of 2012 as these receivables are now carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value which reduces average interest earning assets while interest income otherwise remains the same. Because the transfer of these receivables to held for sale occurred at the end of June, the impact was much more pronounced in the three month period than in the nine month period, resulting in an increase to yield during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the prior year period. Excluding the impact of the transfer of these receivables to held for sale from the calculation of average earning assets, overall receivable yields decreased during both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 as overall receivable yields continued to be negatively impacted by a shift in receivable mix to higher levels of lower yielding first lien real estate secured receivables as higher yielding second lien real estate secured receivables and personal non-credit card receivables have run-off at a faster pace than first lien real estate secured receivables. Yields in our real estate secured receivable portfolio decreased in both periods reflecting a higher percentage of nonaccrual real estate secured receivables due to our earlier temporary suspension of foreclosure activities. Yields in our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio increased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 due to a lower percentage of nonaccrual receivables compared to the year ago periods.

Overall yield on all interest earning assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was positively impacted by a shift in mix of interest earning assets to include a lower percentage of investments which have significantly lower yields than our receivable portfolios resulting from changes made in our overall investment strategy beginning in the fourth quarter of 2011 and, during the three months ended September 30, 2012 the impact of paying down outstanding debt with the proceeds of the sale of our Card and Retail Services

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business which had previously been invested in lower yielding interest bearing deposits with banks and securities purchased under agreements to resell. Additionally, net interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 benefited from an increase in our estimate of interest receivable relating to income tax receivables of $25 million and $106 million, respectively, due to the resolution of an issue with the Internal Revenue Service Appeals’ Office during the second quarter of 2011 which was recorded as a component of finance and other interest income.

Net interest margin was 3.71 percent and 3.19 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 3.05 percent and 2.98 percent during the year-ago periods. Net interest margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was impacted by the transfer of receivables to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 as discussed above and in the prior year periods, tax-related interest income as discussed above. Excluding the impact of these items from the periods presented, net interest margin increased 52 basis points and 36 basis points during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, driven by a lower cost of funds as a percentage of average interest earning assets, partially offset by the impact of lower overall receivable yields as discussed above.

Significant trends affecting the comparability of net interest income and net interest margin are summarized below:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012					Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	(dollars are in millions)
Net interest income/net interest margin from prior period	$	429		3.05	%	$	1,334		2.98	%
Impact to net interest income resulting from:
Lower asset levels		(136	)				(437	)
Receivable yields:
Receivable pricing and mix		(20	)				(66	)
Impact of nonaccrual receivables		(11	)				(50	)
Volume and rate impact of modified loans		2					15
Interest receivable related to income tax receivables		(25	)				(106	)
Investment income (rate)		(4	)				(11	)
Asset mix		7					20
Cost of funds (rate and volume)		172					492
Other		3					(4	)
Net interest income/net interest margin for current period	$	417		3.71	%	$	1,187		3.19	%

The varying maturities and repricing frequencies of both our assets and liabilities expose us to interest rate risk. When the various risks inherent in both the asset and the debt do not meet our desired risk profile, we use derivative financial instruments to manage these risks to acceptable interest rate risk levels. See “Risk Management” for additional information regarding interest rate risk and derivative financial instruments.

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Provision for credit losses  The following table summarizes provision for credit losses by product:

						Increase (Decrease)
	2012			2011		Amount			%
	(dollars are in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Provision for credit losses:
Real estate secured	$	292		$	1,909	$	(1,617	)		(84.7	)%
Personal non-credit card		(5	)		273		(278	)		(100.0	+)
	$	287		$	2,182	$	(1,895	)		(86.8	)%
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Provision for credit losses:
Real estate secured	$	1,663		$	3,138	$	(1,475	)		(47.0	)%
Personal non-credit card		153			335		(182	)		(54.3	)
	$	1,816		$	3,473	$	(1,657	)		(47.7	)%

As discussed in our 2011 Form 10-K, during the third quarter of 2011, we adopted an Accounting Standards Update which provided additional guidance to determine whether a restructuring of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring for purposes of the identification and disclosure of TDR Loans as well as for recording impairment. As a result of adopting this Accounting Standard Update, our provision for credit losses during the third quarter of 2011 included approximately $766 million for real estate secured receivables and $159 million for personal non-credit card receivables related to adoption of new accounting guidance related to TDR Loans as discussed more fully below. This new accounting guidance continues to impact our provision for credit loss in periods post-adoption, as loans that otherwise would not have qualified for such reporting in the past are now meeting the criteria under the new accounting guidance to be reported and reserved for as TDR Loans which will continue in future periods. As the Accounting Standards Update was applied retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after January 1, 2011, the provision for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 is not comparable to the provision for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Excluding the impact of the adoption of the new accounting guidance in the year-ago quarter, our provision for credit losses remained lower during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as discussed below:

• The provision for credit losses for real estate secured loans decreased significantly during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the year-ago periods. During the third quarter of 2011, we experienced a significant deterioration in delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent above normal seasonal patterns which resulted in a significant increase to our provision for credit losses in 2011 which did not re-occur in 2012. In addition, the provision for real estate secured loans decreased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflecting the impact of lower loss estimates due to lower receivable levels as well as the transfer of receivables to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 which results in no further provision for credit losses being recorded on these receivables subsequent to transfer as they are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value which takes into consideration the market values implied credit losses. The decrease in the provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was partially offset by the impact of higher reserve requirements on TDR Loans due to updates in prepayment speeds and yield assumptions used in the discounted cash flow methodology.

• The provision for credit losses for our personal non-credit card receivables decreased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the year-ago periods. As discussed above, at June 30, 2012 we transferred our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio to receivables held for sale. Subsequent to the transfer to held for sale no further provision for credit losses are recorded on

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these receivables as receivables held for sale are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. The credit to the provision for credit losses during the three months ended September 30, 2012 reflects recoveries received on fully charged-off personal non-credit card receivables that were not transferred to held for sale. The decrease in the year-to-date period also reflects lower receivable levels and improved credit quality including lower delinquency levels and lower loss estimates as compared to the year-ago periods prior to reclassification to held for sale.

Net charge-off dollars totaled $466 million and $2.0 billion during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to $861 million and $3.1 billion during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. The decrease in both periods reflects the impact of the transfer of our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio as well as certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale as there are no longer any charge-offs associated with the receivables after the transfer to held for sale which impacts comparability between the periods. The decrease also reflects the impact of lower receivable levels and lower delinquency levels on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent as well as lower levels of personal bankruptcy filings and improvements in economic conditions. See “Credit Quality” for further discussion of our net charge-offs.

Credit loss reserves at September 30, 2012 decreased $179 million as compared to June 30, 2012 due to lower receivable levels and, to a lesser extent, lower levels of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent as well as lower reserve requirements for TDR Loans due to an increase in the percentage of TDR Loans that have been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

Credit loss reserves at September 30, 2012 are not comparable to December 31, 2011 as a result of the transfer to receivables held for sale of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and a substantial majority of real estate secured receivables which had been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as of June 30, 2012 in accordance with our existing charge-off policies. Excluding the impact of these transfers of receivables to held for sale as discussed above, credit loss reserves decreased as compared to December 31, 2011 due to lower receivable levels and improved credit quality, including lower levels of two-months-and-over contractually delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent, partially offset by higher reserve requirements for TDR Loans due to higher TDR Loan levels as discussed above and updates during the second quarter of 2012 in prepayment speeds and yield assumptions used in the discounted cash flow methodology.

See “Credit Quality” for further discussion of credit loss reserves.

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Other revenues  The following table summarizes other revenues:

							Increase (Decrease)
	2012			2011			Amount			%
	(dollars are in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Derivative related income (expense)	$	(42	)	$	(913	)	$	871			95.4	%
Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives		(95	)		792			(887	)		(100.0	+)
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates		8			4			4			100.0
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment on receivables held for sale		(50	)		-			(50	)		(100.0	)
Other income		35			27			8			29.6
Total other revenues	$	(144	)	$	(90	)	$	(54	)		(60.0	)%
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Derivative related income (expense)	$	(261	)	$	(1,036	)	$	775			74.8	%
Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives		(399	)		1,008			(1,407	)		(100.0+	)
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates		26			17			9			52.9
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment on receivables held for sale		(1,597	)		1			(1,598	)		(100.0+	)
Other income		27			77			(50	)		(64.9	)
Total other revenues	$	(2,204	)	$	67		$	(2,271	)		(100.0+	)%

Derivative related income (expense) includes realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivatives which do not qualify as effective hedges under hedge accounting principles as well as the ineffectiveness on derivatives which are qualifying hedges. Designation of swaps as effective hedges reduces the volatility that would otherwise result from mark-to-market accounting. All derivatives are economic hedges of the underlying debt instruments regardless of the accounting treatment. Derivative related income (expense) is summarized in the table below:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Net realized gains (losses)	$	(54	)	$	(41	)	$	(28	)	$	(79	)
Mark-to-market on derivatives which do not qualify as effective hedges		5			(885	)		(237	)		(971	)
Ineffectiveness		7			13			4			14
Total	$	(42	)	$	(913	)	$	(261	)	$	(1,036	)

Derivative related income (expense) improved during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. As previously discussed, our real estate secured receivables are remaining on the balance sheet longer due to lower prepayment rates. At September 30, 2012, we had $5.6 billion of interest rate swaps outstanding for the purpose of offsetting the increase in the duration of these receivables and the corresponding increase in interest rate risk as measured by the present value of a basis point (“PVBP”). While these positions acted as economic hedges by lowering our overall interest rate risk and more closely matching both the structure and duration of our liabilities to the structure and duration of our assets, they did not qualify as effective hedges under hedge accounting principles. As a result, these positions are carried at fair value and are marked-to-market through income while the item being hedged is not carried at fair value and, therefore, no offsetting fair value adjustment is recorded. These non-qualifying hedges were primarily longer-dated pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swaps with an average life of 13.1 years. Market value movements for the longer-dated pay fixed/receive variable interest rate swaps may be volatile during periods in which long-term interest rates fluctuate, but they effectively lock in fixed interest rates for a set period of time which results in funding that is better aligned with longer term assets.

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A slight increase in long-term U.S. interest rates for periods greater than 15 years during the three months ended September 30, 2012 resulted in a gain on the mark-to-market for this portfolio of swaps during the current quarter. However, the overall decrease in long-term U.S. interest rates during first nine months of 2012 resulted in a loss on the mark-to-market on this portfolio of swaps during the year-to-date period. Falling long-term U.S. interest rates during the first nine months of 2011, which was pronounced than the decrease in long-term U.S. interest rates during the first nine months of 2012, had a negative impact on the mark-to-market for this portfolio of swaps during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Net realized losses during the three months ended September 30, 2012 reflects the impact of falling short-term U.S. interest rates. During the year-to-date period, net realized losses were partially offset by net realized gains recognized during the second quarter of 2012 as a result of the termination of approximately $3.0 billion of non-qualifying receive fixed/pay variable interest rate swaps. Net realized losses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 reflect losses on terminations of non-qualifying hedges during those periods. Ineffectiveness income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 reflects changes in the market value of our cash flow and fair value hedges due to decreases in overall interest rates during those periods.

Net income volatility, whether based on changes in interest rates for swaps which do not qualify for hedge accounting or ineffectiveness recorded on our qualifying hedges under the long haul method of accounting, impacts the comparability of our reported results between periods. Accordingly, derivative related income (expense) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 or any prior periods should not be considered indicative of the results for any future periods.

Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives reflects fair value changes on our fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO as well as the fair value changes and realized gains (losses) on the related derivatives associated with debt designated at fair value. The loss on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily reflects the impact of an overall net tightening of our credit spreads during the first nine months of 2012. See Note 8, “Fair Value Option,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information, including a break out of the components of the gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives.

Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates represents revenue received under service level agreements under which we service real estate secured receivables as well as rental revenue from HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc. (“HTSU”) for certain office and administrative costs. Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates increased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily due to higher rental revenue from HTSU as a result of changes in rental rate allocations which took effect during the second quarter of 2012.

Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment on receivables held for sale during the three months ended September 30, 2012 totaled $50 million net of reversals, which includes an additional lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment of $85 million, partially offset by the impact of the transfer of receivables held for sale to REO as well as the impact of short sales on receivables held for sale. Short sales and the transfer of receivables held for sale to REO resulted in a reversal during the third quarter of $35 million of the initial lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustments previously recorded as discussed below. The nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes the initial $1.5 billion non-credit related portion of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment, which was recorded as a component of other revenues, when certain real estate secured receivables and our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio were transferred to receivables held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 as previously discussed. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional discussion.

Other income increased during the three months ended September 30, 2012 primarily due to proceeds from liquidation of held for sale receivables (short sales, settlements, pay offs, etc.) being received in excess of the carrying value of the receivables prior to transfer to held for sale as well as the transfer of held for sale receivables to REO during the quarter. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, other income decreased driven by lower credit insurance commissions, an increase in the estimated repurchase liability for

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receivables sold by Decision One Mortgage LLC in prior years as well as a reversal during the first quarter of 2012 of income previously recorded on lender-placed hazard insurance for real estate secured receivable customers which we estimate will be refunded, partially offset by the reversal of charge-off on receivables held for sale as discussed above.

Operating expenses  The following table summarizes total costs and expenses. The cost trends in the table below include fixed allocated costs which have not necessarily been reduced in line with the run-off of our loan portfolio, which will continue in future periods.

					Increase (Decrease)
	2012		2011		Amount			%
	(dollars are in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Salaries and employee benefits	$	55	$	35	$	20			57.1	%
Occupancy and equipment expenses		11		13		(2	)		(15.4	)
Real estate owned expenses		22		39		(17	)		(43.6	)
Other servicing and administrative expenses		104		49		55			100.0	+
Support services from HSBC affiliates		84		68		16			23.5
Total costs and expenses	$	276	$	204	$	72			35.3	%
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Salaries and employee benefits	$	134	$	125	$	9			7.2	%
Occupancy and equipment expenses		32		42		(10	)		(23.8	)
Real estate owned expenses		71		174		(103	)		(59.2	)
Other servicing and administrative expenses		264		342		(78	)		(22.8	)
Support services from HSBC affiliates		229		207		22			10.6
Total costs and expenses	$	730	$	890	$	(160	)		(18.0	)%

Compliance costs were a growing component of our operating expenses in the first nine months of 2012, increasing by $43 million and $109 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, primarily within other servicing and administrative expenses. We anticipate compliance remediation costs will continue to increase in future periods as we continue to address the requirements of the regulatory consent order relating to foreclosure activities.

Salaries and employee benefits increased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily reflects increased costs of $17 million associated with our supplemental retirement plan due to a number of large lump-sum payments made during the third quarter which triggered a settlement charge. The increase during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 also reflects increased staffing related to processing foreclosures as well as compliance matters, partially offset by the impact of the continuing reduced scope of our business operations and the impact of entity-wide initiatives to reduce costs, the impact of which was more pronounced in the year-to-date period.

Occupancy and equipment expenses decreased in both periods reflecting the impact of the continuing reduced scope of our business operations.

Real estate owned expenses decreased during both periods primarily due to lower holding costs for REO properties due to a decrease in the number of REO properties held as compared to the year-ago periods resulting from a continuing trend of sales of REO properties outpacing the number of REO properties added to inventory due to our earlier temporary suspension of foreclosure activities. The decrease also reflects lower losses on sales of REO properties due to fewer REO properties being sold during the first nine months of 2012 as fewer REO properties were available for sale as a result of the temporary suspension of foreclosure activities. The decrease also reflects a greater mix of REO properties sold for which we had accepted a deed-in-lieu as well as shorter time to sell the properties both of which results in lower losses.

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Other servicing and administrative expenses increased during the current quarter but decreased during the year-to-date period. The nine months ended September 30, 2011 included an increase in legal reserves of $150 million related to increased exposure estimates on certain litigation matters. Excluding this item from the year-ago period, other servicing and administrative expenses were higher during both three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflecting higher fees for consulting services and other expenses related to compliance matters, partially offset by the continuing reduction in the scope of our business operations and the impact of entity-wide initiatives to reduce costs, including during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, lower third party collection costs as sales of charged-off accounts to third parties increased.

Support services from HSBC affiliates increased during both periods reflecting higher allocations from HTSU for support services largely due to changes in rental rate allocations which took effect during the second quarter of 2012 and increased compliance costs, partially offset by lower technology operational support costs and lower fees for servicing real estate secured receivables.

Efficiency ratio Our efficiency ratio from continuing operations was 101.10 percent and (73.89) percent during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to 56.35 percent and 60.38 percent during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Our efficiency ratio in all periods was impacted by the change in the fair value of debt for which we have elected fair value option accounting and during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the initial lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded on receivables transferred to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 as discussed above. Excluding these items from the applicable periods presented, our efficiency ratio remained elevated during both periods due to lower net interest margin and during the three months ended September 30, 2012 higher operating expenses, partially offset by improvements in derivative income (expense).

Segment Results – IFRS Basis

We have one reportable segment: Consumer. Our Consumer segment consists of our run-off Consumer Lending and Mortgage Services businesses. The Consumer segment provided real estate secured and personal non-credit card loans with both revolving and closed-end terms and with fixed or variable interest rates. Loans were originated through branch locations and direct mail. Products were also offered and customers serviced through the Internet. Prior to the first quarter of 2007, we acquired loans from correspondent lenders and prior to September 2007 we also originated loans sourced through mortgage brokers. While these businesses are operating in run-off, they have not been reported as discontinued operations because we continue to generate cash flow from the ongoing collections of the receivables, including interest and fees.

As discussed in Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” in the accompanying consolidated financials statements, during the second quarter we began reporting our Insurance and Commercial businesses, which had previously been included in the “All Other” caption, as discontinued operations. As our segment results are reported on a continuing operations basis, beginning in the second quarter 2012, the results of our Insurance and Commercial businesses are no longer included in our segment reporting.

The All Other caption includes our corporate and treasury activities, which includes the impact of FVO debt. Each of these falls below the quantitative threshold tests under segment reporting accounting principles for determining reportable segments. Certain fair value adjustments related to purchase accounting resulting from our acquisition by HSBC and related amortization have been allocated to corporate, which is included in the “All Other” caption within our segment disclosure. With the sale of our Card and Retail Services business completed on May 1, 2012 and upon the completion of the sale of our Insurance business as more fully discussed in Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” our corporate and treasury activities will solely be supporting our Consumer segment. As a result, beginning in 2013 we will report these activities within the Consumer Segment and no longer report an “All Other” caption within segment reporting.

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We report results to our parent, HSBC, in accordance with its reporting basis, International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”). Our segment results are presented on an IFRSs legal entity basis (“IFRS Basis”) (a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure) as operating results are monitored and reviewed and trends are evaluated on an IFRS Basis. However, we continue to monitor liquidity and capital adequacy, establish dividend policy and report to regulatory agencies on a U.S. GAAP basis. There have been no significant changes in measurement or composition of our segment reporting other than the items discussed above as compared with the presentation in our 2011 Form 10-K.

A summary of the significant differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRSs as they impact our results are summarized in Note 13, “Business Segments,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as well as under the caption “Basis of Reporting” in this MD&A.

Consumer Segment  The following table summarizes the IFRS Basis results for our Consumer segment:

							Increase (Decrease)
Three Months Ended September 30,	2012			2011			Amount			%
	(dollars are in millions)
Net interest income	$	573		$	716		$	(143	)		(20.0	)%
Other operating income		7			(1	)		8			100.0	+
Total operating income		580			715			(135	)		(18.9	)
Loan impairment charges		493			1,822			(1,329	)		(72.9	)
Net interest income and other operating revenue after loan impairment charges		87			(1,107	)		1,194			100.0	+
Operating expenses		234			172			62			36.1
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(147	)	$	(1,279	)	$	1,132			88.5	%
Net interest margin, annualized		5.24	%		5.41	%		-			-
Efficiency ratio		40.34			24.06			-			-
Return (after-tax) on average assets		(.89	)		(6.57	)		-			-
Balances at end of period:
Customer loans	$	38,692		$	50,049		$	(11,357	)		(22.7	)%
Assets		41,486			48,684			(7,198	)		(14.8	)%
							Increase (Decrease)
Nine Months Ended September 30,	2012			2011			Amount			%
	(dollars are in millions)
Net interest income	$	1,763		$	2,043		$	(280	)		(13.7	)%
Other operating income		(30	)		(43	)		13			30.2
Total operating income		1,733			2,000			(267	)		(13.4	)
Loan impairment charges		2,069			3,972			(1,903	)		(47.9	)
Net interest income and other operating revenue after loan impairment charges		(336	)		(1,972	)		1,636			83.0
Operating expenses		638			632			6			1.0
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(974	)	$	(2,604	)	$	1,630			62.6	%
Net interest margin, annualized		5.19	%		5.14	%		-			-
Efficiency ratio		36.81			31.60			-			-
Return (after-tax) on average assets		(1.88	)		(4.26	)		-			-

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Our Consumer segment reported a lower loss before tax during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 due to lower loan impairment charges and slightly higher other operating income, partially offset by lower net interest income and higher operating expenses.

Loan impairment charges during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 were impacted by changes to the provisioning methodology for loans subject to forbearance and improvements to the segmentation of the loan portfolio as well as other refinements. The impact of these assumption changes (some of which were the impact of changes in market conditions during the year-ago quarter) resulted in a net incremental loan impairment charge during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 of approximately $150 million. Excluding the impact of this incremental loan impairment charge during the year-ago periods, or loan impairment charges remained significantly lower during the three and nine ended September 30, 2012 as discussed below.

• Loan impairment charges for the real estate secured loan portfolios decreased significantly during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the year-ago periods. During the third quarter of 2011 we experienced a significant deterioration in delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent above normal seasonal patterns which resulted in a significant increase to loan impairment charges in 2011 which did not re-occur in 2012. The year-ago periods also reflect higher estimated costs to obtain the underlying property securing the loan and the impact of discounting estimated future amounts to be received on real estate secured loans which have been written down to fair value less cost to obtain and sell the collateral as well as foreclosure delays on real estate secured loans which resulted in higher reserve requirements during the third quarter of 2011 due to the delay in the timing of estimated cash flows to be received. The decrease during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 also reflects lower loan balances outstanding as the portfolios continue to liquidate as well as lower loss estimates due to lower delinquency levels as compared to the year-ago periods. Loan impairment charges during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were impacted by the discounting of estimated future amounts to be received on real estate loans which have been written down to fair value less cost to obtain and sell the collateral, although the impact was higher in the prior year periods. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the decrease was also partially offset by higher reserve requirements for impaired loans due to changes in expectations in prepayment speeds and yield assumptions used in the discounted cash flow methodology.

• Loan impairment charges for personal non-credit card loans decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the prior year quarter due to lower loan levels and improved credit quality. Loan impairment charges were essentially flat as compared to the prior year-to-date period as during the year-ago period we recorded a significant decrease in reserve levels due to improved credit quality. While we also decreased reserve levels during the first nine months of 2012, the impact to loan impairment charges was not as pronounced as during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, loan impairment charges were $148 million and $248 million lower than net charge-offs while loan impairment charges were $813 million and $829 million greater than net charge-offs during the year-ago periods. During the first nine months of 2012, we decreased credit loss reserves to $4.6 billion reflecting the impact of the transfer of personal non-credit card loans to loans held for sale which had credit loss reserves totaling $705 million at the time of transfer. Loans held for sale and the associated credit loss reserves are reported as a component of other assets. However, these loans continue to be accounted for and impairment continues to be measured in accordance with IAS 39 with any gain or loss recorded at the time of sale (unless credit impairment is required to be recognized in accordance with IAS 39). The decrease in credit loss reserves also reflects the lower overall delinquency levels in the first nine months of 2012 due to improvements in economic conditions and as well as seasonal improvements in collection activities during the first quarter of the year as customers use their tax refunds to make payments. The decrease in credit loss reserves was partially offset by higher reserve requirements for impaired loans due to updates in prepayment speeds and yield assumptions used in the discounted cash flow methodology.

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Net interest income decreased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily due to lower average loan levels as a result of loan liquidation and lower overall loan yields, partially offset by lower interest expense. Overall loan yields were negatively impacted by a shift in mix to higher levels of lower yielding first lien real estate secured loans as higher yielding second lien real estate secured and personal non-credit card loans have run-off at a faster pace than first lien real estate secured loans. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the lower overall yield in our loan portfolio reflects the impact of lower amortization associated with the discounting of future estimated cash flows associated with real estate secured loans due to the passage of time. As yields vary between loan products, yields in our real estate secured loan portfolio decreased due to higher levels of impaired real estate secured loans, partially offset by higher yields in our personal non-credit card loan portfolio due to lower levels of impaired personal non-credit card loans. Lower interest expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflects lower average borrowings. Net interest margin decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2012 reflecting lower loan yields as discussed above, partially offset by a lower cost of funds as a percentage of average interest earning assets. Net interest margin was essentially flat during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as during the year-to-date period the decrease in cost of funds as a percentage of average interest earning assets was more pronounced.

Other operating income increased slightly during both periods as lower losses on REO properties were offset by lower credit insurance commissions and, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, by a reversal of income previously recorded on lender-placed hazard insurance for real estate secured receivable customers which we estimate will be refunded. Lower losses on REO properties during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflects fewer REO properties sales during the first nine months of 2012 due to fewer REO properties available for sale as a result of the temporary suspension of foreclosure activities.

Operating expenses increased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 due to higher fees for consulting services, increased expenses relating to compliance matters and, in the three months ended September 30, 2012, higher support services from affiliates, partially offset by lower holding costs on REO properties during the quarter and lower third party collection costs as sales of charged-off accounts to third parties increased. Lower holding costs on REO properties reflects a significant decrease in the number of new REO properties due to the temporary suspension of foreclosure activities previously discussed although the lower costs were more pronounced in the year-to-date period.

The efficiency ratio increased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 due to higher operating expenses and lower net interest income as discussed above although the increase was more pronounced during the current quarter.

ROA improved during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily driven by lower loan impairment charges, partially offset by the impact of lower average assets.

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Customer loans Customer loans for our Consumer segment can be analyzed as follows:

	September 30, 2012		Increases (Decreases) From
			June 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
			$			%			$			%
			(dollars are in millions)
Real estate secured	$	38,692	$	(1,206	)		(3.0	)%	$	(4,009	)		(9.4	)%
Personal non-credit card		-		(4,474	)		(100.0	)		(5,320	)		(100.0	)
Total customer loans	$	38,692	$	(5,680	)		(12.8	)%	$	(9,329	)		(19.4	)%

Customer loans decreased to $38.7 billion at September 30, 2012 as compared to $44.4 billion at June 30, 2012 and $48.0 billion at December 31, 2011. During the third quarter of 2012, our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card loans met the IFRSs criteria to be classified as held for sale and are now reported within other assets net of impairment allowances. The decrease in our real estate secured loan portfolio reflects the continued liquidation of this portfolio which will continue going forward. The liquidation rates in our real estate secured loan portfolio continue to be impacted by declines in loan prepayments as fewer refinancing opportunities for our customers exist and the trends impacting the mortgage lending industry as previously discussed. As compared to December 31, 2011, the decrease also reflects seasonal improvements in our collection activities during the first quarter of the year as some customers use their tax refunds to make payments.

See “Receivables Review” for a more detail discussion of the decreases in our receivable portfolios.

Credit Quality

Credit Loss Reserves  We maintain credit loss reserves to cover probable incurred losses of principal, interest and fees. Further, as it relates to loans which have been identified as troubled debt restructures, credit loss reserves are maintained based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loans’ original effective interest rates. Credit loss reserves are based on a range of estimates and are intended to be adequate but not excessive. We estimate probable losses for consumer receivables which do not qualify as TDR Loans using a roll rate migration analysis that estimates the likelihood that a loan will progress through the various stages of delinquency, or buckets, and ultimately charge-off based upon recent historical performance experience of other loans in our portfolio. This migration analysis incorporates estimates of the period of time between a loss occurring and the confirming event of its charge-off. Loans with different risk characteristics are typically segregated into separate models and may utilize different periods of time for estimating the period of a loss occurring and its confirmation. This analysis also considers delinquency status, loss experience and severity and takes into account whether borrowers have filed for bankruptcy, or loans have been re-aged or are subject to forbearance, an external debt management plan, hardship, modification, extension or deferment. Our credit loss reserves take into consideration the expected loss severity based on the underlying collateral, if any, for the loan in the event of default based on recent trends. Delinquency status may be affected by customer account management policies and practices, such as the re-age of accounts, forbearance agreements, extended payment plans, modification arrangements, external debt management programs and deferments. When customer account management policies or changes thereto, shift loans that do not qualify as a TDR Loan from a “higher” delinquency bucket to a “lower” delinquency bucket, this will be reflected in our roll rate statistics. To the extent that re-aged or modified accounts that do not qualify as a TDR Loan have a greater propensity to roll to higher delinquency buckets, this will be captured in the roll rates. Since the loss reserve is computed based on the composite of all of these calculations, this increase in roll rate will be applied to receivables in all respective delinquency buckets, which will increase the overall reserve level. In addition, loss reserves on consumer receivables are maintained to reflect our judgment of portfolio risk factors that may not be fully reflected in the statistical roll rate calculation or when historical trends are not reflective of current inherent losses in the portfolio. Portfolio risk factors considered in establishing loss reserves on consumer receivables include product mix, unemployment rates, bankruptcy trends, the credit performance of modified loans, geographic

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concentrations, loan product features such as adjustable rate loans, the credit performance of second lien loans where the first lien loan that we own or service is 90 or more days contractually delinquent, economic conditions, such as national and local trends in housing markets and interest rates, portfolio seasoning, account management policies and practices, current levels of charge-offs and delinquencies, changes in laws and regulations and other factors which can affect consumer payment patterns on outstanding receivables, such as natural disasters.

While our credit loss reserves are available to absorb losses in the entire portfolio, we specifically consider the credit quality and other risk factors for each of our products. We recognize the different inherent loss characteristics in each of our products as well as customer account management policies and practices and risk management/collection practices. We also consider key ratios, including reserves as a percentage of nonaccrual receivables, reserves as a percentage of receivables, reserves as a percentage of net charge-offs and reserves as a percentage of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency. Loss reserve estimates are reviewed periodically and adjustments are reported in earnings when they become known. As these estimates are influenced by factors outside our control, such as consumer payment patterns and economic conditions, there is uncertainty inherent in these estimates, making it reasonably possible that they could change.

In establishing reserve levels, given the general decline in U.S. home prices that has occurred since 2007, we anticipate that losses in our real estate secured receivable portfolios will continue to be incurred with greater frequency and severity than experienced prior to 2007. As a result of these conditions, lenders have significantly tightened underwriting standards, substantially limiting the availability of alternative and subprime mortgages. As fewer financing options currently exist in the marketplace for home buyers, properties in certain markets are remaining on the market for longer periods of time which contributes to home price depreciation. For many of our customers, the ability to refinance and access equity in their homes is no longer an option as home prices remain stagnant in many markets and have depreciated in others. These housing market trends were exacerbated by the recent economic downturn, including high levels of unemployment, and these industry trends continue to impact our portfolio. We have considered these factors in establishing our credit loss reserve levels, as appropriate.

We estimate probable losses for real estate secured loans which do not qualify as troubled debt restructures using a roll rate migration analysis as discussed above. This has historically resulted in the identification of a loss emergence period for these real estate secured loans collectively evaluated for impairment using a roll rate migration analysis which results in approximately 7 months of loss coverage in our credit loss reserves. A loss coverage of 12 months in our credit loss reserves would be more aligned with U.S. bank industry practice. Our regulators have indicated they would like us to more closely align our loss coverage period with industry practice. During the fourth quarter of 2012, we will review our estimate of loss emergence to determine what changes should be made to our credit loss reserve estimate which is expected to result in an increase to our credit loss reserves in the fourth quarter of 2012 in an amount that is not expected to exceed 10 percent of our total credit loss reserves at September 30, 2012.

We are currently evaluating recently issued regulatory guidance requiring receivables discharged under Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not re-affirmed to be classified as TDR Loan balances. Based on our current analysis, we estimate that this guidance could result in approximately $800 million of receivables discharged under Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not re-affirmed being included in TDR Loan balances beginning in the fourth quarter of 2012. Of this amount, we estimate approximately 60 percent would be reserved for using a discounted cash flow analysis which generally results in a higher reserve requirement than that established using a roll rate migration analysis. The remainder of the receivables which would be classified as TDR Loans beginning in the fourth quarter are currently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell and as a result, there would be no change in the reserves associated with these receivables.

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The table below sets forth credit loss reserves for the periods indicated. The transfer of our entire personal non-credit card portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale has resulted in these receivables being carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value and no longer have any associated credit loss reserves as previously discussed. Credit loss reserves and the related reserve ratios at September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 in the table below are only associated with real estate secured receivables held for investment which creates a lack of comparability between credit loss reserves and the related reserve ratios at December 31, 2011.

	September 30, 2012			June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Credit loss reserves(1)	$	4,429		$	4,608		$	5,952
Reserves as a percent of:
Receivables(2)(4)		13.04	%		13.18	%		12.42	%
Net charge-offs(3)		237.6			281.0			164.6
Two-months-and-over contractual delinquency(2)(4)		70.0			74.9			69.3
Nonaccrual receivables(2)(4)		153.9			181.7			86.6

⁽¹⁾  At September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, credit loss reserves include $83 million, $82 million and $425 million, respectively, related to receivables which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell primarily reflecting an estimate of additional loss following an interior valuation of the property.

⁽²⁾  These ratios are significantly impacted in all periods by changes in the level of real estate secured receivables which have been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in accordance with our existing charge-off policies. The following table shows these ratios excluding these receivables and any associated credit loss reserves for all periods presented. As discussed above, the substantial majority of these receivables at June 30, 2012 along with our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio were reclassified to held for sale in the second quarter of 2012 and, therefore, are no longer included in these amounts as of September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012. As a result, the credit loss reserve ratios for September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 are not comparable to the credit loss reserve ratios at December 31, 2011.

	September 30, 2012			June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Reserves as a percentage of:
Receivables		13.53	%		13.50	%		13.16	%
Two-months-and-over contractual delinquency		90.3			90.8			147.5
Nonaccrual receivables		310.9			324.6			251.9

⁽³⁾  Reserves as a percent of net charge-offs for the quarter, annualized.

⁽⁴⁾  While reserves associated with accrued finance charges are reported within our total credit loss reserve balances noted above, accrued finance charges for real estate secured receivables are generally not reported within receivables, nonaccrual receivables and two-months-and-over contractual delinquency.

⁽⁵⁾  Ratios exclude receivables, net charge-offs, two-months-and-over contractual delinquency and nonaccrual receivables associated with receivable portfolios which are considered held for sale as these receivables are carried that the lower of amortized cost or fair value with no corresponding credit loss reserves.

Credit loss reserves were lower as compared to June 30, 2012 as we recorded provision for credit losses less than net charge-offs of $179 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 due to lower receivable levels and, to a lesser extent, lower levels of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent as well as lower reserve requirements for TDR Loans due to an increase in the percentage of TDR Loans that have been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

As discussed above, credit loss reserves at September 30, 2012 are not comparable to December 31, 2011 as a result of the transfer to receivables held for sale of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and a substantial majority of our real estate secured receivables which had been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as of June 30, 2012 in accordance with our existing charge-off policies. Excluding the impact of these receivables held for sale and the associated credit loss reserves to

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receivables held for sale as discussed above, credit loss reserves decreased as compared to December 31, 2011 due to lower receivable levels and improved credit quality partially offset by higher reserve requirements for TDR Loans due to higher TDR Loan levels as discussed above and changes in expectations during the second quarter of 2012 in prepayment speeds and yield assumptions used in the discounted cash flow analysis.

At September 30, 2012, 82 percent of our credit loss reserves are associated with TDR Loans held for investment which are reserved for using a discounted cash flow analysis which, in addition to considering all expected future cash flows, also takes into consideration the time value of money and the difference between the current interest rate and the original effective interest rate on the loan. This methodology generally results in a higher reserve requirement for TDR Loans than the remainder of our receivable portfolio for which credit loss reserves are established using a roll rate migration analysis that only considers incurred credit losses. This methodology is highly sensitive to changes in volumes of TDR Loans as well as changes in estimates of the timing and amount of cash flows for TDR Loans. As a result, credit loss reserves and provisions for credit losses for TDR Loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 should not be considered indicative of the results for any future periods. Generally as TDR Loan levels increase, overall credit loss reserves also increase.

At September 30, 2012, approximately $1.8 billion of our real estate secured receivable portfolio held for investment, has been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in accordance with our existing charge-off policies. In addition, approximately $12.0 billion of real estate secured receivables held for investment which are not carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell are considered TDR Loans which are reserved for using a discounted cash flow analysis that generally results in a higher reserve requirement. As a result, at September 30, 2012, 41 percent of our real estate secured receivable portfolio held for investment have been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell or are reserved for using a discounted cash flow analysis.

Reserve ratios Following is a discussion of changes in the reserve ratios we consider in establishing reserve levels. As discussed above, the reserve ratios for September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 are not comparable to the reserve ratios for December 31, 2011 as a result of the transfer of our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale.

Reserves as a percentage of receivables decreased at September 30, 2012 as compared to June 30, 2012 as the decrease in reserve levels outpaced the decreases in receivables.

Reserves as a percentage of net charge-offs at September 30, 2012 decreased as compared to June 30, 2012 as reserves levels decreased while dollars of net charge-offs increased when excluding dollars of net charge-offs on receivables held for sale from both periods.

Reserves as a percentage of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency for all periods were impacted by real estate secured receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell. Excluding receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell and any associated credit loss reserves from this ratio in all periods, reserves as a percentage of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency at September 30, 2012 decreased slightly as compared to June 30, 2012 as reserve levels decreased at a slightly faster pace than dollars of delinquency.

Reserves as a percentage of nonaccrual receivables decreased at September 30, 2012 as compared to June 30, 2012 reflecting higher nonaccrual receivable levels driven by higher late stage delinquency for real estate secured receivables reflecting the continuing impact of our earlier temporary suspension of foreclosure activities.

See Note 5, “Credit Loss Reserves,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for a rollforward of credit loss reserves by product for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

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Delinquency  Our policies and practices for the collection of consumer receivables, including our customer account management policies and practices, permit us to modify the terms of loans, either temporarily or permanently (a “modification”), and/or to reset the contractual delinquency status of an account that is contractually delinquent to current (a “re-age”), based on indicia or criteria which, in our judgment, evidence continued payment probability. Such policies and practices vary by product and are designed to manage customer relationships, improve collection opportunities and avoid foreclosure or repossession as determined to be appropriate. If a re-aged account subsequently experiences payment defaults, it will again become contractually delinquent and be included in our delinquency ratios.

The table below summarizes dollars of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency for receivables and receivables held for sale and two-months-and-over contractual delinquency as a percent of consumer receivables and receivables held for sale (“delinquency ratio”). Dollars of delinquency and the delinquency ratio have been impacted by the transfer during the second quarter of 2012 of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and a pool of certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale as previously discussed which has resulted in these receivables being carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. As a result, dollars of delinquency and the delinquency ratios at September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 in the table below are not comparable to the amounts presented for December 31, 2011.

	September 30, 2012			June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Dollars of contractual delinquency:
Real estate secured:
Receivables carried at lower of amortized cost or fair value or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell	$	3,929	(1)	$	3,710	(1)	$	4,843	(1)
Remainder:
Collectively evaluated for impairment		607			682			1,298
Individually evaluated for impairment(2)		1,793			1,757			1,964
Total remainder		2,400			2,439			3,262
Total real estate secured		6,329			6,149			8,105
Personal non-credit card		95			74			486
Total	$	6,424		$	6,223		$	8,591
Delinquency ratio:
Real estate secured:
Receivables carried at lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		77.39	%		78.47	%		81.57	%
Remainder:
Collectively evaluated for impairment		3.01			3.17			5.22
Individually evaluated for impairment		15.08			14.64			16.52
Total remainder		7.48			7.28			8.87
Total real estate secured(3)		17.04			16.08			18.98
Personal non-credit card		2.98			2.12			9.35
Total		15.93	%		14.92	%		17.93	%

⁽¹⁾  This amount includes TDR Loans which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which totaled $2.1 billion, $1.9 billion and $2.0 billion at September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

⁽²⁾  This amount represents TDR Loans for which we evaluate reserves using a discounted cash flow methodology. Each loan is individually identified as a TDR Loan and then grouped together with other TDR Loans with similar characteristics. The discounted cash flow impairment analysis is then applied to these groups of TDR Loans. This amount excludes TDR Loans that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in accordance with our existing charge-off policies.

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⁽³⁾  The following reflects dollars of contractual delinquency and the delinquency ratio for interest-only, stated income and second lien real estate secured receivables:

	September 30, 2012			June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Dollars of contractual delinquency:
Interest-only receivables	$	282		$	299		$	370
Stated income receivables		485			506			590
Second lien receivables		362			371			500
Delinquency ratio:
Interest-only receivables		39.11	%		39.81	%		38.54	%
Stated income receivables		27.19			27.41			27.35
Second lien receivables		9.47			9.24			11.16

Overall dollars of delinquency at September 30, 2012 increased $201 million since June 30, 2012. The increase in dollars of delinquency in our real estate secured receivable portfolio was driven by higher late stage delinquency due to our earlier decision to temporarily suspend foreclosure activities. The increase in late stage delinquency was partially offset by lower dollars of delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent due to lower receivable levels and the continued improvement in economic conditions. Dollars of delinquency increased modestly in our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio as compared to June 30, 2012 reflecting seasonal trends for higher delinquency during the second half of the year, partially offset by the impact of lower receivable levels.

The overall delinquency ratio was 15.93 percent at September 30, 2012 compared to 14.92 percent at June 30, 2012. The delinquency ratio increased as compared to June 30, 2012 as total dollars of delinquency increased reflecting an increase in late stage delinquency driven by our earlier decision to temporarily suspended foreclosure activities, while receivable levels declined.

As discussed above, overall dollars of delinquency and the delinquency ratio at September 30, 2012 are not comparable to December 31, 2011 as a result of the transfer of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. Subsequent to the transfer to receivables held for sale, these receivables are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.

See “Customer Account Management Policies and Practices” regarding the delinquency treatment of re-aged accounts and accounts subject to forbearance and other customer account management tools.

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Net Charge-offs of Receivables  The following table summarizes net charge-off of receivables both in dollars and as a percent of average receivables (“net charge-off ratio”). During a quarter that receivables are transferred to receivables held for sale, those receivables continue to be included in the average consumer receivable balances prior to such transfer and any charge-off related to those receivables prior to such transfer remain in our net charge-off totals. However, in the quarter following the transfer to held for sale classification, the receivables are no longer included in average consumer receivables as such loans are carried at fair value and there are no longer any charge-offs associated with these receivables. As a result, the amounts and ratios as of September 30, 2012 are not comparable to the amounts and ratios as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Three Months Ended(1)	September 30, 2012			June 30, 2012			September 30, 2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Net charge-off dollars:
Real estate secured	$	471		$	607		$	724
Personal non-credit card		(5	)(2)		90			137
Total	$	466		$	697		$	861
Net charge-off ratio:
Real estate secured		5.47	%		5.99	%		6.46	%
Personal non-credit card		-	(2)		7.88			9.42
Total		5.42	%		6.19	%		6.80	%
Real estate secured net charge-offs and REO expense as a percent of average real estate secured receivables		5.72	%		6.19	%		6.80	%

⁽¹⁾  The net charge-off ratio for all quarterly periods presented is net charge-offs for the quarter, annualized, as a percentage of average receivables for the quarter.

⁽²⁾  While charge-offs are no longer recorded on receivables following the transfer of those receivables to the held for sale classification, during the quarter we received recoveries on fully charged-off personal non-credit card receivables that were not transferred to held for sale. These recoveries are reflected in the table above. As these personal non-credit card receivables were fully charged-off with no carrying value remaining on our consolidated balance sheet, a net charge-off ratio can not be calculated.

Overall dollars of net charge-offs decreased as compared to both the prior quarter and prior year quarter. The decrease reflects, in part, the impact of the transfer of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale at June 30, 2012 as these receivables are now carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value and there are no longer any charge-offs associated with these receivables. Assuming these receivables had not been transferred to held for sale and we had continued to record charge-offs, overall dollars of net charge-off would have remained lower as all receivable portfolios were positively impacted by lower receivable levels and lower dollars of delinquency on accounts less than 180 days contractually delinquent in prior periods as discussed above. The decrease also reflects the impact of lower levels of personal bankruptcy filings and improvements in credit quality. The decrease in dollars of net charge-offs for real estate secured receivables also reflects the impact of fewer accounts migrating to charge-off due to lower receivables and the impact of our earlier temporary suspension of foreclosure activities because once foreclosure is initiated a higher payment is required for an account to be re-aged. As a result, more accounts are receiving re-ages than otherwise would if the accounts were in the process of foreclosure. As we have commenced foreclosures in substantially all states, once we initiate foreclosure proceedings, customers will be required to make higher payments in order to qualify for a re-age. However, it will take time to work through the backlog of loans in each state that have not yet been referred to foreclosure. See “Customer Account Management Policies and Practices” for more information regarding the delinquency treatment of re-aged accounts and other customer account management tools.

The net charge-off ratio decreased 77 basis points and 138 basis points as compared to the prior quarter and prior year quarter, respectively, as the decrease in net charge-off dollars as discussed above outpaced the decrease in average receivable levels.

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Real estate charge-offs and REO expenses as a percentage of average real estate secured receivables decreased as compared to both the prior quarter and prior year quarter due to lower dollars of net charge-offs and REO expenses, partially offset by the impact of lower average receivable levels. See “Results of Operations” for further discussion of REO expenses.

Nonperforming Assets  Nonperforming assets are summarized in the following table:

	September 30, 2012			June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Nonaccrual receivable portfolios held for investment(1):
Real estate secured:
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell(2)	$	1,480		$	1,142		$	4,687
Remainder:
Collectively evaluated for impairment		384			420			773
Individually evaluated for impairment(3)		1,014			974			1,084
Total remainder		1,398			1,394			1,857
Total real estate secured(4)		2,878			2,536			6,544
Personal non-credit card		-			-			330
Total nonaccrual receivables held for investment		2,878			2,536			6,874
Real estate owned		204			229			299
Nonaccrual receivables held for sale		2,387			2,498			-
Total nonperforming assets(5)	$	5,469		$	5,263		$	7,173
Credit loss reserves as a percent of nonaccrual receivables excluding receivables held for sale		153.9	%		181.7	%		86.6	%

⁽¹⁾  Nonaccrual receivables reflect all loans which are 90 or more days contractually delinquent as well as second lien loans (regardless of delinquency status) where the first lien loan that we own or service is 90 or more days contractually delinquent. Nonaccrual receivables do not include receivables which have made qualifying payments and have been re-aged and the contractual delinquency status reset to current as such activity, in our judgment, evidences continued payment probability. If a re-aged loan subsequently experiences payment default and becomes 90 or more days contractually delinquent, it will be reported as nonaccrual.

⁽²⁾  This amount includes TDR Loans which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which totaled $809 million, $547 million and $1.9 billion at September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

⁽³⁾  This amount represents TDR Loans for which we evaluate reserves using a discounted cash flow methodology. Each loan is individually identified as a TDR Loan and then grouped together with other TDR Loans with similar characteristics. The discounted cash flow impairment analysis is then applied to these groups of TDR Loans. This amount excludes TDR Loans that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽⁴⁾  At September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, nonaccrual second lien real estate secured receivables totaled $275 million, $286 million and $344 million, respectively.

⁽⁵⁾  At both September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012, nonaccrual receivable held for sale includes $1.2 billion of real estate secured receivables held for sale which are also classified as TDR Loans.

Nonaccrual receivables at September 30, 2012 increased as compared to June 30, 2012 primarily due to the impact of higher late stage delinquency for real estate secured receivables reflecting the continuing impact of our earlier temporary suspension of foreclosure activities, partially offset by lower receivable levels and improvements in economic conditions. Nonaccruals at September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 are not comparable to December 31, 2011 as a result of the transfer to receivables held for sale of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables as receivables held for sale are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.

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The following table summarizes TDR Loans and TDR Loans held for sale, some of which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in accordance with our existing charge-off policies, that are shown as nonaccrual receivables in the table above:

	September 30, 2012		June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Real estate secured	$	3,054	$	2,769	$	2,967
Personal non-credit card		60		60		175
Total	$	3,114	$	2,829	$	3,142

For additional information related to TDR Loans, see Note 4, “Receivables,” to our accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Customer Account Management Policies and Practices  Currently, we utilize the following account management actions:

• Modification – Management action that results in a change to the terms and conditions of the loan either temporarily or permanently without changing the delinquency status of the loan. Modifications may include changes to one or more terms of the loan including, but not limited to, a change in interest rate, extension of the amortization period, reduction in payment amount and partial forgiveness or deferment of principal.

• Collection Re-age – Management action that results in the resetting of the contractual delinquency status of an account to current but does not involve any changes to the original terms and conditions of the loan. If an account which has been re-aged subsequently experiences a payment default, it will again become contractually delinquent. We use collection re-aging as an account and customer management tool in an effort to increase the cash flow from our account relationships, and accordingly, the application of this tool is subject to complexities, variations and changes from time to time.

• Modification Re-age – Management action that results in a change to the terms and conditions of the loan, either temporarily or permanently, and also resets the contractual delinquency status of an account to current as discussed above. If an account which has been re-aged subsequently experiences a payment default, it will again become contractually delinquent.

Our policies and practices for the collection of consumer receivables, including our customer account management policies and practices, permit us to take action with respect to delinquent or troubled accounts based on criteria which, in our judgment, evidence continued payment probability, as well as, in the case of real estate secured receivables, a continuing desire for borrowers to stay in their homes. The policies and practices are designed to manage customer relationships, improve collection opportunities and avoid foreclosure as determined to be appropriate. From time to time we re-evaluate these policies and procedures and make changes as deemed appropriate.

It is our practice to defer past due interest on re-aged real estate secured and personal non-credit card accounts to the end of the loan period. We do not accrue interest on these past due interest payments consistent with our 2002 settlement agreement with the State Attorneys General. Our policies and practices for managing accounts are continually reviewed and assessed to assure that they meet the goals outlined above, and accordingly, we make exceptions to these general policies and practices from time to time. In addition, exceptions to these policies and practices may be made in specific situations in response to legal agreements, regulatory agreements or orders.

As a result of the expansion of our modification and re-age programs in response to the marketplace conditions previously described, modification and re-age volumes since January 2007 for real estate secured receivables have increased. Since January 2007, we have cumulatively modified and/or re-aged approximately 383,800 real

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estate secured loans (including receivables currently classified as held for sale) with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $44.4 billion at the time of modification and/or re-age under our foreclosure avoidance programs, which are described below, and a proactive adjustable rate mortgage (“ARM”) reset modification program which ended during the fourth quarter of 2009. The following provides information about the subsequent performance of all real estate secured loans granted a modification and/or re-age since January 2007, some of which may have received multiple account management actions:

Status as of September 30, 2012	Number of Loans			Outstanding Receivable Balance at Time of Account Modification Action
Current or less than 30-days delinquent		35	%		33	%
30- to 59-days delinquent		5			5
60-days or more delinquent		18			23
Paid-in-full		9			9
Charged-off, transferred to real estate owned or sold		33			30
		100	%		100	%

The following table shows the number of real estate secured accounts remaining in our portfolio (including receivables held for sale) as well as the outstanding receivable balance of these accounts as of the period indicated for loans that we have taken an account management action by the type of action taken. A significant portion of our real estate secured receivable portfolio has received multiple accounting management actions and real estate secured receivables included in the table below may have received multiple account management actions. The decrease in dollars of modified and/or re-aged loans at September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011 reflects the impact of the transfer of certain real estate secured receivables and our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card loans to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 which are now carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value which reduces the carrying value of these receivables. As a result, the carrying value of these receivables as of September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 are not comparable to December 31, 2011.

	Number of Accounts(1)		Outstanding Receivable Balance(1)(4)
	(accounts are in thousands, dollars are in millions)
September 30, 2012:
Collection re-age only		116.5	$	9,269
Modification only(2)		11.5		1,107
Modification re-age		106.9		10,863
Total loans modified and/or re-aged(3)		234.9	$	21,239
June 30, 2012:
Collection re-age only		116.9	$	9,330
Modification only(2)		12.2		1,188
Modification re-age		107.9		11,054
Total loans modified and/or re-aged(3)		237.0	$	21,572
December 31, 2011:
Collection re-age only		119.4	$	10,129
Modification only(2)		13.6		1,439
Modification re-age		110.2		12,668
Total loans modified and/or re-aged(3)	$	243.2	$	24,236

⁽¹⁾  See Note 6, “Receivables,” in our 2011 Form 10-K for additional information describing modified and/or re-aged loans which are accounted for as troubled debt restructurings.

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⁽²⁾  Includes loans that have been modified under a proactive ARM reset modification program which ended during the fourth quarter of 2009.

⁽³⁾  The following table provides information regarding the delinquency status of loans remaining in the portfolio that were granted modifications of loan terms and/or re-aged:

	Number of Accounts			Outstanding Receivable Balance
September 30, 2012:
Current or less than 30-days delinquent		62	%		65	%
30- to 59-days delinquent		8			9
60-days or more delinquent		30			26
		100	%		100	%
June 30, 2012:
Current or less than 30-days delinquent		63	%		66	%
30- to 59-days delinquent		8			9
60-days or more delinquent		29			25
		100	%		100	%
December 31, 2011:
Current or less than 30-days delinquent		61	%		61	%
30- to 59-days delinquent		10			10
60-days or more delinquent		29			29
		100	%		100	%

⁽⁴⁾  The outstanding receivable balance included in this table reflects the principal amount outstanding on the loan net of any charge-off recorded in accordance with our existing charge-off policies but excludes any basis adjustments to the loan such as unearned income, unamortized deferred fees and costs on originated loans, purchase accounting fair value adjustments and premiums or discounts on purchased loans. Additionally, the balance in this table related to receivables which have been classified as held for sale has been reduced by the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded as well as the credit loss reserves associated with these receivables prior to the transfer.

The following table provides additional information regarding modified and/or re-aged loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	(in millions)
Balance at beginning of period	$	21,572		$	24,236
Additions due to an account management action(1)		327			894
Charge-off or receivable pay-down		(651	)		(2,427	)
Change in lower of amortized cost or fair value on receivables held for sale		(9	)		(1,464	)
Balance at end of period	$	21,239		$	21,239

⁽¹⁾  Includes collection re-age only, modification only, or modification re-ages.

Another account management technique that we employ in respect of delinquent accounts is forbearance which may also be considered a modification. Under a forbearance agreement, we may agree not to take certain collection or credit agency reporting actions with respect to missed payments, often in return for the borrower’s agreement to pay an additional amount with future required payments. We typically use forbearance with individual borrowers in transitional situations, usually involving borrower hardship circumstances or temporary setbacks that are expected to affect the borrower’s ability to pay the contractually specified amount for a period of time. Additionally, in the past we also used loan rewrites to assist our customers which involved an extension of a new loan. We currently no longer offer loan rewrites. The amount of receivables subject to forbearance or rewrites is not significant.

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In addition to the account management techniques discussed above, we have also increased the use of deed-in-lieu and short sales beginning in 2010 to assist our real estate secured receivable customers. In a deed-in-lieu, the borrower agrees to surrender the deed to the property without going through foreclosure proceedings and we release the borrower from further obligation. In a short sale, the property is offered for sale to potential buyers at a price which has been pre-negotiated between us and the borrower. This pre-negotiated price is based on updated property valuations and overall loss exposure given liquidation through foreclosure. Short sales also release the borrower from further obligation. From our perspective, total losses on deed-in-lieu and short sales are lower than expected total losses from foreclosed loans, or loans where we have previously decided not to pursue foreclosure, and provide resolution to the delinquent receivable over a shorter period of time. We currently anticipate the use of deed-in-lieu and short sales will continue to be elevated in future periods as we continue to work with our customers.

Modification programs Our Mortgage Services and Consumer Lending businesses actively use account modifications to reduce the rate and/or payment on a number of qualifying loans and generally re-age certain of these accounts upon receipt of two or more modified payments and other criteria being met. This account management practice is designed to assist borrowers who may have purchased a home with an expectation of continued real estate appreciation or whose income has subsequently declined. Additionally, our loan modification programs are designed to improve cash collections and avoid foreclosure as determined to be appropriate.

Based on the economic environment and expected slow recovery of housing values, during 2008 we developed additional analytical review tools leveraging best practices to assist us in identifying customers who are willing to pay, but are expected to have longer term disruptions in their ability to pay. Using these analytical review tools, we expanded our foreclosure avoidance programs to assist customers who did not qualify for assistance under prior program requirements or who required greater assistance than available under the programs. The expanded program required certain documentation as well as receipt of two qualifying payments before the account could be re-aged. Prior to July 2008, for our Consumer Lending customers, receipt of one qualifying payment was required for a modified account before the account would be re-aged. We also increased the use of longer term modifications to provide assistance in accordance with the needs of our customers which may result in higher credit loss reserve requirements. For selected customer segments, this expanded program lowered the interest rate on fixed rate loans and for ARM loans the expanded program modified the loan to a lower interest rate than scheduled at the first interest rate reset date. The eligibility requirements for this expanded program allow more customers to qualify for payment relief and in certain cases can result in a lower interest rate than allowed under other existing programs. During the third quarter of 2009, in order to increase the long-term success rate of our modification programs we increased certain documentation requirements for participation in these programs. Late in the third quarter of 2011 the modification program was enhanced to improve underwriting and achieve a better balance between economics and customer-driven variables. The enhanced program offers a longer modification duration to select borrowers facing a temporary hardship and expands the treatment options to include term extension and principal forbearance.

Beginning in late 2009 and continuing through 2011, the volume of loans that qualified for a new modification had fallen significantly. We expect the volume of new modifications to continue to decline as we believe a smaller percentage of our customers with unmodified loans will benefit from loan modification in a way that will not ultimately result in a repeat default on their loans. Additionally, volumes of new loan modifications are expected to decrease due to the impact of improvements in economic conditions over the long-term, the continued seasoning of a liquidating portfolio and, beginning in the second quarter of 2010, the requirement for real estate secured and personal non-credit card borrowers to make two qualifying payments in 60 days before an account will be modified. Modification volumes will also be lower going forward as we are no longer originating real estate secured and personal non-credit card receivables.

We will continue to evaluate our consumer relief programs as well as all aspects of our account management practices to ensure our programs benefit our customers in accordance with their financial needs in ways that are economically viable for both our customers and our stakeholders. We have elected not to participate in the

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U.S. Treasury sponsored programs as we believe our long-standing home preservation programs provide more meaningful assistance to our customers. Loans modified under these programs are only included in the re-aging statistics table (“Re-age Table”) that is included in our discussion of our re-age programs if the delinquency status of a loan was reset as a part of the modification or was re-aged in the past for other reasons. Not all loans modified under these programs have the delinquency status reset and, therefore, are not considered to have been re-aged.

The following table summarizes loans modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (including receivables currently classified as held for sale), some of which may also have been re-aged:

	Number of Accounts		Outstanding Receivable Balance
	(accounts are in thousands, dollars are in billions)
Foreclosure avoidance programs(1):
Nine months ended September 30, 2012		15.6	$	2.2
Nine months ended September 30, 2011		24.9		3.4

⁽¹⁾  If qualification criteria are met, loan modification may occur on more than one occasion for the same account. For purposes of the table above, an account is only included in the modification totals once in an annual period and not for each separate modification in an annual period.

A primary tool used during account modification involves modifying the monthly payment through lowering the rate on the loan on either a temporary or permanent basis. The following table summarizes the weighted-average contractual rate reductions and the average amount of payment relief provided to customers that entered an account modification (including receivables currently classified as held for sale) for the first time during the quarter indicated.

	Quarter Ended
	Sept. 30, 2012			June 30, 2012			Mar. 31, 2012			Dec. 31, 2011			Sept. 30, 2011
Weighted-average contractual rate reduction in basis points on account modifications during the period(1)(2)		341			341			341			340			343
Average payment relief provided on account modifications as a percentage of total payment prior to modification(2)		25.7	%		25.8	%		26.8	%		26.2	%		27.1	%

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average rate reduction was determined based on the rate in effect immediately prior to the modification, which for ARMs may be lower than the rate on the loan at the time of origination.

⁽²⁾  Excludes any modifications on purchased receivable portfolios. Purchased receivable portfolios totaled $1.0 billion, $1.0 billion, $1.0 billion $1.1 billion and $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012, March 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

Re-age programs Our policies and practices include various criteria for an account to qualify for re-aging, but do not, however, require us to re-age the account. The extent to which we re-age accounts that are eligible under our existing policies will vary depending upon our view of prevailing economic conditions and other factors which may change from period to period. In addition, exceptions to our policies and practices may be made in specific situations in response to legal or regulatory agreements or orders. It is our practice to defer past due interest on certain re-aged real estate secured and personal non-credit card accounts to the end of the loan period. We do not accrue interest on these past due interest payments consistent with our 2002 settlement agreement with the State Attorneys General.

We continue to monitor and track information related to accounts that have been re-aged. At September 30, 2012, approximately 95 percent of all re-aged receivables are real estate secured products. First lien real estate secured products generally have less loss severity exposure than other products because of the underlying collateral. Credit loss reserves, including reserves on TDR Loans, take into account whether loans have been re-aged or are

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subject to forbearance, an external debt management plan, modification, extension or deferment. Our credit loss reserves, including reserves on TDR Loans, also take into consideration the expected loss severity based on the underlying collateral, if any, for the loan. TDR Loans are typically reserved for using a discounted cash flow methodology.

We used certain assumptions and estimates to compile our re-aging statistics. The systemic counters used to compile the information presented below exclude from the reported statistics loans that have been reported as contractually delinquent but have been reset to a current status because we have determined that the loans should not have been considered delinquent (e.g., payment application processing errors). When comparing re-aging statistics from different periods, the fact that our re-age policies and practices will change over time, that exceptions are made to those policies and practices, and that our data capture methodologies have been enhanced, should be taken into account.

The following tables provide information about re-aged receivables and receivables held for sale and includes both Collection Re-ages and Modification Re-ages, as discussed above.

Re-age Table⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

	September 30, 2012			June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Never re-aged		48.3	%		49.1	%		50.0	%
Re-aged:
Re-aged in the last 6 months		9.7			9.9			9.5
Re-aged in the last 7-12 months		10.2			9.3			12.1
Previously re-aged beyond 12 months		31.8			31.7			28.4
Total ever re-aged		51.7			50.9			50.0
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Re-aged by Product⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

	September 30, 2012(3)				June 30, 2012(3)				December 31, 2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Real estate secured	$	19,715	53.1	%	$	19,992	52.3	%	$	22,080	51.7	%
Personal non-credit card		1,126	35.4			1,233	35.5			1,874	36.1
Total	$	20,841	51.7	%	$	21,225	50.9	%	$	23,954	50.0	%

⁽¹⁾  The outstanding balance included in this table reflects the principal amount outstanding on the loan net of unearned income, unamortized deferred fees and costs on originated loans, purchase accounting fair value adjustments and premiums or discounts on purchased loans as well as net of any charge-off recorded in accordance with our existing charge-off policies as well as lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustments recorded on receivables held for sale.

⁽²⁾  The tables above exclude any accounts re-aged without receipt of a payment which only occurs under special circumstances, such as re-ages associated with disaster or in connection with a bankruptcy filing. At September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the unpaid principal balance of re-ages without receipt of a payment totaled $770 million, $772 million and $783 million, respectively.

⁽³⁾  Dollars of re-aged products as of September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 include the impact of the transfer during the second quarter of 2012 of certain real estate secured receivables and our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card loans to held for sale which are now carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value which reduces the carrying value of these receivables. As a result, these balances are not comparable to December 31, 2011.

The overall decrease in dollars of re-aged loans during the first nine months of 2012 reflects the lower receivable levels as discussed above. At September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, $5.2 billion (25 percent of total re-aged loans in the Re-age Table), $5.0 billion (24 percent of total re-aged loans in the Re-age Table) and $6.9 billion (29 percent of total re-aged loans in the Re-age Table), respectively, of re-aged accounts have subsequently experienced payment defaults and are included in our two-months-and-over contractual delinquency at the period indicated.

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We continue to work with advocacy groups in select markets to assist in encouraging our customers with financial needs to contact us. We have also implemented new training programs to ensure that our customer service representatives are focused on helping the customer through difficulties, are knowledgeable about the available re-aging and modification programs and are able to advise each customer of the best solutions for their individual circumstance.

We also support a variety of national and local efforts in homeownership preservation and foreclosure avoidance.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

HSBC Related Funding  In connection with our acquisition by HSBC, funding costs for the HSBC Finance Corporation businesses were expected to be lower as a result of the funding diversity provided by HSBC. We work with our affiliates under the oversight of HSBC North America to maximize funding opportunities and efficiencies in HSBC’s operations in the United States.

Due to affiliates totaled $7.8 billion and $8.3 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, funding from HSBC, including debt issuances to HSBC subsidiaries and clients, represented 22 percent and 18 percent of our total debt and preferred stock funding, respectively.

We have a $1.5 billion uncommitted secured credit facility from HSBC Bank USA and a $2.0 billion committed credit facility and a $4.0 billion uncommitted credit facility from HSBC USA Inc. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were no balances outstanding under these facilities. Additionally, we have committed back-up lines of credit with HSBC affiliates supporting our commercial paper program as discussed more fully below.

We have derivative contracts with a notional value of $27.5 billion, or approximately 100 percent of total derivative contracts, outstanding with HSBC affiliates at September 30, 2012 and $40.4 billion, or approximately 99 percent at December 31, 2011.

Interest Bearing Deposits with Banks and Other Short-Term Investments  Interest bearing deposits with banks totaled $1.4 billion and $1.1 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Securities purchased under agreements to resell totaled $900 million and $920 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Interest bearing deposits with banks and securities purchased under agreements to resell increased as compared to December 31, 2011 primarily as a result of the generation of additional liquidity as a result of the run-off of our liquidating receivable portfolios and the sale of REO properties, partially offset by a requirement during the first nine months of 2012 to post collateral under our derivative agreements. As of September 30, 2012, the majority of the consideration received from the sale of our Card and Retail Services business on May 1, 2012 has been used for debt maturities.

Commercial paper  totaled $79 million and $4.0 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Included in this total was outstanding Euro commercial paper sold to customers of HSBC of $1 million and $365 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Commercial paper balances decreased as compared to December 31, 2011 as we ceased new commercial paper issuances during the second quarter of 2012 and began reducing commercial paper balances. The wind-down of our commercial paper program will be completed prior to December 31, 2012. Our funding strategies are structured such that committed bank credit facilities exceed 100 percent of outstanding commercial paper. We anticipate any required incremental funding will be integrated into the overall HSBC North America funding plans, sourced through HSBC USA Inc., or through direct support from HSBC and its affiliates.

At September 30, 2012, we have a third-party back-up line of credit totaling $2.0 billion which will expire in April 2014. At December 31, 2011, we had third-party back-up lines of credit totaling $4.0 billion of which $2.0 billion expired in April 2012 and was not renewed. This reduction is consistent with the on-going wind-down of our

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commercial paper program and we do not expect that it will have a significant impact on our availability of short term funding. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we also have credit facilities totaling $900 million and $2.0 billion, respectively, with HSBC affiliates to support our commercial paper program. In October 2012, one credit facility totaling $400 million was terminated and the availability under another credit facility was reduced to $100 million. As we continue to wind-down our commercial paper program, we are also evaluating and may eliminate some of our other third-party or related party back-up lines which had previously supported our commercial paper program.

Long-term debt  decreased to $30.2 billion at September 30, 2012 from $39.8 billion at December 31, 2011. The following table summarizes issuances and repayments of long-term debt for continuing operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

Nine Months Ended September 30,	2012			2011
	(in millions)
Long-term debt issued	$	-		$	245
Long-term debt retired		(9,472	)		(10,488	)
Net long-term debt retired	$	(9,472	)	$	(10,243	)

Secured financings of $3.0 billion at September 30, 2012 are secured by $5.0 billion of closed-end real estate secured receivables. Secured financings previously issued under public trusts of $3.3 billion at December 31, 2011 were secured by $5.3 billion of closed-end real estate secured receivables.

In order to eliminate future foreign exchange risk, currency swaps were used at the time of issuance to fix in U.S. dollars substantially all foreign-denominated notes previously issued.

As it relates to our discontinued credit card operations, we had secured conduit credit facilities with commercial banks which provided for secured financings of credit card receivables on a revolving basis totaling $650 million at December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2011, secured financings with a balance of $195 million were secured by $355 million of credit card receivables. The secured financings were paid in full on April 30, 2012.

Common Equity  During the first nine months of 2012, we did not receive any capital contributions from HINO. However, as we continue to liquidate our receivable portfolios, HSBC’s continued support will be required to properly manage our business and maintain appropriate levels of capital. HSBC has historically provided significant capital in support of our operations and has indicated that they remain fully committed and have the capacity to continue that support.

Selected capital ratios  In managing capital, we develop a target for tangible common equity to tangible assets. This ratio target is based on discussions with HSBC and rating agencies, risks inherent in the portfolio and the projected operating environment and related risks. Additionally, we are required by our credit-providing banks to maintain a minimum tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio of 6.75 percent. Our targets may change from time to time to accommodate changes in the operating environment or other considerations such as those listed above.

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Selected capital ratios are summarized in the following table:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1)		10.21	%		7.11	%
Common and preferred equity to total assets		13.47			10.90

⁽¹⁾  Tangible common equity to tangible assets represents a non-U.S. GAAP financial ratio that is used by HSBC Finance Corporation management and applicable rating agencies to evaluate capital adequacy and may differ from similarly named measures presented by other companies. See “Basis of Reporting” for additional discussion on the use of non-U.S. GAAP financial measures and “Reconciliations of Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures to U.S. GAAP Financial Measures” for quantitative reconciliations to the equivalent U.S. GAAP basis financial measure.

Commitments  We entered into commitments to meet the financing needs of our customers. In some cases, we have the ability to reduce or eliminate these open lines of credit. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had $524 million and $535 million of open consumer lines of credit, respectively, including accounts associated with receivables held for sale.

2012 Funding Strategy  Our current range of estimates for funding needs and sources for 2012 are summarized in the table that follows.

	Actual January 1 through September 30, 2012			Estimated October 1 through December 31, 2012				Estimated Full Year 2012
	(in billions)
Funding needs:
Net commercial paper maturities and paydowns	$	4		$	0	–	0	$	4	–	4
Term debt maturities		10			2	–	3		12	–	13
Secured financing maturities		1			0	–	0		1	–	1
Total funding needs	$	15		$	2	–	3	$	17	–	18
Funding sources:
Net asset attrition(1)	$	2		$	1	–	2	$	3	–	4
Liquidation of short-term investments		(1	)		1	–	1		0	–	0
Asset sales and transfers		12			0	–	0		12	–	12
HSBC and HSBC subsidiaries, including capital infusions		1			0	–	0		1	–	1
Other(2)		1			0	–	0		1	–	1
Total funding sources	$	15		$	2	–	3	$	17	–	18

⁽¹⁾  Net of receivable charge-off.

⁽²⁾  Primarily reflects cash provided by operating activities and sales of REO properties.

During the first nine months of 2012, the sale of the Card and Retail Services business and continued portfolio attrition have been key sources of liquidity. The combination of the proceeds from the sale of our Card and Retail Services business, cash generated from operations and borrowings from HSBC or its subsidiaries is expected to generate the liquidity necessary to meet our maturing debt obligations for the remainder of 2012.

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Fair Value

Net income volatility arising from changes in either interest rate or credit components of the mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives affects the comparability of reported results between periods. Accordingly, gain on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 should not be considered indicative of the results for any future period.

Fair Value Hierarchy  Accounting principles related to fair value measurements establish a fair value hierarchy structure that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to determine the fair value of an asset or liability (the “Fair Value Framework”). The Fair Value Framework distinguishes between inputs that are based on observed market data and unobservable inputs that reflect market participants’ assumptions. It emphasizes the use of valuation methodologies that maximize market inputs. For financial instruments carried at fair value, the best evidence of fair value is a quoted price in an actively traded market (Level 1). Where the market for a financial instrument is not active, valuation techniques are used. The majority of valuation techniques use market inputs that are either observable or indirectly derived from and corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the financial instrument (Level 2). Because Level 1 and Level 2 instruments are determined by observable inputs, less judgment is applied in determining their fair values. In the absence of observable market inputs, the financial instrument is valued based on valuation techniques that feature one or more significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The determination of the level of fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement of an asset or a liability is classified often requires judgment. We consider the following factors in developing the fair value hierarchy:

• whether the pricing quotations vary substantially among independent pricing services;

• whether the asset or liability is transacted in an active market with a quoted market price that is readily available;

• the size of transactions occurring in an active market;

• the level of bid-ask spreads;

• a lack of pricing transparency due to, among other things, the complexity of the product structure and market liquidity;

• whether only a few transactions are observed over a significant period of time;

• whether the inputs to the valuation techniques can be derived from or corroborated with market data; and

• whether significant adjustments are made to the observed pricing information or model output to determine the fair value.

Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that the reporting entity has the ability to access for the identical assets or liabilities. A financial instrument is classified as a Level 1 measurement if it is listed on an exchange or is an instrument actively traded in the OTC market where transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume. We regard financial instruments that are listed on the primary exchanges of a country, such as equity securities and derivative contracts, to be actively traded. Non-exchange-traded instruments classified as Level 1 assets include securities issued by the U.S. Treasury.

Level 2 inputs are inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly but do not qualify as Level 1 inputs. We generally classify derivative contracts, corporate debt including asset-backed securities as well as our own debt issuance for which we have elected fair value option which are not traded in active markets, as Level 2 measurements. Currently, substantially all such items qualify as Level 2 measurements. These valuations are typically obtained from a third party valuation source which, in the case of derivatives, includes valuations provided by an affiliate, HSBC Bank USA.

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Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs incorporate market participants’ assumptions about risk and the risk premium required by market participants in order to bear that risk. We develop Level 3 inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had no Level 3 assets in our continuing operations recorded at fair value on either a recurring or non-recurring basis.

Classification within the fair value hierarchy is based on whether the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is observable. As such, the classification within the fair value hierarchy is dynamic and can be transferred to other hierarchy levels in each reporting period. Transfers between leveling categories are assessed, determined and recognized at the end of each reporting period.

Transfers between leveling categories are recognized at the end of each reporting period.

Transfers Between Level 1 and Level 2 Measurements  There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 or 2011.

Transfers Between Level 2 and Level 3 Measurements  Assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 which have been classified as using Level 3 measurements include certain U.S. corporate debt securities, mortgage-backed securities and at December 31, 2011, foreign corporate debt securities. Securities are classified as using Level 3 measurements when one or both of the following conditions are met:

• An asset-backed security is downgraded below a AAA credit rating; or

• An individual security fails the quarterly pricing comparison test with a variance greater than 5 percent.

We did not have any transfer into or out of Level 3 classifications in our continuing operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. There were no available-for-sale securities for continuing operations reported as Level 3 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

See Note 15, “Fair Value Measurements” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further details including our valuation techniques as well as the classification hierarchy associated with assets and liabilities measured at fair value.

Risk Management

Credit Risk Management  Day-to-day management of retail credit risk is administered by the HSBC North America Chief Retail Credit Officer who reports to the HSBC North America Chief Risk Officer. The HSBC North America Chief Risk Officer reports to the HSBC North America Chief Executive Officer and to the Group Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of HSBC. We have established detailed policies to address the credit risk that arises from our lending activities. Our credit and portfolio management procedures focus on effective collections and customer account management efforts for each loan. Prior to the sale of our Card and Retail Services business on May 1, 2012, our lending guidelines, which delineate the credit risk we were willing to take and the related terms, were specific not only for each product, but also took into consideration various other factors including borrower characteristics, return on equity, capital deployment and our overall risk appetite. We also have specific policies to ensure the establishment of appropriate credit loss reserves on a timely basis to cover probable losses of principal, interest and fees. See the captions “Credit Quality” and “Risk Management” in our 2011 Form 10-K for a detailed description of our policies regarding the establishment of credit loss reserves, our delinquency and charge-off policies and practices and our customer account management policies and practices. Also see Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and New Accounting Pronouncements,” in our 2011 Form 10-K for further discussion of our policies surrounding credit loss reserves. Our policies and procedures are consistent with HSBC standards and are regularly reviewed and updated both on

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an HSBC Finance Corporation and HSBC level. The credit risk function continues to refine “early warning” indicators and reporting, including stress testing scenarios on the basis of current experience. These risk management tools are embedded within our business planning process.

Counterparty credit risk is our primary exposure on our interest rate swap portfolio. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty to a transaction fails to perform according to the terms of the contract. Currently the majority of our existing derivative contracts are with HSBC subsidiaries, making them our primary counterparty in derivative transactions. Most swap agreements, both with non-affiliated and affiliated parties, require that payments be made to, or received from, the counterparty when the fair value of the agreement reaches a certain level. Generally, we provide non-affiliate swap counterparties collateral in the form of cash which is recorded in our balance sheet as derivative financial assets or derivative related liabilities. The fair value of our agreements with a non-affiliate counterparty required the non-affiliate to provide us with collateral of $7 million at September 30, 2012, all of which was received in cash. At December 31, 2011, the fair value of our agreements with a non-affiliate counterparty required us to provide collateral to the non- affiliate of $10 million, all of which was paid in cash. The fair value of our agreements with an affiliate counterparty required us to provide collateral to the affiliate of $183 million at September 30, 2012, all of which was paid in cash. At December 31, 2011, the fair value of our agreements with an affiliate counterparty required the affiliate to provide collateral of $584 million to us, all of which was received in cash. These amounts are offset against the fair value amount recognized for derivative instruments that have been offset under the same master netting arrangement.

There have been no significant changes in our approach to credit risk management since December 31, 2011.

Liquidity Risk Management  Continued success in reducing the size of our run-off real estate secured and personal non-credit card receivable portfolios, including the proceeds of receivables held for sale, coupled with the sale of our Card and Retail Services business on May 1, 2012 as previously discussed will be the primary driver of our liquidity management process going forward. However, lower cash flow, as a result of declining receivable balances as well as lower cash generated from balance sheet attrition due to increased charge-offs, will not provide sufficient cash to fully cover maturing debt over the next four to five years. During 2011, the shelf registration statement under which we have historically issued long-term debt expired and we chose not to renew it. We currently do not expect third-party long-term debt to be a source of funding for us in the future given the run-off nature of our business. Further, we currently expect a significant shift in our short-term funding sources as we continue the wind-down of our commercial paper program. We anticipate any required incremental funding will be integrated into the overall HSBC North America funding plans, sourced through HSBC USA Inc., or through direct support from HSBC and its affiliates. HSBC has indicated it remains fully committed and has the capacity to continue to provide such support. Should HSBC North America call upon us to execute certain strategies in order to address capital considerations, our intent may change and a portion of this required funding could be generated through additional selected receivable portfolio sales in our run-off portfolios.

Maintaining our credit ratings is an important part of maintaining our overall liquidity profile. As indicated by the major rating agencies, our credit ratings are directly dependent upon the continued support of HSBC. A credit rating downgrade would increase borrowing costs, and depending on its severity, substantially limit access to capital markets, require cash payments or collateral posting, require delivery of secured financing collateral documents, and permit termination of certain contracts material to us.

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The following summarizes our credit ratings at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Standard Poor’s Corporation		Moody’s Investor Service		Fitch Ratings
As of September 30, 2012:
Senior debt		A		Baa1		AA-
Senior subordinated debt		A-		Baa2		A+
Commercial paper		A-1		P-2		F1+
Series B preferred stock		BBB+		Baa3		-
As of December 31, 2011:
Senior debt		A		A3		AA-
Senior subordinated debt		A-		Baa1		A+
Commercial paper		A-1		P-1		F1+
Series B preferred stock		BBB+		Baa2		-

In December 2011, Fitch finalized a revised global criteria for assessing the credit ratings of non-common equity securities which qualify for treatment as bank regulatory capital. In March 2012, Fitch reaffirmed the rating for our Senior Debt and indicated that the reaffirmation of the rating reflects the strength and support of HSBC. Fitch also indicated that any changes in the rating of HSBC would similarly result in a change in our ratings. Separately, in March 2012, Fitch placed the outlook for HSBC and related entities to negative.

On June 22, 2012, Moody’s downgraded our long-term and short-term ratings as noted in the table above. As a result of this downgrade, our secured financings agreements now require us to remit on a daily basis all cash received on the receivables securing the debt. Prior to the downgrade we remitted such funds on a monthly basis.

As of September 30, 2012, there were no other pending actions in terms of changes to ratings for HSBC Finance Corporation from any of the rating agencies listed above.

Other than the planned wind-down of our commercial paper program during 2012 and increased reliance on HSBC affiliates for funding, there have been no significant changes in our approach to liquidity risk management since December 31, 2011.

Market Risk Management  We maintain an overall risk management strategy that primarily uses standard interest rate and currency derivative financial instruments to mitigate our exposure to fluctuations caused by changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. We managed our exposure to interest rate risk primarily through the use of interest rate swaps, but have used forwards, futures, options, and other risk management instruments. We do not use leveraged derivative financial instruments.

We manage our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk primarily through the use of currency swaps, options and forwards. Our financial statements are affected by movements in exchange rates on our foreign currency denominated debt as well as by movements in exchange rates between the Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar related to specialty insurance products offered in Canada.

There has been no significant change in our approach to market risk management since December 31, 2011.

Interest Rate Risk Management  HSBC has certain limits and benchmarks that serve as additional guidelines in determining the appropriate levels of interest rate risk. One such limit is expressed in terms of the Present Value of a Basis Point, which reflects the change in value of the balance sheet for a one basis point movement in all interest rates without considering other correlation factors or assumptions. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, our absolute PVBP limit was $3.50 million and $5.50 million, respectively, which included the risk associated with the hedging instruments we employed. Thus, for a one basis point change in interest rates, the policy at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 dictated that the value of the balance sheet could not increase or decrease by more than $3.50 million and $5.50 million, respectively.

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The following table shows the components of our absolute PVBP position at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 broken down by currency risk:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
USD	$	.884	$	1.679
Other		.010		.151
Absolute PVBP risk	$	.894	$	1.830

The decrease since December 31, 2011 reflects changes in cash flow projections relating to our real estate secured receivable portfolio.

We also monitor the impact that an immediate hypothetical increase or decrease in interest rates of 25 basis points applied at the beginning of each quarter over a 12 month period would have on our net interest income assuming for 2012 and 2011 a declining balance sheet and the current interest rate risk profile. These estimates include the impact on net interest income of debt and related derivatives carried at fair value and also assume we would not take any corrective actions in response to interest rate movements and, therefore, exceed what most likely would occur if rates were to change by the amount indicated. The estimates at December 31, 2011 have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the Capital One transaction previously discussed with balances reduced at the sale date and the associated impact of that reduction is included in these estimates. The following table summarizes such estimated impact:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Increase (decrease) in net interest income following a hypothetical 25 basis points rise in interest rates applied at the beginning of each quarter over the next 12 months	$	(14	)	$	27
Increase (decrease) in net interest income following a hypothetical 25 basis points fall in interest rates applied at the beginning of each quarter over the next 12 months		8			(20	)

The decrease in net interest income following a hypothetical rate rise and increase in net interest income following a hypothetical rate fall as compared to December 31, 2011 reflect a change in our funding mix from shorter term to longer term liabilities that results from the wind down of the commercial paper program and shift to affiliate funding, regular adjustments of asset and liability behavior assumptions, updates of economic stress scenarios including housing price index assumptions, and model enhancements.

A principal consideration supporting both of the PVBP and margin at risk analyses is the projected prepayment of loan balances for a given economic scenario. Individual loan underwriting standards in combination with housing valuations, loan modification program, changes to our foreclosure processes and macroeconomic factors related to available mortgage credit are the key assumptions driving these prepayment projections. While we have utilized a number of sources to refine these projections, we cannot currently project precise prepayment rates with a high degree of certainty in all economic environments given recent, significant changes in both subprime mortgage underwriting standards and property valuations across the country.

There has been no significant change in our approach to interest rate risk management since December 31, 2011.

Operational Risk Management  There has been no significant change in our approach to operational risk management since December 31, 2011.

Compliance Risk Management  There has been no significant change in our approach to compliance risk management since December 31, 2011.

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Reputational Risk Management  There has been no significant change in our approach to reputational risk management since December 31, 2011.

Strategic Risk Management  There has been no significant change in our approach to strategic risk management since December 31, 2011.

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RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-U.S. GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO U.S. GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Tangible common equity:
Common shareholder’s equity	$	4,828		$	5,351
Exclude:
Fair value option adjustment		(273	)		(755	)
Unrealized (gains) losses on cash flow hedging instruments		410			494
Postretirement benefit plan adjustments, net of tax		10			11
Unrealized (gains) losses on investments		(124	)		(102	)
Intangible assets		-			(514	)
Tangible common equity	$	4,851		$	4,485
Tangible shareholders’ equity:
Tangible common equity	$	4,851		$	4,485
Preferred stock		1,575			1,575
Mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of Household Capital Trusts		1,000			1,000
Tangible shareholders’ equity	$	7,426		$	7,060
Tangible assets:
Total assets	$	47,525		$	63,567
Exclude:
Intangible assets		-			(514	)
Derivative financial assets		(10	)		-
Tangible assets	$	47,515		$	63,053
Equity ratios:
Common and preferred equity to total assets		13.47	%		10.90	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets		10.21			7.11
Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets		15.63			11.20

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Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

See Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations,” under the caption “Risk Management – Market Risk” of this Form 10-Q.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures  We maintain a system of internal and disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by HSBC Finance Corporation in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis Board of Directors, operating through its audit committee, which is composed entirely of independent outside directors, provides oversight to our financial reporting process.

We conducted an evaluation, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report so as to alert them in a timely fashion to material information required to be disclosed in reports we file under the Exchange Act.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting  There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART  II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

See Note 16, “Litigation and Regulatory Matters,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements beginning on page 62 for our legal proceedings disclosure, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A.    Risk factors

For a discussion of risk factors affecting the Company, see Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors, on pages 14 – 21 of our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors on pages 117 – 118 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended June 30, 2012 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The discussion of risk factors provides a description of some of the important risk factors that could affect our actual results and could cause our results to vary materially from those expressed in public statements or documents. However, other factors besides those included in the discussion of risk factors or discussed elsewhere in other of our reports filed with or furnished to the SEC could affect our business or results. The readers should not consider any description of such factors to be a complete set of all potential risks that we may face.

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Item 6.    Exhibits

Exhibits included in this Report:

12	Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
31	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document(1),(2)
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document(1),(2)
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document(1),(2)
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document(1),(2)
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document(1),(2)
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document(1),(2)

⁽¹⁾  Pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, includes the following financial information included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012, formatted in eXentsible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) interactive data files: (i) the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (ii) the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (v) the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

⁽²⁾  As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information shall be not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under those sections.

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Index

Account management policies and practices 109

Assets:

            by business segment 49

            fair value of financial assets 56

            fair value measurements 54

            nonperforming 22, 108

Balance sheet (consolidated) 5

Basel II 80

Basis of reporting 81

Business:

            consolidated performance review 74

            focus 71

Capital:

            2012 funding strategy 117

            common equity movements 116

            consolidated statement of changes 6

            selected capital ratios 117

Cash flow (consolidated) 7

Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking

            statements 69

Compliance risk 122

Consumer business segment 48, 98

Controls and procedures 125

Credit quality 101

Credit risk:

            concentration 23

            management 119

Current environment 69

Deferred tax assets 39

Derivatives:

            cash flow hedges 32

            fair value hedges 31

            income (expense) 94

            non-qualifying hedges 33

            notional value 34

Discontinued operations 10

Equity:

            consolidated statement of changes 6

            ratios 117

Equity securities available-for-sale 14

Estimates and assumptions 9

Executive overview 69

Fair value measurements:

            assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a

                recurring basis 57

            assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a

                non-recurring basis 59

            fair value adjustments 54

            financial instruments 56

            hierarchy 118

            transfers into/out of level one and

                two 58, 119

            transfers into/out of level two and

                three 58, 119

            valuation control framework 55

            valuation techniques 60

Financial highlights metrics 78

Financial liabilities:

            designated at fair value 35, 57

            fair value of financial liabilities 56, 57

Forward looking statements 69

Funding 79, 115

Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and

    related derivatives 35, 95

Geographic concentration of receivables 23

Impairment:

            available-for-sale securities 15

            credit losses 24, 75, 92

            nonaccrual receivables 18, 108

            nonperforming assets 22, 108

Income tax expense 37

Interest income:

            net interest income 90

            sensitivity 122

Interest rate risk 121

Internal control 125

Key performance indicators 78

Legal proceedings 62, 125

Liabilities:

            commercial paper 115

            commitments 117

            financial liabilities designated at

                fair value 35, 57

            lines of credit 115

            long-term debt 116

Liquidity and capital resources 115

Liquidity risk 120

Litigation and regulatory matters 62, 125

Loans and advances — see Receivables

Loan impairment charges — see Provision for

             credit losses

Market risk 121

Mortgage lending products 17, 86

Net interest income 90

New accounting pronouncements 67

Operating expenses 96

Operational risk 122

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Other revenues 94

Pension and other postretirement benefits 42

Performance, developments and trends 74

Profit (loss) before tax:

            by segment — IFRSs 49

            consolidated 3

Provision for credit losses 24, 75, 92

Ratios:

            capital 117

            charge-off (net) 107

            credit loss reserve related 103

            delinquency 105

            earnings to fixed charges — Exhibit 12

            efficiency 78, 97

            financial 78

Re-aged receivables 114

Real estate owned 88

Receivables:

            by category 17, 86

            by charge-off (net) 107

            by delinquency 105

            geographic concentration 23

            held for sale 26

            modified and/or re-aged 110

            nonaccrual 18, 108

            overall review 86

            risk concentration 23

            troubled debt restructures 19, 77, 104

Reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP financial measures

            to U.S. GAAP financial measures 124

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP results to IFRSs 82

Refreshed loan-to-value 87

Related party transactions 43

Reputational risk 123

Results of operations 90

Risk elements in the loan portfolio by product 23

Risk factors 125

Risk management:

            credit 119

            compliance 122

            interest rate 121

            liquidity 120

            market 121

            operational 122

            reputational 123

            strategic 123

Securities:

            fair value 14, 57

            maturity analysis 16

Segment results — IFRSs basis:

            consumer 48, 98

            “All Other” grouping 49

            overall summary 48, 97

Selected financial data 78

Sensitivity:

            projected net interest income 122

Statement of cash flows 7

Statement of comprehensive income (loss) 4

Statement of changes in shareholders’ equity 6

Statement of income (loss) 3

Strategic initiatives and focus 10, 71

Strategic risk 123

Table of contents 2

Tangible common equity to tangible managed

            assets 117

Tax expense 37

Troubled debt restructures 19, 77, 104

Variable interest entities 53

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/    MICHAEL A. REEVES

Michael A. Reeves

Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 5, 2012

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Exhibit Index

12	Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
31	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document(1),(2)
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document(1),(2)
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document(1),(2)
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document(1),(2)
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document(1),(2)
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document(1),(2)

⁽¹⁾  Pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, includes the following financial information included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012, formatted in eXentsible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) interactive data files: (i) the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (ii) the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (v) the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

⁽²⁾  As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information shall be not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under those sections.

EX-12

EXHIBIT 12

HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS (LOSS) TO FIXED CHARGES AND TO

COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

Nine Months Ended September 30,	2012			2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Loss from continuing operations	$	(2,209	)	$	(1,728	)
Income tax		1,325			1,161
Loss from continuing operations before income tax		(3,534	)		(2,889	)
Fixed charges:
Interest expense		1,382			1,830
Interest portion of rentals(1)		6			7
Total fixed charges		1,388			1,837
Total earnings (loss) from continuing operations as defined	$	(2,146	)	$	(1,052	)
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		(1.55	)		(.57	)
Preferred stock dividends(2)	$	142		$	148
Ratio of earnings (loss) to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends		(1.40	)		(.53	)

⁽¹⁾  Represents one-third of rentals, which approximates the portion representing interest.

⁽²⁾  Preferred stock dividends are grossed up to their pretax equivalents.

EX-31

EXHIBIT 31

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

I, Patrick J. Burke, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Finance Corporation, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of HSBC Finance Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 5, 2012

/s/    PATRICK J. BURKE

Patrick J. Burke

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive

Officer

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

I, Michael A. Reeves, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HSBC Finance Corporation, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of HSBC Finance Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 5, 2012

/s/    MICHAEL A. REEVES

Michael A. Reeves

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the HSBC Finance Corporation (the “Company”) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

I, Patrick J. Burke, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify that:

1. the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of HSBC Finance Corporation.

Date: November 5, 2012

/s/    PATRICK J. BURKE

Patrick J. Burke

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the HSBC Finance Corporation (the “Company”) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

I, Michael A. Reeves, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify that:

1. the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of HSBC Finance Corporation.

Date: November 5, 2012

/s/    MICHAEL A. REEVES

Michael A. Reeves

Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

These certifications accompany each Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by HSBC Finance Corporation for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Signed originals of these written statements required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 have been provided to HSBC Finance Corporation and will be retained by HSBC Finance Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Carrying and Estimated Fair Value

The following table summarizes the carrying values and estimated fair value of our financial instruments at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	September 30, 2012										December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Carrying Value		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Financial assets:
Cash	$	729	$	729	$	729	$	-	$	-	$	215	$	215
Interest bearing deposits with banks		1,363		1,363		-		1,363		-		1,140		1,140
Securities purchased under agreement to resell		900		900		-		900		-		920		920
Securities		116		116		115		1		-		188		188
Consumer receivables:
Real estate secured:
First lien		27,163		19,781		-		-		19,781		34,960		24,438
Second lien		3,274		1,124		-		-		1,124		3,828		1,110
Total real estate secured		30,437		20,905		-		-		20,905		38,788		25,548
Personal non-credit card		-		-		-		-		-		4,308		3,180
Total consumer receivables		30,437		20,905		-		-		20,905		43,096		28,728
Receivables held for sale		6,361		6,361		-		-		6,361		-		-
Due from affiliates		147		147		-		147		-		124		124
Derivative financial assets		10		10		-		10		-		-		-
Financial liabilities:
Commercial paper	$	79	$	79	$	-	$	79	$	-	$	4,026	$	4,026
Due to affiliates carried at fair value		501		501		-		501		-		447		447
Due to affiliates		7,325		7,332		-		7,332		-		7,815		7,514
Long-term debt carried at fair value		11,085		11,085		-		11,085		-		13,664		13,664
Long-term debt not carried at fair value		19,107		19,376		-		16,683		2,693		26,126		25,090
Derivative financial liabilities		9		9		-		9		-		26		26

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Netting(1)			Total of Assets (Liabilities) Measured at Fair Value
	(in millions)
September 30, 2012:
Derivative financial assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	-	$	587		$	-	$	-		$	587
Currency swaps		-		1,080			-		-			1,080
Derivative netting		-		-			-		(1,657	)		(1,657	)
Total derivative financial assets		-		1,667			-		(1,657	)		10
Available-for-sale securities:
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions		-		1			-		-			1
Equity securities		11		-			-		-			11
Money market funds		104		-			-		-			104
Total available-for-sale securities		115		1			-		-			116
Total assets	$	115	$	1,668		$	-	$	(1,657	)	$	126
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	$	-	$	(501	)	$	-	$	-		$	(501	)
Long-term debt carried at fair value		-		(11,085	)		-		-			(11,085	)
Derivative related liabilities:
Interest rate swaps		-		(1,710	)		-		-			(1,710	)
Currency swaps		-		(132	)		-		-			(132	)
Derivative netting		-		-			-		1,833			1,833
Total derivative related liabilities		-		(1,842	)		-		1,833			(9	)
Total liabilities	$	-	$	(13,428	)	$	-	$	1,833		$	(11,595	)
December 31, 2011:
Derivative financial assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	-	$	973		$	-	$	-		$	973
Currency swaps		-		1,503			-		-			1,503
Derivative netting		-		-			-		(2,476	)		(2,476	)
Total derivative financial assets		-		2,476			-		(2,476	)		-
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury		80		-			-		-			80
U.S. government sponsored enterprises		-		1			-		-			1
U.S. corporate debt securities		-		57			-		-			57
Foreign debt securities:
Corporate		-		26			-		-			26
Equity securities		10		-			-		-			10
Money market funds		13		-			-		-			13
Accrued investment income		-		1			-					1
Total available-for-sale securities		103		85			-		-			188
Total assets	$	103	$	2,561		$	-	$	(2,476	)	$	188
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	$	-	$	(447	)	$	-	$	-		$	(447	)
Long-term debt carried at fair value		-		(13,664	)		-		-			(13,664	)
Derivative related liabilities:
Interest rate swaps		-		(1,762	)		-		-			(1,762	)
Currency swaps		-		(163	)		-		-			(163	)
Foreign Exchange Forward		-		(3	)		-		-			(3	)
Derivative netting		-		-					1,902			1,902
Total derivative related liabilities		-		(1,928	)		-		1,902			(26	)
Total liabilities	$	-	$	(16,039	)	$	-	$	1,902		$	(14,137	)

⁽¹⁾  Represents counterparty and swap collateral netting which allow the offsetting of amounts relating to certain contracts when certain conditions are met.

Rating of U.S. Corporate Debt Securities

The following table provides additional detail regarding the rating of our U.S. corporate debt securities at December 31, 2011:

	Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
December 31, 2011:
AAA to AA(1)	$	26	$	-	$	26
A+ to A-(1)		25		-		25
BBB+ to Unrated(1)		6		-		6

⁽¹⁾  We obtain ratings on our U.S. corporate debt securities from Moody’s Investor Services, Standard and Poor’s Corporation and Fitch Ratings. In the event the ratings we obtain from these agencies differ, we utilize the lower of the three ratings.

Beginning and Ending Balances for Assets Recorded at Fair Value Using Significant Unobservable Inputs

The table below reconciles the beginning and ending balances for assets recorded at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

	July 1, 2011		Total Gains and (Losses) Included in					Purchases		Issuances		Settlement		Transfers Into Level 3		Transfers Out of Level 3		Sept. 30, 2011		Current Period Unrealized Gains (Losses)
			Income		Other Comp. Income
	(in millions)
Assets:
Securities available-for-sale:
Asset-backed securities	$	15	$	-	$	(2	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(1	)
Total assets	$	15	$	-	$	(2	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(1	)

	Jan. 1, 2011		Total Gains and (Losses) Included in					Purchases		Issuances		Settlement		Transfers Into Level 3		Transfers Out of Level 3		Sept. 30, 2011		Current Period Unrealized Gains (Losses)
			Income		Other Comp. Income
	(in millions)
Assets:
Securities available-for-sale:
Asset-backed securities	$	18	$	-	$	(5	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(2	)
Total assets	$	18	$	-	$	(5	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(2	)

Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on Non-recurring Basis

The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and 2011, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.

	Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2012								Total Gains (Losses) for the Three Months  Ended September 30, 2012			Total Gains (Losses) for the Nine Months  Ended September 30, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Receivables held for sale:
Real estate secured	$	-	$	-	$	3,181	$	3,181	$	45		$	(1,304	)
Personal non-credit card		-		-		3,180		3,180		(95	)		(405	)
Total receivables held for sale		-		-		6,361		6,361		(50	)		(1,709	)
Real estate owned(1)		-		231		-		231		(23	)		(76	)
Total assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$	-	$	231	$	6,361	$	6,592	$	(73	)	$	(1,785	)

	Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2011								Total Gains (Losses) for the Three Months  Ended September 30, 2011			Total Gains (Losses) for the Nine Months  Ended September 30, 2011
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Real estate owned(1)	$	-	$	403	$	-	$	403	$	(41	)	$	(155	)
Total assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$	-	$	403	$	-	$	403	$	(41	)	$	(155	)

⁽¹⁾  Real estate owned is required to be reported on the balance sheet net of estimated cost to sell. The real estate owned amounts in the table above reflect the fair value of the underlying asset unadjusted for estimated cost to sell.

Quantitative Information for Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents quantitative information about non-recurring fair value measurements of assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2012:

Financial Instrument Type	Fair Value (in millions)	Valuation Technique(s)	Significant Unobservable Inputs	Range of Inputs
Real estate secured receivables held for sale at fair value	$3,181	Third party appraisal valuation based on estimated loss severities, including collateral values, cash flows and market discount rate	Loss severity rates Market discount rate	25%-75%(1) 10%-15%
Personal non-credit card receivables held for sale at fair value	$3,180	Third party appraisal valuation based on estimated loss rates, cash flows and market discount rate	Loss rate	13%-19%
			Market discount rate	10%-15%

⁽¹⁾  The average loss severity rate was 56 percent.

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Litigation and Regulatory Matters - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Securities Litigation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Securities Litigation [Member] Claim	Aug. 31, 2002 Securities Litigation [Member] States	Sep. 30, 2012 Cards Litigation [Member] ClassAction	Sep. 30, 2012 Debt Cancellation Litigation [Member] ClassAction	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreclosure Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Foreclosure Litigation [Member] Servicers State	Sep. 30, 2012 Hawaii Attorney General [Member] Debt Cancellation Litigation [Member] Company	Sep. 30, 2012 Mississippi Attorney General [Member] Debt Cancellation Litigation [Member] Company	Sep. 30, 2012 Plaintiffs [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Defendants [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Securities Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Foreclosure Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Securities Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Foreclosure Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of states in 2002 settlement			46
Estimated damage												$ 2,400,000,000		$ 3,200,000,000
Total claims of loss		45,921
Aggregate amount of claims		2,230,000,000
Litigation judgment claims										1,500,000,000	275,000,000
Number of days to appeal verdict to Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals	30 days
Possible amount of damages	3,500,000,000
Possible future expenses related to amount of damages	3,000,000,000
Class actions filed				4	8
Number of credit card companies have lawsuits								7	6
Lump sum payment due as remediation available to borrower, range													500		125,000
Number of states in settlement with U.S. mortgage servicers							49
Number of U.S. mortgage servicers							5
Accrual						$ 157,000,000

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Receivables - Nonaccrual Receivables (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Real estate secured [Member], USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Real estate secured [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual real estate secured receivables lower of amortized cost	$ 1.5	$ 4.7

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Securities - Summary of Contractual Maturities and Yields on Investments in Debt Securities (Detail) (Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost due Within 1 Year
Amortized cost After 1 but Within 5 Years
Amortized cost After 5 but Within 10 Years
Amortized cost, After 10 Years	1
Total amortized cost	1
Fair value Within 1 Year
Fair value After 1 but Within 5 Years
Fair value After 5 but Within 10 Years
Fair value After 10 Years	1
Total fair value	$ 1
Yield percentage due Within 1 Year
Yield percentage After 1 but Within 5 Years
Yield percentage After 5 but Within 10 Years
Yield percentage After 10 Years	5.55%
Yield percentage, Total	5.55%

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Credit Loss Reserves - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Percentage change in credit loss reserves	10.00%

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Receivables - Additional Information on Nonaccrual Receivables (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Interest income that would have been recorded if the nonaccrual receivables had been current in accordance with contractual terms during the period	$ 759	$ 761
Interest income that was recorded on nonaccrual receivables included in interest income on nonaccrual loans during the period(1)	$ 185	$ 251

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivative [Line Items]
Collateral held by third party swap	$ 7,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties required the affiliate to provide collateral	183,000,000	584,000,000
Notional values of derivative contracts	27,627,000,000	40,854,000,000
Increase in debt carrying value due to fair value hedge	8,000,000	36,000,000
Gains and losses on current derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges are reported in OCI net of tax and totaled a loss	377,000,000	448,000,000
Unrealized net losses on cash flow hedges	220,000,000
Unrealized net losses on cash flow hedges after tax	142,000,000
Termination of non-qualifying hedge	4,200,000,000
HSBC Bank USA [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional values of derivative contracts	$ 27,500,000,000	$ 40,400,000,000

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Variable Interest Entities - Summary of Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated Secured Financing VIEs (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Cash	$ 729	$ 215
Receivables, net	30,482	43,201
Securities available-for-sale	116	188
Long-term debt	30,192	39,790
Variable Interest Entity [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Cash	7
Receivables, net	4,351	4,486
Securities available-for-sale		4
Subtotal, Assets	4,358	4,490
Long-term debt	2,991	3,315
Subtotal	$ 2,991	$ 3,315

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Securities - Summary of Gross Unrealized Losses and Related Fair Values (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011 Security
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of Securities (Less Than One Year)	28
Gross Unrealized Losses (Less Than One Year)	$ (1)
Aggregate Fair Value of Investments (Less Than One Year)	46
Number of Securities (Greater Than One Year)
Gross Unrealized Losses (Greater Than One Year)
Aggregate Fair Value of Investments (Greater Than One Year)
U.S. corporate debt securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of Securities (Less Than One Year)	17
Gross Unrealized Losses (Less Than One Year)	(1)
Aggregate Fair Value of Investments (Less Than One Year)	26
Number of Securities (Greater Than One Year)
Gross Unrealized Losses (Greater Than One Year)
Aggregate Fair Value of Investments (Greater Than One Year)
Foreign debt securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of Securities (Less Than One Year)	10
Aggregate Fair Value of Investments (Less Than One Year)	15
Number of Securities (Greater Than One Year)
Gross Unrealized Losses (Greater Than One Year)
Aggregate Fair Value of Investments (Greater Than One Year)
Equity securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of Securities (Less Than One Year)	1
Aggregate Fair Value of Investments (Less Than One Year)	5
Number of Securities (Greater Than One Year)
Gross Unrealized Losses (Greater Than One Year)
Aggregate Fair Value of Investments (Greater Than One Year)

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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Effective Tax Rates

Effective tax rates are analyzed as follows.

	2012					2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Tax expense (benefit) at the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate	$	(101	)	(35.0	)%	$	(708	)	(35.0	)%
Increase (decrease) in rate resulting from:
State and local taxes, net of Federal benefit		7		2.4			1		-
Adjustment to current liability account		(6	)	(2.0	)		-		-
Change in valuation allowance reserves		5		1.7			(3	)	(.1	)
Deferred tax validation		8		2.8			9		.4
Change in uncertain tax position reserves		(12	)	(4.1	)		28		1.4
Foreign tax credits		-		-			(12	)	(.6	)
Other		1		.4			(4	)	(.1	)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(98	)	(33.8	)%	$	(689	)	(34.0	)%
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Tax expense (benefit) at the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate	$	(1,237	)	(35.0	)%	$	(1,011	)	(35.0	)%
Increase (decrease) in rate resulting from:
State and local taxes, net of Federal benefit		(5	)	(.1	)		1		-
Adjustment to current liability account		(37	)	(1.0	)		-		-
Change in tax rate used to value deferred taxes		(7	)	(.2	)		-		-
Change in valuation allowance reserves		16		.4			(144	)	(5.0	)
Deferred tax validation		(34	)	(1.0	)		12		.4
Change in uncertain tax position reserves		(19	)	(.5	)		(2	)	(.1	)
Foreign tax credits		-		-			(12	)	(.4	)
Other		(2	)	(.1	)		(5	)	(.1	)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(1,325	)	(37.5	)%	$	(1,161	)	(40.2	)%

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Location of Derivative Fair Values in Consolidated Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative related assets at fair value		$ 64
Interest Rate Liability Derivatives Fair Value	(8)	7
Derivative Related Liabilities [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative related liabilities at fair value	(8)	7
Derivative Related Liabilities [Member] | Currency swaps [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Liability Derivatives Fair Value
Derivative financial assets [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Interest Rate Asset Derivatives Fair Value		11
Derivative financial assets [Member] | Currency swaps [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Asset Derivatives Fair Value		$ 53

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Receivables Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 REO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Short Sales [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Period of receivables sold in multiple transactions		2 years
Percentage of fair value adjustment recorded on receivables at time of transfer	20.00%
Real estate secured receivables held for sale through short sale or transfer to REO			$ 79	$ 46
Reversed portion towards carrying value of assets held for sale			$ 26	$ 9

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Fair Value Option - Components of Gain (Loss) on Debt Designated at Fair Value and Related Derivatives (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value :
Total mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value	$ (147)	$ 495	$ (517)	$ 562
Mark-to-market on the related derivatives	(36)	146	(198)	(28)
Net realized gains on the related derivatives	88	151	316	474
Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives	(95)	792	(399)	1,008
Foreign currency translation gains (losses) recorded in derivative related income (expense) associated with debt designated at fair value	(53)	241	31	(51)
Offsetting gains (losses) recorded in derivative related income (expense) associated with the related derivatives	53	(241)	(31)	51
Interest rate component [Member]
Mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value :
Total mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value	3	(184)	94	(52)
Credit risk contract [Member]
Mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value :
Total mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value	$ (150)	$ 679	$ (611)	$ 614

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Receivables - Receivables Classified as Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Trouble debt restructuring modification
Total	$ 847	$ 1,396	$ 3,419	$ 6,065
First Lien [Member]
Trouble debt restructuring modification
Total	739	1,073	2,787	4,700
Second Lien [Member]
Trouble debt restructuring modification
Total	78	117	336	474
Real estate secured [Member]
Trouble debt restructuring modification
Total	817	1,190	3,123	5,174
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Trouble debt restructuring modification
Total	$ 30	$ 206	$ 296	$ 891

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Fair Value Measurements - Beginning and Ending Balances for Assets Recorded at Fair Value Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, Asset, Beginning Balance	$ 15	$ 18
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset, Gain (Loss) Included in income
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset, Gain (Loss) Included in other comprehensive income	(2)	(5)
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset, Issuances
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset, Settlement
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset Transfers Into Level 3
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset Transfers Out of Level 3
Fair Value, Asset, Ending Balance	13	13
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(1)	(2)
Asset-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, Asset, Beginning Balance	15	18
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset, Gain (Loss) Included in income
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset, Gain (Loss) Included in other comprehensive income	(2)	(5)
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset, Issuances
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset, Settlement
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset Transfers Into Level 3
Fair Value, Recurring Basis, Asset Transfers Out of Level 3
Fair Value, Asset, Ending Balance	13	13
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ (1)	$ (2)

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Receivables Held for Sale - Summary of Activity in Receivables Held for Sale (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	$ 1.5

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Gain or Loss Recorded on Derivatives Related to Fair Value Option Debt Primarily Due to Changes in Interest Rates (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Total	$ 52	$ 297	$ 118	$ 446
Interest rate component [Member] | Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Interest Rate Derivative Fair value Gain (Loss)	30	128	70	264
Currency contracts [Member] | Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Derivative Fair Value Gain (Loss)	$ 22	$ 169	$ 48	$ 182

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Derivative Fair Values in Consolidated Balance Sheet for Cash Flow Hedges (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011 Derivative financial assets [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Derivative Related Liabilities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest rate swaps [Member] Derivative financial assets [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Interest rate swaps [Member] Derivative Related Liabilities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Currency swaps [Member] Derivative financial assets [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Currency swaps [Member] Derivative Related Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest Rate Derivative Liabilities, at Fair Value				$ 486
Currency Swaps Hedge Liability at Fair Value						(306)
Liability Derivatives Fair Value, Cash Flow Hedges		180
Interest Rate Derivative Assets, at Fair Value			(554)
Currency Swaps Hedge Asset at Fair Value					441
Asset Derivatives Fair Value, Cash Flow Hedges	$ (113)

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Notional Values of Derivative Contracts (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional value of derivative contracts, Total	$ 27,627.0	$ 40,854.0
Debt option [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivatives associated with debt carried at fair value	10,193	13,076
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Debt option [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivatives associated with debt carried at fair value	7,059	9,700
Currency swaps [Member] | Debt option [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivatives associated with debt carried at fair value	3,134	3,376
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount Of Derivative Designated As Hedge Instrument	11,012	16,335
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate derivatives designated as hedging instruments	4,949	8,140
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Currency swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments	6,063	8,195
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount Of Derivative Not Designated As Hedge Instrument	6,422	11,443
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate derivatives not designated as hedging instruments for non-qualifying hedges	6,219	10,523
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Currency swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional amount of foreign currency derivatives not designated as hedging instruments for non-qualifying economic hedges	203	715
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Foreign exchange forward [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional amount of foreign currency derivatives not designated as hedging instruments for non-qualifying economic hedges		$ 205

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Receivables Held for Sale - Summary of Components of Cumulative Lower of Amortized Cost or Fair Value Adjustment (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded as a component of:
Other revenues	$ 50	$ 1,597
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	50	1,709
Provision for credit losses		112
Other revenues	50	1,597
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	50	1,709
Fair Value [Member]
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded as a component of:
Other revenues	85	1,632
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	85	1,744
Provision for credit losses		112
Other revenues	85	1,632
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	85	1,744
REO [Member]
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded as a component of:
Other revenues	(26)	(220)
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	(26)	(26)
Other revenues	(26)	(220)
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	(26)	(26)
Short Sales [Member]
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded as a component of:
Other revenues	(9)	(9)
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	(9)	(9)
Other revenues	(9)	(9)
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	$ (9)	$ (9)

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Credit Loss Reserves - Summarizes Changes in Credit Loss Reserves by Product/Class and Related Receivable Balance by Product (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$ 4,608	$ 4,590	$ 5,952	$ 5,512
Provision for credit losses	287	2,182	1,816	3,473
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs	(488)	(973)	(2,266)	(3,468)
Recoveries	22	112	225	394
Net charge-offs	(466)	(861)	(2,041)	(3,074)
Reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale	(1,298)		(1,298)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	4,429	5,911	4,429	5,911
Reserve components:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	750	2,230	750	2,230
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)	3,590	3,236	3,590	3,236
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell	83	435	83	435
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	6	10	6	10
Total credit loss reserves	4,429	5,911	4,429	5,911
Receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,141	31,991	20,141	31,991
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)	11,966	12,174	11,966	12,174
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell	1,840	5,593	1,840	5,593
Receivables acquired with deteriorated credit quality	16	41	16	41
Total receivables	33,963	49,799	33,963	49,799	47,912
First Lien [Member]
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	3,858	3,002	4,089	3,355
Provision for credit losses	242	1,534	1,392	2,525
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs	(379)	(578)	(1,444)	(1,941)
Recoveries	3	7	20	26
Net charge-offs	(376)	(571)	(1,424)	(1,915)
Reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale	(333)		(333)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	3,724	3,965	3,724	3,965
Reserve components:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	572	786	572	786
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)	3,065	2,737	3,065	2,737
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell	82	433	82	433
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	5	9	5	9
Total credit loss reserves	3,724	3,965	3,724	3,965
Receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	17,501	23,996	17,501	23,996
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)	10,854	9,926	10,854	9,926
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell	1,775	5,504	1,775	5,504
Receivables acquired with deteriorated credit quality	13	35	13	35
Total receivables	30,143	39,461	30,143	39,461
Second Lien [Member]
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	750	635	823	832
Provision for credit losses	50	375	271	613
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs	(109)	(168)	(433)	(636)
Recoveries	14	15	44	48
Net charge-offs	(95)	(153)	(389)	(588)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	705	857	705	857
Reserve components:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	178	355	178	355
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)	525	499	525	499
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell	1	2	1	2
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	1	1	1	1
Total credit loss reserves	705	857	705	857
Receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,640	3,707	2,640	3,707
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)	1,112	933	1,112	933
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell	65	89	65	89
Receivables acquired with deteriorated credit quality	3	6	3	6
Total receivables	3,820	4,735	3,820	4,735
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period		953	1,040	1,325
Provision for credit losses	(5)	273		335
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(227)	(389)	(891)
Recoveries	5	90	161	320
Net charge-offs	5	(137)	(228)	(571)
Reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale	(965)		(965)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period		1,089		1,089
Reserve components:
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,089		1,089
Total credit loss reserves		1,089		1,089
Receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment		4,285		4,285
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		1,315		1,315
Total receivables		5,600		5,600
Commercial and Other [Member]
Receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment		3		3
Total receivables		$ 3		$ 3

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New Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

New Accounting Pronouncements

17.    New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting for Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts In October 2010, the FASB issued guidance which amends the accounting rules that define which costs associated with acquiring or renewing insurance contracts qualify as deferrable acquisition costs by insurance entities. We adopted the new guidance effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

Repurchase Agreements In April 2011, the FASB issued a new Accounting Standards Update related to repurchase agreements. This new guidance removes the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event of default by the transferee, and the related collateral maintenance guidance from the assessment of effective control. As a result, an entity is no longer required to consider the sufficiency of the collateral exchanged but will evaluate the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations to determine whether it maintains effective control over the transferred assets. The new guidance is required to be applied prospectively for all transactions that occur on or after January 1, 2012. Adoption did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures In May 2011, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update to converge with newly issued IFRS 13, Fair Value Measurement. The new guidance clarifies that the application of the highest and best use and valuation premise concepts are not relevant when measuring the fair value of financial assets or liabilities. This Accounting Standards Update also requires new and enhanced disclosures on the quantification and valuation processes for significant unobservable inputs, transfers between Levels 1 and 2, and the categorization of all fair value measurements into the fair value hierarchy, even where those measurements are only for disclosure purposes. We adopted the new disclosure requirements effective January 1, 2012. See Note 15, “Fair Value Measurement,” in these consolidated financial statements.

Presentation of Comprehensive Income In June 2011, the FASB issued a new Accounting Standards Update on the presentation of other comprehensive income. This Update requires entities to present net income and other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. The option to present items of other comprehensive income in the statement of changes in equity is eliminated. We adopted the new guidance effective January 1, 2012. See the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Note 10, “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,” in these consolidated financial statements.

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Receivables - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Deferred origination fees	$ 231,000,000	$ 254,000,000
Net unamortized premium on our receivables	140,000,000	169,000,000
Unearned income on personal non-credit card receivables		8,000,000
Secured financing	3,000,000,000	3,300,000,000
Receivables, collateralizing long-term debt	5,000,000,000	5,300,000,000
Nonaccrual consumer receivables contractually delinquent	90 days
Loans discharged under bankruptcy and not re-affirmed to residential mortgage TDR Loan balances	$ 800,000,000
Percentage of reserve used for discounted cash flow analysis	60.00%
Percentage of receivables from industry	Equal or exceed 10 percent of total receivables	Equal or exceed 10 percent of total receivables
Percentage of receivables by state which individually account hold in portfolio	5 percent or greater of our portfolio	5 percent or greater of our portfolio
Real estate secured [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Percentage of interest-only and stated income loan with respect to real estate secured receivables	7.00%	7.00%
Real estate secured receivables held for sale [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Percentage of interest-only and stated income loan with respect to real estate secured receivables	7.00%	7.00%

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Discontinued Operations - Operating Results of Discontinued Business (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net interest income and other revenues	$ (14)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax	(36)	378	2,685	885
Commercial Business [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net interest income and other revenues	1	2	23	5
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax		1	20	3
Insurance business [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net interest income and other revenues	105	94	169	276
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax	28	5	(72)	21
Card and Retail Services [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net interest income and other revenues	(14)	959	3,342	2,785
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax	$ (64)	$ 373	$ 2,737	$ 870

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Receivables Held for Sale - Summary of Activity in Receivables Held for Sale (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 Additional lower of amortized cost [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 REO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 REO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 First Lien [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Lien [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Personal non-credit card [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Receivables held for sale, Beginning Balance	$ 6,800					$ 3,287	$ 3,300	$ 3,469
Receivables held-for-sale, Amount, Total	6,361	6,361				3,287	3,300	3,469
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	(50)	(1,709)	(50)	26	26
Carrying value of real estate secured receivables held for sale settled through short sale or transfer to REO		(125)
Change in receivable balance	50	1,597		(26)	(220)
Receivables held for sale, Ending Balance	$ 6,361	$ 6,361				$ 3,287	$ 3,300	$ 3,469

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Related Party Transactions - Related Party Balances and Income and (Expense) Generated by Related Party Transactions (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets:
Cash	$ 729		$ 729		$ 215
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	900		900		920
Derivative related assets	10		10
Other assets	1,486		1,486		1,312
Total assets	47,525		47,525		63,567
Liabilities:
Due to affiliates (includes $501 million and $447 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, carried at fair value)	7,826		7,826		8,262
Derivative related liabilities	9		9		26
Other liabilities	1,258		1,258		1,688
Total liabilities	41,122		41,122		56,641
Income/(Expense):
Gain (loss) on FVO debt with affiliate	(95)	792	(399)	1,008
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates:
Total servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates	8	4	26	17
Support services from HSBC affiliates	84	68	229	207
Related Parties [Member]
Assets:
Cash	726		726		209
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	900		900		920
Derivative related assets	10		10
Other assets	147		147		124
Total assets	1,783		1,783		1,253
Liabilities:
Due to affiliates (includes $501 million and $447 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, carried at fair value)	7,826		7,826		8,262
Derivative related liabilities					25
Other liabilities	24		24		47
Total liabilities	7,850		7,850		8,334
HSBC affiliates [Member]
Income/(Expense):
Interest income from HSBC affiliates	1	1	3	5
Interest expense paid to HSBC affiliates	(140)	(140)	(420)	(436)
Net interest income (loss)	(139)	(139)	(417)	(431)
Gain (loss) on FVO debt with affiliate	(35)	19	(54)	12
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates:
Real estate secured servicing and related fees from HSBC Bank USA	3	2	8	8
Other servicing, processing, origination and support revenues	1	3	6	8
HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. ("HTSU") administrative fees and rental revenue	4	(1)	12	1
Total servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates	8	4	26	17
Support services from HSBC affiliates	(84)	(68)	(229)	(207)
Stock based compensation expense with HSBC	$ (2)	$ (2)	$ (6)	$ (6)

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Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Reconciliation of IFRS Basis Segment Results

Reconciliation of our IFRS Basis segment results to the U.S. GAAP consolidated totals are as follows:

	Consumer			All Other			Adjustments Reconciling Items			IFRS Basis Consolidated Totals			IFRS Adjustments(2)			IFRS Reclassifications(3)			U.S. GAAP Consolidated Totals
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Net interest income	$	573		$	51		$	-		$	624		$	(123	)	$	(84	)	$	417
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		7			(173	)		-	(1)		(166	)		(77	)		99			(144	)
Total operating income (loss)		580			(122	)		-			458			(200	)		15			273
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		493			1			-			494			(207	)		-			287
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		87			(123	)		-			(36	)		7			15			(14	)
Operating expenses		234			13			-			247			14			15			276
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(147	)	$	(136	)	$	-		$	(283	)	$	(7	)	$	-		$	(290	)
Intersegment revenues		14			(14	)		-	(1)		-			-			-			-
Balances at end of period:
Customer loans (Receivables)	$	38,692		$	-		$	-		$	38,692		$	(4,729	)	$	-		$	33,963
Assets		41,486			7,201			-			48,687			(3,247	)		-			45,440
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Net interest income	$	716		$	122		$	-		$	838		$	(239	)	$	(147	)	$	452
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		(1	)		(279	)		(7	)(1)		(287	)		21			176			(90	)
Total operating income (loss)		715			(157	)		(7	)		551			(218	)		29			362
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		1,822			1			-			1,823			359			-			2,182
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		(1,107	)		(158	)		(7	)		(1,272	)		(577	)		29			(1,820	)
Operating expenses		172			6			(7	)		171			4			29			204
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(1,279	)	$	(164	)	$	-		$	(1,443	)	$	(581	)	$	-		$	(2,024	)
Intersegment revenues		20			(13	)		(7	)(1)		-			-			-			-
Balances at end of period:
Customer loans (Receivables)	$	50,049		$	110		$	-		$	50,159		$	(250	)	$	(110	)	$	49,799
Assets		48,684			9,349			-			58,033			(3,087	)		-			54,946
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Net interest income	$	1,763		$	125		$	-		$	1,888		$	(372	)	$	(300	)	$	1,216
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		(30	)		(874	)		(7	)(1)		(911	)		(1,640	)		347			(2,204	)
Total operating income (loss)		1,733			(749	)		(7	)		977			(2,012	)		47			(988	)
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		2,069			-			-			2,069			(253	)		-			1,816
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		(336	)		(749	)		(7	)		(1,092	)		(1,759	)		47			(2,804	)
Operating expenses		638			26			(7	)		657			26			47			730
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(974	)	$	(775	)	$	-		$	(1,749	)	$	(1,785	)	$	-		$	(3,534	)
Intersegment revenues		37			(30	)		(7	)(1)		-			-			-
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Net interest income	$	2,043		$	360		$	-		$	2,403		$	(535	)	$	(461	)	$	1,407
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		(43	)		(472	)		(19	)(1)		(534	)		39			562			67
Total operating income (loss)		2,000			(112	)		(19	)		1,869			(496	)		101			1,474
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		3,972			-			-			3,972			(499	)		-			3,473
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		(1,972	)		(112	)		(19	)		(2,103	)		3			101			(1,999	)
Operating expenses		632			165			(19	)		778			11			101			890
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(2,604	)	$	(277	)	$	-		$	(2,881	)	$	(8	)	$	-		$	(2,889	)
Intersegment revenues		54			(35	)		(19	)(1)		-			-			-			-

⁽¹⁾  Eliminates intersegment revenues.

⁽²⁾  IFRS Adjustments consist of the accounting differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRSs which have been described more fully below.

⁽³⁾  Represents differences in balance sheet and income statement presentation between IFRSs and U.S. GAAP.

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Receivables - Aging Analysis of Past Due Loans (Parenthetical) (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Real estate secured receivables modified and re-aged	57.00%	57.00%

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Receivables - Percentage of Receivables by State (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
California [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Percentage of mortgage loan receivables on real estate by state	9.40%	9.50%
Percentage of personal non-credit card receivables by state	4.60%	5.10%
Percentage of receivables by state	9.00%	9.10%
New York [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Percentage of mortgage loan receivables on real estate by state	7.40%	7.20%
Percentage of personal non-credit card receivables by state	6.80%	6.80%
Percentage of receivables by state	7.30%	7.20%
Pennsylvania [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Percentage of mortgage loan receivables on real estate by state	6.20%	6.10%
Percentage of personal non-credit card receivables by state	6.90%	6.70%
Percentage of receivables by state	6.30%	6.20%
Florida [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Percentage of mortgage loan receivables on real estate by state	5.80%	5.90%
Percentage of personal non-credit card receivables by state	5.80%	5.80%
Percentage of receivables by state	5.80%	5.90%
Ohio [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Percentage of mortgage loan receivables on real estate by state	5.50%	5.50%
Percentage of personal non-credit card receivables by state	6.40%	6.30%
Percentage of receivables by state	5.60%	5.60%
Virginia [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Percentage of mortgage loan receivables on real estate by state	5.20%	5.20%
Percentage of personal non-credit card receivables by state	3.10%	3.00%
Percentage of receivables by state	5.10%	4.90%

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Fair Value Measurements - Quantitative Information for Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Real estate secured [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Receivables held for sale at fair value, nonrecurring	$ 3,181
Fair Value Measurements, Valuation Techniques	Third party appraisal valuation based on estimated loss severities, including collateral values, cash flows and market discount rate
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Receivables held for sale at fair value, nonrecurring	3,180
Fair Value Measurements, Valuation Techniques	Third party appraisal valuation based on estimated loss rates, cash flows and market discount rate
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Real estate secured [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Receivables held for sale at fair value, nonrecurring	3,181
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Personal non-credit card [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Receivables held for sale at fair value, nonrecurring	$ 3,180
Minimum [Member] | Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Real estate secured [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Loss severity Rate	25.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Market discount rate	10.00%
Minimum [Member] | Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Personal non-credit card [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Loss severity Rate	13.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Market discount rate	10.00%
Maximum [Member] | Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Real estate secured [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Loss severity Rate	75.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Market discount rate	15.00%
Maximum [Member] | Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Personal non-credit card [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Loss severity Rate	19.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Market discount rate	15.00%

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Receivables - Additional Information Relating to Trouble Debt Restructuring Loan (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Average balance of TDR Loans:
Total average balance of TDR Loans	$ 15,208	$ 14,102	$ 15,925	$ 12,704
Interest income recognized on TDR Loans:
Total interest income recognized on TDR Loans	298	212	836	556
First Lien [Member]
Average balance of TDR Loans:
Total average balance of TDR Loans	13,486	11,875	13,738	10,763
Interest income recognized on TDR Loans:
Total interest income recognized on TDR Loans	227	156	628	419
Second Lien [Member]
Average balance of TDR Loans:
Total average balance of TDR Loans	1,152	940	1,146	842
Interest income recognized on TDR Loans:
Total interest income recognized on TDR Loans	27	17	76	45
Real estate secured [Member]
Average balance of TDR Loans:
Total average balance of TDR Loans	14,638	12,815	14,884	11,605
Interest income recognized on TDR Loans:
Total interest income recognized on TDR Loans	254	173	704	464
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Average balance of TDR Loans:
Total average balance of TDR Loans	570	1,287	1,041	1,099
Interest income recognized on TDR Loans:
Total interest income recognized on TDR Loans	$ 44	$ 39	$ 132	$ 92

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Securities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
OTTI losses		$ 1		$ 1
OTTI losses	0		0
Securities available-for-sale	116		116		188
Gross realized gains/losses	2	3	2	4
Maximum [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Gross realized gains/losses	1	1	1	1
Asset-backed securities [Member] | Fitch, AAA Rating [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Asset-backed securities rated "AAA"	91.00%		91.00%		91.00%
Securities available-for-sale	$ 19		$ 19		$ 27
Corporate debt securities | Fitch, A- Rating [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
In continuing operation, corporate debt securities rating A- or better					90.00%
In discontinuous operations, corporate debt securities rating A- or better	87.00%		87.00%		88.00%

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Organization and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Organization and Basis of Presentation

1.    Organization and Basis of Presentation

HSBC Finance Corporation is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (“HSBC North America”), which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (“HSBC”). The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of HSBC Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods have been made. HSBC Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries may also be referred to in this Form 10-Q as “we,” “us” or “our.” These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (the “2011 Form 10-K”). Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that we will continue as a going concern. Such assertion contemplates the significant losses recognized in recent years and the challenges we anticipate with respect to a near-term return to profitability on a continuing operations basis under prevailing and forecasted economic conditions. HSBC continues to be fully committed and has the capacity to continue to provide the necessary capital and liquidity to fund continuing operations.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Unless otherwise noted, information included in these notes to the consolidated financial statements relates to continuing operations for all periods presented. See Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” for further details. Interim results should not be considered indicative of results in future periods.

During the second quarter of 2012, we transferred $6.8 billion of receivables, net of credit loss reserves and a lower of cost or fair value adjustment, to receivables held for sale. The transfer included $3.3 billion of first lien real estate secured receivables, a substantial majority of which had already been written down to the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as we considered the collateral to be the sole source for repayment. As we now plan to sell these receivables to a third party investor, fair value represents the price we believe a third party investor would pay to acquire the portfolio and, as a result, a fair value adjustment was recorded at the time of transfer to held for sale. This adjustment, amongst other things, takes into account a required return that a third party investor would require for these types of receivables. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

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Receivables - Summary of Contractual Delinquency and Delinquency Ratio (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Dollars of Delinquency	$ 6,424	$ 8,591
Delinquency Ratio	15.93%	17.93%
First Lien [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Dollars of Delinquency	5,967	7,605
Delinquency Ratio	17.91%	19.89%
Second Lien [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Dollars of Delinquency	362	500
Delinquency Ratio	9.47%	11.16%
Real estate secured [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Dollars of Delinquency	6,329	8,105
Delinquency Ratio	17.04%	18.98%
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Dollars of Delinquency	$ 95	$ 486
Delinquency Ratio	2.98%	9.35%

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Discontinued Operations - Summary of Assets and Liabilities of Disposal Group Held for Sale (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash	$ 174	$ 103	$ 72	$ 11
Assets of discontinued operations	2,085	12,901
Liabilities of discontinued operations	1,521	2,569
Insurance business [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash	2	5
Interest bearing deposit with bank	32	3
Available-for-sale securities	1,474	1,851
Other assets	247	143
Assets of discontinued operations	1,755	2,002
Insurance policy and claim reserves	996	1,049
Other liabilities	175	43
Liabilities of discontinued operations	1,171	1,092
Card and Retail Services [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash	172	96
Receivables		9,001
Intangible assets		514
Properties and equipment, net		95
Other assets	84	1,102
Assets of discontinued operations	256	10,808
Long-term debt		211
Other liabilities	349	1,257
Liabilities of discontinued operations	$ 349	$ 1,468

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Credit Loss Reserves (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Analysis of Credit Loss Reserves

An analysis of credit loss reserves was as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Credit loss reserves at beginning of period	$	4,608		$	4,590		$	5,952		$	5,512
Provision for credit losses(1)		287			2,182			1,816			3,473
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(488	)		(973	)		(2,266	)		(3,468	)
Recoveries		22			112			225			394
Total net charge-offs		(466	)		(861	)		(2,041	)		(3,074	)
Reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale		-			-			(1,298	)		-
Credit loss reserves at end of period	$	4,429		$	5,911		$	4,429		$	5,911

⁽¹⁾  Includes $112 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the lower of amortized cost or fair value attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables transferred to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information. This amount was recorded as a provision for credit losses and included in the total of reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale. There was no lower of cost or fair value adjustment allocated to credit for the real estate secured receivables as these receivables were previously carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell prior to the transfer of the loans to held for sale.

Summarizes Changes in Credit Loss Reserves by Product/Class and Related Receivable Balance by Product

The following table summarizes the changes in credit loss reserves by product/class and the related receivable balance by product during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Real Estate Secured						Personal Non- Credit Card			Other		Total
	First Lien			Second Lien
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	3,858		$	750		$	-		$	-	$	4,608
Provision for credit losses		242			50			(5	)(3)		-		287
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(379	)		(109	)		-			-		(488	)
Recoveries		3			14			5			-		22
Net charge-offs		(376	)		(95	)		5	(3)		-		(466	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,724		$	705		$	-		$	-	$	4,429
Reserve components:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	572		$	178		$	-		$	-	$	750
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		3,065			525			-					3,590
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		82			1			-			-		83
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		5			1			-			-		6
Total credit loss reserves	$	3,724		$	705		$	-		$	-	$	4,429
Receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	17,501		$	2,640		$	-		$	-	$	20,141
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		10,854			1,112			-			-		11,966
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		1,775			65			-			-		1,840
Receivables acquired with deteriorated credit quality		13			3			-			-		16
Total receivables	$	30,143		$	3,820		$	-		$	-	$	33,963
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	3,002		$	635		$	953		$	-	$	4,590
Provision for credit losses		1,534			375			273			-		2,182
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(578	)		(168	)		(227	)		-		(973	)
Recoveries		7			15			90			-		112
Net charge-offs		(571	)		(153	)		(137	)		-		(861	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,965		$	857		$	1,089		$	-	$	5,911
Reserve components:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	786		$	355		$	1,089		$	-	$	2,230
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		2,737			499			-			-		3,236
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		433			2			-			-		435
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		9			1			-			-		10
Total credit loss reserves	$	3,965		$	857		$	1,089		$	-	$	5,911
Receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	23,996		$	3,707		$	4,285		$	3	$	31,991
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		9,926			933			1,315			-		12,174
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		5,504			89			-			-		5,593
Receivables acquired with deteriorated credit quality		35			6			-			-		41
Total receivables	$	39,461		$	4,735		$	5,600		$	3	$	49,799

	Real Estate Secured						Personal Non- Credit Card			Other		Total
	First Lien			Second Lien
	(in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	4,089		$	823		$	1,040		$	-	$	5,952
Provision for credit losses		1,392			271			153	(2)		-		1,816
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(1,444	)		(433	)		(389	)		-		(2,266	)
Recoveries		20			44			161			-		225
Net charge-offs		(1,424	)		(389	)		(228	)		-		(2,041	)
Reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale		(333	)		-			(965	)		-		(1,298	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,724		$	705		$	-		$	-	$	4,429
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	3,355		$	832		$	1,325		$	-	$	5,512
Provision for credit losses		2,525			613			335			-		3,473
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(1,941	)		(636	)		(891	)		-		(3,468	)
Recoveries		26			48			320			-		394
Net charge-offs		(1,915	)		(588	)		(571	)		-		(3,074	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,965		$	857		$	1,089		$	-	$	5,911

⁽¹⁾  These amounts represent TDR Loans for which we evaluate reserves using a discounted cash flow methodology. Each loan is individually identified as a TDR Loan and then grouped together with other TDR Loans with similar characteristics. The discounted cash flow impairment analysis is then applied to these groups of TDR Loans. The receivable balance above excludes TDR Loans that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which totaled $1.0 billion and $2.2 billion at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The reserve component above excludes credit loss reserves for TDR Loans that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which totaled $61 million and $139 million at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These credit loss reserves are reflected within receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in the table above.

⁽²⁾  Includes $112 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the lower of amortized cost or fair value attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables transferred to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

⁽³⁾  While provision for credit losses and charge-offs are no longer recorded on receivables following the transfer of those receivables to the held for sale classification, during the quarter we received recoveries on fully charged-off personal non-credit card receivables that were not transferred to held for sale. These recoveries are reflected in the table above.

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Receivables (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Receivables

Receivables consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012(1)			December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	30,143		$	38,235
Second lien		3,820			4,478
Total real estate secured		33,963			42,713
Personal non-credit card		-			5,196
Other		-			3
Total receivables		33,963			47,912
HSBC acquisition purchase accounting fair value adjustments		45			57
Accrued finance income		903			1,184
Credit loss reserve for owned receivables		(4,429	)		(5,952	)
Total receivables, net	$	30,482		$	43,201

⁽¹⁾  The significant decrease in receivables since December 31, 2011 reflects the transfer of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and a portion of our real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale” for additional information.

Aging Analysis of Past Due Loans

Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables  The following tables summarize the past due status of receivables held for investment at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The aging of past due amounts is determined based on the contractual delinquency status of payments made under the receivable. An account is generally considered to be contractually delinquent when payments have not been made in accordance with the loan terms. Delinquency status may be affected by customer account management policies and practices such as re-age or modification. Additionally, delinquency status is also impacted by payment percentage requirements which vary between servicing platforms.

	Days Past Due						Total Past Due		Current		Total Receivables(1)
September 30, 2012	1 – 29 days		30 – 89 days		90+ days
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	4,844	$	2,851	$	2,603	$	10,298	$	19,845	$	30,143
Second lien		686		330		244		1,260		2,560		3,820
Total real estate secured receivables(2)	$	5,530	$	3,181	$	2,847	$	11,558	$	22,405	$	33,963

	Days Past Due						Total Past Due		Current		Total Receivables(1)
December 31, 2011	1 – 29 days		30 – 89 days		90+ days
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	5,828	$	4,028	$	6,248	$	16,104	$	22,131	$	38,235
Second lien		754		416		329		1,499		2,979		4,478
Total real estate secured(2)		6,582		4,444		6,577		17,603		25,110		42,713
Personal non-credit card		686		388		315		1,389		3,807		5,196
Other		-		-		-		-		3		3
Total receivables	$	7,268	$	4,832	$	6,892	$	18,992	$	28,920	$	47,912

⁽¹⁾  The receivable balances included in this table reflects the principal amount outstanding on the loan and certain basis adjustments to the loan such as deferred fees and costs on originated loans, purchase accounting fair value adjustments and premiums or discounts on purchased loans. However, these basis adjustments to the loans are excluded in other presentations regarding delinquent account balances.

⁽²⁾  At both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, approximately 57 percent of our real estate secured receivables have been either modified and/or re-aged.

Nonaccrual Receivables

Nonaccrual receivables and nonaccrual receivables held for sale are summarized in the following table.

	September 30, 2012(2)		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Nonaccrual receivables:
Real estate secured(1)	$	2,878	$	6,544
Personal non-credit card		-		330
Nonaccrual receivables held for sale		2,387		-
Total nonaccrual receivables	$	5,265	$	6,874

⁽¹⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, nonaccrual real estate secured receivables include $1.5 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively, of receivables that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽²⁾  The significant decrease in total nonaccrual receivables as compared to December 31, 2011 reflects the transfer of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and a portion of our real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale, which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale” for additional information.

Additional Information on Nonaccrual Receivables

The following table provides additional information on our total nonaccrual receivables:

	Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011
	(in millions)
Interest income that would have been recorded if the nonaccrual receivables had been current in accordance with contractual terms during the period	$	759	$	761
Interest income that was recorded on nonaccrual receivables included in interest income on nonaccrual loans during the period(1)		185		251

⁽¹⁾  Portions of the amounts presented above have been written-off as a result of the process to record receivables greater than 180 days contractually delinquent at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

Receivables Classified as Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans

The following table presents information about receivables and receivables held for sale which as a result of an account management action taken during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 became classified as TDR Loans. During the first nine months of 2012 and 2011, substantially all of the actions reflect re-aging of past due accounts or loan modifications involving interest rate reductions.

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	739	$	1,073	$	2,787	$	4,700
Second lien		78		117		336		474
Total real estate secured		817		1,190		3,123		5,174
Personal non-credit card		30		206		296		891
Total	$	847	$	1,396	$	3,419	$	6,065

TDR Loans

TDR Loan balances as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
TDR Loans(1)(2)(3):
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	13,597	$	13,186
Second lien		1,153		1,057
Total real estate secured(4)		14,750		14,243
Personal non-credit card		560		1,341
Total TDR Loans(6)	$	15,310	$	15,584
Credit loss reserves for TDR Loans:
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	3,126	$	3,169
Second lien		525		534
Total real estate secured		3,651		3,703
Personal non-credit card		-		706
Total credit loss reserves for TDR Loans(3)(5)	$	3,651	$	4,409

⁽¹⁾  TDR Loans are considered to be impaired loans regardless of accrual status.

⁽²⁾  The TDR Loan balances included in the table above reflect the current carrying amount of TDR Loans and includes all basis adjustments on the loan, such as unearned income, unamortized deferred fees and costs on originated loans and premiums or discounts on purchased loans as well as any charge-off recorded in accordance with our existing charge-off policies. Additionally, the carrying amount of TDR Loans classified as held for sale has been reduced by both the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment as well as the credit loss reserves associated with these receivables prior to the transfer. The following table reflects the unpaid principal balance of TDR Loans:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	16,761	$	14,813
Second lien		1,290		1,125
Total real estate secured		18,051		15,938
Personal non-credit card		1,211		1,341
Total TDR Loans	$	19,262	$	17,279

⁽³⁾  At September 30, 2012, $2.3 billion of TDR Loans were reported as receivables held for sale for which there are no credit loss reserves as they are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. At December 31, 2011, there were no TDR Loans reported as receivables held for sale.

⁽⁴⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, TDR Loans held for investment totaling $1.0 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, are recorded at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽⁵⁾  Included in credit loss reserves.

⁽⁶⁾  TDR Loan balances at September 30, 2012 have been impacted by the transfer of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 and are now carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

Receivables Classified as Trouble Debt Restructuring Loan

The following table discloses receivables and receivables held for sale which were classified as TDR Loans during the previous 12 months which became sixty days or greater contractually delinquent during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	418	$	669	$	1,848	$	1,111
Second lien		57		66		211		107
Total real estate secured		475		735		2,059		1,218
Personal non-credit card		34		153		236		264
Total	$	509	$	888	$	2,295	$	1,482

Additional Information Relating to Trouble Debt Restructuring Loan

Additional information relating to TDR Loans, including TDR Loans held for sale, is presented in the table below:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Average balance of TDR Loans:
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	13,486	$	11,875	$	13,738	$	10,763
Second lien		1,152		940		1,146		842
Total real estate secured		14,638		12,815		14,884		11,605
Personal non-credit card		570		1,287		1,041		1,099
Total average balance of TDR Loans	$	15,208	$	14,102	$	15,925	$	12,704
Interest income recognized on TDR Loans:
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	227	$	156	$	628	$	419
Second lien		27		17		76		45
Total real estate secured		254		173		704		464
Personal non-credit card		44		39		132		92
Total interest income recognized on TDR Loans	$	298	$	212	$	836	$	556

Summary of Contractual Delinquency and Delinquency Ratio

Delinquency The following table summarizes dollars of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency for receivables and receivables held for sale and as a percent of total receivables and receivables held for sale (“delinquency ratio”) for our loan portfolio:

	September 30, 2012(2)					December 31, 2011
	Dollars of Delinquency		Delinquency Ratio			Dollars of Delinquency		Delinquency Ratio
	(dollars are in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	5,967		17.91	%	$	7,605		19.89	%
Second lien		362		9.47			500		11.16
Total real estate secured(1)		6,329		17.04			8,105		18.98
Personal non-credit card		95		2.98			486		9.35
Total	$	6,424		15.93	%	$	8,591		17.93	%

⁽¹⁾ At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, dollars of real estate secured receivable delinquency include $1.5 billion and $4.8 billion, respectively, of receivables that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell. Additionally, September 30, 2012 includes $2.4 billion of receivables held for sale that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.

⁽²⁾ The transfer of our entire personal non-credit card portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale has resulted in these receivables being carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value as previously discussed, which creates a lack of comparability between dollars of contractual delinquency and the delinquency ratio as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

Nonperforming Consumer Receivable Portfolio

Nonperforming The status of consumer receivables and consumer receivables held for sale is summarized in the following table:

	Performing Loans		Nonperforming Loans		Total
	(in millions)
At September 30, 2012:
Real estate secured(1)(2)	$	31,085	$	2,878	$	33,963
Receivables held for sale		3,974		2,387		6,361
Total	$	35,059	$	5,265	$	40,324	(3)
At December 31, 2011:
Real estate secured(1)	$	36,169	$	6,544	$	42,713
Personal non-credit card		4,866		330		5,196
Total(2)	$	41,035	$	6,874	$	47,909

⁽¹⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, nonperforming real estate secured receivables held for investment include $1.5 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively, of receivables that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽²⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, nonperforming real estate secured receivables held for investment include $1.8 billion and $3.0 billion, respectively, which are TDR Loans, some of which may also be carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽³⁾  The decrease since December 31, 2011 reflects, in part, the transfer of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and a portion of our real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale” for additional information.

Balance of Interest-Only Loans and Stated Income Loans

The following table summarizes the outstanding balances of interest-only loans and stated income loans in our receivable and receivables held for sale portfolios at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in billions)
Interest-only loans(1)	$	.7	$	1.0
Stated income loans		1.8		2.2

⁽¹⁾  Receivable classification as an interest-only loan is based on the classification at the time of receivable origination and does not reflect any changes in the classification that may have occurred as a result of any loan modification or because the interest-only period has expired. Some of our interest-only loans may also be classified as stated income loans based on the type underwriting on the loan.

Percentage of Receivables by State

The following table reflects the percentage of consumer receivables and receivables held for sale by state, which individually account for 5 percent or greater of our portfolio as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	Percentage of Receivables  and Receivables Held for Sale at September 30, 2012									Percentage of Receivables  and Receivables Held for Sale at December 31, 2011
	Real Estate Secured			Personal Non- Credit Card			Total			Real Estate Secured			Personal Non- Credit Card			Total
California		9.4	%		4.6	%		9.0	%		9.5	%		5.1	%		9.1	%
New York		7.4			6.8			7.3			7.2			6.8			7.2
Pennsylvania		6.2			6.9			6.3			6.1			6.7			6.2
Florida		5.8			5.8			5.8			5.9			5.8			5.9
Ohio		5.5			6.4			5.6			5.5			6.3			5.6
Virginia		5.2			3.1			5.1			5.2			3.0			4.9

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Related Party Transactions - Fees Received and Paid (Detail) (HSBC USA Inc [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
HSBC USA Inc [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees received	$ 2	$ 2	$ 5	$ 5
Fees paid		$ 3	$ 3	$ 7

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Receivables - Additional Information on Nonaccrual Receivables (Parenthetical) (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Nonaccrual receivables period	180 days

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Discontinued Operations - Operating Results of Discontinued Business (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Capital One [Member], USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Capital One [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business	$ 2.2

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Receivables Held for Sale (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Receivables Held for Sale

The following table summarizes receivables held for sale which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
First lien real estate secured receivables	$	3,181	$	-
Personal non-credit card		3,180		-
Total receivables held for sale	$	6,361	$	-

Summary of Activity in Receivables Held for Sale

The table below summarizes the activity in receivables held for sale during 2012:

	Total
	(in millions)
Receivables held for sale – December 31, 2011	$	-
Transfers into receivables held for sale at the lower of amortized cost or fair value:
Real estate secured		3,287
Personal non-credit card		3,469
Additional lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment subsequent to transfer to receivables held for sale		(50	)
Carrying value of real estate secured receivables held for sale settled through short sale or transfer to REO		(125	)
Change in receivable balance		(220	)
Receivables held for sale – September 30, 2012	$	6,361	(1)

⁽¹⁾  Net of a valuation allowance of approximately $1.5 billion.

Summary of Components of Cumulative Lower of Amortized Cost or Fair Value Adjustment

The following table summarizes the components of the cumulative lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to receivables held for sale:

	Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustments associated with
	Fair Value			REO			Short Sales			Total
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded as a component of:
Other revenues(2)	$	85	(3)	$	(26	)	$	(9	)	$	50
Total lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	$	85		$	(26	)	$	(9	)	$	50
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded as a component of:
Provision for credit losses(1)	$	112		$	-		$	-		$	112
Other revenues(2)		1,632			(26	)		(9	)		1,597
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	$	1,744		$	(26	)	$	(9	)	$	1,709

⁽¹⁾  A portion of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables was recorded as a provision for credit losses. This was determined by giving consideration to the impact of over-the-life credit loss estimates as compared to the existing credit loss reserves prior to our decision to transfer to receivables held for sale. There was no lower of cost or fair value adjustment allocated to credit for the real estate secured receivables as these receivables were previously carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell prior to the transfer of the loans to held for sale.

⁽²⁾  Reflects the impact on value caused by current marketplace conditions including changes in interest rates and illiquidity and is recorded as a component of total other revenues in the consolidated statement of income (loss).

⁽³⁾  Reflects the change in fair value of receivables held for sale at September 30, 2012 net of reversals associated with liquidations other than REO and short sales.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Location of Derivative Fair Values in Consolidated Balance Sheet

The following table provides information related to the location of derivative fair values in the consolidated balance sheet for our fair value hedges.

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value					Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)					(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	11	Derivative related liabilities	$	(8	)	$	7
Currency swaps	Derivative financial asset		-		53	Derivative related liabilities		-			-
Total		$	-	$	64		$	(8	)	$	7

Fair Value Hedging Information Including Gain Loss Recorded on Derivative

The following table presents fair value hedging information, including the gain (loss) recorded on the derivative and where that gain (loss) is recorded in the consolidated statement of income (loss) as well as the offsetting gain (loss) on the hedged item that is recognized in current earnings, the net of which represents hedge ineffectiveness.

	Hedged Item	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Item and Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on the Derivative				Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Items						Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on the Derivative						Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Items
			Three Months Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2012		2011		2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
			(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Fixed rate borrowings	Derivative related income (expense)	$	1	$	19	$	(1	)	$	(16	)	$	(2	)	$	43		$	(2	)	$	(40	)
Currency swaps	Fixed rate borrowings	Derivative related income (expense)		-		3		-			5			(17	)		(21	)		19			33
Total			$	1	$	22	$	(1	)	$	(11	)	$	(19	)	$	22		$	17		$	(7	)

Derivative Fair Values in Consolidated Balance Sheet for Cash Flow Hedges

The following table provides information related to the location of derivative fair values in the consolidated balance sheet for our cash flow hedges.

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value						Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011			Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)						(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	(554	)	Derivative related liabilities	$	486		$	-
Currency swaps	Derivative financial assets		-		441		Derivative related liabilities		(306	)		-
Total		$	-	$	(113	)		$	180		$	-

Gain or Loss Recorded on Our Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

The following table provides the gain or loss recorded on our cash flow hedging relationships.

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Gain (Loss) Reclassed  from Accumulated OCI into  Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on the Derivative (Ineffective Portion)	Gain (Loss) Recognized in  Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)
	2012		2011				2012			2011				2012		2011
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Interest rate swaps	$	24	$	(169	)	Interest expense	$	(1	)	$	(8	)	Derivative related income	$	1	$	2
Currency swaps		21		70		Interest expense		(5	)		(6	)	Derivative related income		6		-
Total	$	45	$	(99	)		$	(6	)	$	(14	)		$	7	$	2
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Interest rate swaps	$	61	$	(147	)	Interest expense	$	(5	)	$	(31	)	Derivative related income	$	1	$	4
Currency swaps		49		108		Interest expense		(16	)		(19	)	Derivative related income		5		(5	)
Total	$	110	$	(39	)		$	(21	)	$	(50	)		$	6	$	(1	)

Derivative Fair Values in Consolidated Balance Sheet for Our Non Qualifying Hedges

The following table provides information related to the location and derivative fair values in the consolidated balance sheet for our non-qualifying hedges:

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value						Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011			Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)						(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	(926	)	Derivative related liabilities	$	1,173		$	5
Currency swaps and foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative financial assets		-		38		Derivative related liabilities		(27	)		4
Total		$	-	$	(888	)		$	1,146		$	9

Gain or Loss Recorded on Our Non Qualifying Hedges

The following table provides detail of the gain or loss recorded on our non-qualifying hedges:

	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
		Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012			2011			2012			2011
		(in millions)
Interest rate contracts	Derivative related income (expense)	$	(48	)	$	(929	)	$	(260	)	$	(1,054	)
Currency contracts	Derivative related income (expense)		(1	)		3			(5	)		4
Total		$	(49	)	$	(926	)	$	(265	)	$	(1,050	)

Derivatives Related to Fair Value Option Debt Financial Position

The derivatives related to fair value option debt are included in the tables below. See Note 8, “Fair Value Option,” for further discussion.

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value					Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)					(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	693	Derivative related liabilities	$	(528	)	$	-
Currency swaps	Derivative financial assets		-		808	Derivative related liabilities		(615	)		-
Total		$	-	$	1,501		$	(1,143	)	$	-

Gain or Loss Recorded on Derivatives Related to Fair Value Option Debt Primarily Due to Changes in Interest Rates

The following table provides the gain or loss recorded on the derivatives related to fair value option debt, primarily due to changes in interest rates:

	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
		Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
		(in millions)
Interest rate contracts	Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives	$	30	$	128	$	70	$	264
Currency contracts	Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives		22		169		48		182
Total		$	52	$	297	$	118	$	446

Notional Values of Derivative Contracts

Notional Value of Derivative Contracts  The following table summarizes the notional values of derivative contracts:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	4,949	$	8,140
Currency swaps		6,063		8,195
		11,012		16,335
Non-qualifying economic hedges:
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate:
Swaps		6,219		10,523
Foreign exchange:
Swaps		203		715
Forwards		-		205
		6,422		11,443
Derivatives associated with debt carried at fair value:
Interest rate swaps		7,059		9,700
Currency swaps		3,134		3,376
		10,193		13,076
Total	$	27,627	$	40,854

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cash at beginning of period, discontinued operations	$ 174	$ 103	$ 72	$ 11
Cash at end of period, discontinued operations	$ 174	$ 103	$ 72	$ 11

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Fair Value Option (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Components of Gain (Loss) on Debt Designated at Fair Value and Related Derivatives

The components of gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives are as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value(1):
Interest rate component	$	3		$	(184	)	$	94		$	(52	)
Credit risk component		(150	)		679			(611	)		614
Total mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value		(147	)		495			(517	)		562
Mark-to-market on the related derivatives(1)		(36	)		146			(198	)		(28	)
Net realized gains on the related derivatives		88			151			316			474
Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives	$	(95	)	$	792		$	(399	)	$	1,008

⁽¹⁾  Mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives excludes market value changes due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Foreign currency translation gains (losses) recorded in derivative related income (expense) associated with debt designated at fair value was a loss of $53 million and a gain of $31 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a gain of $241 million and a loss of $51 million during the three and nine months ended September 2011, respectively. Offsetting gains (losses) recorded in derivative related income (expense) associated with the related derivatives was a gain of $53 million and a loss of $31 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a loss of $241 million and a gain of $51 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Derivative Fair Values in Consolidated Balance Sheet for Our Non-Qualifying Hedges (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Asset At Fair Value		$ (888)
Total Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Liability At Fair Value	1,146	9
Currency swaps and foreign exchange forward contracts [Member] | Derivative financial assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign currency derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, asset at fair value		38
Currency swaps and foreign exchange forward contracts [Member] | Derivative Related Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign currency derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, liability at fair value	(27)	4
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Derivative financial assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives Fair Value, non-qualifying hedges		(926)
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Derivative Related Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives Fair Value, non-qualifying hedges	$ 1,173	$ 5

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Organization and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Finance Receivable Transferred To Held For Sale [Line Items]
Receivables held-for-sale, Amount, Total	$ 6,361	$ 6,800
First Lien [Member]
Finance Receivable Transferred To Held For Sale [Line Items]
Receivables held-for-sale, Amount, Total	$ 3,287	$ 3,300

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Receivables - Nonaccrual Receivables (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Nonaccrual receivables:
Total nonaccrual receivables	$ 5,265	$ 6,874
Real estate secured [Member]
Nonaccrual receivables:
Total nonaccrual receivables	2,878	6,544
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Nonaccrual receivables:
Total nonaccrual receivables		330
Nonaccrual receivables held for sale [Member]
Nonaccrual receivables:
Total nonaccrual receivables	$ 2,387

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Credit Loss Reserves - Summarizes Changes in Credit Loss Reserves by Product/Class and Related Receivable Balance by Product (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Excludes TDR Loans that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 2,200,000,000
Excludes Credit loss reserves for TDR Loans that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value	61,000,000	139,000,000
Provision for credit losses related to the lower of amortized cost or fair value attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables	$ 112,000,000

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Finance and other interest income	$ 833	$ 1,017	$ 2,598	$ 3,237
Interest expense on debt held by:
Interest expense	416	565	1,382	1,830
Net interest income	417	452	1,216	1,407
Provision for credit losses	287	2,182	1,816	3,473
Net interest income (loss) after provision for credit losses	130	(1,730)	(600)	(2,066)
Other revenues:
Derivative related income (expense)	(42)	(913)	(261)	(1,036)
Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives	(95)	792	(399)	1,008
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates	8	4	26	17
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment on receivables held for sale	(50)		(1,597)	1
Other income	35	27	27	77
Total other revenues	(144)	(90)	(2,204)	67
Operating expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits	55	35	134	125
Occupancy and equipment expenses, net	11	13	32	42
Real estate owned expenses	22	39	71	174
Other servicing and administrative expenses	104	49	264	342
Support services from HSBC affiliates	84	68	229	207
Total operating expenses	276	204	730	890
Loss from continuing operations before income tax	(290)	(2,024)	(3,534)	(2,889)
Income tax benefit	98	689	1,325	1,161
Loss from continuing operations	(192)	(1,335)	(2,209)	(1,728)
Discontinued Operations (Note 2):
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax	(36)	378	2,685	885
Income tax benefit (expense)	91	(104)	(1,026)	(287)
Income from discontinued operations	55	274	1,659	598
Net loss	(137)	(1,061)	(550)	(1,130)
Debt issued to HSBC affiliates [Member]
Interest expense on debt held by:
Interest expense	40	44	120	119
Debt issued to non-affiliates [Member]
Interest expense on debt held by:
Interest expense	$ 376	$ 521	$ 1,262	$ 1,711

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Securities - Summary of Securities Available-for-Sale Investments (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 116	$ 188
Securities available-for-sale - continuing operations [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	116	188
Gross Unrealized Gains		1
Gross Unrealized Losses		(1)
Fair Value	116	188
Securities available-for-sale - discontinued operations [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,283	1,694
Gross Unrealized Gains	191	165
Gross Unrealized Losses		(8)
Fair Value	1,474	1,851
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1
Fair Value	1
Equity securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	11	10
Fair Value	11	10
Money market funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	104	13
Fair Value	104	13
Subtotal [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	116	187
Gross Unrealized Gains		1
Gross Unrealized Losses		(1)
Fair Value	116	187
Accrued investment income [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		1
Fair Value		1
U.S. Treasury [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		80
Fair Value		80
U.S. government sponsored enterprises [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		1
Fair Value		1
U.S. corporate debt securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		57
Gross Unrealized Gains		1
Gross Unrealized Losses		(1)
Fair Value		57
Foreign debt securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		26
Fair Value		$ 26

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Postretirement Medical Plan Benefits Other Than Pensions (Detail) (Other postretirement benefits [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Other postretirement benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost - benefits earned during the period
Interest cost	2	1	5	3
Pension expense	$ 2	$ 1	$ 5	$ 3

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Total	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member]
Balance at beginning and end of period at Dec. 31, 2010					$ 1,575
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2010		23,321	(16,685)	(491)
Dividends:
Preferred stock			(96)
Capital contribution from parent	(400)	400
Net loss	(1,130)		(1,130)
Other comprehensive income	39			39
Employee benefit plans, including transfers and other		6
Total shareholders' equity at end of period at Sep. 30, 2011	6,939
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2011	5,364	23,727	(17,911)	(452)
Balance at beginning and end of period at Dec. 31, 2011	6,926				1,575
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2011	5,351	23,966	(18,219)	(396)
Dividends:
Preferred stock			(92)
Net loss	(550)		(550)
Other comprehensive income	111			111
Employee benefit plans, including transfers and other		8
Total shareholders' equity at end of period at Sep. 30, 2012	6,403
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2012	$ 4,828	$ 23,974	$ (18,861)	$ (285)

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Components of Pension Expense for Defined Benefit Pension Plan (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Curtailment gain	$ 4		$ 4
Pension benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	1	1	5	4
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	14	8	35	25
Expected return on assets	(19)	(10)	(46)	(29)
Recognized losses	11	4	23	12
Curtailment gain	(4)		(4)
Pension expense	$ 3	$ 3	$ 13	$ 12

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Receivables - TDR Loans (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total TDR Loans	$ 19,262,000,000	$ 17,279,000,000
Total reserve on debt restructuring receivables held for sale	3,651,000,000	4,409,000,000
Delinquent receivables HFS lower of amortized cost	1,000,000,000	2,500,000,000
First Lien [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total TDR Loans	16,761,000,000	14,813,000,000
Total reserve on debt restructuring receivables held for sale	3,126,000,000	3,169,000,000
Second Lien [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total TDR Loans	1,290,000,000	1,125,000,000
Total reserve on debt restructuring receivables held for sale	525,000,000	534,000,000
Real estate secured [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total TDR Loans	18,051,000,000	15,938,000,000
Total reserve on debt restructuring receivables held for sale	3,651,000,000	3,703,000,000
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total TDR Loans	1,211,000,000	1,341,000,000
Total reserve on debt restructuring receivables held for sale		706,000,000
Receivables Held For Sale [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total reserve on debt restructuring receivables held for sale	$ 2,300,000,000	$ 0

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended						9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC USA Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 HSBC USA Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 HSBC USA Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC USA Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 HSBC USA Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 HSBC USA Inc [Member] Y	Dec. 31, 2004 HSBC USA Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 HSBC USA Inc [Member]	Jan. 31, 2009 HSBC USA Inc [Member] GM and UP portfolios [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC USA Inc [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 HSBC USA Inc [Member] Commercial paper back-stop credit facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC USA Inc [Member] Commercial Back Facility Maturity 2014 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC USA Inc [Member] Commercial Back Facility Maturity 2012 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 HSBC Bank USA Subsidiaries [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC Global Resourcing UK Ltd [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 HSBC Global Resourcing UK Ltd [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC Global Resourcing UK Ltd [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 HSBC Global Resourcing UK Ltd [Member]	Oct. 01, 2012 HSBC Investments [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 HSBC Investments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 HSBC Investments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC Investments [Member] Commercial paper back-stop credit facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 HSBC Investments [Member] Commercial paper back-stop credit facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC North America [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 HSBC North America [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 HSBC North America [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 HSBC North America [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 HSBC North America [Member] Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 HSBC North America [Member] Uncommitted Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG [Member] Commercial paper back-stop credit facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG [Member] Commercial paper back-stop credit facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 HSBC Bank plc ("HBEU") [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Real estate secured receivables sold																$ 3,700,000,000
Receivables serviced for HSBC Bank USA										1,200,000,000			1,200,000,000		1,300,000,000
Payment of service fees										14,000,000		15,000,000	42,000,000	47,000,000
Borrowing capacity of credit facility															3,000,000,000				2,000,000,000	1,100,000,000	600,000,000	500,000,000						100,000,000				500,000,000						1,000,000,000		400,000,000
Expiration period															15
Line of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity after Amendment																	4,000,000,000
Amounts outstanding on loan agreement										512,000,000			512,000,000
Expiration year													2017-09									2012-09
Uncommitted secured credit facility to subsidiaries										1,500,000,000			1,500,000,000		1,500,000,000
Outstanding balance										0			0		0
Outstanding principal balance																		12,400,000,000
Purchase account receivable related to credit card account relation													970,000,000
Intangible assets of discontinued credit card operations															29,000,000
Gain on sale of account relation											79,000,000
Gains on the daily sales of the receivables	55,000,000	274,000,000	1,659,000,000	598,000,000								145,000,000	89,000,000	407,000,000
Fees received for servicing receivable portfolios												153,000,000	207,000,000	458,000,000
Extended Amount													1,000,000,000										1,000,000,000
Support services from HSBC affiliates	84,000,000	68,000,000	229,000,000	207,000,000																				3,000,000	4,000,000	9,000,000	10,000,000
Notional values of derivative contracts	27,627,000,000		27,627,000,000		40,854,000,000					27,500,000,000,000			27,500,000,000,000		40,400,000,000,000
Fair value amount recognized for derivative instruments	183,000,000		183,000,000		584,000,000
Due to affiliate, carried at fair value	501,000,000		501,000,000		447,000,000
Gain (loss) on debt and related derivatives fair value										(35,000,000)		19,000,000	(54,000,000)	12,000,000
Loan agreements with affiliates																													250,000,000							600,000,000
First borrowing amount																																	200,000,000
Second borrowing amount																																	200,000,000
Third borrowing amount																																	200,000,000
Maturity year of long term debt			2035																														2034
Long-term debt	30,192,000,000		30,192,000,000		39,790,000,000																												600,000,000		600,000,000
Maturity year of line of credit																															2014-04								2012-12
Deposit																														500,000,000
Price of shares issued																																					1,000,000,000
Number of shares issued																																					1,000
Maturity period of line of credit																																		15 years
Dividend paid on preferred stock						21,000,000	21,000,000	64,000,000	68,000,000
Interest bearing deposits with banks	$ 1,363,000,000		$ 1,363,000,000		$ 1,140,000,000																																				$ 1,000,000,000

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Components of Pension Expense for Defined Benefit Pension Plan

The components of pension expense for the defined benefit pension plan reflected in our consolidated statement of income (loss) are shown in the table below and reflect the portion of the pension expense of the combined HSBC North America Pension Plan (either the “HSBC North America Pension Plan” or the “Plan”) which has been allocated to HSBC Finance Corporation:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	1		$	1		$	5		$	4
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		14			8			35			25
Expected return on assets		(19	)		(10	)		(46	)		(29	)
Recognized losses		11			4			23			12
Curtailment gain		(4	)		-			(4	)		-
Pension expense	$	3		$	3		$	13		$	12

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Postretirement Medical Plan Benefits Other Than Pensions

Components of the net periodic benefit cost for our postretirement medical plan benefits other than pensions are as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Interest cost		2		1		5		3
Pension expense	$	2	$	1	$	5	$	3

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Receivables - Nonperforming Consumer Receivable Portfolio (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Nonperforming Loans [Member], USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Nonperforming TDR loan receivable lower of amortized cost	$ 1.8	$ 3.0
Real estate secured [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Receivables that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value less cost to sell	$ 1.5	$ 4.7

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Variable Interest Entities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Variable Interest Entities

14.    Variable Interest Entities

We consolidate variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary through our holding of a variable interest which is determined as a controlling financial interest. The controlling financial interest is evidenced by the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and obligations to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the VIE that could be potentially significant to the VIE. We take into account all of our involvements in a VIE in identifying (explicit or implicit) variable interests that individually or in the aggregate could be significant enough to warrant our designation as the primary beneficiary and hence require us to consolidate the VIE or otherwise require us to make appropriate disclosures. We consider our involvement to be significant where we, among other things, (i) provide liquidity facilities to support the VIE’s debt issuances, (ii) enter into derivative contracts to absorb the risks and benefits from the VIE or from the assets held by the VIE, (iii) provide a financial guarantee that covers assets held or liabilities issued, (iv) design, organize and structure the transaction and (v) retain a financial or servicing interest in the VIE.

We are required to evaluate whether to consolidate a VIE when we first become involved and on an ongoing basis. In almost all cases, a qualitative analysis of our involvement in the entity provides sufficient evidence to determine whether we are the primary beneficiary. In rare cases, a more detailed analysis to quantify the extent of variability to be absorbed by each variable interest holder is required to determine the primary beneficiary.

Consolidated VIEs  In the ordinary course of business, we have organized special purpose entities (“SPEs”) primarily to meet our own funding needs through collateralized funding transactions. We transfer certain receivables to these trusts which in turn issue debt instruments collateralized by the transferred receivables. The entities used in these transactions are VIEs. As we are the servicer of the assets of these trusts and have retained the benefits and risks, we determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these trusts. Accordingly, we consolidate these entities and report the debt securities issued by them as secured financings in long-term debt. As a result, all receivables transferred in these secured financings have remained and continue to remain on our balance sheet and the debt securities issued by them have remained and continue to be included in long-term debt.

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of these consolidated secured financing VIEs as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Consolidated Assets		Consolidated Liabilities		Consolidated Assets		Consolidated Liabilities
	(in millions)
Real estate collateralized funding vehicles:
Cash	$	7	$	-	$	-	$	-
Receivables, net		4,351		-		4,486		-
Available-for-sale investments		-		-		4		-
Long-term debt		-		2,991		-		3,315
Subtotal	$	4,358	$	2,991	$	4,490	$	3,315

The assets of the consolidated VIEs serve as collateral for the obligations of the VIEs. The holders of the debt securities issued by these vehicles have no recourse to our general assets.

Unconsolidated VIEs  As of September 30, 2012, all of our unconsolidated VIEs, which relate to low income housing partnerships, leveraged lease and investments in community partnerships, are reported within our discontinued operations. We do not have any unconsolidated VIEs within continuing operations.

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Related Party Transactions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Related Party Balances and Income and (Expense) Generated by Related Party Transactions

The following tables present related party balances and the income and (expense) generated by related party transactions for continuing operations:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Assets:
Cash	$	726	$	209
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		900		920
Derivative related assets		10		-
Other assets		147		124
Total assets	$	1,783	$	1,253
Liabilities:
Due to affiliates (includes $501 million and $447 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, carried at fair value)	$	7,826	$	8,262
Derivative related liabilities		-		25
Other liabilities(1)		24		47
Total liabilities	$	7,850	$	8,334

⁽¹⁾  Other liabilities includes $15 million and $55 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to accrued interest receivable on derivative positions and other amounts with affiliates.

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Income/(Expense):
Interest income from HSBC affiliates	$	1		$	1		$	3		$	5
Interest expense paid to HSBC affiliates(1)		(140	)		(140	)		(420	)		(436	)
Net interest income (loss)		(139	)		(139	)		(417	)		(431	)
Gain (loss) on FVO debt with affiliate		(35	)		19			(54	)		12
HSBC affiliate income:
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates:
Real estate secured servicing and related fees from HSBC Bank USA		3			2			8			8
Other servicing, processing, origination and support revenues		1			3			6			8
HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. (“HTSU”) administrative fees and rental revenue(2)		4			(1	)		12			1
Total servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates		8			4			26			17
Support services from HSBC affiliates		(84	)		(68	)		(229	)		(207	)
Stock based compensation expense with HSBC		(2	)		(2	)		(6	)		(6	)

⁽¹⁾  Includes interest expense paid to HSBC affiliates for debt held by HSBC affiliates as well as net interest paid to or received from HSBC affiliates on risk management positions related to non-affiliated debt.

⁽²⁾  Rental revenue/(expense) from HTSU totaled $4 million and $11 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $(2) million and $(3) million in the year-ago periods.

Fees Received and Paid

• In the fourth quarter of 2009, an initiative was begun to streamline the servicing of real estate secured receivables across North America. As a result, certain functions that we had previously performed for our mortgage customers were being performed by HSBC Bank USA for all North America mortgage customers, including our mortgage customers. Additionally, we began performing certain functions for all North America mortgage customers where these functions had been previously provided separately by each entity. During 2011, we began a process to separate these functions so that each entity will be servicing its own mortgage customers when the process is completed. The following table summarizes fees received and paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Fees received from HSBC Bank USA	$	2	$	2	$	5	$	5
Fees paid to HSBC Bank USA		-		3		3		7

Receivable Portfolios

The following table summarizes the receivable portfolios we serviced for HSBC Bank USA at December 31, 2011 as well as the cumulative amount of receivables sold on a daily basis, gains recorded on these sales as well as servicing fees recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

			Credit Cards
	Private Label		General Motors		Union Privilege		Other		Total
	(in billons)
Receivables serviced for HSBC Bank USA:
September 30, 2012	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
December 31, 2011		12.8		4.1		3.5		2.0		22.4
Total of receivables sold on a daily basis to HSBC Bank USA during:
Three months ended September 30, 2012(1)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Three months ended September 30, 2011		3.7		3.2		.8		1.0		8.7
Nine months ended September 30, 2012(1)		4.4		3.9		1.0		1.1		10.4
Nine months ended September 30, 2011		10.5		9.6		2.3		3.0		25.4

⁽¹⁾  Amounts shown for 2012 represent totals from the beginning of the period through May 1, 2012, the date of the sale of our Card and Retail Services business to Capital One.

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Related Party Transactions - Related Party Balances and Income and (Expense) Generated by Related Party Transactions (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified							3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Related Parties [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Related Parties [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Related Parties [Member] Accrued interest receivable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Related Parties [Member] Accrued interest receivable [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. (HTSU) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. (HTSU) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. (HTSU) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. (HTSU) [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to affiliates, carried at fair value	$ 501	$ 447	$ 501	$ 447
Other liabilities related to accrued interest receivable on derivative positions	1,258	1,688	24	47	15	55
Rental revenue/(expense)							$ 4	$ (2)	$ 11	$ (3)

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Litigation and Regulatory Matters

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Litigation and Regulatory Matters

16.    Litigation and Regulatory Matters

In addition to the matters described below, in the ordinary course of business, we are routinely named as defendants in, or as parties to, various legal actions and proceedings relating to activities of our current and/or former operations. These legal actions and proceedings may include claims for substantial or indeterminate compensatory or punitive damages, or for injunctive relief. In the ordinary course of business, we also are subject to governmental and regulatory examinations, information-gathering requests, investigations and proceedings (both formal and informal), certain of which may result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, injunctions or other relief. In connection with formal and informal inquiries by these regulators, we receive numerous requests, subpoenas and orders seeking documents, testimony and other information in connection with various aspects of our regulated activities.

In view of the inherent unpredictability of litigation and regulatory matters, particularly where the damages sought are substantial or indeterminate or when the proceedings or investigations are in the early stages, we cannot determine with any degree of certainty the timing or ultimate resolution of litigation and regulatory matters or the eventual loss, fines, penalties or business impact, if any, that may result. We establish reserves for litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and can be reasonably estimated. The actual costs of resolving litigation and regulatory matters, however, may be substantially higher than the amounts reserved for those matters.

Given the substantial or indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these matters, and the inherent unpredictability of such matters, an adverse outcome in certain of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements in particular quarterly or annual periods.

Litigation – Continuing Operations

Securities Litigation  As a result of an August 2002 restatement of previously reported consolidated financial statements and other corporate events, including the 2002 settlement with 46 states and the District of Columbia relating to real estate lending practices, Household International and certain former officers were named as defendants in a class action lawsuit, Jaffe v. Household International, Inc., et al. (N.D. Ill. No. 02 C5893), filed August 19, 2002. The complaint asserted claims under § 10 and § 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, on behalf of all persons who acquired and disposed of Household International common stock between July 30, 1999 and October 11, 2002. The claims alleged that the defendants knowingly or recklessly made false and misleading statements of material fact relating to Household’s Consumer Lending operations, including collections, sales and lending practices, some of which ultimately led to the 2002 state settlement agreement, and facts relating to accounting practices evidenced by the restatement. A jury trial concluded on April 30, 2009, and the jury rendered a verdict on May 7 partially in favor of the plaintiffs with respect to Household International and three former officers. A second phase of the case was to proceed to determine the actual damages, if any, due to the plaintiff class and issues of reliance. On November 22, 2010, the Court issued a ruling on the second phase of the case. On the issue of reliance, the Court ruled that claim forms would be mailed to class members and that class members who file claims would be asked to check a “YES” or “NO” box to a question that asks whether they would have purchased Household stock had they known false and misleading statements inflated the stock price. As for damages, the Court set out a method for calculating damages for class members who file claims. As previously reported, in Court filings in March 2010, plaintiff’s lawyers have estimated that damages could range ‘somewhere between $2.4 billion to $3.2 billion to class members’, before pre-judgment interest. The defendants filed a motion for reconsideration from the Court’s November 22 ruling. On January 14, 2011, the Court partially granted that motion, slightly modifying the claim form, allowing defendants to take limited discovery on the issue of reliance and reserving on the issue whether the defendants would ultimately be entitled to a jury trial on the issues of reliance and damages. On January 31, 2011 and April 7, 2011, the Court issued other rulings clarifying the scope of discovery. Plaintiffs mailed the claim forms with the modified language to class members.

In December 2011, plaintiffs submitted the report of the Court-appointed claims administrator to the Court. That report stated that the total number of claims that generated an allowed loss was 45,921, and that the aggregate amount of these claims was approximately $2.23 billion. Defendants have submitted their objections to certain claims and the plaintiffs have filed their response. At a conference held before the Court on April 20, 2012, the Court referred the issues relating to the claims to a magistrate judge for resolution. Plaintiffs objected to this referral.

In September 2012, the Court issued a ruling on the element of reliance in this case. The Court denied defendants’ motion in part and granted it in part. The Court rejected defendants’ arguments that the presumption of reliance generally had been defeated either as to the class or as to particular institutional claimants. With respect to those claimants who answered “NO” to the question on the claims form, the Court ruled that such claimants are entitled to judgment as to liability. With respect to those claimants who answered “YES” to the question on the claims form, or who provided inconsistent answers in multiple claim form submissions, the Court ruled that further trial proceedings would be required. Finally, the Court ruled that defendants were entitled to judgment with respect to those claimants who did not answer the claim form question or the supplemental interrogatory sent to class members. The Court appointed a Special Master to apply its order and to identify (1) the claims on which plaintiffs are entitled to judgment as a matter of law (currently estimated to be approximately $1.5 billion prior to pre-judgment interest); (2) the claims on which defendants are entitled to judgment as a matter of law (currently estimated to be approximately $275 million); and (3) the claims subject to trial. The Special Master is also to address the various ministerial claims issues previously referred to the Magistrate Judge relating to the processing of claims by the Court-appointed claims administrator. The Special Master has not yet scheduled hearings with the parties. The District Court has yet to enter a final judgment.

The timing and outcome of the ultimate resolution of this matter is uncertain. When a final judgment is entered by the District Court, the parties have 30 days in which to appeal the verdict to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. We continue to believe that we have meritorious grounds for appeal of one or more of the rulings in the case and intend to appeal the Court’s final judgment, which could involve a substantial amount once it is entered.

Upon appeal, we will be required to secure the judgment in order to suspend execution of the judgment while the appeal is ongoing by depositing cash in an interest-bearing escrow account or posting an appeal bond in the amount of the judgment (including any pre-judgment interest awarded). Given the complexity and uncertainties associated with the actual determination of damages, including the outcome of any appeals, there is a wide range of possible damages. We believe we have meritorious grounds for appeal on matters of both liability and damages, and will argue on appeal that damages should be zero or a relatively insignificant amount. If the Appeals Court rejects or only partially accepts our arguments, the amount of damages, including pre-judgment interest, could be higher, and may lie in a range from a relatively insignificant amount to somewhere in the region of $3.5 billion and, therefore, it is reasonably possible that future expenses related to this matter could exceed $3.0 billion.

Lender-Placed Insurance Matters  Lender-placed insurance involves a lender obtaining a hazard insurance policy on a mortgaged property when the borrower fails to maintain their own policy. The cost of the lender-placed insurance is then passed on to the borrower. Industry practices with respect to lender-placed insurance are receiving heightened regulatory scrutiny. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently announced that lender-placed insurance is an important issue and is expected to publish related regulations sometime in 2012. In October 2011, a number of mortgage servicers and insurers, including our affiliate, HSBC Insurance (USA) Inc., received subpoenas from the New York Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”) with respect to lender-placed insurance activities dating back to September 2005. We have and will continue to provide documentation and information to the NYDFS that is responsive to the subpoena.

Between June 2011 and March 2012, several putative class actions related to lender-placed insurance were filed against various HSBC U.S. entities, including an action against one of our subsidiaries captioned Still et al. v. Beneficial Financial I Inc. et al. (Cal. Super. Ct. Case No. KC062390). These actions relate primarily to industry-wide regulatory concerns, and include allegations regarding the relationships and potential conflicts of interest between the various entities that place the insurance, the value and cost of the insurance that is placed, back-dating policies to the date the borrower allowed it to lapse, self-dealing and insufficient disclosure.

A recent routine state examination of our mortgage servicing practices concluded that borrowers were overcharged for lender-placed hazard insurance coverage based on the terms of the underlying mortgages during the period from July 2008 through April 2012, and required us to refund excess premiums charged to impacted borrowers in that state. In the first quarter of 2012, we recorded an accrual reflecting our estimate of premiums that will be refunded to the impacted borrowers as well as borrowers in other states who may have similar contractual claims.

Litigation – Discontinued Operations

Card Services Litigation Since June 2005, HSBC Finance Corporation, HSBC North America, and HSBC, as well as other banks and Visa Inc. and Master Card Incorporated, have been named as defendants in four class actions filed in Connecticut and the Eastern District of New York; Photos Etc. Corp. et al. v. Visa U.S.A., Inc., et al. (D. Conn. No. 05-CV-01007 (WWE)): National Association of Convenience Stores, et al. v. Visa U.S.A., Inc., et al.(E.D.N.Y. No. 05-CV 4520 (JG)); Jethro Holdings, Inc., et al. v. Visa U.S.A., Inc. et al. (E.D.N.Y. No. 05-CV-4521 (JG)); and American Booksellers Ass’n v. Visa U.S.A., Inc. et al. (E.D.N.Y. No. 05-CV-5391 (JG)). Numerous other complaints containing similar allegations (in which no HSBC entity is named) were filed across the country against Visa Inc., MasterCard Incorporated and other banks. These actions principally allege that the imposition of a no-surcharge rule by the associations and/or the establishment of the interchange fee charged for credit card transactions causes the merchant discount fee paid by retailers to be set at supracompetitive levels in violation of the Federal antitrust laws. These suits have been consolidated and transferred to the Eastern District of New York. The consolidated case is: In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1720, E.D.N.Y. (“MDL 1720”). A consolidated, amended complaint was filed by the plaintiffs on April 24, 2006 and a second consolidated amended complaint was filed on January 29, 2009. On February 7, 2011, MasterCard Incorporated, Visa Inc., the other defendants, including HSBC Finance Corporation, and certain affiliates of the defendants entered into settlement and judgment sharing agreements (the “Agreements”) that provide for the apportionment of certain defined costs and liabilities that the defendants, including HSBC Finance Corporation and our affiliates, may incur, jointly and/or severally, in the event of an adverse judgment or global settlement of one or all of these actions. The Agreements also cover any other potential or future actions that are transferred for coordinated pre-trial proceedings with MDL 1720.

The parties engaged in a mediation process at the direction of the District Court. In July 2012, MasterCard Incorporated, Visa Inc. and the other defendants, including the HSBC defendants, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to settle the class litigations consolidated into MDL 1720. On October 19, 2012, the parties submitted fully-executed class settlement agreements to the District Court along with a motion seeking preliminary approval of the class settlement. On October 22, 2012, a settlement agreement with the individual merchant plaintiffs became effective. In the fourth quarter of 2011, we increased our litigation reserves to an amount equal to our estimated portion of the settlement of this matter.

Debt Cancellation Litigation Between July 2010 and May 2011, eight substantially similar putative class actions were filed against our subsidiaries, HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. (“HSBC Bank Nevada”) and HSBC Card Services Inc.: Rizera et al v. HSBC Bank Nevada et al. (D.N.J. No. 10-CV-03375); Esslinger et al v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (E.D. Pa. No. 10-CV-03213); McAlister et al. v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (W.D. Wash. No. 10-CV-05831); Mitchell v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (D. Md. No. 10-CV-03232); Samuels v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (N.D. III. No. 11-CV-00548); McKinney v. HSBC Card Services et al. (S.D. III. No. 10-CV-00786); Chastain v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. (South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, 13^th Circuit) (filed as a counterclaim to a pending collections action); Colton et al. v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (C.D. Ca. No. 11-CV-03742). These actions principally allege that cardholders were enrolled in debt cancellation or suspension products and challenge various marketing or administrative practices relating to those products. The plaintiffs’ claims include breach of contract and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unconscionability, unjust enrichment, and violations of state consumer protection and deceptive acts and practices statutes. The Mitchell action was withdrawn by the plaintiff in March 2011. In July 2011, the parties in Rizera, Esslinger, McAlister, Samuels, McKinney and Colton executed a memorandum of settlement and filed notices of settlement of all claims in each respective court. The parties have memorialized the terms and conditions of the settlement in a formal agreement, and submitted the settlement on a consolidated basis for approval by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in the Esslinger matter. In February 2012, the District Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement and scheduled the final approval hearing for October 1, 2012. We are adequately reserved for the proposed settlement. A motion for class certification and a motion to defer consideration of class certification pending completion of the settlement were heard in the Chastain action. The motion to defer was granted and the case placed on stay pending progression of the consolidated settlement. The plaintiff in Chastain then sought reconsideration of the District Court’s preliminary approval order. The request was denied and the plaintiff has appealed that ruling.

On October 1, 2012, the District Court held a hearing for final approval of the settlement in the Esslinger matter. Several objectors to the settlement appeared at the hearing, including representatives for the Attorneys General in West Virginia, Hawaii and Mississippi, where they asserted that claims brought in those Attorneys General’s lawsuits (discussed below) should not be covered by the release in the Esslinger matter. Defendants argued that all claims for recovery by class members, whether brought by the Attorneys General or otherwise, would be released pursuant to the Esslinger class settlement. The District Court requested further submissions on this issue. A final approval order has not been entered.

In October 2011, the Attorney General for the State of West Virginia filed a purported class action in the Circuit Court of Mason County, West Virginia, captioned State of West Virginia ex rel. Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. et al v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al. (No. 11-C-93-N), alleging similar claims in connection with the marketing, selling and administering of ancillary services, including debt cancellation and suspension products to consumers in West Virginia. In September 2012, the Attorney General filed an amended complaint adding our affiliate, HSBC Bank USA, N.A, as a defendant. In addition to damages, the Attorney General is seeking civil money penalties and injunctive relief. The action was initially removed to Federal court. The Attorney General’s motion to remand to State court was granted and we filed a motion to dismiss the complaint in March 2012. In late 2011, we received a similar inquiry from another state’s Attorney General, although no action has yet been filed in that state.

In April 2012, the Attorney General for the State of Hawaii filed lawsuits against seven major credit card companies, including certain of our subsidiaries, in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit for the State of Hawaii, alleging that credit card customers were improperly and deceptively enrolled in various ancillary services, including payment protection plans and without regard to potential eligibility for benefits. In an action captioned State of Hawaii ex rel David Louie, Attorney General v. HSBC Bank Nevada N.A. and HSBC Card Services, Inc., et al. (No. 12-1-0983-04), the Attorney General alleges claims for unfair and deceptive marketing practices, consumer fraud against elders and unjust enrichment. The relief sought includes an injunction against deceptive and unfair practices, restitution and disgorgement of profits, and civil monetary penalties. The action was removed to Federal court in May 2012. In June 2012, the Attorney General filed a motion to remand and a hearing on that motion is scheduled for November 2012. The Attorney General has also filed a motion to consolidate these actions and a hearing on that motion is scheduled for December 2012.

In June 2012, the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi filed complaints against six credit card companies, including our subsidiaries HSBC Bank Nevada and HSBC Card Services Inc. and our affiliate HSBC Bank USA, N.A. In an action captioned Jim Hood, Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, ex. rel. The State of Mississippi v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A., HSBC Card Services, Inc., and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., the Attorney General alleges claims that are substantially the same as those made in the West Virginia and Hawaii Attorney General actions consumer protection and unjust enrichment claims in connection with the defendants’ marketing, selling and administering of ancillary services, including payment protection plans. The relief sought includes injunction against deceptive and unfair practices, disgorgement of profits, and civil money penalties. In August 2012, this action was removed to Federal court and the Attorney General filed a motion to remand. These actions have been consolidated for purposes of remand and briefing on the Attorney General’s motion to remand has been stayed pending a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on a matter to which we are not a party.

Governmental and Regulatory Matters

Foreclosure Practices In April 2011, HSBC Finance Corporation and our indirect parent, HSBC North America, entered into a consent cease and desist order with the Federal Reserve Board (the “Federal Reserve”) (the “Federal Reserve Servicing Consent Order”), and our affiliate, HSBC Bank USA, entered into a similar consent order with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) (together with the Federal Reserve Servicing Consent Order, the “Servicing Consent Orders”) following completion of a broad horizontal review of industry foreclosure practices. The Federal Reserve Servicing Consent Order requires us to take prescribed actions to address the deficiencies noted in the joint examination and described in the consent order. We are committed to full compliance with the terms of the Servicing Consent Orders, as initially described in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. We continue to work with the Federal Reserve and the OCC to align our processes with the requirements of the Servicing Consent Orders and are implementing operational changes as required.

The Servicing Consent Orders require an independent review of foreclosures (“the Foreclosure Review”) pending or completed between January 2009 and December 2010 (the “Foreclosure Review Period”) to determine if any borrower was financially injured as a result of an error in the foreclosure process. Consistent with the industry, and as required by the Servicing Consent Orders, an independent consultant has been retained to conduct that review, and remediation, including restitution, may be required if a borrower is found to have been financially injured as a result of servicer errors. In conjunction with the foreclosure review, a communication and outreach plan has been developed and implemented to contact borrowers with foreclosures pending or completed during the Foreclosure Review Period. We will conduct the outreach efforts in collaboration with other mortgage loan servicers and independent consultants in order to present a uniform, coherent and user-friendly complaint process. Written communications have been sent to borrowers who were subject to foreclosure proceedings during the Foreclosure Review Period notifying them of the foreclosure complaint review process and providing them with forms that can be used to request a review of their foreclosure proceeding. The outreach plan currently includes a staggered mailing to borrowers, which began on November 1, 2011, industry media advertising, which began in January 2012 and a website at which a borrower can request a review. In June 2012, the Federal Reserve and the OCC released a financial remediation framework for use by the independent consultants to recommend remediation for financial injury identified during the Foreclosure Review. Pursuant to this framework, remediation available to a borrower who is found to have been financially injured as a result of servicer errors could include suspension of a pending foreclosure, loan modification, or a lump sum payment ranging from $500 to $125,000 plus equity in the most egregious cases. Any borrower who receives remediation will not be precluded from pursuing litigation concerning foreclosure or other mortgage servicing practices. We expect the costs associated with the Servicing Consent Orders, including the Foreclosure Review, customer outreach plan and complaint process will continue to result in significant increases in our operational expenses in future periods. Any resulting remediation could result in further increased costs.

The Servicing Consent Orders do not preclude additional enforcement actions against HSBC Finance Corporation or our affiliates by bank regulatory, governmental or law enforcement agencies, such as the Department of Justice or State Attorneys General, which could include the imposition of civil money penalties and other sanctions relating to the activities that are the subject of the Servicing Consent Orders. We may also see an increase in private litigation concerning foreclosure and other mortgage servicing practices.

On February 9, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and State Attorneys General of 49 states announced a settlement with the five largest U.S. mortgage servicers with respect to foreclosure and other mortgage servicing practices. HSBC North America, HSBC Finance Corporation and HSBC Bank USA have had preliminary discussions with U.S. bank regulators and other governmental agencies regarding a potential resolution, although the timing of any settlement is not presently known. Based on discussions to date, an accrual was determined based on the total projected impact at HSBC North America associated with a proposed settlement of this matter. We recorded an accrual of $157 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 which reflects the portion of the HSBC North America accrual that we currently believe is allocable to HSBC Finance Corporation. As this matter progresses and more information becomes available, we will continue to evaluate our portion of the HSBC North America liability which may result in a change to our current estimate. Any such settlement, however, may not completely preclude other enforcement actions by state or federal agencies, regulators or law enforcement agencies relating to foreclosure and other mortgage servicing practices, including, but not limited to, matters relating to the securitization of mortgages for investors, including the imposition of civil money penalties, criminal fines or other sanctions. In addition, such a settlement would not preclude private litigation concerning these practices.

Mortgage Securitization Activity In the course of 2012, we have received notice of several claims from investors and from trustees of residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) related to our activities as a sponsor and the activities of our subsidiaries as originators in connection with RMBS transactions closed between 2005 and 2007. We are currently evaluating these claims. On September 26, 2012, an action of this sort, captioned FHFA ex rel. Trustee of MSAC 2006-HE6 v. HSBC Finance Corp. and Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC (New York County Supreme Court, Index No. 653373/2012), was filed by the conservator of an investor in an RMBS trust, the assets of which include mortgage loans originated by our subsidiary, Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC. We expect these types of claims to continue and potentially intensify, so long as the U.S. real estate markets continue to be distressed. As a result, we may be subject to additional claims, litigation and governmental and regulatory scrutiny related to our participation as a sponsor or originator in the U.S. mortgage securitization market.

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Credit Loss Reserves - Analysis of Credit Loss Reserves (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$ 4,608	$ 4,590	$ 5,952	$ 5,512
Provision for credit losses	287	2,182	1,816	3,473
Charge-offs	(488)	(973)	(2,266)	(3,468)
Recoveries	22	112	225	394
Total net charge-offs	(466)	(861)	(2,041)	(3,074)
Reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale	(1,298)		(1,298)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$ 4,429	$ 5,911	$ 4,429	$ 5,911

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Fair Value Measurements Of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2	$ 0	$ 0
Rate of average loss severity	56.00%
Minimum period to update carrying values for real estate owned properties	45 days

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$ (550)		$ (1,130)
Income from discontinued operations	1,659		598
Loss from continuing operations	(2,209)		(1,728)
Adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Provision for credit losses	1,816		3,473
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment on receivables held for sale	1,597		(1)
Loss on sale of real estate owned, including lower of amortized cost or market adjustments	37		83
Depreciation and amortization	6		13
Mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives	715		(534)
Foreign exchange and derivative movements on long-term debt and net change in non-FVO related derivative assets and liabilities	(743)		(140)
Net change in other assets	(574)		(606)
Net change in other liabilities	(473)		(100)
Other, net	337		245
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities-continuing operations	509		705
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities-discontinued operations	2,361		1,785
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	2,870		2,490
Securities:
Purchased	(46)		(573)
Matured	89		157
Sold	123		279
Net change in short-term securities available-for-sale	(92)		(88)
Net change in securities purchased under agreements to resell	20		1,436
Net change in interest bearing deposits with banks	(223)		1,000
Receivables:
Net collections	2,210		2,772
Proceeds from sales of real estate owned	474		1,271
Purchases of properties and equipment	(3)		(1)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities-continuing operations	2,552		6,253
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities-discontinued operations	9,359		(359)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	11,911		5,894
Debt:
Net change in commercial paper	(3,947)		1,147
Net change in due to affiliates	(490)		498
Long-term debt issued			245
Long-term debt retired	(9,472)		(10,488)
Capital contribution from Parent			400
Shareholders' dividends	(92)		(96)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities-continuing operations	(14,001)		(8,294)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities-discontinued operations	(195)		27
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(14,196)		(8,267)
Net change in cash	585		117
Cash at beginning of period(1)	318	[1]	175	[1]
Cash at end of period(2)	903	[2]	292	[2]
Supplemental Noncash Investing and Capital Activities:
Fair value of properties added to real estate owned	416		763
Transfer of receivables to held for sale	$ 6,756		$ 8,620

[1] Cash at beginning of period includes $103 million and $11 million for discontinued operations at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

[2] Cash at end of period includes $174 million and $72 million for discontinued operations at of September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Net loss	$ (137)	$ (1,061)	$ (550)	$ (1,130)
Net change in unrealized gains (losses), net of tax, on:
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	34	(56)	84	4
Securities available-for-sale, not other-than-temporarily impaired	15	43	22	40
Other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities available-for-sale				(1)
Pension and postretirement benefit plan adjustments			1	1
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	4	(11)	4	(5)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	53	(24)	111	39
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$ (84)	$ (1,085)	$ (439)	$ (1,091)

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Taxes

9.    Income Taxes

Effective tax rates are analyzed as follows.

	2012					2011
	(dollars are in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Tax expense (benefit) at the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate	$	(101	)	(35.0	)%	$	(708	)	(35.0	)%
Increase (decrease) in rate resulting from:
State and local taxes, net of Federal benefit		7		2.4			1		-
Adjustment to current liability account		(6	)	(2.0	)		-		-
Change in valuation allowance reserves		5		1.7			(3	)	(.1	)
Deferred tax validation		8		2.8			9		.4
Change in uncertain tax position reserves		(12	)	(4.1	)		28		1.4
Foreign tax credits		-		-			(12	)	(.6	)
Other		1		.4			(4	)	(.1	)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(98	)	(33.8	)%	$	(689	)	(34.0	)%
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Tax expense (benefit) at the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate	$	(1,237	)	(35.0	)%	$	(1,011	)	(35.0	)%
Increase (decrease) in rate resulting from:
State and local taxes, net of Federal benefit		(5	)	(.1	)		1		-
Adjustment to current liability account		(37	)	(1.0	)		-		-
Change in tax rate used to value deferred taxes		(7	)	(.2	)		-		-
Change in valuation allowance reserves		16		.4			(144	)	(5.0	)
Deferred tax validation		(34	)	(1.0	)		12		.4
Change in uncertain tax position reserves		(19	)	(.5	)		(2	)	(.1	)
Foreign tax credits		-		-			(12	)	(.4	)
Other		(2	)	(.1	)		(5	)	(.1	)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(1,325	)	(37.5	)%	$	(1,161	)	(40.2	)%

The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was impacted by current liability account and deferred tax prior period adjustments corrected in the current year, changes in uncertain tax positions, increases to state valuation allowance reserves, and state taxes, including states where we file combined unitary state tax returns with other HSBC affiliates. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was also impacted by a change in tax rate used to value deferred taxes. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was impacted by the release of valuation allowance previously established on foreign tax credits, a change in uncertain tax positions, validation of deferred taxes, foreign tax credits and state taxes, including states where we file combined unitary state tax returns with other HSBC affiliates.

HSBC North America Consolidated Income Taxes  We are included in HSBC North America’s consolidated Federal income tax return and in various combined state income tax returns. As such, we have entered into a tax allocation agreement with HSBC North America and its subsidiary entities (the “HNAH Group”) included in the consolidated returns which govern the current amount of taxes to be paid or received by the various entities included in the consolidated return filings. As a result, we have looked at the HNAH Group’s consolidated deferred tax assets and various sources of taxable income, including the impact of HSBC and HNAH Group tax planning strategies, in reaching conclusions on recoverability of deferred tax assets. Where a valuation allowance is determined to be necessary at the HSBC North America consolidated level, such allowance is allocated to the principal subsidiaries within the HNAH Group as described below in a manner that is systematic, rational and consistent with the broad principles of accounting for income taxes.

The HNAH Group evaluates deferred tax assets for recoverability using a consistent approach which considers the relative impact of negative and positive evidence, including historical financial performance, projections of future taxable income, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, tax planning strategies and any available carryback capacity.

In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance, the HNAH Group estimates future taxable income based on management approved business plans, future capital requirements and ongoing tax planning strategies, including capital support from HSBC necessary as part of such plans and strategies. The HNAH Group has continued to consider the impact of the economic environment on the North American businesses and the expected growth of the deferred tax assets. This evaluation process involves significant management judgment about assumptions that are subject to change from period to period.

In conjunction with the HNAH Group deferred tax evaluation process, based on our forecasts of future taxable income, which include assumptions about the depth and severity of home price depreciation and the U.S. economic environment, including unemployment levels and their related impact on credit losses, we currently anticipate that our results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to allow us to realize our deferred tax assets. However, since these market conditions have created losses in the HNAH Group in recent periods and volatility in our pre-tax book income, our analysis of the reliability of the deferred tax assets significantly discounts any future taxable income expected from continuing operations and relies to a greater extent on continued capital support from our parent, HSBC, including tax planning strategies implemented in relation to such support. HSBC has indicated they remain fully committed and have the capacity and willingness to provide capital as needed to run operations, maintain sufficient regulatory capital, and fund certain tax planning strategies.

Only those tax planning strategies that are both prudent and feasible, and which management has the ability and intent to implement, are incorporated into our analysis and assessment. The primary and most significant strategy is HSBC’s commitment to reinvest excess HNAH Group capital to reduce debt funding or otherwise invest in assets to ensure that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be utilized.

Currently, it has been determined that the HNAH Group’s primary tax planning strategy, in combination with other tax planning strategies, provides support for the realization of the net deferred tax assets recorded for the HNAH Group. Such determination is based on HSBC’s business forecasts and assessment as to the most efficient and effective deployment of HSBC capital, most importantly including the length of time such capital will need to be maintained in the U.S. for purposes of the tax planning strategy.

During the first quarter of 2011, the HNAH Group identified an additional tax planning strategy that provided support for the realization of the deferred tax assets recorded for its foreign tax credits and certain state related deferred tax assets. The use of foreign tax credits is limited by the HNAH Group’s U.S. tax liability and the availability of foreign source income. The tax planning strategy included the purchase of foreign bonds and REMIC residual interests. These purchases are expected to generate sufficient foreign source taxable income to allow for the utilization of the foreign tax credits before the credits expire unused and recognition of certain state deferred tax assets.

Notwithstanding the above, the HNAH Group has valuation allowances against certain state deferred tax assets and certain Federal tax loss carryforwards for which the aforementioned tax planning strategies do not provide appropriate support.

HNAH Group valuation allowances are allocated to the principal subsidiaries, including us. The methodology allocates the valuation allowance to the principal subsidiaries based primarily on the entity’s relative contribution to the growth of the HSBC North America consolidated deferred tax asset against which the valuation allowance is being recorded.

If future results differ from the HNAH Group’s current forecasts or the tax planning strategies were to change, a valuation allowance against some or all of the remaining net deferred tax assets may need to be established which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and capital position. The HNAH Group will continue to update its assumptions and forecasts of future taxable income, including relevant tax planning strategies, and assess the need for such incremental valuation allowances.

Absent the capital support from HSBC and implementation of the related tax planning strategies, the HNAH Group, including us, would be required to record a valuation allowance against the remaining deferred tax assets.

HSBC Finance Corporation Income Taxes  We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences related to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and for tax credits and net operating and other losses. Our net deferred tax assets, including deferred tax liabilities and valuation allowances, totaled $3.7 billion and $3.3 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

During the third quarter of 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Appeals Office closed its review covering the tax periods 1998 through 2005 after the settlement was approved by the Joint Committee on Taxation. There is no resulting impact to our uncertain tax reserves.

The IRS began its audit of our 2006 and 2007 income tax returns in 2009, with an anticipated completion in the fourth quarter of 2012. The IRS began their examination of our 2008 and 2009 income tax returns during the third quarter of 2011, with an anticipated completion in 2013.

We remain subject to state and local income tax examinations for years 1998 and forward. We are currently under audit by various state and local tax jurisdictions. Uncertain tax positions are reviewed on an ongoing basis and are adjusted in light of changing facts and circumstances, including progress of tax audits, developments in case law and the closing of statute of limitations. Such adjustments are reflected in the tax provision.

It is reasonably possible that there could be a change in the amount of our unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months due to settlements or statutory expirations in various state and local tax jurisdictions. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate was $76 million and $96 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

It is our policy to recognize accrued interest related to unrecognized tax positions in interest expense in the consolidated statement of income (loss) and to recognize penalties related to unrecognized tax positions as a component of other servicing and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of income (loss). We had accruals for the payment of interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions of $55 million and $88 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

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Business Segments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Operating Statistics [Line Items]
Actuarial losses of projected benefit obligation		10.00%
Recognized in earnings through amendment to benefit formula		$ 31
Curtailment gain	$ 52

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Summary of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Tax on net gains (losses) arising during period	$ 15	$ (34)	$ 39	$ (10)
Tax on reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income	2	5	7	19
Reclassification of unrealized gains on other than temporary impaired debt securities, tax
Tax on net unrealized holding gains	11	28	19	32
Tax on reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, available for sale	(3)	(4)	(7)	(10)
Reclassification of unrealized (gains) losses on other than temporary impaired debt securities, tax
Tax on other than temporary impairment on debt securities available for sale recognized in other comprehensive income	0	0
Tax on reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, available for sale	(3)	(4)	(7)	(10)
Tax on reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income - other-than-temporarily impaired
Tax on reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, available for sale			1
Tax on translation gains (losses)	$ 1	$ (5)	$ 1	$ (3)

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net deferred tax assets	$ 3,700,000,000	$ 3,300,000,000
Period in which amount of our unrecognized tax benefits changes	12 months
Unrecognized tax benefits	76,000,000	96,000,000
Accruals for payment of interest and penalties	$ 55,000,000	$ 88,000,000

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 02, 2012
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	HSBCFC
Entity Registrant Name	HSBC Finance Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0000354964
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		68

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

10.    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) includes certain items that are reported directly within a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income balances.

	2012			2011
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging instruments:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(444	)	$	(515	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) for period:
Net gains (losses) arising during period, net of tax of $15 million and $(34) million, respectively		30			(65	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income, net of tax of $2 million and $5 million, respectively		4			9
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period		34			(56	)
Balance at end of period		(410	)		(571	)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, not other-than temporarily impaired:
Balance at beginning of period	$	109		$	75
Other comprehensive income for period:
Net unrealized holding gains arising during period, net of tax of $11 million and $28 million, respectively		20			52
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income, net of tax of $(3) million and $(4) million, respectively		(5	)		(9	)
Total other comprehensive income for period		15			43
Balance at end of period		124	(1)		118
Unrealized gains (losses) on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities available-for-sale:
Balance at beginning of period	$	-		$	(5	)
Other comprehensive income for period:
Other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities available-for-sale recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		1			-
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		(1	)		-
Total other comprehensive income for period		-			-
Balance at end of period		-			(5	)
Pension and postretirement benefit plan liability:
Balance at beginning and end of period		(10	)		1
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Balance at beginning of period		7			16
Other comprehensive income (loss) for period:
Translation gains (losses), net of tax of $1 million and $(5) million, respectively		4			(11	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period		4			(11	)
Balance at end of period		11			5
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of period	$	(285	)	$	(452	)

	2012			2011
	(in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging instruments:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(494	)	$	(575	)
Other comprehensive income for period:
Net gains (losses) arising during period, net of tax of $39 million and $(10) million, respectively		71			(27	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income, net of tax of $7 million and $19 million, respectively		13			31
Total other comprehensive income for period		84			4
Balance at end of period		(410	)		(571	)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, not other-than temporarily impaired:
Balance at beginning of period	$	102		$	78
Reclassification of unrealized gains on other than temporary impaired debt securities, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		1			-
Other comprehensive income for period:
Net unrealized holding gains arising during period, net of tax of $19 million and $32 million, respectively		35			58
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income, net of tax of $(7) million and $(10) million, respectively		(14	)		(18	)
Total other comprehensive income for period		22			40
Balance at end of period		124	(1)		118
Unrealized gains (losses) on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities available-for-sale:
Balance at beginning of period	$	-		$	(4	)
Reclassification of unrealized gains on other than temporary impaired debt securities, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		(1	)		-
Other comprehensive loss for period:
Other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities available-for-sale recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		1			(1	)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		-			-
Total other comprehensive loss for period		-			(1	)
Balance at end of period		-			(5	)
Pension and postretirement benefit plan liability:
Balance at beginning of period		(11	)		-
Other comprehensive income for period:
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, net of tax of $1 million and $- million, respectively		1			1
Total other comprehensive income for period		1			1
Balance at end of period		(10	)		1
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Balance at beginning of period		7			10
Other comprehensive income (loss) for period:
Translation gains (losses), net of tax of $1 million and $(3) million, respectively		4			(5	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period		4			(5	)
Balance at end of period		11			5
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of period	$	(285	)	$	(452	)

⁽¹⁾  Amounts relate primarily to securities available-for-sale of our Insurance business which is classified as discontinued operations.

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Value Hedging Information Including Gain Loss Recorded on Derivative (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Hedge Item, Net, Total	$ (1)	$ (11)	$ 17	$ (7)
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Hedges Recognized in Income on Derivative, Total	1	22	(19)	22
Fixed rate borrowings [Member] | Derivative related income (expense) [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Interest Rate Fair Value Gain (Loss) on Hedge Item	(1)	(16)	(2)	(40)
Interest Rate Derivative Fair value Gain (Loss)	1	19	(2)	43
Fixed rate borrowings [Member] | Derivative related income (expense) [Member] | Currency swaps [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Fair Value Gain (Loss) on Hedge Item		5	19	33
Foreign Currency Derivative Fair Value Gain (Loss)		$ 3	$ (17)	$ (21)

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Income Taxes - Summary of Effective Tax Rates (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax expense (benefit) at the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate	$ (101)	$ (708)	$ (1,237)	$ (1,011)
State and local taxes, net of Federal benefit	7	1	(5)	1
Adjustment to current liability account	(6)		(37)
Change in tax rate used to value deferred taxes			(7)
Change in valuation allowance reserves	5	(3)	16	(144)
Deferred tax validation	8	9	(34)	12
Change in uncertain tax position reserves	(12)	28	(19)	(2)
Foreign tax credits		(12)		(12)
Other	1	(4)	(2)	(5)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$ (98)	$ (689)	$ (1,325)	$ (1,161)
Tax expense (benefit) at the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate	(35.00%)	(35.00%)	(35.00%)	(35.00%)
State and local taxes, net of Federal benefit	2.40%		0.10%
Adjustment to current liability account	2.00%		(1.00%)
Change in tax rate used to value deferred taxes			(0.20%)
Change in valuation allowance reserves	1.70%	(0.10%)	0.40%	(5.00%)
Deferred tax validation	2.80%	0.40%	(1.00%)	0.40%
Change in uncertain tax position reserves	(4.10%)	1.40%	(0.50%)	(0.10%)
Foreign tax credits		(0.60%)		(0.40%)
Other	0.40%	(0.10%)	(0.10%)	(0.10%)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	(33.80%)	(34.00%)	(37.50%)	(40.20%)

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Cash	$ 729	$ 215
Interest bearing deposits with banks	1,363	1,140
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	900	920
Securities available-for-sale	116	188
Receivables, net (including $5.0 billion and $5.3 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, collateralizing long-term debt)	30,482	43,201
Receivables held for sale	6,361
Properties and equipment, net	74	77
Real estate owned	204	299
Derivative financial assets	10
Deferred income taxes, net	3,715	3,314
Other assets	1,486	1,312
Assets of discontinued operations	2,085	12,901
Total assets	47,525	63,567
Debt:
Due to affiliates (including $501 million and $447 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, carried at fair value)	7,826	8,262
Commercial paper	79	4,026
Long-term debt (including $11.1 billion and $13.7 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 carried at fair value and $3.0 billion and $3.3 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, collateralized by receivables)	30,192	39,790
Total debt	38,097	52,078
Derivative related liabilities	9	26
Liability for postretirement benefits	237	280
Other liabilities	1,258	1,688
Liabilities of discontinued operations	1,521	2,569
Total liabilities	41,122	56,641
Common shareholder's equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100 shares authorized, 68 shares issued at both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011
Additional paid-in capital	23,974	23,966
Accumulated deficit	(18,861)	(18,219)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(285)	(396)
Total common shareholder's equity	4,828	5,351
Total shareholders' equity	6,403	6,926
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	47,525	63,567
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable preferred stock:
Redeemable preferred stock value	575	575
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable preferred stock:
Redeemable preferred stock value	$ 1,000	$ 1,000

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Receivables

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Receivables

4.    Receivables

Receivables consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012(1)			December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	30,143		$	38,235
Second lien		3,820			4,478
Total real estate secured		33,963			42,713
Personal non-credit card		-			5,196
Other		-			3
Total receivables		33,963			47,912
HSBC acquisition purchase accounting fair value adjustments		45			57
Accrued finance income		903			1,184
Credit loss reserve for owned receivables		(4,429	)		(5,952	)
Total receivables, net	$	30,482		$	43,201

⁽¹⁾  The significant decrease in receivables since December 31, 2011 reflects the transfer of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and a portion of our real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale” for additional information.

HSBC acquisition purchase accounting fair value adjustments represent adjustments which have been “pushed down” to record our receivables at fair value at the date of acquisition by HSBC.

Deferred origination fees totaled $231 million and $254 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Net unamortized premium on our receivables totaled $140 million and $169 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Unearned income on personal non-credit card receivables totaled $8 million at December 31, 2011, and is included in the receivable balance in the table above. As discussed more fully in Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” during the second quarter of 2012, we moved our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables as well as certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale.

Collateralized funding transactions  Secured financings previously issued under public trusts with a balance of $3.0 billion at September 30, 2012 are secured by $5.0 billion of closed-end real estate secured receivables. Secured financings previously issued under public trusts with a balance of $3.3 billion at December 31, 2011 were secured by $5.3 billion of closed-end real estate secured receivables.

Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables  The following tables summarize the past due status of receivables held for investment at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The aging of past due amounts is determined based on the contractual delinquency status of payments made under the receivable. An account is generally considered to be contractually delinquent when payments have not been made in accordance with the loan terms. Delinquency status may be affected by customer account management policies and practices such as re-age or modification. Additionally, delinquency status is also impacted by payment percentage requirements which vary between servicing platforms.

	Days Past Due						Total Past Due		Current		Total Receivables(1)
September 30, 2012	1 – 29 days		30 – 89 days		90+ days
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	4,844	$	2,851	$	2,603	$	10,298	$	19,845	$	30,143
Second lien		686		330		244		1,260		2,560		3,820
Total real estate secured receivables(2)	$	5,530	$	3,181	$	2,847	$	11,558	$	22,405	$	33,963

	Days Past Due						Total Past Due		Current		Total Receivables(1)
December 31, 2011	1 – 29 days		30 – 89 days		90+ days
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	5,828	$	4,028	$	6,248	$	16,104	$	22,131	$	38,235
Second lien		754		416		329		1,499		2,979		4,478
Total real estate secured(2)		6,582		4,444		6,577		17,603		25,110		42,713
Personal non-credit card		686		388		315		1,389		3,807		5,196
Other		-		-		-		-		3		3
Total receivables	$	7,268	$	4,832	$	6,892	$	18,992	$	28,920	$	47,912

⁽¹⁾  The receivable balances included in this table reflects the principal amount outstanding on the loan and certain basis adjustments to the loan such as deferred fees and costs on originated loans, purchase accounting fair value adjustments and premiums or discounts on purchased loans. However, these basis adjustments to the loans are excluded in other presentations regarding delinquent account balances.

⁽²⁾  At both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, approximately 57 percent of our real estate secured receivables have been either modified and/or re-aged.

Nonaccrual receivables  Nonaccrual consumer receivables and nonaccrual receivables held for sale are all receivables which are 90 or more days contractually delinquent as well as second lien loans (regardless of delinquency status) where the first lien loan that we own or service is 90 or more days contractually delinquent. Nonaccrual receivables do not include receivables which have made qualifying payments and have been re-aged such that the contractual delinquency status has been reset to current. If a re-aged loan subsequently experiences payment default and becomes 90 or more days contractually delinquent, it will be reported as nonaccrual. Nonaccrual receivables and nonaccrual receivables held for sale are summarized in the following table.

	September 30, 2012(2)		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Nonaccrual receivables:
Real estate secured(1)	$	2,878	$	6,544
Personal non-credit card		-		330
Nonaccrual receivables held for sale		2,387		-
Total nonaccrual receivables	$	5,265	$	6,874

⁽¹⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, nonaccrual real estate secured receivables include $1.5 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively, of receivables that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽²⁾  The significant decrease in total nonaccrual receivables as compared to December 31, 2011 reflects the transfer of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and a portion of our real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale, which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale” for additional information.

The following table provides additional information on our total nonaccrual receivables:

	Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011
	(in millions)
Interest income that would have been recorded if the nonaccrual receivables had been current in accordance with contractual terms during the period	$	759	$	761
Interest income that was recorded on nonaccrual receivables included in interest income on nonaccrual loans during the period(1)		185		251

⁽¹⁾  Portions of the amounts presented above have been written-off as a result of the process to record receivables greater than 180 days contractually delinquent at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

Troubled Debt Restructurings  Troubled debt restructurings (“TDR Loans”) represent receivables for which the original contractual terms have been modified to provide for terms that are less than what we would be willing to accept for new receivables with comparable risk because of deterioration in the borrower’s financial status.

Modifications for real estate secured and personal non-credit card receivables may include changes to one or more terms of the loan, including, but not limited to, a change in interest rate, an extension of the amortization period, a reduction in payment amount and partial forgiveness or deferment of principal. A substantial amount of our modifications involve interest rate reductions which lower the amount of finance income we are contractually entitled to receive in future periods. By lowering the interest rate and making other changes to the loan terms, we believe we are able to increase the amount of cash flow that will ultimately be collected from the loan, given the borrower’s financial condition. Re-aging is an account management action that results in the resetting of the contractual delinquency status of an account to current which generally requires the receipt of two qualifying payments. TDR Loans are reserved for based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loans’ original effective interest rate which generally results in a higher reserve requirement for these loans.

The following table presents information about receivables and receivables held for sale which as a result of an account management action taken during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 became classified as TDR Loans. During the first nine months of 2012 and 2011, substantially all of the actions reflect re-aging of past due accounts or loan modifications involving interest rate reductions.

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	739	$	1,073	$	2,787	$	4,700
Second lien		78		117		336		474
Total real estate secured		817		1,190		3,123		5,174
Personal non-credit card		30		206		296		891
Total	$	847	$	1,396	$	3,419	$	6,065

The table below presents information about our receivables and receivables held for sale reported as TDR Loans. As discussed more fully in Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” we transferred our entire personal non-credit card portfolio and a substantial majority of our real estate secured receivables which have been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as of June 30, 2012 to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. As a result, these receivables are now carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value which creates a lack of comparability between TDR Loan balances as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
TDR Loans(1)(2)(3):
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	13,597	$	13,186
Second lien		1,153		1,057
Total real estate secured(4)		14,750		14,243
Personal non-credit card		560		1,341
Total TDR Loans(6)	$	15,310	$	15,584
Credit loss reserves for TDR Loans:
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	3,126	$	3,169
Second lien		525		534
Total real estate secured		3,651		3,703
Personal non-credit card		-		706
Total credit loss reserves for TDR Loans(3)(5)	$	3,651	$	4,409

⁽¹⁾  TDR Loans are considered to be impaired loans regardless of accrual status.

⁽²⁾  The TDR Loan balances included in the table above reflect the current carrying amount of TDR Loans and includes all basis adjustments on the loan, such as unearned income, unamortized deferred fees and costs on originated loans and premiums or discounts on purchased loans as well as any charge-off recorded in accordance with our existing charge-off policies. Additionally, the carrying amount of TDR Loans classified as held for sale has been reduced by both the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment as well as the credit loss reserves associated with these receivables prior to the transfer. The following table reflects the unpaid principal balance of TDR Loans:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	16,761	$	14,813
Second lien		1,290		1,125
Total real estate secured		18,051		15,938
Personal non-credit card		1,211		1,341
Total TDR Loans	$	19,262	$	17,279

⁽³⁾  At September 30, 2012, $2.3 billion of TDR Loans were reported as receivables held for sale for which there are no credit loss reserves as they are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. At December 31, 2011, there were no TDR Loans reported as receivables held for sale.

⁽⁴⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, TDR Loans held for investment totaling $1.0 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, are recorded at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽⁵⁾  Included in credit loss reserves.

⁽⁶⁾  TDR Loan balances at September 30, 2012 have been impacted by the transfer of our entire personal non-credit card receivable portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 and are now carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

We are currently evaluating recently issued regulatory guidance requiring receivables discharged under Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not re-affirmed to be classified as TDR Loan balances. Based on our current analysis, we estimate that this guidance could result in approximately $800 million of receivables discharged under Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not re-affirmed being included in TDR Loan balances beginning in the fourth quarter of 2012. Of this amount, we estimate approximately 60 percent would be reserved for using a discounted cash flow analysis which generally results in a higher reserve requirement than that established using a roll rate migration analysis. The remainder of the receivables which would be classified as TDR Loans beginning in the fourth quarter are currently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell and as a result, there would be no change in the reserves associated with these receivables.

The following table discloses receivables and receivables held for sale which were classified as TDR Loans during the previous 12 months which became sixty days or greater contractually delinquent during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	418	$	669	$	1,848	$	1,111
Second lien		57		66		211		107
Total real estate secured		475		735		2,059		1,218
Personal non-credit card		34		153		236		264
Total	$	509	$	888	$	2,295	$	1,482

Additional information relating to TDR Loans, including TDR Loans held for sale, is presented in the table below:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Average balance of TDR Loans:
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	13,486	$	11,875	$	13,738	$	10,763
Second lien		1,152		940		1,146		842
Total real estate secured		14,638		12,815		14,884		11,605
Personal non-credit card		570		1,287		1,041		1,099
Total average balance of TDR Loans	$	15,208	$	14,102	$	15,925	$	12,704
Interest income recognized on TDR Loans:
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	227	$	156	$	628	$	419
Second lien		27		17		76		45
Total real estate secured		254		173		704		464
Personal non-credit card		44		39		132		92
Total interest income recognized on TDR Loans	$	298	$	212	$	836	$	556

Consumer Receivable Credit Quality Indicators  Credit quality indicators used for consumer receivables include a loan’s delinquency status, whether the loan is performing and whether the loan is considered a TDR Loan.

Delinquency The following table summarizes dollars of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency for receivables and receivables held for sale and as a percent of total receivables and receivables held for sale (“delinquency ratio”) for our loan portfolio:

	September 30, 2012(2)					December 31, 2011
	Dollars of Delinquency		Delinquency Ratio			Dollars of Delinquency		Delinquency Ratio
	(dollars are in millions)
Real estate secured:
First lien	$	5,967		17.91	%	$	7,605		19.89	%
Second lien		362		9.47			500		11.16
Total real estate secured(1)		6,329		17.04			8,105		18.98
Personal non-credit card		95		2.98			486		9.35
Total	$	6,424		15.93	%	$	8,591		17.93	%

⁽¹⁾ At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, dollars of real estate secured receivable delinquency include $1.5 billion and $4.8 billion, respectively, of receivables that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell. Additionally, September 30, 2012 includes $2.4 billion of receivables held for sale that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.

⁽²⁾ The transfer of our entire personal non-credit card portfolio and certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale has resulted in these receivables being carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value as previously discussed, which creates a lack of comparability between dollars of contractual delinquency and the delinquency ratio as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

Nonperforming The status of consumer receivables and consumer receivables held for sale is summarized in the following table:

	Performing Loans		Nonperforming Loans		Total
	(in millions)
At September 30, 2012:
Real estate secured(1)(2)	$	31,085	$	2,878	$	33,963
Receivables held for sale		3,974		2,387		6,361
Total	$	35,059	$	5,265	$	40,324	(3)
At December 31, 2011:
Real estate secured(1)	$	36,169	$	6,544	$	42,713
Personal non-credit card		4,866		330		5,196
Total(2)	$	41,035	$	6,874	$	47,909

⁽¹⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, nonperforming real estate secured receivables held for investment include $1.5 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively, of receivables that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽²⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, nonperforming real estate secured receivables held for investment include $1.8 billion and $3.0 billion, respectively, which are TDR Loans, some of which may also be carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.

⁽³⁾  The decrease since December 31, 2011 reflects, in part, the transfer of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and a portion of our real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale” for additional information.

Troubled debt restructurings See discussion of TDR Loans above for further details on this credit quality indicator.

Concentrations of Credit Risk  We have historically served non-conforming and non-prime consumers. Such customers are individuals who have limited credit histories, modest incomes, high debt-to-income ratios or have experienced credit problems caused by occasional delinquencies, prior charge-offs, bankruptcy or other credit related actions. The majority of our secured receivables have high loan-to-value ratios. Our receivable portfolios include the following types of loans:

• Interest-only loans – A loan which allows a customer to pay the interest-only portion of the monthly payment for a period of time which results in lower payments during the initial loan period. However, subsequent events affecting a customer’s financial position could affect their ability to repay the loan in the future when the principal payments become due.

• Stated income loans – Loans underwritten based upon the loan applicant’s representation of annual income, which is not verified by receipt of supporting documentation.

The following table summarizes the outstanding balances of interest-only loans and stated income loans in our receivable and receivables held for sale portfolios at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in billions)
Interest-only loans(1)	$	.7	$	1.0
Stated income loans		1.8		2.2

⁽¹⁾  Receivable classification as an interest-only loan is based on the classification at the time of receivable origination and does not reflect any changes in the classification that may have occurred as a result of any loan modification or because the interest-only period has expired. Some of our interest-only loans may also be classified as stated income loans based on the type underwriting on the loan.

At both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, interest-only and stated income loans comprised 7 percent of real estate secured receivables and real estate secured receivables held for sale.

Because we primarily lent to individual consumers, we do not have receivables from any industry group that equal or exceed 10 percent of total receivables at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The following table reflects the percentage of consumer receivables and receivables held for sale by state, which individually account for 5 percent or greater of our portfolio as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	Percentage of Receivables  and Receivables Held for Sale at September 30, 2012									Percentage of Receivables  and Receivables Held for Sale at December 31, 2011
	Real Estate Secured			Personal Non- Credit Card			Total			Real Estate Secured			Personal Non- Credit Card			Total
California		9.4	%		4.6	%		9.0	%		9.5	%		5.1	%		9.1	%
New York		7.4			6.8			7.3			7.2			6.8			7.2
Pennsylvania		6.2			6.9			6.3			6.1			6.7			6.2
Florida		5.8			5.8			5.8			5.9			5.8			5.9
Ohio		5.5			6.4			5.6			5.5			6.3			5.6
Virginia		5.2			3.1			5.1			5.2			3.0			4.9

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Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Securities

3.    Securities

Securities consisted of the following available-for-sale investments:

September 30, 2012	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Continuing operations:
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions	$	1	$	-	$	-	$	1
Equity securities		11		-		-		11
Money market funds		104		-		-		104
Subtotal		116		-		-		116
Accrued investment income		-		-		-		-
Securities available-for-sale – continuing operations	$	116	$	-	$	-	$	116
Securities available-for-sale – discontinued operations(4)	$	1,283	$	191	$	-	$	1,474

December 31, 2011	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	(in millions)
Continuing operations:
U.S. Treasury	$	80	$	-	$	-		$	80
U.S. government sponsored enterprises(1)		1		-		-			1
U.S. corporate debt securities(2)		57		1		(1	)		57
Foreign debt securities(3)		26		-		-			26
Equity securities		10		-		-			10
Money market funds		13		-		-			13
Subtotal		187		1		(1	)		187
Accrued investment income		1		-		-			1
Securities available-for-sale – continuing operations	$	188	$	1	$	(1	)	$	188
Securities available-for-sale – discontinued operations(4)	$	1,694	$	165	$	(8	)	$	1,851

⁽¹⁾  Represents mortgage-backed securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation as of December 31, 2011.

⁽²⁾  The majority of our U.S. corporate debt securities represented investments in the financial services, consumer products and insurance sectors at December 31, 2011.

⁽³⁾  We did not hold any foreign debt securities issued by the governments of Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece or Spain at December 31, 2011. We did not hold any foreign debt securities at September 30, 2012.

⁽⁴⁾  Securities available-for-sale in our discontinued operations relates to our discontinued Insurance business and primarily consists of U.S. corporate debt securities, money market funds and foreign debt securities at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

At September 30, 2012, we did not hold any available-for-sale securities from continuing operations with gross unrealized losses. The table below provides a summary of gross unrealized losses and related fair values as of December 31, 2011 for available-for-sale securities for continuing operations classified as to the length of time the losses have existed.

	Less Than One Year							Greater Than One Year
December 31, 2011	Number of Securities		Gross Unrealized Losses			Aggregate Fair Value of Investments		Number of Securities		Gross Unrealized Losses		Aggregate Fair Value of Investments
	(dollars are in millions)
U.S. corporate debt securities		17	$	(1	)	$	26		-	$	-	$	-
Foreign debt securities		10		-			15		-		-		-
Equity securities		1		-			5		-		-		-
		28	$	(1	)	$	46		-	$	-	$	-

We review our securities whenever there is an unrealized loss in accordance with our accounting policies for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). As a result of this review, no OTTI was recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, an OTTI of less than $1 million was recognized in earnings on certain debt securities.

As it relates to the securities of our discontinued operations, these securities are part of a disposal group that were classified as held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 and moved to assets of discontinued operations. See Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” for additional information.

On-Going Assessment for Other-Than-Temporary Impairment  On a quarterly basis, we perform an assessment to determine whether there have been any events or economic circumstances to indicate that a security with an unrealized loss has suffered other-than-temporary impairment. A debt security is considered impaired if the fair value is less than its amortized cost basis at the reporting date. If impaired, we then assess whether the unrealized loss is other-than-temporary.

An unrealized loss is generally deemed to be other-than-temporary and a credit loss is deemed to exist if the present value of the expected future cash flows is less than the amortized cost basis of the debt security. As a result, the credit loss component of an other-than-temporary impairment write-down for debt securities is recorded in earnings while the remaining portion of the impairment loss is recognized net of tax in other comprehensive income (loss) provided we do not intend to sell the underlying debt security and it is more-likely-than-not that we would not have to sell the debt security prior to recovery.

We consider the following factors in determining whether a credit loss exists and the period over which the debt security is expected to recover:

• The length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis;

• The level of credit enhancement provided by the structure which includes, but is not limited to, credit subordination positions, overcollateralization, protective triggers and financial guarantees provided by monoline wraps;

• Changes in the near term prospects of the issuer or underlying collateral of a security, such as changes in default rates, loss severities given default and significant changes in prepayment assumptions;

• The level of excess cash flows generated from the underlying collateral supporting the principal and interest payments of the debt securities; and

• Any adverse change to the credit conditions of the issuer or the security such as credit downgrades by the rating agencies.

At December 31, 2011, approximately 90 percent of our corporate debt securities from our continuing operations were rated A- or better. During the third quarter of 2012, we sold all of our remaining corporate debt securities for continuing operations.

Although the fair value of a particular security is below its amortized cost for more than 12 months, it does not necessarily result in a credit loss and hence other-than-temporary impairment. The decline in fair value may be caused by, among other things, the illiquidity of the market. To the extent we do not intend to sell the debt security and it is more-likely-than-not we will not be required to sell the security before the recovery of the amortized cost basis, no other-than-temporary impairment is deemed to have occurred.

For available-for-sale securities in our discontinued operations, at September 30, 2012, approximately 87 percent of our corporate debt securities are rated A- or better and approximately 91 percent of our asset-backed securities, which totaled $19 million are rated AAA. At December 31, 2011, approximately 88 percent of our corporate debt securities for discontinued operations are rated A- or better and approximately 91 percent of our asset-backed securities for discontinued operations, which totaled $27 million are rated AAA. Other-than-temporary impairments may occur in future periods if the credit quality of the securities deteriorates.

We realized gross gains on transactions involving available-for-sale securities for continuing operations of $2 million during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $3 million and $4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Realized losses during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were less than $1 million.

Contractual maturities and yields on investments in debt securities for continuing operations for those with set maturities were as follows:

September 30, 2012	Due Within 1 Year		After 1 but Within 5 Years		After 5 but Within 10 Years		After 10 Years			Total
	(dollars are in millions)
Obiligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions:
Amortized cost	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1		$	1
Fair value		-		-		-		1			1
Yield(1)		-		-		-		5.55	%		5.55	%

⁽¹⁾  Computed by dividing annualized interest by the amortized cost of respective investment securities.

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Fair Value Measurements

15.    Fair Value Measurements

Accounting principles related to fair value measurements provide a framework for measuring fair value and focus on an exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal market (or in the absence of the principal market, the most advantageous market) accessible in an orderly transaction between willing market participants (the “Fair Value Framework”). Where required by the applicable accounting standards, assets and liabilities are measured at fair value using the “highest and best use” valuation premise. Fair value measurement guidance effective in 2012 clarifies that financial instruments do not have alternative use and, as such, the fair value of financial instruments should be determined using an “in-exchange” valuation premise. However, the fair value measurement literature provides a valuation exception and permits an entity to measure the fair value of a group of financial assets and financial liabilities with offsetting credit risk and/or market risks based on the exit price it would receive or pay to transfer the net risk exposure of a group of assets or liabilities if certain conditions are met. We have not elected to make fair value adjustments to a group of derivative instruments with offsetting credit and market risks.

Fair Value Adjustments  The best evidence of fair value is quoted market price in an actively traded market, where available. In the event listed price or market quotes are not available, valuation techniques that incorporate relevant transaction data and market parameters reflecting the attributes of the asset or liability under consideration are applied. Where applicable, fair value adjustments are made to ensure the financial instruments are appropriately recorded at fair value. The fair value adjustments reflect the risks associated with the products, contractual terms of the transactions, and the liquidity of the markets in which the transactions occur. The fair value adjustments are broadly categorized by the following types:

Credit risk adjustment – The credit risk adjustment is an adjustment to a group of financial assets and financial liabilities, predominantly derivative assets and derivative liabilities, to reflect the credit quality of the parties to the transaction in arriving at fair value. A credit valuation adjustment to a financial asset is required to reflect the default risk of the counterparty. A debit valuation adjustment to a financial liability is recorded to reflect our default risk. Where applicable, we take into consideration the credit risk mitigating arrangements including collateral agreements and master netting arrangements in estimating the credit risk adjustments.

Liquidity risk adjustment – The liquidity risk adjustment reflects, among other things, (a) the cost that would be incurred to close out the market risks by hedging, disposing or unwinding the actual position (i.e., a bid-offer adjustment), and (b) the illiquid nature, other than the size of the risk position, of a financial instrument.

Input valuation adjustment – Where fair value measurements are determined using internal valuation model based on unobservable inputs, certain valuation inputs may be less readily determinable. There may be a range of possible valuation input that market participants may assume in determining the fair value measurement. The resultant fair value measurement has inherent measurement risk if one or more significant parameters are unobservable and must be estimated. An input valuation adjustment is necessary to reflect the likelihood that market participants may use different input parameters, and to mitigate the possibility of measurement error.

Valuation Control Framework  A control framework has been established which is designed to ensure that fair values are either determined or validated by a function independent of the risk-taker. To that end, the ultimate responsibility for the determination of fair values rests with the HSBC Finance Valuation Committee. The HSBC Finance Valuation Committee establishes policies and procedures to ensure appropriate valuations. Fair values for debt securities and long-term debt for which we have elected fair value option are determined by a third-party valuation source (pricing service) by reference to external quotations on the identical or similar instruments. Once fair values have been obtained from the third-party valuation source, an independent price validation process is performed and reviewed by the HSBC Finance Valuation Committee. For price validation purposes, we obtain quotations from at least one other independent pricing source for each financial instrument, where possible. We consider the following factors in determining fair values:

• similarities between the asset or the liability under consideration and the asset or liability for which quotation is received;

• whether the security is traded in an active or inactive market;

• consistency among different pricing sources;

• the valuation approach and the methodologies used by the independent pricing sources in determining fair value;

• the elapsed time between the date to which the market data relates and the measurement date; and

• the manner in which the fair value information is sourced.

Greater weight is given to quotations of instruments with recent market transactions, pricing quotes from dealers who stand ready to transact, quotations provided by market-makers who originally underwrote such instruments, and market consensus pricing based on inputs from a large number of participants. Any significant discrepancies among the external quotations are reviewed by management and adjustments to fair values are recorded where appropriate.

Fair values for derivatives are determined by management using valuation techniques, valuation models and inputs that are developed, reviewed, validated and approved by the Quantitative Risk and Valuation Group of an HSBC affiliate. These valuation models utilize discounted cash flows or an option pricing model adjusted for counterparty credit risk and market liquidity. The models used apply appropriate control processes and procedures to ensure that the derived inputs are used to value only those instruments that share similar risk to the relevant benchmark indexes and therefore demonstrate a similar response to market factors. In addition, a validation process is followed which includes participation in peer group consensus pricing surveys, to ensure that valuation inputs incorporate market participants’ risk expectations and risk premium.

We have various controls over our valuation process and procedures for receivables held for sale. As these fair values are generally determined using modeling techniques, the controls may include independent development or validation of the logic within the valuation models, the inputs to those models, and adjustments required to outside valuation models. The inputs and adjustments to valuation models are reviewed with management and reconciled to inputs and assumptions used in other internal valuation processes. In addition, from time to time, certain portfolios are valued by independent third parties, primarily for related party transactions, which are used to validate our internal models.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments  The fair value estimates, methods and assumptions set forth below for our financial instruments, including those financial instruments carried at cost, are made solely to comply with disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in this Form 10-Q. The following table summarizes the carrying values and estimated fair value of our financial instruments at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	September 30, 2012										December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Carrying Value		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Financial assets:
Cash	$	729	$	729	$	729	$	-	$	-	$	215	$	215
Interest bearing deposits with banks		1,363		1,363		-		1,363		-		1,140		1,140
Securities purchased under agreement to resell		900		900		-		900		-		920		920
Securities		116		116		115		1		-		188		188
Consumer receivables:
Real estate secured:
First lien		27,163		19,781		-		-		19,781		34,960		24,438
Second lien		3,274		1,124		-		-		1,124		3,828		1,110
Total real estate secured		30,437		20,905		-		-		20,905		38,788		25,548
Personal non-credit card		-		-		-		-		-		4,308		3,180
Total consumer receivables		30,437		20,905		-		-		20,905		43,096		28,728
Receivables held for sale		6,361		6,361		-		-		6,361		-		-
Due from affiliates		147		147		-		147		-		124		124
Derivative financial assets		10		10		-		10		-		-		-
Financial liabilities:
Commercial paper	$	79	$	79	$	-	$	79	$	-	$	4,026	$	4,026
Due to affiliates carried at fair value		501		501		-		501		-		447		447
Due to affiliates		7,325		7,332		-		7,332		-		7,815		7,514
Long-term debt carried at fair value		11,085		11,085		-		11,085		-		13,664		13,664
Long-term debt not carried at fair value		19,107		19,376		-		16,683		2,693		26,126		25,090
Derivative financial liabilities		9		9		-		9		-		26		26

Receivable values presented in the table above were determined using the Fair Value Framework for measuring fair value, which is based on our best estimate of the amount within a range of values we believe would be received in a sale as of the balance sheet date (i.e. exit price). The secondary market demand and estimated value for our receivables has been heavily influenced by the challenging economic conditions during the past few years, including house price depreciation, elevated unemployment, changes in consumer behavior, changes in discount rates and the lack of financing options available to support the purchase of receivables. Many investors are non-bank financial institutions or hedge funds with high equity levels and a high cost of debt. For certain consumer receivables, investors incorporate numerous assumptions in predicting cash flows, such as higher charge-off levels and/or slower voluntary prepayment speeds than we, as the servicer of these receivables, believe will ultimately be the case. The investor’s valuation process reflects this difference in overall cost of capital assumptions as well as the potential volatility in the underlying cash flow assumptions, the combination of which may yield a significant pricing discount from our intrinsic value. The estimated fair values at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 reflect these market conditions.

Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis  The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Netting(1)			Total of Assets (Liabilities) Measured at Fair Value
	(in millions)
September 30, 2012:
Derivative financial assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	-	$	587		$	-	$	-		$	587
Currency swaps		-		1,080			-		-			1,080
Derivative netting		-		-			-		(1,657	)		(1,657	)
Total derivative financial assets		-		1,667			-		(1,657	)		10
Available-for-sale securities:
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions		-		1			-		-			1
Equity securities		11		-			-		-			11
Money market funds		104		-			-		-			104
Total available-for-sale securities		115		1			-		-			116
Total assets	$	115	$	1,668		$	-	$	(1,657	)	$	126
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	$	-	$	(501	)	$	-	$	-		$	(501	)
Long-term debt carried at fair value		-		(11,085	)		-		-			(11,085	)
Derivative related liabilities:
Interest rate swaps		-		(1,710	)		-		-			(1,710	)
Currency swaps		-		(132	)		-		-			(132	)
Derivative netting		-		-			-		1,833			1,833
Total derivative related liabilities		-		(1,842	)		-		1,833			(9	)
Total liabilities	$	-	$	(13,428	)	$	-	$	1,833		$	(11,595	)
December 31, 2011:
Derivative financial assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	-	$	973		$	-	$	-		$	973
Currency swaps		-		1,503			-		-			1,503
Derivative netting		-		-			-		(2,476	)		(2,476	)
Total derivative financial assets		-		2,476			-		(2,476	)		-
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury		80		-			-		-			80
U.S. government sponsored enterprises		-		1			-		-			1
U.S. corporate debt securities		-		57			-		-			57
Foreign debt securities:
Corporate		-		26			-		-			26
Equity securities		10		-			-		-			10
Money market funds		13		-			-		-			13
Accrued investment income		-		1			-					1
Total available-for-sale securities		103		85			-		-			188
Total assets	$	103	$	2,561		$	-	$	(2,476	)	$	188
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	$	-	$	(447	)	$	-	$	-		$	(447	)
Long-term debt carried at fair value		-		(13,664	)		-		-			(13,664	)
Derivative related liabilities:
Interest rate swaps		-		(1,762	)		-		-			(1,762	)
Currency swaps		-		(163	)		-		-			(163	)
Foreign Exchange Forward		-		(3	)		-		-			(3	)
Derivative netting		-		-					1,902			1,902
Total derivative related liabilities		-		(1,928	)		-		1,902			(26	)
Total liabilities	$	-	$	(16,039	)	$	-	$	1,902		$	(14,137	)

⁽¹⁾  Represents counterparty and swap collateral netting which allow the offsetting of amounts relating to certain contracts when certain conditions are met.

We did not have any U.S. corporate debt securities at September 30, 2012. The following table provides additional detail regarding the rating of our U.S. corporate debt securities at December 31, 2011:

	Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
December 31, 2011:
AAA to AA(1)	$	26	$	-	$	26
A+ to A-(1)		25		-		25
BBB+ to Unrated(1)		6		-		6

⁽¹⁾  We obtain ratings on our U.S. corporate debt securities from Moody’s Investor Services, Standard and Poor’s Corporation and Fitch Ratings. In the event the ratings we obtain from these agencies differ, we utilize the lower of the three ratings.

Transfers Between Level 1 and Level 2  There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 or 2011.

Information on Level 3 Assets and Liabilities  There were no assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012. The table below reconciles the beginning and ending balances for assets recorded at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

	July 1, 2011		Total Gains and (Losses) Included in					Purchases		Issuances		Settlement		Transfers Into Level 3		Transfers Out of Level 3		Sept. 30, 2011		Current Period Unrealized Gains (Losses)
			Income		Other Comp. Income
	(in millions)
Assets:
Securities available-for-sale:
Asset-backed securities	$	15	$	-	$	(2	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(1	)
Total assets	$	15	$	-	$	(2	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(1	)

	Jan. 1, 2011		Total Gains and (Losses) Included in					Purchases		Issuances		Settlement		Transfers Into Level 3		Transfers Out of Level 3		Sept. 30, 2011		Current Period Unrealized Gains (Losses)
			Income		Other Comp. Income
	(in millions)
Assets:
Securities available-for-sale:
Asset-backed securities	$	18	$	-	$	(5	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(2	)
Total assets	$	18	$	-	$	(5	)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13	$	(2	)

Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis  The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and 2011, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.

	Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2012								Total Gains (Losses) for the Three Months  Ended September 30, 2012			Total Gains (Losses) for the Nine Months  Ended September 30, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Receivables held for sale:
Real estate secured	$	-	$	-	$	3,181	$	3,181	$	45		$	(1,304	)
Personal non-credit card		-		-		3,180		3,180		(95	)		(405	)
Total receivables held for sale		-		-		6,361		6,361		(50	)		(1,709	)
Real estate owned(1)		-		231		-		231		(23	)		(76	)
Total assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$	-	$	231	$	6,361	$	6,592	$	(73	)	$	(1,785	)

	Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2011								Total Gains (Losses) for the Three Months  Ended September 30, 2011			Total Gains (Losses) for the Nine Months  Ended September 30, 2011
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Real estate owned(1)	$	-	$	403	$	-	$	403	$	(41	)	$	(155	)
Total assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$	-	$	403	$	-	$	403	$	(41	)	$	(155	)

⁽¹⁾  Real estate owned is required to be reported on the balance sheet net of estimated cost to sell. The real estate owned amounts in the table above reflect the fair value of the underlying asset unadjusted for estimated cost to sell.

The following table presents quantitative information about non-recurring fair value measurements of assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2012:

Financial Instrument Type	Fair Value (in millions)	Valuation Technique(s)	Significant Unobservable Inputs	Range of Inputs
Real estate secured receivables held for sale at fair value	$3,181	Third party appraisal valuation based on estimated loss severities, including collateral values, cash flows and market discount rate	Loss severity rates Market discount rate	25%-75%(1) 10%-15%
Personal non-credit card receivables held for sale at fair value	$3,180	Third party appraisal valuation based on estimated loss rates, cash flows and market discount rate	Loss rate	13%-19%
			Market discount rate	10%-15%

⁽¹⁾  The average loss severity rate was 56 percent.

Valuation Techniques  The following summarizes the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value and for estimating fair value for financial instruments not recorded at fair value but for which fair value disclosures are required.

Cash:  Carrying amount approximates fair value due to cash’s liquid nature.

Interest bearing deposits with banks:  Carrying amount approximates fair value due to the asset’s liquid nature.

Securities purchased under agreements to resell:  The fair value of securities purchased under agreements to resell approximates carrying amount due to the short-term maturity of the agreements.

Securities:  Fair value of our available-for-sale securities is generally determined by a third party valuation source. The pricing services generally source fair value measurements from quoted market prices and if not available, the security is valued based on quotes from similar securities using broker quotes and other information obtained from dealers and market participants. For securities which do not trade in active markets, such as fixed income securities, the pricing services generally utilize various pricing applications, including models, to measure fair value. The pricing applications are based on market convention and use inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. The following summarizes the valuation methodology used for our major security types:

• U.S. government sponsored enterprises – As our government sponsored mortgage-backed securities which do not transact in an active market, fair value is determined using discounted cash flow models and inputs related to interest rates, prepayment speeds, loss curves and market discount rates that would be required by investors in the current market given the specific characteristics and inherent credit risk of the underlying collateral.

• U.S. Treasuries – As these securities transact in an active market, the pricing services source fair value measurements from quoted prices for the identical security or quoted prices for similar securities with adjustments as necessary made using observable inputs which are market corroborated.

• U.S. corporate and foreign debt securities – For non-callable corporate securities, a credit spread scale is created for each issuer. These spreads are then added to the equivalent maturity U.S. Treasury yield to determine current pricing. Credit spreads are obtained from the new issue market, secondary trading levels and dealer quotes. For securities with early redemption features, an option adjusted spread (“OAS”) model is incorporated to adjust the spreads determined above. Additionally, the pricing services will survey the broker/dealer community to obtain relevant trade data including benchmark quotes and updated spreads.

• Money market funds – Carrying amount approximates fair value due to the asset’s liquid nature.

Significant inputs used in the valuation of our investment securities include selection of an appropriate risk-free rate, forward yield curve and credit spread which establish the ultimate discount rate used to determine the net present value of estimated cash flows. Such validation principally includes sourcing security prices from other independent pricing services or broker quotes. The validation process provides us with information as to whether the volume and level of activity for a security has significantly decreased and assists in identifying transactions that are not orderly. Depending on the results of the validation, additional information may be gathered from other market participants to support the fair value measurements. A determination will be made as to whether adjustments to the observable inputs are necessary as a result of investigations and inquiries about the reasonableness of the inputs used and the methodologies employed by the independent pricing services.

Receivables and receivables held for sale:  The estimated fair value of our receivables was determined by developing an approximate range of value from a mix of various sources as appropriate for the respective pool of assets. These sources include, among other items, value estimates from an HSBC affiliate which reflect over-the-counter trading activity; value estimates from a third party valuation specialist’s measurement of the fair value of a pool of receivables; forward looking discounted cash flow models using assumptions we believe are consistent with those which would be used by market participants in valuing such receivables; and trading input from other market participants which includes observed primary and secondary trades.

Valuation inputs include estimates of future interest rates, prepayment speeds, default and loss curves, estimated collateral values and market discount rates reflecting management’s estimate of the rate of return that would be required by investors in the current market given the specific characteristics and inherent credit risk of the receivables. Some of these inputs are influenced by collateral value changes and unemployment rates. To the extent available, such inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation and other means. We perform analytical reviews of fair value changes on a quarterly basis and periodically validate our valuation methodologies and assumptions based on the results of actual sales of such receivables. In addition, from time to time, we may hold discussions directly with potential investors. Portfolio risk management personnel provide further validation through discussions with third party brokers. Since some receivables pools may have features which are unique, fair value measurement process uses significant unobservable inputs which are specific to the performance characteristics of the various receivable portfolios.

Real estate owned:  Fair value is determined based on third party appraisals obtained at the time we take title to the property and, if less than the carrying amount of the loan, the carrying amount of the loan is adjusted to the fair value less estimated cost to sell. The carrying amount of the property is further reduced, if necessary, at least every 45 days to reflect observable local market data, including local area sales data.

Due from affiliates:  Carrying amount approximates fair value because the interest rates on these receivables adjust with changing market interest rates.

Commercial paper:  The fair value of these instruments approximates existing carrying amount because interest rates on these instruments adjust with changes in market interest rates due to their short-term maturity or repricing characteristics.

Long-term debt and Due to affiliates:  Fair value was primarily determined by a third party valuation source. The pricing services source fair value from quoted market prices and, if not available, expected cash flows are discounted using the appropriate interest rate for the applicable duration of the instrument adjusted for our own credit risk (spread). The credit spreads applied to these instruments were derived from the spreads recognized in the secondary market for similar debt as of the measurement date. Where available, relevant trade data is also considered as part of our validation process.

Derivative financial assets and liabilities:  Derivative values are defined as the amount we would receive or pay to extinguish the contract using a market participant as of the reporting date. The values are determined by management using a pricing system maintained by HSBC Bank USA. In determining these values, HSBC Bank USA uses quoted market prices, when available, principally for exchange-traded options. For non-exchange traded contracts, such as interest rate swaps, fair value is determined using discounted cash flow modeling techniques. Valuation models calculate the present value of expected future cash flows based on models that utilize independently-sourced market parameters, including interest rate yield curves, option volatilities, and currency rates. Valuations may be adjusted in order to ensure that those values represent appropriate estimates of fair value. These adjustments are generally required to reflect factors such as market liquidity and counterparty credit risk that can affect prices in arms-length transactions with unrelated third parties. Finally, other transaction specific factors such as the variety of valuation models available, the range of unobservable model inputs and other model assumptions can affect estimates of fair value. Imprecision in estimating these factors can impact the amount of revenue or loss recorded for a particular position.

Counterparty credit risk is considered in determining the fair value of a financial asset. The Fair Value Framework specifies that the fair value of a liability should reflect the entity’s non-performance risk and accordingly, the effect of our own credit risk (spread) has been factored into the determination of the fair value of our financial liabilities, including derivative instruments. In estimating the credit risk adjustment to the derivative assets and liabilities, we take into account the impact of netting and/or collateral arrangements that are designed to mitigate counterparty credit risk.

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

11.    Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The components of pension expense for the defined benefit pension plan reflected in our consolidated statement of income (loss) are shown in the table below and reflect the portion of the pension expense of the combined HSBC North America Pension Plan (either the “HSBC North America Pension Plan” or the “Plan”) which has been allocated to HSBC Finance Corporation:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	1		$	1		$	5		$	4
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		14			8			35			25
Expected return on assets		(19	)		(10	)		(46	)		(29	)
Recognized losses		11			4			23			12
Curtailment gain		(4	)		-			(4	)		-
Pension expense	$	3		$	3		$	13		$	12

Pension expense was flat during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as higher expected returns on plan assets due to higher asset levels, including additional contributions to the Plan during 2012 and 2011 and the recognition of a curtailment gain, were offset by higher interest costs and higher recognized losses. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 we recognized a $4 million curtailment gain associated with the decision in the third quarter of 2012 to cease all future contributions under the Cash Balance formula and freeze the Plan effective January 1, 2013. While participants with existing balances will continue to receive interest credits until the account is distributed, they will no longer accrue benefits beginning in 2013.

Components of the net periodic benefit cost for our postretirement medical plan benefits other than pensions are as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Interest cost		2		1		5		3
Pension expense	$	2	$	1	$	5	$	3

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Gain or Loss Recorded on Our Non-Qualifying Hedges (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	$ (49)	$ (926)	$ (265)	$ (1,050)
Interest rate contracts [Member] | Derivative related income (expense) [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	(48)	(929)	(260)	(1,054)
Currency contracts [Member] | Derivative related income (expense) [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	$ (1)	$ 3	$ (5)	$ 4

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Derivative Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Derivative Financial Instruments

7.    Derivative Financial Instruments

Our business activities involve analysis, evaluation, acceptance and management of some degree of risk or combination of risks. Accordingly, we have comprehensive risk management policies to address potential financial risks, which include credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk, and operational risks. Our risk management policy is designed to identify and analyze these risks, to set appropriate limits and controls, and to monitor the risks and limits continually by means of reliable and up-to-date administrative and information systems. Our risk management policies are primarily carried out in accordance with practice and limits set by the HSBC Group Management Board. The HSBC Finance Corporation Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”) meets regularly to review risks and approve appropriate risk management strategies within the limits established by the HSBC Group Management Board. Additionally, our Risk Management Committee receives regular reports on our interest rate and liquidity risk positions in relation to the established limits. In accordance with the policies and strategies established by ALCO, in the normal course of business, we enter into various transactions involving derivative financial instruments. These derivative financial instruments primarily are used as economic hedges to manage risk.

Objectives for Holding Derivative Financial Instruments  Market risk (which includes interest rate and foreign currency exchange risks) is the possibility that a change in interest rates or foreign exchange rates will cause a financial instrument to decrease in value or become more costly to settle. Prior to our ceasing originations in our Consumer Lending business and ceasing purchase activities in our Mortgage Services business, customer demand for our loan products shifted between fixed rate and floating rate products, based on market conditions and preferences. These shifts in loan products resulted in different funding strategies and produced different interest rate risk exposures. Additionally, the mix of receivables on our balance sheet and the corresponding market risk is changing as we manage the liquidation of all of our receivable portfolios. We maintain an overall risk management strategy that utilizes interest rate and currency derivative financial instruments to mitigate our exposure to fluctuations caused by changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates related to our debt liabilities. We manage our exposure to interest rate risk primarily through the use of interest rate swaps with the main objective of managing the interest rate volatility due to a mismatch in the duration of our assets and liabilities. We manage our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk primarily through the use of cross currency interest rate swaps. We do not use leveraged derivative financial instruments.

Interest rate swaps are contractual agreements between two counterparties for the exchange of periodic interest payments generally based on a notional principal amount and agreed-upon fixed or floating rates. The majority of our interest rate swaps are used to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates by converting floating rate debt to fixed rate or by converting fixed rate debt to floating rate. We have also entered into currency swaps to convert both principal and interest payments on debt issued from one currency to the appropriate functional currency.

We do not manage credit risk or the changes in fair value due to the changes in credit risk by entering into derivative financial instruments such as credit derivatives or credit default swaps.

Control Over Valuation Process and Procedures  A control framework has been established which is designed to ensure that fair values are either determined or validated by a function independent of the risk-taker. To that end, the ultimate responsibility for the determination of fair values rests with the HSBC Finance Valuation Committee. The HSBC Finance Valuation Committee establishes policies and procedures to ensure appropriate valuations. Fair values for derivatives are determined by management using valuation techniques, valuation models and inputs that are developed, reviewed, validated and approved by the Quantitative Risk and Valuation Group of an HSBC affiliate. These valuation models utilize discounted cash flows or an option pricing model adjusted for counterparty credit risk and market liquidity. The models used apply appropriate control processes and procedures to ensure that the derived inputs are used to value only those instruments that share similar risk to the relevant benchmark indices and therefore demonstrate a similar response to market factors. In addition, a validation process is followed which includes participation in peer group consensus pricing surveys, to ensure that valuation inputs incorporate market participants’ risk expectations and risk premium.

Credit Risk  By utilizing derivative financial instruments, we are exposed to counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty to a transaction fails to perform according to the terms of the contract. We manage the counterparty credit (or repayment) risk in derivative instruments through established credit approvals, risk control limits, collateral, and ongoing monitoring procedures. We utilize an affiliate, HSBC Bank USA, as the primary provider of domestic derivative products. We have never suffered a loss due to counterparty failure.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, substantially all of our existing derivative contracts are with HSBC subsidiaries, making them our primary counterparty in derivative transactions. Most swap agreements require that payments be made to, or received from, the counterparty when the fair value of the agreement reaches a certain level. Generally, we provide non-affiliate swap counterparties collateral in the form of cash which is recorded in our balance sheet as derivative financial assets or derivative related liabilities. At September 30, 2012 the fair value of our agreements with non-affiliate counterparties required the non-affiliates to provide collateral to us of $7 million. At December 31, 2011, we provided third party swap counterparties with $10 million of collateral, in the form of cash. When the fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties requires the posting of collateral, it is provided in either the form of cash and recorded on the balance sheet, consistent with third party arrangements, or in the form of securities which are not recorded on our balance sheet. The fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties required us to provide collateral to the affiliate of $183 million at September 30, 2012, all of which was paid in cash. At December 31, 2011, the fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties required the affiliate to provide collateral of $584 million to us, all of which was received in cash. These amounts are offset against the fair value amount recognized for derivative instruments that have been offset under the same master netting arrangement and recorded in our balance sheet as a component of derivative financial assets or derivative related liabilities. At September 30, 2012, we had derivative contracts with a notional value of approximately $27.6 billion, including $27.5 billion outstanding with HSBC Bank USA. At December 31, 2011, we had derivative contracts with a notional value of approximately $40.9 billion, including $40.4 billion outstanding with HSBC Bank USA. Derivative financial instruments are generally expressed in terms of notional principal or contract amounts which are much larger than the amounts potentially at risk for nonpayment by counterparties.

To manage our exposure to changes in interest rates, we entered into interest rate swap agreements and currency swaps which have been designated as fair value or cash flow hedges under derivative accounting principles, or are treated as non-qualifying hedges. We currently utilize the long-haul method to assess effectiveness of all derivatives designated as hedges. In the tables that follow below, the fair value disclosed does not include swap collateral that we either receive or deposit with our interest rate swap counterparties. Such swap collateral is recorded on our balance sheet and is netted on the balance sheet against the fair value amount recognized for derivative instruments.

Fair Value Hedges  Fair value hedges include interest rate swaps to convert our fixed rate debt to variable rate debt and currency swaps to convert debt issued from one currency into U.S. dollar variable rate debt. All of our fair value hedges are associated with debt. We recorded fair value adjustments for fair value hedges which increased the carrying amount of our debt by $8 million and $36 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The following table provides information related to the location of derivative fair values in the consolidated balance sheet for our fair value hedges.

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value					Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)					(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	11	Derivative related liabilities	$	(8	)	$	7
Currency swaps	Derivative financial asset		-		53	Derivative related liabilities		-			-
Total		$	-	$	64		$	(8	)	$	7

The following table presents fair value hedging information, including the gain (loss) recorded on the derivative and where that gain (loss) is recorded in the consolidated statement of income (loss) as well as the offsetting gain (loss) on the hedged item that is recognized in current earnings, the net of which represents hedge ineffectiveness.

	Hedged Item	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Item and Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on the Derivative				Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Items						Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on the Derivative						Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Items
			Three Months Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2012		2011		2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
			(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Fixed rate borrowings	Derivative related income (expense)	$	1	$	19	$	(1	)	$	(16	)	$	(2	)	$	43		$	(2	)	$	(40	)
Currency swaps	Fixed rate borrowings	Derivative related income (expense)		-		3		-			5			(17	)		(21	)		19			33
Total			$	1	$	22	$	(1	)	$	(11	)	$	(19	)	$	22		$	17		$	(7	)

Cash Flow Hedges  Cash flow hedges include interest rate swaps to convert our variable rate debt to fixed rate debt by fixing future interest rate resets of floating rate debt as well as currency swaps to convert debt issued from one currency into U.S. dollar fixed rate debt. Gains and losses on current derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges are reported in other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”) net of tax and totaled a loss of $377 million and $448 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. We expect $220 million ($142 million after-tax) of currently unrealized net losses will be reclassified to earnings within one year. However, these reclassified unrealized losses will be offset by decreased interest expense associated with the variable cash flows of the hedged items and will result in no significant net economic impact to our earnings. The following table provides information related to the location of derivative fair values in the consolidated balance sheet for our cash flow hedges.

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value						Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011			Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)						(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	(554	)	Derivative related liabilities	$	486		$	-
Currency swaps	Derivative financial assets		-		441		Derivative related liabilities		(306	)		-
Total		$	-	$	(113	)		$	180		$	-

The following table provides the gain or loss recorded on our cash flow hedging relationships.

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Gain (Loss) Reclassed  from Accumulated OCI into  Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on the Derivative (Ineffective Portion)	Gain (Loss) Recognized in  Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)
	2012		2011				2012			2011				2012		2011
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Interest rate swaps	$	24	$	(169	)	Interest expense	$	(1	)	$	(8	)	Derivative related income	$	1	$	2
Currency swaps		21		70		Interest expense		(5	)		(6	)	Derivative related income		6		-
Total	$	45	$	(99	)		$	(6	)	$	(14	)		$	7	$	2
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Interest rate swaps	$	61	$	(147	)	Interest expense	$	(5	)	$	(31	)	Derivative related income	$	1	$	4
Currency swaps		49		108		Interest expense		(16	)		(19	)	Derivative related income		5		(5	)
Total	$	110	$	(39	)		$	(21	)	$	(50	)		$	6	$	(1	)

Non-Qualifying Hedging Activities  We may enter into interest rate and currency swaps which are not designated as hedges under derivative accounting principles. These financial instruments are economic hedges but do not qualify for hedge accounting and are primarily used to minimize our exposure to changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates through more closely matching both the structure and projected duration of our liabilities to the structure and duration of our assets. The following table provides information related to the location and derivative fair values in the consolidated balance sheet for our non-qualifying hedges:

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value						Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011			Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)						(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	(926	)	Derivative related liabilities	$	1,173		$	5
Currency swaps and foreign exchange forward contracts	Derivative financial assets		-		38		Derivative related liabilities		(27	)		4
Total		$	-	$	(888	)		$	1,146		$	9

The following table provides detail of the gain or loss recorded on our non-qualifying hedges:

	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
		Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012			2011			2012			2011
		(in millions)
Interest rate contracts	Derivative related income (expense)	$	(48	)	$	(929	)	$	(260	)	$	(1,054	)
Currency contracts	Derivative related income (expense)		(1	)		3			(5	)		4
Total		$	(49	)	$	(926	)	$	(265	)	$	(1,050	)

We have elected the fair value option for certain issuances of our fixed rate debt and have entered into interest rate and currency swaps related to debt carried at fair value. The interest rate and currency swaps associated with this debt are non-qualifying hedges but are considered economic hedges and realized gains and losses are reported as “Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives” within other revenues. The derivatives related to fair value option debt are included in the tables below. See Note 8, “Fair Value Option,” for further discussion.

	Asset Derivatives Fair Value					Liability Derivatives Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(in millions)					(in millions)
Interest rate swaps	Derivative financial assets	$	-	$	693	Derivative related liabilities	$	(528	)	$	-
Currency swaps	Derivative financial assets		-		808	Derivative related liabilities		(615	)		-
Total		$	-	$	1,501		$	(1,143	)	$	-

The following table provides the gain or loss recorded on the derivatives related to fair value option debt, primarily due to changes in interest rates:

	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
		Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
		(in millions)
Interest rate contracts	Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives	$	30	$	128	$	70	$	264
Currency contracts	Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives		22		169		48		182
Total		$	52	$	297	$	118	$	446

Notional Value of Derivative Contracts  The following table summarizes the notional values of derivative contracts:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	4,949	$	8,140
Currency swaps		6,063		8,195
		11,012		16,335
Non-qualifying economic hedges:
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate:
Swaps		6,219		10,523
Foreign exchange:
Swaps		203		715
Forwards		-		205
		6,422		11,443
Derivatives associated with debt carried at fair value:
Interest rate swaps		7,059		9,700
Currency swaps		3,134		3,376
		10,193		13,076
Total	$	27,627	$	40,854

The decrease in the notional value of our derivative contracts at September 30, 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011 primarily reflects the maturity of derivative contracts as well as the termination of $4.2 billion of non-qualifying economic hedges.

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Receivables - Receivables Classified as Trouble Debt Restructuring Loan (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Receivables classified as Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans
Total	$ 509	$ 888	$ 2,295	$ 1,482
First Lien [Member]
Receivables classified as Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans
Total	418	669	1,848	1,111
Second Lien [Member]
Receivables classified as Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans
Total	57	66	211	107
Real estate secured [Member]
Receivables classified as Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans
Total	475	735	2,059	1,218
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Receivables classified as Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans
Total	$ 34	$ 153	$ 236	$ 264

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Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on Non-recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) for assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$ (73)	$ (41)	$ (1,785)	$ (155)
Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total receivables held for sale	6,361		6,361
Receivables Held For Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) for assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	(50)		(1,709)
REO [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) for assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	(23)	(41)	(76)	(155)
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Real estate owned	231	403	231	403
Total assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	6,592	403	6,592	403
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Real estate owned	231	403	231	403
Total assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	231	403	231	403
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	6,361		6,361
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Receivables Held For Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total receivables held for sale	6,361		6,361
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Receivables Held For Sale [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total receivables held for sale	6,361		6,361
Real estate secured [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total receivables held for sale	3,181		3,181
Real estate secured [Member] | Receivables Held For Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) for assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	45		(1,304)
Real estate secured [Member] | Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total receivables held for sale	3,181		3,181
Real estate secured [Member] | Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total receivables held for sale	3,181		3,181
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total receivables held for sale	3,180		3,180
Personal non-credit card [Member] | Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total receivables held for sale	3,180		3,180
Personal non-credit card [Member] | Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total receivables held for sale	3,180		3,180
Personal non-credit card receivables held for sale at fair value [Member] | Receivables Held For Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) for assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$ (95)		$ (405)

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Credit Loss Reserves

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Credit Loss Reserves

5.    Credit Loss Reserves

An analysis of credit loss reserves was as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Credit loss reserves at beginning of period	$	4,608		$	4,590		$	5,952		$	5,512
Provision for credit losses(1)		287			2,182			1,816			3,473
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(488	)		(973	)		(2,266	)		(3,468	)
Recoveries		22			112			225			394
Total net charge-offs		(466	)		(861	)		(2,041	)		(3,074	)
Reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale		-			-			(1,298	)		-
Credit loss reserves at end of period	$	4,429		$	5,911		$	4,429		$	5,911

⁽¹⁾  Includes $112 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the lower of amortized cost or fair value attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables transferred to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information. This amount was recorded as a provision for credit losses and included in the total of reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale. There was no lower of cost or fair value adjustment allocated to credit for the real estate secured receivables as these receivables were previously carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell prior to the transfer of the loans to held for sale.

As discussed above, credit loss reserves at September 30, 2012 have been impacted by the transfer of our entire portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables and certain real estate secured receivables to held for sale. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

We estimate probable losses for real estate secured loans which do not qualify as troubled debt restructures using a roll rate migration analysis that estimates the likelihood that a loan will progress through the various stages of delinquency and ultimately charge-off. This has historically resulted in the identification of a loss emergence period for these real estate secured loans collectively evaluated for impairment using a roll rate migration analysis which results in approximately 7 months of loss coverage in our credit loss reserves. A loss coverage of 12 months in our credit loss reserves would be more aligned with U.S. bank industry practice. Our regulators have indicated they would like us to more closely align our loss coverage period with industry practice. During the fourth quarter of 2012, we will review our estimate of loss emergence to determine what changes should be made to our credit loss reserve estimate which is expected to result in an increase to our credit loss reserves in the fourth quarter of 2012 in an amount that is not expected to exceed 10 percent of our total credit loss reserves at September 30, 2012.

The following table summarizes the changes in credit loss reserves by product/class and the related receivable balance by product during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Real Estate Secured						Personal Non- Credit Card			Other		Total
	First Lien			Second Lien
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	3,858		$	750		$	-		$	-	$	4,608
Provision for credit losses		242			50			(5	)(3)		-		287
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(379	)		(109	)		-			-		(488	)
Recoveries		3			14			5			-		22
Net charge-offs		(376	)		(95	)		5	(3)		-		(466	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,724		$	705		$	-		$	-	$	4,429
Reserve components:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	572		$	178		$	-		$	-	$	750
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		3,065			525			-					3,590
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		82			1			-			-		83
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		5			1			-			-		6
Total credit loss reserves	$	3,724		$	705		$	-		$	-	$	4,429
Receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	17,501		$	2,640		$	-		$	-	$	20,141
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		10,854			1,112			-			-		11,966
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		1,775			65			-			-		1,840
Receivables acquired with deteriorated credit quality		13			3			-			-		16
Total receivables	$	30,143		$	3,820		$	-		$	-	$	33,963
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	3,002		$	635		$	953		$	-	$	4,590
Provision for credit losses		1,534			375			273			-		2,182
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(578	)		(168	)		(227	)		-		(973	)
Recoveries		7			15			90			-		112
Net charge-offs		(571	)		(153	)		(137	)		-		(861	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,965		$	857		$	1,089		$	-	$	5,911
Reserve components:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	786		$	355		$	1,089		$	-	$	2,230
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		2,737			499			-			-		3,236
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		433			2			-			-		435
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		9			1			-			-		10
Total credit loss reserves	$	3,965		$	857		$	1,089		$	-	$	5,911
Receivables:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	23,996		$	3,707		$	4,285		$	3	$	31,991
Individually evaluated for impairment(1)		9,926			933			1,315			-		12,174
Receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell		5,504			89			-			-		5,593
Receivables acquired with deteriorated credit quality		35			6			-			-		41
Total receivables	$	39,461		$	4,735		$	5,600		$	3	$	49,799

	Real Estate Secured						Personal Non- Credit Card			Other		Total
	First Lien			Second Lien
	(in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	4,089		$	823		$	1,040		$	-	$	5,952
Provision for credit losses		1,392			271			153	(2)		-		1,816
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(1,444	)		(433	)		(389	)		-		(2,266	)
Recoveries		20			44			161			-		225
Net charge-offs		(1,424	)		(389	)		(228	)		-		(2,041	)
Reserves on receivables transferred to held for sale		(333	)		-			(965	)		-		(1,298	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,724		$	705		$	-		$	-	$	4,429
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Credit loss reserve analysis:
Credit loss reserve balances at beginning of period	$	3,355		$	832		$	1,325		$	-	$	5,512
Provision for credit losses		2,525			613			335			-		3,473
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs		(1,941	)		(636	)		(891	)		-		(3,468	)
Recoveries		26			48			320			-		394
Net charge-offs		(1,915	)		(588	)		(571	)		-		(3,074	)
Credit loss reserve balance at end of period	$	3,965		$	857		$	1,089		$	-	$	5,911

⁽¹⁾  These amounts represent TDR Loans for which we evaluate reserves using a discounted cash flow methodology. Each loan is individually identified as a TDR Loan and then grouped together with other TDR Loans with similar characteristics. The discounted cash flow impairment analysis is then applied to these groups of TDR Loans. The receivable balance above excludes TDR Loans that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which totaled $1.0 billion and $2.2 billion at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The reserve component above excludes credit loss reserves for TDR Loans that are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which totaled $61 million and $139 million at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These credit loss reserves are reflected within receivables carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in the table above.

⁽²⁾  Includes $112 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the lower of amortized cost or fair value attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables transferred to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. See Note 6, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for additional information.

⁽³⁾  While provision for credit losses and charge-offs are no longer recorded on receivables following the transfer of those receivables to the held for sale classification, during the quarter we received recoveries on fully charged-off personal non-credit card receivables that were not transferred to held for sale. These recoveries are reflected in the table above.

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9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Receivables Held for Sale

6.    Receivables Held for Sale

As discussed in prior filings, we have been engaged in an on-going evaluation of the optimal size of our balance sheet taking into consideration our liquidity, capital and funding requirements as well as capital requirements of HSBC. As part of this on-going evaluation, we identified a pool of real estate secured receivables for which we no longer had the intent to hold for the foreseeable future and, as a result, transferred this pool of real estate secured receivables to receivables held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. We anticipate the receivables will be sold in multiple transactions generally over the next two years or, if the foreclosure process is completed prior to sale, the underlying properties acquired in satisfaction of the receivables will be classified as real estate owned (“REO”) and sold. As we continue to work with borrowers, we may also agree to a short sale whereby the property is sold by the borrower at a price which has been pre-negotiated with us and the borrower is released from further obligation. This pool of receivables includes a substantial majority of our real estate receivables which had been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell as of June 30, 2012 in accordance with our existing charge-off policies as we considered the collateral as the sole source for repayment. However, as we now plan to sell these receivables to a third party investor, fair value represents the price we believe a third party investor would pay to acquire the receivable portfolios. A third party investor would incorporate a number of assumptions in predicting future cash flows, such as differing loss estimates and/or differing times to collect outstanding balances than we as the servicer of these receivables believe would be the case. A third party investor’s valuation process would also reflect these differences in overall cost of capital assumptions as well as the potential volatility in the underlying cash flow assumptions, the combination of which results in a lower estimate of fair value for the cash flows associated with the receivables. Real estate secured receivables written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell in accordance with our existing charge-off policies subsequent to June 30, 2012 will continue to be held for investment.

Based on the projected timing of loan sales and the anticipated flow of foreclosure volume into REO over the next two years, a portion of the real estate secured receivables classified as held for sale during the second quarter of 2012 will ultimately become REO. Upon classification of the underlying properties acquired in satisfaction of these loans as REO, the properties will be recorded at the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell which we expect will represent a higher value than the price a third party investor would have paid to acquire the receivables as explained above. As a result, a portion of the fair value adjustment on receivables held for sale will be recorded in earnings over time, which could be in the region of 20 percent of the fair value adjustment. This estimate is highly dependent upon the timing and size of future receivable sales as well as the volume and timelines associated with foreclosure activity. During the third quarter of 2012, we transferred a portion of our real estate secured receivable portfolio held for sale with a carrying value of $79 million to REO after obtaining title to the underlying collateral and reversed a portion of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment previously recorded totaling $26 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2012, we completed short sales on real estate secured receivables with a carrying value of $46 million. As a result of these short sales, we reversed a portion of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment previously recorded totaling $9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as the settlement price was higher than the carrying value.

In addition to the real estate secured receivables discussed above, we also determined we no longer had the intent to hold our portfolio of personal non-credit card receivables for the foreseeable future and anticipate these receivables will be sold in the near term. As a result, our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio, which was previously held for investment purposes, was transferred to held for sale during the second quarter of 2012. The personal non-credit card receivable portfolio will not be reported as discontinued operations as they do not qualify as a component of our business as the cash flows and operations related to our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio are not clearly distinguishable from the cash flows and operations of our real estate secured receivable portfolio.

The following table summarizes receivables held for sale which are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
First lien real estate secured receivables	$	3,181	$	-
Personal non-credit card		3,180		-
Total receivables held for sale	$	6,361	$	-

The table below summarizes the activity in receivables held for sale during 2012:

	Total
	(in millions)
Receivables held for sale – December 31, 2011	$	-
Transfers into receivables held for sale at the lower of amortized cost or fair value:
Real estate secured		3,287
Personal non-credit card		3,469
Additional lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment subsequent to transfer to receivables held for sale		(50	)
Carrying value of real estate secured receivables held for sale settled through short sale or transfer to REO		(125	)
Change in receivable balance		(220	)
Receivables held for sale – September 30, 2012	$	6,361	(1)

⁽¹⁾  Net of a valuation allowance of approximately $1.5 billion.

The following table summarizes the components of the cumulative lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to receivables held for sale:

	Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustments associated with
	Fair Value			REO			Short Sales			Total
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded as a component of:
Other revenues(2)	$	85	(3)	$	(26	)	$	(9	)	$	50
Total lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	$	85		$	(26	)	$	(9	)	$	50
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment recorded as a component of:
Provision for credit losses(1)	$	112		$	-		$	-		$	112
Other revenues(2)		1,632			(26	)		(9	)		1,597
Lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment	$	1,744		$	(26	)	$	(9	)	$	1,709

⁽¹⁾  A portion of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables was recorded as a provision for credit losses. This was determined by giving consideration to the impact of over-the-life credit loss estimates as compared to the existing credit loss reserves prior to our decision to transfer to receivables held for sale. There was no lower of cost or fair value adjustment allocated to credit for the real estate secured receivables as these receivables were previously carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell prior to the transfer of the loans to held for sale.

⁽²⁾  Reflects the impact on value caused by current marketplace conditions including changes in interest rates and illiquidity and is recorded as a component of total other revenues in the consolidated statement of income (loss).

⁽³⁾  Reflects the change in fair value of receivables held for sale at September 30, 2012 net of reversals associated with liquidations other than REO and short sales.

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9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Option

8.    Fair Value Option

We have elected to apply fair value option (“FVO”) reporting to certain of our fixed rate debt issuances which also qualify for FVO reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards. At September 30, 2012, fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO totaled $11.6 billion, of which $11.1 billion is included as a component of long-term debt and $501 million is included as a component of due to affiliates. At September 30, 2012, we had not elected FVO for $8.4 billion of fixed rate long-term debt carried on our balance sheet. Fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO at September 30, 2012 has an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $10.8 billion which included a foreign currency translation adjustment relating to our foreign denominated FVO debt which increased the debt balance by $181 million.

At December 31, 2011, fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO totaled $14.1 billion, of which $13.7 billion is included as a component of long-term debt and $447 million is included as a component of due to affiliates. At December 31, 2011, we had not elected FVO for $11.8 billion of fixed rate long-term debt carried on our balance sheet. Fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO at December 31, 2011 has an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $13.9 billion which included a foreign currency translation adjustment relating to our foreign denominated FVO debt which increased the debt balance by $341 million.

We determine the fair value of the fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO through the use of a third party pricing service. Such fair value represents the full market price (including credit and interest rate impacts) based on observable market data for the same or similar debt instruments. See Note 15, “Fair Value Measurements,” for a description of the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of our fixed rate debt accounted for under FVO.

The components of gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives are as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value(1):
Interest rate component	$	3		$	(184	)	$	94		$	(52	)
Credit risk component		(150	)		679			(611	)		614
Total mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value		(147	)		495			(517	)		562
Mark-to-market on the related derivatives(1)		(36	)		146			(198	)		(28	)
Net realized gains on the related derivatives		88			151			316			474
Gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives	$	(95	)	$	792		$	(399	)	$	1,008

⁽¹⁾  Mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives excludes market value changes due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Foreign currency translation gains (losses) recorded in derivative related income (expense) associated with debt designated at fair value was a loss of $53 million and a gain of $31 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a gain of $241 million and a loss of $51 million during the three and nine months ended September 2011, respectively. Offsetting gains (losses) recorded in derivative related income (expense) associated with the related derivatives was a gain of $53 million and a loss of $31 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a loss of $241 million and a gain of $51 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively

The movement in the fair value reflected in gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives includes the effect of credit spread changes and interest rate changes, including any economic ineffectiveness in the relationship between the related swaps and our debt and any realized gains or losses on those swaps. With respect to the credit component, as credit spreads narrow accounting losses are booked and the reverse is true if credit spreads widen. Differences arise between the movement in the fair value of our debt and the fair value of the related swap due to the different credit characteristics and differences in the calculation of fair value for debt and derivatives. The size and direction of the accounting consequences of such changes can be volatile from period to period but do not alter the cash flows intended as part of the documented interest rate management strategy. On a cumulative basis, we have recorded fair value option adjustments which increased the value of our debt by $749 million and $232 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The change in the fair value of the debt and the change in value of the related derivatives reflect the following:

• Interest rate curve – During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 changes in market movements on certain debt and related derivatives that mature in the near term resulted in a gain in the interest rate component on the mark-to-market of the debt and a loss on the mark-to-market of the related derivative. As these items near maturity, their values are less sensitive to interest rate movements. During the third quarter of 2011, a significant decrease in U.S. interest rates for periods greater than two years resulted in a loss in the interest rate component on the mark-to-market of the debt and a gain on the mark-to-market of the related derivative. While long-term U.S. interest rates were lower during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we experienced a loss in the interest rate component on the mark-to-market of the debt and a loss on the mark-to-market of the related derivatives driven by market movements on certain debt and related derivatives that mature in the near term. Changes in the value of the interest rate component of the debt as compared to the related derivative are also affected by differences in cash flows and valuation methodologies for the debt and the derivatives. Cash flows on debt are discounted using a single discount rate from the bond yield curve for each bond’s applicable maturity while derivative cash flows are discounted using rates at multiple points along an interest rate yield curve. The impacts of these differences vary as short-term and long-term interest rates shift and time passes.

• Credit – During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, our credit spreads tightened on overall positive economic news. During the third quarter of 2011 our secondary market spreads widened substantially due to concerns with the European sovereign debt crisis and an uncertain economic recovery in the U.S. During the first nine months of 2011, the widening of our credit spreads observed during the third quarter offset the overall tightening of our credit spreads recognized during the first half of 2011.

Net income volatility, whether based on changes in the interest rate or credit risk components of the mark-to-market on debt designated at fair value and the related derivatives, impacts the comparability of our reported results between periods. Accordingly, gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 should not be considered indicative of the results for any future periods.

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Receivables - Nonperforming Consumer Receivable Portfolio (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Real estate secured	$ 33,963		$ 42,713
Receivables held for sale	6,361	6,800
Total	40,324		47,909
Personal non-credit card			5,196
Nonperforming Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Real estate secured	2,878		6,544
Receivables held for sale	2,387
Total	5,265		6,874
Personal non-credit card			330
Performing Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Real estate secured	31,085		36,169
Receivables held for sale	3,974
Total	35,059		41,035
Personal non-credit card			$ 4,866

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Derivatives Related to Fair Value Option Debt Financial Position (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative related assets at fair value		$ 64
Derivative related liabilities at fair value	(8)	7
Debt option [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative related assets at fair value		1,501
Derivative related liabilities at fair value	(1,143)
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Derivative Related Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest Rate Liability Derivatives Fair Value	(8)	7
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Derivative Related Liabilities [Member] | Debt option [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest Rate Liability Derivatives Fair Value	(528)
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Derivative financial assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest Rate Liability Derivatives Fair Value		11
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Derivative financial assets [Member] | Debt option [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest Rate Liability Derivatives Fair Value		693
Currency swaps [Member] | Derivative Related Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Liability Derivatives Fair Value
Currency swaps [Member] | Derivative Related Liabilities [Member] | Debt option [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Liability Derivatives Fair Value	(615)
Currency swaps [Member] | Derivative financial assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Asset Derivatives Fair Value		53
Currency swaps [Member] | Derivative financial assets [Member] | Debt option [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Asset Derivatives Fair Value		$ 808

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Receivables - Balance of Interest-Only Loans and Stated Income Loans (Detail) (USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Interest-only loans	$ 0.7	$ 1.0
Stated income loans	$ 1.8	$ 2.2

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Business Segments - Reconciliation of IFRS Basis Segment Results (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Operating Statistics [Line Items]
US Gaap based Net interest income	$ 417	$ 452	$ 1,216	$ 1,407
Other operating income (Total other revenues)	(144)	(90)	(2,204)	67
US Gaap based Total operating income (loss)	273	362	(988)	1,474
US Gaap based Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)	287	2,182	1,816	3,473
Net interest income and other income less provision for credit losses	(14)	(1,820)	(2,804)	(1,999)
US Gaap based Operating expenses	276	204	730	890
Loss from continuing operations before income tax	(290)	(2,024)	(3,534)	(2,889)
Intersegment revenues
US Gaap based Customer loans (Receivables)	33,963	49,799	33,963	49,799
US Gaap based Assets	45,440	54,946	45,440	54,946
Consumer [Member]
Operating Statistics [Line Items]
IFRS based Net Interest Income	573	716	1,763	2,043
IFRS based Other operating income (Total other revenues)	7	(1)	(30)	(43)
IFRS based Total operating income (loss)	580	715	1,733	2,000
IFRS based Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)	493	1,822	2,069	3,972
IFRS based net interest income loss after provision for credit losses	87	(1,107)	(336)	(1,972)
IFRS based Operating expense	234	172	638	632
IFRS based Profit (loss) before tax	(147)	(1,279)	(974)	(2,604)
IFRS based Intersegment Revenues	14	20	37	54
IFRS based Customer loans (Receivables)	38,692	50,049	38,692	50,049
IFRS based Assets of Continuing Operations	41,486	48,684	41,486	48,684
All Other [Member]
Operating Statistics [Line Items]
IFRS based Net Interest Income	51	122	125	360
IFRS based Other operating income (Total other revenues)	(173)	(279)	(874)	(472)
IFRS based Total operating income (loss)	(122)	(157)	(749)	(112)
IFRS based Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)	1	1
IFRS based net interest income loss after provision for credit losses	(123)	(158)	(749)	(112)
IFRS based Operating expense	13	6	26	165
IFRS based Profit (loss) before tax	(136)	(164)	(775)	(277)
IFRS based Intersegment Revenues	(14)	(13)	(30)	(35)
IFRS based Customer loans (Receivables)		110		110
IFRS based Assets of Continuing Operations	7,201	9,349	7,201	9,349
Adjustments Reconciling Items [Member]
Operating Statistics [Line Items]
IFRS based Other operating income (Total other revenues)		(7)	(7)	(19)
IFRS based Total operating income (loss)		(7)	(7)	(19)
IFRS based net interest income loss after provision for credit losses		(7)	(7)	(19)
IFRS based Operating expense		(7)	(7)	(19)
IFRS based Intersegment Revenues		(7)	(7)	(19)
IFRS Basis Consolidated Totals [Member]
Operating Statistics [Line Items]
IFRS based Net Interest Income	624	838	1,888	2,403
IFRS based Other operating income (Total other revenues)	(166)	(287)	(911)	(534)
IFRS based Total operating income (loss)	458	551	977	1,869
IFRS based Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)	494	1,823	2,069	3,972
IFRS based net interest income loss after provision for credit losses	(36)	(1,272)	(1,092)	(2,103)
IFRS based Operating expense	247	171	657	778
IFRS based Profit (loss) before tax	(283)	(1,443)	(1,749)	(2,881)
IFRS based Customer loans (Receivables)	38,692	50,159	38,692	50,159
IFRS based Assets of Continuing Operations	48,687	58,033	48,687	58,033
IFRS Adjustments [Member]
Operating Statistics [Line Items]
IFRS based Net Interest Income	(123)	(239)	(372)	(535)
IFRS based Other operating income (Total other revenues)	(77)	21	(1,640)	39
IFRS based Total operating income (loss)	(200)	(218)	(2,012)	(496)
IFRS based Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)	(207)	359	(253)	(499)
IFRS based net interest income loss after provision for credit losses	7	(577)	(1,759)	3
IFRS based Operating expense	14	4	26	11
IFRS based Profit (loss) before tax	(7)	(581)	(1,785)	(8)
IFRS based Customer loans (Receivables)	(4,729)	(250)	(4,729)	(250)
IFRS based Assets of Continuing Operations	(3,247)	(3,087)	(3,247)	(3,087)
IFRS Reclassifications [Member]
Operating Statistics [Line Items]
IFRS based Net Interest Income	(84)	(147)	(300)	(461)
IFRS based Other operating income (Total other revenues)	99	176	347	562
IFRS based Total operating income (loss)	15	29	47	101
IFRS based net interest income loss after provision for credit losses	15	29	47	101
IFRS based Operating expense	15	29	47	101
IFRS based Customer loans (Receivables)		$ (110)		$ (110)

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Receivables - Summary of Contractual Delinquency and Delinquency Ratio (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
TDR lower of amortized cost	$ 1.0	$ 2.5
Real estate secured [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Real estate secured receivable delinquency lower of amortized cost	1.5	4.8
TDR lower of amortized cost	$ 2.4

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Summary of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging instruments:
Balance at beginning of period	$ (444)	$ (515)	$ (494)	$ (575)
Net gains (losses) arising during period	30	(65)	71	(27)
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income	4	9	13	31
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period	34	(56)	84	4
Balance at end of period	(410)	(571)	(410)	(571)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, not other-than temporarily impaired:
Balance at beginning of period	109	75	102	78
Reclassification of unrealized gains on other than temporary impaired debt securities, net of tax			1
Net unrealized holding gains arising during period, net of tax	20	52	35	58
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, net of tax	(5)	(9)	(14)	(18)
Total other comprehensive income for period	15	43	22	40
Balance at end of period	124	118	124	118
Unrealized gains (losses) on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities available-for-sale:
Balance at beginning of period		(5)		(4)
Reclassification of unrealized (gains) losses on other than temporary impaired debt securities, net of tax			(1)
Other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities available-for-sale recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively	1		1	(1)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively	(1)
Total other comprehensive income for period				(1)
Balance at end of period		(5)		(5)
Pension and postretirement benefit plan liability:
Balance at beginning and end of period	(10)	1	(11)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, net of tax of $1 million and $- million, respectively			1	1
Total other comprehensive income for period			1	1
Balance at end of period	(10)	1	(10)	1
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Balance at beginning of period	7	16	7	10
Translation gains (losses), net of tax	4	(11)	4	(5)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period	4	(11)	4	(5)
Balance at end of period	11	5	11	5
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of period	$ (285)	$ (452)	$ (285)	$ (452)	$ (396)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income balances.

	2012			2011
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging instruments:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(444	)	$	(515	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) for period:
Net gains (losses) arising during period, net of tax of $15 million and $(34) million, respectively		30			(65	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income, net of tax of $2 million and $5 million, respectively		4			9
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period		34			(56	)
Balance at end of period		(410	)		(571	)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, not other-than temporarily impaired:
Balance at beginning of period	$	109		$	75
Other comprehensive income for period:
Net unrealized holding gains arising during period, net of tax of $11 million and $28 million, respectively		20			52
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income, net of tax of $(3) million and $(4) million, respectively		(5	)		(9	)
Total other comprehensive income for period		15			43
Balance at end of period		124	(1)		118
Unrealized gains (losses) on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities available-for-sale:
Balance at beginning of period	$	-		$	(5	)
Other comprehensive income for period:
Other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities available-for-sale recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		1			-
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		(1	)		-
Total other comprehensive income for period		-			-
Balance at end of period		-			(5	)
Pension and postretirement benefit plan liability:
Balance at beginning and end of period		(10	)		1
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Balance at beginning of period		7			16
Other comprehensive income (loss) for period:
Translation gains (losses), net of tax of $1 million and $(5) million, respectively		4			(11	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period		4			(11	)
Balance at end of period		11			5
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of period	$	(285	)	$	(452	)

	2012			2011
	(in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging instruments:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(494	)	$	(575	)
Other comprehensive income for period:
Net gains (losses) arising during period, net of tax of $39 million and $(10) million, respectively		71			(27	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income, net of tax of $7 million and $19 million, respectively		13			31
Total other comprehensive income for period		84			4
Balance at end of period		(410	)		(571	)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, not other-than temporarily impaired:
Balance at beginning of period	$	102		$	78
Reclassification of unrealized gains on other than temporary impaired debt securities, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		1			-
Other comprehensive income for period:
Net unrealized holding gains arising during period, net of tax of $19 million and $32 million, respectively		35			58
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income, net of tax of $(7) million and $(10) million, respectively		(14	)		(18	)
Total other comprehensive income for period		22			40
Balance at end of period		124	(1)		118
Unrealized gains (losses) on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities available-for-sale:
Balance at beginning of period	$	-		$	(4	)
Reclassification of unrealized gains on other than temporary impaired debt securities, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		(1	)		-
Other comprehensive loss for period:
Other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities available-for-sale recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		1			(1	)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, net of tax of $- million and $- million, respectively		-			-
Total other comprehensive loss for period		-			(1	)
Balance at end of period		-			(5	)
Pension and postretirement benefit plan liability:
Balance at beginning of period		(11	)		-
Other comprehensive income for period:
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income, net of tax of $1 million and $- million, respectively		1			1
Total other comprehensive income for period		1			1
Balance at end of period		(10	)		1
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Balance at beginning of period		7			10
Other comprehensive income (loss) for period:
Translation gains (losses), net of tax of $1 million and $(3) million, respectively		4			(5	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period		4			(5	)
Balance at end of period		11			5
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of period	$	(285	)	$	(452	)

⁽¹⁾  Amounts relate primarily to securities available-for-sale of our Insurance business which is classified as discontinued operations.

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Receivables - Aging Analysis of Past Due Loans (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, 1 - 29 Days Past Due		$ 7,268
Financing receivable, 30 - 89 days past due		4,832
Financing Receivable, 90+ days		6,892
Financing Receivable, Past Due, Total		18,992
Financing Receivable, Current		28,920
Total receivables	33,963	47,912	49,799
First Lien [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, 1 - 29 Days Past Due	4,844	5,828
Financing receivable, 30 - 89 days past due	2,851	4,028
Financing Receivable, 90+ days	2,603	6,248
Financing Receivable, Past Due, Total	10,298	16,104
Financing Receivable, Current	19,845	22,131
Total receivables	30,143	38,235
Second Lien [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, 1 - 29 Days Past Due	686	754
Financing receivable, 30 - 89 days past due	330	416
Financing Receivable, 90+ days	244	329
Financing Receivable, Past Due, Total	1,260	1,499
Financing Receivable, Current	2,560	2,979
Total receivables	3,820	4,478
Real estate secured [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, 1 - 29 Days Past Due	5,530	6,582
Financing receivable, 30 - 89 days past due	3,181	4,444
Financing Receivable, 90+ days	2,847	6,577
Financing Receivable, Past Due, Total	11,558	17,603
Financing Receivable, Current	22,405	25,110
Total receivables	33,963	42,713
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, 1 - 29 Days Past Due		686
Financing receivable, 30 - 89 days past due		388
Financing Receivable, 90+ days		315
Financing Receivable, Past Due, Total		1,389
Financing Receivable, Current		3,807
Total receivables		5,196
Commercial and Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Current		3
Total receivables		$ 3

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Business Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Business Segments

13.    Business Segments

We have one reportable segment: Consumer. Our Consumer segment consists of our run-off Consumer Lending and Mortgage Services businesses. The Consumer segment provided real estate secured and personal non-credit card loans with both revolving and closed-end terms and with fixed or variable interest rates. Loans were originated through branch locations and direct mail. Products were also offered and customers serviced through the Internet. Prior to the first quarter of 2007, we acquired loans from correspondent lenders and prior to September 2007 we also originated loans sourced through mortgage brokers. While these businesses are operating in run-off, they have not been reported as discontinued operations because we continue to generate cash flow from the ongoing collections of the receivables, including interest and fees.

As previously discussed in Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” during the second quarter we began reporting our Insurance and Commercial businesses, which had previously been included in the “All Other” caption, as discontinued operations. As our segment results are reported on a continuing operations basis, beginning in the second quarter 2012, the results of our Insurance and Commercial businesses are not included in our segment reporting.

The All Other caption includes our corporate and treasury activities, which includes the impact of FVO debt. Each of these falls below the quantitative threshold tests under segment reporting accounting principles for determining reportable segments. Certain fair value adjustments related to purchase accounting resulting from our acquisition by HSBC and related amortization have been allocated to Corporate, which is included in the “All Other” caption within our segment disclosure. With the sale of our Card and Retail Services business completed on May 1, 2012 and upon the completion of the sale of our Insurance business as more fully discussed in Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” our corporate and treasury activities will solely be supporting our Consumer segment. As a result, beginning in 2013 we will report these activities within the Consumer Segment and no longer report an “All Other” caption within segment reporting.

We report results to our parent, HSBC, in accordance with its reporting basis, International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”). Our segment results are presented in accordance with IFRSs (a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure) on a legal entity basis (“IFRS Basis”) as operating results are monitored and reviewed and trends are evaluated on an IFRS Basis. However, we continue to monitor liquidity and capital adequacy, establish dividend policy and report to regulatory agencies on a U.S. GAAP basis. There have been no significant changes in measurement or composition of our segment reporting other than the items discussed above as compared with the presentation in our 2011 Form 10-K.

For segment reporting purposes, intersegment transactions have not been eliminated. We generally account for transactions between segments as if they were with third parties.

Reconciliation of our IFRS Basis segment results to the U.S. GAAP consolidated totals are as follows:

	Consumer			All Other			Adjustments Reconciling Items			IFRS Basis Consolidated Totals			IFRS Adjustments(2)			IFRS Reclassifications(3)			U.S. GAAP Consolidated Totals
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Net interest income	$	573		$	51		$	-		$	624		$	(123	)	$	(84	)	$	417
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		7			(173	)		-	(1)		(166	)		(77	)		99			(144	)
Total operating income (loss)		580			(122	)		-			458			(200	)		15			273
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		493			1			-			494			(207	)		-			287
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		87			(123	)		-			(36	)		7			15			(14	)
Operating expenses		234			13			-			247			14			15			276
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(147	)	$	(136	)	$	-		$	(283	)	$	(7	)	$	-		$	(290	)
Intersegment revenues		14			(14	)		-	(1)		-			-			-			-
Balances at end of period:
Customer loans (Receivables)	$	38,692		$	-		$	-		$	38,692		$	(4,729	)	$	-		$	33,963
Assets		41,486			7,201			-			48,687			(3,247	)		-			45,440
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Net interest income	$	716		$	122		$	-		$	838		$	(239	)	$	(147	)	$	452
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		(1	)		(279	)		(7	)(1)		(287	)		21			176			(90	)
Total operating income (loss)		715			(157	)		(7	)		551			(218	)		29			362
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		1,822			1			-			1,823			359			-			2,182
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		(1,107	)		(158	)		(7	)		(1,272	)		(577	)		29			(1,820	)
Operating expenses		172			6			(7	)		171			4			29			204
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(1,279	)	$	(164	)	$	-		$	(1,443	)	$	(581	)	$	-		$	(2,024	)
Intersegment revenues		20			(13	)		(7	)(1)		-			-			-			-
Balances at end of period:
Customer loans (Receivables)	$	50,049		$	110		$	-		$	50,159		$	(250	)	$	(110	)	$	49,799
Assets		48,684			9,349			-			58,033			(3,087	)		-			54,946
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Net interest income	$	1,763		$	125		$	-		$	1,888		$	(372	)	$	(300	)	$	1,216
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		(30	)		(874	)		(7	)(1)		(911	)		(1,640	)		347			(2,204	)
Total operating income (loss)		1,733			(749	)		(7	)		977			(2,012	)		47			(988	)
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		2,069			-			-			2,069			(253	)		-			1,816
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		(336	)		(749	)		(7	)		(1,092	)		(1,759	)		47			(2,804	)
Operating expenses		638			26			(7	)		657			26			47			730
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(974	)	$	(775	)	$	-		$	(1,749	)	$	(1,785	)	$	-		$	(3,534	)
Intersegment revenues		37			(30	)		(7	)(1)		-			-			-
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Net interest income	$	2,043		$	360		$	-		$	2,403		$	(535	)	$	(461	)	$	1,407
Other operating income (Total other revenues)		(43	)		(472	)		(19	)(1)		(534	)		39			562			67
Total operating income (loss)		2,000			(112	)		(19	)		1,869			(496	)		101			1,474
Loan impairment charges (Provision for credit losses)		3,972			-			-			3,972			(499	)		-			3,473
Net interest income and other operating income less provision for credit losses		(1,972	)		(112	)		(19	)		(2,103	)		3			101			(1,999	)
Operating expenses		632			165			(19	)		778			11			101			890
Profit (loss) before tax	$	(2,604	)	$	(277	)	$	-		$	(2,881	)	$	(8	)	$	-		$	(2,889	)
Intersegment revenues		54			(35	)		(19	)(1)		-			-			-			-

⁽¹⁾  Eliminates intersegment revenues.

⁽²⁾  IFRS Adjustments consist of the accounting differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRSs which have been described more fully below.

⁽³⁾  Represents differences in balance sheet and income statement presentation between IFRSs and U.S. GAAP.

A summary of the significant differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRSs as they impact our results are presented below:

Net Interest Income

Effective interest rate – The calculation of effective interest rates under IAS 39, “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement” (“IAS 39”), requires an estimate of changes in estimated contractual cash flows, including fees and points paid or received between parties to the contract that are an integral part of the effective interest rate be included. U.S. GAAP generally prohibits recognition of interest income to the extent the net investment in the loan would increase to an amount greater than the amount at which the borrower could settle the obligation. Under U.S. GAAP, prepayment penalties are generally recognized as received. U.S. GAAP also includes interest income on loans originated as held for sale which is included in other operating revenues for IFRSs.

Deferred loan origination costs and fees – Loan origination cost deferrals under IFRSs are more stringent and generally result in lower costs being deferred than permitted under U.S. GAAP. In addition, all deferred loan origination fees, costs and loan premiums must be recognized based on the expected life of the receivables under IFRSs as part of the effective interest calculation while under U.S. GAAP they may be recognized on either a contractual or expected life basis.

Net interest income – Under IFRSs, net interest income includes the interest element for derivatives which corresponds to debt designated at fair value. For U.S. GAAP, this is included in gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives which is a component of other revenues.

Other Operating Income (Total Other Revenues)

Loans held for sale – IFRSs requires loans designated as held for sale at the time of origination to be treated as trading assets and recorded at their fair value. Under U.S. GAAP, loans designated as held for sale are reflected as loans and recorded at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Under IFRSs, the income and expenses related to receivables held for sale are reported in other operating income. Under U.S. GAAP, the income and expenses related to receivables held for sale are reported similarly to loans held for investment.

For receivables transferred to held for sale subsequent to origination, IFRSs requires these receivables to be reported separately on the balance sheet when certain criteria are met which is generally later than under U.S. GAAP, but does not change the recognition and measurement criteria. Accordingly, for IFRSs purposes such loans continue to be accounted for and impairment continues to be measured in accordance with IAS 39 with any gain or loss recorded at the time of sale (unless credit impairment is required to be recognized in accordance with IAS 39). U.S. GAAP requires loans that meet the held for sale classification requirements be transferred to a held for sale category at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Under U.S. GAAP, the component of the lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment related to credit risk at the time of transfer is recorded in the statement of income (loss) as provision for credit losses while the component related to interest rates and liquidity factors is reported in the statement of income (loss) in other revenues.

Securities – Under IFRSs, securities include HSBC shares held for stock plans at fair value. These shares held for stock plans are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. If it is determined that these shares have become impaired, the unrealized loss in accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified to profit or loss. There is no similar requirement under U.S. GAAP.

During the second quarter of 2009, under IFRSs we recorded income for the value of additional shares attributed to HSBC shares held for stock plans as a result of HSBC’s rights offering earlier in 2009. During 2011, under IFRSs we recorded additional gains as these shares vest. The additional shares are not recorded under U.S. GAAP.

Other-than-temporary impairments – Under U.S. GAAP, a decline in fair value of an available-for-sale debt security below its amortized cost may indicate that the security is other-than-temporarily impaired under certain conditions. IFRSs do not have an “other than temporary” impairment concept. Under IFRSs, a decline in fair value of an available-for-sale debt security below its amortized cost is considered evidence of impairment if the decline can, at least partially, be attributed to an incurred loss event that impacts the estimated future cash flows of the security (i.e., a credit loss event). Thus a security may not be considered impaired if the decline in value is the result of events that do not negatively impact the estimated future cash flows of the security (e.g., an increase in the risk-free interest rate). However, until the entity sells the security, it will have to assess the security for credit losses at each reporting date.

Another difference between U.S. GAAP and IFRSs is the amount of the loss that an entity recognizes in earnings on an impaired (other-than-temporarily impaired for U.S. GAAP) available-for-sale debt security. Under U.S. GAAP, if an entity has decided to sell a debt security whose fair value has declined below its amortized cost, or will be more likely than not required to sell the debt security before it recovers its amortized cost basis, it will recognize an impairment loss in earnings equal to the difference between the debt security’s carrying amount and its fair value. If the entity has not decided to sell the debt security and will not be more likely than not required to sell the debt security before it recovers its amortized cost basis, but nonetheless expects that it will not recover the security’s amortized cost basis, it will bifurcate the impairment loss into a credit loss component and a non-credit loss component, and recognize the credit loss component in earnings and the non-credit loss component in other comprehensive income. Under IFRSs, the entity recognizes the entire decline in fair value below amortized cost in earnings.

REO expense – Other revenues under IFRSs include losses on sale and the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell adjustments on REO properties which are classified as other expense under U.S. GAAP.

Loan Impairment Charges (Provision for Credit Losses)

IFRSs requires a discounted cash flow methodology for estimating impairment on pools of homogeneous customer loans which requires the discounting of cash flows including recovery estimates at the original effective interest rate of the pool of customer loans. The amount of impairment relating to the discounting of future cash flows unwinds with the passage of time, and is recognized in interest income. Also under IFRSs, if the recognition of a write-down to fair value on secured loans decreases because collateral values have improved and the improvement can be related objectively to an event occurring after recognition of the write-down, such write-down can be reversed, which is not permitted under U.S. GAAP. Additionally under IFRSs, future recoveries on charged-off loans or loans written down to fair value less cost to obtain title and sell the collateral are accrued for on a discounted basis and a recovery asset is recorded. Subsequent recoveries are recorded to earnings under U.S. GAAP, but are adjusted against the recovery asset under IFRSs. Under IFRSs, interest on impaired loans is recorded at the effective interest rate on the customer loan balance net of impairment allowances, and therefore reflects the collectability of the loans.

As discussed above, under U.S. GAAP the credit risk component of the initial lower of amortized cost or fair value adjustment related to the transfer of receivables to held for sale is recorded in the statement of income (loss) as provision for credit losses. There is no similar requirement under IFRSs.

As previously discussed, in the third quarter of 2011 we adopted new guidance under U.S. GAAP for determining whether a restructuring of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a TDR Loan. Credit loss reserves on TDR Loans are established based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loans’ original effective interest rate.

Under IFRSs, impairment on the residential mortgage loans where we have granted the borrower a concession as a result of financial difficulty is measured based on the cash flows attributable to the credit loss events which occurred before the reporting date. HSBC’s accounting policy under IFRSs is to remove such loans from the category of impaired loans after a defined period of re-performance, although such loans remain segregated from loans that were not impaired in the past for the purposes of collective impairment assessment to reflect their credit risk. Under U.S. GAAP, when a loan is impaired the impairment is measured based on all expected cash flows over the remaining expected life of the loan. Such loans generally remain impaired for the remainder of their lives under U.S. GAAP.

Operating Expenses

Pension and other postretirement benefit costs – Pension expense under U.S. GAAP is generally higher than under IFRSs as a result of the amortization of the amount by which actuarial losses exceeded the higher of 10 percent of the projected benefit obligation or fair value of plan assets (the “corridor.”). In 2012, amounts include a higher pension curtailment benefit under U.S. GAAP as a result of the decision in the third quarter to cease all future contributions under the Cash Balance formula of the HSBC North America Pension Plan and freeze the plan effective January 1, 2013. Under IFRS the impact of this plan change was recorded through other comprehensive income. During the fourth quarter of 2011, an amendment was made to the benefit formula associated with services provided by certain employees in past periods. Under IFRSs, the financial impact of this amendment of $31 million was immediately recognized in earnings. Under U.S. GAAP, the financial impact was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and will be amortized to net periodic pension costs over the remaining life expectancy of the participants. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2011, under IFRSs we recorded a curtailment gain of $52 million related to our decision to sell our Card and Retail Services business, as previously discussed. Under U.S. GAAP, the curtailment gain was recorded upon completion of the transaction in the second quarter of 2012.

Share-based bonus arrangements – Under IFRSs, the recognition of compensation expense related to share-based bonuses begins on January 1 of the current year for awards expected to be granted in the first quarter of the following year. Under U.S. GAAP, the recognition of compensation expense related to share-based bonuses does not begin until the date the awards are granted.

Assets

Customer loans (Receivables) – On an IFRSs basis, loans designated as held for sale at the time of origination and accrued interest are classified as trading assets. However, the accounting requirements governing when receivables previously held for investment are transferred to a held for sale category are more stringent under IFRSs than under U.S. GAAP. Unearned insurance premiums are reported as a reduction to receivables on a U.S. GAAP basis but are reported as insurance reserves for IFRSs. IFRSs also allows for reversals of write-downs to fair value on secured loans when collateral values have improved which is not permitted under U.S. GAAP.

Derivatives – Under U.S. GAAP, derivative receivables and payables with the same counterparty may be reported on a net basis in the balance sheet when there is an executed International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Netting Arrangement. In addition, under U.S. GAAP, fair value amounts recognized for the obligation to return cash collateral received or the right to reclaim cash collateral paid are offset against the fair value of derivative instruments. Under IFRSs, these agreements do not necessarily meet the requirements for offset, and therefore such derivative receivables and payables are presented gross on the balance sheet.

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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Insurance business [Member]

Operating Results of Discontinued Business

The following summarizes the operating results of our discontinued Insurance business for the periods presented:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012			2011
	(in millions)
Net interest income and other revenues(1)	$	105	$	94	$	169		$	276
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax		28		5		(72	)		21

⁽¹⁾  Interest expense, which is included as a component of net interest income, was allocated to discontinued operations in accordance with our existing internal transfer pricing policy. This policy uses match funding based on the expected lives of the assets and liabilities of the business at the time of origination, subject to periodic review, as demonstrated by the expected cash flows and re-pricing characteristics of the underlying assets.

Summary of Assets and Liabilities of Disposal Group Held for Sale

The following summarizes the assets and liabilities which are part of the disposal group held for sale related to our Insurance operations at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 which are reported as a component of Assets of discontinued operations and Liabilities of discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheet.

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Cash	$	2	$	5
Interest bearing deposit with bank		32		3
Available-for-sale securities		1,474		1,851
Other assets		247		143
Assets of discontinued operations	$	1,755	$	2,002
Insurance policy and claim reserves	$	996	$	1,049
Other liabilities		175		43
Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	1,171	$	1,092

Commercial Business [Member]

Operating Results of Discontinued Business

The following summarizes the operating results of our discontinued Commercial business for the periods presented:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Net interest income and other revenues(1)	$	1	$	2	$	23	$	5
Income from discontinued operations before income tax		-		1		20		3

⁽¹⁾  Interest expense, which is included as a component of net interest income, was allocated to discontinued operations in accordance with our existing internal transfer pricing policy. This policy uses match funding based on the expected lives of the assets and liabilities of the business at the time of origination, subject to periodic review, as demonstrated by the expected cash flows and re-pricing characteristics of the underlying assets.

Card and Retail Services [Member]

Operating Results of Discontinued Business

The following summarizes the operating results of our discontinued Card and Retail Services business for the periods presented:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,					Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012			2011		2012(2)		2011
	(in millions)
Net interest income and other revenues(1)	$	(14	)	$	959	$	3,342	$	2,785
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax		(64	)		373		2,737		870

⁽¹⁾  Interest expense, which is included as a component of net interest income, was allocated to discontinued operations in accordance with our existing internal transfer pricing policy in all applicable periods. This policy uses match funding based on the expected lives of the assets and liabilities of the business at the time of origination, subject to periodic review, as demonstrated by the expected cash flows and re-pricing characteristics of the underlying assets.

⁽²⁾  Includes the gain on sale to Capital One of $2.2 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Summary of Assets and Liabilities of Disposal Group Held for Sale

The following summarizes the assets and liabilities of our discontinued Card and Retail Services business at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 which are reported as a component of Assets of discontinued operations and Liabilities of discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheet.

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Cash	$	172		$	96
Receivables		-			9,001
Intangible assets		-			514
Properties and equipment, net		-			95
Other assets		84			1,102
Assets of discontinued operations	$	256		$	10,808
Long-term debt	$	-		$	211
Other liabilities		349	(1)		1,257
Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	349		$	1,468

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Curtailment gain	$ (4)	$ (4)

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Receivables - Receivables (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	$ 33,963		$ 42,713
Personal non-credit card			5,196
Other			3
Total receivables	33,963		47,912	49,799
HSBC acquisition purchase accounting fair value adjustments	45		57
Accrued finance income	903		1,184
Credit loss reserve for owned receivables	(4,429)	(4,608)	(5,952)	(5,911)	(4,590)	(5,512)
Total receivables, net	30,482		43,201
First Lien [Member]
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	30,143		38,235
Total receivables	30,143		38,235
Second Lien [Member]
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	3,820		4,478
Total receivables	$ 3,820		$ 4,478

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Fair Value Measurements - Carrying and Estimated Fair Value (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financial assets:
Cash	$ 729	$ 215
Interest bearing deposits with banks	1,363	1,140
Securities purchased under agreement to resell	900	920
Real estate secured:
Derivative financial assets	10
Financial liabilities:
Commercial paper	79	4,026
Long-term debt not carried at fair value	30,192	39,790
Level 1 [Member]
Financial assets:
Cash	729
Securities available-for-sale	115
Level 2 [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest bearing deposits with banks	1,363
Securities purchased under agreement to resell	900
Securities available-for-sale	1
Real estate secured:
Due from affiliates	147
Derivative financial assets	10
Financial liabilities:
Commercial paper	79
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	501
Due to affiliates	7,332
Long-term debt carried at fair value	11,085
Long-term debt not carried at fair value	16,683
Derivative financial liabilities	9
Level 3 [Member]
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	20,905
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Total	20,905
Receivables held for sale	6,361
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt not carried at fair value	2,693
Level 3 [Member] | First Lien [Member]
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	19,781
Level 3 [Member] | Second Lien [Member]
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	1,124
Carrying Value [Member]
Financial assets:
Cash	729	215
Interest bearing deposits with banks	1,363	1,140
Securities purchased under agreement to resell	900	920
Securities available-for-sale	116	188
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	30,437	38,788
Personal non-credit card		4,308
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Total	30,437	43,096
Receivables held for sale	6,361
Due from affiliates	147	124
Derivative financial assets	10
Financial liabilities:
Commercial paper	79	4,026
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	501	447
Due to affiliates	7,325	7,815
Long-term debt carried at fair value	11,085	13,664
Long-term debt not carried at fair value	19,107	26,126
Derivative financial liabilities	9	26
Carrying Value [Member] | First Lien [Member]
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	27,163	34,960
Carrying Value [Member] | Second Lien [Member]
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	3,274	3,828
Fair Value [Member]
Financial assets:
Cash	729	215
Interest bearing deposits with banks	1,363	1,140
Securities purchased under agreement to resell	900	920
Securities available-for-sale	116	188
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	20,905	25,548
Personal non-credit card		3,180
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Total	20,905	28,728
Receivables held for sale	6,361
Due from affiliates	147	124
Derivative financial assets	10
Financial liabilities:
Commercial paper	79	4,026
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	501	447
Due to affiliates	7,332	7,514
Long-term debt carried at fair value	11,085	13,664
Long-term debt not carried at fair value	19,376	25,090
Derivative financial liabilities	9	26
Fair Value [Member] | First Lien [Member]
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	19,781	24,438
Fair Value [Member] | Second Lien [Member]
Real estate secured:
Total real estate secured	$ 1,124	$ 1,110

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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended						1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Infrastructure [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Insurance business [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Insurance business [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Insurance business [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Insurance business [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Insurance business [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Insurance business [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Card and Retail Services [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Card and Retail Services [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Card and Retail Services [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Card and Retail Services [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Card and Retail Services [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Card and Retail Services [Member]	May 01, 2012 Card and Retail Services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Card and Retail Services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Card and Retail Services [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Card and Retail Services [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Aug. 31, 2010 Auto Finance [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment loss									$ 92,000,000	$ 33,000,000
Sale of insurance operation							181,000,000			181,000,000
Impairment loss after tax										59,000,000
Additional sale proceeds taxable									72,000,000
Available-for-sale securities							1,474,000,000			1,474,000,000		1,851,000,000
Insurance policy and claim reserves							996,000,000			996,000,000		1,049,000,000
Sold business, premium percentage of receivables																			8.75%
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses														11,800,000,000
Pre-tax gain														2,200,000,000
Net cash amount after-tax gain														1,400,000,000
Net interest income and other revenues	(14,000,000)						105,000,000	94,000,000		169,000,000	276,000,000		(14,000,000)			959,000,000	3,342,000,000	2,785,000,000
Loss from discontinued operations before income tax	(36,000,000)	378,000,000	2,685,000,000	885,000,000			28,000,000	5,000,000		(72,000,000)	21,000,000		(64,000,000)			373,000,000	2,737,000,000	870,000,000
Infrastructure related expenses						50,000,000
Net intangible assets related to account relationships purchased																				29,000,000
Gain on sale of intangible assets															79,000,000
Total amounts on secured financings of credit card receivables																					650,000,000
Secured financings balance	5,000,000,000		5,000,000,000		5,300,000,000															195,000,000
Credit card receivables																				355,000,000
Open consumer lines of credit																						105,000,000,000
Outstanding principal balance																							2,600,000,000
Aggregate sales price of assets																							2,500,000,000
Transfer of secured indebtedness																							431,000,000
Net cash proceeds from sale of business																							$ 2,100,000,000

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Fair Value Measurements - Rating of U.S. Corporate Debt Securities (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Rating Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale	$ 116	$ 188
U.S. corporate debt securities [Member]
Rating Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale		57
U.S. corporate debt securities [Member] | AAA to AA [Member]
Rating Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale		26
U.S. corporate debt securities [Member] | A+ to A- [Member]
Rating Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale		25
U.S. corporate debt securities [Member] | BBB+ to Unrated [Member]
Rating Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale		6
Level 2 [Member] | U.S. corporate debt securities [Member] | AAA to AA [Member]
Rating Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale		26
Level 2 [Member] | U.S. corporate debt securities [Member] | A+ to A- [Member]
Rating Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale		25
Level 2 [Member] | U.S. corporate debt securities [Member] | BBB+ to Unrated [Member]
Rating Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale		$ 6

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Receivables, collateralizing long-term debt	$ 5,000,000,000	$ 5,300,000,000
Due to affiliate, carried at fair value	501,000,000	447,000,000
Long-term debt, carried at fair value	11,100,000,000	13,700,000,000
Long-term debt, collateralized by receivables	$ 3,000,000,000	$ 3,300,000,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	100	100
Common stock, shares issued	68	68
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable preferred stock, shares authorized	1,501,100	1,501,100
Redeemable preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Redeemable preferred stock, shares issued	575,000	575,000
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000	1,000
Redeemable preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Redeemable preferred stock, shares issued	1,000	1,000

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Fair Value Option - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt accounted for under fair value option	$ 11,600,000,000	$ 14,100,000,000
Component of long-term debt under fair value option	11,100,000,000	13,700,000,000
Component of due to affiliates under fair value option	501,000,000	447,000,000
Fair value option not elected related to fixed rate long-term debt	8,400,000,000	11,800,000,000
Aggregate unpaid principal balance of fixed rate debt accounted for under fair value option	10,800,000,000	13,900,000,000
Increased the debt balance	181,000,000	341,000,000
Cumulative increased value of debt through fair value option adjustments	$ 749,000,000	$ 232,000,000

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Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Discontinued Operations

2.    Discontinued Operations

2012 Discontinued Operations:

Insurance As discussed in prior filings, during the second quarter of 2012, we decided to exit the manufacturing of all insurance products through the sale of our interest in substantially all of our insurance subsidiaries as this business did not fit with HSBC’s core strategy in the United States and Canada. Insurance products will continue to be offered to HSBC customers through non-affiliate providers. As a result, our Insurance operations are part of a disposal group held for sale and we began reporting this business as discontinued operations in the second quarter of 2012. Since the carrying value of the disposal group was greater than its estimated fair value less costs to sell, we recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $92 million during the second quarter of 2012 to reflect the disposal group at its estimated fair value less cost to sell. This estimate takes into consideration foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities associated with the disposal group and reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income.

In September 2012, we announced we have entered into an agreement to sell our Insurance operations to Enstar Group Ltd (“Enstar”) for $181 million in cash, to be adjusted to reflect the actuarial value and capital of these operations at the date of closing, which is anticipated to be by the end of the first quarter of 2013, subject to regulatory approval. During the third quarter of 2012, we updated our estimate of fair value less cost to sell based on our announced agreement and reversed $33 million of the pre-tax impairment loss previously recorded resulting in a cumulative pre-tax lower of amortized cost or fair value less cost to sell of $59 million during the year-to-date period. As part of our analysis of the lower of amortized cost or fair market value adjustment recorded during the second quarter of 2012, we assumed that planned pre-sale distributions by these insurance subsidiaries would be treated as additional sales proceeds and become taxable, resulting in a $72 million tax provision. However, based on new information, during the third quarter of 2012 we have now assumed that pre-sale distributions would not be taxable which resulted in a reversal of income tax expense previously recorded. At September 30, 2012, disposal group assets consisted primarily of available-for-sale securities totaling $1.5 billion and disposal group liabilities consisted primarily of insurance policy and claim reserves totaling $996 million.

The following summarizes the operating results of our discontinued Insurance business for the periods presented:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012			2011
	(in millions)
Net interest income and other revenues(1)	$	105	$	94	$	169		$	276
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax		28		5		(72	)		21

⁽¹⁾  Interest expense, which is included as a component of net interest income, was allocated to discontinued operations in accordance with our existing internal transfer pricing policy. This policy uses match funding based on the expected lives of the assets and liabilities of the business at the time of origination, subject to periodic review, as demonstrated by the expected cash flows and re-pricing characteristics of the underlying assets.

The following summarizes the assets and liabilities which are part of the disposal group held for sale related to our Insurance operations at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 which are reported as a component of Assets of discontinued operations and Liabilities of discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheet.

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Cash	$	2	$	5
Interest bearing deposit with bank		32		3
Available-for-sale securities		1,474		1,851
Other assets		247		143
Assets of discontinued operations	$	1,755	$	2,002
Insurance policy and claim reserves	$	996	$	1,049
Other liabilities		175		43
Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	1,171	$	1,092

Commercial Our Commercial business has been in run-off since 1994. Prior to the second quarter of 2012, this business continued to be reported within continuing operations as we continued to generate cash flow from the ongoing collection of the receivables, including interest and fees. Beginning in the second quarter of 2012, we now report our Commercial business in discontinued operations as there are no longer any outstanding receivable balances or any remaining significant cash flows generated from this business. Our Commercial business was previously included in the “All Other” caption in our segment reporting. The following summarizes the operating results of our discontinued Commercial business for the periods presented:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Net interest income and other revenues(1)	$	1	$	2	$	23	$	5
Income from discontinued operations before income tax		-		1		20		3

⁽¹⁾  Interest expense, which is included as a component of net interest income, was allocated to discontinued operations in accordance with our existing internal transfer pricing policy. This policy uses match funding based on the expected lives of the assets and liabilities of the business at the time of origination, subject to periodic review, as demonstrated by the expected cash flows and re-pricing characteristics of the underlying assets.

2011 Discontinued Operations:

Card and Retail Services On May 1, 2012, HSBC, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries HSBC Finance Corporation, HSBC USA Inc and other wholly-owned affiliates, sold its Card and Retail Services business to Capital One Financial Corporation (“Capital One”) for a premium of 8.75 percent of receivables. In addition to receivables, the sale included real estate and certain other assets and liabilities which were sold at book value or, in the case of real estate, appraised value. Under the terms of the agreement, interests in facilities in Chesapeake, Virginia; Las Vegas, Nevada; Mettawa, Illinois; Volo, Illinois; Hanover, Maryland; Salinas, California; Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Tigard, Oregon were sold or transferred to Capital One, although we have entered into site-sharing arrangements for certain of these locations for a period of time. The total cash consideration was $11.8 billion which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $2.2 billion ($1.4 billion after-tax) being recorded during the second quarter of 2012. The majority of the employees in our Card and Retail Services business transferred to Capital One. As such, no significant one-time closure or severance costs were incurred as a result of this transaction. Our Card and Retail Services business is reported in discontinued operations.

The receivables and other assets sold to Capital One were transferred to held for sale during the third quarter of 2011. As a result, we stopped recording provisions for credit losses, including charge-offs, at that time.

The following summarizes the operating results of our discontinued Card and Retail Services business for the periods presented:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,					Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012			2011		2012(2)		2011
	(in millions)
Net interest income and other revenues(1)	$	(14	)	$	959	$	3,342	$	2,785
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax		(64	)		373		2,737		870

⁽¹⁾  Interest expense, which is included as a component of net interest income, was allocated to discontinued operations in accordance with our existing internal transfer pricing policy in all applicable periods. This policy uses match funding based on the expected lives of the assets and liabilities of the business at the time of origination, subject to periodic review, as demonstrated by the expected cash flows and re-pricing characteristics of the underlying assets.

⁽²⁾  Includes the gain on sale to Capital One of $2.2 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

During the three months ended September 30, 2012, net interest income and other revenues of $(14) million reflects refunds due to customers for certain enhancement programs as well as the final settlement of partner payments. The loss from discontinued operations before income tax of $64 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 also reflects expenses of $50 million primarily related to activities to complete the separation of the credit card operational infrastructure between us and Capital One, predominantly with external consultants.

The following summarizes the assets and liabilities of our discontinued Card and Retail Services business at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 which are reported as a component of Assets of discontinued operations and Liabilities of discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheet.

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Cash	$	172		$	96
Receivables		-			9,001
Intangible assets		-			514
Properties and equipment, net		-			95
Other assets		84			1,102
Assets of discontinued operations	$	256		$	10,808
Long-term debt	$	-		$	211
Other liabilities		349	(1)		1,257
Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	349		$	1,468

⁽¹⁾  Primarily consists of amounts due to Capital One for cash collections we have received on customer accounts as well as legal accruals.

Intangible assets at December 31, 2011 included $29 million, net, that related to account relationships we purchased from HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (“HSBC Bank USA”) in July 2004. All new receivable originations on these account relationships were sold on a daily basis to HSBC Bank USA and we serviced the receivables for a fee. In March 2012, we sold these account relationships to HSBC Bank USA resulting in a gain of $79 million being recorded during the first quarter of 2012 which is included as a component of income from discontinued operations. All remaining intangible assets related to cardholder relationships were sold to Capital One on May 1, 2012.

We had secured conduit credit facilities with commercial banks which provided for secured financings of credit card receivables on a revolving basis totaling $650 million at December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2011, secured financings with a balance of $195 million were secured by $355 million of credit card receivables. These secured financings were paid in full on April 30, 2012.

We previously entered into commitments to meet the financing needs of our credit card customers. At December 31, 2011, we had $105.0 billion of open consumer lines of credit. As a result of the sale of the Card and Retail Services business, the open line of credit commitments for our credit card customers were transferred to Capital One on May 1, 2012.

2010 Discontinued Operations:

Taxpayer Financial Services (“TFS”) In December 2010, it was determined that we would not offer any tax refund anticipation loans or related products for the 2011 tax season and we exited the TFS business. As a result of this decision, our TFS business is reported in discontinued operations. The assets and liabilities of our TFS business as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were not significant. Additionally, revenues and income before income tax for our TFS business were not significant for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Auto Finance In August 2010, we sold the remainder of our auto finance receivable portfolio with an outstanding principal balance of $2.6 billion at the time of sale and other related assets to Santander Consumer USA Inc. The aggregate sales price for the auto finance receivables and other related assets was $2.5 billion which included the transfer of $431 million of indebtedness secured by auto finance receivables, resulting in net cash proceeds of $2.1 billion. As a result of this transaction, our Auto Finance business is reported as discontinued operations. The assets and liabilities of our Auto Finance business as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were not significant. Additionally, revenues and income before income tax for our Auto Finance business were not significant for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

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Receivables - TDR Loans (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total TDR Loans	$ 15,310	$ 15,584
Total credit loss reserves for TDR Loans	3,651	4,409
First Lien [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total TDR Loans	13,597	13,186
Total credit loss reserves for TDR Loans	3,126	3,169
Second Lien [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total TDR Loans	1,153	1,057
Total credit loss reserves for TDR Loans	525	534
Real estate secured [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total TDR Loans	14,750	14,243
Total credit loss reserves for TDR Loans	3,651	3,703
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total TDR Loans	560	1,341
Total credit loss reserves for TDR Loans		$ 706

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Gain or Loss Recorded on Our Cash Flow Hedging Relationships (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Unrealized gain loss on cash flow hedges net of tax accumulated other comprehensive income loss	$ 45	$ (99)	$ 110	$ (39)
Currency swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Currency Swaps	21	70	49	108
Interest rate swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Interest Rate Swaps	24	(169)	61	(147)
Interest Income [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) Reclassified to Interest Expense, Net, Total	(6)	(14)	(21)	(50)
Interest Income [Member] | Currency swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Reclassed from Accumulated OCI into Income on Currency Swaps	(5)	(6)	(16)	(19)
Interest Income [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Reclassed from Accumulated OCI into Income on Interest Rate Swaps	(1)	(8)	(5)	(31)
Derivative related income [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedge Ineffectiveness, Net, Total	7	2	6	(1)
Derivative related income [Member] | Currency swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Currency Swaps	6		5	(5)
Derivative related income [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Interest Rate Swaps	$ 1	$ 2	$ 1	$ 4

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Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial assets	$ 10
Derivative related liabilities	(9)	(26)
Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial assets	10
Available-for-sale securities	116	188
Total assets	126	188
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	(501)	(447)
Long-term debt carried at fair value	(11,085)	(13,664)
Derivative related liabilities	(9)	(26)
Total liabilities	(11,595)	(14,137)
U.S. government sponsored enterprises [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	1	1
Equity securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	11	10
Money market funds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	104	13
U.S. Treasury [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		80
U.S. corporate debt securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		57
Corporate [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		26
Accrued Interest [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		1
Interest rate swaps [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial assets	587	973
Derivative related liabilities	(1,710)	(1,762)
Currency swaps [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial assets	1,080	1,503
Derivative related liabilities	(132)	(163)
Derivative netting [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial assets	(1,657)	(2,476)
Derivative related liabilities	1,833	1,902
Foreign exchange forward [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative related liabilities		(3)
Level 1 [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	115	103
Total assets	115	103
Level 1 [Member] | Equity securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	11	10
Level 1 [Member] | Money market funds [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	104	13
Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Treasury [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		80
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial assets	10
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	(501)
Long-term debt carried at fair value	(11,085)
Level 2 [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial assets	1,667	2,476
Available-for-sale securities	1	85
Total assets	1,668	2,561
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	(501)	(447)
Long-term debt carried at fair value	(11,085)	(13,664)
Derivative related liabilities	(1,842)	(1,928)
Total liabilities	(13,428)	(16,039)
Level 2 [Member] | U.S. government sponsored enterprises [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	1	1
Level 2 [Member] | U.S. corporate debt securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		57
Level 2 [Member] | Corporate [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		26
Level 2 [Member] | Accrued Interest [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		1
Level 2 [Member] | Interest rate swaps [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial assets	587	973
Derivative related liabilities	(1,710)	(1,762)
Level 2 [Member] | Currency swaps [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial assets	1,080	1,503
Derivative related liabilities	(132)	(163)
Level 2 [Member] | Foreign exchange forward [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative related liabilities		(3)
Netting [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial assets	(1,657)	(2,476)
Total assets	(1,657)	(2,476)
Derivative related liabilities	1,833	1,902
Total liabilities	1,833	1,902
Netting [Member] | Derivative netting [Member] | Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative financial assets	(1,657)	(2,476)
Derivative related liabilities	$ 1,833	$ 1,902

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Credit Loss Reserves - Analysis of Credit Loss Reserves (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Provision for credit losses related to the lower of amortized cost or fair value attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables	$ 112
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Provision for credit losses related to the lower of amortized cost or fair value attributable to credit for personal non-credit card receivables	$ 112

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Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Securities Available-for-Sale investments

Securities consisted of the following available-for-sale investments:

September 30, 2012	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Continuing operations:
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions	$	1	$	-	$	-	$	1
Equity securities		11		-		-		11
Money market funds		104		-		-		104
Subtotal		116		-		-		116
Accrued investment income		-		-		-		-
Securities available-for-sale – continuing operations	$	116	$	-	$	-	$	116
Securities available-for-sale – discontinued operations(4)	$	1,283	$	191	$	-	$	1,474

December 31, 2011	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	(in millions)
Continuing operations:
U.S. Treasury	$	80	$	-	$	-		$	80
U.S. government sponsored enterprises(1)		1		-		-			1
U.S. corporate debt securities(2)		57		1		(1	)		57
Foreign debt securities(3)		26		-		-			26
Equity securities		10		-		-			10
Money market funds		13		-		-			13
Subtotal		187		1		(1	)		187
Accrued investment income		1		-		-			1
Securities available-for-sale – continuing operations	$	188	$	1	$	(1	)	$	188
Securities available-for-sale – discontinued operations(4)	$	1,694	$	165	$	(8	)	$	1,851

⁽¹⁾  Represents mortgage-backed securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation as of December 31, 2011.

⁽²⁾  The majority of our U.S. corporate debt securities represented investments in the financial services, consumer products and insurance sectors at December 31, 2011.

⁽³⁾  We did not hold any foreign debt securities issued by the governments of Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece or Spain at December 31, 2011. We did not hold any foreign debt securities at September 30, 2012.

⁽⁴⁾  Securities available-for-sale in our discontinued operations relates to our discontinued Insurance business and primarily consists of U.S. corporate debt securities, money market funds and foreign debt securities at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Summary of Gross Unrealized Losses and Related Fair Values

The table below provides a summary of gross unrealized losses and related fair values as of December 31, 2011 for available-for-sale securities for continuing operations classified as to the length of time the losses have existed.

	Less Than One Year							Greater Than One Year
December 31, 2011	Number of Securities		Gross Unrealized Losses			Aggregate Fair Value of Investments		Number of Securities		Gross Unrealized Losses		Aggregate Fair Value of Investments
	(dollars are in millions)
U.S. corporate debt securities		17	$	(1	)	$	26		-	$	-	$	-
Foreign debt securities		10		-			15		-		-		-
Equity securities		1		-			5		-		-		-
		28	$	(1	)	$	46		-	$	-	$	-

Summary of Contractual Maturities and Yields on Investments in Debt Securities

Contractual maturities and yields on investments in debt securities for continuing operations for those with set maturities were as follows:

September 30, 2012	Due Within 1 Year		After 1 but Within 5 Years		After 5 but Within 10 Years		After 10 Years			Total
	(dollars are in millions)
Obiligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions:
Amortized cost	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1		$	1
Fair value		-		-		-		1			1
Yield(1)		-		-		-		5.55	%		5.55	%

⁽¹⁾  Computed by dividing annualized interest by the amortized cost of respective investment securities.

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Receivables Held for Sale - Summary of Receivables Held for Sale (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Receivables held-for-sale, Amount, Total	$ 6,361	$ 6,800
First Lien [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Receivables held-for-sale, Amount, Total	3,287	3,300
Personal non-credit card [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Receivables held-for-sale, Amount, Total	$ 3,469

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Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated Secured Financing VIEs

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of these consolidated secured financing VIEs as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Consolidated Assets		Consolidated Liabilities		Consolidated Assets		Consolidated Liabilities
	(in millions)
Real estate collateralized funding vehicles:
Cash	$	7	$	-	$	-	$	-
Receivables, net		4,351		-		4,486		-
Available-for-sale investments		-		-		4		-
Long-term debt		-		2,991		-		3,315
Subtotal	$	4,358	$	2,991	$	4,490	$	3,315

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Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions

12.    Related Party Transactions

In the normal course of business, we conduct transactions with HSBC and its subsidiaries. These transactions occur at prevailing market rates and terms and include funding arrangements, derivative execution, servicing arrangements, information technology and some centralized support services, item and statement processing services, banking and other miscellaneous services. The following tables present related party balances and the income and (expense) generated by related party transactions for continuing operations:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in millions)
Assets:
Cash	$	726	$	209
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		900		920
Derivative related assets		10		-
Other assets		147		124
Total assets	$	1,783	$	1,253
Liabilities:
Due to affiliates (includes $501 million and $447 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, carried at fair value)	$	7,826	$	8,262
Derivative related liabilities		-		25
Other liabilities(1)		24		47
Total liabilities	$	7,850	$	8,334

⁽¹⁾  Other liabilities includes $15 million and $55 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to accrued interest receivable on derivative positions and other amounts with affiliates.

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Income/(Expense):
Interest income from HSBC affiliates	$	1		$	1		$	3		$	5
Interest expense paid to HSBC affiliates(1)		(140	)		(140	)		(420	)		(436	)
Net interest income (loss)		(139	)		(139	)		(417	)		(431	)
Gain (loss) on FVO debt with affiliate		(35	)		19			(54	)		12
HSBC affiliate income:
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates:
Real estate secured servicing and related fees from HSBC Bank USA		3			2			8			8
Other servicing, processing, origination and support revenues		1			3			6			8
HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. (“HTSU”) administrative fees and rental revenue(2)		4			(1	)		12			1
Total servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates		8			4			26			17
Support services from HSBC affiliates		(84	)		(68	)		(229	)		(207	)
Stock based compensation expense with HSBC		(2	)		(2	)		(6	)		(6	)

⁽¹⁾  Includes interest expense paid to HSBC affiliates for debt held by HSBC affiliates as well as net interest paid to or received from HSBC affiliates on risk management positions related to non-affiliated debt.

⁽²⁾  Rental revenue/(expense) from HTSU totaled $4 million and $11 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $(2) million and $(3) million in the year-ago periods.

Transactions with HSBC USA Inc., including HSBC Bank USA:

• In 2003 and 2004, we sold approximately $3.7 billion of real estate secured receivables to HSBC Bank USA. We continue to service these receivables for a fee. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we were servicing receivables totaling $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. Servicing fees for these receivables are included as a component of Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates.

• Under multiple service level agreements, we also provide various services to HSBC Bank USA, including real estate secured receivable servicing and processing activities and other operational and administrative support. Fees received for these services are reported as Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates.

• In the fourth quarter of 2009, an initiative was begun to streamline the servicing of real estate secured receivables across North America. As a result, certain functions that we had previously performed for our mortgage customers were being performed by HSBC Bank USA for all North America mortgage customers, including our mortgage customers. Additionally, we began performing certain functions for all North America mortgage customers where these functions had been previously provided separately by each entity. During 2011, we began a process to separate these functions so that each entity will be servicing its own mortgage customers when the process is completed. The following table summarizes fees received and paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Fees received from HSBC Bank USA	$	2	$	2	$	5	$	5
Fees paid to HSBC Bank USA		-		3		3		7

• In July 2010, we transferred certain employees in our real estate secured receivable servicing department to a subsidiary of HSBC Bank USA. These employees continue to service our real estate secured receivable portfolio and we pay a fee to HSBC Bank USA for these services. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we paid $14 million and $42 million, respectively, for services we received from HSBC Bank USA compared to $15 million and $47 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

• During the fourth quarter of 2011, HSBC USA Inc. extended a $3.0 billion 364-day uncommitted revolving credit agreement to us which allows for borrowings with maturities of up to 15 years. During the second quarter of 2012, an amendment was executed to increase the credit agreement to $4.0 billion. As of September 30, 2012, $512 million was outstanding under this credit agreement with a maturity of September 2017. As of December 31, 2011 there were no amounts outstanding under this loan agreement.

• HSBC Bank USA extended a secured $1.5 billion uncommitted secured credit facility to certain of our subsidiaries in December 2008. This is a 364-day credit facility which currently matures in November 2012. There were no balances outstanding at September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

• In May 2012, HSBC USA Inc. extended a $2.0 billion 364-day committed revolving credit facility to us. As of September 30, 2012, there were no amounts outstanding under this credit facility.

Transactions with HSBC USA Inc. and HSBC Bank USA involving our Discontinued Operations:

• As it relates to our discontinued credit card operations, in January 2009 we sold our General Motors (“GM”) and Union Plus (“UP”) portfolios to HSBC Bank USA with an outstanding principal balance of $12.4 billion at the time of sale but retained the customer account relationships. In December 2004, we sold our private label receivable portfolio (excluding retail sales contracts at our Consumer Lending business) to HSBC Bank USA and also retained the customer account relationships. In July 2004, we purchased the account relationships associated with $970 million of credit card receivables from HSBC Bank USA. In each of these transactions, we agreed to sell on a daily basis all new receivable originations on these account relationships to HSBC Bank USA and serviced these receivables for a fee. As discussed in Note 2, “Discontinued Operations,” on May 1, 2012, we sold our Card and Retail Services business to Capital One, which included these account relationships and receivables.

Intangible assets of our discontinued credit card operations at December 31, 2011 included $29 million, net, that related to the account relationships we purchased from HSBC Bank USA in July 2004 as discussed above. In March 2012, we sold these account relationships to HSBC Bank USA resulting in a gain of $79 million during the first quarter of 2012 which is included as a component of income from discontinued operations.

The following table summarizes the receivable portfolios we serviced for HSBC Bank USA at December 31, 2011 as well as the cumulative amount of receivables sold on a daily basis, gains recorded on these sales as well as servicing fees recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

			Credit Cards
	Private Label		General Motors		Union Privilege		Other		Total
	(in billons)
Receivables serviced for HSBC Bank USA:
September 30, 2012	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
December 31, 2011		12.8		4.1		3.5		2.0		22.4
Total of receivables sold on a daily basis to HSBC Bank USA during:
Three months ended September 30, 2012(1)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Three months ended September 30, 2011		3.7		3.2		.8		1.0		8.7
Nine months ended September 30, 2012(1)		4.4		3.9		1.0		1.1		10.4
Nine months ended September 30, 2011		10.5		9.6		2.3		3.0		25.4

⁽¹⁾  Amounts shown for 2012 represent totals from the beginning of the period through May 1, 2012, the date of the sale of our Card and Retail Services business to Capital One.

Gains on the daily sales of the receivables discussed above through April 30, 2012, which are included as a component of income from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of income (loss), totaled $89 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $145 million and $407 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. No gains were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2012 following the sale of our Card and Retail Services business to Capital One. Fees received for servicing these receivable portfolios through April 30, 2012, which are included as a component of income from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of income (loss), totaled $207 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $153 million and $458 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. No fees were received during the three months ended September 30, 2012 following the sale of our Card and Retail Services business to Capital One.

The GM and UP credit card receivables as well as the private label receivables were sold to HSBC Bank USA on a daily basis at a sales price for each type of portfolio determined using a fair value calculated semi-annually in April and October by an independent third party based on the projected future cash flows of the receivables. The projected future cash flows were developed using various assumptions reflecting the historical performance of the receivables and adjusted for key factors such as the anticipated economic and regulatory environment. The independent third party used these projected future cash flows and a discount rate to determine a range of fair values. We used the mid-point of this range as the sales price.

• HSBC Bank USA had extended a $1.0 billion committed unsecured credit facility to HSBC Bank Nevada (“HOBN”) which was part of our credit card operations. There were no balances outstanding at December 31, 2011. This credit facility was terminated in May 2012.

• We had extended revolving lines of credit to subsidiaries of HSBC Bank USA for an aggregate total of $1.0 billion. No balances were outstanding under any of these lines of credit at December 31, 2011. This credit facility was terminated in April 2012.

Transactions with HSBC Holdings plc:

• We had a commercial paper back-stop credit facility of $1.1 billion at December 31, 2011 supporting our domestic issuances of commercial paper of which $600 million matured in September 2012 and was not renewed and $500 million which was terminated in September 2012. There were no balances outstanding as of December 31, 2011. The annual commitment fee to support availability of this line was included as a component of Interest expense – HSBC affiliates in the consolidated statement of income (loss).

• Employees of HSBC Finance Corporation participate in one or more stock compensation plans sponsored by HSBC. These expenses are recorded in Salary and employee benefits and are reflected in the above table as Stock based compensation expense with HSBC.

Transactions with other HSBC affiliates:

• HSBC North America’s technology and certain centralized support services including human resources, corporate affairs, risk management, legal, compliance, tax, finance and other shared services are centralized within HTSU. Technology related assets are generally capitalized and recorded on our consolidated balance sheet. HTSU also provides certain item processing and statement processing activities to us. The fees we pay HTSU for the centralized support services and processing activities are included in support services from HSBC affiliates. We also receive fees from HTSU for providing them certain administrative services, such as internal audit, as well as receiving rental revenue from HTSU for certain office space. The fees and rental revenue we receive from HTSU are recorded as a component of servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates.

• We use HSBC Global Resourcing (UK) Ltd., an HSBC affiliate located outside of the United States, to provide various support services to our operations including among other areas, customer service, systems, collections and accounting functions. The expenses related to these services of $3 million and $9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, are included as a component of Support services from HSBC affiliates in the table above. The expenses related to these services during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, totaled $4 million and $10 million, respectively. Through February 2011, the expenses for these services for all HSBC North America operations were billed directly to HTSU who then billed these services to the appropriate HSBC affiliate who benefited from the services. Beginning in March 2011, HSBC Global Resourcing (UK) Ltd began billing us directly for the services we receive from them.

• The notional value of derivative contracts outstanding with HSBC subsidiaries totaled $27.5 billion and $40.4 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. When the fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties requires the posting of collateral, it is provided in either the form of cash and recorded on the balance sheet or in the form of securities which are not recorded on our balance sheet. The fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties required us to provide collateral to the affiliate of $183 million at September 30, 2012, all of which was paid in cash. At December 31, 2011, the fair value of our agreements with affiliate counterparties required the affiliate to provide collateral of $584 million to us, all of which was received in cash. These amounts are offset against the fair value amount recognized for derivative instruments that have been offset under the same master netting arrangement.

• Due to affiliates includes amounts owed to subsidiaries of HSBC as a result of direct debt issuances. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, due to affiliates includes $501 million and $447 million, respectively, carried at fair value under FVO reporting. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, gain (loss) on debt designated at fair value and related derivatives includes $(35) million and $(54) million, respectively, related to these debt issuances, compared to $19 million and $12 million during the year-ago periods.

• During the first quarter of 2012, we executed two new $250 million loan agreements with HSBC Investments (Bahamas) Limited. During the third quarter of 2012, these loans matured and were not renewed.

• During the second quarter of 2011, we executed a $600 million loan agreement with HSBC North America which provides for three $200 million borrowings with maturities between 2034 and 2035. As of both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, $600 million was outstanding under this loan agreement.

• During the fourth quarter of 2011, we executed a commercial paper back-stop credit facility of $400 million with HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG (“Trinkaus”) maturing in December 2012. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were no amounts outstanding under this credit facility. This credit facility was terminated in October 2012.

• During the fourth quarter of 2011, we executed a commercial paper back-stop credit facility of $500 million with HSBC Investments (Bahamas) Limited maturing in April 2014. This facility is secured by a $500 million deposit at HSBC Bank USA. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were no amounts outstanding under this loan agreement. On October 1, 2012, the amount available under the credit facility was reduced to $100 million.

• During 2010, we executed a $1.0 billion 364-day uncommitted revolving credit agreement with HSBC North America which allowed for borrowings with maturities of up to 15 years, and borrowed the full amount available under this agreement during 2010. During the fourth quarter of 2010, we replaced this loan to HSBC North America with the issuance of 1,000 shares of Series C preferred stock to HINO for $1.0 billion. We began paying dividends on the Series C preferred stock during the first quarter of 2011. Dividends paid on the Series C Preferred Stock totaled $21 million and $64 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $21 million and $68 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

• In December 2010, we made a deposit totaling $1.0 billion with HSBC Bank plc (“HBEU”) at current market rates. This deposit was withdrawn during the third quarter of 2011. Interest income earned on this deposit is included in interest income from HSBC affiliates in the table above and was not material during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

• We purchase from HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (“HSI”) securities under an agreement to resell. Interest income recognized on these securities is included in interest income from HSBC affiliates in the table above and was not material during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

• Support services from HSBC affiliates also includes banking services and other miscellaneous services provided by other subsidiaries of HSBC, including HSBC Bank USA.

• Domestic employees of HSBC Finance Corporation participate in a defined benefit pension plan and other post-retirement benefit plans sponsored by HSBC North America. See Note 11, “Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits,” for additional information on this pension plan.

• We guaranteed the long-term and medium-term notes issued by our Canadian business prior to its sale to HSBC Bank Canada through May 2012 when the notes were paid in full. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the fees recorded for providing this guarantee were not material and are included in interest income from HSBC affiliates in the table above. No fees were recorded during the third quarter of 2012 as a result of the notes being paid in full during May 2012. As part of the sale of our Canadian business to HSBC Bank Canada, the sale agreement allows us to continue to distribute various insurance products through the branch network for a fee which is included as a component of income from discontinued operations. As previously discussed, we have decided to sell our Insurance business. We will continue to distribute insurance products for HSBC Bank Canada until such time as our Insurance business is sold.

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Related Party Transactions - Receivable Portfolios (Detail) (HSBC Bank USA [Member], USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Receivables serviced for HSBC Bank USA					$ 22.4
Receivables sold on daily basis		8.7	10.4	25.4
Private Label [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Receivables serviced for HSBC Bank USA					12.8
Receivables sold on daily basis		3.7	4.4	10.5
General Motors [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Receivables serviced for HSBC Bank USA					4.1
Receivables sold on daily basis		3.2	3.9	9.6
Union Privilege [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Receivables serviced for HSBC Bank USA					3.5
Receivables sold on daily basis		0.8	1.0	2.3
Other [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Receivables serviced for HSBC Bank USA					2.0
Receivables sold on daily basis		$ 1.0	$ 1.1	$ 3.0