Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

In the normal course of business, we conduct transactions with HSBC and its subsidiaries. HSBC policy requires that these transactions occur at prevailing market rates and terms and, where applicable, these transactions are compliant with United States banking regulations. All extensions of credit by (and certain credit exposures of) HSBC Bank USA, National Association (together with its subsidiaries, "HSBC Bank USA") to other HSBC affiliates (other than Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured banks) are legally required to be secured by eligible collateral. The following tables present related party balances and the income (expense) generated by related party transactions:


	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
	(in millions)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	607	$	516
Interest bearing deposits with banks	104		187
Securities purchased under agreements to resell(1)	724		3,941
Trading assets	98		314
Loans	1,652		1,100
Other(2)	402		319
Total assets	$	3,587	$	6,377
Liabilities:
Deposits	$	15,943	$	15,163
Trading liabilities(3)	44		2,375
Short-term borrowings	660		270
Long-term debt	3,528		2,878
Other(2)	269		268
Total liabilities	$	20,444	$	20,954

(1)Reflects purchases of securities under which other HSBC affiliates have agreed to repurchase.

(2)Other assets and other liabilities primarily consist of derivative balances associated with hedging activities and other miscellaneous account receivables and payables.

(3)The decrease in trading liabilities at March 31, 2021 primarily reflects a decrease in borrowing of gold inventory from HSBC Bank plc to support client activity levels.



Three Months Ended March 31,	2021		2020
	(in millions)
Income (Expense):
Interest income	$	7	$	26
Interest expense	(73)		(120)
Net interest expense	(66)		(94)
Trading revenue (expense)	131		(261)
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates:
HSBC Bank plc	48		47
HSBC Markets (USA) Inc. ("HMUS")	22		24

Other HSBC affiliates	13		17
Total servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates	83		88
Gain (loss) on instruments designated at fair value and related derivatives	468		(1,606)
Support services from HSBC affiliates:
HTSU	(244)		(263)
HMUS	(28)		(27)
Other HSBC affiliates	(95)		(92)
Total support services from HSBC affiliates	(367)		(382)
Rental income from HSBC affiliates, net(1)	13		12
Stock based compensation expense(2)	(6)		(6)

(1)We receive rental income from our affiliates, and in some cases pay rental expense to our affiliates, for rent on certain office space. Net rental income from our affiliates is recorded as a component of occupancy expense, net in our consolidated statement of income (loss).

(2)Employees may participate in one or more stock compensation plans sponsored by HSBC. These expenses are included in salaries and employee benefits in our consolidated statement of income (loss). Certain employees are also eligible to participate in a defined benefit pension plan and other postretirement plans sponsored by HSBC North America which are discussed in Note 12, "Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits."

Funding Arrangements with HSBC Affiliates:

We use HSBC affiliates to fund a portion of our borrowing and liquidity needs. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, long-term debt with affiliates reflected $3.5 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively, of borrowings from HSBC North America. During the first quarter of 2021, $850 million of these borrowings were repaid. The remaining outstanding balances include:

•$2.0 billion of fixed-rate senior debt which matures in September 2025; and

•$1.5 billion of fixed-rate senior debt which was issued during the first quarter of 2021 and matures in June 2030.

We have a $4.0 billion uncommitted line of credit with HSBC North America. The available borrowing capacity under this facility is fungible between HSBC USA, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. ("HSI") and HSBC North America, but total borrowings cannot collectively exceed $4.0 billion at any time. There was no outstanding balance under this credit facility at either March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

We have also incurred short-term borrowings with certain affiliates. In addition, certain affiliates have also placed deposits with us.

Lending and Derivative Related Arrangements Extended to HSBC Affiliates:

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had the following loan balances outstanding with HSBC affiliates:


	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
	(in millions)

HMUS and subsidiaries	$	1,591	$	1,088





Other short-term affiliate lending	61		12
Total loans	$	1,652	$	1,100

HMUS and subsidiaries We have extended loans and lines of credit, some of them uncommitted, to HMUS and its subsidiaries in the amount of $11.6 billion and $12.0 billion at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, of which $1.6 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, was outstanding. The maturities of the outstanding balances range from overnight to three months. Each borrowing is re-evaluated prior to its maturity date and either extended or allowed to mature.

We have extended lines of credit to various other HSBC affiliates totaling $3.9 billion and $4.7 billion which did not have any outstanding balances at either March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

Other short-term affiliate lending In addition to loans and lines extended to affiliates discussed above, from time to time we may extend loans to affiliates which are generally short term in nature. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were $61 million and $12 million, respectively, of these loans outstanding.

Derivative contracts As part of a global HSBC strategy to offset interest rate or other market risks associated with certain securities, debt issues and derivative contracts with unaffiliated third parties, we routinely enter into derivative transactions with HSBC Bank plc and other HSBC affiliates. The notional value of derivative contracts related to these transactions was approximately $835.0 billion and $923.6 billion at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The net credit exposure (defined as the net fair value of derivative assets and liabilities, including any collateral received) related to the contracts was approximately $110 million and $66 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. We account for these transactions on a mark to market basis, with the change in value of contracts with HSBC affiliates substantially offset by the change in value of related contracts entered into with unaffiliated third parties.

As discussed further in Note 2, "Strategic Initiatives," during the first quarter of 2021, we continued to transfer certain interest rate derivative contracts to HSBC Bank plc as part of our Restructuring Plan.

Services Provided Between HSBC Affiliates:

Under multiple service level agreements, we provide services to and receive services from various HSBC affiliates. These activities are summarized in Note 23, "Related Party Transactions," in our 2020 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes in these activities since December 31, 2020.

Other Transactions with HSBC Affiliates:

At both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had $1,265 million of non-cumulative preferred stock issued and outstanding to HSBC North America. See Note 18, "Preferred Stock," in our 2020 Form 10-K for additional details.