Exhibit 23


                       Consent of Independent Accountants

The Board of Directors
HSBC USA Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statements (No.
333-42421, 333-42421-01, 333-42421-02) on Form S-3 of HSBC USA Inc. of our
report dated February 1, 2002, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
HSBC USA Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2001,
and the consolidated balance sheets of HSBC Bank USA and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2001 and 2000, which report appears in the 2001 HSBC USA Inc.
Annual Report on Form 10-K.



/s/ KPMG LLP
March 15, 2002
New York, New York


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