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The British bank turns out to be one of the most exposed lenders affected by the collapse of mortgage broker Market Financial Solutions, through a complex loan via a chain of special-purpose vehicles.
HSBC took a $400 million expected credit loss (ECL) in the first quarter due to what it called “fraud-related, secondary, securitization exposure with a financial sponsor in the UK” in the bank's Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) business, according to a Tuesday (May 5) earnings release.
The FTSE 100 Index retreated for four consecutive days as UK government bond yields surged and after HSBC published a weak financial report. It dropped to £10,225 on Tuesday, down sharply from the year-to-date high of £10,935.
HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA) shares fell 5.4% to 1,286p in early trading in London on Tuesday after the biggest lender in Europe was forced into making heavier credit losses than expected due to the war in the Middle East. Pre-tax profit of $9.37 billion was down from $9.48 billion a year earlier and below the $9.59 billion average analyst forecast.
HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA) reported first-quarter pre-tax profit of $9.37 billion, slightly below the $9.59 billion expected by analysts, while revenue came in ahead of forecasts at $18.62 billion. Pre-tax profit of $9.37 billion was down slightly from $9.48 billion a year earlier but up from $6.80 billion in the previous quarter.
HSBC delivered a broadly flat first-quarter profit that fell short of analyst expectations, as a specific fraud-related credit charge in its UK institutional banking unit and rising provisions linked to the US-Iran conflict pushed credit losses sharply higher. The result underscores how geopolitical turbulence and isolated credit events can rapidly erode what might otherwise be a stable earnings picture, even as the bank's wealth and interest income businesses continued to grow.
The London-based bank said first-quarter net profit was largely flat as higher credit charges amid the Middle East conflict offset the strength in its Hong Kong, U.K. and wealth businesses.
HSBC Holdings reported a flat first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as rising provisions due to higher credit charge from UK corporate banking business and rising provisions for conflict in the Middle East.
HSBC's revenue gained 6%, year on year, exceeding estimates. The lender's first-quarter profit before tax fell to $9.4 billion, down from $9.5 billion a year earlier.
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