HSBC Opens West Coast HQ

HSBC Bank USA has announced the opening of a West Coast headquarters office in downtown Los Angeles with a staff that includes a mortgage specialist.The bank said the opening is part of its continuing expansion in California, where it now boasts eight branches, six in Southern California and two in the San Francisco Bay area. In addition to a mortgage specialist, the multilingual staff includes a financial adviser, an insurance specialist, and a small-business relationship manager, the bank said. The company, the principal subsidiary of HSBC USA Inc., can be found on the Internet at http://us.hsbc.com.