Addendum to HSBC Premier Terms & Charges Disclosure
Effective August 29, 2024, the Monthly Maintenance Fee section of the HSBC Premier Terms & Charges
Disclosure is amended to read as follows:
MONTHLY
MAINTENANCE
FEE
Monthly Maintenance Fee $50
For new accounts opened on or after August 29, 2024, to avoid the monthly maintenance fee, in a
calendar month
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you must maintain::
Balances of $100,000 in qualifying balances (see qualifying balance section); OR
Monthly recurring direct deposits
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totaling at least $5,000 from a third party to an
HSBC Premier checking account(s); OR
Any HSBC U.S. residential mortgage loan serviced by HSBC. Home Equity products, loans
that are in foreclosure or bankruptcy, and loans for which servicing rights have been
transferred are not included.
Accounts opened before August 29, 2024, will be given a grace period and will continue to be
assessed under the previous criteria until January 2026. Important: The date of account opening and
not the date of account application is what controls for this purpose. Please note that it may take up to
thirty days after you submit an application for an account to be opened.
For new accounts opened on or after August 29, 2024, you will not be assessed a Monthly
Maintenance Fee for the calendar month in which you open your account and the following 3 calendar
months (together, the “Waiver Period”), whether you meet the qualifying criteria or not. If immediately
after the “Waiver Period”, you have not met one of the HSBC Premier qualification criteria and your
HSBC Premier checking account is charged 3 consecutive Monthly Maintenance Fees, your account
will be closed. In addition, any other checking, savings, credit card and Global Money Accounts that
you own will be closed, unless you (or a joint account holder on those accounts) hold a different
HSBC Premier checking account. The Monthly Maintenance Fee is waived for HSBC Premier Elite
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and Private Bank customers.
Also, if your only HSBC product in the U.S. is your HSBC Premier checking account and you do not
deposit any funds into it within the first 6 months after account opening, your account will be closed.
Private Bank customers are excluded.
All other information within your Terms & Charges Disclosure, including any prior amendments, remains in effect.
1 - BANK RULES - This document is part of the Rules For Consumer Deposit Accounts (the "Rules"). In case of inconsistency between this document and the Rules, this
document governs all inconsistencies.
2 - Qualifying direct deposits are electronic deposits of regular periodic payments (such as salary, pension, Social Security, or other regular monthly income) deposited through
the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network to this account by your employer or an outside agency (please check with your employer or outside agency to determine if they
use the ACH network). Direct deposits that do not qualify include but are not limited to transfers from one account to another, mobile deposits, or deposits made at a Wealth
Center or ATM.
3 - Please be aware that Private Bank customers that have requested a non-interest bearing account will have no interest and/or APY earned.
4 - Refer to Rules For Consumer Deposit Accounts for definition.
5 - To become an HSBC Private Bank customer, you must be invited and reviewed on an individual basis. See your Relationship Manager for details.
6 - Effective September 1, 2024, customers will no longer be upgraded to Premier Elite status.
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Deposit products are offered in the U.S. by HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Member FDIC.
Rev.07/29/2024
TERMS & CHARGES DISCLOSURE
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Deposit products are offered in the U.S. by HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Member FDIC.
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The following information was correct as of 08/30/2024
Have questions or need current rate information?
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ELIGIBILITY
To qualify you must be a consumer and maintain:
Balances of $75,000 in qualifying balances (see qualifying balance section); OR
Monthly recurring direct deposits
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totaling at least $5,000 from a third party to an HSBC Premier checking
account(s); OR
HSBC U.S. residential mortgage loan with an original loan amount of at least $500,000, not an aggregate of
multiple mortgages. Home Equity products are not included.
It's important that you understand exactly how your HSBC Premier checking account works. We've created this summary to explain the fees
and some key terms of your account.
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Minimum Balance to Obtain APY
Interest Rate
Annual Percentage Yield (APY)
$5 or more 0.01% 0.01%
Less than $5 No Interest Earned No APY Earned
RATE
INFORMATION
(For more details
see HOW
INTEREST AND
APY WORK
section in the
Rules)
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Minimum Balance requirements to earn interest are met by maintaining aDaily Balance” of specified dollar amounts in your relationship
checking account.
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Method Used to Compute
Interest
Daily Balance
This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the
account each day.
Compounding Period
Monthly
Interest is Credited Monthly
ADDITIONAL
RATE
INFORMATION
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Monthly Maintenance Fee
$50
To avoid the monthly maintenance fee, in a calendar month
4
you must maintain:
Balances of $75,000 in qualifying balances (see qualifying balance section); OR
Monthly recurring direct deposits
2
totaling at least $5,000 from a third party to an HSBC Premier checking
account(s); OR
HSBC U.S. residential mortgage loan with an original loan amount of at least $500,000.
You will not be assessed a Monthly Maintenance Fee for the calendar month in which you opened your account. In
addition, you will have the next 6 months after the account opening month to meet the minimum balance requirement or
direct deposit requirement or the qualifying mortgage requirement before being assessed a Monthly Maintenance Fee.
The Monthly Maintenance Fee is waived for HSBC Premier Elite and Private Bank
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customers.
MONTHLY
MAINTENANCE
FEE
Minimum Deposit to Open $0
ACCOUNT
FUNDING
INFORMATION
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Fees for when you don't have enough money, or enough available money in your account to pay the transaction.
Insufficient Funds (NSF) $0
The Bank does not charge NSF fees. Insufficient Funds is when
the ledger balance in your account is not enough to cover an item.
Unavailable Funds (UNA)
$0
The Bank does not charge UNA fees. Unavailable Funds is when
the available balance in your account is not enough to cover an
item.
OVERDRAFT
AND RETURNED
ITEMS FEES
Statements Monthly
A periodic statement is provided for each monthly cycle in which a
transaction has occurred and at least quarterly if no transactions
have occurred.
Monthly Image Cancelled
Check Return Fee
$0
Per month for Image of Cancelled Check Return Service, which is
charged if there are cancelled check images displayed on the
statement. This fee is waived if the account is enrolled in
eStatements through HSBC Personal Internet Banking. This fee is
waived if your account was opened and maintained by a branch in
the State of Washington.
STATEMENT
SERVICES
Account Closing $0 If your account is closed within 180 days of opening.
Legal Papers $100
For each court order, restraining notice, levy or other legal paper
that requires us to put a hold on your account or to pay out money
from your account to someone else.
Stop Payment
$0
For each stop payment order placed.
OTHER ACCOUNT
RELATED FEES
Funds (Wire) Transfer-In
$0
Per incoming transfer.
Funds (Wire) Transfer-Out -
Domestic and International
For HSBC Premier/Premier Elite customers, the Funds (Wire) Transfer-Out – Domestic
and International fee if all account holders are Premier is $0. For all other applicable
transfer fees and instances where not all account owners are Premier customers, please
refer to the Pre-Payment and Receipt Disclosures received at the time of your wire
transaction.
Cashier's Check - DFT
(Commission USD)
$0
For each U.S. Dollar Draft or Cashier's Check purchased in U.S.
dollars.
OTHER
MISCELLANEOUS
SERVICE FEES
subject to change
without notice
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Personal Related Combined
Deposit (in U.S. Dollar
accounts); HSBC Global
Money Account Balances
(U.S. Dollar Equivalent) and
Investment Balances
Personal accounts with qualified personal balances will be related to your HSBC Premier
checking account upon your request. Related personal accounts that close during the
calendar month will not be included in the related combined balance for that calendar
month.
Qualified Personal Balances
for HSBC Premier Include
Average ledger balance in your HSBC Bank USA, N.A. personal checking, savings,
Trust and/or Certificate of Deposit U.S. Dollar accounts for the calendar month.
The current U.S. Dollar market value of assets held in your HSBC Securities (USA)
Inc. account.+
Current contract value of annuities owned by you and purchased through HSBC
Securities (USA) Inc. and for which HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. is the agent of record.+
QUALIFYING
BALANCES
Qualifying Principal
Must be a consumer and includesthe owner of a sole proprietorship; the general or
majority partner in a limited partnership; majority shareholder of a closely held
corporation; or a majority partner in a general partnership. A change in your status as a
qualifying principal must be reported to HSBC.
Qualifying Foreign Currency
Transaction Account
Balances
Existing Private Bank
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customers only.
Commercial Related
Combined Deposit (in U.S.
Dollar accounts) and
Investment Balances
Commercial accounts with qualified commercial balances will be related to a qualifying
principal’s HSBC Premier checking account upon request. Related commercial accounts
that close during the calendar month will not be included in the related combined
commercial balance for that calendar month.
Qualified Commercial
Balances for HSBC Premier
Include
Average ledger balance in any HSBC Bank USA, N.A. commercial checking, savings,
Trust and/or Certificate of Deposit U.S. Dollar accounts for the calendar month.
The current U.S. Dollar market value of assets held in your HSBC Securities (USA)
Inc. account.+
Current contract value of eligible commercial annuities owned and purchased through
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and for which HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. is the agent of
record.+
Fiduciary accounts are not eligible as a qualified commercial balance, e.g., IOLA, Rent
Security, etc.
+ Investment and certain insurance products, including annuities, are offered by HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (HSI), member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC. In California, HSI conducts
insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. License #: OE67746. HSI is an affiliate of HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Whole life, universal life, term life, and other
types of insurance are provided by unaffiliated third parties and offered through HSBC Insurance Agency (USA) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Products and services may vary by state and are not available in all states. California license #: OD36843.
Investments, Annuity and Insurance Products: Are not a deposit or other obligation of the bank or any of its affiliates; Not FDIC insured or insured by any
federal government agency of the United States; Not guaranteed by the bank or any of its affiliates; and subject to investment risk, including possible loss of
principal invested.
All decisions regarding the tax implications of your investment(s) should be made in connection with your independent tax advisor.
1 - BANK RULES -This document is part of the Rules For Consumer Deposit Accounts (the "Rules"). In case of inconsistency between this document and the Rules, this
document governs all inconsistencies.
2
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Qualifying direct deposits are electronic deposits of regular periodic payments (such as salary, pension, Social Security, or other regular monthly income) deposited through
the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network to this account by your employer or an outside agency (please check with your employer or outside agency to determine if
they use the ACH network). Direct deposits that do not qualify include but are not limited to transfers from one account to another, mobile deposits, or deposits made at a
Wealth Center or ATM.
3
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Please be aware that Private Bank customers that have requested a non-interest bearing account will have no interest and/or APY earned.
4 -
Refer to Rules For Consumer Deposit Accounts for definition.
5 -
To become an HSBC Private Bank customer, you must be invited and reviewed on an individual basis. See your Relationship Manager for details.
WANT MORE INFO? SEE THE RULES FOR CONSUMER DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS