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Related Party Transactions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions
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 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, 2025December 31, 2024
 (in millions)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks$358 $188 
Interest bearing deposits with banks180 4 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell(1)
— 405 
Trading assets19 120 
Loans5,257 5,449 
Other(2)
445 468 
Total assets$6,259 $6,634 
Liabilities:
Deposits$11,702 $8,351 
Trading liabilities18 77 
Short-term borrowings1,790 1,549 
Long-term debt9,888 8,388 
Other(2)
429 252 
Total liabilities$23,827 $18,617 
(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. Other assets also includes receivables from HSBC Bank plc associated with certain client share repurchase transactions.
Three Months Ended March 31,20252024
 (in millions)
Income (Expense):
Interest income$71 $54 
Interest expense(162)(130)
Net interest expense(91)(76)
Trading revenue (expense)(484)(2,020)
Servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates:
HSBC Bank plc67 48 
HSBC Markets (USA) Inc. ("HMUS")18 23 
Other HSBC affiliates17 17 
Total servicing and other fees from HSBC affiliates102 88 
Gain (loss) on instruments designated at fair value and related derivatives(187)125 
Support services from HSBC affiliates:
HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc. ("HTSU")(226)(235)
HMUS(55)(56)
Other HSBC affiliates(123)(108)
Total support services from HSBC affiliates(404)(399)
Rental income from HSBC affiliates(1)
12 14 
Stock based compensation expense(2)
(8)(9)
(1)We receive rental income from our affiliates for certain office space, which is recorded as a component of occupancy expense, net in our consolidated statement of income.
(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. 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 22, "Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits," in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Funding Arrangements with HSBC Affiliates:
We use HSBC affiliates to fund a portion of our borrowing and liquidity needs. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, long-term debt with affiliates reflected $9.9 billion and $8.4 billion, respectively, of borrowings from HSBC North America. The outstanding balance includes:
•$2.0 billion of fixed-rate senior debt which matures in June 2025;
•$2.0 billion of fixed-rate senior debt which matures in September 2025;
•$0.5 billion of fixed-rate senior debt which matures in December 2027;
•$0.5 billion of fixed-rate senior debt which matures in December 2028;
•$1.5 billion of fixed-rate senior debt which matures in June 2030;
•$0.3 billion of fixed-rate senior debt which matures in September 2029;
•$1.6 billion of fixed-rate senior debt consisting of seven equal borrowings which mature in annual increments from November 2025 to November 2031; and
•$1.5 billion of fixed-rate senior debt which was issued during the first quarter of 2025 and matures in March 2028.
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. We had no outstanding borrowing under this credit facility at either March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
We also incur short-term borrowings with certain affiliates. In addition, certain affiliates have placed deposits with us.
Lending and Derivative Related Arrangements Extended to HSBC Affiliates:
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had the following loan balances outstanding with HSBC affiliates:
March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
 (in millions)
HMUS and subsidiaries$2,040 $2,013 
HSBC North America
3,000 3,000 
Other short-term affiliate lending217 436 
Total loans$5,257 $5,449 
HMUS and subsidiaries We have extended loans and lines of credit, some of them uncommitted, to HMUS and its subsidiaries in the amount of $14.3 billion at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, of which $2.0 billion was outstanding. The maturities of the outstanding balances range from overnight to one month. Each borrowing is re-evaluated prior to its maturity date and either extended or allowed to mature.
HSBC North America Under the $4.0 billion uncommitted fungible line of credit with HSBC North America as discussed above, there was $3.0 billion outstanding at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The outstanding balance includes $1.4 billion that matures in the second quarter of 2025 and $1.6 billion that matures in the third quarter of 2025.
We have extended lines of credit to various other HSBC affiliates totaling $3.5 billion which did not have any outstanding balances at either March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
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, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were $217 million and $436 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 $725.5 billion and $735.5 billion at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 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 $27 million and $126 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 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.
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 24, "Related Party Transactions," in our 2024 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes in these activities since December 31, 2024.
Other Transactions with HSBC Affiliates:
At both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $265 million of non-cumulative preferred stock issued and outstanding to HSBC North America. See Note 19, "Preferred Stock," in our 2024 Form 10-K for additional details.