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Published on 10/23/2008 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: HSBC Bank prices callable leveraged steepener CDs linked to CMS rates

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, Oct. 23 - HSBC Bank USA, NA priced callable leveraged steepener certificates of deposit due Oct. 30, 2023, according to a term sheet.

An issue amount was not disclosed.

Interest will accrue at 9% per year for the first year. After that, interest will equal eight times the spread of the 30-year Constant Maturity Swap rate over the two-year CMS rate, subject to a floor of 0% and a cap of 15% per year. Interest will be payable quarterly and is capped at 10%. There is a floor of 0%.

Beginning Oct. 30, 2009, the CDs will be callable at par on any interest payment date.

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. is the agent. Incapital LLC is the distributor.

Issuer:HSBC Bank USA, NA
Issue:Callable leveraged steepener certificates of deposit
Maturity:Oct. 30, 2023
Coupon:9% through the first year; eight times the spread of the 30-year CMS rate over the two-year CMS rate after that, capped at 10% with a floor of 0%; payable quarterly
Price:Par
Call:At par on each interest payment date beginning Oct. 30, 2009
Payout at maturity:Par plus accrued interest
Pricing date:Oct. 21
Settlement date:Oct. 30
Agent:HSBC Bank USA
Fees:2.5%

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