In March 1865, HSBC opened its doors for business in Hong Kong. Today we serve over 51 million customers in 73 countries and territories across the globe. In California, we have 21 branches and 1 Asia Pacific International Centre in S CA. We offer a broad range of financial services for personal clients, including Private Banking, residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit, deposits, loans, brokerage and insurance products. For Commercial clients, HSBC provides the working capital, trade finance, payments and cash management solutions and expertise that businesses need to thrive. With a network covering more than three quarters of global commerce, HSBC is the world’s leading international trade and business bank.