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Wholesale analysis

IFRS 9 ECL sensitivity to future economic conditions1,2,3


Reported Gross carrying amount4

Reported allowance for ECL

Consensus Central scenario allowance for ECL

Consensus Upside scenario allowance for ECL

Consensus Downside scenario allowance for ECL

Downside 2 scenario allowance for ECL

By geography at 31 Dec 2023

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

UK

                    426,427 

                             820 

                             754 

                             599 

                         1,041 

                         2,487 

US

                    191,104 

                             215 

                             199 

                             189 

                             268 

                             441 

Hong Kong

                    447,480 

                             609 

                             566 

                             433 

                             807 

                         1,393 

Mainland China

                    129,945 

                             258 

                             217 

                             142 

                             414 

                             945 

Canada5

                      84,092 

                               89 

                               75 

                               56 

                             107 

                             487 

Mexico

                      30,159 

                               60 

                               56 

                               46 

                               73 

                             226 

UAE

                      52,074 

                               32 

                               32 

                               30 

                               34 

                               40 

France

                    178,827 

                               98 

                             102 

                               90 

                             124 

                             141 

Other geographies6

                    450,271 

                             325 

                             298 

                             245 

                             410 

                             882 

Total

                1,990,378  

                         2,507 

                         2,301 

                         1,829 

                         3,278 

                         7,043 

of which:







Stage 1

                1,820,843  

                             754 

                             702 

                             553 

                             860 

                             854 

Stage 2

                    169,535 

                         1,753 

                         1,599 

                         1,276 

                         2,418 

                         6,189 

 

By geography at 31 Dec 2022







UK

                    421,685 

                             769 

                             624 

                             484 

                             833 

                         2,240 

US

                    190,858 

                             277 

                             241 

                             227 

                             337 

                             801 

Hong Kong

                    415,875 

                             925 

                             819 

                             592 

                         1,315 

                         2,161 

Mainland China

                    125,466 

                             295 

                             242 

                             144 

                             415 

                         1,227 

Canada5

                      83,274 

                             126 

                                80

                                60

                             148 

                             579 

Mexico

                      26,096 

                                88

                                80

                                67

                             116 

                             313 

UAE

                      45,064 

                                45

                                41

                                30

                                55

                                93

France

                    173,146 

                             110 

                             102 

                                90

                             121 

                             145 

Other geographies6

                    445,758 

                             447 

                             384 

                             304 

                             527 

                         1,054 

Total

                1,927,222 

                         3,083 

                         2,612 

                         2,000 

                         3,866 

                         8,612 

1     Allowance for ECL sensitivity includes off-balance sheet financial instruments. These are subject to significant measurement uncertainty.

2     Includes low credit-risk financial instruments such as debt instruments at FVOCI, which have high carrying amounts but low ECL under all the above scenarios.

3     Excludes defaulted obligors. For a detailed breakdown of performing and non-performing wholesale portfolio exposures, see page 176.

4     Staging refers only to probability-weighted/reported gross carrying amount. Stage allocation of gross exposures varies by scenario, with higher allocation to stage 2 under the Downside 2 scenario.

5     Classified as held for sale at 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2022.

6   Includes small portfolios that use less complex modelling approaches and are not sensitive to macroeconomic changes.

 


At 31 December 2023, the highest level of 100% scenario-weighted allowance for ECL was observed in the UK and Hong Kong. This higher ECL impact was largely driven by significant exposure in these regions.

Compared with 31 December 2022, the Downside 2 allowance for ECL was lower in Hong Kong and mainland China, mostly due to the crystallisation of defaults for certain high-risk exposures and a decrease of the associated downside uncertainty.

 


In the wholesale portfolio, off-balance sheet financial instruments have a lower likelihood to be fully converted to a funded exposure at the point of default, and consequently the sensitivity of the allowance for ECL is lower in relation to its nominal amount, when compared with an on-balance sheet exposure with a similar risk profile.

 


Retail analysis

IFRS 9 ECL sensitivity to future economic conditions1


Reported gross carrying amount

Reported allowance for ECL

Consensus Central scenario allowance for ECL

Consensus Upside scenario allowance for ECL

Consensus Downside scenario allowance for ECL

Downside 2 scenario allowance for ECL

By geography at 31 December 2023

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

UK







Mortgages

                    161,127 

                             189 

                             180 

                             172 

                             201 

                             334 

Credit cards

                         7,582 

                             344 

                             340 

                             302 

                             353 

                             486 

Other

                         8,183 

                             341 

                             333 

                             273 

                             383 

                             515 

Mexico







Mortgages

                         8,666 

                             188 

                             180 

                             150 

                             235 

                             363 

Credit cards

                         2,445 

                             295 

                             286 

                             206 

                             376 

                             489 

Other

                         4,529 

                             513 

                             503 

                             426 

                             600 

                             731 

Hong Kong







Mortgages

                    106,136 

                                  2 

                                  2 

                                  1 

                                  3 

                                  5 

Credit cards

                         9,128 

                             287 

                             239 

                             214 

                             395 

                             887 

Other

                         6,269 

                             109 

                             100 

                               88 

                             124 

                             256 

UAE







Mortgages

                         2,001 

                               25 

                               25 

                               25 

                               25 

                               25 

Credit cards

                             471 

                               24 

                               24 

                               22 

                               25 

                               32 

Other

                             721 

                               20 

                               20 

                               19 

                               21 

                               28 

France3







Mortgages

                      20,589 

                               50 

                               50 

                               50 

                               51 

                               51 

Other

                         1,328 

                               44 

                               44 

                               43 

                               45 

                               48 

US







Mortgages

                      14,385 

                                  8 

                                  4 

                                  3 

                                  4 

                               10 

Credit cards

                             204 

                               15 

                               15 

                               10 

                               15 

                               16 

Canada2







Mortgages

                      25,464 

                               67 

                               65 

                               64 

                               70 

                               99 

Credit cards

                             338 

                               13 

                               13 

                               12 

                               16 

                               15 

Other

                         1,368 

                               13 

                               13 

                               12 

                               14 

                               33 

Other geographies







Mortgages

                      55,368 

                             152 

                             149 

                             144 

                             158 

                             198 

Credit cards

                         3,655 

                             173 

                             166 

                             151 

                             202 

                             291 

Other

                         2,416 

                               91 

                               86 

                               83 

                               95 

                             137 

Total

                    442,373 

                         2,962 

                         2,835 

                         2,471 

                         3,411 

                         5,049 

of which: mortgages







Stage 1

                    347,874 

                             101 

                               92 

                               77 

                             145 

                             303 

Stage 2

                      43,451 

                             264 

                             249 

                             225 

                             280 

                             429 

Stage 3

                         2,412 

                             316 

                             314 

                             307 

                             322 

                             352 

of which: credit cards







Stage 1

                      18,557 

                             249 

                             232 

                             180 

                             329 

                             604 

Stage 2

                         4,953 

                             707 

                             657 

                             546 

                             859 

                         1,415 

Stage 3

                             312 

                             193 

                             193 

                             192 

                             194 

                             197 

of which: others







Stage 1

                      19,551 

                             218 

                             151 

                             205 

                             272 

                             501 

Stage 2

                         4,542 

                             540 

                             423 

                             519 

                             636 

                             868 

Stage 3

                             722 

                             373 

                             370 

                             373 

                             375 

                             379 

 

IFRS 9 ECL sensitivity to future economic conditions1 (continued)


Reported gross carrying amount

Reported allowance for ECL

Consensus Central scenario allowance for ECL

Consensus Upside scenario allowance for ECL

Consensus Downside scenario allowance for ECL

Downside 2 scenario allowance for ECL

By geography at 31 December 2022

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

UK







Mortgages

                    147,306 

                           204 

                                 188 

                                 183 

                                   189 

                                 399 

Credit cards

                         6,518 

                           455 

                                 434 

                                 396 

                                   442 

                                 719 

Other

                         7,486 

                           368 

                                 333 

                                 274 

                                   383 

                                 605 

Mexico







Mortgages

                         6,319 

                           152 

                                 127 

                                 102 

                                   183 

                                 270 

Credit cards

                         1,616 

                           198 

                                 162 

                                    97

                                   233 

                                 289 

Other

                         3,447 

                           438 

                                 400 

                                 318 

                                   503 

                                 618 

Hong Kong







Mortgages

                    100,107 

                                1

                                      1

                                    - 

                                        1

                                      1

Credit cards

                         8,003 

                           261 

                                 227 

                                 180 

                                   417 

                                 648 

Other

                         5,899 

                              85

                                    81

                                    74

                                   100 

                                 123 

UAE







Mortgages

                         2,170 

                              37

                                    37

                                    36

                                      38

                                    38

Credit cards

                             441 

                              41

                                    37

                                    21

                                      68

                                    86

Other

                             718 

                              17

                                    17

                                    15

                                      19

                                    22

France







Mortgages

                      21,440 

                              51

                                    50

                                    50

                                      51

                                    52

Other

                         1,433 

                              54

                                    53

                                    52

                                      55

                                    59

US







Mortgages

                      13,489 

                                7

                                      6

                                      6

                                        8

                                    15

Credit cards

                             219 

                              26

                                    25

                                    23

                                      27

                                    36

Canada







Mortgages

                      25,163 

                              45

                                    44

                                    43

                                      46

                                    58

Credit cards

                             299 

                              10

                                      9

                                      8

                                      11

                                    11

Other

                         1,399 

                              16

                                    14

                                    13

                                      17

                                    36

Other geographies







Mortgages

                      56,383 

                           199 

                                 190 

                                 183 

                                   205 

                                 253 

Credit cards

                         3,871 

                           192 

                                 176 

                                 150 

                                   219 

                                 324 

Other

                         3,630 

                           115 

                                 111 

                                 107 

                                   119 

                                 159 

Total

                    417,356 

                       2,972 

                             2,722 

                             2,331 

                               3,334 

                             4,821 

1   Allowance for ECL sensitivities exclude portfolios utilising less complex modelling approaches.

2   Classified as 'assets held for sale' at 31 December 2023.

3   Includes balances and allowance for ECL, which have been reclassified from 'loans and advances to customers' to 'assets held for sale' in the balance sheet at 31 December 2023. This also includes any balances and allowance for ECL, which continue to be reported as personal lending in 'loans and advances to customers' that are in accordance with the basis of inclusion for retail sensitivity analysis.


At 31 December 2023, the most significant level of allowance for ECL sensitivity was observed in the UK, Mexico and Hong Kong. Mortgages reflected the lowest level of allowance for ECL sensitivity across most markets given the significant levels of collateral relative to the exposure values. Credit cards and other unsecured lending across stage 1 and 2 are more sensitive to economic forecasts and therefore reflected the highest level of allowance for ECL sensitivity during 2023.

There is limited sensitivity in credit cards and other unsecured lending in stage 3 as levels of loss on defaulted exposures remain consistent through various economic conditions. The alternative downside is from the tail of the economic distribution where allowance for ECL is more sensitive based on historical experience.

 


The reported gross carrying amount by stage is representative of the weighted scenario allowance for ECL. The allowance for ECL sensitivity to the other scenarios includes changes in allowance for ECL due to the levels of loss and the migration of additional lending balances in or out of stage 2. Group ECL sensitivity results

The allowance for ECL of the scenarios and management judgemental adjustments is highly sensitive to movements in economic forecasts. Based upon the sensitivity tables presented above, if the Group allowance for ECL balance was estimated solely on the basis of the Central scenario, Downside scenario or the Downside 2 scenario at 31 December 2023, it would increase/(decrease) as presented in the below table.



Retail1

Wholesale1

Total Group ECL at 31 December 2023

$bn

$bn

Reported allowance for ECL

                          3.0 

                          2.5 

Scenarios



100% Consensus Central scenario

                       (0.1)

                       (0.2)

100% Consensus Upside scenario

                       (0.5)

                       (0.7)

100% Consensus Downside scenario

                          0.4 

                          0.8 

100% Downside 2 scenario

                          2.1 

                          4.5 

 

Total Group ECL at 31 December 2022



Reported allowance for ECL

                           3.0 

                           3.1 

Scenarios



100% Consensus Central scenario

                         (0.2)

                         (0.5)

100% Consensus Upside scenario

                         (0.6)

                         (1.1)

100% Consensus Downside scenario

                           0.4 

                           0.8 

100% Downside 2 scenario

                           1.8 

                           5.5 

1     On the same basis as retail and wholesale sensitivity analysis.


At 31 December 2023, the Group allowance for ECL remained unchanged in the retail portfolio and decreased by $0.6bn in the wholesale portfolio, compared with 31 December 2022.

The decrease in the Downside 2 scenario sensitivity within the wholesale portfolio since 31 December 2022 has been mostly driven by the crystallisation of defaults of higher risk exposures to the mainland China real estate sector and a reduction of related uncertainty. Within the retail portfolio, the increase in the Downside 2 scenario sensitivity was due to portfolio growth in Mexico and scenario forecast deterioration in Hong Kong.

At 31 December 2023, the sensitivity of the allowance for ECL to the consensus Central and consensus Upside scenarios decreased for both retail and wholesale portfolios due to lower macroeconomic forecast uncertainty, and the return to standardised weighting for the probability-weighted reported allowance.


 


Reconciliation from reported exposure and ECL to sensitised exposure and weighted ECL




Wholesale

Retail

Total


Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Included in sensitivity analysis

                   1,990,378  

             (2,507)

                       442,373 

             (2,962)

                   2,432,751  

             (5,469)

-  Exclusions from sensitivity as described in the section above1

                          17,024 

             (6,237)

                       308,569 

                    (93)

                       325,593 

             (6,330)

-  Debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income2

                     (302,348)

                      97 

                                   - 

                      - 

                     (302,348)

                      97 

-  Performance guarantees2

                        (93,312)

                      35 

                                   - 

                      - 

                        (93,312)

                      35 

-  Other financial assets at amortised cost not presented as wholesale or personal lending, including held for sale2

                     (579,534)

                      93 

                        (41,129)

                   174 

                     (620,663)

                   267 

-  Other3

                            2,704 

                    (84)

                          (4,175)

                    (11)

                          (1,471)

                    (95)

As reported in the Summary of credit risk (excluding debt instruments measured at FVOCI) by stage distribution and ECL coverage by industry sector at 31 December 2023

                   1,034,912  

             (8,603)

                       705,638 

             (2,892)

                   1,740,550  

           (11,495)

Other financial assets at amortised cost





                       960,271 

                 (422)

Total reported in the Summary of credit risk (excluding debt instruments measured at FVOCI) by stage distribution and ECL coverage by industry sector at 31 December 2023





                   2,700,821  

           (11,917)

1   Comprises wholesale defaulted obligors, retail portfolios utilising less complex modelling approaches, private banking and insurance.

2   The sensitivity analysis includes certain items reported in Other assets at amortised cost, which are not allocated to an industry in the credit tables. It also includes FVOCI and performance guarantees, which are presented separately in the credit tables.

3   Includes FX and other operational variances.


Reconciliations of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and customers including loan commitments and financial guarantees


The following disclosure provides a reconciliation by stage of the Group's gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and customers, including loan commitments and financial guarantees.

In addition, a reconciliation by stage of the Group's gross carrying amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and customers and a reconciliation by stage of the Group's nominal amount and allowances for loan commitments and financial guarantees were included in this section following the adoption of the recommendations of the DECL Taskforce's third report.

Movements are calculated on a quarterly basis and therefore fully capture stage movements between quarters. If movements were calculated on a year-to-date basis they would only reflect the opening and closing position of the financial instrument.

The transfers of financial instruments represents the impact of stage transfers upon the gross carrying/nominal amount and associated allowance for ECL.


The net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage represents the increase or decrease due to these transfers, for example, moving from a 12-month (stage 1) to a lifetime (stage 2) ECL measurement basis. Net remeasurement excludes the underlying customer risk rating ('CRR')/probability of default ('PD') movements of the financial instruments transferring stage. This is captured, along with other credit quality movements in the 'changes to risk parameters - credit quality' line item.

Changes in 'Net new and further lending/repayments' represents the impact from volume movements within the Group's lending portfolio and includes 'New financial assets originated or purchased', 'assets derecognised (including final repayments)' and 'changes to risk parameters - further lending/repayment'.




Reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and customers including

loan commitments and financial guarantees

(Audited)


Non-credit impaired

Credit impaired



Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

At 1 Jan 2023

   1,433,643  

           (1,257)

       177,223 

           (3,710)

          21,207 

           (6,949)

                129 

                  (38)

   1,632,202  

         (11,954)

Transfers of financial instruments:

        (18,948)

           (1,048)

          10,286 

             2,228 

            8,662 

           (1,180)

                   - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    - 

transfers from stage 1 to stage 2

     (150,728)

                 442 

       150,728 

               (442)

                   - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    - 

                   -  

                    -  

-  transfers from stage 2 to

stage 1

       133,079 

           (1,467)

     (133,079)

             1,467 

                   - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    - 

-  transfers to stage 3

          (1,986)

                    23 

          (8,600)

             1,379 

          10,586 

           (1,402)

                   - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 3

                687 

                  (46)

            1,237 

               (176)

          (1,924)

                 222 

                   - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    -  

Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage

                   - 

                 917 

                   - 

               (973)

                   - 

               (124)

                   - 

                    - 

                   - 

               (180)

Net new and further lending/repayments

          77,693 

               (185)

        (36,795)

                 661 

          (4,956)

             1,117 

                 (36)

                      3 

          35,906 

             1,596 

Changes to risk parameters - credit quality

                   - 

                 307 

                   - 

           (1,262)

                   - 

           (3,896)

                   - 

                    21 

                   - 

           (4,830)

Changes to models used for ECL calculation

                   - 

                  (22)

                   - 

                    46 

                   - 

                      7 

                   - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    31 

Assets written off

                   - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    - 

          (3,922)

             3,922 

                   -  

                    - 

          (3,922)

             3,922 

Credit-related modifications that resulted in derecognition

                   - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    - 

              (119)

                    95 

                   - 

                    - 

              (119)

                    95 

Foreign exchange and others1

            4,417 

                  (12)

            2,370 

                  (92)

                 (73)

                  (55)

                   (8)

                  (16)

            6,706 

               (175)

At 31 Dec 2023

   1,496,805  

           (1,300)

       153,084 

           (3,102)

          20,799 

           (7,063)

                   85 

                  (30)

   1,670,773  

         (11,495)

ECL income statement change for the period


             1,017 


           (1,528)


           (2,896)


                    24 


           (3,383)

Recoveries










                 268 

Others










               (195)

Total ECL income statement change for the period










           (3,310)

1     Total includes $7.7bn of gross carrying loans and advances to customers and banks, which were classified to assets held for sale, and a corresponding allowance for ECL of $70m, reflecting business disposals as disclosed in Note 23 'Assets held for sale and liabilities of disposal groups held for sale' on page 401.

 


At 31 Dec 2023

12 months ended

31 Dec 2023


Gross carrying/nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

ECL charge


$m

$m

$m

As above

                     1,670,773  

                              (11,495)

                             (3,310)

Other financial assets measured at amortised cost

                         960,271 

                                    (422)

                                    (35)

Non-trading reverse purchase agreement commitments

                            69,777 

                                         - 

                                      - 

Performance and other guarantees not considered for IFRS 9

                                     - 

                                         - 

                                    (44)

Summary of financial instruments to which the impairment requirements in IFRS 9 are applied/Summary consolidated income statement

                     2,700,821  

                              (11,917)

                             (3,389)

Debt instruments measured at FVOCI

                         302,348 

                                       (97)

                                    (58)

Total allowance for ECL/total income statement ECL change for the period

n/a

                              (12,014)

                             (3,447)


As shown in the previous table, the allowance for ECL for loans and advances to customers and banks and relevant loan commitments and financial guarantees decreased $459m during the period from $11,954m at 31 December 2022 to $11,495m at 31 December 2023.

This decrease was driven by:

-     $3,922m of assets written off;

-     $1,596m relating to volume movements, which included the allowance for ECL associated with new originations, assets derecognised and further lending/repayment;

-     $95m relating to credit-related modifications, which resulted in derecognition; and

-     $31m of changes to models used for ECL calculation.

These were partly offset by:

-     $4,830m relating to underlying credit quality changes, including the credit quality impact of financial instruments transferring between stages;

-     $180m relating to the net remeasurement impact of stage transfers; and

-     foreign exchange and other movements of $175m.



 

The ECL charge for the period of $3,383m presented in the previous table consisted of $4,830m relating to underlying credit quality changes, including the credit quality impact of financial instruments transferring between stages and $180m relating to the net remeasurement impact of stage transfers.


This was partly offset by $1,596m relating to underlying net book volume movement and $31m in changes to models used for ECL calculation.

Summary views of the movement in wholesale and personal lending are presented on pages 179 and 192.


Reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and customers including

loan commitments and financial guarantees

(Audited)


Non-credit impaired

Credit impaired




Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


Gross exposure

Allowance/ provision for ECL

Gross exposure

Allowance/ provision for ECL

Gross exposure

Allowance/ provision for ECL

Gross exposure

Allowance/ provision for ECL

Gross exposure

Allowance/ provision for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

At 1 Jan 2022

  1,575,808 

           (1,552)

     155,654 

           (3,323)

       19,796 

            (6,928)

              275 

                  (64)

  1,751,533 

         (11,867)

Transfers of financial instruments:

      (98,940)

               (794)

       88,974 

             1,616 

          9,966 

                (822)

                 - 

                    - 

                  - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 1 to

stage 2

   (225,458)

                 469 

     225,458 

               (469)

                 - 

                     - 

                 - 

                    - 

                  - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 2 to

stage 1

     128,170 

           (1,211)

   (128,170)

             1,211 

                 - 

                     - 

                 - 

                    - 

                  - 

                    - 

-  transfers to stage 3

         (2,392)

                      9

      (10,083)

             1,132 

       12,475 

            (1,141)

                 - 

                    - 

                  - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 3

              740 

                  (61)

          1,769 

               (258)

        (2,509)

                 319 

                 - 

                    - 

                  - 

                    - 

Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage

                  - 

                 735 

                 - 

               (948)

                 - 

                (148)

                 - 

                    - 

                  - 

               (361)

Net new and further lending/repayments

        99,253 

               (175)

      (44,877)

                 435 

        (3,399)

                 674 

            (133)

                      3

        50,844 

                 937 

Changes to risk parameters - credit quality

                  - 

                 400 

                 - 

           (1,671)

                 - 

            (3,019)

                 - 

                    32

                  - 

           (4,258)

Changes to models used for ECL calculation

                  - 

                      4

                 - 

               (151)

                 - 

                    13

                 - 

                    - 

                  - 

               (134)

Assets written off

                  - 

                    - 

                 - 

                    - 

        (2,791)

              2,791 

               (10)

                    10

         (2,801)

             2,801 

Credit-related modifications that resulted in derecognition

                  - 

                    - 

                 - 

                    - 

              (32)

                       9

                 - 

                    - 

                (32)

                      9

Foreign exchange and others1

   (142,478)

                 125 

      (22,528)

                 332 

        (2,333)

                 481 

                 (3)

                  (19)

    (167,342)

                 919 

At 31 Dec 2022

  1,433,643 

           (1,257)

     177,223 

           (3,710)

       21,207 

            (6,949)

              129 

                  (38)

  1,632,202 

         (11,954)

ECL income statement change for the period

                  - 

                 964 

                 - 

           (2,335)

0

            (2,480)

                 - 

                    35

                  - 

           (3,816)

Recoveries

                  - 

                    - 

                 - 

                    - 

                 - 

                     - 

                 - 

                    - 

                  - 

                 316 

Others

                  - 

                    - 

                 - 

                    - 

                 - 

                     - 

                 - 

                    - 

                  - 

                  (28)

Total ECL income statement change for the period

                  - 

                    - 

                 - 

                    - 

                 - 

                     - 

                 - 

                    - 

                  - 

           (3,528)

1   Total includes $82.7bn of gross carrying loans and advances to customers and banks, which were classified to assets held for sale, and a corresponding allowance for ECL of $426m, reflecting business disposals as disclosed in Note 23 'Assets held for sale and liabilities of disposal groups held for sale' on page 401.


At 31 Dec 2022

12 months ended

31 Dec 2022


Gross carrying/nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

ECL charge


$m

$m

$m

As above

                  1,632,202 

                       (11,954)

                                             (3,528)

Other financial assets measured at amortised cost

                      954,934 

                             (493)

                                                    (38)

Non-trading reverse purchase agreement commitments

                        44,921 

                                  - 

                                                      - 

Performance and other guarantees not considered for IFRS 9

                                   - 

                                   - 

                                                      39

Summary of financial instruments to which the impairment requirements in IFRS 9 are applied/Summary consolidated income statement

                  2,632,057 

                       (12,447)

                                             (3,527)

Debt instruments measured at FVOCI

                      265,147 

                             (126)

                                                    (57)

Total allowance for ECL/total income statement ECL change for the period

n/a

                       (12,573)

                                             (3,584)

 


Reconciliation of changes in gross carrying amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and customers


Non-credit impaired

Credit impaired



Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

At 1 Jan 2023

   879,023 

           (1,109)

   140,816 

           (3,518)

      19,586 

           (6,851)

            129

                  (38)

                       1,039,554                      

          (11,516)

Transfers of financial instruments:

    (19,276)

               (980)

      11,250 

             2,154 

        8,026 

           (1,174)

               - 

                    - 

               - 

                     - 

-  transfers from stage 1 to stage 2

                        (108,758)

                 423

   108,758 

               (423)

               - 

                    - 

               - 

                    - 

               - 

                     -  

-  transfers from stage 2 to stage 1

      90,655 

           (1,382)

    (90,655)

             1,382 

               - 

                    - 

               - 

                    - 

               -  

                     - 

-  transfers to stage 3

      (1,692)

                    22

      (7,975)

             1,367 

        9,667 

           (1,389)

               - 

                    - 

               - 

                     -  

-  transfers from stage 3

            519 

                  (43)

        1,122 

               (172)

      (1,641)

                 215

               - 

                    - 

               - 

                     -  

Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage

               - 

                 859

               - 

               (934)

               - 

               (118)

               - 

                    - 

               - 

                (193)

Net new and further lending/repayments

      55,024 

               (210)

    (32,069)

                 685

      (4,233)

             1,026 

             (40)

                      3

      18,682 

              1,504 

Changes to risk parameters - credit quality

               - 

                 311

               - 

           (1,292)

               - 

           (3,804)

               - 

                    21

               - 

            (4,764)

Changes to models used for ECL calculation

               - 

                  (17)

               - 

                    28

               - 

                      7

               - 

                    - 

               - 

                     18 

Assets written off

               - 

                    - 

               - 

                    - 

      (3,922)

             3,922 

               - 

                    - 

      (3,922)

              3,922 

Credit-related modifications that resulted in derecognition

               - 

                    - 

               - 

                    - 

          (119)

                    95

               - 

                    - 

          (119)

                     95 

Foreign exchange and others1

        6,092 

                      6

        2,310 

                  (90)

             (63)

                  (55)

               (8)

                  (16)

        8,331 

                (155)

At 31 Dec 2023

   920,863 

           (1,140)

   122,307 

           (2,967)

      19,275 

           (6,952)

               81

                  (30)

                       1,062,526                      

          (11,089)

ECL income statement change for the period


                 943


           (1,513)


           (2,889)


                    24


            (3,435)

Recoveries










                  268 

Others










                (203)

Total ECL income statement change for the period










            (3,370)

1   Total includes $7.7bn of gross carrying loans and advances to customers and banks, which were classified to assets held for sale, and a corresponding allowance for ECL of $70m, reflecting business disposals as disclosed in Note 23 'Assets held for sale and liabilities of disposal groups held for sale' on page 401.


Reconciliation of changes in nominal amount and allowances for loan commitments and financial guarantees


Non-credit impaired

Credit impaired



Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


Nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

At 1 Jan 2023

    554,620 

               (148)

      36,407 

               (192)

         1,621 

                  (98)

                 - 

                    -  

       592,648 

               (438)

Transfers of financial instruments:

             328 

                  (68)

          (964)

                    74 

             636 

                    (6)

                 - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 1 to

stage 2

    (41,970)

                    19 

      41,970 

                  (19)

                - 

                    - 

                 - 

                    - 

                   -  

                    -  

-  transfers from stage 2 to

stage 1

      42,424 

                  (85)

    (42,424)

                    85 

                - 

                    - 

                 - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    - 

-  transfers to stage 3

          (294)

                      1 

          (625)

                    12 

             919 

                  (13)

                 - 

                    - 

                   -  

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 3

             168 

                    (3)

             115 

                    (4)

          (283)

                      7 

                 - 

                    - 

                   -  

                    -  

Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage

                - 

                    58 

                - 

                  (39)

                - 

                    (6)

                 - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    13 

Net new and further lending/repayments

      22,669 

                    25 

       (4,726)

                  (24)

          (723)

                    91 

                   4 

                    - 

          17,224 

                    92 

Changes to risk parameters - credit quality

                - 

                    (4)

                - 

                    30 

                - 

                  (92)

                 - 

                    - 

                   - 

                  (66)

Changes to models used for ECL calculation

                - 

                    (5)

                - 

                    18 

                - 

                    - 

                 - 

                    - 

                   - 

                    13 

Foreign exchange and others

       (1,675)

                  (18)

               60 

                    (2)

             (10)

                    - 

                 - 

                    - 

          (1,625)

                  (20)

At 31 Dec 2023

    575,942 

               (160)

      30,777 

               (135)

         1,524 

               (111)

                   4 

                    -  

       608,247 

               (406)

ECL income statement change for the period


                    74 


                  (15)


                    (7)


                    - 


                    52 

Recoveries










                    - 

Others










                      8 

Total ECL income statement change for the period










                    60 

 


Credit quality

Credit quality of financial instruments

(Audited)


We assess the credit quality of all financial instruments that are subject to credit risk. The credit quality of financial instruments is a point-in-time assessment of PD, whereas stages 1 and 2 are determined based on relative deterioration of credit quality since initial recognition for the majority of portfolios. Accordingly, for non-credit-impaired financial instruments, there is no direct relationship

between the credit quality assessment and stages 1 and 2, although


typically the lower credit quality bands exhibit a higher proportion in stage 2.

The five credit quality classifications provided below each encompass a range of granular internal credit rating grades assigned to wholesale and personal lending businesses and the external ratings attributed by external agencies to debt securities, as shown in the table on page 148.


                                                                                                                                                                                     

Distribution of financial instruments by credit quality at 31 December 2023

(Audited)


Gross carrying/notional amount

Allowance for ECL/other credit provisions

Net


Strong

Good

Satisfactory

Sub-standard

Credit impaired

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

In-scope for IFRS 9 ECL









Loans and advances to customers held at amortised cost

             497,665 

             206,476 

             197,582 

                28,532 

                19,354 

             949,609 

              (11,074)

             938,535 

-  personal

             346,562 

                62,656 

                32,314 

                  2,485 

                  3,505 

             447,522 

                (2,867)

             444,655 

-  corporate and commercial

             118,123 

             123,713 

             145,249 

                25,531 

                15,039 

             427,655 

                (7,803)

             419,852 

-  non-bank financial institutions

                32,980 

                20,107 

                20,019 

                      516 

                      810 

                74,432 

                    (404)

                74,028 

Loans and advances to banks held at amortised cost

             101,057 

                  4,640 

                  6,363 

                      855 

                           2 

             112,917 

                       (15)

             112,902 

Cash and balances at central banks

             284,723 

                  1,068 

                         77 

                         - 

                         - 

             285,868 

                         -  

             285,868 

Items in the course of collection from other banks

                  6,327 

                         15 

                         - 

                         - 

                         - 

                  6,342 

                         - 

                  6,342 

Hong Kong Government certificates of indebtedness

                42,024 

                         - 

                         - 

                         - 

                         - 

                42,024 

                         - 

                42,024 

Reverse repurchase agreements - non-trading

             170,494 

                46,884 

                34,206 

                      633 

                         - 

             252,217 

                         - 

             252,217 

Financial investments

             143,333 

                  3,814 

                  1,137 

                         62 

                         - 

             148,346 

                       (20)

             148,326 

Assets held for sale

                68,501 

                16,403 

                14,812 

                  2,939 

                      531 

             103,186 

                    (324)

             102,862 

Other assets

                99,857 

                11,967 

                  9,965 

                      366 

                      133 

             122,288 

                       (78)

             122,210 

-  endorsements and acceptances

                  2,405 

                  2,666 

                  2,707 

                      161 

                         18 

                  7,957 

                       (18)

                  7,939 

-  accrued income and other

                97,452 

                  9,301 

                  7,258 

                      205 

                      115 

             114,331 

                       (60)

             114,271 

Debt instruments measured at
fair value through other comprehensive income1

             288,959 

                12,037 

                  7,897 

                      805 

                           5 

             309,703 

                       (97)

             309,606 

Out-of-scope for IFRS 9 ECL









Trading assets

             122,695 

                20,595 

                20,746 

                  1,326 

                      135 

             165,497 

                         - 

             165,497 

Other financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss

                52,649 

                11,517 

                  4,733 

                         84 

                           6 

                68,989 

                         - 

                68,989 

Derivatives

             196,098 

                27,377 

                  6,041 

                      187 

                         11 

             229,714 

                         - 

             229,714 

Assets held for sale

                12,495 

                         - 

                         - 

                         - 

                         - 

                12,495 

                         - 

                12,495 

Total gross carrying amount on balance sheet

         2,086,877  

             362,793 

             303,559 

                35,789 

                20,177 

         2,809,195  

              (11,608)

         2,797,587  

Percentage of total

credit quality (%)

           74.3    

           12.9    

           10.8    

        1.3         

        0.7         

          100      



Loan and other credit-related commitments

             436,359 

             142,500 

                73,230 

                  7,782 

                  1,144 

             661,015 

                    (367)

             660,648 

Financial guarantees

                  7,700 

                  4,146 

                  4,080 

                      699 

                      384 

                17,009 

                       (39)

                16,970 

In-scope: Irrevocable loan commitments and financial guarantees

             444,059 

             146,646 

                77,310 

                  8,481 

                  1,528 

             678,024 

                    (406)

             677,618 

Loan and other credit-related commitments

                92,509 

                77,891 

                61,462 

                  3,896 

                      377 

             236,135 

                         - 

             236,135 

Performance and other guarantees

                39,784 

                32,231 

                19,445 

                  1,853 

                      964 

                94,277 

                    (145)

                94,132 

Out-of-scope: Revocable loan commitments and non-financial guarantees

             132,293 

             110,122 

                80,907 

                  5,749 

                  1,341 

             330,412 

                    (145)

             330,267 

1     For the purposes of this disclosure, gross carrying amount is defined as the amortised cost of a financial asset before adjusting for any loss allowance. As such, the gross carrying amount of debt instruments at FVOCI as presented above will not reconcile to the balance sheet as it excludes fair value gains and losses.

Distribution of financial instruments by credit quality at 31 December 2022 (continued)

(Audited)


Gross carrying/notional amount

Allowance for ECL/other credit provisions

Net


Strong

Good

Satisfactory

Sub- standard

Credit impaired

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

In-scope for IFRS 9 ECL









Loans and advances to customers held at amortised cost

             492,711 

             196,735 

            196,486 

                29,443 

                19,633 

             935,008 

              (11,447)

             923,561 

-  personal

             333,839 

                45,590 

               28,918 

                   3,196 

                   3,339 

             414,882 

                 (2,870)

             412,012 

-  corporate and commercial

             126,521 

             132,128 

            153,841 

                24,887 

                15,825 

             453,202 

                 (8,320)

             444,882 

-  non-bank financial institutions

                32,351 

                19,017 

               13,727 

                   1,360 

                      469 

                66,924 

                     (257)

                66,667 

Loans and advances to banks held at amortised cost

                92,675 

                   4,833 

                  5,643 

                   1,311 

                         82

             104,544 

                       (69)

             104,475 

Cash and balances at central banks

             325,119 

                   1,296 

                     590 

                          - 

                          - 

             327,005 

                          (3)

             327,002 

Items in the course of collection from other banks

                   7,280 

                         12

                           5

                          - 

                          - 

                   7,297 

                          - 

                   7,297 

Hong Kong Government certificates of indebtedness

                43,787 

                          - 

                         - 

                          - 

                          - 

                43,787 

                          - 

                43,787 

Reverse repurchase agreements -  non-trading

             170,386 

                41,659 

               41,686 

                         20

                            3

             253,754 

                          - 

             253,754 

Financial investments

             103,379 

                   3,212 

                  2,334 

                      161 

                          - 

             109,086 

                       (20)

             109,066 

Assets held for sale

                67,616 

                17,993 

               13,972 

                   2,333 

                      642 

             102,556 

                     (415)

             102,141 

Other assets

                91,006 

                11,126 

                  8,875 

                      290 

                      152 

             111,449 

                       (55)

             111,394 

-  endorsements and acceptances

                   2,350 

                   3,059 

                  2,815 

                      175 

                         25

                   8,424 

                       (17)

                   8,407 

-  accrued income and other

                88,656 

                   8,067 

                  6,060 

                      115 

                      127 

             103,025 

                       (38)

             102,987 

Debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income1

             260,654 

                   9,957 

                  5,730 

                   1,910 

                            7

             278,258 

                     (126)

             278,132 

Out-of-scope for IFRS 9 ECL









Trading assets

                91,330 

                14,371 

               23,414 

                      820 

                      133 

             130,068 

                          - 

             130,068 

Other financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss

                49,602 

                11,116 

                  3,145 

                      187 

                          - 

                64,050 

                          - 

                64,050 

Derivatives

             241,918 

                34,181 

                  7,843 

                      181 

                         36

             284,159 

                          - 

             284,159 

Assets held for sale

                15,254 

                          - 

                         - 

                          - 

                          - 

                15,254 

                          - 

                15,254 

Total gross carrying amount on balance sheet

          2,052,717 

             346,491 

            309,723 

                36,656 

                20,688 

          2,766,275 

              (12,135)

          2,754,140 

Percentage of total

credit quality (%)

           74.2    

           12.6    

           11.2    

        1.3         

        0.7         

         100       

      -             

      -             

Loan and other credit-related commitments

             402,972 

             132,402 

               74,410 

                   7,632 

                   1,372 

             618,788 

                     (386)

             618,402 

Financial guarantees

                   8,281 

                   4,669 

                  4,571 

                   1,013 

                      249 

                18,783 

                       (52)

                18,731 

In-scope: Irrevocable loan commitments and financial guarantees

             411,253 

             137,071 

               78,981 

                   8,645 

                   1,621 

             637,571 

                     (438)

             637,133 

Loan and other credit-related commitments

                76,098 

                69,667 

               59,452 

                   3,360 

                      489 

             209,066 

                          - 

             209,066 

Performance and other guarantees

                37,943 

                30,029 

               17,732 

                   2,137 

                      399 

                88,240 

                     (110)

                88,130 

Out-of-scope: Revocable loan commitments and non-financial guarantees

             114,041 

                99,696 

               77,184 

                   5,497 

                      888 

             297,306 

                     (110)

             297,196 

1     For the purposes of this disclosure, gross carrying amount is defined as the amortised cost of a financial asset before adjusting for any loss allowance. As such, the gross carrying amount of debt instruments at FVOCI as presented above will not reconcile to the balance sheet as it excludes fair value gains and losses.



 

Distribution of financial instruments to which the impairment requirements in IFRS 9 are applied, by credit quality and stage allocation

(Audited)


Gross carrying/notional amount

Allowance  for ECL

Net


Strong

Good

Satisfactory

Sub-
standard

Credit impaired

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

      497,665 

      206,476 

              197,582 

         28,532 

         19,354 

      949,609 

          (11,074)

          938,535 

-  stage 1

      478,422 

      177,410 

              147,940 

           5,612 

                  - 

      809,384 

             (1,130)

          808,254 

-  stage 2

         19,243 

         29,066 

                 49,642 

         22,920 

                  - 

      120,871 

             (2,964)

          117,907 

-  stage 3

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

         19,273 

         19,273 

             (6,950)

            12,323 

-  POCI

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

                  81 

                  81 

                   (30)

                     51 

Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost

      101,057 

           4,640 

                   6,363 

               855 

                    2 

      112,917 

                   (15)

          112,902 

-  stage 1

      101,011 

           4,631 

                   5,550 

               287 

                  - 

      111,479 

                   (10)

          111,469 

-  stage 2

                  46 

                    9 

                       813 

               568 

                  - 

           1,436 

                      (3)

               1,433 

-  stage 3

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

                    2 

                    2 

                      (2)

                      - 

-  POCI

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                      - 

                      - 

Other financial assets measured at amortised cost

      815,259 

         80,151 

                 60,197 

           4,000 

               664 

      960,271 

                (422)

          959,849 

-  stage 1

      814,776 

         78,486 

                 53,095 

               516 

                  - 

      946,873 

                (109)

          946,764 

-  stage 2

               483 

           1,665 

                   7,102 

           3,484 

                  - 

         12,734 

                (132)

            12,602 

-  stage 3

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

               664 

               664 

                (181)

                   483 

-  POCI

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                      - 

                      - 

Loan and other credit-related commitments

      436,359 

      142,500 

                 73,230 

           7,782 

           1,144 

      661,015 

                (367)

          660,648 

-  stage 1

      432,017 

      135,192 

                 61,213 

           2,527 

                  - 

      630,949 

                (153)

          630,796 

-  stage 2

           4,342 

           7,308 

                 12,017 

           5,255 

                  - 

         28,922 

                (128)

            28,794 

-  stage 3

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

           1,140 

           1,140 

                   (86)

               1,054 

-  POCI

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

                    4 

                    4 

                      - 

                        4 

Financial guarantees

           7,700 

           4,146 

                   4,080 

               699 

               384 

         17,009 

                   (39)

            16,970 

-  stage 1

           7,497 

           3,943 

                   3,204 

               102 

                  - 

         14,746 

                      (7)

            14,739 

-  stage 2

               203 

               203 

                       876 

               597 

                  - 

           1,879 

                      (7)

               1,872 

-  stage 3

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

               384 

               384 

                   (25)

                   359 

-  POCI

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                      - 

                      - 

At 31 Dec 2023

  1,858,040  

      437,913 

              341,452 

         41,868 

         21,548 

  2,700,821  

          (11,917)

      2,688,904  

Debt instruments at FVOCI1









-  stage 1

      288,909 

         12,037 

                   7,579 

                  - 

                  - 

      308,525 

                   (37)

          308,488 

-  stage 2

                  50 

                  - 

                       318 

               805 

                  - 

           1,173 

                   (59)

               1,114 

-  stage 3

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

                    5 

                    5 

                      (1)

                        4 

-  POCI

                  - 

                  - 

                          - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                      - 

                      - 

At 31 Dec 2023

      288,959 

         12,037 

                   7,897 

               805 

                    5 

      309,703 

                   (97)

          309,606 










 

Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

      492,711 

      196,735 

              196,486 

         29,443 

         19,633 

      935,008 

           (11,447)

          923,561 

-  stage 1

      458,706 

      170,055 

              142,408 

            5,130 

                   - 

      776,299 

             (1,092)

          775,207 

-  stage 2

         34,005 

         26,680 

                 54,078 

         24,313 

                   - 

      139,076 

             (3,488)

          135,588 

-  stage 3

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

         19,504 

         19,504 

             (6,829)

            12,675 

-  POCI

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

               129 

               129 

                    (38)

                      91

Loans and advances to banks at amortised cost

         92,675 

            4,833 

                    5,643 

            1,311 

                  82

      104,544 

                    (69)

          104,475 

-  stage 1

         92,377 

            4,465 

                    5,466 

               415 

                   - 

      102,723 

                    (18)

          102,705 

-  stage 2

               298 

               368 

                       177 

               896 

                   - 

            1,739 

                    (29)

               1,710 

-  stage 3

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

                  82

                  82

                    (22)

                      60

-  POCI

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

                   - 

                   - 

                      - 

                      - 

Other financial assets measured at amortised cost

      808,573 

         75,298 

                 67,462 

            2,804 

               797 

      954,934 

                 (493)

          954,441 

-  stage 1

      807,893 

         70,794 

                 59,887 

               224 

                   - 

      938,798 

                    (95)

          938,703 

-  stage 2

               680 

            4,504 

                    7,575 

            2,580 

                   - 

         15,339 

                 (165)

            15,174 

-  stage 3

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

               797 

               797 

                 (233)

                   564 

-  POCI

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

                   - 

                   - 

                      - 

                      - 

Loan and other credit-related commitments

      402,972 

      132,402 

                 74,410 

            7,632 

            1,372 

      618,788 

                 (386)

          618,402 

-  stage 1

      398,120 

      121,581 

                 60,990 

            2,692 

                   - 

      583,383 

                 (141)

          583,242 

-  stage 2

            4,852 

         10,821 

                 13,420 

            4,940 

                   - 

         34,033 

                 (180)

            33,853 

-  stage 3

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

            1,372 

            1,372 

                    (65)

               1,307 

-  POCI

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

                   - 

                   - 

                      - 

                      - 

Financial guarantees

            8,281 

            4,669 

                    4,571 

            1,013 

               249 

         18,783 

                    (52)

            18,731 

-  stage 1

            8,189 

            4,245 

                    3,488 

               149 

                   - 

         16,071 

                      (6)

            16,065 

-  stage 2

                  92

               424 

                    1,083 

               864 

                   - 

            2,463 

                    (13)

               2,450 

-  stage 3

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

               249 

               249 

                    (33)

                   216 

-  POCI

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

                   - 

                   - 

                      - 

                      - 

At 31 Dec 2022

   1,805,212 

      413,937 

              348,572 

         42,203 

         22,133 

   2,632,057 

           (12,447)

      2,619,610 

Debt instruments at FVOCI1









-  stage 1

      260,411 

            9,852 

                    5,446 

                   - 

                   - 

      275,709 

                    (67)

          275,642 

-  stage 2

               243 

               105 

                       284 

            1,910 

                   - 

            2,542 

                    (58)

               2,484 

-  stage 3

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

                     5

                     5

                      (1)

                        4

-  POCI

                   - 

                   - 

                           - 

                   - 

                     2

                     2

                      - 

                        2

At 31 Dec 2022

      260,654 

            9,957 

                    5,730 

            1,910 

                     7

      278,258 

                 (126)

          278,132 

1     For the purposes of this disclosure, gross carrying amount is defined as the amortised cost of a financial asset before adjusting for any loss allowance. As such, the gross carrying amount of debt instruments at FVOCI as presented above will not reconcile to the balance sheet as it excludes fair value gains and losses.


Credit-impaired loans

(Audited)


We determine that a financial instrument is credit impaired and in stage 3 by considering relevant objective evidence, primarily whether:

-     contractual payments of either principal or interest are past due for more than 90 days;

-     there are other indications that the borrower is unlikely to pay, such as when a concession has been granted to the borrower for economic or legal reasons relating to the borrower's financial condition; and

-     the loan is otherwise considered to be in default. If such unlikeliness to pay is not identified at an earlier stage, it is deemed

 

     to occur when an exposure is 90 days past due. Therefore, the definitions of credit impaired and default are aligned as far as possible so that stage 3 represents all loans that are considered defaulted or otherwise credit impaired.

Forbearance

The following table shows the gross carrying amounts and allowances for ECL of the Group's holdings of forborne loans and advances to customers by industry sector and by stages.

A summary of our current policies and practices for forbearance is set out in 'Credit risk management' on page 147.


Forborne loans and advances to customers at amortised cost by stage allocation


Performing forborne

Non-performing forborne

Total forborne


Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

Gross carrying amount





Personal

                                             816 

                              1,282 

                                     - 

                              2,098 

-  first lien residential mortgages

                                             530 

                                  815 

                                     - 

                              1,345 

-  second lien residential mortgages

                                                  1 

                                       8 

                                     - 

                                       9 

-  guaranteed loans in respect of residential property

                                                24 

                                     20 

                                     - 

                                     44 

-  other personal lending which is secured

                                                  1 

                                       6 

                                     - 

                                       7 

-  credit cards

                                                96 

                                     83 

                                     - 

                                  179 

-  other personal lending which is unsecured

                                             155 

                                  349 

                                     - 

                                  504 

-  motor vehicle finance

                                                  9 

                                       1 

                                     - 

                                     10 

Wholesale

                                         5,848 

                              5,505 

                                     68 

                            11,421 

-  corporate and commercial

                                         5,778 

                              5,459 

                                     68 

                            11,305 

-  non-bank financial institutions

                                                70 

                                     46 

                                     - 

                                  116 

At 31 Dec 2023

                                         6,664 

                              6,787 

                                     68 

                            13,519 

Allowance for ECL





Personal

                                           (113)

                                (307)

                                     - 

                                (420)

-  first lien residential mortgages

                                              (50)

                                (113)

                                     - 

                                (163)

-  second lien residential mortgages

                                                - 

                                     (3)

                                     - 

                                     (3)

-  guaranteed loans in respect of residential property

                                                - 

                                     (2)

                                     - 

                                     (2)

-  other personal lending which is secured

                                                - 

                                     (1)

                                     - 

                                     (1)

-  credit cards

                                              (17)

                                   (46)

                                     - 

                                   (63)

-  other personal lending which is unsecured

                                              (43)

                                (142)

                                     - 

                                (185)

-  motor vehicle finance

                                                (3)

                                     - 

                                     - 

                                     (3)

Wholesale

                                           (259)

                            (1,932)

                                   (28)

                            (2,219)

-  corporate and commercial

                                           (257)

                            (1,920)

                                   (28)

                            (2,205)

-  non-bank financial institutions

                                                (2)

                                   (12)

                                     - 

                                   (14)

At 31 Dec 2023

                                           (372)

                            (2,239)

                                   (28)

                            (2,639)

 

Gross carrying amount





Personal

                                             651 

                               1,171 

                                      - 

                               1,822 

-  first lien residential mortgages

                                             369 

                                  738 

                                      - 

                               1,107 

-  second lien residential mortgages

                                                 - 

                                        7

                                      - 

                                        7

-  guaranteed loans in respect of residential property

                                                 - 

                                        4

                                      - 

                                        4

-  other personal lending which is secured

                                                   5

                                     13

                                      - 

                                     18

-  credit cards

                                                93

                                     75

                                      - 

                                  168 

-  other personal lending which is unsecured

                                             179 

                                  334 

                                      - 

                                  513 

-  motor vehicle finance

                                                   5

                                      - 

                                      - 

                                        5

Wholesale

                                          4,873 

                               4,576 

                                  107 

                               9,556 

-  corporate and commercial

                                          4,859 

                               4,562 

                                  107 

                               9,528 

-  non-bank financial institutions

                                                14

                                     14

                                      - 

                                     28

At 31 Dec 2022

                                          5,524 

                               5,747 

                                  107 

                            11,378 

Allowance for ECL





Personal

                                            (124)

                                 (302)

                                      - 

                                 (426)

-  first lien residential mortgages

                                              (49)

                                 (118)

                                      - 

                                 (167)

-  second lien residential mortgages

                                                 - 

                                      (3)

                                      - 

                                      (3)

-  guaranteed loans in respect of residential property

                                                 - 

                                      (3)

                                      - 

                                      (3)

-  other personal lending which is secured

                                                 - 

                                      (2)

                                      - 

                                      (2)

-  credit cards

                                              (19)

                                   (44)

                                      - 

                                   (63)

-  other personal lending which is unsecured

                                              (54)

                                 (132)

                                      - 

                                 (186)

-  motor vehicle finance

                                                 (2)

                                      - 

                                      - 

                                      (2)

Wholesale

                                            (152)

                             (1,497)

                                   (25)

                             (1,674)

-  corporate and commercial

                                            (151)

                             (1,490)

                                   (25)

                             (1,666)

-  non-bank financial institutions

                                                 (1)

                                      (7)

                                      - 

                                      (8)

At 31 Dec 2022

                                            (276)

                             (1,799)

                                   (25)

                             (2,100)



 

 

Forborne loans and advances to customers by legal entities


HSBC UK Bank plc

HSBC Bank plc

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

 HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

 HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

 Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

Other trading entities

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Gross carrying amount









Performing forborne

                1,478 

                2,081 

                      1,574 

                       31 

                    954 

                    503 

                   43 

              6,664 

Non-performing forborne

                1,936 

                1,199 

                      2,250 

                    471 

                    430 

                    233 

                 336 

              6,855 

At 31 Dec 2023

                3,414 

                3,280 

                      3,824 

                    502 

                1,384 

                    736 

                 379 

            13,519 

Allowance for ECL









Performing forborne

                     (75)

                     (25)

                       (142)

                       (1)

                     (43)

                     (84)

                    (2)

                (372)

Non-performing forborne

                  (289)

                  (400)

                       (986)

                  (225)

                     (74)

                  (126)

              (167)

            (2,267)

At 31 Dec 2023

                  (364)

                  (425)

                    (1,128)

                  (226)

                  (117)

                  (210)

              (169)

            (2,639)










Gross carrying amount









Performing forborne

                    899 

                2,222 

                          276 

                    435 

                    997 

                    530 

                 165 

              5,524 

Non-performing forborne

                1,723 

                    913 

                      1,562 

                    554 

                    209 

                    195 

                 698 

              5,854 

At 31 Dec 2022

                2,622 

                3,135 

                      1,838 

                    989 

                1,206 

                    725 

                 863 

            11,378 

Allowance for ECL









Performing forborne

                     (63)                    

                     (31)                    

                          (21)                         

                       (7)                      

                     (50)                    

                     (79)                    

                 (25)                

                (276)               

Non-performing forborne

                  (257)                 

                  (310)                 

                        (525)                       

                  (356)                 

                     (21)                    

                  (111)                 

               (244)              

            (1,824)

At 31 Dec 2022

                  (320)                 

                  (341)                 

                        (546)                       

                  (363)                 

                     (71)                    

                  (190)                 

               (269)              

            (2,100)

 


Wholesale lending


This section provides further details on the major legal entities, countries, territories and products comprising wholesale loans and advances to customers and banks. Product granularity is also provided by stage with legal entity data presented for loans and advances to customers, banks, other credit commitments, financial guarantees and similar contracts. Additionally, this section provides a reconciliation of the opening 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 closing gross carrying/nominal amounts and the associated allowance for ECL.

At 31 December 2023, wholesale lending for loans and advances to banks and customers of $615bn decreased by $9.6bn compared with 31 December 2022. This included favourable foreign exchange movements of $6.1bn. Excluding foreign exchange movements, the total loans and advances to customers decrease of $24.6bn was driven by a $31.5bn decrease in corporate and commercial balances, partly offset by a $6.9bn increase in balances from non-bank financial institutions. In addition, there was a $8.9bn increase in loans and advances to banks.

The underlying reduction in corporate and commercial lending was mainly driven by decreases in Hong Kong (down $18.6bn), in the UK (down $5.4bn), in mainland China (down $2.2bn), in France (down $1.6bn), in the US (down $1.3bn). These were partly offset by increased lending in India (up $1.8bn). There was a $2.1bn decrease from the merger of our business in Oman.

The underlying decrease in loans advances to corporate and commercial customers within stage 2 included repayments within our commercial real estate portfolio in Hong Kong, together with de-risking measures in our mainland China commercial real estate portfolio. In addition, there was a further decrease in the wholesale and retail trade portfolio in the UK largely from repayments and improvements in the economic outlook that led to upgrades to stage 1.

The underlying growth in loans and advances to non-bank financial institutions was mainly driven by the formation of HSBC Innovation Banking, following the acquisition of SVB UK, in the UK (up $6.4bn). In addition, increases in France (up $1.4bn) were partly offset by decreases in mainland China (down $0.9bn).

 


The underlying growth in loans and advances to banks was mainly driven by central bank balances and money market lending growth in Singapore (up $6.5bn), Hong Kong (up $5.1bn), the UK (up $2.8bn) and Egypt (up $1.5bn). These were partly offset by reductions in mainland China (down $2.6bn), Malaysia (down $1.6bn), Switzerland (down $1.4bn) and the UAE (down $1.2bn). There was also a $0.6bn decrease from the merger of our business in Oman.

Loan commitments and financial guarantees increased by $27.5bn since 31 December 2022 to $419.9bn at 31 December 2023. Excluding favourable foreign exchange movements of $8.7bn, loan commitments and financial guarantees grew by $18.8bn. This can be mainly attributed to a $23.2bn increase in unsettled reverse repurchase agreements, partly offset by a decrease of $6.3bn in loan commitments with corporate and commercial customers.

The allowance for ECL attributable to loans and advances to banks and customers of $8.2bn at 31 December 2023 decreased from $8.6bn at 31 December 2022. This included adverse foreign exchange movements of $0.1bn.

Excluding foreign exchange movements, the total decrease in the wholesale allowance for ECL attributable to loans and advances to customers and banks was mostly driven by a $0.6bn decrease in corporate and commercial balances, partly offset by a $0.1bn increase in loans to non-bank financial institutions and banks.

The allowance for ECL attributable to loan commitments and financial guarantees at 31 December 2023 remained stable at $0.4bn compared with 31 December 2022.

The table below provides a breakdown by industry sector and stage of the Group's gross carrying amount and allowances for ECL for wholesale loans and advances to banks and customers. Counterparties or exposures are classified when presenting comparable economic characteristics, or engaged in similar activities so that their collective ability to meet contractual obligations is uniformly affected by changes in economic, political or other conditions. Therefore, the industry classification does not adhere to Nomenclature des Activités Économiques dans la Communauté Européenne ('NACE'), which is applicable to other financial regulatory reporting.


Total wholesale lending for loans and advances to banks and customers by stage distribution


Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Corporate and commercial

      342,878 

        69,738 

        14,958 

                 81 

     427,655 

            (499)

        (1,500)

        (5,774)

               (30)

        (7,803)

-  agriculture, forestry and fishing

           5,207 

          1,662 

              312 

                  - 

          7,181 

               (13)

               (53)

               (64)

                  - 

            (130)

-  mining and quarrying

           6,260 

              638 

              325 

                  - 

          7,223 

                  (7)

               (11)

               (83)

                  - 

            (101)

-  manufacturing

        69,690 

        13,744 

          1,877 

                 22 

        85,333 

               (89)

            (194)

            (839)

               (21)

        (1,143)

-  electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply

        12,817 

          1,283 

              255 

                  - 

        14,355 

               (14)

               (17)

               (88)

                  - 

            (119)

-  water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation

           2,753 

              407 

              102 

                  - 

          3,262 

                  (5)

                 (7)

               (51)

                  - 

               (63)

-  real estate and construction

        73,701 

        21,871 

          5,835 

                 48 

     101,455 

               (96)

            (629)

        (2,554)

                  (7)

        (3,286)

-  of which: commercial real estate

        59,883 

        19,107 

          4,552 

                 47 

        83,589 

               (73)

            (603)

        (2,091)

                  (7)

        (2,774)

-  wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

        66,083 

        10,676 

          2,358 

                    4 

        79,121 

               (80)

            (127)

        (1,132)

                  (2)

        (1,341)

-  transportation and storage

        17,117 

          3,894 

              445 

                  - 

        21,456 

               (18)

               (52)

            (160)

                  - 

            (230)

-  accommodation and food

           9,681 

          5,135 

          1,058 

                  - 

        15,874 

               (27)

            (118)

            (112)

                  - 

            (257)

-  publishing, audiovisual and broadcasting

        17,455 

          2,066 

              210 

                  - 

        19,731 

               (42)

               (81)

               (50)

                  - 

            (173)

-  professional, scientific and technical activities

        22,686 

          3,327 

              733 

                    7 

        26,753 

               (32)

               (63)

            (306)

                  - 

            (401)

-  administrative and support services

        19,055 

          2,551 

              597 

                  - 

        22,203 

               (31)

               (63)

            (174)

                  - 

            (268)

-  public administration and defence, compulsory social security

           1,037 

                   5 

                 - 

                  - 

          1,042 

                  - 

                 - 

                 - 

                  - 

                 - 

-  education

           1,137 

              277 

                 46 

                  - 

          1,460 

                  (3)

                 (8)

                 (4)

                  - 

               (15)

-  health and care

           3,245 

              808 

              183 

                  - 

          4,236 

                  (9)

               (21)

               (26)

                  - 

               (56)

-  arts, entertainment and recreation

           1,666 

              196 

                 99 

                  - 

          1,961 

                  (5)

                 (6)

               (31)

                  - 

               (42)

-  other services

           7,065 

              972 

              318 

                  - 

          8,355 

               (26)

               (37)

               (90)

                  - 

            (153)

-  activities of households

               684 

                 10 

                 - 

                  - 

              694 

                  - 

                 - 

                 - 

                  - 

                 - 

-  extra-territorial organisations and bodies activities

               100 

                   1 

                 - 

                  - 

              101 

                  - 

                 - 

                 - 

                  - 

                 - 

-  government

           5,420 

              202 

              205 

                  - 

          5,827 

                  (2)

                 - 

               (10)

                  - 

               (12)

-  asset-backed securities

                 19 

                 13 

                 - 

                  - 

                 32 

                  - 

               (13)

                 - 

                  - 

               (13)

Non-bank financial institutions

        69,972 

          3,650 

              810 

                  - 

        74,432 

               (52)

               (30)

            (322)

                  - 

            (404)

Loans and advances to banks

      111,479 

          1,436 

                   2 

                  - 

     112,917 

               (10)

                 (3)

                 (2)

                  - 

               (15)

At 31 Dec 2023

      524,329 

        74,824 

        15,770 

                 81 

     615,004 

            (561)

        (1,533)

        (6,098)

               (30)

        (8,222)

By legal entity











HSBC UK Bank plc

        76,793 

        18,735 

          3,769 

                  - 

        99,297 

            (213)

            (474)

            (593)

                  - 

        (1,280)

HSBC Bank plc

        82,025 

          8,452 

          2,673 

                 40 

        93,190 

               (69)

            (138)

        (1,035)

                  (7)

        (1,249)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

      287,876 

        37,402 

          7,077 

                 38 

     332,393 

            (185)

            (696)

        (3,349)

               (21)

        (4,251)

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

        21,927 

          1,598 

              894 

                    3 

        24,422 

               (17)

               (11)

            (571)

                  (2)

            (601)

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

        30,797 

          5,712 

              583 

                  - 

        37,092 

               (24)

            (145)

            (127)

                  - 

            (296)

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

        13,714 

          1,186 

              382 

                  - 

        15,282 

               (39)

               (56)

            (231)

                  - 

            (326)

Other trading entities

        11,164 

          1,739 

              392 

                  - 

        13,295 

               (14)

               (13)

            (192)

                  - 

            (219)

Holding companies, shared service centres and intra-Group eliminations

                 33 

                 - 

                 - 

                  - 

                 33 

                  - 

                 - 

                 - 

                  - 

                 - 

At 31 Dec 2023

      524,329 

        74,824 

        15,770 

                 81 

     615,004 

            (561)

        (1,533)

        (6,098)

               (30)

        (8,222)

 

Total wholesale lending for loans and other credit-related commitments and financial guarantees to banks and customers by stage distribution1


Nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Corporate and commercial

     256,367 

        22,218 

          1,066 

                    4 

     279,655 

            (126)

            (125)

            (107)

                 - 

            (358)

Financial

     135,039 

           5,111 

              103 

                  - 

     140,253 

               (11)

               (10)

                  (2)

                 - 

               (23)

At 31 Dec 2023

     391,406 

        27,329 

          1,169 

                    4 

     419,908 

            (137)

            (135)

            (109)

                 - 

            (381)

By legal entity











HSBC UK Bank plc

        31,982 

           5,760 

              350 

                  - 

        38,092 

               (31)

               (32)

               (56)

                 - 

            (119)

HSBC Bank plc

     148,980 

           9,466 

              310 

                    4 

     158,760 

               (20)

               (27)

               (27)

                 - 

               (74)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

        70,436 

           3,975 

                 79 

                  - 

        74,490 

               (59)

               (39)

               (16)

                 - 

            (114)

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

          6,944 

               323 

                 56 

                  - 

          7,323 

                  (4)

                 (1)

                  (3)

                 - 

                 (8)

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

     101,067 

           5,103 

              248 

                  - 

     106,418 

               (14)

               (27)

                  (1)

                 - 

               (42)

HSBC Bank Canada

        28,156 

           2,461 

                 66 

                  - 

        30,683 

                  (8)

                 (8)

                  (3)

                 - 

               (19)

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

          2,092 

                 34 

                 - 

                  - 

          2,126 

                  (1)

                 - 

                  - 

                 - 

                 (1)

Other trading entities

          1,749 

               207 

                 60 

                  - 

          2,016 

                  - 

                 (1)

                  (3)

                 - 

                 (4)

At 31 Dec 2023

     391,406 

        27,329 

          1,169 

                    4 

     419,908 

            (137)

            (135)

            (109)

                 - 

            (381)

1     Included in loans and other credit-related commitments and financial guarantees is $70bn relating to unsettled reverse repurchase agreements, which once drawn are classified as 'Reverse repurchase agreements - non-trading'.

Total wholesale lending for loans and advances to banks and customers by stage distribution (continued)


Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Corporate and commercial

      351,885 

        85,492 

        15,696 

              129 

     453,202 

             (488)

         (1,907)

         (5,887)

                (38)

         (8,320)

-  agriculture, forestry and fishing

           4,805 

           1,505 

              261 

                  - 

           6,571 

                (10)

               (44)

               (68)

                  - 

             (122)

-  mining and quarrying

           6,424 

           1,463 

              232 

                    1

           8,120 

                  (5)

               (21)

             (145)

                  (1)

             (172)

-  manufacturing

        70,144 

        15,251 

           2,016 

                 49

        87,460 

                (93)

             (164)

             (867)

                (29)

         (1,153)

-  electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply

        14,402 

           1,799 

              277 

                  - 

        16,478 

                (10)

               (31)

               (67)

                  - 

             (108)

-  water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation

           2,690 

              277 

                 26

                  - 

           2,993 

                  (3)

                  (5)

               (13)

                  - 

               (21)

-  real estate and construction

        81,830 

        27,104 

           5,625 

                 26

     114,585 

             (107)

             (954)

         (2,229)

                  (3)

         (3,293)

-  of which: commercial real estate

        68,120 

        23,608 

           4,648 

                 19

        96,395 

                (82)

             (865)

         (1,799)

                  - 

         (2,746)

-  wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

        63,752 

        15,867 

           2,805 

                    5

        82,429 

                (97)

             (225)

         (1,341)

                  (3)

         (1,666)

-  transportation and storage

        19,068 

           5,062 

              556 

                  - 

        24,686 

                (30)

               (65)

             (153)

                  - 

             (248)

-  accommodation and food

           9,862 

           6,523 

              787 

                    2

        17,174 

                (23)

             (139)

               (81)

                  (1)

             (244)

-  publishing, audiovisual and broadcasting

        16,574 

           1,537 

              249 

                 28

        18,388 

                (22)

               (36)

               (58)

                  (1)

             (117)

-  professional, scientific and technical activities

        15,164 

           2,229 

              542 

                  - 

        17,935 

                (21)

               (51)

             (200)

                  - 

             (272)

-  administrative and support services

        20,592 

           3,505 

              962 

                 18

        25,077 

                (25)

               (90)

             (293)

                  - 

             (408)

-  public administration and defence, compulsory social security

           1,166 

                 14

                  - 

                  - 

           1,180 

                  - 

                  (1)

                  - 

                  - 

                  (1)

-  education

           1,325 

              181 

                 87

                  - 

           1,593 

                  (4)

                  (5)

               (22)

                  - 

               (31)

-  health and care

           2,993 

              643 

              266 

                  - 

           3,902 

                  (6)

               (17)

               (67)

                  - 

               (90)

-  arts, entertainment and recreation

           1,264 

              452 

              146 

                  - 

           1,862 

                  (4)

               (16)

               (57)

                  - 

               (77)

-  other services

        10,335 

           1,547 

              589 

                  - 

        12,471 

                (25)

               (30)

             (219)

                  - 

             (274)

-  activities of households

               730 

                 14

                  - 

                  - 

              744 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

-  extra-territorial organisations and bodies activities

                  47

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                 47

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

-  government

           8,699 

              506 

              270 

                  - 

           9,475 

                  (3)

                  - 

                  (7)

                  - 

               (10)

-  asset-backed securities

                  19

                 13

                  - 

                  - 

                 32

                  - 

               (13)

                  - 

                  - 

               (13)

Non-bank financial institutions

        61,737 

           4,718 

              469 

                  - 

        66,924 

                (43)

               (77)

             (137)

                  - 

             (257)

Loans and advances to banks

      102,723 

           1,739 

                 82

                  - 

     104,544 

                (18)

               (29)

               (22)

                  - 

               (69)

At 31 Dec 2022

      516,345 

        91,949 

        16,247 

              129 

     624,670 

             (549)

         (2,013)

         (6,046)

                (38)

         (8,646)

By legal entity











HSBC UK Bank plc

        64,930 

        18,856 

           4,439 

                 28

        88,253 

             (165)

             (445)

             (643)

                  (1)

         (1,254)

HSBC Bank plc

        83,174 

           9,175 

           2,631 

                    3

        94,983 

                (56)

             (181)

         (1,075)

                  - 

         (1,312)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

      292,022 

        50,708 

           6,934 

                 80

     349,744 

             (216)

         (1,074)

         (3,125)

                (24)

         (4,439)

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

        21,922 

           1,777 

              946 

                    4

        24,649 

                (11)

               (21)

             (684)

                  (3)

             (719)

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

        30,816 

           6,861 

              211 

                  - 

        37,888 

                (24)

             (194)

               (22)

                  - 

             (240)

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

           9,969 

           1,979 

              399 

                  - 

        12,347 

                (48)

               (62)

             (225)

                  - 

             (335)

Other trading entities

        13,512 

           2,593 

              687 

                 14

        16,806 

                (29)

               (36)

             (272)

                (10)

             (347)

Holding companies, shared service centres and intra-Group eliminations

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

At 31 Dec 2022

      516,345 

        91,949 

        16,247 

              129 

     624,670 

             (549)

         (2,013)

         (6,046)

                (38)

         (8,646)

 

Total wholesale lending for loans and other credit-related commitments and financial guarantees by stage distribution1 (continued)


Nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Corporate and commercial

     252,860 

        29,116 

              798 

                  - 

     282,774 

             (116)

             (178)

                (96)

                  - 

             (390)

Financial

     105,950 

           3,683 

                 23

                  - 

     109,656 

                  (5)

               (14)

                  (2)

                  - 

               (21)

At 31 Dec 2022

     358,810 

        32,799 

              821 

                  - 

     392,430 

             (121)

             (192)

                (98)

                  - 

             (411)

By legal entity











HSBC UK Bank plc

        26,036 

           5,527 

              208 

                  - 

        31,771 

                (24)

               (45)

                (38)

                  - 

             (107)

HSBC Bank plc

     142,100 

        11,710 

              291 

                  - 

     154,101 

                (16)

               (41)

                (47)

                  - 

             (104)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

        67,473 

           6,081 

              114 

                  - 

        73,668 

                (54)

               (53)

                  (9)

                  - 

             (116)

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

           6,683 

               231 

                 14

                  - 

           6,928 

                  (2)

                  (2)

                  - 

                  - 

                  (4)

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

        88,039 

           3,959 

                 87

                  - 

        92,085 

                (13)

               (32)

                  (2)

                  - 

               (47)

HSBC Bank Canada

        24,395 

           4,671 

                 84

                  - 

        29,150 

                  (8)

               (15)

                  - 

                  - 

               (23)

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

           2,468 

               240 

                    3

                  - 

           2,711 

                  (1)

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  (1)

Other trading entities

           1,616 

               380 

                 20

                  - 

           2,016 

                  (3)

                  (4)

                  (2)

                  - 

                  (9)

At 31 Dec 2022

     358,810 

        32,799 

              821 

                  - 

     392,430 

             (121)

             (192)

                (98)

                  - 

             (411)

1     Included in loans and other credit-related commitments and financial guarantees is $45bn relating to unsettled reverse repurchase agreements, which once drawn are classified as 'Reverse repurchase agreements - non-trading'.


Wholesale lending - reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and

customers including loan commitments and financial guarantees

(Audited)


Non-credit impaired

Credit impaired



Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

At 1 Jan 2023

      830,322 

                (670)

      124,660 

             (2,205)

         17,068 

            (6,144)

               129 

                  (38)

       972,179 

            (9,057)

Transfers of financial instruments:

       (16,804)

                (429)

         10,247 

               1,141 

           6,557 

                (712)

                  - 

                     - 

                   - 

                     - 

transfers from stage 1 to stage 2

       (93,511)

                   172 

         93,511 

                 (172)

                  - 

                     - 

                  - 

                     - 

                   - 

                    -  

transfers from stage 2 to stage 1

         77,772 

                (605)

       (77,772)

                   605 

                  - 

                     - 

                  - 

                     - 

                   -  

                    -  

-  transfers to stage 3

         (1,444)

                     20 

         (6,255)

                   765 

           7,699 

                (785)

                  - 

                     - 

                   - 

                    -  

-  transfers from stage 3

               379 

                   (16)

               763 

                    (57)

         (1,142)

                     73 

                  - 

                     - 

                   - 

                     - 

Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage

                  - 

                   354 

                  - 

                 (294)

                  - 

                   (45)

                  - 

                     - 

                   - 

                    15 

Net new and further lending/repayments

         43,282 

                (138)

       (32,082)

                   311 

         (3,787)

                  973 

                (36)

                       3 

            7,377 

              1,149 

Change to risk parameters - credit quality

                  - 

                   203 

                  - 

                 (621)

                  - 

            (2,941)

                  - 

                    21 

                   - 

            (3,338)

Changes to models used for ECL calculation

                  - 

                      (9)

                  - 

                      25 

                  - 

                     - 

                  - 

                     - 

                   - 

                    16 

Assets written off

                  - 

                      - 

                  - 

                      - 

         (2,596)

              2,596 

                  -  

                     - 

          (2,596)

              2,596 

Credit-related modifications that resulted in derecognition

                  - 

                      - 

                  - 

                      - 

             (119)

                     95 

                  - 

                     - 

              (119)

                    95 

Foreign exchange and

others1

       (10,818)

                      (9)

             (696)

                    (25)

             (184)

                   (29)

                  (8)

                  (16)

        (11,706)

                  (79)

At 31 Dec 2023

      845,982 

                (698)

      102,129 

             (1,668)

         16,939 

            (6,207)

                  85 

                  (30)

       965,135 

            (8,603)

ECL income statement change for the period


                   410 


                 (579)


            (2,013)


                    24 


            (2,158)

Recoveries










                    42 

Others










               (203)

Total ECL income statement change for the period










            (2,319)

1   Total includes $13.5bn of gross carrying loans and advances to customers and banks, which were classified to assets held for sale during the year, and a corresponding allowance for ECL of $61m, reflecting business disposals as disclosed in Note 23 'Assets held for sale and liabilities of disposal groups held for sale' on page 401.


As shown in the above table, the allowance for ECL for loans and advances to customers and banks and relevant loan commitments and financial guarantees decreased by $454m during the period from $9,057m at 31 December 2022 to $8,603m at 31 December 2023.

This decrease was driven by:

-     $2,596m of assets written off;

-     $1,149m relating to volume movements, which included the allowance for ECL associated with new originations, assets derecognised and further lending/repayments;

-     $95m relating to credit-related modification, which resulted in derecognition;

-     $16m relating to changes to models used for ECL calculation; and

-     $15m relating to the net remeasurement impact of stage transfers.

 


These were partly offset by:

-     $3,338m of changes to models used for ECL calculation; and

-     foreign exchange and other movements of $79m.

 

The ECL charge for the period of $2,158m presented in the previous table consisted of $3,338m relating to underlying credit quality changes, including the credit quality impact of financial instruments transferring between stages. This was partly offset by $1,149m relating to underlying net book volume movement, $16m in changes to models used for ECL calculation and $15m relating to the net remeasurement impact of stage transfers.

During the period, there was a net transfer to stage 2 of $15,739m gross carrying/nominal amounts. It was primarily driven by $8,792m in Hong Kong, mainly due to deterioration in the real estate and construction sectors, and $6,273m in the UK, mainly driven by increased interest rates affecting the corporate and commercial portfolio.


Wholesale lending - reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and

customers including loan commitments and financial guarantees

(Audited)


Non-credit impaired

Credit impaired



Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

At 1 Jan 2022

        880,181 

               (860)

    137,493 

            (2,103)

      14,685 

           (5,702)

              275 

                 (64)

    1,032,634 

           (8,729)

Transfers of financial instruments:

         (58,104)

               (298)

      49,485 

                 942 

         8,619 

               (644)

                  - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 1 to

stage 2

      (157,443)

                202 

    157,443 

                (202)

                - 

                    - 

                  - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 2 to

stage 1

        100,810 

               (484)

  (100,810)

                 484 

                - 

                    - 

                  - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers to stage 3

           (1,829)

                      8

       (8,101)

                 770 

         9,930 

               (778)

                  - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 3

                 358 

                 (24)

             953 

                (110)

       (1,311)

                134 

                  - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage

                    - 

                240 

                - 

                (369)

                - 

                 (63)

                  - 

                    - 

                    - 

               (192)

Net new and further lending/repayments

          68,616 

               (158)

     (45,336)

                 201 

       (3,253)

                583 

             (133)

                      3

          19,894 

                629 

Changes to risk parameters - credit quality

                    - 

                318 

                - 

                (995)

                - 

           (2,196)

                  - 

                   32

                    - 

           (2,841)

Changes to models used for ECL calculation

                    - 

                      6

                - 

                  (56)

                - 

                    - 

                  - 

                    - 

                    - 

                 (50)

Assets written off

                    - 

                    - 

                - 

                     - 

       (1,579)

             1,579 

               (10)

                   10

           (1,589)

             1,589 

Credit-related modifications that resulted in derecognition

                    - 

                    - 

                - 

                     - 

             (32)

                      9

                  - 

                    - 

                  (32)

                      9

Foreign exchange and others1

         (60,371)

                   82

     (16,982)

                 175 

       (1,372)

                290 

                  (3)

                 (19)

         (78,728)

                528 

At 31 Dec 2022

        830,322 

               (670)

    124,660 

            (2,205)

      17,068 

           (6,144)

              129 

                 (38)

        972,179 

           (9,057)

ECL income statement change for the period


                406 


            (1,219)


           (1,676)


                   35


           (2,454)

Recoveries










                   33

Others

                    - 

                    - 

                - 

                     - 

                - 

                    - 

                  - 

                    - 

                    - 

                 (25)

Total ECL income statement change for the period










           (2,446)

1   Total includes $33.1bn of gross carrying loans and advances to customers and banks, which were classified to assets held for sale during the year, and a corresponding allowance for ECL of $204m, reflecting business disposals as disclosed in Note 23 'Assets held for sale and liabilities of disposal groups held for sale' on page 401.


Wholesale lending - distribution of financial instruments to which the impairment requirements of IFRS 9 are applied by credit quality


Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL

Net


Strong

Good

Satisfactory

Sub-

standard

Credit impaired

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

By legal entity









HSBC UK Bank plc

          20,777 

          30,245 

                 36,206 

               8,300 

               3,769 

            99,297 

             (1,280)

            98,017 

HSBC Bank plc

          41,149 

          20,962 

                 24,164 

               4,202 

               2,713 

            93,190 

             (1,249)

            91,941 

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

       165,255 

          72,683 

                 78,566 

               8,774 

               7,115 

          332,393 

             (4,251)

          328,142 

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

          13,660 

             3,082 

                   6,270 

                   513 

                   897 

            24,422 

                (601)

            23,821 

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

            6,244 

          13,668 

                 13,094 

               3,503 

                   583 

            37,092 

                (296)

            36,796 

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

            1,853 

             6,543 

                   5,882 

                   622 

                   382 

            15,282 

                (326)

            14,956 

Other trading entities

            3,189 

             1,277 

                   7,449 

                   988 

                   392 

            13,295 

                (219)

            13,076 

Holding companies, shared service centres and intra-Group eliminations

                   33 

                    - 

                          - 

                      - 

                      - 

                     33 

                      - 

                     33 

At 31 Dec 2023

       252,160

        148,460

             171,631

            26,902

            15,851

         615,004

             (8,222)

           606,782  

Percentage of total credit quality (%)

           41.0    

           24.1    

           27.9    

        4.4         

        2.6         

             100.0            



 

By legal entity









HSBC UK Bank plc

            17,533 

            28,685 

            32,388 

               5,180 

               4,467 

            88,253 

             (1,254)

            86,999 

HSBC Bank plc

            41,687 

            21,058 

            24,560 

               5,044 

               2,634 

            94,983 

             (1,312)

            93,671 

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

          167,209 

            81,128 

            84,661 

               9,732 

               7,014 

          349,744 

             (4,439)

          345,305 

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

            13,023 

               4,119 

               5,879 

                   678 

                   950 

            24,649 

                 (719)

            23,930 

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

               7,226 

            13,220 

            12,673 

               4,558 

                   211 

            37,888 

                 (240)

            37,648 

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

               1,024 

               5,540 

               4,612 

                   772 

                   399 

            12,347 

                 (335)

            12,012 

Other trading entities

               3,845 

               2,228 

               8,438 

               1,594 

                   701 

            16,806 

                 (347)

            16,459 

At 31 Dec 2022

          251,547 

          155,978 

          173,211 

            27,558 

            16,376 

          624,670 

             (8,646)

          616,024 

Percentage of total credit quality (%)

           40.3    

           25.0    

           27.7    

        4.4         

        2.6         

             100.0            



 



 

Our risk rating system facilitates the internal ratings-based approach under the Basel framework adopted by the Group to support calculation of our minimum credit regulatory capital requirement. The credit quality classifications can be found on page 148.


Wholesale lending - credit risk profile by obligor grade for loans and advances at amortised cost



Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL




Basel one-year PD range

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total

ECL coverage

Mapped external rating


%

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

%


Corporate and commercial


  342,878 

    69,738 

    14,958 

       81 

  427,655 

        (499)

     (1,500)

     (5,774)

     (30)

    (7,803)

        1.8         


-  CRR 1

0.000 to 0.053

    34,097 

           715 

              - 

       - 

    34,812 

              (4)

              (3)

              - 

       - 

             (7)

      -             

AA- and above

-  CRR 2

0.054 to 0.169

    81,131 

       2,180 

              - 

       - 

    83,311 

           (23)

           (14)

              - 

       - 

           (37)

      -             

A+ to A-

-  CRR 3

0.170 to 0.740

  112,322 

    11,391 

              - 

       - 

  123,713 

        (106)

           (87)

              - 

       - 

        (193)

        0.2         

BBB+ to BBB-

-  CRR 4

0.741 to 1.927

    72,654 

    16,904 

              - 

       - 

    89,558 

        (156)

        (130)

              - 

       - 

        (286)

        0.3         

BB+ to BB-

-  CRR 5

1.928 to 4.914

    37,631 

    18,060 

              - 

       - 

    55,691 

        (169)

        (240)

              - 

       - 

        (409)

        0.7         

BB- to B

-  CRR 6

4.915 to 8.860

       2,675 

       7,341 

              - 

       - 

    10,016 

           (24)

        (176)

              - 

       - 

        (200)

        2.0         

B-

-  CRR 7

8.861 to 15.000

       1,031 

       6,319 

              - 

       - 

       7,350 

           (10)

        (246)

              - 

       - 

        (256)

        3.5         

CCC+

-  CRR 81

15.001 to 99.999

       1,337 

       6,828 

              - 

       - 

       8,165 

              (7)

        (604)

              - 

       - 

        (611)

        7.5         

CCC to C

-  CRR 9/10

                   100.000 

              - 

              - 

    14,958 

       81 

    15,039 

              - 

              - 

     (5,774)

     (30)

    (5,804)

           38.6    

D

Non-bank financial institutions


    69,972 

       3,650 

           810 

       - 

    74,432 

           (52)

           (30)

        (322)

       - 

        (404)

        0.5         


-  CRR 1

0.000 to 0.053

    15,475 

           211 

              - 

       - 

    15,686 

              (2)

             -  

              - 

       - 

             (2)

      -             

AA- and above

-  CRR 2

0.054 to 0.169

    16,920 

           374 

              - 

       - 

    17,294 

              (6)

              (2)

              - 

       - 

             (8)

      -             

A+ to A-

-  CRR 3

0.170 to 0.740

    19,195 

           912 

              - 

       - 

    20,107 

           (10)

              (4)

              - 

       - 

           (14)

        0.1         

BBB+ to BBB-

-  CRR 4

0.741 to 1.927

    11,480 

       1,032 

              - 

       - 

    12,512 

           (19)

              (5)

              - 

       - 

           (24)

        0.2         

BB+ to BB-

-  CRR 5

1.928 to 4.914

       6,635 

           872 

              - 

       - 

       7,507 

              (9)

           (15)

              - 

       - 

           (24)

        0.3         

BB- to B

-  CRR 6

4.915 to 8.860

           232 

           116 

              - 

       - 

           348 

              (6)

              (1)

              - 

       - 

             (7)

        2.0         

B-

-  CRR 7

8.861 to 15.000

             25 

             93 

              - 

       - 

           118 

             -  

              (2)

              - 

       - 

             (2)

        1.7         

CCC+

-  CRR 8

15.001 to 99.999

             10 

             40 

              - 

       - 

             50 

             -  

              (1)

              - 

       - 

             (1)

        2.0         

CCC to C

-  CRR 9/10

                   100.000 

              - 

              - 

           810 

       - 

           810 

              - 

              - 

        (322)

       - 

        (322)

           39.8    

D

Banks


  111,479 

       1,436 

                2 

       - 

  112,917 

           (10)

              (3)

              (2)

       - 

           (15)

      -             


-  CRR 1

0.000 to 0.053

    89,112 

             10 

              - 

       - 

    89,122 

              (4)

              - 

              - 

       - 

             (4)

      -             

AA- and above

-  CRR 2

0.054 to 0.169

    11,899 

             36 

              - 

       - 

    11,935 

              (2)

             -  

              - 

       - 

             (2)

      -             

A+ to A-

-  CRR 3

0.170 to 0.740

       4,631 

                9 

              - 

       - 

       4,640 

              (1)

              - 

              - 

       - 

             (1)

      -             

BBB+ to BBB-

-  CRR 4

0.741 to 1.927

       2,488 

             58 

              - 

       - 

       2,546 

              (1)

             -  

              - 

       - 

             (1)

      -             

BB+ to BB-

-  CRR 5

1.928 to 4.914

       3,062 

           755 

              - 

       - 

       3,817 

              (2)

              (1)

              - 

       - 

             (3)

        0.1         

BB- to B

-  CRR 6

4.915 to 8.860

             22 

             20 

              - 

       - 

             42 

             -  

             -  

              - 

       - 

             - 

      -             

B-

-  CRR 7

8.861 to 15.000

                1 

              - 

              - 

       - 

                1 

             -  

             -  

              - 

       - 

             - 

      -             

CCC+

-  CRR 8

15.001 to 99.999

           264 

           548 

              - 

       - 

           812 

              - 

              (2)

              - 

       - 

             (2)

        0.2         

CCC to C

-  CRR 9/10

                   100.000 

              - 

              - 

                2 

       - 

                2 

              - 

              - 

              (2)

       - 

             (2)

             100.0            

D

At 31 Dec 2023


  524,329 

    74,824 

    15,770 

       81 

  615,004 

        (561)

     (1,533)

     (6,098)

     (30)

    (8,222)

        1.3         


1   Corporate and commercial lending reported in CRR 8 for stage 1 includes $782m related to the UK Bounce Back Loan Scheme with immaterial allowances for ECL.

 



 

Wholesale lending - credit risk profile by obligor grade for loans and advances at amortised cost (continued)


Basel one-year PD range

Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL

ECL coverage

Mapped external rating


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


%

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

%


Corporate and

commercial

                  351,885                 

   85,492 

   15,696 

      129 

                  453,202                 

         (488)

    (1,907)

    (5,887)

     (38)

   (8,320)

        1.8       


-  CRR 1

0.000 to 0.053

   35,574 

         330 

             - 

         - 

   35,904 

              (6)

             (1)

             - 

        - 

            (7)

      -     

AA- and above

-  CRR 2

0.054 to 0.169

   87,383 

      3,234 

             - 

         - 

   90,617 

           (28)

          (15)

             - 

        - 

         (43)

        0.1       

A+ to A-

-  CRR 3

0.170 to 0.740

                  114,403                 

   17,725 

             - 

         - 

                  132,128                 

         (128)

        (122)

             - 

        - 

       (250)

        0.2       

BBB+ to BBB-

-  CRR 4

0.741 to 1.927

   74,100 

   21,550 

             - 

         - 

   95,650 

         (155)

        (210)

             - 

        - 

       (365)

        0.4       

BB+ to BB-

-  CRR 5

1.928 to 4.914

   36,563 

   21,628 

             - 

         - 

   58,191 

         (145)

        (361)

             - 

        - 

       (506)

        0.9       

BB- to B

-  CRR 6

4.915 to 8.860

      2,512 

      9,171 

             - 

         - 

   11,683 

           (16)

        (236)

             - 

        - 

       (252)

        2.2       

B-

-  CRR 7

8.861 to 15.000

      1,164 

      5,477 

             - 

         - 

      6,641 

              (8)

        (336)

             - 

        - 

       (344)

        5.2       

CCC+

-  CRR 8

15.001 to 99.999

         186 

      6,377 

             - 

         - 

      6,563 

              (2)

        (626)

             - 

        - 

       (628)

        9.6       

CCC to C

-  CRR 9/10

                    100.000 

             - 

             - 

   15,696 

      129 

   15,825 

              - 

             - 

    (5,887)

     (38)

   (5,925)

           37.4          

D

Non-bank financial institutions

   61,737 

      4,718 

         469 

         - 

   66,924 

           (43)

          (77)

        (137)

        - 

       (257)

        0.4       


-  CRR 1

0.000 to 0.053

   15,082 

         421 

             - 

         - 

   15,503 

              (2)

             (1)

             - 

        - 

            (3)

      -     

AA- and above

-  CRR 2

0.054 to 0.169

   16,351 

         497 

             - 

         - 

   16,848 

              (3)

             (1)

             - 

        - 

            (4)

      -     

A+ to A-

-  CRR 3

0.170 to 0.740

   17,253 

      1,764 

             - 

         - 

   19,017 

              (9)

          (13)

             - 

        - 

         (22)

        0.1       

BBB+ to BBB-

-  CRR 4

0.741 to 1.927

      7,059 

         717 

             - 

         - 

      7,776 

           (19)

             (4)

             - 

        - 

         (23)

        0.3       

BB+ to BB-

-  CRR 5

1.928 to 4.914

      5,215 

         736 

             - 

         - 

      5,951 

           (10)

          (10)

             - 

        - 

         (20)

        0.3       

BB- to B

-  CRR 6

4.915 to 8.860

         716 

            90

             - 

         - 

         806 

              - 

             (4)

             - 

        - 

            (4)

        0.5       

B-

-  CRR 7

8.861 to 15.000

            46

            32

             - 

         - 

            78

              - 

             (3)

             - 

        - 

            (3)

        3.9       

CCC+

-  CRR 8

15.001 to 99.999

            15

         461 

             - 

         - 

         476 

              - 

          (41)

             - 

        - 

         (41)

        8.6       

CCC to C

-  CRR 9/10

                    100.000 

             - 

             - 

         469 

         - 

         469 

              - 

             - 

        (137)

        - 

       (137)

           29.2          

D

Banks


                  102,723                 

      1,739 

            82

         - 

                  104,544                 

           (18)

          (29)

          (22)

        - 

         (69)

        0.1       


-  CRR 1

0.000 to 0.053

   79,217 

         120 

             - 

         - 

   79,337 

              (8)

             - 

             - 

        - 

            (8)

      -     

AA- and above

-  CRR 2

0.054 to 0.169

   13,160 

         178 

             - 

         - 

   13,338 

              (2)

             - 

             - 

        - 

            (2)

      -     

A+ to A-

-  CRR 3

0.170 to 0.740

      4,465 

         368 

             - 

         - 

      4,833 

              (3)

             - 

             - 

        - 

            (3)

        0.1       

BBB+ to BBB-

-  CRR 4

0.741 to 1.927

      2,154 

               5

             - 

         - 

      2,159 

              (1)

             - 

             - 

        - 

            (1)

        0.1       

BB+ to BB-

-  CRR 5

1.928 to 4.914

      3,312 

         172 

             - 

         - 

      3,484 

              (4)

             (1)

             - 

        - 

            (5)

        0.1       

BB- to B

-  CRR 6

4.915 to 8.860

             - 

               5

             - 

         - 

               5

              - 

             - 

             - 

        - 

            - 

      -     

B-

-  CRR 7

8.861 to 15.000

               1

         861 

             - 

         - 

         862 

              - 

          (27)

             - 

        - 

         (27)

        3.1       

CCC+

-  CRR 8

15.001 to 99.999

         414 

            30

             - 

         - 

         444 

              - 

             (1)

             - 

        - 

            (1)

        0.2       

CCC to C

-  CRR 9/10

                    100.000 

             - 

             - 

            82

         - 

            82

              - 

             - 

          (22)

        - 

         (22)

           26.8          

D

At 31 Dec 2022


                  516,345                 

   91,949 

   16,247 

      129 

                  624,670                 

         (549)

    (2,013)

    (6,046)

     (38)

   (8,646)

        1.4       


 


Wholesale lending - credit risk profile by obligor grade for loan and other credit-related commitments and financial guarantees



Nominal amount

Allowance for ECL




Basel one-year PD range

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total

ECL coverage

Mapped external rating


%

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

%


Loan and other credit-related commitments


  377,766 

    25,463 

           785 

         4 

                   404,018                  

        (130)

        (128)

           (84)

       - 

      (342)

        0.1         


-  CRR 1

0.000 to 0.053

    65,730 

       1,676 

              - 

       - 

   67,406 

              (5)

              (1)

             -  

       - 

            (6)

      -             

AA- and above

-  CRR 2

0.054 to 0.169

  152,224 

       2,490 

              - 

       - 

                   154,714                  

           (13)

              (6)

              - 

       - 

         (19)

      -             

A+ to A-

-  CRR 3

0.170 to 0.740

  105,569 

       6,044 

              - 

       - 

                   111,613                  

           (46)

           (24)

              - 

       - 

         (70)

        0.1         

BBB+ to BBB-

-  CRR 4

0.741 to 1.927

    38,102 

       4,751 

              - 

       - 

   42,853 

           (33)

           (20)

             -  

       - 

         (53)

        0.1         

BB+ to BB-

-  CRR 5

1.928 to 4.914

    14,054 

       5,367 

              - 

       - 

   19,421 

           (28)

           (31)

              - 

       - 

         (59)

        0.3         

BB- to B

-  CRR 6

4.915 to 8.860

       1,170 

       2,453 

              - 

       - 

     3,623 

              (4)

           (15)

              - 

       - 

         (19)

        0.5         

B-

-  CRR 7

8.861 to 15.000

           780 

           848 

              - 

       - 

     1,628 

              (1)

           (10)

              - 

       - 

         (11)

        0.7         

CCC+

-  CRR 8

15.001 to 99.999

           137 

       1,834 

              - 

       - 

     1,971 

             -  

           (21)

              - 

       - 

         (21)

        1.1         

CCC to C

-  CRR 9/10

                   100.000 

              - 

              - 

           785 

         4 

         789 

             -  

              - 

           (84)

       - 

         (84)

           10.6    

D

Financial guarantees


    13,640 

       1,866 

           384 

       - 

   15,890 

              (7)

              (7)

           (25)

       - 

         (39)

        0.2         


-  CRR 1

0.000 to 0.053

       2,553 

                1 

              - 

       - 

     2,554 

             -  

              - 

              - 

       - 

            - 

      -             

AA- and above

-  CRR 2

0.054 to 0.169

       4,212 

           202 

              - 

       - 

     4,414 

              (1)

             -  

              - 

       - 

            (1)

      -             

A+ to A-

-  CRR 3

0.170 to 0.740

       3,584 

           202 

              - 

       - 

     3,786 

              (2)

             -  

              - 

       - 

            (2)

        0.1         

BBB+ to BBB-

-  CRR 4

0.741 to 1.927

       1,932 

           407 

              - 

       - 

     2,339 

              (2)

              (1)

              - 

       - 

            (3)

        0.1         

BB+ to BB-

-  CRR 5

1.928 to 4.914

       1,266 

           455 

              - 

       - 

     1,721 

              (2)

              (2)

              - 

       - 

            (4)

        0.2         

BB- to B

-  CRR 6

4.915 to 8.860

             91 

           387 

              - 

       - 

         478 

             -  

              (1)

              - 

       - 

            (1)

        0.2         

B-

-  CRR 7

8.861 to 15.000

                1 

             76 

              - 

       - 

            77 

             -  

             -  

              - 

       - 

            - 

      -             

CCC+

-  CRR 8

15.001 to 99.999

                1 

           136 

              - 

       - 

         137 

              - 

              (3)

              - 

       - 

            (3)

        2.2         

CCC to C

-  CRR 9/10

                   100.000 

              - 

              - 

           384 

       - 

         384 

              - 

              - 

           (25)

       - 

         (25)

        6.5         

D

At 31 Dec 2023


  391,406 

    27,329 

       1,169 

         4 

                   419,908                  

        (137)

        (135)

        (109)

       - 

      (381)

        0.1         
















 

 


Commercial real estate


Commercial real estate lending includes the financing of corporate, institutional and high net worth customers who are investing primarily in income-producing assets and, to a lesser extent, in their construction and development. The portfolio has larger concentrations in Hong Kong, the UK, mainland China and the US.

Our global exposure is centred largely on cities with economic, political or cultural significance. In more developed markets, our exposure mainly comprises the financing of investment assets, the redevelopment of existing stock and the augmentation of both commercial and residential markets to support economic and population growth. In less developed commercial real estate markets, our exposures comprise lending for development assets on relatively


short tenors with a particular focus on supporting larger, better capitalised developers involved in residential construction or assets supporting economic expansion.

Excluding favourable foreign exchange movements of $1.1bn, commercial real estate lending decreased by $13.8bn, mainly from $7.4bn in Hong Kong due to loan repayments. The decrease included loan sales of $0.5bn in the US as part of an initiative to reduce the portfolio exposure.

Despite the lower exposure, allowance for  ECL remained at $2.8bn, reflecting the challenging conditions in the commercial property sector, including the impact of lower valuations in the office segment.


Commercial real estate lending to customers










of which:


HSBC UK Bank plc

HSBC Bank plc

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.1

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

Other trading entities

Total

UK

Hong Kong


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Gross loans and advances











Stage 1

          10,304 

             4,218 

                                41,307 

                1,126 

               1,803 

                   685 

                   440 

      59,883 

    10,790 

            28,846 

Stage 2

             3,262 

                 400 

                                13,229 

                    189 

               1,956 

                      70 

                        1 

      19,107 

      3,294 

            10,375 

Stage 3

                 444 

                 184 

                                   3,570 

                    145 

                   166 

                      25 

                      18 

        4,552 

          470 

               3,226 

POCI

                    - 

                   32 

                                         15 

                       - 

                      - 

                      - 

                      - 

               47 

             32 

                     15 

At 31 Dec 2023

          14,010 

             4,834 

                                58,121 

                1,460 

               3,925 

                   780 

                   459 

      83,589 

    14,586 

            42,462 

-  of which: 

   forborne loans

                 461 

                   69 

                                   2,454 

                    126 

                   433 

                      52 

                      - 

        3,595 

          519 

               2,227 

Allowance for ECL

              (148)

                 (49)

                                 (2,399)

                     (55)

                    (98)

                    (15)

                    (10)

      (2,774)

        (172)

             (2,149)

 

Gross loans and advances











Stage 1

              11,409 

         5,083 

                               46,700 

                 1,094 

                2,096 

                   832 

                   906 

      68,120 

      12,209 

            35,905 

Stage 2

                 2,763 

             828 

                               16,311 

                    323 

                3,249 

                      43

                      91

      23,608 

         3,008 

            11,068 

Stage 3

                    702 

             277 

                                  3,320 

                    264 

                       - 

                      28

                      57

         4,648 

             827 

               3,029 

POCI

                        - 

                - 

                                        19

                        - 

                       - 

                       - 

                       - 

               19

                - 

                     19

At 31 Dec 2022

              14,874 

         6,188 

                               66,350 

                 1,681 

                5,345 

                   903 

                1,054 

      96,395 

      16,044 

            50,021 

-  of which:

   forborne loans

                    215 

             143 

                                     763 

                    449 

                   428 

                      47

                      23

         2,068 

             336 

                  654 

Allowance for ECL

                   (216)

           (153)

                                (2,094)

                   (153)

                    (93)

                    (24)

                    (13)

       (2,746)

           (323)

             (1,878)

1   During 1Q23, we aligned the classification of commercial real estate across the Group and re-presented commercial real estate exposure in HSBC North America Holdings Inc. at 31 December 2022 as $5.3bn, which had a corresponding ECL charge of $0.1bn.

Commercial real estate lending to customers by global business










of which:


HSBC UK Bank plc

HSBC Bank plc

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

Other trading entities

Total

UK

Hong Kong


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Wealth and Personal Banking

                 409 

               377 

                                  66 

                       - 

                                    2 

                      - 

                423 

        1,277 

          409 

                     66 

Commercial Banking

          13,601 

           3,322 

                         37,826 

                    733 

                           3,923 

                   780 

                   36 

      60,221 

    13,686 

            27,811 

Global Banking and Markets

                    - 

           1,135 

                         20,066 

                    727 

                                  - 

                      - 

                   - 

      21,928 

          491 

            14,444 

Corporate Centre

                    - 

                  - 

                               163 

                       - 

                                  - 

                      - 

                   - 

            163 

             - 

                   141 

At 31 Dec 2023

          14,010 

           4,834 

                         58,121 

                1,460 

                           3,925 

                   780 

                459 

      83,589 

    14,586 

            42,462 





















of which:


HSBC UK Bank plc

HSBC Bank plc

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

Other trading entities

Total

UK

Hong

Kong


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Wealth and Personal Banking

                 532 

                    2 

                                  70 

                       - 

                                    4 

                      - 

                826 

        1,434 

          534 

                     70 

Commercial Banking

          14,342 

           4,390 

                         42,803 

                    951 

                           5,341 

                   903 

                205 

      68,935 

    14,638 

            33,123 

Global Banking and Markets

                    - 

           1,796 

                         23,333 

                    730 

                                  - 

                      - 

                   23 

      25,882 

          872 

            16,684 

Corporate Centre

                    - 

                  - 

                               144 

                       - 

                                  - 

                      - 

                   - 

            144 

             - 

                   144 

At 31 Dec 2022

          14,874 

           6,188 

                         66,350 

                1,681 

                           5,345 

                   903 

            1,054 

      96,395 

    16,044 

            50,021 

 

Commercial real estate lending to customers by credit quality










of which:


HSBC UK Bank plc

HSBC Bank plc

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

Other trading entities

Total

UK

Hong Kong


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Strong

             3,940 

                 740 

                       12,394 

                    255 

                               25 

                      65 

                      16 

      17,435 

      4,191 

               6,527 

Good

             2,555 

             2,054 

                       17,777 

                    246 

                             781 

                   130 

                      18 

      23,561 

      2,592 

            12,004 

Satisfactory

             6,370 

             1,642 

                       19,509 

                    634 

                         1,691 

                   500 

                   407 

      30,753 

      6,575 

            16,290 

Sub-standard

                 701 

                 182 

                         4,856 

                    180 

                         1,262 

                      60 

                      - 

        7,241 

          726 

               4,400 

Credit impaired

                 444 

                 216 

                         3,585 

                    145 

                             166 

                      25 

                      18 

        4,599 

          502 

               3,241 

At 31 Dec 2023

          14,010 

             4,834 

                       58,121 

                1,460 

                         3,925 

                   780 

                   459 

      83,589 

    14,586 

            42,462 












Strong

             3,951 

             1,444 

                       16,063 

                    303 

                             352 

                      29 

                      72 

      22,214 

      4,681 

            10,061 

Good

             3,094 

             1,448 

                       20,692 

                    359 

                             864 

                   190 

                        4 

      26,651 

      3,244 

            15,209 

Satisfactory

             6,819 

             2,647 

                       20,930 

                    539 

                         2,397 

                   616 

                   881 

      34,829 

      6,959 

            16,775 

Sub-standard

                 308 

                 372 

                         5,326 

                    216 

                         1,732 

                      40 

                      40 

        8,034 

          333 

               4,928 

Credit impaired

                 702 

                 277 

                         3,339 

                    264 

                                - 

                      28 

                      57 

        4,667 

          827 

               3,048 

At 31 Dec 2022

          14,874 

             6,188 

                       66,350 

                1,681 

                         5,345 

                   903 

               1,054 

      96,395 

    16,044 

            50,021 

 


Refinance risk in commercial real estate


Commercial real estate lending tends to require the repayment of a significant proportion of the principal at maturity. Typically, a customer will arrange repayment through the acquisition of a new loan to settle the existing debt. Refinance risk is the risk that a customer, being

unable to repay the debt on maturity, fails to refinance it at commercial terms. We monitor our commercial real estate portfolio closely, assessing indicators for signs of potential issues with refinancing.


Commercial real estate gross loans and advances to customers maturity analysis










of which:


HSBC UK Bank plc

HSBC Bank plc

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.1

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

Other trading entities

Total

UK

Hong Kong


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

< 1 year

               3,553 

             1,496 

                      25,427 

                     396 

                        1,472 

                   619 

              437 

       33,400 

           3,950 

         19,887 

1-2 years

               4,514 

                 474 

                      14,144 

                     175 

                            623 

                     60 

                   2 

       19,992 

           4,571 

         10,923 

2-5 years

               5,411 

             2,149 

                      16,052 

                     441 

                        1,814 

                     71 

                   3 

       25,941 

           5,520 

           9,885 

> 5 years

                   532 

                 715 

                        2,498 

                     448 

                               16 

                     30 

                 17 

         4,256 

               545 

           1,767 

At 31 Dec 2023

            14,010 

             4,834 

                      58,121 

                 1,460 

                        3,925 

                   780 

              459 

       83,589 

         14,586 

         42,462 

 

< 1 year

               8,315 

               2,059 

                    23,468 

                     423 

                         1,883 

                   241 

              703 

       37,092 

           9,211 

         18,675 

1-2 years

               3,518 

               1,503 

                    18,007 

                     218 

                            810 

                   115 

              228 

       24,399 

           3,678 

         13,873 

2-5 years

               2,385 

               1,644 

                    21,804 

                     664 

                         2,624 

                   449 

                 60

       29,630 

           2,472 

         14,963 

> 5 years

                   656 

                   982 

                       3,071 

                     376 

                               28

                      98

                 63

          5,274 

               683 

            2,510 

At 31 Dec 2022

            14,874 

               6,188 

                    66,350 

                 1,681 

                         5,345 

                   903 

           1,054 

       96,395 

        16,044 

         50,021 

1   During 1Q23, we aligned the classification of commercial real estate across the Group and re-presented commercial real estate exposure in HSBC North America Holdings Inc. at 31 December 2022 as $5.3bn, which had a corresponding ECL charge of $0.1bn.



 

The following table presents the Group's exposure to borrowers classified in the commercial real estate sector where the ultimate parent is based in mainland China, as well as all commercial real estate exposures booked on mainland China balance sheets.

The exposures at 31 December 2023 are split by country/territory and credit quality including allowances for ECL by stage.

Mainland China commercial real estate

(Audited)






Hong Kong

Mainland China

Rest of the Group

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

Loans and advances to customers1

                             6,033 

                           4,917 

                                   839 

                         11,789 

Guarantees issued and others2

                                 255 

                                  66 

                                      37 

                               358 

Total mainland China commercial real estate exposure at 31 Dec 2023

                             6,288 

                           4,983 

                                   876 

                         12,147 






Distribution of mainland China commercial real estate exposure by credit quality





Strong

                                 781 

                           1,723 

                                        6 

                           2,510 

Good

                                 604 

                               953 

                                   421 

                           1,978 

Satisfactory

                                 679 

                           1,704 

                                   261 

                           2,644 

Sub-standard

                             1,298 

                               327 

                                   188 

                           1,813 

Credit impaired

                             2,926 

                               276 

                                      - 

                           3,202 

At 31 Dec 2023

                             6,288 

                           4,983 

                                   876 

                         12,147 






Allowance for ECL by credit quality





Strong

                                    - 

                                  (3)

                                      - 

                                  (3)

Good

                                    - 

                                  (5)

                                      (1)

                                  (6)

Satisfactory

                                    (3)

                                (27)

                                      - 

                                (30)

Sub-standard

                                  (66)

                                (87)

                                    (16)

                             (169)

Credit impaired

                           (1,726)

                             (125)

                                      - 

                         (1,851)

At 31 Dec 2023

                           (1,795)

                             (247)

                                    (17)

                         (2,059)






Allowance for ECL by stage distribution





Stage 1

                                    - 

                                (10)

                                      - 

                                (10)

Stage 2

                                  (69)

                             (112)

                                    (17)

                             (198)

Stage 3

                           (1,726)

                             (125)

                                      - 

                         (1,851)

At 31 Dec 2023

                           (1,795)

                             (247)

                                    (17)

                         (2,059)






ECL coverage %

           28.5    

        5.0         

        1.9         

           17.0    

1   Amounts represent gross carrying amount.

2   Amounts represent nominal amount for guarantees and other contingent liabilities.

 



 

Mainland China commercial real estate (continued)


Hong Kong

Mainland China

Rest of the Group

Total


(audited)1

(audited)2

(unaudited)1

(unaudited)2


$m

$m

$m

$m

Loans and advances to customers2

                                9,129 

                            5,752 

                                   860 

                         15,741 

Guarantees issued and others3

                                   249 

                               755 

                                      18

                            1,022 

Total mainland China commercial real estate exposure at 31 Dec 2022

                                9,378 

                            6,507 

                                   878 

                         16,763 






Distribution of mainland China commercial real estate exposure by credit quality





Strong

                                1,425 

                            2,118 

                                   220 

                            3,763 

Good

                                   697 

                            1,087 

                                   370 

                            2,154 

Satisfactory

                                1,269 

                            2,248 

                                      77

                            3,594 

Sub-standard

                                2,887 

                               779 

                                   193 

                            3,859 

Credit impaired

                                3,100 

                               275 

                                      18

                            3,393 

At 31 Dec 2022

                                9,378 

                            6,507 

                                   878 

                         16,763 






Allowance for ECL by credit quality





Strong

                                       - 

                                   (5)

                                       - 

                                   (5)

Good

                                       - 

                                   (8)

                                       (1)

                                   (9)

Satisfactory

                                    (20)

                                (81)

                                       - 

                              (101)

Sub-standard

                                  (458)

                                (42)

                                       (3)

                              (503)

Credit impaired

                              (1,268)

                              (105)

                                       - 

                          (1,373)

At 31 Dec 2022

                              (1,746)

                              (241)

                                       (4)

                          (1,991)






Allowance for ECL by stage distribution





Stage 1

                                       (1)

                                   (9)

                                       (1)

                                (11)

Stage 2

                                  (477)

                              (127)

                                       (3)

                              (607)

Stage 3

                              (1,268)

                              (105)

                                       - 

                          (1,373)

At 31 Dec 2022

                              (1,746)

                              (241)

                                       (4)

                          (1,991)






ECL coverage %

           18.6    

        3.7         

        0.5         

           11.9    

1   Disclosures in respect of mainland China commercial real estate exposures in Hong Kong and mainland China form part of the scope of the audit of the Group's Annual Report and Accounts 2022. Amounts disclosed for mainland China commercial real estate exposures elsewhere in the Group have not been audited but are provided for completeness.

2   Amounts represent gross carrying amount.

3   Amounts represent nominal amount for guarantees and other contingent liabilities.

(Unaudited)


Commercial real estate financing refers to lending that focuses on commercial development and investment in real estate and covers commercial, residential and industrial assets. The exposures in the table are related to companies whose primary activities are focused on these activities. Lending is generally focused on tier 1 and 2 cities. The table also includes financing provided to a corporate or financial entity for the purchase or financing of a property that supports the overall operations of the business. Such exposures are outside of our normal definition of commercial real estate, as applied elsewhere in this report, but are provided here for a more comprehensive view of our mainland China property exposure.

The table above shows 59% ($7.1bn) of total exposure with a credit quality of 'satisfactory' or above, which was slightly higher in proportion compared with 31 December 2022 (57%, $9.5bn). Total 'credit impaired' exposures increased to 26% ($3.2bn) (31 December 2022: 20%, $3.4bn), reflecting sustained stress in the China commercial real estate market, including weakness in both property market fundamentals and financing conditions for borrowers operating in this sector.

Allowances for ECL are substantially against unsecured exposures. For secured exposures, allowances for ECL are minimal, reflecting the nature and value of the security held.

Facilities booked in Hong Kong continued to represent the largest proportion of mainland China commercial real estate exposures, although total exposures reduced to $6.3bn, down $3.1bn since 31 December 2022, as a result of de-risking measures, repayments


and write-offs. This portfolio remains relatively higher risk, with 33% (31 December 2022: 36%) of exposure booked with a credit quality of 'satisfactory' or above and 47% 'credit impaired' (31 December 2022: 33%).

At 31 December 2023, the Group had allowances for ECL of $1.8bn (31 December 2022: $1.7bn) held against mainland China commercial real estate exposures booked in Hong Kong. ECL coverage increased to 28.5% (31 December 2022: 18.6%), reflecting a further credit deterioration during the year.

Approximately half of the unimpaired exposure in the Hong Kong portfolio is lending to state-owned enterprises and relatively strong private-owned enterprises. This is reflected in the relatively low allowance for ECL in this part of the portfolio.

Market conditions are likely to remain subdued with a protracted recovery as sentiment and domestic residential demand remain weak, with ongoing refinancing and liquidity risk for corporates operating in this market. The divergence between privately-owned enterprises and state-owned enterprises is likely to continue, with state-owned enterprises achieving above-market sales performance, and benefiting from market share gains and better access to funding.

The Group has additional exposures to mainland China commercial real estate as a result of lending to multinational corporates booked outside of mainland China, which is not incorporated in the table above.


Collateral and other credit enhancements

(Audited)


Although collateral can be an important mitigant of credit risk, it is the Group's practice to lend on the basis of the customer's ability to meet their obligations out of cash flow resources rather than placing primary reliance on collateral and other credit risk enhancements. Depending on the customer's standing and the type of product, facilities may be provided without any collateral or other credit enhancements. For other lending, a charge over collateral is obtained and considered in determining the credit decision and pricing. In the event of default, the Group may utilise the collateral as a source of repayment.

Depending on its form, collateral can have a significant financial effect in mitigating our exposure to credit risk. Where there is sufficient collateral, an expected credit loss is not recognised. This is the case for reverse repurchase agreements and for certain loans and advances to customers where the loan to value ('LTV') is very low.

Mitigants may include a charge on borrowers' specific assets, such as real estate or financial instruments. Other credit risk mitigants include short positions in securities and financial assets held as part of linked insurance/investment contracts where the risk is predominantly borne by the policyholder. Additionally, risk may be managed by employing other types of collateral and credit risk enhancements, such as second charges, other liens and unsupported guarantees. Guarantees are normally taken from corporates and export credit agencies. Corporates would normally provide guarantees as part of a parent/subsidiary relationship and span a number of credit grades. The export credit agencies will normally be investment grade.

Certain credit mitigants are used strategically in portfolio management activities. While single name concentrations arise in portfolios managed by Global Banking and Corporate Banking, it is only in Global Banking that their size requires the use of portfolio level credit mitigants. Across Global Banking, risk limits and utilisations, maturity profiles and risk quality are monitored and managed proactively. This process is key to the setting of risk appetite for these larger, more complex, geographically distributed customer groups. While the principal form of risk management continues to be at the point of exposure origination, through the lending decision-making process, Global Banking also utilises loan sales and credit default swap ('CDS') hedges to manage concentrations and reduce risk.

These transactions are the responsibility of a dedicated Global Banking portfolio management team. Hedging activity is carried out within agreed credit parameters, and is subject to market risk limits and a robust governance structure. Where applicable, CDSs are entered into directly with a central clearing house counterparty. Otherwise, the Group's exposure to CDS protection providers is diversified among mainly banking counterparties with strong credit ratings.

CDS mitigants are held at portfolio level and are not included in the expected credit loss calculations. CDS mitigants are not reported in the following tables.

 


Collateral on loans and advances

Collateral held is analysed separately for commercial real estate and for other corporate, commercial and financial (non-bank) lending. The following tables include off-balance sheet loan commitments, primarily undrawn credit lines.

The collateral measured in the following tables consists of fixed first charges on real estate, and charges over cash and marketable financial instruments. The values in the tables represent the expected market value on an open market basis. No adjustment has been made to the collateral for any expected costs of recovery. Marketable securities are measured at their fair value.

Other types of collateral such as unsupported guarantees and floating charges over the assets of a customer's business are not measured in the following tables. While such mitigants have value, often providing rights in insolvency, their assignable value is not sufficiently certain and they are therefore assigned no value for disclosure purposes.

The LTV ratios presented are calculated by directly associating loans and advances with the collateral that individually and uniquely supports each facility. When collateral assets are shared by multiple loans and advances, whether specifically or, more generally, by way of an all monies charge, the collateral value is pro-rated across the loans and advances protected by the collateral.

For credit-impaired loans, the collateral values cannot be directly compared with impairment allowances recognised. The LTV figures use open market values with no adjustments. Impairment allowances are calculated on a different basis, by considering other cash flows and adjusting collateral values for costs of realising collateral as explained further on page 348.

Commercial real estate loans and advances

The value of commercial real estate collateral is determined by using a combination of external and internal valuations and physical inspections. For commercial real estate, where the facility exceeds regulatory threshold requirements, Group policy requires an independent review of the valuation at least every three years, or more frequently as the need arises.

In Hong Kong, market practice is typically for lending to major property companies to be either secured by guarantees or unsecured. In Europe, facilities of a working capital nature are generally not secured by a first fixed charge, and are therefore disclosed as not collateralised.

 


Wholesale lending - commercial real estate loans and advances to customers including loan commitments by level of collateral for key

countries/territories (by stage)

(Audited)


Gross carrying/nominal amount

ECL coverage


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

%

%

%

%

%

Not collateralised

       36,754 

         5,128 

         2,543 

                - 

       44,425 

        0.1         

        3.9         

           72.4    

      -             

        4.7         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

       46,212 

       15,177 

         1,963 

                - 

       63,352 

        0.1         

        2.5         

           12.0    

      -             

        1.0         

-  less than 50%

       24,391 

         7,413 

             574 

                - 

       32,378 

        0.1         

        1.9         

           13.1    

      -             

        0.7         

-  51% to 75%

       16,086 

         5,240 

             657 

                - 

       21,983 

        0.1         

        3.1         

        9.3         

      -             

        1.1         

-  76% to 90%

         3,140 

         1,437 

             454 

                - 

         5,031 

        0.1         

        3.5         

           11.8    

      -             

        2.1         

-  91% to 100%

         2,595 

         1,087 

             278 

                - 

         3,960 

        0.2         

        2.3         

           16.6    

      -             

        1.9         

Partially collateralised (A):  LTV > 100%

         7,075 

         1,487 

             156 

                50 

         8,768 

        0.1         

        1.8         

           30.2    

           14.5    

        1.0         

-  collateral value on A

         4,004 

         1,061 

             115 

                26 

         5,206 






Total at 31 Dec 2023

       90,041 

       21,792 

         4,662 

                50 

    116,545 

        0.1         

        2.8         

           45.6    

           14.5    

        2.4         

of which: UK











Not collateralised

         4,644 

         1,288 

                97 

                - 

         6,029 

        0.4         

        2.0         

           12.4    

      -             

        0.9         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

         9,762 

         2,512 

             295 

                - 

       12,569 

        0.1         

        1.3         

           13.9    

      -             

        0.7         

-  less than 50%

         3,514 

             507 

                51 

                - 

         4,072 

        0.1         

        1.9         

           21.6    

      -             

        0.6         

-  51% to 75%

         4,826 

         1,418 

             103 

                - 

         6,347 

        0.1         

        1.1         

           16.4    

      -             

        0.6         

-  76% to 90%

             749 

             292 

                80 

                - 

         1,121 

        0.1         

        1.3         

           14.9    

      -             

        1.5         

-  91% to 100%

             673 

             295 

                61 

                - 

         1,029 

        0.1         

        1.6         

        1.9         

      -             

        0.6         

Partially collateralised (B):  LTV > 100%

         1,580 

             239 

                82 

                35 

         1,936 

        0.1         

        1.1         

           34.2    

           20.7    

        2.0         

-  collateral value on B

             524 

             171 

                62 

                17 

             774 






Total UK at 31 Dec 2023

       15,986 

         4,039 

             474 

                35 

       20,534 

        0.2         

        1.5         

           17.1    

           20.7    

        0.9         

of which: Hong Kong











Not collateralised

       16,889 

         2,323 

         2,215 

                - 

       21,427 

      -             

        6.5         

           78.7    

      -             

        8.8         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

       20,783 

         8,447 

             989 

                - 

       30,219 

      -             

        2.1         

        5.0         

      -             

        0.8         

-  less than 50%

       15,425 

         5,604 

             294 

                - 

       21,323 

      -             

        1.5         

        1.4         

      -             

        0.5         

-  51% to 75%

         4,102 

         2,140 

             312 

                - 

         6,554 

        0.1         

        3.8         

        2.1         

      -             

        1.4         

-  76% to 90%

             657 

             619 

             315 

                - 

         1,591 

        0.1         

        1.8         

        8.0         

      -             

        2.3         

-  91% to 100%

             599 

                84 

                68 

                - 

             751 

      -             

        0.1         

           20.5    

      -             

        1.9         

Partially collateralised (C):  LTV > 100%

         1,770 

             616 

                52 

                15 

         2,453 

      -             

        0.8         

           24.5    

      -             

        0.7         

-  collateral value on C

         1,569 

             535 

                39 

                  8 

         2,151 






Total Hong Kong at 31 Dec 2023

       39,442 

       11,386 

         3,256 

                15 

       54,099 

      -             

        2.9         

           55.5    

      -             

        4.0         












Not collateralised

       43,987 

         9,779 

         2,612 

                - 

       56,378 

        0.1         

        5.7         

           53.7    

      -             

        3.6         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

       54,003 

       17,619 

         1,617 

                - 

       73,239 

        0.1         

        1.8         

           10.9    

      -             

        0.7         

-  less than 50%

       29,635 

         6,523 

             544 

                - 

       36,702 

        0.1         

        1.9         

           16.5    

      -             

        0.7         

-  51% to 75%

       18,664 

         8,312 

             594 

                - 

       27,570 

        0.1         

        1.3         

        4.4         

      -             

        0.5         

-  76% to 90%

         3,220 

             911 

             315 

                - 

         4,446 

        0.1         

        2.1         

        4.1         

      -             

        0.8         

-  91% to 100%

         2,484 

         1,873 

             164 

                - 

         4,521 

        0.2         

        3.5         

           28.7    

      -             

        2.6         

Partially collateralised (A):  LTV > 100%

         4,965 

         1,924 

             513 

                19 

         7,421 

        0.1         

        2.2         

           54.2    

      -             

        4.4         

-  collateral value on A

         2,804 

         1,192 

             293 

                  8 

         4,297 






Total at 31 Dec 20221

    102,955 

       29,322 

         4,742 

                19 

    137,038 

        0.1         

        3.1         

           39.1    

      -             

        2.1         

of which: UK











Not collateralised

         5,960 

         2,511 

             295 

                - 

         8,766 

        0.3         

        1.5         

           35.3    

      -             

        1.8         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

       10,293 

         2,025 

             372 

                - 

       12,690 

        0.1         

        0.9         

        6.5         

      -             

        0.4         

-  less than 50%

         2,900 

             664 

                53 

                - 

         3,617 

        0.2         

        0.9         

        3.8         

      -             

        0.4         

-  51% to 75%

         6,361 

         1,197 

             291 

                - 

         7,849 

        0.1         

        0.9         

        2.1         

      -             

        0.3         

-  76% to 90%

             556 

             140 

                11 

                - 

             707 

        0.2         

        1.4         

           18.2    

      -             

        0.7         

-  91% to 100%

             476 

                24 

                17 

                - 

             517 

        0.2         

        0.4         

           76.5    

      -             

        2.8         

Partially collateralised (B):  LTV > 100%

         1,920 

             179 

             176 

                - 

         2,275 

        0.2         

        1.1         

           68.8    

      -             

        5.5         

-  collateral value on B

         1,113 

             144 

                72 

                - 

         1,329 






Total UK at 31 Dec 2022

       18,173 

         4,715 

             843 

                - 

       23,731 

        0.2         

        1.3         

           29.5    

      -             

        1.5         

of which: Hong Kong











Not collateralised

       20,263 

         4,648 

         2,123 

                - 

       27,034 

      -             

           10.6    

           56.9    

      -             

        6.3         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

       27,892 

         7,457 

             864 

                - 

       36,213 

      -             

        1.1         

        5.2         

      -             

        0.4         

-  less than 50%

       21,185 

         3,539 

             318 

                - 

       25,042 

      -             

        1.4         

        2.2         

      -             

        0.3         

-  51% to 75%

         5,365 

         3,536 

             205 

                - 

         9,106 

        0.1         

        1.0         

        3.4         

      -             

        0.5         

-  76% to 90%

             995 

             134 

             264 

                - 

         1,393 

      -             

        0.1         

        1.9         

      -             

        0.4         

-  91% to 100%

             347 

             248 

                77 

                - 

             672 

      -             

        0.2         

           32.5    

      -             

        3.9         

Partially collateralised (C):  LTV > 100%

             804 

             390 

                73 

                19 

         1,286 

      -             

        2.8         

           61.6    

      -             

        4.4         

-  collateral value on C

             584 

             249 

                39 

                  8 

             880 






Total Hong Kong at 31 Dec 2022

       48,959 

       12,495 

         3,060 

                19 

       64,533 

      -             

        4.7         

           42.5    

      -             

        2.9         

1   During 1Q23, we aligned the classification of commercial real estate across the Group and re-presented commercial real estate exposure in HSBC North America Holdings Inc. at 31 December 2022 as $5.3bn, which had a corresponding ECL charge of $0.1bn.


Other corporate, commercial and financial (non-bank) loans and advances


Other corporate, commercial and financial (non-bank) loans are analysed separately in the following table, which focuses on the countries/territories containing the majority of our loans and advances balances. For financing activities in other corporate and commercial lending, collateral value is not strongly correlated to principal repayment performance.

Collateral values are generally refreshed when an obligor's general credit performance deteriorates and we have to assess the likely performance of secondary sources of repayment should it prove necessary to rely on them.


Wholesale lending - other corporate, commercial and financial (non-bank) loans and advances including loan commitments by level

of collateral for key countries/territories (by stage)

(Audited)


Gross carrying/nominal amount

ECL coverage


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

POCI

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

%

%

%

%

%

Not collateralised

       672,142 

         76,261 

            7,702 

                  8 

       756,113 

        0.1       

        0.9       

           40.0          

        6.8         

        0.6         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

       113,339 

         19,747 

            2,629 

                23 

       135,738 

        0.1       

        1.4       

           10.7          

           89.8    

        0.5         

-  less than 50%

                - 

        0.1       

        1.5       

           11.8          

      -             

        0.5         

-  51% to 75%

                - 

        0.1       

        1.3       

        6.4       

      -             

        0.6         

-  76% to 90%

                23 

        0.1       

        1.6       

           10.3          

           90.6    

        0.9         

-  91% to 100%

         36,181 

            1,925 

                153 

                - 

         38,259 

      -     

        1.1       

           27.6          

      -             

        0.2         

Partially collateralised (A):  LTV > 100%

         53,686 

            9,019 

            2,233 

                  3 

         64,941 

        0.1       

        0.7       

           32.2          

           38.4    

        1.3         

-  collateral value on A

         24,505 

            4,266 

                993 

                  1 

         29,765 






Total at 31 Dec 2023

       839,167 

       105,027 

         12,564 

                34 

       956,792 

        0.1       

        1.0       

           32.5          

           67.1    

        0.6         

of which: UK











Not collateralised

       117,824 

         20,401 

            3,423 

                - 

       141,648 

        0.2       

        1.9       

           23.2          

      -             

        1.0         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

         22,217 

            5,912 

            1,162 

                - 

         29,291 

        0.1       

        1.7       

        3.7       

      -             

        0.6         

-  less than 50%

                - 

        0.1       

        1.2       

        1.3       

      -             

        0.5         

-  51% to 75%

                - 

        0.1       

        1.7       

        3.6       

      -             

        0.7         

-  76% to 90%

                - 

        0.2       

        2.5       

           15.8          

      -             

        1.3         

-  91% to 100%

            5,610 

                471 

                  21 

                - 

            6,102 

        0.1       

        2.1       

           14.5          

      -             

        0.3         

Partially collateralised (B):  LTV > 100%

            6,335 

            1,732 

                299 

                - 

            8,366 

        0.2       

        1.8       

           18.4          

      -             

        1.2         

-  collateral value on B

            3,508 

            1,080 

                175 

                - 

            4,763 






Total UK at 31 Dec 2023

       146,376 

         28,045 

            4,884 

                - 

       179,305 

        0.2       

        1.8       

           18.3          

      -             

        0.9         

of which: Hong Kong





                   - 






Not collateralised

       114,025 

            7,523 

                906 

                - 

       122,454 

      -     

        0.4       

           57.5          

      -             

        0.5         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

         32,857 

            8,918 

                877 

                22 

         42,674 

        0.1       

        1.3       

        6.6       

           94.7    

        0.5         

-  less than 50%

                - 

        0.1       

        1.4       

           11.8          

      -             

        0.4         

-  51% to 75%

                - 

        0.1       

        1.2       

        3.1       

      -             

        0.5         

-  76% to 90%

                22 

        0.1       

        1.8       

        2.0       

           94.7    

        0.9         

-  91% to 100%

            2,976 

                642 

                  58 

                - 

            3,676 

      -     

        0.4       

           27.0          

      -             

        0.5         

Partially collateralised (C):  LTV > 100%

         16,152 

            2,887 

                704 

                - 

         19,743 

      -     

        0.6       

           30.2          

      -             

        1.2         

-  collateral value on C

            6,619 

            1,306 

                318 

                - 

            8,243 






Total Hong Kong at 31 Dec 2023

       163,034 

         19,328 

            2,487 

                22 

       184,871 

        0.1       

        0.8       

           31.8          

           94.7    

        0.6         












Not collateralised

       632,889 

         79,009 

            8,278 

                64 

       720,240 

        0.1       

        1.1       

           38.4          

           18.8    

        0.6         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

         94,789 

         27,422 

            1,948 

                24 

       124,183 

        0.1       

        1.1       

           13.7          

           91.7    

        0.5         

-  less than 50%

         36,747 

         10,643 

                678 

                - 

         48,068 

        0.1       

        1.1       

           18.6          

      -             

        0.6         

-  51% to 75%

         29,108 

         10,457 

                503 

                  1 

         40,069 

        0.1       

        1.2       

           11.3          

      -             

        0.5         

-  76% to 90%

            9,643 

            2,987 

                402 

                23 

         13,055 

        0.1       

        1.0       

        4.7       

           95.7    

        0.6         

-  91% to 100%

         19,291 

            3,335 

                365 

                - 

         22,991 

        0.1       

        0.8       

           17.5          

      -             

        0.4         

Partially collateralised (A):  LTV > 100%

         54,794 

         12,830 

            2,120 

                22 

         69,766 

        0.1       

        0.9       

           37.3          

           18.2    

        1.4         

-  collateral value on A

         27,775 

            6,289 

            1,133 

                16 

         35,213 

      -     

      -     

      -     

      -             

      -             

Total at 31 Dec 2022

       782,472 

       119,261 

         12,346 

             110 

       914,189 

        0.1       

        1.0       

           34.3          

           34.6    

        0.7         

of which: UK











Not collateralised

       105,126 

         16,886 

            3,783 

                28 

       125,823 

        0.1       

        2.2       

           17.8          

        3.6         

        0.9         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

         21,192 

            6,511 

                699 

                - 

         28,402 

        0.1       

        1.3       

        4.6       

      -             

        0.5         

-  less than 50%

            6,928 

            2,872 

                175 

                - 

            9,975 

        0.1       

        1.0       

        3.4       

      -             

        0.5         

-  51% to 75%

            7,611 

            2,656 

                336 

                - 

         10,603 

        0.1       

        1.5       

        6.5       

      -             

        0.6         

-  76% to 90%

            1,889 

                578 

                102 

                - 

            2,569 

        0.1       

        1.9       

        1.0       

      -             

        0.5         

-  91% to 100%

            4,764 

                405 

                  86 

                - 

            5,255 

      -     

        1.2       

        3.5       

      -             

        0.2         

Partially collateralised (B):  LTV > 100%

            6,480 

            2,288 

                308 

                - 

            9,076 

        0.1       

        1.2       

           25.6          

      -             

        1.2         

-  collateral value on B

            3,470 

            1,197 

                158 

                - 

            4,825 

      -     

      -     

      -     

      -             


Total UK at 31 Dec 2022

       132,798 

         25,685 

            4,790 

                28 

       163,301 

        0.1       

        1.9       

           16.4          

        3.6         

        0.9         

of which: Hong Kong











Not collateralised

       109,919 

            9,901 

                939 

                - 

       120,759 

      -     

        0.7       

           56.0          

      -             

        0.5         

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

         38,083 

         12,693 

                665 

                24 

         51,465 

        0.1       

        1.0       

        3.8       

           91.7    

        0.4         

-  less than 50%

         15,695 

            4,577 

                175 

                - 

         20,447 

        0.1       

        0.9       

        1.7       

      -             

        0.3         

-  51% to 75%

         13,893 

            5,413 

                115 

                  1 

         19,422 

        0.1       

        1.2       

        7.8       

      -             

        0.5         

-  76% to 90%

            4,964 

            1,479 

                268 

                23 

            6,734 

        0.1       

        0.7       

        0.4       

           95.7    

        0.6         

-  91% to 100%

            3,531 

            1,224 

                107 

                - 

            4,862 

        0.1       

        0.3       

           10.3          

      -             

        0.3         

Partially collateralised (C):  LTV > 100%

         17,704 

            3,379 

                777 

                14 

         21,874 

        0.1       

        0.6       

           30.9          

      -             

        1.2         

-  collateral value on C

            7,737 

            1,524 

                397 

                13 

            9,671 

      -     

      -     

      -     

      -             


Total Hong Kong at 31 Dec 2022

       165,706 

         25,973 

            2,381 

                38 

       194,098 

        0.1       

        0.8       

           33.2          

           57.9    

        0.6         

 


Other credit risk exposures


In addition to collateralised lending, other credit enhancements are employed and methods used to mitigate credit risk arising from financial assets. These are summarised below:

-     Some securities issued by governments, banks and other financial institutions benefit from additional credit enhancements provided by government guarantees that cover the assets.

-     Debt securities issued by banks and financial institutions include asset-backed securities ('ABSs') and similar instruments, which are supported by underlying pools of financial assets. Credit risk associated with ABSs is reduced through the purchase of credit default swap ('CDS') protection.

-     Trading loans and advances mainly pledged against cash collateral are posted to satisfy margin requirements. There is limited credit risk on cash collateral posted since in the event of default of the counterparty this would be set off against the related liability. Reverse repos and stock borrowing are by their nature collateralised.

Collateral accepted as security that the Group is permitted to sell or repledge under these arrangements is described on page 390 of the financial statements.

 


The Group's maximum exposure to credit risk includes financial guarantees and similar contracts granted, as well as loan and other credit-related commitments. Depending on the terms of the arrangement, we may use additional credit mitigation if a guarantee is called upon or a loan commitment is drawn and subsequently defaults.

For further information on these arrangements, see Note 33 on the financial statements.

 

Derivatives

We participate in transactions exposing us to counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk is the risk of financial loss if the counterparty to a transaction defaults before satisfactorily settling it. It arises principally from over-the-counter ('OTC') derivatives and securities financing transactions and is calculated in both the trading and non-trading books. Transactions vary in value by reference to a market factor such as an interest rate, exchange rate or asset price.

The counterparty risk from derivative transactions is taken into account when reporting the fair value of derivative positions. The adjustment to the fair value is known as the credit valuation adjustment ('CVA').

For an analysis of CVAs, see Note 12 on the financial statements.


The following table reflects by risk type the fair values and gross notional contract amounts of derivatives cleared through an exchange, central counterparty or non-central counterparty.


 


Notional contract amounts and fair values of derivatives


2023

20221


Notional amount

Fair value

Notional amount

Fair value


Assets

Liabilities

Assets

Liabilities


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Total OTC derivatives

   24,551,539  

          337,066 

          343,098 

   23,649,591  

          421,324 

          423,909 

-  total OTC derivatives cleared by central counterparties

   11,130,785  

          116,520 

          118,796 

   11,360,730  

          149,193 

          154,167 

-  total OTC derivatives not cleared by central counterparties

   13,420,754  

          220,546 

          224,302 

   12,288,861  

          272,131 

          269,742 

Total exchange traded derivatives

      1,111,247  

               9,134 

               8,159 

      1,146,426 

               3,822 

               2,840 

Gross

   25,662,786  

          346,200 

          351,258 

   24,796,017  

          425,146 

          426,749 

Offset


       (116,486)

       (116,486)


        (140,987)

        (140,987)

At 31 Dec


          229,714 

          234,772 


          284,159 

          285,762 

1     From 1 January 2023, we adopted IFRS 17 'Insurance Contracts', which replaced IFRS 4 'Insurance Contracts'. We have restated 2022 comparative data.


The purposes for which HSBC uses derivatives are described in Note 15 on the financial statements.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association ('ISDA') master agreement is our preferred agreement for documenting derivatives activity. It is common, and our preferred practice, for the parties involved in a derivative transaction to execute a credit support annex ('CSA') in conjunction with the ISDA master agreement. Under a CSA, collateral is passed between the parties to mitigate the counterparty risk inherent in outstanding positions. The majority of our CSAs are with financial institutional clients.

We manage the counterparty exposure on our OTC derivative contracts by using collateral agreements with counterparties and netting agreements. Currently, we do not actively manage our general OTC derivative counterparty exposure in the credit markets, although we may manage individual exposures in certain circumstances.

We place strict policy restrictions on collateral types and as a consequence the types of collateral received and pledged are, by value, highly liquid and of a strong quality, being predominantly cash.

Where a collateral type is required to be approved outside the collateral policy, approval is required from a committee of senior representatives from Markets, Legal and Risk.

See Note 31 on the financial statements for details regarding legally enforceable right of offset in the event of counterparty default and collateral received in respect of derivatives.

 


Personal lending

This section presents further disclosures related to personal lending. It provides details of the major legal entities, countries and products that are driving the change observed in personal loans and advances to customers, with the impact of foreign exchange separately identified. Additionally, Hong Kong and UK mortgage book LTV data is provided.

This section also provides reconciliations of the opening 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 closing gross carrying/nominal amounts and associated allowance for ECL by product. Further product granularity is also provided by stage, with data for major legal entities presented for loans and advances to customers, loan and other credit-related commitments and financial guarantees.

At 31 December 2023, total personal lending for loans and advances to customers of $447.5bn increased by $32.6bn compared with 31 December 2022. This increase included favourable foreign exchange movements of $11.5bn. Excluding foreign exchange movements, the increase of $21.1bn was mainly driven by growth in the UK (up $6.6bn), in Hong Kong (up $5.8bn), in Mexico (up $2.3bn) and in Australia (up $1.4bn). Additionally, France increased by $7.8bn due to the retention of the home loan portfolio, which is no longer classified as assets held for sale.

The increase was partly offset by a $1.2bn decrease from the merger of our business in Oman and a $1.0bn decrease from the sale of our retail mortgage loan portfolio in New Zealand.



 

The allowance for ECL attributable to personal lending, excluding off-balance sheet loan commitments and guarantees, remained broadly stable at $2.9bn at 31 December 2023, as net releases were offset by adverse foreign exchange movements of $0.1bn.

Excluding foreign exchange movements and reclassifications to held for sale, mortgage lending balances increased by $15.5bn to $360.9bn at 31 December 2023, mainly in Hong Kong (up $5.9bn), in the UK (up $4.9bn), in Mexico (up $1.7bn), in the US (up $1.5bn) and in Australia (up $1.4bn). The allowance for ECL attributable to mortgages remained broadly stable at $0.6bn when compared with 31 December 2022.

Total personal lending gross carrying amounts in stage 2 decreased by $1.4bn compared with 31 December 2022. Excluding favourable foreign exchange movements of $2.3bn, the decrease of $3.7bn was driven by favourable economic conditions and the model updates for interest-only and offset mortgages at a portfolio level in the UK.

 


The quality of both our Hong Kong and UK mortgage books remained strong, with low levels of impairment allowances. The average LTV ratio on new mortgage lending in Hong Kong was 64%, compared with an estimated 60% for the overall mortgage portfolio. The average LTV ratio on new lending in the UK was 65%, compared with an estimated 53% for the overall mortgage portfolio.

Excluding foreign exchange movements and reclassifications to held for sale, other personal lending balances at 31 December 2023 increased by $7.8bn compared with 31 December 2022. This was mainly from the retained home loan portfolio in France (up $7.4bn), which is no longer classified as assets held for sale. In addition, our credit card portfolio in Mexico increased by $0.6bn.

The allowance for ECL, excluding foreign exchange movements, attributable to other personal lending of $2.3bn remained unchanged from 31 December 2022. The allowance for ECL attributable to credit cards decreased by $0.1bn, offset by adverse foreign exchange movements of $0.1bn in other personal lending.

 


Total personal lending for loans and advances to customers at amortised cost by stage distribution


Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

By portfolio









First lien residential mortgages

        320,410 

           38,287 

             2,212 

        360,909 

               (102)

               (200)

               (269)

               (571)

-  of which: interest-only (including offset)

           21,895 

             2,923 

                 139 

           24,957 

                    (4)

                  (27)

                  (31)

                  (62)

-  affordability (including US adjustable rate                    mortgages)

           14,380 

                 381 

                 291 

           15,052 

                    (3)

                    (1)

                  (10)

                  (14)

Other personal lending

           76,124 

             9,196 

             1,293 

           86,613 

               (477)

           (1,234)

               (585)

           (2,296)

-  second lien residential mortgages

                 317 

                    58 

                    21 

                 396 

                    - 

                    (3)

                    (5)

                    (8)

-  guaranteed loans in respect of residential property

             8,001 

                 502 

                    90 

             8,593 

                    (1)

                    (5)

                  (14)

                  (20)

-  other personal lending which is secured

           28,900 

                 424 

                 157 

           29,481 

                  (13)

                    (5)

                  (24)

                  (42)

-  credit cards

           19,909 

             4,419 

                 352 

           24,680 

               (236)

               (697)

               (203)

           (1,136)

-  other personal lending which is unsecured

           17,010 

             3,582 

                 659 

           21,251 

               (212)

               (505)

               (331)

           (1,048)

-  motor vehicle finance

             1,987 

                 211 

                    14 

             2,212 

                  (15)

                  (19)

                    (8)

                  (42)

At 31 Dec 2023

        396,534 

           47,483 

             3,505 

        447,522 

               (579)

           (1,434)

               (854)

           (2,867)

By legal entity









HSBC UK Bank plc

        146,354 

           35,190 

             1,218 

        182,762 

               (152)

               (490)

               (255)

               (897)

HSBC Bank plc

           14,598 

             1,747 

                 273 

           16,618 

                  (24)

                  (22)

                  (91)

               (137)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

        191,382 

             7,741 

                 948 

        200,071 

               (165)

               (402)

               (162)

               (729)

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

             3,335 

                 397 

                    47 

             3,779 

                  (19)

                  (33)

                  (36)

                  (88)

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

           18,096 

                 553 

                 364 

           19,013 

                    (5)

                  (14)

                  (16)

                  (35)

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

           12,717 

             1,740 

                 536 

           14,993 

               (197)

               (463)

               (273)

               (933)

Other trading entities

           10,052 

                 115 

                 119 

           10,286 

                  (17)

                  (10)

                  (21)

                  (48)

At 31 Dec 2023

        396,534 

           47,483 

             3,505 

        447,522 

               (579)

           (1,434)

               (854)

           (2,867)

 

Total personal lending for loans and other credit-related commitments and financial guarantees by stage distribution


Nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

HSBC UK Bank plc

           52,093 

                 734 

                    88 

           52,915 

                  (11)

                    - 

                    (2)

                  (13)

HSBC Bank plc

             1,630 

                    36 

                      4 

             1,670 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

        181,967 

             2,479 

                 223 

        184,669 

                    (3)

                    - 

                    - 

                    (3)

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

             1,978 

                      7 

                      1 

             1,986 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

             3,695 

                    72 

                      8 

             3,775 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

HSBC Bank Canada

             6,610 

                 113 

                    30 

             6,753 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

             4,308 

                    - 

                    - 

             4,308 

                    (8)

                    - 

                    - 

                    (8)

Other trading entities

             2,008 

                    31 

                      1 

             2,040 

                    (1)

                    - 

                    - 

                    (1)

At 31 Dec 2023

        254,289 

             3,472 

                 355 

        258,116 

                  (23)

                    - 

                    (2)

                  (25)



 

Total personal lending for loans and advances to customers at amortised cost by stage distribution (continued)


Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

By portfolio









First lien residential mortgages

        294,919 

           39,860 

              2,042 

        336,821 

                  (74)

                (231)

                (270)

                (575)

-  of which: interest-only (including offset)

           19,636 

              4,485 

                 169 

           24,290 

                     (3)

                  (46)

                  (41)

                  (90)

-  affordability (including US adjustable rate mortgages)

           14,773 

                 369 

                 240 

           15,382 

                     (5)

                     (3)

                     (4)

                  (12)

Other personal lending

           67,758 

              9,006 

              1,297 

           78,061 

                (487)

            (1,273)

                (535)

            (2,295)

-  second lien residential mortgages

                 353 

                    20

                       6

                 379 

                     (1)

                     (2)

                     (3)

                     (6)

-  guaranteed loans in respect of residential property

              1,121 

                 121 

                 125 

              1,367 

                     (1)

                     (3)

                  (30)

                  (34)

-  other personal lending which is secured

           31,306 

                 594 

                 206 

           32,106 

                  (15)

                  (10)

                  (30)

                  (55)

-  credit cards

           16,705 

              4,423 

                 260 

           21,388 

                (225)

                (776)

                (160)

            (1,161)

-  other personal lending which is unsecured

           16,512 

              3,681 

                 687 

           20,880 

                (234)

                (469)

                (305)

            (1,008)

-  motor vehicle finance

              1,761 

                 167 

                    13

              1,941 

                  (11)

                  (13)

                     (7)

                  (31)

At 31 Dec 2022

        362,677 

           48,866 

              3,339 

        414,882 

                (561)

            (1,504)

                (805)

            (2,870)

By legal entity









HSBC UK Bank plc

        128,590 

           37,394 

              1,012 

        166,996 

                (135)

                (688)

                (227)

            (1,050)

HSBC Bank plc

              6,377 

                 740 

                 127 

              7,244 

                  (10)

                  (18)

                  (38)

                  (66)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

        185,723 

              8,698 

              1,117 

        195,538 

                (138)

                (362)

                (187)

                (687)

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

              3,657 

                 184 

                    86

              3,927 

                  (26)

                  (37)

                  (52)

                (115)

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

           16,906 

                 375 

                 270 

           17,551 

                  (12)

                  (23)

                     (6)

                  (41)

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

              9,542 

              1,099 

                 377 

           11,018 

                (213)

                (331)

                (194)

                (738)

Other trading entities

           11,882 

                 376 

                 350 

           12,608 

                  (27)

                  (45)

                (101)

                (173)

At 31 Dec 2022

        362,677 

           48,866 

              3,339 

        414,882 

                (561)

            (1,504)

                (805)

            (2,870)

 

Total personal lending for loans and other credit-related commitments and financial guarantees by stage distribution (continued)


Nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

HSBC UK Bank plc

           50,535 

                 439 

                 104 

           51,078 

                  (11)

                     (1)

                     - 

                  (12)

HSBC Bank plc

              2,440 

                 131 

                       7

              2,578 

                     - 

                     - 

                     - 

                     - 

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

        170,104 

              2,916 

                 634 

        173,654 

                     (2)

                     - 

                     - 

                     (2)

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

              1,717 

                       8

                       1

              1,726 

                     (1)

                     - 

                     - 

                     (1)

HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

              3,914 

                    24

                    17

              3,955 

                     (1)

                     - 

                     - 

                     (1)

HSBC Bank Canada

              6,346 

                 115 

                    30

              6,491 

                     - 

                     - 

                     - 

                     - 

Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.

              3,198 

                     - 

                     - 

              3,198 

                     (9)

                     - 

                     - 

                     (9)

Other trading entities

              2,390 

                    64

                       7

              2,461 

                     (2)

                     - 

                     - 

                     (2)

At 31 Dec 2022

        240,644 

              3,697 

                 800 

        245,141 

                  (26)

                     (1)

                     - 

                  (27)

 

Exposure to UK interest-only mortgage loans


The following information is presented for HSBC branded interest-only mortgage loans. This excludes offset mortgages in first direct and private banking mortgages.

At the end of 2023, the average LTV ratio of the interest-only mortgage loans was 44% (2022: 41%), and 97% (2022: 99%) had an LTV ratio of 75% or less.

 


Of the interest-only mortgage loans that expired in 2021, 82% were repaid within 12 months of expiry with a total of 96% being repaid within 24 months of expiry. For those expiring during 2022, 92% were repaid within 12 months of expiry.

At 31 December 2023, interest-only mortgage loan exposures were $15.2bn (2022: $14.4bn) and the maturity profile was as follows:


UK interest-only mortgage loans


$m

Expired interest-only mortgage loans

                             141 

Interest-only mortgage loans by maturity


-  2024

                             141 

-  2025

                             242 

-  2026

                             315 

-  2027

                             436 

-  2028-2032

                         2,919 

-  post-2032

                      11,010 

At 31 Dec 2023

                      15,204 



 

UK interest-only mortgage loans (continued)


$m

Expired interest-only mortgage loans

                             134 

Interest-only mortgage loans by maturity


-  2023

                             219 

-  2024

                             215 

-  2025

                             300 

-  2026

                             383 

-  2027-2031

                         2,951 

-  post-2031

                      10,248 

At 31 Dec 2022

                      14,450 

 

Exposure to offset mortgage in first direct

The offset mortgage in first direct is a flexible way for our customers to take control of their finances. It works by grouping together the customer's mortgage, savings and current accounts to offset their credit and debit balances against their mortgage exposure. At 31 December 2023, exposures were worth a total $5.0bn with an average LTV ratio of 29% (2022: $5.5bn exposure and 32% LTV ratio).

Reconciliations of changes in personal lending gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to customers including loan commitments and financial guarantees

The following disclosure provides a reconciliation by stage of the Group's personal lending gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to customers, including loan commitments and financial guarantees.

In addition, three reconciliations by stage of the Group's gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for first lien mortgages, credit cards and other personal lending, including loan commitments and financial guarantees were added at 31 December 2023 following the adoption of the recommendations of the DECL Taskforce's third report.


Personal lending - reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to customers

including loan commitments and financial guarantees

(Audited)




Non-credit impaired

Credit impaired



Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total


Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

At 1 Jan 2023

        603,321 

                (587)

          52,563 

            (1,505)

            4,139 

                  (805)

       660,023 

              (2,897)

Transfers of financial instruments:

           (2,144)

                (619)

                   39 

              1,087 

            2,105 

                  (468)

                   - 

                       - 

-  transfers from stage 1 to stage 2

        (57,217)

                   270 

          57,217 

                (270)

                   - 

                       - 

                   -  

                       -  

-  transfers from stage 2 to stage 1

          55,307 

                (862)

        (55,307)

                  862 

                   - 

                       - 

                   - 

                       - 

-  transfers to stage 3

              (542)

                        3 

          (2,345)

                  614 

            2,887 

                  (617)

                   -  

                       - 

-  transfers from stage 3

                 308 

                   (30)

                474 

                (119)

              (782)

                    149 

                   - 

                       -  

Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage

                    - 

                   563 

                   - 

                (679)

                   - 

                     (79)

                   - 

                  (195)

Net new and further lending/repayments

          34,411 

                   (47)

          (4,713)

                  350 

          (1,169)

                    144 

          28,529 

                    447 

Change to risk parameters - credit quality

                    - 

                   104 

                   - 

                (641)

                   - 

                  (955)

                   - 

              (1,492)

Changes to models used for ECL calculation

                    - 

                   (13)

                   - 

                     21 

                   - 

                         7 

                   - 

                       15 

Assets written off

                    - 

                      - 

                   - 

                     - 

          (1,326)

                1,326 

          (1,326)

                1,326 

Foreign exchange and others1,2

          15,235 

                      (3)

            3,066 

                   (67)

                111 

                     (26)

          18,412 

                     (96)

At 31 Dec 2023

        650,823 

                (602)

          50,955 

            (1,434)

            3,860 

                  (856)

       705,638 

              (2,892)

ECL income statement change for the period


                   607 


                (949)


                  (883)


              (1,225)

Recoveries








                    226 

Others








                         8 

Total ECL income statement change for the period








                  (991)

1   Total includes $7.8bn of gross carrying loans and advances and a corresponding allowance for ECL of $11m, due to the retention of certain balances previously classified as assets held for sale of our retail banking operations in France. For further details, see Note 23 'Assets held for sale and liabilities of disposal groups held for sale' on page 401.

2   Total includes $2.0bn of gross carrying loans and advances to customers, which were classified to assets held for sale, and a corresponding allowance for ECL of $20m, reflecting business disposals, as disclosed in Note 23 'Assets held for sale and liabilities of disposal groups held for sale' on page 401.


As shown in the above table, the allowance for ECL for loans and advances to customers and relevant loan commitments and financial guarantees decreased by $5m during the period from $2,897m at 31 December 2022 to $2,892m at 31 December 2023.

 


This decrease was driven by:

-     $1,326m of assets written off;

-     $447m relating to volume movements, which included the allowance for ECL associated with new originations, assets derecognised and further lending/repayment; and

-     $15m of changes to models used for ECL calculation.



 

These were partly offset by:

-     $1,492m relating to underlying credit quality changes, including the credit quality impact of financial instruments transferring between stages;

-     $195m relating to the net remeasurement impact of stage transfers; and

-     foreign exchange and other movements of $96m.

The ECL charge for the period of $1,225m presented in the above table consisted of $1,492m relating to underlying credit quality changes, including the credit quality impact of financial instruments transferring between stages, and $195m relating to the net remeasurement impact of stage transfers. This was partly offset by $447m relating to underlying net book volume movements and $15m in changes to models used for the calculation of ECL.

During the period, there was a net transfer to stage 2 of $1,910m gross carrying/nominal amounts. This increase was mainly driven by $1,550m in Mexico, due to slight deterioration in the unsecured portfolio.


 

Personal lending - reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to customers

including loan commitments and financial guarantees

(Audited)


Non-credit impaired

Credit impaired



Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total


Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

At 1 Jan 2022

          695,627 

                   (692)

            18,161 

           (1,220)

             5,111 

           (1,226)

        718,899 

           (3,138)

Transfers of financial instruments:

           (40,836)

                   (496)

            39,489 

                 674 

             1,347 

               (178)

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 1 to stage 2

           (68,016)

                    268 

            68,016 

               (268)

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 2 to stage 1

            27,359 

                   (730)

          (27,359)

                 730 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers to stage 3

                 (561)

                          2

             (1,983)

                 361 

             2,544 

               (363)

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 3

                   382 

                     (36)

                  815 

               (149)

           (1,197)

                 185 

                    - 

                    - 

Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage

                      - 

                    495 

                      - 

               (579)

                    - 

                  (85)

                    - 

               (169)

Net new and further lending/repayments

            30,637 

                     (17)

                  459 

                 234 

               (146)

                    91

          30,950 

                 308 

Change to risk parameters - credit quality

                      - 

                       82

                      - 

               (676)

                    - 

               (823)

                    - 

           (1,417)

Changes to models used for ECL calculation

                      - 

                        (2)

                      - 

                  (95)

                    - 

                    13

                    - 

                  (84)

Assets written off

                      - 

                        - 

                      - 

                    - 

           (1,212)

             1,212 

           (1,212)

             1,212 

Foreign exchange and others1

           (82,107)

                       43

             (5,546)

                 157 

               (961)

                 191 

         (88,614)

                 391 

At 31 Dec 2022

          603,321 

                   (587)

            52,563 

           (1,505)

             4,139 

               (805)

        660,023 

           (2,897)

ECL income statement change for the period


                    558 


           (1,116)


               (804)


           (1,362)

Recoveries








                 283 

Others








                    (3)

Total ECL income statement change for the period








           (1,082)

1   Total includes $49.6bn of gross carrying loans and advances to customers, which were classified to assets held for sale, and a corresponding allowance for ECL of $221m, reflecting business disposals, as disclosed in Note 23 'Assets held for sale and liabilities of disposal groups held for sale' on page 401.


First lien residential mortgages - reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to customers including loan commitments and financial guarantees


Non-credit impaired

Credit impaired



Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total


Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

At 1 Jan 2023

        317,666 

                  (74)

           40,048 

               (231)

             2,230 

               (270)

        359,944 

               (575)

Transfers of financial instruments:

           (1,182)

               (109)

                 421 

                 138 

                 761 

                  (29)

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 1 to stage 2

         (41,207)

                    28 

           41,207 

                  (28)

                    - 

                    - 

                    -  

                    -  

-  transfers from stage 2 to stage 1

           40,164 

               (117)

         (40,164)

                 117 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers to stage 3

               (354)

                      1 

               (958)

                 100 

             1,312 

               (101)

                    -  

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 3

                 215 

                  (21)

                 336 

                  (51)

               (551)

                    72 

                    -  

                    - 

Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage

                    - 

                    72 

                    - 

                  (79)

                    - 

                  (67)

                    - 

                  (74)

Net new and further lending/repayments

           15,447 

                    (3)

           (3,939)

                    22 

               (751)

                 322 

           10,757 

                 341 

Change to risk parameters - credit quality

                    - 

                    16 

                    - 

                  (67)

                    - 

               (269)

                    - 

               (320)

Changes to models used for ECL calculation

                    - 

                    (2)

                    - 

                    28 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    26 

Assets written off

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                  (53)

                    53 

                  (53)

                    53 

Foreign exchange and others

             8,833 

                    (9)

             1,983 

                  (13)

                    71 

                    (4)

           10,887 

                  (26)

At 31 Dec 2023

        340,764 

               (109)

           38,513 

               (202)

             2,258 

               (264)

        381,535 

               (575)

ECL income statement change for the period


                    83 


                  (96)


                  (14)


                  (27)

Recoveries








                    10 

Others








                    13 

Total ECL income statement change for the period








                    (4)

 


Credit cards - reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to customers including loan commitments and financial guarantees


Non-credit impaired

Credit impaired



Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total


Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

At 1 Jan 2023

         140,519 

               (244)

              6,747 

               (777)

                  353 

               (160)

         147,619 

            (1,181)

Transfers of financial instruments:

                  199 

               (292)

               (848)

                  496 

                  649 

               (204)

                     - 

                     - 

-  transfers from stage 1 to stage 2

            (7,855)

                  102 

              7,855 

               (102)

                     - 

                     - 

                     - 

                    -  

-  transfers from stage 2 to stage 1

              8,124 

               (391)

            (8,124)

                  391 

                     - 

                     - 

                     - 

                     - 

-  transfers to stage 3

                  (82)

                       1 

               (621)

                  227 

                  703 

               (228)

                     - 

                     - 

-  transfers from stage 3

                    12 

                     (4)

                    42 

                  (20)

                  (54)

                    24 

                     - 

                    -  

Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage

                     - 

                  185 

                     - 

               (301)

                     - 

                     (5)

                     - 

               (121)

Net new and further lending/repayments

           13,206 

                    27 

                  621 

                  169 

                    12 

                  (41)

           13,839 

                  155 

Change to risk parameters - credit quality

                     - 

                    82 

                     - 

               (281)

                     - 

               (301)

                     - 

               (500)

Changes to models used for ECL calculation

                     - 

                     (9)

                     - 

                    15 

                     - 

                       1 

                     - 

                       7 

Assets written off

                     - 

                     - 

                     - 

                     - 

               (571)

                  571 

               (571)

                  571 

Foreign exchange and others

               (632)

                     (2)

                    27 

                  (19)

                       7 

                     (5)

               (598)

                  (26)

At 31 Dec 2023

         153,292 

               (253)

              6,547 

               (698)

                  450 

               (144)

         160,289 

            (1,095)

ECL income statement change for the period


                  285 


               (398)


               (346)


               (459)

Recoveries








                  108 

Others








               (200)

Total ECL income statement change for the period








               (551)

 


Other personal lending - reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to

customers including loan commitments and financial guarantees


Non-credit impaired

Credit impaired



Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total


Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL

Gross carrying/ nominal amount

Allowance for ECL


$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

At 1 Jan 2023

        145,136 

               (269)

             5,768 

               (497)

             1,556 

               (375)

        152,460 

           (1,141)

Transfers of financial instruments:

           (1,161)

               (218)

                 466 

                 453 

                 695 

               (235)

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 1 to stage 2

           (8,155)

                 140 

             8,155 

               (140)

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers from stage 2 to stage 1

             7,019 

               (354)

           (7,019)

                 354 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

-  transfers to stage 3

               (106)

                      1 

               (766)

                 287 

                 872 

               (288)

                    -  

                    -  

-  transfers from stage 3

                    81 

                    (5)

                    96 

                  (48)

               (177)

                    53 

                    - 

                    -  

Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage

                    - 

                 306 

                    - 

               (299)

                    - 

                    (7)

                    - 

                    -  

Net new and further lending/repayments

             5,758 

                  (71)

           (1,395)

                 159 

               (430)

               (137)

             3,933 

                  (49)

Change to risk parameters - credit quality

                    - 

                      6 

                    - 

               (293)

                    - 

               (385)

                    - 

               (672)

Changes to models used for ECL calculation

                    - 

                    (2)

                    - 

                  (22)

                    - 

                      6 

                    - 

                  (18)

Assets written off

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

                    - 

               (702)

                 702 

               (702)

                 702 

Foreign exchange and others1

             7,034 

                      8 

             1,056 

                  (35)

                    33 

                  (17)

             8,123 

                  (44)

At 31 Dec 2023

        156,767 

               (240)

             5,895 

               (534)

             1,152 

               (448)

        163,814 

           (1,222)

ECL income statement change for the period


                 239 


               (455)


               (523)


               (739)

Recoveries








                 108 

Others








                 195 

Total ECL income statement change for the period








               (436)

1   Total includes $7.2bn of gross carrying loans and advances and a corresponding allowance for ECL of $10m, due to the retention of certain balances previously classified as assets held for sale of our retail banking operations in France. For further details, see Note 23 'Assets held for sale and liabilities of disposal groups held for sale' on page 401.


Personal lending - credit risk profile by internal PD band for loans and advances to customers at amortised cost



Gross carrying amount

Allowance for ECL



PD range1

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

ECL coverage


%

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

%

First lien residential mortgages2


      320,410 

        38,287 

           2,212 

      360,909 

            (102)

            (200)

            (269)

            (571)

        0.2         

-  Band 1

0.000 to 0.250

      229,188 

           3,174 

                  - 

      232,362 

               (16)

               (14)

                  - 

               (30)

      -             

-  Band 2

0.251 to 0.500

        54,891 

        12,266 

                  - 

        67,157 

               (11)

               (17)

                  - 

               (28)

      -             

-  Band 3

0.501 to 1.500

        28,159 

        16,140 

                  - 

        44,299 

               (22)

               (49)

                  - 

               (71)

        0.2         

-  Band 4

1.501 to 5.000

           7,451 

           4,559 

                  - 

        12,010 

               (52)

               (30)

                  - 

               (82)

        0.7         

-  Band 5

5.001 to 20.000

               599 

           1,097 

                  - 

           1,696 

                 -  

               (11)

                  - 

               (11)

        0.6         

-  Band 6

20.001 to 99.999

               122 

           1,051 

                  - 

           1,173 

                  (1)

               (79)

                  - 

               (80)

        6.8         

-  Band 7

100.000

                  - 

                  - 

           2,212 

           2,212 

                  - 

                  - 

            (269)

            (269)

           12.2    

Credit cards


        19,909 

           4,419 

               352 

        24,680 

            (236)

            (697)

            (203)

         (1,136)

        4.6         

-  Band 1

0.000 to 0.250

           9,490 

                    1 

                  - 

           9,491 

               (32)

                 -  

                 -  

               (32)

        0.3         

-  Band 2

0.251 to 0.500

           2,481 

                    6 

                  - 

           2,487 

               (21)

                  (1)

                  - 

               (22)

        0.9         

-  Band 3

0.501 to 1.500

           4,799 

               294 

                  - 

           5,093 

               (56)

               (17)

                  - 

               (73)

        1.4         

-  Band 4

1.501 to 5.000

           2,787 

           2,291 

                  - 

           5,078 

               (93)

            (158)

                  - 

            (251)

        4.9         

-  Band 5

5.001 to 20.000

               352 

           1,374 

                  - 

           1,726 

               (34)

            (258)

                  - 

            (292)

           16.9    

-  Band 6

20.001 to 99.999

                  - 

               453 

                  - 

               453 

                 -  

            (263)

                  - 

            (263)

           58.1    

-  Band 7

100.000

                  - 

                  - 

               352 

               352 

                  - 

                  - 

            (203)

            (203)

           57.7    

Other personal lending (excluding credit cards)


        56,215 

           4,777 

               941 

        61,933 

            (241)

            (537)

            (382)

         (1,160)

        1.9         

-  Band 1

0.000 to 0.250

        28,115 

                 30 

                  - 

        28,145 

               (34)

                  (1)

                 -  

               (35)

        0.1         

-  Band 2

0.251 to 0.500

           6,634 

               286 

                  - 

           6,920 

               (11)

                  (1)

                  - 

               (12)

        0.2         

-  Band 3

0.501 to 1.500

        12,935 

               329 

                  - 

        13,264 

               (61)

                  (9)

                  - 

               (70)

        0.5         

-  Band 4

1.501 to 5.000

           7,215 

           1,447 

                  - 

           8,662 

               (79)

               (46)

                  - 

            (125)

        1.4         

-  Band 5

5.001 to 20.000

           1,137 

           2,005 

                  - 

           3,142 

               (55)

            (199)

                  - 

            (254)

        8.1         

-  Band 6

20.001 to 99.999

               179 

               680 

                  - 

               859 

                  (1)

            (281)

                  - 

            (282)

           32.8    

-  Band 7

100.000

                  - 

                  - 

               941 

               941 

                  - 

                  - 

            (382)

            (382)

           40.6    

At 31 Dec 2023


      396,534 

        47,483 

           3,505 

      447,522 

            (579)

         (1,434)

            (854)

         (2,867)

        0.6         

 

First lien residential mortgages2


      294,919 

        39,860 

           2,042 

      336,821 

                (74)

             (231)

             (270)

             (575)

        0.2         

-  Band 1

0.000 to 0.250

      247,330 

        21,220 

                  - 

      268,550 

                (13)

                  (4)

                  - 

                (17)

      -             

-  Band 2

0.251 to 0.500

        19,615 

           7,900 

                  - 

        27,515 

                  (4)

                  (3)

                  - 

                  (7)

      -             

-  Band 3

0.501 to 1.500

        21,323 

           5,691 

                  - 

        27,014 

                (18)

                  (7)

                  - 

                (25)

        0.1         

-  Band 4

1.501 to 5.000

           6,594 

           2,694 

                  - 

           9,288 

                (39)

                (24)

                  - 

                (63)

        0.7         

-  Band 5

5.001 to 20.000

                  34

           1,024 

                  - 

           1,058 

                  - 

                (40)

                  - 

                (40)

        3.8         

-  Band 6

20.001 to 99.999

                  23

           1,331 

                  - 

           1,354 

                  - 

             (153)

                  - 

             (153)

           11.3    

-  Band 7

100.000

                  - 

                  - 

           2,042 

           2,042 

                  - 

                  - 

             (270)

             (270)

           13.2    

Other personal lending


        67,758 

           9,006 

           1,297 

        78,061 

             (487)

         (1,273)

             (535)

         (2,295)

        2.9         

-  Band 1

0.000 to 0.250

        30,150 

               153 

                  - 

        30,303 

                (54)

                (13)

                  - 

                (67)

        0.2         

-  Band 2

0.251 to 0.500

           7,219 

               251 

                  - 

           7,470 

                (26)

                  (1)

                  - 

                (27)

        0.4         

-  Band 3

0.501 to 1.500

        17,077 

           1,499 

                  - 

        18,576 

                (82)

                (44)

                  - 

             (126)

        0.7         

-  Band 4

1.501 to 5.000

        10,344 

           2,036 

                  - 

        12,380 

             (170)

             (103)

                  - 

             (273)

        2.2         

-  Band 5

5.001 to 20.000

           2,501 

           3,692 

                  - 

           6,193 

             (154)

             (520)

                  - 

             (674)

           10.9    

-  Band 6

20.001 to 99.999

               467 

           1,375 

                  - 

           1,842 

                  (1)

             (592)

                  - 

             (593)

           32.2    

-  Band 7

100.000

                  - 

                  - 

           1,297 

           1,297 

                  - 

                  - 

             (535)

             (535)

           41.2    

At 31 Dec 2022


      362,677 

        48,866 

           3,339 

      414,882 

             (561)

         (1,504)

             (805)

         (2,870)

        0.7         

1   12-month point in time adjusted for multiple economic scenarios.

2   PD bands do not consider the impact of any management judgemental adjustments on stage or allowances for ECL including the impact of new models not yet formally implemented. For a list of management judgemental adjustments see page 163.


Personal lending - credit risk profile by internal PD band for loan and other credit-related commitments and financial guarantees



Nominal amount

Allowance for ECL



PD range1

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

ECL coverage


%

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

%

Loan and other credit-related commitments


      253,183 

           3,459 

               355 

      256,997 

               (23)

                  - 

                  (2)

               (25)

      -             

-  Band 1

0.000 to 0.250

      196,201 

               114 

                 -  

      196,315 

               (15)

                 -  

                  - 

               (15)

      -             

-  Band 2

0.251 to 0.500

        17,861 

                 63 

                  - 

        17,924 

                  (1)

                 -  

                  - 

                  (1)

      -             

-  Band 3

0.501 to 1.500

        29,623 

           1,262 

                  - 

        30,885 

                  (1)

                 -  

                  - 

                  (1)

      -             

-  Band 4

1.501 to 5.000

           8,550 

           1,334 

                  - 

           9,884 

                  (4)

                 -  

                  - 

                  (4)

      -             

-  Band 5

5.001 to 20.000

               508 

               564 

                  - 

           1,072 

                  (2)

                 -  

                  - 

                  (2)

        0.2         

-  Band 6

20.001 to 99.999

               440 

               122 

                  - 

               562 

                 -  

                 -  

                 -  

                  - 

      -             

-  Band 7

100.000

                  - 

                  - 

               355 

               355 

                  - 

                 -  

                  (2)

                  (2)

        0.6         

Financial guarantees


           1,106 

                 13 

                  - 

           1,119 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

      -             

-  Band 1

0.000 to 0.250

               348 

                  - 

                  - 

               348 

                 -  

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

      -             

-  Band 2

0.251 to 0.500

               386 

                  - 

                  - 

               386 

                 -  

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

      -             

-  Band 3

0.501 to 1.500

               359 

                    1 

                  - 

               360 

                 -  

                 -  

                  - 

                  - 

      -             

-  Band 4

1.501 to 5.000

                    3 

                  - 

                  - 

                    3 

                 -  

                 -  

                  - 

                  - 

      -             

-  Band 5

5.001 to 20.000

                    2 

                 12 

                  - 

                 14 

                 -  

                 -  

                  - 

                  - 

      -             

-  Band 6

20.001 to 99.999

                    8 

                  - 

                  - 

                    8 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

      -             

-  Band 7

100.000

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                  - 

                 -  

                  - 

      -             

At 31 Dec 2023


      254,289 

           3,472 

               355 

      258,116 

               (23)

                  - 

                  (2)

               (25)

      -             

1     12-month point in time adjusted for multiple economic scenarios.


Collateral on loans and advances

(Audited)


The following table provides a quantification of the value of fixed charges we hold over specific assets where we have a history of enforcing, and are able to enforce, collateral in satisfying a debt in the event of the borrower failing to meet its contractual obligations, and where the collateral is cash or can be realised by sale in an


established market. The collateral valuation excludes any adjustments for obtaining and selling the collateral and, in particular, loans shown as not collateralised or partially collateralised may also benefit from other forms of credit mitigants.


Personal lending - residential mortgage loans including loan commitments by level of collateral for key countries/territories by stage

(Audited)


Gross carrying/nominal amount

ECL coverage


Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total


$m

$m

$m

$m

%

%

%

%

Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

                 331,279 

                    38,378 

                      2,129 

                 371,786 

      -             

        0.5         

           10.1    

        0.1         

-  less than 50%

                 140,992 

                    19,715 

                      1,165 

                 161,872 

                  - 

        0.3         

        7.1         

        0.1         

-  51% to 70%

                 113,043 

                    12,636 

                          568 

                 126,247 

      -             

        0.6         

           10.9    

        0.1         

-  71% to 80%

                    37,866 

                      4,111 

                          229 

                    42,206 

      -             

        0.9         

           15.2    

        0.2         

-  81% to 90%

                    23,278 

                      1,499 

                          109 

                    24,886 

      -             

        1.2         

           17.3    

        0.2         

-  91% to 100%

                    16,100 

                          417 

                             58 

                    16,575 

      -             

        1.6         

           28.9    

        0.2         

Partially collateralised (A): LTV > 100%

                      9,529 

                          136 

                          129 

                      9,794 

-

        3.4         

           42.0    

        0.6         

-  collateral value on A

                      8,968 

                          123 

                          104 

                      9,195 





Total at 31 Dec 2023

                 340,808 

                    38,514 

                      2,258 

                 381,580 

      -             

        0.5         

           11.9    

        0.1         

of which: UK









Fully collateralised by LTV ratio

                 146,739 

                    33,597 

                          759 

                 181,095 

-

0.3

        9.7         

        0.1         

-  less than 50%

                    60,403 

                    17,629 

                          458 

                    78,490 

                  - 

        0.2         

        7.9         

        0.1         

-  51% to 70%

                    49,945 

                    11,248 

                          207 

                    61,400 

      -             

        0.4         

        9.4         

        0.1         

-  71% to 80%

                    20,293 

                      3,275 

                             61 

                    23,629 

      -             

        0.6         

           13.4    

        0.1         

-  81% to 90%

                    12,946 

                      1,161 

                             18 

                    14,125 

      -             

        0.8         

           17.5    

        0.1         

-  91% to 100%

                      3,152 

                          284 

                             15 

                      3,451 

      -             

        1.0         

           41.6    

        0.3         

Partially collateralised (B): LTV > 100%

                          317 

                             19 

                             27 

                          363 

0.1

        1.7         

           17.5    

        1.4         

-  collateral value on B

                          244 

                             15 

                             22 

                          281 





Total UK at 31 Dec 2023

                 147,056 

                    33,616 

                          786 

                 181,458 

      -             

        0.3         

        9.9         

        0.1         

of which: Hong Kong









Fully collateralised

                    97,414 

                      1,354 

                             93 

                    98,861 

-

-

        0.3         

      -             

-  less than 50%

                    41,903 

                          831 

                             66 

                    42,800 

                  - 

      -             

        0.1         

      -             

-  51% to 70%

                    29,762 

                          330 

                             15 

                    30,107 

      -             

      -             

        0.5         

      -             

-  71% to 80%

                      5,260 

                             48 

                               2 

                      5,310 

      -             

        0.1         

        0.4         

      -             

-  81% to 90%

                      8,161 

                             61 

                               4 

                      8,226 

      -             

        0.1         

        1.9         

      -             

-  91% to 100%

                    12,328 

                             84 

                               6 

                    12,418 

      -             

        0.3         

        1.8         

      -             

Partially collateralised (C): LTV > 100%

                      8,973 

                             86 

                               4 

                      9,063 

-

        0.9         

        7.8         

      -             

-  collateral value on C

                      8,535 

                             81 

                               4 

                      8,620 





Total Hong Kong at 31 Dec 2023

                 106,387 

                      1,440 

                             97 

                 107,924 

      -             

        0.1         

        0.7         

      -             

 

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