HSBC Implements Specialized Finance System For Commercial Real Estate Assets Provided By Risk Integrated

HSBC has installed the Risk Integrated's Specialized Finance System (SFS). HSBC is using the system to gather detailed data on its commercial real estate loans and report on the portfolio's risk profile. The system covers lending to both investment properties

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HSBC has installed the Risk Integrated’s Specialized Finance System (SFS). HSBC is using the system to gather detailed data on its commercial real estate loans and report on the portfolio’s risk profile. The system covers lending to both investment properties and construction projects.

At a time of increasing regulatory and risk management pressures, HSBC is using the SFS to strengthen the reporting of its commercial real estate (CRE) assets to give management, the board and regulators an increased understanding of the portfolio. Starting in 2009 it is expected that all new large UK CRE transactions will be entered into the SFS at origination and that over time this will be extended to all new CRE transactions.

The project was implemented in three phases. Phase one gave the bank access to the SFS software as a service on Risk Integrated’s web servers, allowing HSBC to train users and start to enter the portfolio into the SFS database.

For phase two, HSBC requested minor changes to the system including data fields that are specific to HSBC. In phase three the enhanced system was installed in-house on HSBC’s servers. The system is now being supported through a multi-year maintenance agreement with Risk Integrated.

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