HSBC declares dividend

METTAWA - HSBC Finance Corp. announced Friday that its board of directors declared the regular quarterly cash dividend on the company's Series B preferred stock of $0.3975 per depositary share payable June 15 to shareholders of record on May 31, 2010. HSBC Finance Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides credit cards and private label credit cards, taxpayer financial services and specialty insurance products, and also services a liquidating portfolio of residential real estate loans and unsecured loans.