HSBC Credit Card Center Closing; Office Has Operated since 1999 and Will Leave 240 out of Work

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Byline: LIZ FLAISIG

A Northside credit card services center will close its doors by August, leaving 240 employees without work.

HSBC Finance Corp. Card & Retail Services management began speaking with workers at the center "recently," said Cindy Savio, spokeswoman for parent company HSBC North America Holdings Inc.

The center has operated on Vantage Way South near the airport since 1999. Its closure comes as part of a "continued strategic review of the business" and an effort to better manage the staffing of its credit card centers, Savio said.

The company's "numerous" other centers will handle the displaced workload, which includes customer …