 US Senate investigators in 2012 had sought the hacked HSBC account records from Falciani and French authorities, but never received the data.HSBC announced in August 2015 that it would be selling its Brazilian unit to Banco Bradesco for $5.2 billion following years of disappointing performance.In 2015, HSBC was recognised as the most trusted foreign bank in India by The Brand Trust Report 2015.