The extra $2 million ends a long dispute between two teams of lawyers who had pursued parallel lawsuits against HSBC for allegedly manipulating checking transactions to boost charges for overdrawn accounts. HSBC USA is to add $ 2 m to the $ 100 m it previously agreed to settle a lawsuit over legal fees , thereby placating four law firms who had objected to the original deal ; this ends a long dispute over allegations HSBC manipulated checking transactions to avoid charges for overdrawn accounts .
HSBC USA is to add $ 2 m to the $ 100 m it previously agreed to settle a lawsuit over legal fees , thereby placating four law firms who had objected to the original deal ; this ends a long dispute over allegations HSBC manipulated checking transactions to avoid charges for overdrawn accounts .