HSBC Holdings said it plans to increase the amount of funding it makes available for UK mortgages by 20 percent to 15 billion pounds ($22.07 billion) in 2009, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The bank hopes the move will increase its share of the UK mortgage market to 5 percent from 4 percent, an HSBC spokesman told the paper.
Many UK banks have reined in lending to homeowners amid the economic downturn and a sharp decline in property prices.
HSBC, which is Europe's biggest bank, will not relax its lending standards, the paper said.
The company could not be immediately reached for comment.
Source: Reuters.com |
