HSBC Holdings Regulatory News (HSBA)

5 Mar 2007 12:46

HSBC Holdings PLC05 March 2007 Exhibit 23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of DirectorsHSBC USA Inc.: We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statements (No.333-42421, 333-42421-01, 333-42421-02, 333-127603) on Form S-3 of HSBC USA Inc.of our report dated March 2, 2007, relating to the consolidated balance sheetsof HSBC USA Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and therelated consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity, andcash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,2006, and the consolidated balance sheets of HSBC Bank USA, National Associationand subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, which report appears in the2006 HSBC USA Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K. /s/ KPMG LLP New York, New YorkMarch 2, 2007 225 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange