UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~March~~April 824, 2017 (April 20, 2017)

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Commission File Number 001-08198

HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		86-1052062
(State of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1421 West Shure Drive, Suite 100, Arlington Heights, Illinois		60004
1421 West Shure Drive, Suite 100,Arlington Heights, Illinois		60004
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(224) 880-7000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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Item 15.0103. ~~Entry~~Amendments ~~into~~to aArticles ~~Material~~of ~~Definitive~~Incorporation ~~Agreement~~or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

~~This~~On ~~filing~~April ~~contains~~20, ~~inside~~2017, ~~information for~~ the ~~purposes~~Board of ~~Article~~Directors 7 of ~~Regulation~~HSBC Finance Corporation (EUthe "Board") ~~No.~~approved ~~596/2014,~~an amendment to and ~~constitutes~~a ~~"regulated~~restatement ~~information"~~of ~~for~~its bylaws (the ~~purposes~~“Bylaws”), ofwhich ~~Article~~were ~~2(1)(k)~~effective ofimmediately ~~Directive~~upon ~~2004/109/EC,~~such asapproval ~~amended~~by the Board.

OnThe ~~March~~Bylaws 8,were ~~2017,~~amended ~~HSBC~~to ~~Finance~~add ~~Corporation ("HSBC Finance") entered into a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement with DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. dated March 8, 2017 (~~the ~~"Purchase~~position ~~Agreement")~~‘Head ~~and completed the sale~~ of aFinancial ~~pool~~Crime ofCompliance’ ~~real estate secured receivables pursuant~~ to the ~~Purchase~~list ~~Agreement. The receivables sold had an unpaid principal balance~~ of ~~approximately~~policy ~~$2.8~~making ~~billion~~officers (~~aggregate~~as ~~carrying~~referenced ~~value of approximately $2.7 billion) at the time of sale. Aggregate cash consideration received totaled approximately $2.9 billion resulting~~ in ~~an after-tax gain of approximately $125 million, net of transaction costs, which will be recorded in~~ the ~~first quarter of 2017~~Bylaws).

The foregoing ~~description~~summary ~~of the Purchase Agreement and the disposition~~ is qualified in its entirety by reference to the ~~actual~~Bylaws, ~~terms of the Purchase Agreement~~ which isare ~~included~~attached as Exhibit 23.12 hereto and isare incorporated ~~herein~~ by reference. herein.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this current report on Form 8-K with respect to the disposition of a pool of real estate secured receivables is hereby incorporated into this item by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

The pro forma financial information relating to the disposition and specified in Article 11 of Regulation S-X is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated March 8, 2017.*
3.2		Bylaws of HSBC Finance Corporation, as amended and restated, effective April 20, 2017.
99.1		HSBC Finance Corporation Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.

* Schedules and exhibits are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2~~) of Regulation S-K. HSBC Finance agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedules or exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.~~



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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: ~~March~~April 824, 2017

HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION By: /s/ ~~MICHAEL~~WILLIAM AL. ~~REEVES~~KUHN, ~~Michael~~IV AWilliam L. ~~Reeves~~Kuhn, ~~Executive~~IV Senior Vice President, ~~and~~Deputy ~~Chief~~General ~~Financial~~Counsel ~~Officer~~- Disclosure



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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated March 8, 2017.*
3.2		Bylaws of HSBC Finance Corporation, as amended and restated, effective April 20, 2017.
99.1		HSBC Finance Corporation Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.

* Schedules and exhibits are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. HSBC Finance agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedules or exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

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