Four of Hong Kong's Top Banks Halt Some Evergrande Mortgages.

Keywords: 11@HK; 23@HK; 3333@HK; 601398@CH; HSBA@LN; ALLTOP; ASIA; BNK; BON; BUSINESS; CHINA; COS; EUROPE; FIN; GLOBALMACR; HK; INDUSTRIES; MARKETS; REL; UK; WORLD; WWTOP EN 11@HK 23@HK 3333@HK 601398@CH HSBA@LN ALLTOP ASIA BNK BON BUSINESS CHINA COS EUROPE FIN GLOBALMACR HK INDUSTRIES MARKETS REL UK WORLD WWTOP HSBC Holdings Plc, Bank of China Ltd.'s Hong Kong unit and at least two other major lenders stopped providing mortgages to buyers of China Evergrande Group's unfinished residential properties in Hong Kong, the latest sign of dwindling confidence in the developer's financial strength. HSBC, Bank of China's Hong Kong unit and Hang Seng are the biggest mortgage lenders for unfinished residential projects in Hong Kong, with HSBC providing 25% of the loans in the market in June, according to mReferral. [Extracted from the article]

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