Credit Suisse AT1 Bond Fallout Hits India’s Most Valuable Bank

  • Certain customers allege HDFC mis-sold Credit Suisse AT1 bonds
  • HDFC says it complied with all laws, took ‘extreme care’

A HDFC Bank Ltd. branch in Mumbai.

Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
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Pankaj Sinha was game when his banker at HDFC Bank Ltd., India’s largest private sector lender, mentioned opening an offshore account and investing $250,000 of his savings in overseas bonds.

The 48-year-old even took out a loan to buy more of the notes to get a better return on his investment.