How long until it hits CR? (HSBC CL decrease)

[Anonymous]

I was one of those who was hit by the HSBC credit decrease.  Would HSBC report that immediately or when my next billing cycles end?  My last statement was dated 2/10.  I'm just trying to figure out when I should be able to see the impact on my FICO rather than compulsively pulling it every 2 days until it shows up. 

[jaysdad2k]

I deliberately left a $2 balance on my Orchard the end of last month to see what happened. I PIF'ed it and the Creditkeeper fee 2/3.

I got a Scorewatch alert 2/15 that my balance had increased by $2. As many people have said on here, almost all HSBC accounts get reported as of the last day of the month. Interesting that all the CLD's occurred 2/18, just after that alert date. That might mean that they will report everything as of February 28, and the alert would go out about 3/15.