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The banking group said its latest decision would enable Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland customers the option to use branches of any brand for in-person banking, as well as "apps, mobile ...
The Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: Banca na h-Alba) is a commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is part of the Lloyds Banking Group.The bank was established by the Parliament of Scotland in 1695 to develop Scotland's trade with other countries, and aimed to create a stable banking system in the United Kingdom . [2]
The largest of the "Big 4" banks in every relevant metric is HSBC Holding (the HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) which, despite its name, is a British universal bank and financial services group headquartered in London, with historical links to business in East Asia.
The chief executive officer of Bó, Mark Bailie, announced that he would be leaving the bank in 2020. [5] On 1 May 2020, it was announced that Bó would close, [6] and its 11,413 customers were given 60 days to withdraw their money. Staff working for Bó would be transferred to NatWest's Mettle business banking division. [7] [8]
In 2006, HBOS secured the passing of the HBOS Group Reorganisation Act 2006 (c. i), a local act of Parliament that rationalised the bank's corporate structure. [6] The act allowed HBOS to make the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland a public limited company, Bank of Scotland plc, which became the principal banking subsidiary of HBOS.
In 1975, Bank of Scotland opened its first overseas office in Houston, Texas.Branches followed in other U.S. states, Moscow, Hong Kong and Singapore.Inroads were subsequently made into Australasia, with the 1987 purchase of Countrywide Bank in New Zealand (sold to the National Bank of New Zealand in 1998) and that of the Bank of Western Australia in 1995 (sold to the Commonwealth Bank in 2008).
The Bank of Scotland name was to be retained for business banking. In 2006, the HBOS Group Reorganisation Act 2006 was passed. The aim of the Act was to simplify the corporate structure of HBOS. The Act was fully implemented on 17 September 2007 and the assets and liabilities of Halifax plc transferred to Bank of Scotland plc. The Halifax brand ...
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