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  2. Halifax (bank) - Wikipedia

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    The Halifax Permanent Building Society paralleled the Equitable by forming its own bank in 1910 – the Halifax and District Permanent Banking Company – but that was sold in 1917. Following the merger, branches were quickly opened in a number of leading cities: Aberdeen, Birmingham and Cardiff in 1929; and Belfast, Derby and Newcastle in 1930 ...

  3. Halifax, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

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    Halifax has several online daily newspapers. allNovaScotia is a daily, subscriber-only outlet which focuses on business and political news from across the province. [69] CityNews Halifax, associated with the CJNI-FM radio station, was created from a merger of the former News 95.7 and HalifaxToday (previously Local Xpress) news websites.

  4. List of banks and credit unions in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Founded as the Union Bank of Lower Canada, the name changed to the Union Bank of Canada in 1886. [168] Merged into the Royal Bank of Canada. [169] Union Bank of Halifax: 1856 1910 Merged into the Royal Bank of Canada. [170] Union Bank of Montreal 1830s 1840s Founded as the Union Bank, the name changed to the Union Bank of Montreal about 1841 ...

  5. List of banks in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    On 18 September 2008, Lloyds TSB plc entered into a confirmed agreement to take over HBOS plc (HBOS plc included Halifax Bank and The Bank of Scotland), which took effect on 19 January 2009, when HBOS was acquired and folded into Lloyds Banking Group.

  6. Online banking - Wikipedia

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    Online banking, also known as internet banking, virtual banking, web banking or home banking, is a system that enables customers of a bank or other financial institution to conduct a range of financial transactions through the financial institution's website or mobile app. Since the early 2000s this has become the most common way that customers ...

  7. Halifax Banking Company - Wikipedia

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    The Halifax Banking Company was the first bank in Nova Scotia. Established in 1825, it was unable to obtain a charter from the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and operated as a private company. It became incorporated as a chartered bank in 1872 and enjoyed a period of rapid growth and prosperity.

  8. Royal Bank of Canada - Wikipedia

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    In 1864, the Merchants Bank of Halifax was founded in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as a commercial bank that financed the fishing and timber industries and the European and Caribbean import/export businesses. [13] By 1869 the Merchants' Bank was officially incorporated and received its federal charter in the same year. [14]

  9. James Crosby (banker) - Wikipedia

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    Crosby joined the Halifax bank in 1994 as Managing Director of Halifax Life. [8] Five years later, he became the chief executive of Halifax plc, replacing Mike Blackburn, and in 2001 Crosby became the first chief executive of the newly formed HBOS Group after overseeing the merger between Halifax plc and the Bank of Scotland. [9]