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HBOS

HBOS plc (an abbreviation of Halifax-Bank of Scotland) was a banking and insurance company in the United Kingdom, now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking Group, having been taken over in January 2009. It is the holding company for Bank of Scotland plc, which operated the Bank of Scotland and Halifax brands in the UK, as well as HBOS Australia…

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Founded
2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Industry
Finance and insurance
Headquarters
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (Registered office) · Halifax, England, UK (Head Office)
Fate
Acquired by Lloyds TSB, Remains as an active legal entity (Intermediate holding company for Bank of Scotland and its trading name Halifax, which is in the current phases of bein…
Key people
James Crosby & Andy Hornby (former Chief Executives) Lord Stevenson of Coddenham (chairman)
Number of employees
72,000

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HBOS

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Reading branch fraud and Operation Hornet · 29
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related to Bailout · 25
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related to HBOS bad loans · 14
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related to HBOS Group Reorganisation Act 2006 · 13
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related to Mortgage fraud · 12
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related to 2008 short selling and credit crunch · 9
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related to Acquisition by Lloyds TSB · 8
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related to HBOS Insurance and Investment Group Limited · 8
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related to Links to the arms trade · 8
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related to Investigation · 7
HBOS → Causes, Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Services Authority, FSA, FSA's, In, Prudential Regulation Authority

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bank group lloyds scotland banking halifax plc uk reading fraud would financial company tsb 2008 investigation services victims former insurance

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HBOSFateAcquired by Lloyds TSB, Remains as an active legal entity (Intermediate holding company for Bank of Scotland and its trading name Halifax, which is in the current phases of bein…1.00infobox
HBOSFounded2000; 26 years ago (2000)1.00infobox
HBOSHeadquartersEdinburgh, Scotland, UK (Registered office)1.00infobox
HBOSHeadquartersHalifax, England, UK (Head Office)1.00infobox
HBOSIndustryFinance and insurance1.00infobox
HBOSKey peopleJames Crosby & Andy Hornby (former Chief Executives) Lord Stevenson of Coddenham (chairman)1.00infobox
HBOSNumber of employees72,0001.00infobox
HBOSParentLloyds Banking Group1.00infobox
HBOSProductsFinancial services1.00infobox
HBOSSubsidiariesBank of Scotland plc, HBOS Australia, HBOS Insurance & Investment Group1.00infobox
HBOSTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
HBOSrelated to 2008 short selling and credit crunchIn0.60section

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