HBOS

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banking and insurance group public limited company

HBOS was a major UK banking and insurance group formed in 2001 by the merger of Halifax and Bank of Scotland, later acquired by Lloyds TSB during the 2008 financial crisis.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf banking and insurance group →
public limited company →
acquiredBy Lloyds Banking Group →
surface form: "Lloyds TSB"
acquisitionContext 2008 financial crisis →
acquisitionDate 2009 →
country United Kingdom →
currency Pound sterling →
dissolutionReason Lloyds Banking Group →
surface form: "takeover by Lloyds TSB"
formationMethod merger →
foundedBy Bank of Scotland →
Halifax →
hasPart HBOS →
surface form: "HBOS plc"
headquartersLocation Edinburgh →
Scotland →
United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
inception 2001 →
industry banking →
financial services →
insurance →
legalForm public limited company →
majorEvent near-collapse during 2008 financial crisis →
mergerOf Bank of Scotland →
Halifax →
notableBrand Bank of Scotland →
Halifax →
parentOrganization Lloyds Banking Group →
predecessor Bank of Scotland →
Halifax →
product commercial banking →
insurance →
investment services →
mortgages →
retail banking →
regulatoryInvestigation Financial Services Authority →
surface form: "UK Financial Services Authority"
serviceArea Australia →
Ireland →
Offshore financial centres →
United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
shortName HBOS →
stockExchangeListing London Stock Exchange →
subsidiary Bank of Scotland →
Birmingham Midshires →
Clerical Medical →
Halifax →
successor Lloyds Banking Group →
tickerSymbol HBOS →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HBOS → hasPart → HBOS →
this entity surface form: "HBOS plc"
HBOS → shortName → HBOS →
HBOS → tickerSymbol → HBOS →