Yes! Halifax Bank originated in the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Actually, there are several Halifax banks which originated there - Halifax Banking Company, Union Bank of Halifax, and the People's Bank of Halifax.
In 2001, the banking chain 'Halifax' and the 'Bank of Scotland' merged to become the 'Halifax Bank of Scotland'. Today, Halifax is a division of Bank of Scotland, which is owned by the LLoyds Banking Group. In 1853, Halifax was founded as a building society and developed into the largest building society in the U.K. by the year 1913.
Union Bank of Halifax was created in 1856.
No, the two banks are separate organisations. To try and distinguish themselves in recent years Bank of Scotland have started to refer to themselves as Halifax Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of Scotland often refer to themselves as simply RBS. The Bank of Scotland was founded in 1695 and is the oldest surviving bank in the United Kingdom. The Royal Bank of Scotland was founded in 1721 and is currently the 7th largest bank in the world.
Bank of Scotland ceased to be an independent bank in 2001 when it joined with Halifax to form HBOS. This organisation was then acquired by Lloyds TSB on 19 January 2009 to form Lloyds Banking Group. The company intention is to keep the Bank of Scotland brand for Scotland and remove their other brands over time in this area (i.e. Halifax and lloyds).
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Bank of Commerce - Halifax - was created in 1977.
Union Bank of Halifax ended in 1910.
The Halifax Bank is located in Leeds. Specifically, the address given for the headquarters of Halifax Bank (provided in the contact information on their website) is "Halifax P O Box 548 Leeds LS1 1WU."
No there are no Halifax Banks in the U.S.A. The Halifax Bank is a division of the Bank of Scotland and is located in the United Kingdom only.
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