Halifax

Founded in 1852, the Halifax is one of the UK's best known companies and provides a range of financial products including:

• Mortagages
• Current accounts
• Savings accounts
• ISA's
• Credit Cards
• Loans
• Insurances
• Investments

It has enjoyed phenomenal growth over the course of its 160-year history. In the latter years of the 20th century, it made a number of notable acquisitions. These included the Leeds Permanent, Clerical Medical and Birmingham Midshires. In January 2009, following unprecedented turbulence in the global banking market, HBOS plc was acquired by Lloyds TSB.