Difference between revisions of "Bank of Scotland"
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#{{note|1}} Saville, R. (1996) Bank of Scotland: A History 1695-1995. Edinburgh University Press; Edinburgh | #{{note|1}} Saville, R. (1996) Bank of Scotland: A History 1695-1995. Edinburgh University Press; Edinburgh | ||
#{{note|2}} HBOS Plc (2007) [http://www.hbosplc.com/abouthbos/History/HBOS_history.asp History of HBOS Plc], last accessed 19/04/07 | #{{note|2}} HBOS Plc (2007) [http://www.hbosplc.com/abouthbos/History/HBOS_history.asp History of HBOS Plc], last accessed 19/04/07 | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:42, 8 April 2008
Now known as Halifax Bank of Scotland.
The Bank of Scotland was incorporated out of an Act of Parliament in 1695, to form Scotland's first commercial bank [1].
In 2001 it merged with Halifax Plc to become HBOS Plc, one of the biggest banks in the UK that could challenge the big-four clearing banks [2].
Notes
- ^ Saville, R. (1996) Bank of Scotland: A History 1695-1995. Edinburgh University Press; Edinburgh
- ^ HBOS Plc (2007) History of HBOS Plc, last accessed 19/04/07