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Lloyds Banking Group plans 292 branch closures in 2025

Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed that it will be closing 292 bank branches across the UK in 2025.

13 September 2024

Halifax shines light on solar panel sourcing

Solar panel sourcing, installation and aftercare is to be made available through Halifax Bank as part of a new trial scheme.

19 July 2023

News/crime

Mastercard AI tool helps UK banks take on real-time payment scams

Mastercard is tapping into its AI capabilities to help a host of UK banks predict and prevent real-time payment scams.

06 July 2023

Company announcement/retail

Twenty7tec upgrades Apply integration with Halifax

Twenty7tec has announced an upgrade to its APPLY integration with Halifax.

06 March 2023

News/inclusion

Halifax boosts site accessibility with Recite Me toolbar

Halifax has added a suite of digital tools to its website designed to improve accessibility for customers with disabilities.

27 January 2023

Company announcement/retail

Smartr365 delivers API integration for Halifax Intermediaries

Smartr365 has today announced its integration with Halifax Intermediaries, enabling real-time mortgage Decision-in-Principle (DIP) submissions to this major lender, the first up-and-running partnership of this type for Halifax Intermediaries.

02 February 2021

News/retail

Lloyds' online and mobile banking goes down

Lloyds Bank and Halifax customers have been locked out of their accounts for hours on Monday thanks to a problem with online and mobile banking services.

01 June 2020

News/regulation

FCA requests explanation on banks’ ‘harmful’ overdrafts

The Financial Conduct Authority has called for industry feedback on overdraft pricing in an open letter, as major banks align overdraft rates at around 40%.

28 January 2020

News/retail

Monzo and Starling among account switching winners

Just five UK banks, two of them challengers, managed a net gain of customers in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures from the Current Account Switch Service.

23 January 2020

Company announcement

Trov launches renters insurance programme with Lloyds Banking Group

Trov, a global leader in insurance technology, today announces the launch of its end-to-end digital renters insurance application, brought to market by Halifax Home Insurance, part of Lloyds Banking Group.

02 December 2019

Company announcement

Piggy banks no longer the whole hog as pocket money starts moving online

New research by Halifax shows children across the UK are slowly turning to alternatives to the humble piggy bank.

02 December 2019

Company announcement

Halifax adds gambling controls to card app

Halifax customers can now benefit from a service feature to protect themselves from gambling-related harm.

18 November 2019