Halifax Group

80 results about this entity

Period: 12 Aug 2005 - 13 Sep 2024

FSA fines Bank of Scotland over costly legacy computer lash-up

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Bank of Scotland (BOS) £4.2 million for computer system failures which meant it held inaccurate mortgage records for 250,000 of its customers. As a result of the failings, the bank mistakenly made £20.4 million in goodwill payments to some customers who did not deserve the cash bonanza.

Lloyds Banking Group and Co-op customers hit by systems glitches

Large numbers of Brits have been unable to access their accounts online and withdraw cash from ATMs after separate systems problems at Lloyds Banking Group and the Co-operative Bank.

Halifax worker arrested over £700k theft

A Halifax worker has been arrested on suspicion of stealing around £700,000 from the bank's cash machines.

Halifax launches augmented reality 'Home Finder' mobile app

Halifax has introduced a new 'Home Finder' mobile app that uses augmented reality technology to enable users to view and pull up data on houses for sale as they pass them on the street.

Halifax launches online Christmas choir for charity fundraising push

Halifax bank is asking Facebook users to record themselves singing a classic Christmas song and add their effort to an online choir to raise money for the Save the Children charity.

Halifax, Bank of Scotland face customer backlash after Lloyds online merger hiccup

Millions of Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers have been unable to gain full access to their online accounts after a 'big bang' integration with the Lloyds Internet platform over the weekend.

Nationwide most secure for online banking - Which?

Nationwide offers the UK's most secure online banking experience and Norwich & Peterborough Building Society the least, according to Which?

Co-op Bank tops UK sales site table

The Co-operative Bank has topped a review of how well UK retail financial services Web sites sell services and products, with Yorkshire Bank bottom of the pile.

Co-op and Nationwide outshine rivals online - research

The Co-operative Bank and Nationwide outperformed rival UK banking Websites in an accessibility study conducted by Keynote Research.

First direct dares to share what customers think of it

UK virtual bank first direct has begun trawling the Internet for everything that's said about it online and then feeding the information - good or bad - onto its "live" Web site.

Which? criticises online banking security

UK consumer group Which? has accused Abbey and Halifax of employing poor online security measures, leaving customers vulnerable to fraud.

Court sides with Halifax in chip card clone case

A UK judge has ruled in favour of high street bank Halifax in the country's first ever phantom withdrawal lawsuit involving a chip card.