HFC Bank

3 results about this entity

Period: 06 Aug 2001 - 13 Mar 2007

Banks censured for dumping customer data in bins

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found 11 financial institutions in breach of the Data Protection Act after they dumped customers' personal details in outdoor bins.

HFC e-mail error leaves customers fuming

HFC Bank, a consumer lending business owned by HSBC, has admitted violating data protection laws when it revealed personal customer details in an e-mail, according to a report by the BBC.

Centrica pays HFC Bank £85 million for Goldfish

Centrica has paid HFC Bank £85 million for the rights to one million Goldfish credit card holders. The move ends a legal stand-off between the erstwhile partners and paves the way for the establishment of a new direct banking venture between the UK energy operator and Lloyds TSB.