虽然HBOS公司没有交代该缩写的由来,但已被广泛推定为「苏格兰哈利法克斯银行」(Halifax Bank of Scotland)。公司总部位于苏格兰爱丁堡的The Mound,也是前苏格兰银行的总部。公司另有一个营运总部在英格兰西约克郡哈利法克斯,也是前哈利法克斯公司的总部。
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HBOS
HBOS plc is a banking and insurance company in the United Kingdom, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking Group, having been taken over in January 2009. It is the holding company for Bank of Scotland plc, which operates the Bank of Scotland and Halifax brands in the UK, as well as HBOS Australia and HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, the group's insurance division.