One of the principal companies of Lloyds Banking Group, Bank of Scotland was founded in 1695 by an Act of the Scots Parliament - making its Scotland's first and oldest bank.
Over the course of its 300 year history, the Bank acquired many constituent companies, as illustrated by the 'family tree' below.
Click on the links below to find out more about each company.
Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Lloyds TSB Scotland plc and Bank of Scotland plc (members of Lloyds Banking Group), are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. FSA authorisation can be checked on the FSA’s Register at: www.fsa.gov.uk/register/home.do. Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Lloyds TSB Scotland plc and Bank of Scotland plc are members of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the Financial Ombudsman Service.