Halifax rebrand

On 1 July 2026, we announced that the Halifax brand will start to change to Lloyds. There are no immediate changes for customers, and everything will continue to work as it does today.

The Halifax brand will stop opening new accounts later this year, and existing Halifax customers will start to use the Lloyds app in the coming months and will see their accounts rebranded to Lloyds over time. Halifax branches will be rebranded to Lloyds – meaning that Lloyds will continue to offer one of the largest branch networks in the UK today.

There is no change to Bank of Scotland, which will continue to offer the same market leading experience and propositions, exclusively to customers in Scotland.

As Halifax changes to Lloyds, our Halifax customers will keep everything they know and love today – the same fantastic app design, the same friendly faces in our branches – even the same sort code and account number. But as Lloyds customers, they’ll get the best innovation and experiences we offer. Our Lloyds customers are already benefiting from a significant investment into propositions like Club Lloyds, Lloyds Premier, Lloyds Ultra and Lloyds Rewards – and now we’re really excited that Halifax customers can bank on Lloyds for more.

Jas Singh CEO, Consumer Relationships at Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group is committed to its role in the town of Halifax, and the wider Yorkshire and Humber region. Lloyds recently made a £116 million investment its Trinity Road office in Halifax town centre, and the 3,000 colleagues based there will continue to play a key role in the Group’s future.

Read the full press release

Halifax history – key milestones

1853

Halifax was founded as the Halifax Permanent Benefit Building Society in West Yorkshire, helping local people to save and buy homes. It became the Halifax Building Society in 1873.
1913

Assets reached £3 million, and during the 20th century Halifax grew to become one of the UK’s largest and most recognised building societies, known for accessible savings and mortgage products.
1997

Halifax members voted overwhelmingly in favour of conversion to plc status. The subsequent flotation on 2 June was the largest the Stock Market had seen and created some 7.5 million shareholders overnight.
2001

In September 2001, Halifax plc merged with Bank of Scotland to form HBOS plc.
2009

HBOS was acquired by Lloyds Banking Group, bringing Halifax into the Group alongside Lloyds and Bank of Scotland, creating one of the UK’s largest financial services groups.
2026

Halifax continued as a high street brand throughout the 2010s and 20s, serving millions of customers across current accounts, savings and mortgages. Halifax was rebranded to Lloyds in 2026.

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