Lloyds Banking Group Horse
Halifax was founded in 1853 perhaps unsurprisingly in the town of halifax in west yorkshire.
Lloyds banking group horse. In the 17th century there were no street numbers and so businesses used decorative signs to attract customers. Black horse limited is the united kingdoms leading provider of motor finance. The logo dates back to at least 1677 when it was used by londons lombard street goldsmiths the forerunners of todays modern banks. Black horse formed from the integration of lloyds udt and chartered trust footnote 1.
But icons are not created overnight. Bank of scotland the second oldest bank in the uk behind. Lent to customers per annum footnote 2. This sign dates back to the 17th century when it was used by a goldsmith in the city of london.
Black horse provides motor retail and asset finance to hundreds of thousands of customers every year. Our portfolio covers banking insurance retirement planning and every aspect of financial need for individuals and businesses. The deal will see the. The sign of the black horse had originally hung above the shop of lombard street goldsmith humphrey stokes from as early as 1677.
We are familiar on the high street and with over 1 million businesses through our portfolio of brands. Today black horse is the uks leading provider of motor finance with a range of motor loans and hire purchase products. Lloyds banking group is best known for its portfolio of financial services brands that features many of the uks best known brands. Today black horse is the uks leading provider of motor finance.
Halifax and bank of scotland. Black horse is a specialist division of the lloyds banking group having previously been part of lloyds tsb. The black horse like many banking signs and symbols was inherited from goldsmiths the forerunners of our modern banks. In fact the story of the black horse parallels the story of british banking itself.
Welcome to lloyds banking group. Lloyds banking group was named top financial employer and seventh overall in the 2019 stonewall top 100 employers list which celebrates the pioneering efforts of leading organisations to create inclusive workplaces. Uk finance giant lloyds banking group is to slice off a portion of its 3bn digital transformation investment and feed it to google as part of a five year agreement. Today the lloyds bank black horse is one of the most iconic and enduring logos in the uk.
It was formed in july 2001 as a wholly owned subsidiary of lloyds banking group but its origins can be traced back to 1922the company helps over 200000 customers every year to finance new and used cars caravans motorhomes or motorbikes through their network of over 5000 dealers. Lloyds adopted the black horse with the take over of lombard street bankers barnetts hoares co. The signs also provided a means of identification in a largely illiterate society. We are a financial services group with millions of uk customers with a presence in nearly every community.
It supports 5000 motor dealers and last year alone. Then it was adopted by barnetts hoares co.