Halifax (bank) November 2009, HBOS was hit by a power failure which affected all branches, cash machines and online banking. The bank said that the power failure occurred at an IT centre in Copley, West Yorkshire which caused several problems for Halifax's banking system. Halifax's online banking system did not recover from the power failure for several hours. On Boxing Day 2000, Halifax started a successful marketing campaign, which was continued after the creations of HBOS. Halifax have also created adverts that have featured popular cartoon characters like The Flintstones, Top Cat, Scooby-Doo, The Wizard of Oz and Thunderbirds (TV series). Halifax
M&S Bank sale, it was agreed that M&S and HSBC would share profits from M&S Money until at least 2019. In 2012, M&S Bank began to open branches within existing Marks & Spencer retail stores. M&S Bank provides a range of banking, credit and insurance products to personal customers, and operates a number of branches within M&S stores. More recently it launched its brand of mortgages. It also provides internet banking services. As the company is a subsidiary of HSBC, it uses the M&S brand under licence from Marks & Spencer. M&S Bank is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated