Question: who took over hfc bank?
Answer: HFC is owned by HSBC. By February 2017, HSBC had paid over £3 billion to customers for mis-sold PPI. The bank also traded under two various other names: Beneficial Finance and Household Bank. In 2008, HFC was fined over £1 million by the Financial Services Authority (now the FCA) for mis-selling PPI to its customers.