The top-level domain (TLD) HDFC does not seem to exist according to recognized sources. A top-level domain refers to the last segment of a domain name, or the part that follows immediately after the “dot” symbol. TLDs are mainly classified into two categories: generic TLDs (such as .com, .net, .edu, .org) and country-specific TLDs (such as .uk, .fr, .au).
HDFC, on the other hand, is a well-known acronym for the Housing Development Finance Corporation, a premier Indian banking and financial services company. HDFC Bank is one of India’s largest private sector lenders by assets. It is also well-known in terms of its digital banking services.
Typically, HDFC would be part of a domain name, not a TLD. For example, the official website of HDFC Bank is www.hdfcbank.com, where “.com” is the TLD and “hdfcbank” is the second-level domain.
According to a list of Internet top-level domains maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), there is currently no .HDFC TLD. IANA is a department of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that manages the DNS Root, the addressing system for the internet. The IANA list is widely recognized as the most official and reliable source on Internet top-level domains.
In terms of domain names, it can be seen that some organizations choose to create a TLD using their name. This is also referred to as a branded or proprietary TLD. An example is .google for Google Inc. and .amazon for Amazon Technologies Inc. ICANN has a program that allows organizations this option, though the process is quite rigorous and expensive, requiring a non-refundable evaluation fee of $185,000 USD.
As of the time of this writing, HDFC does not have a TLD in its name. Please note this information may change in the future if HDFC decides to go through the rigorous process with ICANN to get its own branded TLD such as .hdfc.
References:
https://icannwiki.org/List_of_TLDs
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/tlds-2012-02-25-en
https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-HDFC
https://www.hdfcbank.com/
