HSBC UK Bank Plc
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-2291469 Upheld
Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£150redress stated in the decision
Tue Nov 24deadline to accept (not the decision date)
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What this decision was about
In the Ombudsman’s words
HSBC UK Bank Plc gave incorrect information about the exchange rate to be used when converting a cheque from USD to pounds sterlingService failure
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-2291469.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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