Barclays Bank Plc
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-3138958 Not upheld
Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£200redress stated in the decision
Wed Jun 10deadline to accept (not the decision date)
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What this decision was about
Account closed or refused, Funds blocked or frozen
In the Ombudsman’s words
Following this, on 27 May 2020 it decided to close Mr A’s account immediately.Account closed or refused
Barclays placed blocks on Mr A’s account, whilst it investigated the reports from the other banks.Funds blocked or frozen
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-3138958.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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