National Westminster Bank Plc

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-3181331 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

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Mon Feb 14deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Bereavement and power of attorney

In the Ombudsman’s words

Miss B complains about National Westminster Bank PLC (NWB) and their decision to approve transactions on her account that were made by her sister who held Power of Attorney (POA) over her finances.Bereavement and power of attorney

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-3181331.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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