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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-3837346 Upheld

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What this decision was about

Account closed or refused, Funds blocked or frozen

In the Ombudsman’s words

Starling initiated a review of the accounts held by Mr A, including that of M’s, in July 2021. A restriction was applied to M’s account, meaning that the funds held within it couldn’t be utilised, while the review was completed.Account closed or refused

A restriction was applied to M’s account, meaning that the funds held within it couldn’t be utilised, while the review was completed.Funds blocked or frozen

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-3837346.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

The outcome shown is the Ombudsman’s own published classification, not our reading of the text. Nothing here is legal advice, and a decision concerns only the complaint it was made about.