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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-3948079 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Wed May 03deadline 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 its review, in April 2022, NatWest decided to close Mr P’s accounts and wrote to him giving him 60 days’ notice that he needed to make other banking arrangements.Account closed or refused
NatWest decided to review Mr P’s accounts. Whilst it completed its review the bank restricted his access to his accounts.Funds blocked or frozen

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-3948079.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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