HSBC Bank plc

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-5753254 Upheld

Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

£500redress stated in the decision

Tue Dec 30deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Service failure

In the Ombudsman’s words

HSBC confirmed R couldn’t change its name and retain its accounts as it is now a different, incorporated entity. HSBC apologised for incorrect information and paid £200 compensation for the inconvenience to R.Service failure

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-5753254.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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