Bank of Scotland Plc

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN5359577 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

—no sum stated

Wed Mar 06deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Account closed or refused, Support for vulnerable customers

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mr A complains about a decision that Bank of Scotland plc (trading as Halifax) made to close his account.Account closed or refused

Mr A has told us about his medical and personal situation. Because of this, he said that he needs an account for his benefits.Support for vulnerable customers

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN5359577.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.