HSBC UK Bank Plc
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN5612607 Not upheld
Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£75redress stated in the decision
Sat Nov 09deadline to accept (not the decision date)
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What this decision was about
Funds blocked or frozen, Identity checks and access
In the Ombudsman’s words
HSBC UK Bank Plc restricted his ability to use his accountFunds blocked or frozen
HSBC wrote to Mr M to explain it was carrying out a safeguard initiative to help prevent fraud and financial crimeIdentity checks and access
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN5612607.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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