HSBC UK Bank Plc
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN7455481 Not upheld
Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Mon Apr 06deadline 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
In May 2019, HSBC wrote to Mr P to let him know it was closing his accounts.Account closed or refused
HSBC reviewed Mr P’s accounts and blocked his USD currency account.Funds blocked or frozen
Rules cited
Money Laundering Regulations 2017
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN7455481.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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