HSBC Bank plc

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN7584256 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

£100redress stated in the decision

—deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Identity checks and access, Bereavement and power of attorney

In the Ombudsman’s words

HSBC set up an executor’s account in his name without his authorisationIdentity checks and access

Mr K’s mother died in late 2010. Mr K is the sole executor and beneficiary of the estate.Bereavement and power of attorney

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN7584256.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.