We make decisions based on what we think is fair and reasonable, accounting for the unique circumstances of each case we receive. We anonymise our decisions and write them in a way that prevents the person or small business complaining from being identified.
This database holds all the final decisions we’ve published since 1 April 2013 under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012.
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Decision Reference DRN-4942207
9 Sep 2024 Charter Court Financial Services Limited Not upheldMortgagesDRN-4942207 The complaint Mr A complains that Charter Court Financial Services Limited trading as Precise Mortgages unfairly recorded a marker against him with CIFAS, a fraud prevention agency, following a mortgage application. What happened In 2023 Mr A applied for a mortgage with Prec... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN9948075
22 May 2020 Coventry Building Society Not upheldBanking and creditMr S complains that Coventry Building Society (CBS) registered a marker about him at CIFAS the national fraud database.backgroundMr S says he has discovered that CBS had added the marker in December 2014 when it closed his accounts. He says that it shouldn’t have done so, hadn’t told him a... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3377690
22 Apr 2022 HSBC UK Bank Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3377690 The complaint Miss O complains that HSBC UK Bank Plc closed her account and registered a CIFAS marker. What happened Miss O says that HSBC closed her account in 2018. She only recently found out that a CIFAS marker had been added. This was when her account with another financia... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-6081603
29 Jan 2026 Revolut Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-6081603 The complaint Miss S complains Revolut Ltd wrongly applied a Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System (‘CIFAS’- the UK’s fraud alert service) marker against her name. What happened The detailed background to this complaint is well known to both parties. So, I’ll only provide ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN8955476
11 Mar 2020 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMiss S is unhappy that National Westminster Bank Plc closed her account and added a Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System (CIFAS) marker against her name. She’d like NatWest to remove the marker. BackgroundMiss S had an account with NatWest. On the 20 November 2017, a payment of £9,800 wa... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3786402
24 Nov 2022 Starling Bank Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3786402 The complaint Miss O complains that Starling Bank Limited has registered a marker at CIFAS, the national fraud database. What happened Miss O says she opened an account with Starling Bank to continue her online selling of goods. She says she didn’t know that payments into her a... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN4870237
17 Feb 2016 Coventry Building Society Not upheldBanking and creditMr B complains about a fraud maker on his credit file after he applied for a mortgage with Coventry Building Society.our initial conclusionsMr B applied for a buy to let mortgage with Coventry in 2014. Coventry says that because the information from Mr B’s P60 was not v... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4027300
25 Oct 2023 Tesco Personal Finance PLC UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4027300 The complaint Mr D has complained Tesco Personal Finance PLC, trading as Tesco Bank, has lodged a fraud-related marker on the industry fraud database, CIFAS, which has inconvenienced him. What happened In 2019 Mr D amended his direct debit with Tesco Bank so that the full amoun... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5123603
6 Jan 2025 Monzo Bank Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5123603 The complaint Mr H has complained Monzo Bank Ltd lodged a fraud-related marker on the industry fraud database, CIFAS, in his name. What happened In March 2023 Mr H closed his account with Monzo after receiving a credit of £140 and transferring this out. Monzo then lodged a f... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN8068580
17 Feb 2020 The Co-operative Bank Plc UpheldBanking and creditMiss J has complained The Co-operative Bank plc won’t remove a fraud-related marker it placed on her record in 2018.backgroundIn March 2018 Miss J told the Co-op there were two transactions (for £280 and £250) made over the two preceding days which she hadn’t made. Within a few days the Co... (2 pages)View decision