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-5652095
25 Jul 2025 Monzo Bank Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5652095 The complaint Mr M has complained Monzo Bank Ltd lodged a fraud-related marker on the industry fraud database, CIFAS, in his name. What happened In March 2024 Monzo closed the account Mr M held with them. They’d received a fraud report from another bank about a credit of £60... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3050647
10 Nov 2021 Santander UK Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3050647 The complaint Mr D complains that Santander UK Plc (Santander) closed his account and applied a fraud marker. What happened What Mr D says Mr D says that in 2015 he worked part-time as a car hire broker. He put third parties in touch with hire companies, completed the necessary... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN3540913
23 Jun 2020 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and creditComplaintMr O1 has complained that Barclays Bank UK Plc closed his accounts and registered a CIFAS marker against his name.Mr O2, his father, represents him.BackgroundMr O1 says he can’t open any banks accounts because Barclays has registered a fraud marker against his name. He wants Barcl... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5360896
13 Mar 2025 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5360896 The complaint Mr O complains that Monzo Bank Ltd unfairly closed his account and loaded a Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System (CIFAS) marker against his name. What happened Around October last year, Monzo loaded a CIFAS marker against Mr O’s name following the immediate c... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1780154
25 Jun 2020 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsThe complaint Mr D complains that Barclays Bank PLC closed his account without notice and recorded a CIFAS marker against his name. CIFAS is one of the UK's fraud alert services. What happened Mr D opened a Young Person’s current account with Barclays in February 2017 and was issued w... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4973229
19 Aug 2024 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4973229 The complaint Miss M complains that Monzo Bank Ltd closed her account and registered a CIFAS marker against her name. What happened Miss M says that, in or around September 2022, her brother asked her to provide him with the details of her Monzo account. She says he explaine... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3650710
26 Aug 2022 Madison CF UK Limited UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-3650710 The complaint Mr P is unhappy that Madison CF UK Limited, trading as 118 118 Money (“118”), recorded a fraud marker against his name using the Cifas database. What happened Mr P approached Cifas and asked it what information it held on him after he had issues with existing, and... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2495300
11 Jan 2021 TSB Bank plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2495300 The complaint Mr A has complained that TSB Bank plc refused to refund transactions on his account, which he says he didn’t make, and that it registered a fraud (CIFAS) marker against his name. What happened On 4 November 2019, between 03.55 and 04.45, there were multiple faster... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3428367
8 Jun 2022 Monzo Bank Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3428367 The complaint Mrs M has complained that Monzo Bank Ltd registered a marker against her at CIFAS, the national fraud database. What happened In January 2021, Mrs M received some payments that she then passed on. It turned out these were fraudulent funds. Monzo closed Mrs M’s acc... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5426173
8 May 2025 The Co-operative Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5426173 The complaint Miss M complains that The Co-operative Bank Plc (‘Co-op’) closed her account. Miss M adds that the situation has impacted another of her bank accounts and her ability to work. What happened In November 2024, Miss M attempted to withdraw funds from her Co-op b... (3 pages)View decision