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-3462098
28 Oct 2022 Nationwide Building Society UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3462098 The complaint Mr A complains that Nationwide Building Society unfairly closed his account and lodged a fraud marker against him. What happened Nationwide received a report from another bank that indicated Mr A had received funds he wasn’t entitled to. Nationwide carried out a r... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3880191
17 Feb 2023 NewDay Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3880191 The complaint Mr U complains that NewDay Ltd trading as Aqua registered information about him at CIFAS, the national fraud database, and wouldn’t remove it. What happened Mr U explains that he applied for a credit card from NewDay in September 2021. His application was declined... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4003502
18 Apr 2023 Bank of Scotland Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4003502 The complaint Mr B complains that Bank of Scotland plc trading as Halifax wrongly added information about him to CIFAS, the national fraud database. What happened Mr B says he opened an account with Halifax. He was then told it would be closed but that Halifax hadn’t added any ... (2 pages)View decision -
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 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 DRN3710022
19 Jun 2018 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and creditMr S complained about conflicting information which Nationwide Building Society gave him. This related to his credit card, and an anti-fraud marker (CIFAS) which had been recorded. backgroundIn 2014, Nationwide put a CIFAS marker on Mr S’s credit file. This related to ... (3 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-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 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-3389658
13 May 2022 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3389658 The complaint Miss R complains that Monzo Bank Ltd has registered a fraud marker at CIFAS the national fraud database. What happened Miss R says that her account was ‘hacked’ and that she wasn’t responsible for payments to her account on 23 April 2021. She says that the CIFAS m... (2 pages)View decision
