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 DRN3557003
30 Jun 2016 TSB Bank plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr L complains that TSB Bank plc is unfairly refusing to remove an entry on his CIFAS file. The entry is causing difficulties in his employment, finances and personal life. backgroundMr L says his previous employer made an error with his National Insurance (NI) nu... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5175740
6 Mar 2025 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5175740 The complaint Mr B complains Monzo Bank Ltd trading as Monzo unfairly restricted and closed the account he held with them. He also complains they unfairly recorded a CIFAs marker against him. He wants his account reinstated, the CIFAs marker removed and compensation for the ... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5955961
19 Dec 2025 Lloyds Bank PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5955961 The complaint Mr J has complained Lloyds Bank PLC lodged a fraud-related marker on the industry fraud database, CIFAS, in his name. What happened Mr J historically had held personal and loan accounts with Lloyds. In 2020 he’d opened a number of different-named business accou... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1764987
25 Nov 2020 Santander UK Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-1764987 The complaint Ms C complained that Santander UK Plc registered a fraud prevention marker against her without due cause. What happened In 2014 after Ms C applied for an account with Santander, they declined her application and referred her details to Cifas as they thought she ha... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3658933
6 Mar 2023 American Express Services Europe Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3658933 The complaint Mr R complains that American Express Services Europe Limited registered a Cifas marker against him without due cause. What happened In June 2019 Mr R was approved for a credit card account with American Express. The account required him to repay any outstanding ba... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN9894789
10 Jan 2018 Aldermore Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr S complains that Aldermore Bank Plc placed a marker on the Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System (CIFAS) against him. This was following an application for a mortgage he completed on behalf of ‘T’ a company that he was a director of at the time.Mr S would like ... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN3185432
15 Dec 2020 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMs B complains that Bank of Scotland Plc registered a fraud prevention marker against her without due cause. background In December 2017 Ms B got in touch with Halifax (a division of Bank of Scotland Plc) as she had noticed transactions on her current account to a gambling website that she... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1880713
13 Jul 2020 Barclays Bank UK PLC UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-1880713 The complaintMiss B complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC closed her account and recorded a CIFAS marker against her name. She says this had a huge impact on her life and she wants compensation, in particular for being out of work for two years. CIFAS is one of the UK’s fraud al... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN3818597
3 Dec 2018 TSB Bank plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr A’s unhappy about the information TSB Bank plc has recorded against him after he made an unsuccessful online application for a bank account.backgroundTSB said in its final response that Mr A made an online application for a bank account. He was asked to provide mo... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN4698687
24 Aug 2020 FirstRand Bank Limited UpheldBanking and creditMr I complains that FirstRand Bank Limited, trading as MotoNovo Finance (“MotoNovo”), were wrong to place a Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System (CIFAS) marker against his name.backgroundI issued my provisional decision on this complaint in July 2020. I explained that I was intending to ... (7 pages)View decision