The bank is the latest institution in the highlight for suddenly stopping loyal customers from using its services. We talk to the couple caught up in a ‘Kafkaesque’ financial nightmareAn economics professor awarded an MBE for his role in helping to rebuild war-torn Kosovo has had his NatWest current account,savings accounts and credit card shut down with no explanation, despite having been with the bank for 40 years.
State-owned NatWest’s decision to shut Iraj Hashi’s accounts appears to supply fresh evidence that many UK banks are conducting a purge of customers and organisations connected to countries they don’t like the look of.
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Source: theguardian.com