Originally Posted by
BAGoldBoy
My wife has managed large fraud teams for 20+ years and is an industry expert on fraud and identity theft and has been affiliated with CIFAS for 20+ years she should be taken seriously. Any new credit or bank application made in your name will be halted by CIFAS and you will be contacted. All you need to confirm is that the application was genuine - what's the issue?
Because there are people who dont like this intrusion into their finances. Look at HSBC who contacted all their existing account holders and asked them to supply the bank with their details, again. People expect finance to be easy not complicated / people are scared of finance.
I get there are many on here, whos finances are easy and are not in debt. Not everyone travelling with ba is in the same situation. I can see those people being upset. Saying they lost a deal to cut their mobile phone charges because of BA and CIFAS. Or renting a house and the landlord doesnt know what to do instead refuses them the house.