Banks can choose who they do business with and at least in the UK they're known for closing accounts for reasonably arbitrary or accidental reasons. http://www.

Banks can choose who they do business with and at least in the UK they're known for closing accounts for reasonably arbitrary or accidental reasons. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15794539 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15794539 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/moneybox/9637740.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/moneybox/9637740.stm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18540832 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18540832 At least in this case, it wasn't a freezing of assets, more a "we're not the right bank for you, go away".