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-1562489
22 Jun 2020 Capital One (Europe) plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsThe complaint Miss H is unhappy with how Capital One (Europe) plc dealt with gambling transactions on her credit card. What happened In March 2019, a member of Miss H’s family used her credit card on a gambling website without her knowledge. As a result, Miss H went over her credit limit, ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3354184
27 Jul 2022 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3354184 The complaint Mr K complains Nationwide Building Society failed to offer him support to address his gambling, and they later froze an account and then closed all his accounts. What happened The facts below repeat much of what I said in my provisional decision. It is however nec... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5030897
6 Dec 2024 Skrill Limited UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5030897 The complaint Mr A complains Skrill Limited (“Skrill”) didn’t close his account when he asked them to and told them he had a gambling problem. What happened Mr A has held an account with Skrill since 2018. He told us he asked Skrill to close his account on a number of occasi... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4425860
1 Feb 2024 Starling Bank Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4425860 The complaint Mr F complains Starling Bank Limited didn’t do check he was OK or to stop him when he gambled tens of thousands of pounds in a single month. What happened Mr F had an account with Starling Bank in 2018. He has Autism and Asperger’s. Mr F complained to Starling Ban... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2198456
14 Oct 2020 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2198456 The complaint Mr B’s complaint about Bank of Scotland plc trading as Halifax (Halifax) relates to Halifax’s failure to block his account, at his request, in order to help him not gamble. What happened On the 6 September Halifax told Mr B they would, at his request, block his ca... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN5139540
5 Jan 2018 MBNA Limited Not upheldBanking and creditMr H complains that MBNA Limited increased his credit limit at a time when it was aware of his gambling addiction. Mr H also complains that MBNA increased the interest rate on his account.backgroundMr H says that MBNA increased the credit limit on his account irr... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2274578
17 Feb 2021 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2274578 The complaint Mr E complains that NewDay Ltd rejected his claim under Section 75 Consumer Credit Act 1974 in respect of undelivered wine. What happened In October 2018, Mr E purchased wine from a merchant at a cost of £4500. He used his credit card for the transaction. He had m... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4502344
8 Feb 2024 Nationwide Building Society UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4502344 The complaint Mr A has complained Nationwide Building Society did little to help him when he asked them to apply a gambling block to his card in May 2023. What happened Mr A called Nationwide in May 2023 to ask them to apply a gambling block to his transactions. Their systems w... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3604691
8 Sep 2022 Sainsbury's Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3604691 The complaint Mr M complains that Sainsbury’s Bank Plc irresponsibly lent him money on a credit card and failed to intervene when it saw he was spending considerable sums on gambling. What happened Mr M applied for a credit card with Sainsbury’s on 28 January 2018. Sainsbury’s ... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2673480
30 Mar 2021 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2673480 The complaint Mr K complained that Barclays Bank UK PLC trading as Barclaycard (‘Barclaycard’) did not contact him to offer help when he was using his credit card for gambling. What happened Mr K had a credit card through Barclaycard for many years. In around November 2017 Mr K... (2 pages)View decision
