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-5656441
4 Jul 2025 Nationwide Building Society UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5656441 The complaint Mrs W has complained that Nationwide Building Society (“Nationwide”) failed to stop her spending money on gambling transactions. What happened Mrs W says that since 2022 she has spent large amounts of money from her Nationwide account on gambling transactions. ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4378712
22 Nov 2023 Santander UK Plc Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-4378712 Complaint Mr S has complained about a personal loan Santander UK Plc (“Santander”) provided to him. He says that Santander lent to him even though it ought to have been apparent he would use the funds for gambling. Background Mr S has also separately complained about the adequa... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN4116697
2 Oct 2013 Barclays Bank Plc UpheldBanking and creditMr R reported to Barclays Bank Plc a payment to a gambling website that he says he did not authorise. Mr R complains that Barclays has held him liable for it.backgroundThe circumstances leading to this complaint were set out in my provisional decision of August 2013, a copy of which is... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4608598
4 Mar 2024 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4608598 The complaint Mr W complains that National Westminster Bank Plc (“NatWest”) failed to re-apply a gambling block he had in place on his account to help prevent him from making online gambling transactions. Mr W says this resulted in him spending £2,200 on gambling. What happened... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5449171
10 Jun 2025 TSB Bank plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5449171 The complaint In conclusion, banks are required to support customers as described above, but won’t be liable for their spending patterns and can’t stop customers making authorised debit payments for legitimate activities such as gambling. As a consequence, there remains a hi... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4907991
15 Jul 2024 Barclays Bank UK PLC UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4907991 The complaint Mr U complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC failed in its duty of care to protect him from gambling harms when his gambling was obviously problematic. What happened I sent the parties a provisional decision in April 2024, in which I set out the following backgroun... (7 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5603503
20 Aug 2025 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5603503 The complaint Mr J complains that Nationwide Building Society didn’t adequately support him with his gambling addiction. What happened Mr J previously complained to Nationwide in 2023. As part of that complaint, he told Nationwide he was on medication which left him unable t... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4020192
28 Mar 2023 JAJA FINANCE LTD Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4020192 The complaint Mr C complains that JAJA FINANCE LTD (JAJA) allowed him to make gambling transactions using his credit card after he asked them not to allow these types of transactions. What happened Mr C says that since JAJA replaced his MasterCard with a Visa card, he has been ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN9840213
31 May 2017 HSBC Bank plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr H complains that HSBC Bank Plc has not treated him fairly in that it allowed him to continue borrowing, even after he had told it of his gambling addiction. He would like the bank to write off the overdraft he says it wrongly extended to him. background Mr H ha... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2917674
4 Aug 2021 MBNA Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2917674 The complaint Mr B complains that MBNA Limited allowed him to make large credit card payments to gambling websites without intervening. What happened Mr B had a credit card account with MBNA. He also had a gambling addiction. In a single day in April 2019, he made seven payment... (3 pages)View decision
