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 DRN5465526
6 Feb 2014 Nationwide Building Society UpheldBanking and creditMrs K complains that Nationwide Building Society has held her liable for payments that were made from her account to an online gambling company. Mrs K says she did not give permission for her card details to be used to make the transactions.backgroundNationwide had sought to recover the ... (2 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-3867052
20 Dec 2022 Lloyds Bank PLC UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3867052 The complaint Mr D complains Lloyds Bank PLC increased his credit card limit even though he had a gambling problem. What happened Mr D held a credit card with Lloyds, which had a £6,750 credit limit. The limit was increased to £7,750 in November 2015, then to £8,250 in August 2... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3600825
29 Jul 2022 TSB Bank plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3600825 The complaint Miss R complained that TSB Bank plc (“TSB”) acted irresponsibly by providing her with an overdraft facility and increasing her overdraft limit. She is also unhappy TSB failed to cancel her debit card and send her a cash card as a replacement. She says this led to ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2218297
17 May 2021 HSBC UK Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2218297 The complaint Mr P is unhappy with HSBC UK Bank Plc’s handling of his debit card fraud claim and its refusal to refund him for a series of disputed transactions he says he didn’t make. What happened Mr P contacted HSBC in May 2019 to report a series of gambling transactions ove... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5047135
27 Sep 2024 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5047135 The complaint Mr M complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC (Barclays) didn’t offer him support when he was using his bank account to make gambling transactions in 2020. He said he was using the account differently and Barclays should’ve noticed this and stepped in to prevent fur... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN4155544
18 Dec 2017 HSBC Bank plc UpheldBanking and creditS, a limited company, complains that HSBC Bank Plc will not refund payments that were not authorised from its account.backgroundThe payments that are disputed were made using the company debit card held by the director. These were to two separate gambling businesses and w... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5505618
25 Apr 2025 Monzo Bank Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5505618 The complaint Mr C has complained that Monzo Bank Ltd acted irresponsibly when it provided him a £500 overdraft facility in March 2024. Background Mr C has a number of accounts with Monzo. In March 2019 he disclosed to the bank that he had a compulsive spending problem that... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1555961
3 Dec 2020 Marq Millions Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-1555961 The complaint Mr S has complained that Marq Millions Limited, trading as Arro Money (“Arro”), shouldn’t have unblocked his bank account, after it blocked it because of his spending on gambling websites. Mr S is represented in this complaint by his father. What happened Mr S set... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1944040
23 Mar 2021 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-1944040 The complaint Mr D complains that National Westminster Bank Plc won’t refund payments made from his account to an online gambling firm. He says he didn’t make the payments. What happened The background to this complaint is well-known to both parties, so I’ll only provide a brie... (3 pages)View decision
