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-4655837
10 Apr 2024 Nationwide Building Society UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4655837 The complaint Miss T complains that Nationwide Building Society failed to take steps to prevent her from spending a large sum of money on gambling. What happened In 2020 Miss T had been in contact with Nationwide as a result of which it noted that she had a gambling addiction. ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5833520
25 Sep 2025 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5833520 The complaint Ms F complains that Nationwide Building Society failed her in its duty of care by allowing her to gamble excessively causing financial and mental harm. She would like Nationwide to refund the gambling transactions and pay compensation. What happened From May 20... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5169861
27 Jan 2025 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5169861 The complaint Mr F complains that National Westminster Bank Plc failed to identify that he had a problem with gambling and that it failed to offer him adequate support. What happened Mr F advises that he suffers with mental health problems which have over the years caused hi... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2844194
21 Oct 2021 Lloyds Bank PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2844194 The complaint Mr A complains that Lloyds Bank plc didn’t do enough to support him when he spent large amounts of money to fund a gambling habit. What happened Mr A opened a basic cash account with Lloyds in 2012. Around July 2019, he started using the account for gambling. His ... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN2533197
8 Jan 2020 Santander UK Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr W is unhappy that Santander UK Plc did not block his card from being used at a specific gambling company. As a result, he spent £10,200. Mr W wants Santander to refund this money as he thinks he should have been protected when he asked for his card to be blocked a few months earlier. ba... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4548606
11 Jan 2024 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4548606 The complaint Miss M complains that National Westminster Bank Plc failed to put a gambling block on her account when she requested it and as a result she was able to gamble and lost a considerable sum of money. What happened Miss M has a gambling addiction. She says that when s... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3708862
20 Sep 2022 Tesco Personal Finance PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3708862 The complaint Mr M complains that Tesco Personal Finance PLC trading as Tesco Bank increased the credit limit on his credit card without checking his ability to afford it, and that it took no action concerning his gambling. What happened Mr M’s credit card with Tesco was opened... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5303145
6 Mar 2025 Bank of Scotland Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5303145 The complaint Miss N has complained that Bank of Scotland plc trading as Halifax failed in its duty of care to stop her from gambling excessively from her account. Background Miss N has a bank account with Halifax. She has explained that in early 2021 she started to gamble i... (3 pages)View decision -
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 DRN-3309699
11 Mar 2022 Starling Bank Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3309699 The complaint Mr P complains that Starling Bank Limited failed to raise a chargeback or refund transactions from an internationally based gambling merchant. What happened Mr P made several transactions through a foreign based merchant who offered online gambling services I’ll r... (2 pages)View decision
