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-5622318
17 Jun 2025 NewDay Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5622318 The complaint Mr O complains that NewDay Ltd trading as Aqua lent irresponsibly when it approved his credit card application and later increased the credit limit. What happened Mr O applied for an Aqua credit card in February 2018. In his application, Mr O said he was emplo... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3091261
6 Oct 2021 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3091261 The complaint Mr B complains that NewDay Ltd trading as Marbles lent irresponsibly when it approved his credit card and later increased the credit limit twice. What happened The background to this complaint and my initial conclusions were set out in my provisional decision. In ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN6011357
26 Sep 2013 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr G says National Westminster Bank Plc is wrong to hold him responsible for transactions with a betting company debited to his account. backgroundThe transactions were made via the account Mr G had set up with the betting company, which he had previously used for undisputed transactions.... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4867534
17 Jul 2024 Madison CF UK Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4867534 The complaint Mr G complains that Madison CF UK Limited (trading as 118 118 Money) lent irresponsibly. What happened 118 118 Money approved Mr G for a credit card with a £1,200 limit on 3 July 2021. Mr G says 118 118 Money didn’t carry out proper affordability checks befor... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3268180
22 Mar 2022 Shelby Finance Ltd UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-3268180 The complaint Miss S complains that Shelby Finance Ltd, trading as Dot Dot Loans, lent to her irresponsibly. What happened Shelby approved for Miss S a £4,000 loan on 21 April 2021, repayable at £186.65 each month for 48 months. It was repaid in September 2021 and Miss S has ex... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5035659
23 Sep 2024 FirstRand Bank Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-5035659 Complaint Mrs L complains that FirstRand Bank Limited (trading as “Motonovo Finance”) unfairly entered into a hire-purchase agreement with her. She’s said the agreement was unaffordable and so she shouldn’t have been accepted for it. Background In February 2018, Motonovo Fi... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3341604
23 Mar 2022 Avantcredit Of Uk, Llc UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-3341604 The complaint Mr S complains that AvantCredit of UK, LLC (Avant), lent to him irresponsibly. What happened Mr S was approved by Avant for a loan on 30 December 2015. It was for £3,300 repayable over 36 months at just over £154 each month. The total charge for the credit was £2,... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4139083
28 Aug 2023 Shelby Finance Ltd UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-4139083 The complaint Mr R complains that Shelby Finance Ltd, trading as Dot Dot Loans (“Shelby”) lent to him when he had many other loans outstanding and Shelby ought to have known that. He says Shelby lent to him irresponsibly. What happened Using information provided by Shelby here ... (6 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN6630856
17 Aug 2017 Active Securities Limited UpheldBanking and creditMr W complains that Active Securities Limited trading as 247Moneybox lent him money that he couldn’t afford to repay.backgroundMr W took out 26 loans with Moneybox between 2010 and 2013. He said it was irresponsible to agree to lend.Moneybox didn’t agree the lending w... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1457127
23 Jun 2020 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-1457127 The complaintMr M complains that Nationwide Building Society increased the credit limit on his credit card when it should have known that he could not afford it. What happenedMr M had a credit card with Nationwide. Nationwide increased his credit limit in April 2012 and again i... (2 pages)View decision