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-4837811
24 Jun 2024 TSB Bank plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4837811 The complaint Ms S complains that TSB Bank plc failed to carry out her instructions to block payments to gambling operators causing her to lose a great deal of money. What happened Ms S said she suffered a nervous breakdown in 2020 which resulted in a gambling addiction. She sa... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5707162
20 Aug 2025 Lloyds Bank PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5707162 The complaint Mr M complains that Lloyds Bank PLC failed to stop gambling transactions from his account and that it then did not seek to reclaim them from the merchants involved. What happened Between September and December 2024 Mr M made a number of payments from his Lloyds... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2787629
4 May 2021 Progressive Money Limited UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-2787629 The complaint Ms S complains that Progressive Money Limited (“Progressive”) lent to her in an irresponsible manner. What happened Ms S was given a single loan by Progressive. She borrowed £5,000 in July 2018 and agreed to repay the loan in 36 monthly instalments. Part of the lo... (6 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN1338740
17 May 2016 Indigo Michael Limited UpheldBanking and creditMr M complains about loans he took out with Indigo Michael Limited T/as SafetyNetCredit. He believes he should never have been lent to as he couldn’t afford to repay the loans because of his existing commitments and gambling addiction. backgroundMr M borrowed £300 from S... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN4755652
11 Apr 2019 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and creditMr S complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC (Barclays) lent to him irresponsibly. He also feels that Barclays should not have given him a £6,000 credit limit; it should have placed a daily limit on his credit card use; that it failed to provide him with an acknowledgmen... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3173831
23 Dec 2021 Barclays Bank UK PLC UpheldMortgagesDRN-3173831 The complaint Mr and Mrs B complain that Barclays Bank UK Plc mis-sold their mortgage and the accompanying mortgage current account reserve (MCA). They also complain that Barclays ought to have recognised that Mr B had a gambling problem. What happened In 2007 Barclays recommen... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4631558
19 Feb 2024 Starling Bank Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4631558 The complaint Mr C complains that Starling Bank Limited (“Starling”) failed to deal with his request for a refund after making a number of transactions. What happened Mr C explained that he registered with an online gambling website I’ll refer to as L. He transferred funds into... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5651975
23 Jul 2025 Revolut Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5651975 The complaint Mr W complains that Revolut Ltd (Revolut) failed to notice that he was transferring large sums of money out of his account for gambling. He thinks it should have done more to safeguard his money while he was suffering from mental illness. As a result, he lost t... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN7726800
6 Nov 2019 Starling Bank Limited Not upheldBanking and creditMr S complains that Starling Bank Limited debited his account with a series of online and card payments totalling approximately £20,000 which he says he didn’t make or otherwise authorise.backgroundMr S disputes making thirty-six payments between 16 October and 5 November 2018 which totall... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4630527
28 Jun 2024 Nationwide Building Society UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4630527 The complaint Ms W has complained that Nationwide Building Society (“Nationwide”) irresponsibly granted an overdraft in May 2019 that she couldn’t afford to repay, despite it being aware that she had a gambling problem. What happened In May 2019, Ms W was granted an overdraft o... (3 pages)View decision
