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 DRN8261642
29 Sep 2017 HSBC Bank plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr N complains that HSBC Bank Plc did not do enough to identify unusual spending on his account which he says he did not authorise.backgroundMr N gave his son his card and PIN to help him manage his finances. He says his son made payments, including for online gambl... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN8924781
26 Jan 2019 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and creditMr J complains that problems with Nationwide Building Society’s systems prevented him from making payments to place bets online which caused him financial loss.backgroundMr J attempted to make several payments to an online gambling account in November 2018 but the payme... (1 page)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN8574619
22 Mar 2017 WDFC UK Limited UpheldBanking and creditMiss W complains that WDFC UK Limited, trading as Wonga, provided her with loans which she couldn’t afford.backgroundMiss W took a number of loans from Wonga between February and December 2013. When Miss W complained to Wonga last year, it didn’t agree it had done ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3288120
24 Mar 2022 Avantcredit Of Uk, Llc UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-3288120 The complaint Ms W is complaining that AvantCredit of UK, LLC irresponsibly lent to her. What happened The details of this complaint are well known to both parties, so I won’t repeat them again here. The facts are not in dispute, so I’ll focus on giving the reasons for my decis... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN5345923
7 Mar 2018 Gain Credit LLC Not upheldBanking and creditMr D complains that Lending Stream LLC was irresponsible to lend him money.background Mr D had ten six-month instalment loans from Lending Stream between April 2015 and February 2017 as follows:Loan Date Amount DueRepaid Notes 123 Apr 2015£20030 Oct 20151 Oct 2015216 Jul 20... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3491291
20 May 2022 Shelby Finance Ltd UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-3491291 The complaint Mr W complains that the loans he had from Shelby Finance Ltd (trading as Dot Dot Loans) were unaffordable. What happened Mr W had five loans from Dot Dot Loans between February 2020 and November 2021 as follows: Loan Date Amount Term Monthly Repayment Due Repaid 1... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN2270979
8 Jan 2014 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and creditK complains through its directors that Bank of Scotland plc (trading in this instance as Halifax) failed to identify fraudulent activity on the account of one its customers, and that this caused K loss. backgroundK employed Mr D as its bookkeeper. Mr D arranged fraudulent transfers from ... (1 page)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN6641088
14 Apr 2020 S.D. Taylor Limited UpheldBanking and creditMrs T complains about irresponsible lending for home credit loans approved for her by SD Taylor Limited. She says that “They did not take the correct actions to ensure the loans were affordable and stop lending. I was in a lot of debt and they kept offering these loans.”backgroundMrs T com... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN7279552
13 Dec 2016 PDL Finance Limited UpheldBanking and creditMiss S complains that PDL Finance Limited, trading as Mr Lender (PDL), gave her five instalment loans that were unaffordable.backgroundMiss S took five instalment loans with PDL between 28 May 2015 and 15 December 2015. date taken principal amount borrowed £ term of loan... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3236519
27 Jan 2022 MBNA Limited UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3236519 The complaint Mr L has complained that MBNA Limited was irresponsible in lending to him. What happened In 2016, Mr L took out a credit card with MBNA for £10,000. The limit was increased to £13,000 over the following 18 months. The account was later closed. In 2021, Mr L compla... (3 pages)View decision
