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-4194424
7 Jul 2023 Capital One (Europe) plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4194424 The complaint Mr W complains that Capital One (Europe) plc (Capital) irresponsibly issued a credit card to him, for which he couldn’t afford the payments. In particular he says it failed to take into account his gambling problems which it was aware of. He also complains that Ca... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5226612
20 Jan 2025 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5226612 The complaint Mr M says Bank of Scotland plc, trading as “Halifax”, should’ve blocked his transactions and done more to protect his account. What happened The facts of this case are well known to both parties, so I won’t repeat them in detail here. Mr M is no longer complain... (2 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 -
Decision Reference DRN8164858
14 Aug 2018 Barclays Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr C complains that Barclays Bank PLC, trading as Barclaycard, irresponsibly gave him a credit card that was unaffordable.backgroundMr C applied for the credit card in 2013 and was given a credit limit of just under £3,000. He says at the time he already had a numb... (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-5221747
6 Feb 2025 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5221747 The complaint Mr M complains Barclays Bank UK PLC didn’t place a vulnerability marker on his account regarding his gambling addiction when he blocked his debit card from making gambling transactions. He states this meant Barclays didn’t follow its safeguarding process when h... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4560116
20 Feb 2024 TSB Bank plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4560116 The complaint Mr A is unhappy that TSB Bank plc didn’t do more to help stop him losing money to gambling via payments made from his current account. What happened The circumstances that led to this complaint are well known to both parties, so I won’t repeat them in detail here.... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3789917
31 Jan 2023 Santander UK Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3789917 The complaint Miss D complains that Santander UK Plc treated her unfairly by allowing her to make gambling transactions from her account. Miss D is represented throughout by her mother, Ms P. What happened Miss D had a current account with Santander. Ms P told us: In March 202... (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
