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-4519988
5 Jan 2024 Advantage Finance Ltd Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-4519988 Complaint Mr G complains that Advantage Finance Ltd (“Advantage Finance”) unfairly entered into a hire-purchase agreement with him. He’s said he was the monthly payments for the agreement weren’t affordable and so he shouldn’t have been accepted for it. Background In June 2021,... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN5160437
12 Dec 2014 Tesco Personal Finance PLC Not upheldBanking and creditMr C complains about the way in which Tesco Personal Finance PLC has charged interest on his credit card account. backgroundMr C used his credit card for a couple of gambling transactions in early 2014. These transactions are deemed to be cash advances. Mr C says he was aware of this, s... (2 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 DRN-4883358
22 Jul 2024 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-4883358 The complaint Mr O complains that in 2017 Bank of Scotland plc, trading as Halifax, lent to him without doing the right checks. He says he had other debt which Halifax ought to have known about. Mr O says that Halifax did not account for his mental health at the time and an... (6 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4742046
30 Apr 2024 Monzo Bank Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4742046 The complaint Mr P complains that Monzo Bank Ltd irresponsibly gave him a credit card account that he couldn’t afford to repay What happened Mr P held a current account with Monzo. In February 2022, he applied for a credit card that would be linked to his current account. Monzo... (6 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1699318
27 Mar 2020 Indigo Michael Limited UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-1699318 ComplaintMiss H has complained that Indigo Michael Limited (trading as Safety Net Credit (SNC)) irresponsibly lent to her which caused her to be financially dependent on its loans. Miss H says SNC should have noticed that the loans were increasing in size and her repeated use w... (6 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN8883177
18 Sep 2018 CURO TRANSATLANTIC LIMITED UpheldBanking and creditMr H complains that CURO TRANSATLANTIC LIMITED, trading as WageDay Advance, gave him loans he couldn’t afford to repay. backgroundMr H took out the following loans with WageDay Advance:date£ amount borroweddate repaid12 November 20118015 November 2011228 November 201123015 D... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN3223977
27 Sep 2018 Uncle Buck Finance LLP UpheldBanking and creditMr F complains that Uncle Buck Finance LLP (Uncle Buck) gave him loans that he couldn’t afford to repay.backgroundMr F was given five loans by Uncle Buck between May and December 2015. The first two loans were repayable the following month. The remaining three loans ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN3793623
16 Oct 2018 PDL Finance Limited UpheldBanking and creditMr R complains that PDL Finance Limited, trading as Mr Lender, gave him loans which trapped him in a spiral of debt and he couldn’t afford to pay them back.backgroundMr R borrowed five times from Mr Lender, as follows: loan numberdate takenamount borrowedrepayment term... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN7379645
17 Nov 2016 Casheuronet UK LLC UpheldBanking and creditMr C complains that CashEuroNet UK LLC (trading as QuickQuid) gave him loans that he couldn’t afford to repay.backgroundMr C took his first loan from QuickQuid in July 2011. The loan was for £400. It appears that he rolled that loan over three times before repayi... (3 pages)View decision
