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 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 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-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 DRN-5623434
23 Sep 2025 Admiral Financial Services Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-5623434 The complaint Admiral Financial Services Limited provided Miss M with a £3,000 loan in 2023, and it had a 24-month term. The total amount repayable was £4,225.20 with monthly repayments of £176.05. Miss M says the loan was provided irresponsibly. What happened The details o... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3022423
22 Sep 2021 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3022423 The complaint Mrs S complains about NewDay Ltd trading as Aqua’s (“Aqua”) decision to increase her credit limit. What happened Mrs S was accepted for a credit card by Aqua in June 2019 and given an initial credit limit of £450. Mrs S says she used this account for gambling and... (3 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
