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-3991631
22 May 2023 Santander UK Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3991631 The complaint Mrs B complains that Santander UK Plc (“Santander”) lent to her irresponsibly and did nothing to support her despite informing it of her gambling problems and other vulnerabilities. What happened Mrs B held an account with Santander with an overdraft facility. Mrs... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN3184239
6 Nov 2017 Barclays Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr H complains that Barclays Bank Plc has refused to refund some disputed transactions. Mr H says he is the victim of fraud and he wants Barclays to refund the money.backgroundMr H says he contacted Barclays because of some transactions on his account that he didn’t ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4297305
29 Aug 2023 Clydesdale Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4297305 The complaint Mr E complains that Clydesdale Bank Plc trading as Virgin Money was irresponsible in its lending to him. What happened Mr E was provided with a credit card in July 2018 by Virgin Money with a credit limit of £1,800. Mr E says that he built up a large debt on the c... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3853007
3 Jan 2023 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3853007 The complaint Mr L and Mrs L complain that Barclays Bank UK PLC failed to refund transactions they didn’t recognise. What happened Mr L and Mrs L are joint account holders. The disputed transactions occurred on Mrs L’s debit card although Mr L has brought the complaint to our s... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN5689074
24 Jan 2020 Tandem Bank Limited Not upheldBanking and creditMr R has complained about Tandem Bank Limited and the charges they’ve applied to his credit card account after processing gambling transactions as cash advances.backgroundMr R made three gambling transactions on his tandem credit card account worth £1,000 each. These transactions were proc... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4657274
4 Mar 2024 Santander UK Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4657274 Complaint Mrs B has complained that Santander UK Plc (“Santander”) unfairly failed to block gambling transactions from her current account in circumstances where other institutions did so. Background Mrs B made a number of gambling transactions on her Santander current account.... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN0588586
1 Oct 2019 Santander UK Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr R complains that Santander UK plc irresponsibly allowed him to increase his overdraft limit when it should have been clear it was unaffordable.backgroundMr R says he was given a £4,000 overdraft by Santander in 2017 that was both irresponsible and unaffordable. He says he used the overd... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN1860966
16 Feb 2017 Clydesdale Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr C complains that Clydesdale Bank Plc didn’t stop him using his credit card for gambling.backgroundMr C has had a credit card with the bank since 1987 and recently he has made use of it to spend significant sums gambling. In July 2016 he contacted the bank to compl... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN5321227
13 Nov 2019 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and creditMiss G complains that Barclays Bank UK Plc (trading as Barclaycard) charged excessive interest and charges to her account in relation to gambling transactions. She says Barclaycard hasn’t acted fairly and should’ve identified from her spending that she had a problem. backgroundMiss G has a... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3751305
21 Nov 2022 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3751305 The complaint Mr N has complained Barclays Bank UK PLC won’t refund him transactions he didn’t make in October 2021. Barclays subsequently closed Mr N’s account. What happened Mr N had Covid in October 2021. He later noticed £1,300 worth of transactions to a gambling company he... (2 pages)View decision
