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-3166255
29 Nov 2021 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3166255 The complaint Mr K complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC (Barclays) didn’t reduce his overdraft limit. What happened Mr K had an overdraft limit of £2,000 with Barclays. In June 2021, he asked for it to be reduced to £500. Barclays wrote to him in June 2021 and August 2021 to say... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3490275
9 Aug 2022 Progressive Money Limited UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-3490275 The complaint Miss N complains that Progressive Money Limited (PML), lent to her irresponsibly. What happened Using information from PML then it seems that Miss N was approved for a loan which commenced 7 December 2017. It was for £3,900 of which £2,481 was used to pay off anot... (7 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-5507989
30 Apr 2025 Bamboo Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-5507989 The complaint Miss D complains that Bamboo Limited irresponsibly lent her an unsecured loan. What happened Miss D took out a loan of £7,000 with Bamboo in January 2021. The loan was agreed over a term of two years with monthly payments of £392.51. The interest rate was a fix... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4444965
7 Dec 2023 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-4444965 Complaint Mr C has complained about a personal loan Nationwide Building Society (“Nationwide”) provided to him. He’s in effect said that Nationwide lent to him even though it ought to have realised that he would use the funds advanced for gambling. Background Mr C has also sepa... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN0011332
16 May 2018 Capfin Limited Not upheldBanking and creditMrs P says Capfin Limited, trading as ecashwindow, (“Capfin”) gave her loans she couldn’t afford to repay.backgroundI issued my provisional decision on this complaint on 27 April 2018. A copy is attached and it forms part of this final decision. The full background to the... (8 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4213776
29 Nov 2023 Revolut Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4213776 The complaint Mr R complains about Revolut Ltd. He says that Revolut should have stopped payments he made to a gambling website based in Sierra Leone and that Revolut should have used the chargeback facility to retrieve the funds after he was offered a refund as he wasn’t able ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN7126222
28 Feb 2020 HSBC UK Bank Plc UpheldBanking and creditMiss J complains that HSBC UK Bank plc won’t refund debit card transactions that she says she didn’t make or authorise.backgroundMiss J told HSBC that she didn’t recognise a number of transactions made online using her debit card at the end of October and beginning of November 2017. They e... (4 pages)View decision
