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-2189218
20 Nov 2020 Metro Bank PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2189218 The complaint Mr S has complained that Metro Bank PLC won’t refund him for disputed transactions he didn’t make or authorise. What happened Mr S has a current account with Metro and several online gambling accounts . Between 29 August 2019 and 2 September 2019 Mr S’s debit card... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN4703299
22 Oct 2019 Zopa Limited Not upheldBanking and creditMr R’s complaint is that Zopa Limited irresponsibly approved a loan of £10,000 to him in August 2015 which it ought to have known would be unaffordable for him. He seeks a refund of interest on the loan and of charges that may have been applied for missed or late payments.backgroundOne of ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN6984967
8 Nov 2018 Nationwide Building Society UpheldBanking and creditMr W complains that Nationwide Building Society irresponsibly gave him a loan in December 2016 which he was unable to repay. This complaint is brought by Mr W’s sister Miss W.backgroundMr W says he was in a vulnerable position when he applied for the loan on 26 Dec... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN6729238
22 Oct 2019 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and creditMiss L complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC won’t refund a number of payments taken from her account using her debit cards, which she says she didn’t make or authorise.backgroundIn November 2017 Miss L told Barclays that there were numerous transactions on her account that she didn’t author... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN7968272
14 Jun 2017 Barclays Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr H, on behalf of himself and Mrs H, complains that Barclays Bank Plc has not treated them fairly, in that it allowed Mr H to repeatedly breach his overdraft limit and access his emergency borrowing facility; that it charged him for doing so and thereby exacerbated... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3613885
2 Aug 2022 Asgard Financial Services Limited UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-3613885 The complaint Mr H complains that Asgard Financial Services Limited irresponsibly lent to him. He says he couldn’t afford the loan and it shouldn’t have been lent. What happened Asgard lent a loan for £3,500 in December 2016, the loan was repaid over 24 monthly instalments of £... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1769990
17 Jun 2020 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-1769990ComplaintMr W has complained that Bank of Scotland plc won’t refund transactions he says he didn’t make or otherwise authorise. What happenedIn January 2020, Mr W made a number of transactions to a gambling merchant and won £30,000. However, over the following 11 days this was s... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3502322
13 Jun 2022 Progressive Money Limited UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-3502322 The complaint Mr H complains that Progressive Money Limited (PML) lent him money on a high cost loan which he was unable to afford to repay. What happened PML provided Mr H with a loan on 22 May 2018 for £10,000, repayable over 48 months at the rate of £410 a month. Mr H compla... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4005835
24 Apr 2023 Lloyds Bank PLC Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-4005835 The complaint Mr B complains that Lloyds Bank PLC (“Lloyds”) lent to him irresponsibly when it gave him two loans that he says he couldn’t afford. What happened Mr B took out an unsecured loan for £16,000 with Lloyds in May 2017. The loan was repayable over five years at a cost... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN4303842
13 Jun 2014 Barclays Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr S complains that Barclays Bank Plc unfairly holds him liable for disputed online transactions made on his account.backgroundThe transactions that Mr S disputes were all made at an online gambling site, using the details of Mr S’s debit card. The debit card was newly issued, and Mr S ... (2 pages)View decision
