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 DRN5887785
22 Apr 2014 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMrs W, represented by her husband, complains Bank of Scotland plc (trading as Halifax) won’t refund payments Mrs W made to gambling websites when she was ill.backgroundMrs W made many payments to gambling websites at a time when she was experiencing ill health. The medication she was tak... (1 page)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4096185
24 Jul 2023 Shelby Finance Ltd Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-4096185 The complaint Mr M, through his representative, complains that Shelby Finance Ltd, trading as Dot Dot Loans (“Shelby”), lent to him irresponsibly. What happened Mr M took four loans from Shelby and a brief loan table is set out here: Loan Approved Amount Repayments each month P... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN8282614
31 Mar 2020 National Westminster Bank Plc UpheldBanking and creditMr S has complained National Westminster Bank Plc will not refund payments he didn’t make and closed his account.backgroundMr S opened an account with NatWest in May 2017 with an agreed overdraft facility of £1,250. He accepts he made some payments with his card. But he disputes a further ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN7442070
4 Feb 2014 Bank of Ireland (UK) Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr L complains that Bank of Ireland (UK) Plc (trading as the Post Office) has not refunded a number of payments which he says he did not authorise.backgroundMr L complained to a bookmaker – which I shall call “M” – that about 70 online transactions on his betting account in June an... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5665690
3 Jul 2025 Santander UK Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5665690 The complaint Miss W complains Santander UK Plc did not provide her with proper support and safeguarding as a vulnerable consumer in relation to her current account and overdraft with them. What happened I issued my provisional findings to both parties setting out why I did... (6 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 DRN3696088
7 May 2019 Casheuronet UK LLC Not upheldBanking and creditMr B complains that CashEuroNet UK LLC (CEN) was irresponsible in lending him money and it telling him it had defaulted one loan.backgroundMr B has had three loans from CEN. One for £300 taken out on 14 March 2015 was repayable in twelve monthly instalments of £45.03... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN7736693
23 Feb 2018 Provident Personal Credit Limited Not upheldBanking and creditMr K complains that Provident Personal Credit Limited (Provident) have been irresponsible in lending to him.backgroundMr K took a loan with Provident in December 2016 for £700 repayable over 52 weeks. He didn’t make any weekly payments but repaid it in full in February... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN5638729
21 Mar 2019 NewDay Ltd Not upheldBanking and creditMr R complains that NewDay Ltd acted irresponsibly when they approved his application for a second credit card account. To put things right he wants them to refund him the interest and charges that were applied to the account when he later missed some payments.backgroun... (2 pages)View decision