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-4725347
16 May 2024 Santander UK Plc UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-4725347 The complaint Mr L complains that Santander UK Plc approved two loans for him in 2021 irresponsibly. What happened Mr L took two loans from Santander. He was an existing current and savings account customer at the time. Loan 1 was in June 2021, for £2,500 to be repaid over 48 m... (6 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1809593
11 Jul 2020 MBNA Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsThe complaint Miss B complains that MBNA Limited irresponsibly allowed her to open two credit card accounts that were unaffordable. What happened Miss B says MBNA should not have approved her credit card applications and should not have increased the credit limit on them. She says she was ... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1382022
17 May 2020 The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-1382022 The complaintMr G complains that The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (RBS) allowed him an overdraft facility that was unaffordable and irresponsible. What happenedMr G says he opened the RBS account in late 2018 online and was given an overdraft facility of £750. He says he also app... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN1613101
13 Feb 2020 Barclays Bank UK PLC UpheldBanking and creditMr C has complained Barclays Bank UK PLC refuse to refund him for two sets of disputed transactions from his account in 2016. The first set are for cash withdrawals at casino booths and the second set are online gambling transactions.background During a trip to the US in 2016, Mr C realise... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4270554
8 Sep 2023 Step One Finance Limited UpheldMortgagesDRN-4270554 The complaint Mrs C complains that Step One Finance Limited irresponsibly lent her a second charge mortgage (secured loan). She says that Step One didn’t carry out proper checks and didn’t identify that she was spending compulsively on gambling which would have impacted her abi... (8 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN5823699
5 Oct 2015 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and creditMr M complains that Nationwide Building Society will not refund payments to an online gambling site he says he did not authorise.backgroundMr M set up an online gambling account used through an application on his smartphone. He made transactions using his Nationwide d... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2953478
5 Aug 2021 Madison CF UK Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-2953478 The complaint Mr B complains that a loan given to him by Madison CF UK Limited trading as 118 118 Money (118) was unaffordable for him. What happened In April 2019, Mr B applied to 118 for a loan of £5,000 to be repaid in 24 monthly instalments of £297.26. The total amount repa... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2097791
26 Feb 2021 Evolution Lending Limited Not upheldMortgagesDRN-2097791 The complaint Miss M complains that Evolution Lending Limited shouldn’t have lent her money secured by a further charge on her property. Miss M would like Evolution to refund the interest she paid and remove any adverse credit information it registered. What happened Miss M too... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5272697
19 Mar 2025 NewDay Ltd Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-5272697 The complaint Ms N complains that NewDay Ltd irresponsibly gave her a loan she couldn’t afford to repay. What happened In April 2019, Ms N was granted a £5,000 loan with NewDay. She was required to pay 18 monthly repayments of £326.64. Ms N also held a NewDay credit card whi... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2858528
6 May 2022 Loans 2 Go Limited UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-2858528 The complaint Mr G complains that Loans 2 Go Limited lent to him irresponsibly. What happened In May 2020, Mr G approached Loans 2 Go and applied for and was given a loan of £1,000. It had an Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of 1,013.2% and was to be repaid in 18 monthly instalment... (4 pages)View decision