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-4657553
13 Mar 2024 Monzo Bank Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4657553 The complaint Mr G complains about lending given to him by Monzo Bank Ltd, and its handling of his relationship with it. What happened On 8 October 2022, Mr G applied for a Flex account with Monzo. It was agreed and he was given a £500 credit limit. On 28 October 2022, he asked... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3384239
21 Mar 2022 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3384239 The complaint Mr F complains Monzo Bank Limited didn’t apply its gambling block the way it said it would and that he gambled and lost money as a result. What happened Mr F has an account with Monzo Bank and, he says, a couple of other businesses. Monzo offers its customers the ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3502978
5 Aug 2022 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3502978 The complaint Mr D and Miss R complain Nationwide Building Society failed to offer support to address Miss R’s mental wellbeing and gambling addiction. He said they didn’t block her debit card as they said they would. What happened Mr D said his partner while struggling with h... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2884531
28 Sep 2021 Monzo Bank Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2884531 The complaint Miss L complains that Monzo Bank Ltd (Monzo) allowed her to deposit transactions to a gambling company, despite having a gambling block on her account. What happened In September 2020 Miss L made several payments to a gambling merchant. She complained to Monzo as ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3565828
27 Jul 2022 TSB Bank plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3565828 The complaint Mr H complains that TSB Bank plc (TSB) won’t refund gambling transactions he says he didn’t make. What happened Mr H says his ex-partner (who I’ll refer to as D) made gambling transactions using his TSB debit card without his knowledge. The transactions happened b... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4655837
10 Apr 2024 Nationwide Building Society UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4655837 The complaint Miss T complains that Nationwide Building Society failed to take steps to prevent her from spending a large sum of money on gambling. What happened In 2020 Miss T had been in contact with Nationwide as a result of which it noted that she had a gambling addiction. ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2898028
8 Sep 2021 Clydesdale Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2898028 The complaint Mr P complains that Clydesdale Bank Plc trading as Yorkshire Bank should have monitored his account more closely to prevent him from entering a cycle of debt due to gambling transactions. What happened Our investigator’s background summary covered all the relevant... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1562489
22 Jun 2020 Capital One (Europe) plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsThe complaint Miss H is unhappy with how Capital One (Europe) plc dealt with gambling transactions on her credit card. What happened In March 2019, a member of Miss H’s family used her credit card on a gambling website without her knowledge. As a result, Miss H went over her credit limit, ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5169861
27 Jan 2025 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5169861 The complaint Mr F complains that National Westminster Bank Plc failed to identify that he had a problem with gambling and that it failed to offer him adequate support. What happened Mr F advises that he suffers with mental health problems which have over the years caused hi... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2844194
21 Oct 2021 Lloyds Bank PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2844194 The complaint Mr A complains that Lloyds Bank plc didn’t do enough to support him when he spent large amounts of money to fund a gambling habit. What happened Mr A opened a basic cash account with Lloyds in 2012. Around July 2019, he started using the account for gambling. His ... (5 pages)View decision
