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-3261579
25 Oct 2022 Match the Cash Limited UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-3261579 The complaint Mrs K complains Match the Cash Limited trading as Guarantormyloan.tv irresponsibly lent to her. Mrs K is represented by a claims management company. For ease, I’ll refer to all submissions as if they were made directly by her. What happened Match the Cash approved... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN4637478
6 Mar 2020 Oakbrook Finance Limited Not upheldBanking and creditComplaintMr L says Oakbrook Finance Limited, trading as Likely Loans, shouldn’t have lent him money in 2018.BackgroundIn October 2018, Mr L borrowed £3,600 from Likely Loans. He would repay this amount, with interest, over 36 months at a monthly cost of £190.16. The total amount repayable ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4707429
9 May 2024 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4707429 The complaint Mr B has complained that National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) won’t refund transactions he says he didn’t make or otherwise authorise. What happened Between April and August 2023, Mr B’s NatWest account was occasionally used for gambling payments, made across t... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5773497
27 Aug 2025 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5773497 The complaint Mr A complains National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company lent to him unfairly when they approved his applications to increase his overdraft limit and failed to adequately monitor his use of the overdraft. What happened Mr A complains about NatWest’s len... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN6995435
25 Oct 2017 Lending Stream Llc UpheldBanking and creditMr F complains that Lending Stream LLC gave him loans that he couldn’t afford.background Mr F took out a total of 14 loans with Lending Stream between March 2015 and May 2017. Each loan was due to be repaid in six monthly instalments. Details of the loans are as f... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN9241775
8 Feb 2021 Everyday Lending Limited UpheldBanking and creditMr E says Everyday Lending Limited (ELL) didn’t complete proper checks to make sure the loan he applied for was affordable and it failed to give him important information about the loan. background Mr E took out a 36-month instalment loan from ELL on 27 October 2015. It was for £2,500 and ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN1972429
6 Apr 2017 MEM Consumer Finance Limited UpheldBanking and creditMr C complains that MEM Consumer Finance Limited (trading as Payday UK) gave him loans he couldn’t afford to pay back. backgroundMr C took out 18 loans with Payday UK between 28 December 2012 and 23 February 2015. Our adjudicator thought that most of Mr C’s complaint ... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3210581
23 Dec 2021 PayPal (Europe) Sarl et Cie SCA UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3210581 The complaint Miss B complains that PayPal (Europe) Sarl and Cie SCA, won’t refund payments that she didn’t make from her account. What happened Miss B disputes six payments made to a gambling website on 23 May 2020 using PayPal. These totalled £550. She says that her account w... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4640222
26 Feb 2024 Sainsbury's Bank Plc UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-4640222 The complaint Mr S has complained that Sainsbury’s Bank Plc acted irresponsibly when it approved him for a £20,000 loan in 2020. Background Mr S successfully applied for a £20,000 unsecured personal loan with Sainsbury’s in January 2020. He has said that at the time he was beco... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5214192
16 Dec 2024 HSBC UK Bank Plc Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-5214192 The complaint Mrs B, via her representative, has complained that HSBC UK Bank Plc acted irresponsibly when it provided her access to multiple forms of credit. Mrs B applied for a credit card, two loans and an overdraft facility from HSBC. This decision will only consider wh... (4 pages)View decision
