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-5295553
14 Apr 2025 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5295553 The complaint Miss D complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC trading as Barclaycard lent to her irresponsibly. What happened On 6 November 2016, Miss D opened a Barclaycard account as follows: Date Event Credit limit 6 November 2016 Opening limit £3,400 26 June 2017 Credit Limi... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN9167478
9 Aug 2019 National Westminster Bank Plc UpheldBanking and creditMr T complains that National Westminster Bank Plc won’t refund £35,000 of payments made from his account to an online gambling website, that he says he didn’t authorise. Mr T also complains that NatWest blocked and closed his account. He says this caused him problems paying bills and affec... (9 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN5450063
20 Jun 2013 National Westminster Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr K says National Westminster Bank Plc lent to him irresponsibly when he was a vulnerable adult student with a gambling addiction. backgroundThe lending took place under the bank’s ‘professional trainee loan’ scheme. This scheme was ‘aimed at helping full time students meet their study... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2679865
6 Apr 2021 Everyday Lending Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-2679865 The complaint Mr G complains that Everyday Lending Limited (trading as Everyday Loans) granted him a loan that was unaffordable for him. What happened In October 2015, Mr G took out a loan for £2,000 with Everyday Lending. The loan was to be repaid over 24 months with the repay... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4725587
3 May 2024 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4725587 The complaint Mr O complains Barclays Bank UK PLC (“Barclays”) refuses to refund him for a large number of transactions which he made during he was mentally unstable. Mr O thinks Barclays should’ve blocked the transactions on account of Mr O’s vulnerabilities. Mr O is represent... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN2028533
25 Oct 2017 Elevate Credit International Limited UpheldBanking and creditMr H complains that Elevate Credit International Limited (trading as Sunny) gave him instalment loans he couldn’t afford. He wants a refund with interest.backgroundMr H had 20 loans from Sunny between April 2015 and February 2017. He said proper checks would have shown ... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN4569534
26 Jul 2017 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and creditMr M complains that Nationwide Building Society failed to prevent or refund some transactions on his account he says he didn’t make.backgroundIn December 2016 Mr M went abroad on holiday. While he was away, 35 debit card transactions were made on his current account... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3087291
5 Oct 2021 Wirecard Card Solutions Limited UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3087291 The complaint Mr M complains Wirecard Card Solutions Limited blocked his account and haven’t released money held in the account back to him. What happened Mr M had an account which had a card issued by Wirecard and was administered by Pockit. In July 2020, Pockit blocked Mr M’s... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4910130
16 Jul 2024 Monzo Bank Ltd UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-4910130 The complaint Mr D says Monzo Bank Ltd irresponsibly lent to him. What happened Mr D took out two loans from Monzo. The first (loan 1) was taken out on 27 October 2021 and was for £3,000 over 36 months. The monthly repayments were £107.88. The second (loan 2) was taken out o... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN0858968
2 Mar 2020 TSB Bank plc UpheldBanking and creditMiss O complains that TSB Bank plc irresponsibly gave her an overdraft and later increased that overdraft limit.backgroundMiss O applied for an overdraft in August 2018 but TSB refused the application and told her that any lending would be irresponsible as she was spending her money on gam... (4 pages)View decision