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 DRN3800383
11 Sep 2019 Santander UK Plc UpheldBanking and creditMr D complained that Santander UK Plc acted irresponsibly by lending him £7,000 without doing sufficient checks on his finances. Mr D has brought this complaint to our service with the support of a representative, Mrs D. To keep things simple I’ve referred to him and his representative col... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3740410
4 May 2023 Santander UK Plc UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3740410 The complaint Miss K has complained that Santander UK Plc unreasonably refused to refund a series of transactions debited from her account between 17 and 18 December 2021 following the loss or theft of her phone and debit card on 17 December. What happened After Miss K had been... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5170528
26 Nov 2024 Equifinance Limited UpheldMortgagesDRN-5170528 The complaint Mr H says that a secured (second charge) loan he took out in 2017 with Equifinance Limited was unaffordable and irresponsibly lent. What happened Mr H applied for this loan in November 2017 through an independent mortgage broker. The offer issued on 1 December ... (11 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN9329980
17 Oct 2018 HSBC Bank plc Not upheldBanking and creditMiss K complains that HSBC Bank Plc unfairly declined her chargeback request and failed to treat her sympathetically.background Miss K used her HSBC card to deposit a total of £8,000 with an online gambling company. She was unhappy with the service she got from the on... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-6239856
8 Apr 2026 Barclays Bank UK PLC Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-6239856 The complaint Mr C complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC won’t refund the full amount of money he says he lost to a scam. What happened The background to this complaint is well-known to both parties, so I won’t repeat it in detail here. But in summary and based on the submissi... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3443799
29 Jul 2022 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3443799 The complaint Mr R complains NewDay Ltd irresponsibly provided him with a credit card. What happened NewDay approved Mr R for a credit card in October 2020. The initial limit was £250. This was later increased to £1,250. On both occasions (the initial application and the subseq... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5039211
13 Nov 2024 HSBC UK Bank Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5039211 The complaint Mr B has complained HSBC UK Bank plc won’t refund him for transactions made on his account which he didn’t authorise. What happened On 14 December 2023 Mr B contacted HSBC to report numerous gambling transactions which he’d not made. He’d recently come back hom... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4933927
27 Jul 2024 Nationwide Building Society UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-4933927 The complaint Mr S complains that Nationwide Building Society irresponsibly approved two loans which were unaffordable. What happened Mr S says he applied for two Nationwide loans in 2021 and 2023 which were unaffordable. He says appropriate checks were not carried out and h... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2568861
5 Feb 2021 Nationwide Building Society Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2568861 The complaint Mr L has complained that Nationwide Building Society won’t refund transactions, which he said he didn’t make. What happened Mr L is disputing multiple online payments, totalling £1,520, from his current account to two online gambling merchants. The payments were ... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4447454
9 Nov 2023 247 Money Group Limited UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-4447454 The complaint Mr A complains that 247 Money Group Limited trading as 247Money (247Money) irresponsibly mis-sold him a hire purchase agreement he couldn’t afford. Mr A is represented in this complaint by a claims management company but, for ease, I’ll refer to Mr A directly thro... (6 pages)View decision