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-3260377
23 Apr 2022 Vanquis Bank Limited Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3260377 The complaint Miss H complains that Vanquis Bank Limited irresponsibly allowed her to open a credit card account which was unaffordable. What happened Miss H says she applied for the account in June 2021 and says Vanquis should not have approved her application. She says approp... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5530999
19 Jun 2025 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5530999 The complaint Ms M complains that Bank of Scotland plc did not properly protect her when she made a large number of card payments to a gambling website. The bank trades in this case under its Halifax brand. What happened Between October 2023 and January 2024 Ms M made 199 ca... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2557572
30 Sep 2021 Provident Personal Credit Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-2557572 The complaint Miss B is unhappy that Provident Personal Credit Limited trading as Satsuma Loans allowed a loan to be taken out in her name. She says the loan was applied for by her ex-partner without her permission but it is holding her responsible for the borrowing. What happe... (4 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-5409850
27 Aug 2025 Lloyds Bank PLC UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5409850 The complaint Mr C complains Lloyds Bank PLC (“Lloyds”) didn’t carry out proper affordability checks when providing him with an overdraft. What happened Mr C initially had two overdrafts with Lloyds, but in 2020 Mr C reached out to explain he had lost his job and had a gambl... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5660539
3 Jul 2025 My Finance Club Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-5660539 The complaint Mr P says My Finance Club Limited, trading as Ondal, irresponsibly lent to him. What happened This complaint is about a short-term high-cost loan Ondal provided to Mr P on 16 March 2023. It was for £400 over 38 days and the total repayable was £521.60. Mr P say... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4527975
18 Jan 2024 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4527975 The complaint Mr S complains that NewDay Ltd was irresponsible in its lending to him. What happened Mr S first raised his complaint in 2019 and says that he didn’t receive a response from NewDay at that time and when he raised this again NewDay said it wouldn’t reopen his compl... (3 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-5728909
2 Dec 2025 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5728909 The complaint Mrs C complains that Bank of Scotland plc trading as Halifax irresponsibly lent to her. What happened Mrs C was approved for a Halifax credit card in March 2022, with a £1,500 credit limit. The credit limit was increased to £3,000 in March 2023. Mrs C says that... (4 pages)View decision