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 DRN9470056
17 Sep 2015 HSBC Bank plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr A complains that HSBC Bank Plc shouldn’t have lent him as much money as they did, and should’ve helped him when he got into financial difficulties. He wants HSBC to write off his debt, change his credit record and pay him compensation.backgroundMr A has had va... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN5990383
25 Aug 2015 The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr G complains that The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc took money from his savings account to pay off his credit card debt.backgroundMr G fell into arrears with his credit card payments. The bank passed the debt to a debt collector and says a letter was sent to Mr G... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3473609
13 May 2022 Lowell Portfolio I Ltd Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-3473609 The complaint Ms S is unhappy that Lowell Portfolio I Ltd (‘Lowell’) won’t remove a default from her credit file. What happened Ms S had a credit account with another company, which I’ll call ‘N’. The account was defaulted by N on 30 April 2021. Ms S was unhappy that the defaul... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN5704896
31 Jul 2013 Welcome Financial Services Limited UpheldPayment protection insurance (PPI)This complaint concerns a single premium payment protection insurance (PPI) policy taken out by Mr and Mrs A in relation to a secured loan. Mr and Mrs A say Welcome Financial Services Limited (“Welcome”) mis-sold the policy. backgroundMr and Mrs A took out a loan with PPI. Mr and Mrs A... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN0072606
29 Dec 2014 National Westminster Bank Plc UpheldPayment protection insurance (PPI)Mr A’s complaint is about the way National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) paid him compensation for a mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) policy.backgroundMr A complained to NatWest about a single premium PPI policy sold alongside a loan. NatWest agreed to uphold Mr A’s complai... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN9248292
29 Jul 2015 Legal & General Partnership Services Limited UpheldBanking and creditMr and Mrs B, represented by a claims management company, complain that the advice they were given by Legal & General Partnership Services Limited (L&G) to consolidate unsecured debts into their new mortgage was unsuitable.our initial conclusionsOur adjudicator recommended t... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3772194
16 Nov 2022 Arrow Global Limited UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3772194 The complaint Mr E has complained about a default registered by Arrow Global Limited. What happened This complaint surrounds a credit card account that was opened in 2012 and was sold to Arrow in 2019. The original creditor and Arrow wrote to Mr E to let him know Arrow now owne... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN3810225
15 Aug 2019 Paragon Finance Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMrs B complains that Paragon Finance PLC (Idem) is chasing her aggressively for a debt she disputes owing. And she further complains that unfair charges have been applied. She wants the debt written off or reduced and compensation.backgroundMrs B is represented in this complaint by F, a fi... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN9635161
19 Dec 2013 Bank of Scotland Plc Not upheldBanking and creditMr T complains that Bank of Scotland plc (trading as Halifax) sold his debt to a third party, despite having agreed to write off the debt after five years. Mr T also says the debt should be statute barred. backgroundIn 2007 Mr T’s debt was passed to Halifax’s debt recovery department. ... (1 page)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN5936444
31 Mar 2016 Lowell Portfolio I Ltd UpheldBanking and creditMr P complains Lowell Portfolio I Ltd, (“Lowell”), pursued him for a debt that had already been established wasn’t his.backgroundLowell bought an existing account from another lender in 2015. It then contacted Mr P to seek repayment.Mr P said he’d previously informed t... (2 pages)View decision