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-4730674
24 Apr 2024 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4730674 The complaint Mr D says NewDay Ltd irresponsibly lent to him. What happened Between January 2021 and March 2023 Mr D took out four credit cards from NewDay. He complained to the lender in December 2023. It upheld his complaint about the last two cards (cards 3 and 4) that it ga... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4895290
22 Jul 2024 NewDay Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4895290 The complaint Mr B complains that NewDay Ltd, trading as Aqua, irresponsibly provided him with a credit card account and credit limit increases (CLIs) that he couldn’t afford. What happened In August 2021, Mr B applied for, and obtained, a NewDay credit card account. The cre... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5840928
25 Sep 2025 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5840928 The complaint Mr G complains that NewDay Ltd lent irresponsibly when it approved two credit card applications he made and increased the credit limit on both accounts. What happened The background to this complaint and my initial conclusions were set out in a provisional dec... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3730397
11 Oct 2022 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3730397 The complaint Mr C complains that NewDay Ltd lent to him irresponsibly. What happened In August 2015 Mr C opened a credit card account with NewDay, trading as Aqua. He had an account limit of £300, which was increased to £1,300 in January 2016 and then to £1,900 in May 2016. In... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5047877
23 Dec 2024 NewDay Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5047877 The complaint Mr T complains, through his representative, that NewDay Limited lent to him by approving a card he could not afford to pay off. Mr T says it lent irresponsibly when it increased his credit limits. He wants all interest, fees, and charges plus 8% interest refund... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2804177
24 May 2021 NewDay Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2804177 The complaint Ms M complains that NewDay Ltd irresponsibly allowed her to open two credit card accounts which were unaffordable. What happened Ms M says she opened two NewDay credit card accounts in 2020. She says the lending was unaffordable and NewDay didn’t carry out any che... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5036589
23 Sep 2024 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5036589 The complaint Miss F says NewDay Ltd irresponsibly lent to her. What happened Miss F took out a credit card from NewDay in November 2018. She was given a £450 limit. This was increased five times to reach £5,600 in October 2021. Miss F says if NewDay had properly checked her... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5330015
2 Jul 2025 NewDay Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5330015 The complaint Miss B complains NewDay Ltd lent to her irresponsibly when they approved her application for a credit card. Miss B is represented by a claims management company in this complaint, but I’ll refer to her throughout my decision. What happened Miss B complains Ne... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3709445
31 Oct 2022 NewDay Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3709445 The complaint Mr W complains that NewDay Ltd trading as Marbles irresponsibly granted credit that he couldn’t afford to repay. What happened NewDay approved a credit card application for Mr W in June 2021. It provided an initial credit limit of £450. This was increased to £1450... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4516734
5 Jan 2024 NewDay Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4516734 The complaint Mr W complains that NewDay Ltd trading as Aqua was irresponsible when it offered him credit and later increased his credit limit. Mr W bought his complaint via a representative but I will refer to him throughout for simplicity. What happened NewDay opened a credit... (3 pages)View decision