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-4371355
11 Oct 2023 NewDay Ltd Not upheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4371355 The complaint Mr H says NewDay Ltd, trading as Aqua, irresponsibly lent to him. What happened Mr H applied for a credit card in September 2019. It was approved with a limit of £450. In February 2022 this was increased to £1,450. Mr H says NewDay should never have increased his ... (2 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3079881
4 Nov 2021 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3079881 The complaint Mrs N complains that NewDay Ltd irresponsibly increased the credit limit on her credit card account to unaffordable levels. What happened Mrs N says she accepts that NewDay was entitled to allow her to open her credit card account in 2017. She says she was working... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5069810
15 Oct 2024 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5069810 The complaint Mr A, through a representative, says NewDay Ltd, trading as Marbles, irresponsibly lent to him. What happened Mr A applied for a credit card from NewDay in August 2017. It was approved with a limit of £900. This was decreased to £600 in November 2017. He was th... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5129409
6 Nov 2024 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-5129409 The complaint Miss H complains that NewDay Ltd (NewDay) lent to her irresponsibly. What happened Over a period, Miss H had two credit cards issued by NewDay and the limits were increased as shown: Aqua card: Limit increase No. Date Limit December 2017 – new card £900 1 May ... (5 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4405343
17 Oct 2023 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4405343 The complaint Mr E, represented by a third party, complains that NewDay Ltd trading as Aqua was irresponsible in its lending to him. What happened Mr E applied for an Aqua credit card in April 2013, and this was provided with an initial credit limit of £250. The credit limit wa... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2274716
3 Nov 2020 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-2274716 The complaint Mrs C complains that NewDay Ltd trading as Aqua (‘NewDay’) acted irresponsibly when they provided her a credit card in February 2017. Mrs C also complains that NewDay didn’t consider her gambling addiction when offering her the card. What happened Mrs C applied fo... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4489355
4 Jan 2024 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4489355 The complaint Mr K complains that NewDay Ltd trading as Aqua (‘NewDay Ltd’) irresponsibly gave him a credit card that he couldn’t afford. What happened On 28 February 2019, Mr K applied for and was given a credit card with a credit limit of £600. The card had five increases to ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4818168
24 May 2024 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-4818168 The complaint Mr R complains that NewDay Ltd was irresponsible to lend to him. What happened Mr R had eight NewDay credit cards as follows: Aqua – opened on 20 October 2014; Burton – opened on 26 June 2016; Topman – opened on 28 June 2016; Marbles – opened on 14 December 20... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN0329061
16 Jan 2020 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and creditMr W complains about an Aqua branded credit card provided to him by NewDay Ltd. He thinks it was irresponsible of NewDay to lend to him and that it shouldn’t have done so.backgroundIn 2013 Mr W applied for the credit card online. He says that at the time of applying for the card he had num... (4 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3699641
13 Sep 2022 NewDay Ltd UpheldBanking and PaymentsDRN-3699641 The complaint Mrs S complains that NewDay Ltd lent to her irresponsibly. She says the lending was unaffordable for her. What happened Mrs S took out a credit card with NewDay, branded as ‘Aqua’, in April 2018. It had an initial credit limit of £450. In September 2018, Mrs S to... (3 pages)View decision
