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-2755763
24 May 2021 Valour Finance Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-2755763 The complaint Mr W complains that Valour Finance Limited (trading as Savvy.co.uk) didn’t do enough checks before agreeing to lend to him and so the lending was irresponsible. What happened Mr W borrowed £1,200 from Savvy on 26 May 2020. The loan was due to be repaid by 12 month... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4127274
11 Aug 2023 Valour Finance Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-4127274 The complaint Mr B, through his representative, complains that Valour Finance Limited, trading as Savvy.co.uk (“Valour”), lent to him when he could not afford it. What happened Mr B applied for one loan in November 2020. He was offered £1,000 but took £400 repayable at £100 a m... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN0272965
24 Jan 2020 Valour Finance Limited Not upheldBanking and creditComplaintMr M complains that Valour Finance Limited (trading as Savvy.co.uk 'Savvy') provided him with a loan that was unaffordable.BackgroundSavvy lent Mr M £750 on 14 January 2015. This loan was due to be repaid in 12 monthly instalments and was settled on 29 November 2015.Mr M... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2683204
15 Apr 2021 Valour Finance Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-2683204 The complaint Mr D complains Valour Finance Limited trading as Savvy.co.uk (‘Savvy’) lent to him irresponsibly. He also says he wasn’t made aware of the interest and charges that would apply on early repayment of his loan. What happened Mr D took an instalment loan for £1,200 o... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2809421
23 Jul 2021 Valour Finance Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-2809421 The complaint Mr T complains that Valour Finance Limited, trading as Savvy.co.uk, lent to him irresponsibly. What happened Savvy approved for Mr T a fifteen month instalment loan of £1,000.00 on 20 July 2018, payable in 15 instalments of £133.33 monthly. Savvy says that it look... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-5756518
21 Jan 2026 Valour Finance Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-5756518 The complaint Miss K complains that Valour Finance Limited trading as Savvy.co.uk (“Valour”) gave her a loan without carrying out sufficient affordability checks. What happened Miss K was granted one instalment loan of £900 in March 2024, and she was due to make 10 monthly ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-2007805
3 Sep 2020 Valour Finance Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-2007805The complaintMrs M says Valour Finance Limited, trading as Savvy.co.uk (“Savvy”), irresponsibly lent to her. Mrs M says she took the loan to repay other lending. She says the loan was unaffordable for her and she repaid it early by taking out further borrowing therefore leaving ... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-3325780
21 Feb 2022 Valour Finance Limited UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-3325780 The complaint Mr S complained that Valour Finance Limited trading as Savvy.co.uk acted irresponsibly when lending to him. What happened Savvy provided Mr S with a loan as follows: Date Taken Date Repaid Monthly Instalments Loan Amount Total Amount Repayable Monthly Repayment 15... (6 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-4109743
11 Aug 2023 Valour Finance Limited Not upheldConsumer CreditDRN-4109743 The complaint Mr B complains that Valour Finance Limited, trading as Savvy.co.uk (“Valour”), lent to him when he could not afford it. What happened In March 2022 Mr B was approved for one loan of £700 repayable over eight months at just over £168 each month commencing April 202... (3 pages)View decision -
Decision Reference DRN-1474280
21 Jul 2020 Valour Finance Limited UpheldConsumer CreditDRN-1474280 The complaintMr W says Valour Finance Limited, trading as Savvy.co.uk (“Savvy”), irresponsibly lent to him. Mr W says the lending was unaffordable for him, and he got into financial hardship which led to a cycle of debt. What happenedThis complaint is about two instalments loan... (3 pages)View decision