News and events

2 December 2021

Action plan launched to deliver a better service for customers in a rapidly changing financial services environment.

Press release

1 December 2021

Today marks 20 years since the Financial Ombudsman Service officially became the single ombudsman scheme for consumer complaints about financial products and services.

24 November 2021

Data shows too many scam victims are not being treated fairly by banks.

Press release

10 November 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of Ombudsman News. In this edition we share our recently published annual report and feedback statement following our recent consultation. We also have a special focus on some of our online resources for financial businesses that help support the aims of #TalkMoney Week.

Data and Insight Fraud and scams Unaffordable lending Consultations and responses

1 November 2021

Today, we’ve published our consultation feedback statement on temporary changes to how we report the outcome of certain complaints.

28 October 2021

Today, we’ve published our Annual Report and Accounts for the 2020/21 financial year.

14 October 2021

Welcome to Ombudsman News. In this edition, we share detail about our refreshed guidance for making awards of compensation for distress and inconvenience. We also highlight our consultation about temporary changes to reporting the outcomes for certain complaints.

Distress and inconvenience Consultations and responses

4 October 2021

Today, we’ve published a consultation on a proposal to help us move faster in reducing customer waiting times.

24 September 2021

Welcome to Ombudsman News. In this edition, we share an overview of our latest complaints data, including detail on some of the trends seen in the first quarter of the 2021/22 financial year.

H1 data Q1 data