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Ombudsman News 165

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

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We’re consulting on a temporary proposed change to how we report the outcome of certain complaints

4 October 2021

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

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Ombudsman News 164

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.

Q1 data H1 data

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Dramatic rise in fraud and scam complaints

24 September 2021

Financial Ombudsman Service warns of fraud danger as it continues to help high numbers of customers.

Press release

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Information for customers of Advancis Limited (known as Buddy Loans)

8 September 2021

Advancis Limited (known by its trading name, Buddy Loans) went into administration on 8 September 2021.

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Information for Provident customers

4 August 2021

Information for customers on Provident Personal Credit Limited’s scheme of arrangement and complaints to the ombudsman service.

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Ombudsman News 163

29 July 2021

Welcome to Ombudsman News. In this edition, we share new content on our approach to complaints about flood damage, and resources on our SME website for small businesses with complaints caused or impacted by the pandemic. And in our latest blog, we take a look our support for Papyrus UK and Business2Schools.

Blog Social responsibility and sustainability Insights

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Board commissioned independent review

23 July 2021

Information about the Financial Ombudsman Service’s Board commissioned independent review.

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Ombudsman News 162

30 June 2021

Welcome to Ombudsman News. In this edition, we share new content on our approach to complaints about wedding insurance, business interruption insurance, and loan schemes, such as the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes (CBILs) and Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS).

Insurance SME

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