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Travel insurance complaints at their highest levels since the pandemic

16 July 2024

Holidaymakers unhappy with their travel insurance have led to rising levels of complaints.

Press release Travel Insurance

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Banking complaints hit a 10-year high

12 July 2024

Complaints about the banking sector are at their highest level in at least a decade.

Press release Annual data Banking and payments

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Financial Ombudsman Service announces 44 new investigator jobs in Belfast

10 July 2024

The announcement signals the opening of a new hub in Northern Ireland for the Financial Ombudsman

Press release

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Financial Ombudsman Service announces new charity partnership with Sands

30 May 2024

Following a companywide vote, Sands, the UK’s leading pregnancy and baby loss charity, was chosen to be supported over the next two years.

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Charges for professional representatives detailed for the first time in new ombudsman service consultation

23 May 2024

Today we set out our proposed changes to our fee structure, following the introduction of legislation in Parliament.

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Financial complaints have risen by 20% according to latest half-yearly data

1 May 2024

Our newly published data shows the number of financial complaints received in the second half of 2023 rose by a fifth.

Press release Data and Insight H2 data

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Financial Ombudsman increases complaint level predictions as performance continues to improve

4 April 2024

Today we published our final Plans and Budget detailing the next phase of our transformation, whilst confirming the increased caseload we expect in the upcoming financial year.  

Press release Strategic plans and budget

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Credit card complaints hit all time high

1 March 2024

Our latest complaints data publication shows that perceived unaffordable lending has driven complaints relating to credit cards to their highest quarterly level.

Q3 data Complaints data Data and Insight Press release Credit Cards

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Everyday financial concerns are expected to drive complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service in the year ahead

24 January 2024

We set out trends for new complaints we expect to see in 2024/25 in a consultation paper on our plans and budget. The consultation is currently open and closes on 30 January 2024.

Press release

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