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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-2902783 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Mon Dec 13deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Irresponsible lending

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mrs E has complained about overdrafts Bank of Scotland plc (trading as “Halifax”) provided to her. She says she was provided with overdrafts valued at nearly £6,000.00 without checking the affordability and her income.Irresponsible lending

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-2902783.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

The outcome shown is the Ombudsman’s own published classification, not our reading of the text. Nothing here is legal advice, and a decision concerns only the complaint it was made about.