Bank of Scotland Plc

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-3044110 Upheld

Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

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Sat Mar 28deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Irresponsible lending, Charges and fees

In the Ombudsman’s words

Lloyds acted irresponsibly by increasing his overdraft limit and acting unfairly by continuing to apply charges to his account when he was in financial difficulty.Irresponsible lending

Mr P has complained that Lloyds Bank PLC (“Lloyds”) continued charging him excessive amounts for his overdraft when he was in financial difficulty.Charges and fees

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-3044110.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.