HSBC Bank plc

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-4575104 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

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Tue Feb 20deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Irresponsible lending

In the Ombudsman’s words

whether it’s fair for HSBC to hold Mr C liable for this loan bearing in mind how it was taken out and granted.Irresponsible lending

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-4575104.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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