Barclays Bank UK PLC

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-4643189 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

—no sum stated

Mon Nov 25deadline 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

Barclays lent irresponsibly to Ms EIrresponsible lending

encouraged a cycle of perpetual debt and her being charged excessivelyCharges and fees

Rules cited

Consumer Credit Act 1974, FCA CONC (Consumer Credit sourcebook)

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-4643189.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.