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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-4696794 Upheld
Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£3,400redress stated in the decision
Wed Apr 17deadline to accept (not the decision date)
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What this decision was about
In the Ombudsman’s words
Mr B complains Billing Finance Limited (BFL) irresponsibly entered into a hire purchase agreement because it didn’t complete reasonable and proportionate checks to ensure the agreement was affordable.Irresponsible lending
Rules cited
FCA CONC (Consumer Credit sourcebook)
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-4696794.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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