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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-4885165 Upheld

Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Mon Aug 05deadline 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

Miss W has essentially complained that Santander UK Plc (“Santander”) unfairly provided her with an overdraft that was unaffordable.Irresponsible lending
Santander will be familiar with all the rules, regulations and good industry practice we consider when looking at whether a bank treated a customer fairly and reasonably when applying overdraft charges.Charges and fees

Rules cited

Consumer Credit Act 1974

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-4885165.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.