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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-5223659 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Thu Feb 13deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Treatment in financial difficulty, Support for vulnerable customers

In the Ombudsman’s words

The mortgage fell into arrears. Miss D and Miss N both contacted Barclays in early 2023. Miss N said she wanted to discuss a reduced payment plan.Treatment in financial difficulty
Miss N says she told Barclays she was on a fixed pension income and had health problems which meant this caused her anxiety. Miss D said Barclays didn’t make reasonable adjustments for Miss N’s health conditions and the stress affected their mental health.Support for vulnerable customers

Rules cited

FCA Consumer Duty (PRIN 2A)

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-5223659.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.