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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-5264184 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£115redress stated in the decision
Mon Mar 10deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Treatment in financial difficulty, Credit file reporting

In the Ombudsman’s words

AESEL’s agent rearranged the payments to start in February 2024, which I think showed forbearance.Treatment in financial difficulty
Mr W complains American Express Services Europe Limited (‘AESEL’) reported a default to the Credit Reference Agencies (‘CRAs’) when he was in an arrangement to repay his personal credit card.Credit file reporting

Rules cited

Consumer Credit Act 1974

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-5264184.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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