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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-5574900 Upheld

Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Thu Jun 19deadline 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

she felt it was irresponsible for NatWest to have agreed overdraft limits as high as it didIrresponsible lending
Mr L asked NatWest to refund charges and interest for the six years prior to his complaint being raisedCharges and fees

Rules cited

FCA CONC (Consumer Credit sourcebook)

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-5574900.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.