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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-5634486 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£25redress stated in the decision
Tue Jul 22deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Irresponsible lending, Treatment in financial difficulty

In the Ombudsman’s words

Miss C complains that Monzo Bank Ltd (“Monzo”) acted irresponsibly by providing her with an overdraft facility she says she couldn’t afford.Irresponsible lending
I would add that, if it has not done so already, I would expect Monzo to apply appropriate forbearance so as to accommodate Miss C in agreeing a fair and sustainable repayment plan.Treatment in financial difficulty

Rules cited

Consumer Credit Act 1974

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-5634486.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.