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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-5925668 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Wed Dec 03deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Credit file reporting, Data and privacy

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mr M complains Equifax Limited are reporting inaccurate information on his credit fileCredit file reporting
Mr M says Equifax should be able to provide documentation from B and T such as Deeds of Assignments (DOA) or credit agreements detailing the legal and equitable interests associated with the accounts.Data and privacy

Rules cited

UK GDPR / Data Protection Act 2018, FCA DISP (Dispute Resolution)

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-5925668.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.