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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-6134520 Upheld

Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£24,000redress stated in the decision
Wed May 13deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Credit file reporting, Support for vulnerable customers

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mr and Mrs C complain that Bank of Scotland plc reported incorrect information about their mortgage to the credit reference agenciesCredit file reporting
failure to adjust its communications to Mr C caused additional distress over a number of years that could have been avoidedSupport 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-6134520.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.