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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-6310238 Upheld

Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£250redress stated in the decision
Tue Dec 09deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Treatment in financial difficulty, Complaint handling

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mr P complains National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company (“NatWest”), didn’t provide support when he asked for help and unfairly defaulted his overdraft account.Treatment in financial difficulty
NatWest doesn’t agree it was wrong to default Mr P’s account. It however acknowledged the service it provided at times could have been better and paid Mr P £100 compensation, later offering a further £250.Complaint handling

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-6310238.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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