Barclays Bank Plc
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN1278420 Not upheld
Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
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What this decision was about
In the Ombudsman’s words
Mr and Mrs A complain that Barclays Bank Plc (trading as The Woolwich) lent money to them irresponsibly by letting the balance on their mortgage current account reserve increase beyond the amount they expected.Irresponsible lending
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN1278420.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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