National Westminster Bank Plc

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN8438164 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

—no sum stated

—deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Support for vulnerable customers, Service failure

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mr D says that he is in financial difficulty and in these circumstances I would expect the bank to respond positively and sympathetically to his situation.Support for vulnerable customers

NatWest’s service levels in handling the initial loan application, and Mr D’s subsequent queries, were not satisfactory.Service failure

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN8438164.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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