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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN9551009 Partly upheld

Partly upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Sat Nov 21deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Irresponsible lending, Charges and fees

In the Ombudsman’s words

Miss L has complained through her representative that Shop Direct Finance Company Limited (SDFC) acted irresponsibly when it allowed her to open a number of shopping catalogue accounts.Irresponsible lending
Miss L has also complained that SDFC has unfairly in other ways, including withholding refunds of interest and administration charges that she says are due to her.Charges and fees

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN9551009.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.