BBL Complaints and Outcomes

This section of the website looks at all manner of official Bounce Back Loan related complaints and the outcomes of each of them. If you are experiencing a problem with your BBL lender you may find others who have had a similar complaint sorted out, or even binned by the Ombudsman. You will find plenty of them to immerse yourself in below.

BBL Complaints and Outcomes

Co-Operative Bank Approve and Pay Out a Bounce Back Loan to a Customer Then Snatch It Back – Ben the Ombudsman Decides That Is Their Right and £100 Compensation Is Fair

January 8, 2022

It was and still is commonplace for many lenders to snatch back (for all manner of reasons) Bounce Back Loans that they had initially approved and paid out, and today I present to you the outcome of a complaint about a snatched back BBL that was sent to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), was not upheld, and then went before an actual Ombudsman for a determination. Be aware that when you do send in a complaint to the FOS it is a caseworker that […]

BBL Complaints and Outcomes

NatWest Took Seven Months to Open a Servicing Account Then Declined an SME a Bounce Back Loan Repeatedly – Upshot Is that Ben the Ombudsman Doesn’t Uphold the Complaint

December 31, 2021

As the clock ticks down to midnight tonight, whatever you have planned I wish you a Happy New Year and here’s hoping things get back to some form of normality for everyone in 2022. Today I present to you another Bounce Back Loan related Ombudsman complaint which was not upheld. […]

BBL Complaints and Outcomes

After First Refusing to Uphold a Barclays Customer Complaint Regarding an Error That Left a Sole Trader Unable to Access the BBL Scheme the Ombudsman Increases the Compensation from £100 to £300 After an Appeal

December 29, 2021

As we are still in the “quiet zone” between Christmas and the New Year, today I will be giving you an insight into another Bounce Back Loan related complaint that the Financial Ombudsman Service initially did not uphold, but after an appeal increased the level of compensation the bank, this time Barclays were required to pay out. […]