Financial Ombudsman Service

This article is about the Financial Ombudsman Service in the UK. For the Australian Financial Ombudsman Service, see Financial Ombudsman Service (Australia).

Financial Ombudsman Service
FormationOperational: April 2000
Statutory footing: 18 June 2001 (2001-06-18)[1]
TypeOmbudsman
HeadquartersLondon
Location
  • United Kingdom
Chief Executive and Chief Ombudsman
Abby Thomas
Websitewww.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

The Financial Ombudsman Service is an ombudsman in the United Kingdom. It was established in 2000, and given statutory powers in 2001 by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, to help settle disputes between consumers and UK-based businesses providing financial services, such as banks, building societies, insurance companies, investment firms, financial advisers and finance companies.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Commencement order at legislation.org.uk
  2. ^ "BBC guide to making a financial complaint". BBC News. 8 January 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Who we are". Financial Ombudsman.
  4. ^ "Can I take my financial complaint to the financial ombudsman?". www.which.co.uk. 29 January 2013.