Fines All Round
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued a warning that up to 10 endowment firms face disciplinary action, for refusing to pay adequate compensation to customers who were mis-sold policies.
It seems that these 10 firms are still flouting FSA guidelines, which were drawn up 4 years ago, on the handling of endowment complaints.
The FSA is quoted as saying:
"In January we warned the small number of firms that were still not handling mortgage endowment complaints adequately to improve the standard of their work or risk enforcement action. Intensive work is ongoing and the time for these recalcitrant firms to lift their game is certainly short."
It is reported that Abbey National is on the list.
The FSA has already fined Friends Provident £675K and Allied Dunbar £725K for mishandling complaints, in the last 18 months.
Is it any wonder that people have lost confidence in the providers of these worthless products?
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