Financial Ombudsman Service
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This article is about the Financial Ombudsman Service in the UK. For the Australian Financial Ombudsman Service, see Financial Ombudsman Service (Australia).
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]
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Formation | Operational: April 2000 Statutory footing: 18 June 2001 (2001-06-18)[1] |
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Type | Ombudsman |
Headquarters | London |
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Chief Executive and Chief Ombudsman | Abby Thomas |
Website | www |
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