PPI Claims
1,093 decisions, 51.4% of this firm page
Published Financial Ombudsman Service decisions, 2013-April 2026
Yorkshire Building Society complaints: what the Ombudsman decided
We analysed 2,125 published Financial Ombudsman decisions linked to Yorkshire Building Society. This page shows outcomes, complaint types and decision patterns without rating the firm.
More complaints doesn't mean worse service — big firms serve millions of customers, so they naturally show up more often. Win rates reflect the mix of complaint types a firm faces, not a quality score.
Across the full dataset, about 1 in 3 clear-result cases ended with the customer winning fully or partly (33.5%). For Yorkshire Building Society, this page shows 30.7%.
Complaint mix
What people complain about
30%
Consumer Credit
284 decisions, 13.4% of this firm page
Banking Disputes
187 decisions, 8.8% of this firm page
Mortgages
180 decisions, 8.5% of this firm page
Insurance Claims
131 decisions, 6.2% of this firm page
The percentage at the end of each row is the rough won-or-partly-won rate for that broad category.
Published decisions
How it changed over time
2019201
202096
2021117
202238
202341
202464
202538
20264
The 2026 figure covers published decisions up to April 2026.
Outcome wording
What happens when customers win
Set amount listed
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
Worked out with interest
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
Worked out by set rules
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
Stress or hassle payment
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
Refund
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
No money ordered
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
Not clear from the case
Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording
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Methodology
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Source
Published Financial Ombudsman Service decisions from 2013–April 2026. This page uses 2,125 published decisions for Yorkshire Building Society.
Entities included
Yorkshire Building Society.
What won means
Won means the Financial Ombudsman agreed with the customer. Partly won means it agreed with part of the complaint. Unclear outcomes are left out of the rate.
Not a rating
This is not a review or rating of Yorkshire Building Society. Past results can't predict your case; this isn't legal advice.
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