Think tank brands Financial Ombudsman Service 'unfit for purpose' in damning report

Questions over fairness

Jenna Brown
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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has been branded unfit for purpose in a scathing report from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) which questions the fairness of its decisions and says the organisation is failing consumers.

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