LONDON - Barclays has been exposed as Britain's most complained-about bank. The bank notched up 8,000 grievances in the first half of this year, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Of a record total of 69,841 complaints about the industry, Lloyds, Barclays, RBS, Abbey and HSBC all received more than 3,000, accounting for 38,286 cases.
Credit cards, loans and current accounts were the most complained about, while insurance and payment protection products also came under attack.
The news comes at a time when trust in the nation's financial institutions is already at an all-time low.
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