Complaint reportsComplaint reports

Customer experience is very important to us at Northern Bank and we are committed to delivering an exceptional level of service to all our customers.

There may be times when we do not meet our customers’ expectations to the full. If this happens we would like you to tell us what has gone wrong and give us the opportunity to put things right.

It is straightforward to make a complaint, you can make your complaint verbally or in writing to any of our branches or Head Office. Alternatively you can submit a complaint here.

You don’t need to use a Claims Management Company (CMC) who may typically charge an upfront fee or take a proportion of any compensation you may be due. We assess complaints sent directly to us in exactly the same way that we treat complaints from a CMC, so by coming direct you will not be disadvantaged.

We will investigate your complaint thoroughly and fairly. We will make every effort to deal with your complaint promptly and in a way that satisfies you. We will be open and honest in our dealings with you because we want to resolve your complaint and give you a better level of service.

As part of our commitment to be open and transparent we have published details of all complaints that we have received and closed from 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2011.

Complaints Publication ReportComplaints Publication Report

Northern Bank Complaints Publication Report 01 July 2011 – 31 December 2011

Product Category Number of complaints opened
01 July – 31 December 2011
Number of complaints closed
01 July – 31 December 2011
Complaints closed within 8 weeks %
01 July – 31 December 2011
Complaints upheld by the bank
01 July – 31 December 2011
Putting it into context
Banking 1004 1040 97% 23% 1.5 new complaints received per 1000 accounts held as at 31 December 2011
Home Finance 35 27 89% 22% 1.4 new complaints
received per 1000 home finance loans outstanding as at 31 December 2011
General insurance & pure protection 759 641 10% 21% 281 new complaints
(98% PPI related)  received per £1m of annual income (2011)
Decumulation, life & pensions 17 13 54% 15% 9  new complaints  received per £1m of annual income (2011)
Investments 11 16 94% 13% 3 new complaints received per £1m of annual income (2011)

 

Putting Things Right for You

If you are not happy with any aspect of our service you can follow our internal complaint handling procedures online or by contacting your branch.

Complaints Procedure

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Northern Bank Limited, Donegall Square West, Belfast BT1 6JS. Registered in Northern Ireland R568. Phone +44 (0) 28 9004 5000. Calls may be recorded. Northern Bank Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Credit facilities other than regulated mortgages are not regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Northern Bank Limited is entered in the Financial Services Authority's register, registration number 122261. VAT number GB853 7590 92. Northern Bank Limited subscribes to the Lending Code.

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