Payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints to financial services firms rose by 59% in the first half of this year to reach a new high of more than 2.2 million.
The Financial Services Authority said there were 2.23 million complaints about PPI in the first half of 2012, the highest six-monthly figure ever recorded.
PPI complaints have soared by 129% compared with the second half of 2011.
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