To receive money from these Settlements, you must complete a Claim Form that asks you to state under oath that you were assessed ATM surcharges.
If you filed a claim or got a payment in the previous settlements, you will automatically be eligible to get money from the
Settlement with Visa and Mastercard based on the claim you submitted previously. If you paid additional unreimbursed ATM
surcharges after submitting a claim form in the previous settlements, you will need to submit an updated claim by January 22, 2025 to claim those transactions.
There is a new Settlement in a class action lawsuit that says Defendants violated federal antitrust laws by
adopting restraints that inflated the automated teller machine (“ATM”) surcharges (also called ATM access fees)
that some people and businesses paid. The Defendants deny these allegations. The Court has not decided who is
right.
Previously, three Defendants in this case, including JPMorgan & Chase Co. (“JP Morgan”); Wells Fargo & Co. and
Wells Fargo Bank (“Wells Fargo”); and Bank of America, N.A., NB Holdings Corp., and Bank of America Corp.
(“Bank of America”) agreed to settle the lawsuit. Those Settlements totaled $67 million. You may have seen
a previous notice, filed a claim, or received a payment for these settlements.
Now, the remaining Defendants in this case, Visa Inc., Visa U.S.A. Inc., Visa International Service
Association, Plus System, Inc. (“Visa”) and Mastercard Incorporated and Mastercard International
Incorporated (“Mastercard”) have agreed to a Settlement resolving the claims against them.
| YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Options | Deadline | |
| SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM FOR PAYMENT |
If you filed a claim and received a payment in the previous settlements, you will automatically be eligible to get a payment from the new Settlement with Visa and Mastercard based on the Claim Form you previously submitted. If you paid additional ATM surcharges after submitting a claim in the previous settlements, and wish to claim those additional transactions, you will need to submit another Claim Form. If you did not previously file a valid claim, you must submit a valid claim to receive a payment in this Settlement. |
January 22, 2025 |
| EXCLUDE YOURSELF | You can exclude yourself from the Settlement with Visa and Mastercard by mailing a letter to the Claims Administrator saying you want to opt out. This is the only option that allows you to keep your legal right to sue Visa or Mastercard for claims related to this case. If you exclude yourself, you will not be eligible to receive a payment from the new Settlement. | November 22, 2024 |
| OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT AND/OR ATTEND A HEARING | You can write the Court about why you like or do not like the Settlement or object to Court approval, but you can’t ask the Court to change the Settlement. You can also ask to speak to the Court at the hearing about the fairness of the Settlement, with or without your own attorney. | November 22, 2024 |
| DO NOTHING | If you take no action, you give up your legal right to continue to sue Visa and Mastercard for the claims related to this case. If you filed a claim and received a payment in the previous settlements, you will be automatically eligible to get a payment based on the Claim Form you previously submitted. If you did not previously file a valid claim and do not submit a claim now, you will not get any money from this Settlement. | No Deadline |
