Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Settlement
SUBMIT MY CLAIM
1:05-md-01720 US District Court, Eastern District of New York
Overview
Plaintiffs allege that, between January 1, 2004 and the January 25, 2019, Defendants Visa, MasterCard and several banks including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup conspired to artificially inflate the prices of interchange fees that merchants’ acquiring banks pay to customers’ issuing banks in a credit or debit card transaction. Since the interchange fees are inflated, the discount fees merchants pay to accept card payments are in turn artificially high, and various rules prevent merchants from challenging the inflated fees.
What is Interchange?
Interchange is a fee paid by a merchant’s bank (also known as the acquiring bank) to the cardholder’s bank (the issuing bank) to compensate the issuing bank for a portion of the risks and costs it incurs.
Class
The eligible class consists of all persons, businesses and other entities that accepted Visa and/or MasterCard credit or debit cards in the United States from January 1, 2004 to January 25, 2019.
| Pending Settlements: | Filing Deadline: |
|---|---|
| $5.54 to $6.24 Billion | August 30, 2024 claim filing deadline |
File a claim for me
Please note that SRG may require additional information from you (the claimant) in order to meet requirements for the Payment Card Interchange Fee Settlement. In consideration for SRG filing a claim and seeking reimbursement on the claimant’s behalf, claimant agrees to pay SRG 25% of the face value of the reimbursement. There will be no compensation due SRG if claimant does not recover a reimbursement. SRG makes no guarantees as to the amount of the reimbursement.
Claimant information:
SRG is not affiliated with the official claims administrator, class counsel or any party in the case. SRG is a third party service that can be hired to file and track claims. We specialize in helping companies file claims to obtain their share of settlement money from class action lawsuits once a settlement has been reached. Our services are voluntary and are not required to file a claim. Please note the following:
- Claim forms are being delivered and are available online beginning December 1, 2023.
- Class members need not sign up for a third-party service in order to participate in any monetary relief.
- No-cost assistance is available from the Class Administrator and Class Counsel during the claims-filing period.
- More information is available at the Court-approved website www.paymentcardsettlement.com.
- This summary is not and should not be construed as legal, tax or other professional advice.
