Category: Settlements & Claims
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Credit Acceptance is wiping out more than $630 million in car loans for over 55,000 borrowers automatically under a $700 million deal with 41 attorneys general
Credit Acceptance Corporation is wiping out more than $630 million in car loan balances for more than 55,000 borrowers across the country. The relief is part of a $700 million multistate settlement announced September 17, and borrowers do not have to apply for it. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office says consumers do not need…
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The Western Union fraud-petition deadline moved from August to December 31, extending it for grandparent, sweepstakes and romance scam victims who have not filed
Victims of old wire-transfer scams who sent money through Western Union now have until December 31, 2026 to file a petition for repayment. The Justice Department process had set the deadline at August 19, 2026, and the remission website now says petitions must be postmarked or submitted online on or before December 31. The money…
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Rust Consulting is administering the FTC’s Walmart money-transfer refunds, and the agency warns it never asks recipients to pay money or transfer money to get one
The Federal Trade Commission is sending 65,022 checks to people who lost money through Walmart money transfers, and the payments total more than $9.8 million. The FTC announced the mailing on October 15, and Rust Consulting Inc. is the refund administrator handling questions. The agency says the checks should be cashed within 90 days, and…
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Amazon Prime refunds now cap at $200 instead of $51, and members who used 11 to 20 Prime benefits a year began getting them automatically October 1
Amazon Prime refunds under the Federal Trade Commission’s settlement can now reach $200 per person, up from a $51 limit, and a new group of members became eligible for automatic payments on October 1, 2026. The newly covered group is anyone who used between 11 and 20 Prime benefits in a one-year period. Nobody has…
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TransUnion settlement pays some consumers $100 automatically and about $1,000 with a claim filed by October 30 over false bankruptcy remarks
Two weeks remain to file a claim in the TransUnion bankruptcy-remark settlement. People in the settlement’s “No Bankruptcy Group” get an automatic payment of $100 without doing anything, and the settlement website says a valid claim should raise that to approximately $1,000. The claim deadline is October 30, 2026, according to the official settlement website…
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Navy Federal will automatically cancel loans opened by impersonators and pay $250 more to members who file a claim by November 29
Members of Navy Federal Credit Union who got a settlement notice for a fraudulent personal loan have until November 29 to submit a claim form for an extra $250, and the loan itself is dealt with whether or not they file. Under the proposed settlement of Edey v. Navy Federal Credit Union, Navy Federal will…
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Apple’s $250 million settlement pays $25 per eligible iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16, adjusted pro rata to as much as $95, with claims due December 21
The claim window for Apple’s $250 million Siri and Apple Intelligence settlement has been open since September 21, and it closes December 21, 2026. The settlement website says each person who files a valid claim receives $25 per eligible device, and that the amount can be adjusted pro rata, up to a maximum of $95…
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The FTC is reissuing uncashed AT&T and Ring refund checks by Zelle
The Federal Trade Commission is sending Zelle payments to people who were sent an AT&T or Ring refund and never cashed the check. The agency says the money goes straight into the recipient’s bank account, with a note about the settlement. Two separate FTC cases are involved, and each has its own refund administrator and…
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Hyundai and Kia theft claims are paid on a rolling basis until the limited fund is exhausted, and the theft must fall before March 31, 2027
Hyundai and Kia owners whose cars were stolen, or nearly stolen, because of the missing factory immobilizer can be paid up to $4,500, but the money is limited and goes out in the order claims arrive. The multistate settlement’s administrator site says funds “will be disbursed on a rolling basis until the limited fund is…
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Amazon’s Prime refunds expire 60 days after the issue date, and the money covers people who signed up through a challenged enrollment flow between June 23, 2019 and June 23, 2025
Every automatic Amazon Prime refund payment carries an expiration date, and the date is set by the day Amazon issues it: 60 days later, the payment lapses. The Federal Trade Commission’s Amazon refund page says the payments go out by mailed check or by PayPal or Venmo, and that Amazon is sending them to customers…