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 * Visa Mastercard Settlement


WE WILL BUY YOUR SETTLEMENT IMMEDIATELY

Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Class Action Settlement

Did You Process Visa and Mastercard Payments between January 1, 2004 - January
25, 2019?


$5.54 BILLION FUND

GET YOUR SETTLEMENT NOW


DID YOUR BUSINESS ACCEPT VISA OR MASTERCARD­ CARDS?

» We will pay you immediately for your claim
» You must have accepted credit cards during January 1, 2004 and January 25,
2019
» Your business must accept credit cards currently
» You should contact us via the form below
» You must forward your processing statements for that period of time
» File today and get your money tomorrow



SUMMARY

Total Settlements Reached:
$5.54 Billion

Payment Acceptance Dates:
January 1, 2024 to January 25, 2019

Filing Deadline:
May 25, 2024


WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO GET MY SETTLEMENT QUICKLY?


You accepted Visa & Mastercard between January 1, 2004 & January 25, 2019


Are you currently accepting credit cards?


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Who is eligible for the settlement?

All persons, businesses, and other entities that accepted any Visa-or
Mastercard-branded Cards in the United States at any time from January 7, 2004
to January 25, 2019. Excluded from this Class are (a) the Dismissed Plaintiffs,
(b) the United States government, (c) the named Defendants or their directors,
officers, or members of their families, and (d) financial institutions that have
issued Visa-or Mastercard-branded Cards or acquired Visa-or Mastercard-branded
Card transactions at any time from January 7, 2004 to January 25, 2019.

What is the relevant case history?

In 2005, merchants filed several class action lawsuits alleging that, because
Visa, Mastercard and certain U.S. financial institutions fixed fees for
processing credit and debit card payments and prohibited merchants from steering
their customers toward the use of lower-cost payment instruments, merchants paid
higher interchange fees. A settlement reached in 2012 was vacated. At the time
that it was reached, the Superseding Settlement provided a settlement fund of as
much as $6.24 billion but not less than approximately $5.54 billion depending on
several factors. By Order entered December 13, 2019, as further explained in its
December 76, 2019 Memorandum & Order, the district court granted final approval
to the Superseding Settlement, the settlement fund for which isestimated to be
approximately $5.54 billion after reductions for the full $700 million permitted
due to exclusions, subject to further reduction for Court-approved attorneys'
fees in the amount of $523.3 million and expenses in the amount of $39.2
million, Court-approved incentive awards to class representatives in amounts to
be determined, and the costs of noticing class members and administering the
Superseding Settlement.All appealsof the district court's final approval of the
Superseding Settlement have been resolved; that approval is now final. In
September 2023, the district court approved the form of the proof of claim and
the proposed claims-filing period, which commenced on December l, 2023 and will
run through May 2024. After the claims process is completed, the Net Settlement
Fund will be distributed to approved claimants.

How do I apply to get paid immediately for my settlement?

In 2005, merchants filed several class action lawsuits alleging that, because
Visa, Mastercard and certain U.S. financial institutions fixed fees for
processing credit and debit card payments and prohibited merchants from steering
their customers toward the use of lower-cost payment instruments, merchants paid
higher interchange fees. A settlement reached in 2012 was vacated. At the time
that it was reached, the Superseding Settlement provided a settlement fund of as
much as $6.24 billion but not less than approximately $5.54 billion depending on
several factors. By Order entered December 13, 2019, as further explained in its
December 76, 2019 Memorandum & Order, the district court granted final approval
to the Superseding Settlement, the settlement fund for which isestimated to be
approximately $5.54 billion after reductions for the full $700 million permitted
due to exclusions, subject to further reduction for Court-approved attorneys'
fees in the amount of $523.3 million and expenses in the amount of $39.2
million, Court-approved incentive awards to class representatives in amounts to
be determined, and the costs of noticing class members and administering the
Superseding Settlement.All appealsof the district court's final approval of the
Superseding Settlement have been resolved; that approval is now final. In
September 2023, the district court approved the form of the proof of claim and
the proposed claims-filing period, which commenced on December l, 2023 and will
run through May 2024. After the claims process is completed, the Net Settlement
Fund will be distributed to approved claimants.


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