Class action lawsuit settlement for cardholders of Visa-, MasterCard-, or Diners Club-branded cards.

[randomness]

If you held one of these cards and were charged to make transctions in a foreign currency or with a foreign merchant between February 1, 1996 and November 8, 2006, you may file a claim.

Full information on this case and the settlement can be found at http://www.ccfsettlement.com.

You may have received a pre-printed form in the mail. If you have not, you can go to this website: https://www.ccfsettlement.com/claim/?action=choose which will provide you with three options, an Easy Refund, a Total Estimation Refund, or an Annual Estimated refund.

The deadline for filing a claim, which had been in early January 2008, has now been extended to May 30, 2008. The deadline for opting out of the settlement damages class or objecting to the settlement has been extended to February 14, 2008.

Comments

From http://www.ccfsettlement.com/faqs/#idQ1:

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

"First a reminder: Pursuant to the Revised Plan of Administration and Distribution, paragraph 5(f), Exhibit H, to the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, the Bank Defendants shall provide, free of charge, your monthly billing statements, if retrievable electronically, to any Settlement Damages Class Member who request these statements to substantiate his or her claim form. If you are a customer of Household/HSBC or Providian/Washington Mutual, you should contact the Settlement Administrator for your electronically retrievable transaction records.

If you decide to file for Refund Option 3 you need to list the amount of foreign transactions by year. If your records remain incomplete and you are unable to obtain them from your bank, you may calculate yearly foreign transactions using estimates. You should calculate these estimates based on reasonable daily or monthly spending, documented, where possible, by a travel journal or some other proof of your travel or your living arrangements outside of the United States. Although you do not need to submit any documentation with your claim form, you should retain the supporting materials, along with a written explanation of the methodology used to determine the estimates listed on your claim form, in case your claim is designated for audit by the Settlement Administrator."

Re: From http://www.ccfsettlement.com/faqs/#idQ1:

[chaiya.livejournal.com]

No, I'm being unclear. I'm saying I don't know what the card number was, because I closed the bank account linked to that debit card *years ago*. So I can't figure out how to get that card number, given how long ago it was. And they require having the card number (or a relevant card number) to file. I have no cards that go back that long, I don't think.

Re: From http://www.ccfsettlement.com/faqs/#idQ1:

[emilymorgan.livejournal.com]

Card number or account number? It _says_ account number (which should be easier to find), but then again they're not accepting mine for unknown reasons.

Re: From http://www.ccfsettlement.com/faqs/#idQ1:

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I'm not sure what you do in that case, other than ask your bank if they can supply you with the information.