Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Open
Case Summary:Santander Consumer USA, Inc. choosing to resolve a class action alleging it violated the Texas Debt Collection Act by charging customers improper fees. The complaint alleged it charged customers a convenience fee, or pay-to-pay fee, when they paid their car loans by telephone, IVR, or the Internet.
Docket Number:4:20-cv-00152-KGB
Company: Santander Consumer USA Inc.
Filing Deadline: January 1, 2100
Class Period: January 13, 2016
Objection Deadline: August 29, 2022
Exclusion Deadline: August 29, 2022
Final Approval Hearing: October 13, 2022
Proof of Purchase:You do not have to do anything to receive a payment.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if, at any time since January 13, 2016, (1) you had a Santander Consumer car loan with a Texas choice-of-law provision, and (2) you paid a fee to Santander Consumer for making a car loan payment by telephone, IVR, or the Internet.
Typical Settlement Amount:Cash payment and credit repair. Payments will be made from the net settlement fund in proportion to the total dollar amount of convenience fees you paid in comparison to the amounts paid by other class members.
Total Settlement Amount: $800,000
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$5,000
Law Firm:
Carney Bates & Pulliam
Case Name: Wilson, et al. v. Santander Consumer USA Inc.
Settlement Website: Santander Convenience Fee Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
JND Legal Administration
Frenzetta Wilson et al. v. Santander Consumer USA Inc.
c/o JND Legal Administration
P.O. Box 91451
Seattle, WA 98111
844-202-9491