Excessive Fees
Costa Del Mar Sunglasses Settlement
Costa Del Mar, Inc. is choosing to settle a class action concerning repairs on its sunglasses. The complaint alleged that the company charged more than the advertised “nominal fee” for repairs to sunglasses required due to accidents, normal wear and tear, or misuse, and charged fees to repair sunglasses that supposedly were covered by a Read more
Global Tel*Link Inmate Call Settlement
Global Tel*Link Corporation and DSI-ITI, LLC are settling a class action about their Inmate Calling Services (ICS) for New Jersey State prisons and for correctional facilities in Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren Counties. Inmates used ICL to make Read more
Point & Pay Misstatement of Processing Fees Florida Class Action
Point & Pay is a “funds transmission service and bill payment processing company” which has more than 1,500 clients, including governments, utilities, and courts. However, the complaint for this class action allege that the company and its clients “misrepresent, conceal, and misstate processing fees” to consumers, so that they end up paying more than they Read more
PennyMac Mortgage Payment Processing Fees Florida Class Action
Most mortgage holders pay their mortgages once a month. Sometimes, they prefer to pay online or by telephone, to avoid the uncertainties of mail delivery. The complaint for this class action alleges that PennyMac Loan Services, LLC charges its mortgage holders an improper processing fee when they pay by either of these methods, something it Read more
Bruce Walters Ford Sales Charges and Electronic Signatures Class Action
According to the complaint for this class action, Bruce Walters Ford Sales, Inc. sells motor vehicles to consumers in Kentucky and executes retail installment contracts (RISCs) for them, which it then sells or assigns to Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC). However, the complaint alleges that the process of selling vehicles and executing RISCs is improper and Read more
Bell Bank Multiple NSF Fees on Single Item Class Action
This class action is another in a long line of recent ones alleging that a bank has improperly charged multiple nonsufficient funds (NSF) fees or overdraft (OD) fees on a single item. The complaint in this case alleges that Bell Bank has also done this, and that it has thereby breached contractual promises and the Read more
PHH Mortgage Processing Fees for Payments Florida Class Action
The complaint for this class action cites charges made by PHH Mortgage Corporation (which does business as PHH Mortgage Services) when customers pay their mortgages online or by telephone. The complaint claims that this extra charge is unlawful and brings suit under the Florida Consumer Collection Processes Act (FCCPA). Read more
Citizens and Farmers Bank Improper Overdraft, NSF Fees Class Action
This is one in a line of class actions filed over the allegedly improper imposition of fees on checking accounts by banks and credit unions. The complaint alleges that Citizens and Farmers Bank assesses overdraft (OD) fees on certain transactions even when accounts were never overdrawn. Read more
DCU Non-Sufficient Funds and Overdraft Fees Investigation
An auto-pay bill comes due in your bank account and your bank refuses the transaction because you don’t have enough money. How many non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees should you be charged for this? Should you be charged an NSF fee now and an overdraft (OD) fee later? If your bank is Digital Federal Credit Union Read more
Vibrant Credit Union Overdrafts and Multiple NSF Fees Class Action
The complaint for this class action makes two charges against Vibrant Credit Union: that it charges overdraft fees for transactions that do not overdraw accounts, and that it charges more than one nonsufficient funds (NSF) fee on a single item. Read more