Deadline nears for credit settlement claims

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Deadline nears for credit settlement claims
By Erik Slavin, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Tuesday, May 13, 2008

CAMP RED CLOUD, South Korea — Many servicemembers and others who used a U.S. credit card off-post between 1996 and 2006 have money coming to them if they act before May 30.

Those who used a MasterCard, Visa or Diners Club card to make purchases or withdraw money from ATMs at overseas locations are eligible for a piece of a $336 million class-action settlement.

Consumers who did not travel overseas but purchased overseas goods and paid a foreign transaction fee also might be eligible.

American Express is not part of the settlement; a separate case against that company is still pending.

In November, the U.S. District Court Settlement Administrator mailed out millions of forms notifying consumers that they were eligible for a $25 refund, or one to three percent of all purchases made between Feb. 1, 1996, and Nov. 8, 2006.


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