www.checkfeesettlement.com – How to Check Fee Class Action Settlement For Delgado v. Ocwen Loan Servicing
Another class action lawsuit in the United States has reached a settlement. The settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit on behalf of current and former Ocwen, GMAC, and Homeward Residential mortgage customers who were enrolled in home warranty plans after cashing solicitation checks received in the mail. [Delgado v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC., United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Case No.: 1:13-cv-04427 (NGG) (ST)].
Check Fee class action settlement at a glance:
This class action lawsuit claims that Ocwen and Cross Country Home Services unlawfully enrolled Ocwen primary residential mortgage customers in home warranty and service plans offered by a third-party company called Cross Country. The Plaintiffs allege that Ocwen provided its customer lists to Cross Country which then mailed Ocwen’s primary residential mortgage customers checks for $2.50, $3.50, or similar low sums. Plaintiffs also claim that the checks were designed to appear as if they were rebates or refunds issued by Ocwen for its residential mortgage customers, but when cashed or deposited, resulted in Ocwen customers being enrolled in Cross Country’s home warranty or service plans. Defendants allegedly charged between $14.95 and $54.95 per month for the plans on customers’ monthly residential mortgage statements.
Who is the part of check fee class action settlement?
If you have already been served a notice via email or postal mail then you are a part of this check fee class action settlement. It covers all current and former Ocwen, GMAC, and Homeward Residential customers. To receive the settlement notice you must fall in any of the four categories listed hereunder.
a) Those who were enrolled in one or more cross-country warranty or home service plans between 6th August 2009 and 31st December 2013 after cashing or depositing one of the defendants check solicitations.
b) Those who has made one or more payments for a plan or plans.
c) Those who has never made any claim under a plan.
d) Those who has never received a full refund of all premiums paid for a plan or plans.
Check Fee class action lawsuit settlement important dates:
- 18th June 2019 – last date of filing your claim form as a class member to receive any cash benefit out of the proposed settlement. (A downloadable claim form is available online or you can also call 855-447-2247)
- 18th June 2019 – last date to notify the court that you have objection to the proposed settlement.
- 18th June 2019 – last date to opt out of the proposed class action settlement. If you are opting out of the settlement then you will not be receiving any monetary benefit but you will still have the right to sue the defendant in a separate lawsuit.
- 26th July 2019 – the date of final approval hearing where the court will either approve or reject the proposed class action settlement.
Check Fee class action settlement benefits:
- You can receive a cash refund of up to 77% of the total amount that you have paid for the home warranty or service plan you were enrolled in.
- The refund amount that you would receive depends on how long you paid a premium of $14.95 to $54.95 per month.
- The refund amount that you may receive will also depend on the amount of other submitted claims for the available monetary benefits.
- The total value of the settlement is $26,457,227 which is quite a good sum of money.
How to file claims to receive Check Fee class action settlement benefits?
- The class members who has received the settlement notice (through email or postal mail) may file their claim online or offline.
- For filing the claim online the class member needs to visit www.checkfeesettlement.com and hit the Submit Claim section.
- If you are not convenient with filing the claim online, you may download the claim form from the website (www.checkfeesettlement.com) and then fill it up with the required information and send it to the settlement administrator via postal mail.
- Whether you file your claim online or offline, your class member Id is very much required to be keyed in. (look for your class member Id in the notice that you have received)
- The claim form, filled up in every aspect, must be submitted within 18th June 2019 (whether online or offline).
- If your claim form is accepted you may expect to receive your settlement checks approximately after 30 days of the final approval hearing.
- If you do not take any action (filing claim for objecting to the settlement for opting out of the settlement) you will neither receive any monetary benefit of the proposed class action settlement nor will you continue to possess the right to sue the defendant.
Check Fee class action settlement contacts:
Settlement administrator
Delgado v. Ocwen
PO Box 58489,
Philadelphia, PA 19102-8489
Class Counsel (Steven L. Wittels, J. Burkett McInturff, or Tiasha Palikovic)
CheckFeeSettlement@wittelslaw.com or 914-775-8862
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