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Midland Credit Management Inc. has reached a $4.5 million class action lawsuit settlement with consumers who say the debt collection agency illegally recorded phone calls with them. If you received a telephone call from Midland between 2006 and 2011, you may be eligible to receive debt forgiveness or a cash award of up to $1,000 from the class action settlement.
The Midland call recording settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit (Daniel Pepper v. Midland Credit Management Inc.) that alleges Midland monitored and/or recorded telephone calls it made in an effort to collect debt without always giving notification at the beginning of the call that the call may be monitored or recorded.
Midland and the other defendants deny any wrongdoing but have agreed to establish a $4.5 million class action lawsuit settlement fund to pay out Class Members and resolve the litigation.
Class Members of the Midland call recording class action settlement include anyone who received a telephone call from Midland from July 13, 2006 through February 18, 2011 while in California, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania or Washington and was not informed at the beginning of the call that the call may be monitored or recorded
Under the class action lawsuit settlement, Class Members who submit a valid and timely Claim Form and are identified in Midland’s records as owing money to Midland will receive debt forgiveness of up to $1,000 of the money owed.
Midland will also distribute cash from the $4.5 million settlement fund pro-rata to Class Members who do not owe money to Midland, up to a maximum of $1,000 each. The amount of money or debt forgiveness you can receive may be less, depending on how many valid claims are filed.
The only way to receive benefits from the Midland call recording settlement is to submit a valid Claim Form postmarked no later than May 28, 2013.
A Final Fairness Hearing is set for August 23, 2013. Benefits will not be distributed until the settlement is approved and all objections are resolved.
Claim Forms and more information on your rights in the Midland Credit Call Recording Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.RecordingClassAction.com.
UPDATE: The two appeals of the Court approved settlement have now been dismissed. Payment of settlement benefits are anticipated to be made no later than the second quarter of 2014, according to the Settlement Administrator, so that means payments should be mailed out any day now!
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435 thoughts onMidland Credit Call Recording Class Action Settlement
do you know when we will hear from them if we get a forgiverness or a check, how long does the process take
do you know when we will hear from them if we get a forgiveness or a check? how long does the process take?
ANY UPDATES ?
I have been in dispute with them for years and nearly had them paid off and suddenly they quit processing payments from my acct – when I dispute it on my credit report it locked up my report I sent a letter to WA Attorney General who sent me a copy of Midlands response from their attorney and called it good. The response was not correct nor were the $$ and they sent me a copy of a Charles Berry’s credit card statement from their collects office and signed by their corporate attorney – with his charges on my acct and now the balance has increased on my credit report. Charles are you out there -maybe we can sue Midland for sending your personal credit info to me!
I filed a claim in a timely manner, I have since moved from California.My new address is 2021 spring chase circle #20 Stone Mountain ,Ga.30083,however my email remains the same.
What if I live in a different state but received the call on my cell phone while travelling in a covered state?
This company is the biggest extortionist of the planet.. They stole monies and harassed me for months.. Threating phone calls day and half the night.. Went into my bank accounts and took all my monies
This has happened to me several times by them but I live in A.Z….????
ive moved several times and my numbers have changed although im aware this HAS Happened to me . So what do We do now? I Dont know exact dates or remember the old numbers.
ITS ABOUT TIME!!
its about time for what have the checks went out yet???
Personally, I think this whole lawsuit is a scam. The settlement letter says they are paying $1,000 to Midland Credit for debt that I owe them. The problem is I do not owe them any debt. I had one collection account over 7 years ago and it was paid. I no longer have the receipt. I wrote a letter of protest and since I have no proof, they are going on Midland Credit’s word which is ridiculous. Of course, they are going to say I still owe them money in order to get that 1,000 dollars. I am sure that Midland Credit is doing this to multiple other consumers. There are laws to protect people from creditiors trying to collect bills that are so old that the consumer no longer has proof that they paid. I paid them. I have received no bills from them. There is nothing on my credit report from them. They still get the 1,000. Its a scam
Anyone mail out the checks. because someone said that I was dead from Midland bank. Raymond George, from spam, so I sent it back to spam, he said that he is from spam. the number he gave was 770-007-7140. but it was the wrong number. He ask for personal information but I didn’t give it.
I rec’d a check today for $35.81 when it was suppose to be close to $1000.00… Anybody else get a check?
Yes I received the same amount and was highly disappointed.
Have you cash out the check? This is not a spam right?
Yes I got the same thing and got another letter in the mail saying that I could get 1,000 back
Thank you for your inquiry. According to our records, your claim was denied for the following reason:
– You were not notified at the beginning of the call from Midland Credit Management that your call was being monitored and/or recorded
Unfortunately you are not eligible to receive debt forgiveness or a cash payment in this settlement.
Kind Regards.
I recieved this letter and it is not true .I was notified was sent a post card claim number and now this .I guess the Attorneys are the only ones who receive claim money! Good luck