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Wells Fargo Unauthorized Accounts Settlement
P.O. Box 2594, Faribault, MN 55021-9594
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Wells Fargo Unauthorized Account Settlement




Status Update

Updated: 02/01/2019

  • Claim forms are currently being reviewed and processed.
  • In late 2018, letters were sent to any claimants who needed to provide additional information to process their claims.
  • Payment amounts will be determined and payments will be issued only after all claim review processes have been completed and any appeals are resolved.
  • It is too early to accurately estimate when payments will be made. The Court’s approval of the Class Action Settlement has been appealed, and payments can be issued only after the appeals are resolved.

THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLAIM HAS PASSED.

The deadline to file a claim was July 7, 2018. This deadline has passed. Claim forms are no longer being accepted. Please be advised that payments will not be mailed until any appeals are resolved.


ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT: 

A $142 Million Settlement with Wells Fargo includes customers who had certain Wells Fargo credit cards, lines of credit, checking or savings accounts opened or applied for in their name without their permission, or had authorized identity theft protection services from Wells Fargo, from May 1, 2002 to April 20, 2017.

Cash benefits may include: 

     ◾A payment to compensate you for fees you may have paid in connection
        with unauthorized accounts.
     ◾Cash to compensate you for damages caused by harm to your credit.
     ◾Plus, any money remaining in the fund, after paying the benefits above and all
       costs and expenses, will be paid out as additional compensation on a per-account basis.


Additional details pertaining to this Settlement will be provided on this website as they become available.
Dates & Deadlines

  Preliminary Approval Order Granted  

  Online Claims Begin  

  Mailed Notice to Class Members  

  Deadline to Object or Ask to be Excluded from the Settlement

  Final Fairness Hearing (Final approval granted June 14, 2018)

  Deadline to File Claim

THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLAIM HAS PASSED