U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Case No. C15-1808 TSZ
IF YOU PAID A CONVENIENCE FEE WHEN MAKING A MORTGAGE PAYMENT TO NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A PAYMENT FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
• A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit claiming that Defendant Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a residential mortgage servicing company, charged customers making their mortgage payments online or over the phone convenience fees that were not authorized by their loan agreements in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Washington law.
• You are included if you are one of the approximately 182,295 United States residents from November 17, 2014 to May 25, 2018 and/or 6,098 Washington State residents from November 11, 2011 to May 25, 2018 who were charged convenience fees for making over-the-phone or online payments to Nationstar when making their residential mortgages, and when those debts were at least 30 days past due when Nationstar began servicing them.
• Persons included in the Settlement will be eligible to receive a pro rata (meaning equal) share of the Settlement Fund remaining after costs to administer the Settlement, attorneys' fee and costs, and an award to the Plaintiff are paid based on the number of payments you made for which you were charged a convenience fee. Assuming 11-20% of the Class Members submit a valid claims, Class Members are estimated to be paid $8.57 - $15.57 for each time that they were charged a convenience fee.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT
Submit a Claim Form
This is the only way to receive a payment.
Deadline:
October 3, 2018
Exclude Yourself
You will receive no benefits, but you will retain any rights you currently have to sue Nationstar about the claims in this case.
Deadline:
September 6, 2018
Object
Write to the Court explaining why you don't like the Settlement.
Deadline:
September 6, 2018
Go to the Hearing
Ask to speak in Court about your opinion of the Settlement. You may appear and address the Court even if you don't file an objection.
October 17, 2018
Do Nothing
You won't get a share of the Settlement Benefits and will give up your rights to sue Nationstar about the claims in this case.
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Important Dates
Exclusion Deadline
Thursday, September 6, 2018
You must complete and mail your request for exclusion form so that it is postmarked no later than September 6, 2018.
Objection Deadline
Thursday, September 6, 2018
You must mail your objection(s) and/or notice of intent to appear at the Final Approval Hearing so that it/they are postmarked no later than September 6, 2018.
Claim Form Deadline
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
You must submit your Claim Form on-line no later than Wednesday October 3, 2018, or mail your completed paper Claim Form so that it is postmarked no later than October 3, 2018.
Final Approval Hearing Date.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for October 17, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. PT. Please check this website for updates.
