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Rust Consulting is the settlement administrator for the 11 published settlements below. The administrator runs the official claim process and decides eligibility and payment — we link you straight to its official claim form. Every card shows whether its official evidence is accepted, linked, or under review.
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Vivint Smart Home Settlement
The FTC found that Vivint Smart Home sales staff stole consumers' personal information to fraudulently apply for and approve financing for home security products, misusing their credit reports in the process. Vivint agreed to pay $20 million to settle the FTC's charges, and the agency sent 470 refund checks totaling nearly $500,000, averaging about $1,056 each. The claims process closed October 9, 2023.
Who qualifies: Consumers who had a Vivint account fraudulently opened in their name, 2016-2019
Brooge Energy Limited, Nicolaas Lammert Paardenkooper, and Lina Saheb
If you bought Brooge Energy (BROG) stock between December 2019 and December 2023 and lost money, the SEC has a Fair Fund set up to pay you back from civil penalties collected in an enforcement action. Real money, real deadline.
Who qualifies: Retail or institutional investors who bought BROG shares between late 2019 and late 2023…
Publishers Clearing House Refunds
Publishers Clearing House settled a lawsuit over deceptive sweepstakes promotions, hidden shipping fees, and misleading privacy claims. If you ever ordered from PCH after clicking one of their promo emails, you could get a cash payment automatically.
Who qualifies: Anyone who shopped PCH after clicking a promotional email and felt the sweepstakes pitch…
$8.14M Cincinnati Political Protest Class Action Settlement
The City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County agreed to pay $8,143,000 to settle claims that police wrongfully arrested and detained protesters during 2020 demonstrations, then dismissed the resulting misdemeanor charges. Eligible class members split a $5,029,500 base fund, with some also qualifying for extra payments for long detentions or injuries. The claim-filing window closed June 5, 2026.
Who qualifies: Protesters arrested in Cincinnati in 2020 whose charges were later dropped
Volkswagen Atlas & Atlas Cross Sport Water Pump Defect Settlement
This is for people who bought or leased a Volkswagen Atlas or Atlas Cross Sport with the 3.6-liter engine. The settlement extends the factory warranty on the main engine water pump and lets owners who already paid out of pocket for that repair ask for most of their money back.
Who qualifies: Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport owners and lessees
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (formerly American Express Financial Corporation)
On December 1, 2005, the SEC settled market-timing charges against American Express Financial Corporation, now Ameriprise Financial, Inc., ordering $10 million in disgorgement plus a $5 million civil penalty — $15 million total, paid into an SEC Fair Fund. If you held shares in the affected AXP Funds between 2002 and 2003 and lost money to undisclosed market-timing trades, you are covered. The SEC ordered the fund's disbursement on Apr. 15, 2019, and payments went out automatically — no claim form was ever required from investors.
Who qualifies: AXP mutual fund shareholders harmed by 2002-2003 market-timing trades
AMG Services Refunds
More than $505,000,000 has gone back to over 1 million people overcharged for AMG Services online payday loans.
Who qualifies: AMG Services payday loan borrowers
CIHC, Inc., Conseco Services, LLC, and Conseco Equity Sales, Inc.
If you held shares in one of the Conseco variable annuity funds between 1999 and 2002, an SEC Fair Fund tied to CIHC, Inc., Conseco Services, LLC, and Conseco Equity Sales, Inc. may already owe you money. The fund has paid out in multiple rounds since at least 2016, most recently a seventh disbursement the SEC ordered on Sept. 20, 2024. Payments go out automatically to accountholders — there is no claim form, no deadline to hit, and nothing to apply for.
Who qualifies: Former Conseco variable annuity accountholders from 1999 to 2002
Fay Servicing $3M Mortgage-Servicing Redress (CFPB)
If Fay Servicing handled your mortgage and you were affected by its servicing violations, the CFPB may be sending you money automatically — with nothing to file.
Legion Media Refunds
1,215,337 payments totalling more than $27.6 million are going to people misled by Legion Media, KP Commerce and related supplement brands.
Who qualifies: Buyers of the Legion Media supplement brands
NTN Bearing $1.43M Genetic Privacy Class Action Settlement
NTN Bearing job applicants get at least $1,500 each from a $1,427,500 genetic privacy settlement covering roughly 550 class members.
Who qualifies: NTN Bearing job applicants
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