Get Your Foreign Transaction Credit Card Refund
Just a quick reminder for those who traveled outside the U.S. during the period February, 1996 through November, 2006 and used a major credit card to make purchases, you may file a claim to have some credit card fees reimbursed.
As part of a class-action settlement, Mastercard and Visa are refunding a minimum of $25 to people who used their cards on foreign travel during that time period. See ccfsettlement.com for full details.
As I read it, you can either file to have your actual fees reimbursed (if you have the supporting documentation) or a flat minimum of $25.
December 7th, 2007 at 11:05 am
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December 7th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
yep, just got mine in the mail today and signed up through the site for Option 1 ($25). Glad I saw it here before getting the letter as I probably would have trashed it otherwise. You earned me $25, but you’re not getting any of it!
December 8th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
It is still awaiting final court approval though? God, this is going to take me a while, since I traveled a lot during those years. Thanks for the notice. I’m living overseas, so I’m sure my notice never got to me.
December 9th, 2007 at 10:03 am
After I shotgunned blasted the link to everyone i knew, I realized I should have done due diligence on researching to see if the site was actually legitimate since it requires inputting credit card account numbers as well as the last 4 of your social security number. That is some serious information to be giving out. Good thing the website checked out.
June 8th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
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July 8th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Do you know if these refunds have been issued yet to anyone? I opted for the $25 but haven’t got it yet.
July 9th, 2008 at 6:29 am
I haven’t gotten mine, but I’m sure if the settlement even completed processing yet.
August 12th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
KMC - yeah you’re right now that I think about it the notice I got in the mail did say the settlement wasn’t complete yet. Does anyone know if the settlement is $25 for each card or per person? I only received the one notice for my Bank of America card. If I can do this for my other Visa and Mastercards too, I definitely will file.