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This settlement involved a lawsuit over whether Western Union Financial Services, Inc. and The Western Union Company (collectively, “Western Union”) timely notified its customers of unredeemed Western Union Transactions in the United States using Western Union’s money transfer services. Western Union denies it did anything wrong. The settlement provides for refunds to Western Union customers and releases Western Union from liability.
If you received a notice in the mail, Western Union’s records indicate that you may have initiated a money transfer between January 1, 2001 and January 3, 2013, which was not redeemed within 60 days, and that you may be entitled to a refund under the settlement.
The settlement established a Class Settlement Fund, of approximately $145 million, and offers reimbursements of the unredeemed funds and interest earned on those funds to eligible Class members. Additionally, the settlement established procedures to assist certain Class members in recovering money that may have “escheated” to their respective states. In the future, Western Union will notify their customers of covered Western Union services if their money transfers have not been redeemed within 60 days.
The Court has approved the settlement. Class members will be sent claim forms in March 2016. Your legal rights are affected whether or not you act. Please read the materials on this website, including the notice carefully, as they describe how this class action settlement may affect your rights and options.