{"id":2118746,"date":"2023-12-07T14:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/class-action-settlement-bank-of-america-customers-have-five-days-to-file-exclusion-in-500000-communications-settlement\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T14:46:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:46:18","slug":"class-action-settlement-bank-of-america-customers-have-five-days-to-file-exclusion-in-500000-communications-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/class-action-settlement-bank-of-america-customers-have-five-days-to-file-exclusion-in-500000-communications-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank of America customers must act within five days to exclude themselves from a $500,000 communications settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclass-action-settlement-bank-of-america-customers-have-five-days-to-file-exclusion-in-500000-communications-settlement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2118746&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Bank of America Customers in Florida Have a Chance to Opt Out of $500,000 Settlement<\/h2>\n<h3>Act Now to Exclude Yourself from Late-Night Debt \u2064Collection Lawsuit<\/h3>\n<p>Attention Bank \u200bof America customers in Florida! You \u200bhave a limited time\u200b to take action and potentially exclude yourself from a massive $500,000 class-action settlement. This\u2062 settlement arises from \u200dallegations that Bank of America\u200d violated Florida&#8217;s\u200b Consumer Collection\u200d Practices Act by \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/class-action-settlement-bank-of-america-customers-have-11-days-to-file-exclusion-in-500k-communications-settlement\/\" title=\"Bank of America customers must act within 11 days to exclude themselves from a 0K communications settlement\">sending late-night <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/by-the-numbers-the-state-of-bidens-america-is-absolutely-abysmal\/\" title=\"By The Numbers: The State Of Biden\u2019s America Is Absolutely @#%&#038;* Abysmal\">debt collection<\/a> messages<\/a> to \u2063its customers.<\/p>\n<p>While the bank vehemently denies these claims, it has\u2063 agreed to the settlement to resolve\u200c the matter. But \u2062here&#8217;s the catch: \u200byou have just five \u2064days to decide whether you \u2063want to be a part of\u200d it or not.<\/p>\n<h3>Don&#8217;t Miss Out \u2062on Your Chance to\u2064 Object\u200b or Be Excluded<\/h3>\n<p>If you received communications from Bank of America between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. in your local time zone regarding debt collection from your accounts starting from April 20, 2020, until now, \u2064you\u2062 may be eligible for the settlement. However, if you wish to object to \u2063the settlement or simply opt out, you \u2063must act quickly and file your\u200c request through the mail by Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Exclusion allows you\u200c to remove\u2063 yourself from the settlement entirely, while an objection lets the court know that you disagree with the terms. The choice is yours, but time is of the essence.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Request Exclusion<\/h3>\n<p>To\u200b request \u200bexclusion, you must submit a written request through the mail. Make sure\u2064 to include the\u200b case name, your name, address, and telephone number as a settlement\u200c class member. Don&#8217;t forget to provide the email address or cellphone\u2062 number that received the\u200c communication from the defendant.\u2063 Sign the request personally and clearly state your desire to be excluded from the\u200d settlement. For example,\u2062 you can \u200dwrite, &#8220;I hereby request\u200d that I be excluded from the\u2062 proposed Settlement Class.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Remember, the clock is ticking. The \u2064final approval hearing \u2063is scheduled for January 11, and \u200dthe\u200b deadline to file a claim\u200c for the settlement \u2063is January \u206326. Act now to secure your \u200bchance to be heard and potentially\u2064 receive up to $500 in compensation. The exact payment amount will depend on the number of claims submitted.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss this \u2063opportunity to take \u200dcontrol of your \u2064financial future. Click here to read more about this case from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the consequences\u2063 of not submitting a \u200cwritten request\u2062 to\u200b exclude \u2063oneself from the settlement agreement for affected Bank of America customers in Florida?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064 Collection\u2063 Practices Act \u200cby \u200dengaging in late-night debt collection calls.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement agreement, if approved by the court,\u2063 will provide compensation to eligible Bank of America\u2062 customers\u2063 who received debt collection calls between certain late-night\u2062 hours. \u200dThe calls allegedly\u200c violated the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act, which \u2063prohibits debt\u200d collectors from making calls before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p>This is an important\u200b opportunity for\u2064 affected Bank of America customers in Florida\u2063 to assert their \u2063rights \u2064and potentially receive compensation\u2063 for any inconvenience or distress caused by these late-night debt \u2064collection \u2062calls. By\u2064 opting out\u2064 of\u200b the settlement, customers have \u2064the chance to pursue individual legal\u200c actions against Bank of America, potentially seeking greater compensation for any \u200charm suffered.<\/p>\n<p>In order to be eligible for exclusion \u2063from \u2063the settlement, Bank of America \u2063customers in\u200c Florida must submit \u200ca \u2062written request to exclude\u2063 themselves by \u2064a specified deadline. This written request\u2064 must include their name, contact information,\u200c and \u2064a clear statement expressing their intention to be excluded from the settlement.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200bis\u2064 crucial\u2064 for affected customers to act swiftly and submit their \u200bexclusion \u2063requests within the \u200cgiven time \u200cframe. Failure to do so could \u2062result in \u2062customers being bound by the terms \u200cof the \u200dsettlement agreement and\u200b forfeiting\u2063 their right \u200dto pursue\u2062 individual legal actions against Bank of America regarding these late-night debt collection calls.<\/p>\n<p>Bank of America customers in Florida who wish to opt\u2063 out of the $500,000 settlement\u200b should carefully\u2062 review the notice they received regarding the settlement. This notice provides detailed instructions on how to exclude oneself from the settlement and the deadline for doing so.<\/p>\n<p>Customers \u200bwho have\u2064 any questions or concerns regarding the\u2063 exclusion process or \u2063their rights in relation\u2064 to the settlement \u200bcan \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/make-honey-great-again\/\" title=\"Revive Honey's Greatness\">seek legal\u200c advice<\/a>\u2064 from an attorney specializing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nhs-director-calls-out-gwyneth-paltrow-for-covid-19-recovery-advice\/\" title=\"NHS Director Calls Out Gwyneth Paltrow For COVID-19 Recovery Advice\">consumer protection law<\/a>.\u2063 These \u200dprofessionals can provide guidance and \u200bassistance in making\u200c an informed decision about whether\u200b to exclude\u2063 themselves from the settlement.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Bank of America customers\u2064 in Florida \u2063who received late-night \u2064debt collection calls\u2062 have an important opportunity to opt\u2062 out of a $500,000 settlement. By doing so, they can retain the option\u200d to pursue individual\u2064 legal actions against Bank of\u200c America and potentially seek greater compensation. It\u200b is crucial for affected customers to act now, \u2063review the notice carefully,\u200b and submit their exclusion requests \u200dwithin\u2062 the given timeframe in order to exercise this\u2063 option.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, this \u2063is\u200d your chance to assert your \u2062rights \u200cand potentially receive the compensation \u200dyou deserve!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bank of America customers in Florida can opt out of a $500,000 class-action settlement within five days. The lawsuit accused the bank of violating Florida&#8217;s Consumer Collection Practices Act by sending late-night debt collection messages. The law imposes limitations on specific consumer account communications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2118747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2118746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2118747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2118746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2118746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}