CASE UPDATE: Settlement Payments to valid Authorized Claimants who selected electronic payments are scheduled to be sent to individuals on November 1, 2024. Settlement Payments for individuals who selected to receive a paper check will be mailed on November 6, 2024. Please allow 5-7 business days for the Settlement check to arrive in your mailbox. Please do not hesitate contact the Settlement Administrator by using the “Contact Us” section of this website or by calling the toll-free telephone number: (833) 462-3516.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
A class action Settlement may affect your rights if you paid Educational Computer Systems, Inc., d/b/a/ Heartland ECSI (“Defendant” or “Heartland ECSI”), a Fee for optional payment services to make a student loan payment by telephone, IVR, or the internet between December 6, 2018, through October 31, 2023.
THIS NOTICE COULD AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
A Court authorized this Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
- Heartland ECSI’s records identify you as a Class Member.
- A proposed Settlement requires Heartland ECSI to pay $3,650,000 to make payments to Class Members who file timely claims and to pay other Fees and expenses.
SUMMARY OF YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
| Submit a Claim Form and Receive a Settlement Payment Deadline: May 28, 2024 | If you wish to make a claim and receive a Settlement Payment, you must visit the Submit Claim portal and complete a Claim Form online. You may elect to receive your payment via check or electronically by Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, etc.
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| Do Nothing | You will not receive a payment under the Settlement. You will also give up your right to object to the Settlement and you will not be able to be part of any other lawsuit about the claims this Settlement resolves. |
| Exclude Yourself from the Settlement Deadline: June 3, 2024 | You may ask to be excluded from the Settlement. If you do so, you will receive no benefit from the Settlement, but you retain your right to sue on your own. |
| Object Deadline: June 3, 2024 | You may object to the terms of the Settlement Agreement and have your objections heard at the June 24, 2024, Final Approval Hearing. |
- These rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are explained in the Notice.
- The United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania (the “Court”) authorized the Notice. The following is a summary of the Settlement and of your rights. A full copy of the Settlement Agreement can be found in the "Documents" Section of the Settlement Website.
THIS IS NOT A SUIT AGAINST YOU. The purpose of the Notice is to advise you that a Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit (the “Lawsuit”) against Educational Computer Systems, Inc., d/b/a/ Heartland ECSI (“Defendant” or “Heartland ECSI”). The Notice is being sent to you because the Parties’ records indicate that you are included in the Settlement and entitled to a Settlement Payment.
The Notice summarizes the proposed settlement and your rights. The precise terms and conditions of the Settlement are set forth in the Settlement Agreement, which may be viewed by accessing the "Documents" Section of the Settlement Website or by contacting the Settlement Administrator at (833) 462-3516, contacting Class Counsel at the addresses listed below, or by accessing the Court docket in this case, for a fee, through the Court’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system at www.pacer.gov.