Robinson v. National Student Clearinghouse (2019)
In April 2019, after an investigation conducted by JCL with the National Consumer Law Center (“NCLC”), JCL and NCLC filed a a class action lawsuit against the National Student Clearinghouse for allegedly violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) by overcharging for self-verification reports by $2.95 or $2.45 beyond the maximum set for self-verification reports by the FRCA. Immediately after filing, the parties entered into mediation, successfully reaching a resolution that created a $1.9 million settlement fund and NSC agreeing to limit self-verification charges to the statutory maximum moving forward. After approval of the settlement in January 2020 by the District Court, the First Circuit unanimously confirmed in 2021 the district court’s order approving the class settlement.
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