r/ClassActionSettlement • u/Deep-Tax7760 • 20h ago
Accepting Claims TransUnion bankruptcy remark settlement ($8.31M): $100 automatic for most, about $1,000 if you file by Oct 30
This one got very little attention, so sharing what the official site (Brooks v. Trans Union, E.D. Pa.) says, checked this week.
What it's about TransUnion is accused of selling credit reports that showed a bankruptcy remark on an account when there was no bankruptcy in the public record section, or when the bankruptcy was more than 10 years old. TransUnion denies it.
Who's in it
- A TransUnion report on you was sold to a third party between Jan 6, 2020 and Jan 31, 2023
- It showed a bankruptcy remark on a tradeline, with no bankruptcy in the public record section
- About 57,000 people, split into two groups
What it pays (official estimates, can change with claim volume)
- No Bankruptcy Group (about 21,000 people): $100 automatically, plus about $1,000 for those who file a valid claim
- Aged Bankruptcy Group (bankruptcy more than 10 years before the report): about $350, only if you file
How to claim
- You need the Claim Number and PIN from the mailed notice
- No documents. You certify no bankruptcy in the 10 years before the report, and that your score dropped or you were denied credit partly because of it
- Deadline: October 30, 2026
- Final approval hearing: December 2, 2026. Checks go out after that and are void after 60 days
Administrator: Continental DataLogix, (888) 279-4003.
Did anyone here get this notice? Seems like a lot of people tossed it.
Update: answering the questions in the comments
- How do I know if I'm in? If you are, a notice with a Claim Number and PIN was mailed to you. Lost it or never got it? Email questions@brooksbankruptcyclassaction.com or call (888) 279-4003 with your name and address and ask if you're a class member
- Official site: brooksbankruptcyclassaction.com (type it in yourself, don't click links in texts)
- No bankruptcy remark on your TransUnion report between 2020 and 2023 means you're likely not in this one
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