Visa/MasterCard Settlement
2009
10/12/2009 - Merchant Advisory on Proposed Distribution of More than $1 Billion of Residual Settlement
10/05/2009 - Merchant Advisory On The Visa Agreement To Prepay Future Payments At A Discount
09/01/2009 - Merchant Advisory On The Visa Agreement To Prepay Future Payments At A Discount
08/31/2009 - Merchant Advisory On The Visa Agreement To Prepay Future Payments At A Discount
08/27/2009 - Merchant Advisory On Approval Of Mastercard Agreement To Prepay Future Payments At A Discount
07/06/09 - Merchant Advisory On The MasterCard Agreement To Prepay Future Payments At A Discount
3/31/09 - UPDATED: Merchant Advisory on Securitizing the MasterCard Settlement Account Funds (Español)
03/6/09 - Merchant Advisory on Securitizing the MasterCard Settlement Account Funds
2008
10/24/08 - Merchant Advisory on Information Regarding Offers to Purchase Settlement Proceeds
10/15/08 - Merchant Advisory on Mailing of Notices of Estimated Cash Payment Awards for PIN Debit Damages (Español)
7/24/08 - Merchant Advisory - Final Claim Deadline - September 15, 2008
2007
1/2/07 - Merchant Advisory on Distribution (Español)
1/2/07 - Merchant Advisory on Requirements (Español)
2006
12/26/06 - Merchant Advisory on Distribution (Español)
6/30/06 - Claims Distribution for Visa-Mastercard Lawsuit - NRF Letter to Retailers
6/28/06 - Merchant Advisory on Distribution of Cash Payments to Class Members (Español)
2/2/06 - Deadline to File Claim Forms Extended
2/1/06 - Merchant Advisory on Final Date of March 31, 2006, to Submit Consolidation Requests
2005
12/23/05 - Visa Check MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation Merchant Advisory on Consolidation of Claims
12/21/05 - Retailers Urged to File Claims in $3 Billion Debit Card Settlement
10/12/05 - Merchant Advisory on Extension of Time to 90 Days to Submit Claim Forms or Challenge Estimated Cash Payments for the Distribution of the Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation Settlement Fund
7/6/05 - Merchant Advisory on Final Approval and Payout of Settlement of Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation
6/6/05 - Advisory from Constantine Cannon
3/23/05 - Advisory from Constantine Cannon
1/10/05 - Merchant Advisory from Constantine and Partners
2004
7/22/04 - Advisory to Merchants in the Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation
2003
12/03 - Merchants Advisory No. 2 : New Debit Rates
12/19/03 - Advisory on New Debit Rates Caused by Settlements in Visa/MasterCard Antitrust Litigation
12/03 - Interchange Fee Comparison Between Visa and MasterCard POS Debit Device Transactions for Pre-Settlement, Interim, and New 2004 Rates
12/03 - Merchant Request for Visa and/or MasterCard Signature Debit Card BIN Numbers
12/03 - Merchant Election to Stop Accepting Visa and/or MasterCard Signature Debit or Credit
11/12/03 - Merchants Counsel Releases Advisory for Merchants Concerning Settlements of the Visa/MasterCard Antitrust Litigation
Merchant Advisory
Merchant Request for Visa and/or MasterCard Signature Debit Card BIN Numbers
Merchant Election to Stop Accepting Visa and/or MasterCard Signature Debit or Credit
Legal Notice of Class Action Settlement
An important open letter to the retail industry from Lloyd Constantine
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