September 09, 2025
Heartland Payment Systems LLC will pay $18.25 million to approximately 5.6 million parents and caretakers to resolve a class action alleging it levied unfair surcharges when they deposited lunch money onto school-sponsored reloadable cards used by their kids, according to a final settlement approval motion filed Monday in Florida federal court.
December 17, 2024
Parents from Florida and elsewhere have settled a proposed federal class action with a payment processor over alleged unfair surcharges collected after depositing lunch money onto school-sponsored reloadable cards used by their kids.
February 23, 2024
Payment processor Heartland Payment Systems LLC has asked a Florida federal judge to deny class certification to Heartland customers alleging the company hit them with unfair surcharges when they loaded lunch money onto school-sponsored payment cards used by their kids.
January 08, 2024
Customers of credit card payment processor Heartland Payment Systems LLC have asked a Florida federal judge to grant class action status to their lawsuit alleging the company hit them with unfair surcharges when they deposited lunch money onto school-sponsored reloadable cards used by their kids.