United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

If you got an income tax refund loan from April 8, 1994 to December 31, 1996, you could get a payment from a class action settlement.

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This is the official Court website for the Carnegie v. Household International, Inc. class action lawsuit.  If you received a refund anticipation loan from Beneficial National Bank through any H&R Block office between April 8, 1994 and December 31, 1996, you could get a payment from a class action settlement of this lawsuit about whether H&R Block and Beneficial National Bank ("Defendants") made misrepresentations and charged people undisclosed fees on tax refund anticipation loans ("RALs").  Click the links below to read the Court-ordered notices, the Settlement Agreement, or to submit a claim form. 

Click the links below to read the Court-ordered Notices, Settlement Agreement, and to submit a claim form. Certain documents are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If your computer is not already configured with the free Acrobat software to view and print these documents, you may get Acrobat by clicking the logo below.  Please be aware that the deadlines to file a claim, object to the settlement and exclude yourself have passed. 

Summary Notice  Detailed Notice  The Lawyers Representing You  

Settlement Agreement  Preliminary Approval Order  Notificación en Español

If you have any questions, please call 1-866-686-8670.

Certain documents are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.  If your computer is not already configured with the free Acrobat software to view these documents, you may get Acrobat by clicking the logo.