USAA Maryland late fee refunds without interest settlement
Black et al. v. USAA General Indemnity Company, et al.
Also known as USAA late fee; Black v. USAA; Garrison Property and Casualty; 8:21-cv-01581
The lawsuit said USAA refunded Maryland late fees without the interest or gains it earned on them.
Copied from the official notice. Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- You could get
- Median about $14.77 Up to about $274.90.
Source
“Median about $14.77”
From the court record: Memorandum Opinion and Order granting final approval, D. Md. No. 21-cv-1581-LKG, dated April 29, 2026 (copy on the official site). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Payments
- Paid Payments went out Aug 7, 2026. Has it paid yet? See payment status.
Source
“IMPORTANT UPDATE: Payments have been issued to eligible Class Members. For Current Policyholders, payments were issued in the form of a statement credit, and for Former Policyholders, payments were issued in the form of a check on August 7, 2026.”
From the administrator site: Official settlement site home page (JND). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Claims
- No claim form needed
Source
“Checks initially sent shall be valid for 180 days. Reissued checks shall be valid for 60 days.”
From the court record: Memorandum Opinion and Order granting final approval, D. Md. No. 21-cv-1581-LKG, dated April 29, 2026 (copy on the official site). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Who can file
- USAA Maryland policyholder refunded late fees without interest
Source
“You were charged a late fee by USAA General Indemnity Company, Garrison Property and Casualty Insurance Company, United Services Automobile Association, or USAA Casualty Insurance Company (collectively, “USAA Defendants”) on a Maryland insurance policy prior to 2020; ... You received a refund for those late fee charge(s) pursuant to Maryland Consent Order MIA-2020-08-002; ... You did not receive accrued interest and/or gains on the late fee refund(s).”
From the administrator site: Official settlement site home page (JND). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Where
- Maryland only
Source
“All individuals who, per the Consent Order, received late fees refunds.”
From the court record: Memorandum Opinion and Order granting final approval, D. Md. No. 21-cv-1581-LKG, dated April 29, 2026 (copy on the official site). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
Quick answers
How much is the USAA Maryland late fee refunds without interest settlement payout?
Median about $14.77. Up to about $274.90.
Do I need to file a claim for the USAA Maryland late fee refunds without interest settlement?
No claim form. Payment is automatic. Payment was automatic: current policyholders got a statement credit and former policyholders were mailed a check. Checks first sent are valid for 180 days.
When is the USAA Maryland late fee refunds without interest settlement payout date?
Payments went out Aug 7, 2026.
Is the USAA Maryland late fee refunds without interest settlement legit?
The settlement administrator (the company that handles claims) is JND, and the official site is usaalatefeelitigation.com. Real notices point there; if a link in a message goes anywhere else, do not use it.
The official site never asks you to pay to file.
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Case details
- Case
- Black et al. v. USAA General Indemnity Company, et al.
- Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
- Case number
- 8:21-cv-01581-LKG
- Administrator
- JND
- Official site
- usaalatefeelitigation.com
- Settlement fund
- $5 million
- Full payout terms
- Median about $14.77; range about $5.04 to $274.90Minimum $5.00 each, plus a share based on the interest each person would have received at 8 percent a year. Class counsel told the court payments would range from approximately $5.04 to $274.90, with a median of $14.77.
- States
- Maryland
Other dates
- Opt-out (exclusion) deadline
- (passed) source document
- Objection deadline
- (passed) source document
- Final approval hearing
- (passed) source document
- Final approval granted
- From the court order we read.From the signed Memorandum Opinion and Order granting final approval, dated April 29, 2026, read on the official site's copy; a separate fee order is dated May 5, 2026. Source: court record
- Payments issued
- source document
The court’s exact words
All individuals who, per the Consent Order, received late fees refunds.
Quoted from the official notice. Read the notice for the full definition.
Our notes: The Consent Order is Maryland Consent Order MIA-2020-08-002. Per the settlement site, class members were charged a late fee by USAA General Indemnity Company, Garrison Property and Casualty Insurance Company, United Services Automobile Association or USAA Casualty Insurance Company on a Maryland insurance policy before 2020, got a refund of those fees under the Consent Order, and did not get interest or gains on the refund. The judge, court staff and counsel are excluded.
You may be included if USAA charged you a late fee on a Maryland insurance policy before 2020 and refunded it under a state Consent Order.
It covers only refunds paid without interest or gains under Maryland Consent Order MIA-2020-08-002.
Sources and checks (4)
Every fact people act on was copied from the official source and compared with it. How we check
- Official settlement site home page (JND) administrator site
- Official Key Dates page administrator site
- Memorandum Opinion and Order granting final approval, D. Md. No. 21-cv-1581-LKG, dated April 29, 2026 (copy on the official site) court record
- Order on attorneys' fees, costs and service awards, Doc. 126, dated May 5, 2026 (posted on the official site as 'Judgment') court record
What changedLast change Nov 4, 2026
- Payment-status page created. The court granted final approval on April 29, 2026, and the administrator says payments were issued, as statement credits for current policyholders and as checks on August 7, 2026 for former policyholders. source document
Questions
I already filed. What now?
There is no claim form, so there was nothing to file. The administrator pays class members automatically, usually after final approval and any appeals. Never pay anyone to check on a payment.