Class-action settlement · Closed — deadline passed
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Heritage South Credit Union data breach settlement
Heritage South Credit Union has settled a class action over a breach it detected on February 12, 2025; the notice says an unauthorized party reached its network and that names, addresses, Social Security numbers or financial account numbers may have been involved. The class is living US residents the credit union identified and sent notice to, so if that letter reached you, you may be eligible. A claim can cover up to four hours of lost time at $20 an hour and up to $2,000 in documented out-of-pocket losses, plus a year of credit monitoring. Claims close October 5, 2026, and filing on the official settlement site is free.
When the money moves
What the official materials say about the payment schedule for this settlement, and what the administrator has published since. Every figure below is linked to the page it was read from.
- Status
- Payments have not started
Expected
The notice says payments are distributed only if the court grants final approval at the October 19, 2026 hearing and after any appeals are resolved.
Read off the official notice, in its own words. These dates slip — an appeal can move a distribution by a year or more — so treat it as the administrator's plan rather than a schedule.
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Facts from the official materials
- Status
- Closed — deadline passed
- Type
- Class-action settlement
- Category
- Data breach
- Defendant / company
- Heritage South Credit Union
- Administrator
- Settlement Administrator (Simpluris)
- Claim deadline
- October 5, 2026
- States
- See official notice (often nationwide)
- Proof
- Notice ID / PIN from the official letter or email may be required
- Possible amount
- Up to about $80 (not guaranteed)
- Source confidence
- high
- Last verified
- September 13, 2026
In re: Heritage South Credit Union Data Breach Litigation · 61-CV-2025-900175 · Circuit Court for Talladega County, Alabama
Up to four hours of lost time at $20 an hour, and up to $2,000 for documented out-of-pocket losses dated between February 12, 2025 and October 5, 2026. Every class member can also take one year of CyEx Financial Shield Total monitoring, which the notice says carries $1 million of financial fraud insurance. The online form asks for the Login ID and PIN from the mailed notice; the administrator will re-send those by email, and a printable form can be mailed instead. The notice states no fund total, and these are ceilings rather than promised amounts.
Important dates
- Claim deadline
- October 5, 2026
- Opt-out deadline
- September 18, 2026
- Fairness hearing
- October 19, 2026
The claim deadline for this record has passed, so there is no eligibility check or tracker here. Check the official site for any remaining updates — payment news in particular — before you act.
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