Brown v. Stored Value Cards, Inc. et al

3:15-cv-01370

Class Action

March 15, 2024
Ex-Prisoners Partially Settle Prepaid Card Suit For $2.8M

Central National Bank NA and a class of former inmates who were charged fees for using the bank's prepaid debit cards from partner Numi Financial reached a $2.8 million settlement following mediation, but the parties have requested the court stay the case while class counsel investigates Numi's potential insolvency.
January 11, 2021
Jail Contractor Denied Quick Win In Debit Card Suit

An Oregon federal judge has denied a quick win to detention industry contractor Numi Financial, saying he disagreed "with both sides" in the suit filed by former inmates alleging that "fee-laden" prepaid debit cards violate the Fifth Amendment and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act.
October 01, 2020
Ex-Inmates Seek Cert In Debit Card Fees Fight

A group of former inmates asked an Oregon federal judge on Wednesday to certify them as a class in a suit claiming detention industry contractor Numi Financial's "fee-laden" pre-paid debit cards violate the Fifth Amendment and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act.
August 31, 2020
Prisoner Debit Card Firm Seeks Quick Win Against Activist

Detention industry contractor Numi Financial on Friday sought a quick win in a proposed class action alleging the company's "fee-laden, preloaded" cards for recently released prisoners are improper, telling a federal judge in Oregon that it also provided ways to use the card that didn't involve fees.