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Huntington Settles Lawsuit Over FirstMerit Overdraft Fees

Former customers of Akron-based FirstMerit Bank may get their overdraft fees refunded. Columbus-based Huntington Bancshares has agreed to pay nearly 16 million dollars to settle a class action lawsuit that claims FirstMerit improperly posted debit card transactions on consumer deposit accounts. If the courts approve the settlement, affected customers must file a claim to receive a refund. Huntington bought FirstMerit last year.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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