Financial aid antitrust, first ten settlements
Henry, et al. v. Brown University, et al. (first ten settlements)
Also known as 568 Cartel; Henry v. Brown University; Corzo
The lawsuit claimed 17 universities broke antitrust law in how they gave need-based financial aid.
Copied from the official notice. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
- You could get
- $2,560.68 on average
Source
“expected an average payment of $2,560.68”
From the court record: Plaintiffs’ Motion to Approve the First Distribution of the Net Settlement Fund for the First Ten Settlements, ECF 1233, N.D. Ill., filed March 9, 2026 (hosted on the official site). Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
- Payments
- Paid Payments went out Jul 20, 2026. Has it paid yet? See payment status.
Source
“Payments sent electronically through ACH, PayPal, Zelle, Venmo, or Virtual eMasterCard were initiated on July 20, 2026. For claimants who chose to receive a physical check, were mailed on July 28, 2026.”
From the administrator site: Official site page for the Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Northwestern, Rice, Vanderbilt and Yale settlements. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
- Claims
- Closed Apr 3, 2025
Source
“April 3, 2025 Deadline to Submit a Claim”
From the administrator site: Official site page for the Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Northwestern, Rice, Vanderbilt and Yale settlements. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
- Who can file
- Need-based aid undergrad at 17 schools (more conditions apply)
Source
“All U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have during the Class Period (a) enrolled in one or more of Defendants’ full-time undergraduate programs, (b) who received at least some need-based financial aid from one or more Defendants, and (c) whose tuition, fees, room, or board to attend one or more of Defendants’ full-time undergraduate programs was not fully covered by the combination of any types of financial aid or merit aid (not including loans) in any undergraduate year.”
From the administrator site: Official site page for the Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Northwestern, Rice, Vanderbilt and Yale settlements. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S.
Source
“All U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have during the Class Period (a) enrolled in one or more of Defendants’ full-time undergraduate programs, (b) who received at least some need-based financial aid from one or more Defendants, and (c) whose tuition, fees, room, or board to attend one or more of Defendants’ full-time undergraduate programs was not fully covered by the combination of any types of financial aid or merit aid (not including loans) in any undergraduate year.”
From the administrator site: Official site page for the Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Northwestern, Rice, Vanderbilt and Yale settlements. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
Quick answers
How much is the Financial aid antitrust, first ten settlements payout?
$2,560.68 on average.
Can I still file a claim for the Financial aid antitrust, first ten settlements?
No. Claims closed on Apr 3, 2025.
When is the Financial aid antitrust, first ten settlements payout date?
Payments went out Jul 20, 2026.
Is the Financial aid antitrust, first ten settlements legit?
The settlement administrator (the company that handles claims) is Angeion, and the official site is www.financialaidantitrustsettlement.com. Real notices point there; if a link in a message goes anywhere else, do not use it.
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Case details
- Case
- Henry, et al. v. Brown University, et al. (first ten settlements)
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- Case number
- 1:22-cv-00125
- Administrator
- Angeion
- Official site
- www.financialaidantitrustsettlement.com
- Settlement fund
- $284 million
- Full payout terms
- Expected average payment: $2,560.68 per class memberThe administrator site estimated an average of about $2,000 per claimant. The March 9, 2026 distribution motion expected an average payment of $2,560.68.
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.Order dated July 20, 2024 approving the first ten settlements (Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Northwestern, Rice, Vanderbilt, Yale). The Caltech and Johns Hopkins settlements were approved separately and have not been paid. Source: court record
- Distribution order
- source document
- Payments issued
- source document
The court’s exact words
All U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have during the Class Period (a) enrolled in one or more of Defendants’ full-time undergraduate programs, (b) who received at least some need-based financial aid from one or more Defendants, and (c) whose tuition, fees, room, or board to attend one or more of Defendants’ full-time undergraduate programs was not fully covered by the combination of any types of financial aid or merit aid (not including loans) in any undergraduate year.
Quoted from the official notice. Read the notice for the full definition.
Our notes: Students of any of the 17 defendant universities can be covered. The official site says: "All Settlement Class Members may recover from any of the settlements regardless of the Defendant University attended."
Sources and checks (7)
Every fact people act on was copied from the official source and compared with it. How we check
- Official settlement site home page administrator site
- Official site page for the Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Northwestern, Rice, Vanderbilt and Yale settlements administrator site
- Official site page for the Caltech and Johns Hopkins settlements administrator site
- Plaintiffs’ Motion to Approve the First Distribution of the Net Settlement Fund for the First Ten Settlements, ECF 1233, N.D. Ill., filed March 9, 2026 (hosted on the official site) court record
- Order Granting Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal, ECF 726, N.D. Ill. (CourtListener RECAP copy of the filed order) court record
- Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion to Approve the First Distribution of the Net Settlement Fund for the First Ten Settlements, ECF 1287, N.D. Ill. (CourtListener RECAP copy of the filed order) court record
- Docket, Henry v. Brown University, 1:22-cv-00125 (N.D. Ill.), CourtListener RECAP court record
What changedLast change Oct 3, 2026
- Short name now says first ten settlements. Added that students of any of the 17 defendant universities can be covered, and the September 18, 2026 update (digital payment reattempts began; payments not completed digitally are to be reissued by paper check by October 2026). These corrections came from the independent second check. source document
- Payment-status record created for the first ten settlements only ($284 million). The signed order approving them is dated July 20, 2024. The administrator's site says electronic payments were initiated on July 20, 2026 and checks were mailed on July 28, 2026, and that digital payment reattempts began on September 18, 2026. source document
Questions
I already filed. What now?
If your claim was filed on time and accepted, it is in the pool. The administrator pays, usually after final approval and any appeals. Contact the administrator with your claim ID if something looks wrong. Never pay anyone to check on a claim.