Published
August 3, 2026
This settlement resolves claims that the mortgage lender and servicer The Money Source, Inc. kept placing prerecorded and artificial-voice calls to cell phones after the called party asked it to stop. If your number is in the company's records for those calls between February 6, 2019 and May 7, 2025, there is no claim form to file — a pro rata share of the $1,500,000 fund is sent to you automatically unless you exclude yourself by October 7, 2026.
Current Status
There is no claim form and no claim deadline. The Notice states that everyone identified as a Settlement Class Member from The Money Source's business records was sent notice by mail and email, and that all class members who do not submit a timely exclusion request will be sent a Settlement Payment. The date that matters instead is October 7, 2026 — the postmark deadline to exclude yourself or to object. The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for November 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Arizona time in Phoenix. No final approval order has been entered and no payment date had been announced as of August 3, 2026.
Status
Pending Final Approval
final approval hearing November 16, 2026 · payments follow approval and any appeals
Opt Out or Object By
October 7, 2026
postmark deadline · there is no claim form and no claim deadline
Estimated Payout
Pro rata share of $1.5M
scaled to how many qualifying calls the records show · no per-person estimate announced
Proof Required
Automatic Payment
no claim form to file · a taxpayer ID number is requested only for payments over $2,000
What Changed Recently?
This is a settlement of a class action that had already been certified for litigation. On May 7, 2025, Judge John J. Tuchi certified a class of people who received artificial or prerecorded voice calls on their cell phones from The Money Source after asking the company to stop, and appointed The Weitz Firm, LLC and the Law Office of Chris R. Miltenberger, PLLC as Class Counsel. That certification date is why the class period closes on May 7, 2025.The parties then settled rather than trying the case. Under the settlement, The Money Source will establish a $1,500,000 fund, and the Court has conditionally certified the class for settlement purposes and authorized the notice program now under way. Atticus Administration is handling notice and payments.
The company denies the allegations. The Notice states that The Money Source denies that the calls were unlawful, asserts that it acted in good faith to comply with all relevant laws, and has not conceded the truth or validity of any claim by agreeing to settle. The Court has not ruled on the merits of either side's position.
Who Qualifies?
The Settlement Class described in Question 5 of the Notice covers all people throughout the United States or its territories to whom The Money Source placed, or caused to be placed, a call directed to a number assigned to a cellular telephone service and that appears on the document produced at TMS005442, in connection with which the company used an artificial or prerecorded voice, after the called party requested that it stop placing artificial or prerecorded voice calls to their cell phone as recorded in its business records, from February 6, 2019 through May 7, 2025.Two things follow from that definition. First, this is a records-based class: the qualifying numbers come from a specific document The Money Source produced during the litigation, so membership is determined by the company's own call and do-not-call records rather than by anything a consumer reports. Second, the stop request is the trigger. Receiving a prerecorded call from The Money Source is not enough on its own — the calls that count are the ones placed after the called party had already asked the company to stop using an artificial or prerecorded voice.
The Notice excludes The Money Source and its employees and agents, members of the judiciary, and anyone who files a timely and proper request to be excluded. It also cautions that receiving a notice does not by itself establish that you are a class member or that you are entitled to compensation — only people who fit the class definition receive money from the fund.
How Much Can You Get?
No per-person figure has been announced, and the Notice does not publish one. What it describes is the method: a pro rata payment from the Settlement Fund to all Settlement Class Members, calculated on the number of calls a class member received after requesting that The Money Source stop placing artificial or prerecorded voice calls, as recorded in the company's business records. Someone the records show received a dozen qualifying calls is in line for more than someone with one.The $1,500,000 is the ceiling on everything, not a pool reserved for class members. Under the Notice, the fund covers payments to class members; all reasonable costs, fees and charges invoiced by the Administrator, including the cost of notice and administration; litigation costs and expenses not to exceed $17,000; attorneys' fees calculated as a percentage of the fund; and a service award to the named plaintiff. Class Counsel will ask the Court to approve attorneys' fees of up to one-third of the Settlement Fund, which on a $1,500,000 fund would be up to $500,000. Each of those requests is subject to the Court's approval at the Final Approval Hearing, so the amount left to distribute is not fixed until the Court rules.
Any estimate you see for this settlement is an estimate. Because the class size has not been published and the fee and cost awards are still open, no reliable per-person number can be calculated yet.
Is Any Proof or Claim ID Required?
No. This page treats the settlement as an automatic payment because there is nothing to file and nothing to prove. The Notice states that all Settlement Class Members who do not submit timely exclusion requests will be sent a Settlement Payment, and the summary of legal rights confirms that staying in the settlement — doing nothing — is what produces a monetary award. There is no claim form, no Notice ID or Claim ID gate, and no documentation of the calls to submit.One administrative step can apply on the payment side. The Notice states that a class member entitled to more than $2,000 must first provide the Settlement Administrator with a taxpayer identification number, and that the form for doing so is available through the official settlement website. That is a payment-processing requirement, not a condition of class membership, and it does not turn this into a proof-required settlement. For anything about how a settlement payment is treated for tax purposes, consult the IRS or a qualified tax professional — that is outside what this page covers.
What Is the Deadline?
There is no claim deadline, because there is no claim. The operative date is October 7, 2026, and it governs three separate things.A request for exclusion must be postmarked no later than October 7, 2026. An objection must be filed with the Court, or mailed to the Court, postmarked no later than October 7, 2026, with copies sent to Class Counsel and Defendant's Counsel by the same date. A Notice of Intention to Appear at the Final Approval Hearing must also be filed with the Court by October 7, 2026, and only a class member who has timely objected can ask to speak.
How Do You Take Action?
For most class members the answer is that no action is needed. If your number is in the records, staying put is what gets you paid.If you want out, the Notice requires a written exclusion request mailed to the Administrator and postmarked by October 7, 2026. To be valid it must identify the case name; give your full name, mailing address and telephone number; identify the cell number or numbers where you received a prerecorded call from The Money Source; state that you want to be excluded from the Settlement Class in the case; and carry your own personal signature. Group, joint, combined or collective exclusions are not allowed, and no one can exclude another class member. Excluding yourself means no payment, but it is the only option that preserves your right to bring or continue your own case over the released claims.
If you want to object, you stay in the class and receive a payment, but you tell the Court why you think the settlement or the requested fees should be rejected. A valid objection must include the case name and number; your full name, address and telephone number, plus your lawyer's contact information if you have one; the cell number or numbers that received the calls; a statement that you are a class member; each ground for the objection with any supporting legal or factual material and evidence; whether you intend to appear at the hearing; and your signature. The Notice warns that a class member who does not object in that form waives the objection and cannot raise it at the hearing or on appeal.
The mailing addresses for the Administrator and the Court are printed in the Notice, which is embedded in full at the bottom of this page. The official settlement website, Money Source TCPA Class Action, carries the Long Form Notice, the Important Dates page, the court documents and a contact form.
What Are You Giving Up?
Unless you exclude yourself, the Court will find that you agreed to the settlement and you will be bound by its release. The Notice describes the Released Claims as all claims that were asserted or could have been asserted in the litigation based on The Money Source allegedly placing calls with prerecorded messages or an artificial voice without consent, including but not limited to claims under the TCPA, any other statute, or the common law, for any form of relief. That release runs to The Money Source and to the other Released Parties defined in the Settlement Agreement.Practically, that means you cannot bring or continue your own prerecorded-call case against the company over conduct in the class period once the settlement is approved. Objecting does not preserve that right; only a timely exclusion does.
What Happens Next?
The exclusion and objection window closes October 7, 2026. The Court will then hold the Final Approval Hearing on November 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Arizona time in Room 505 of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix Division, where it will decide whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, consider any valid objections, hear from class members who timely asked to speak, and rule on Class Counsel's fee request.The Notice is explicit that the hearing may be moved to a different date or time without additional mailed notice, so the settlement website is the place to confirm it. It is equally explicit about the sequence after that: payments are made if the Court approves the settlement and after any appeals are resolved, and appeals can take more than a year to conclude. A hearing being held is not the same as approval being granted, and approval being granted is not the same as money going out. No payment date had been announced as of August 3, 2026.
Sources and Verification
• Official settlement website — Natasha Hiller v. The Money Source, Inc.• Long Form Notice of Class Action Settlement (PDF)
• Class certification order entered May 7, 2025 (D. Ariz., Doc. 67)
• Natasha Hiller v. The Money Source, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-00235-PHX-JJT, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
• FCC — rules on prerecorded telephone solicitations
Questions
Do I have to file a claim to get paid?
No. The Notice states that a notice was sent by mail and email to everyone identified as a Settlement Class Member from the Defendant's records, and that all Settlement Class Members who do not submit a timely exclusion request will be sent a Settlement Payment. There is no claim form and no claim deadline.
How is my share of the $1.5 million calculated?
The Notice says payments are pro rata and are based on the number of calls a Settlement Class Member received after asking The Money Source to stop placing artificial or prerecorded voice calls, as recorded in the company's business records. The fund is first reduced by administration costs, the attorneys' fees the Court awards, Class Counsel's costs and expenses, and the service award the Court approves. No per-person estimate has been published.
What happens if I do nothing at all?
The Notice states that if you do nothing you receive a monetary award and give up the right to pursue or continue to pursue the Released Claims against The Money Source and the other Released Parties. Doing nothing is what keeps you in the class.
Does the November 16, 2026 hearing mean the settlement is approved?
No. The Final Approval Hearing is when the Court decides whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate. The Notice says payments are made only if the Court approves the settlement and after any appeals are resolved, and that the hearing date can move without additional mailed notice.
What if I got prerecorded calls but never received a notice?
The Settlement Class in Question 5 of the Notice is limited to cell phone numbers that appear on a specific document produced by the Defendant in the litigation, so membership is determined by the company's own records rather than by self-report. The Notice directs anyone unsure whether they are included to the official settlement website's other sections or to the Settlement Administrator.
Will the administrator ask me for anything before paying?
It may. The Notice states that a class member entitled to more than $2,000 must first provide the Settlement Administrator with a taxpayer identification number, and that a form for doing so is available through the official settlement website.
Official Settlement Notice
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Settlement Amount
$1,500,000
covers class payments, administration, attorneys' fees, costs up to $17,000 and the service award
Case Title
Natasha Hiller v. The Money Source, Inc.
Case Number
2:23-cv-00235-PHX-JJT
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Final Approval Hearing
November 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM Arizona time
Phoenix Division, Room 505 · may move without additional mailed notice
Administrator
Atticus Administration
Official Website
Money Source TCPA Class Action
