Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to keep ATM access fees artificially high.

Visa would contribute about $88.8 million and Mastercard about $78.7 million to a settlement fund. The money would be distributed to eligible customers with qualifying ATM transactions made since October 2007.

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>Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to keep ATM access fees artificially high.

>Visa would contribute about $88.8 million and Mastercard about $78.7 million to a settlement fund. The money would be distributed to eligible customers with qualifying ATM transactions made since October 2007.