What Some Customers Get in Compensation from Discover

The first thing to know, is that your Discover contract probably limits your options for legal complaints against Discover. You generally have two options:

1. Take your Discover complaint to Small Claims Court, or
2. Take your Discover complaint to Consumer Arbitration

We at FairShake can help you file a claim against companies like Discover. We’ll take your complaint through the legal process of consumer arbitration. This usually gets them to negotiate. (For a list of companies we process complaints against, start here.)

Here’s some information from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) on how recent complaints against Discover have been resolved:

Now for the numbers…

In 2018, 31 complaints against Discover were resolved through the arbitration system.

Among these complaints, 19 Discover complaints resulted in a settlement  – that’s 61% of complaints.

Although settlement amounts are secret, the average complaint against Discover asked for $18053 in compensation.

At least 4 customers also received non-monetary relief for their Discover complaint as well.

Arbitration complaints against Discover took an average of over 6 months to resolve.

Complaints handled by FairShake are often settled before arbitration, which can be much faster. (For a list of companies we process complaints against, start here.)

The arbitration complaint process against Discover costs money, but the company is usually responsible for costs. Discover paid $522 in fees per complaint on average.

Meanwhile, 100% of consumers paid nothing in arbitration fees for their complaint against Discover through the American Arbitration Association.