Yes, more Tilt cash-advance claims appear to be settling through private arbitration. Tilt cash-advance users reported receiving $45 and $60 PayPal deposits on Oct.
30-31, 2026 tied to claims against Tilt Finance Inc., as OpenClassActions reports in its Tilt arbitration payment update. Tilt, formerly Empower, offers subscription-based advances up to $400, auto-repaid from the user's bank account, as Lantern by Labaton states. Arbitration means a private dispute process outside court, and here it produced individual payouts rather than a public class settlement, according to OpenClassActions.
Table of Contents
- What these Tilt payments are
- Who can receive a payment?
- Why arbitration instead of a class action?
- What Tilt users should do now
What these Tilt payments are
The reported payments were individual shares from private arbitration settlements. Claimants' attorneys negotiated the deals, which were signed in September 2026, according to OpenClassActions.
One $60 PayPal settlement record was reviewed by the reporter. These deals have no settlement website, court-approved notice, or claim form, and Tilt has not confirmed them, according to OpenClassActions.
Who can receive a payment?
Labaton Keller Sucharow and Berger Montague state they represent Tilt users in individual consumer arbitration claims. Eligibility turns on receiving a Tilt cash advance and state residence, as Lantern by Labaton explains in its Tilt case information.
Only consumers who already filed individual arbitration claims through counsel can receive these private payments. Other Tilt users cannot join through a claim form, and payment timing varies, according to OpenClassActions.
Why arbitration instead of a class action?
Tilt's terms require most disputes to use binding individual arbitration. They bar class actions unless the user opts out within 30 days of accepting the terms, according to OpenClassActions. In Vickery v.
Empower Finance, the N.D. California court denied Empower's motion to compel arbitration on Oct. 7, 2025. The court found its Cash Advance was MLA credit so MLA's arbitration ban applied, as Troutman Pepper Locke details in its analysis of the Empower ruling.
What Tilt users should do now
If you filed an individual arbitration claim through counsel, watch the payment method tied to your claim. Check PayPal activity for small deposits around the distribution dates.
Contact your attorney with questions about your share. Quick check: These private deals offer no public claim form for new joiners, according to OpenClassActions. Your attorney remains the source for status and timing.
- Confirm whether you previously filed an arbitration claim through a law firm.
- Check PayPal for $45 or $60 deposits tied to Tilt Finance Inc.
- Ask your attorney about your settlement share and timing.
- Do not search for a public claim form for these private deals.