Type | Private |
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Industry | Securities Claim Filing |
Founded | Chicago, Illinois, United States (1993 ) |
Founder | James Tharin [1] [2] |
Headquarters | 404 South Wells Street Suite 600 Chicago, Illinois 60607 |
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Website | www |
Chicago Clearing Corporation (CCC) is a securities class action settlement claim filing service based in Chicago, Illinois. Started in 1993 to buy and sell coupons issued at the end of class action settlements, the company now employs more than 20 staff members. CCC has over 1000 clients that include bank trust departments, hedge funds, mutual funds, registered investment advisers, professional traders, and insurance companies. This client base has approximately $2 trillion in AUM and more than 2,000,000 individual accounts. [3]
Chicago Clearing Corporation or CCC has grown extensively as the rate of securities class action settlements has exploded in recent years.
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