Chase bank reached a $14.5 million settlement in a lawsuit that alleged the bank and another firm solicited consumers with offers of supposedly "free" trials in membership programs.

The lawsuit alleged that Chase and Trilegiant Corp. recruited consumers to participate in membership programs without adequately informing them they would be charged automatically if they did not cancel within a specified period of time. 

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