January deadline for NAB fees class action The class action against NAB over fees has been re-opened to allow more people to join. National Australia Bank customers have until late January to sign up to a class action over about $40 million in bank fees, which the bank is moving to settle. The Federal Court on Tuesday approved an application that will allow the long-running class action to be re-opened so that more customers can register, and be eligible for any settlement. It is estimated that more than 30,000 customers have already signed up to the action against NAB, with about $40 million in total claims. It is part of a broader action targeting all of the major banks, with the case against ANZ Bank running as a test case. NAB customers who have not already registered for the action, being run by Maurice Blackburn, will be able to do so between November 25 and January 27. The case relates to types of "dishonour" fees for late payments, and is part of a class action targeting nine of the country's biggest banks that could be worth up to $240 million, and is the biggest in Australian history. NAB is the only bank that has so far looked to settle. Earlier this year, Justice Michelle Gordon in the Federal Court found that ANZ's late credit card fees were unlawful, but several other types of fee were legal. The managing director of litigation funder Financial Redress, James Middleweek, sought to pressure the other major banks to also consider settling the claims. It's pleasing... to see NAB being proactive among banks in trying to do the right thing by providing redress to their customers. The challenge is now for other banks to follow their lead," Mr Middleweek said in a statement. ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have so far not said what their next steps will be.