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CARDHOLDER AGREEMENT (VERSION I)
IF YOU ARE TRANSFERRING A BALANCE TODAY
1. Parties In this Agreement "you" or "your" means Cardholder; "we," "us" or "our" means Fleet Bank (RI), National Association, located in Rhode Island; "Card" means MasterCard or VISA card(s); "Account" means MasterCard or VISA account.
2. Agreement to Terms In accordance with your request, we have opened an Account for you. Your signature on the application, your retention of the Card, and/or your use of the Account in any way means you agree to the terms of this Agreement and the provisions on the Card itself. This Agreement governs your Account and use of the Card we have issued to you. You must sign the back of the Card before you use it. We will pay member merchants for goods and services you obtain by use of the Card and make other loans to you on terms explained later in this Agreement. You authorize us to charge your Account for all such amounts, and for any other amounts advanced to third parties on your behalf. This includes, without limitation, any amounts we advance on your behalf as a result of use of any Card-related services offered by MasterCard International or VISA U.S.A., Inc. You agree that you will not use or allow use of your Card or Account for any illegal transaction or purpose.
3. Applicable Law - This Agreement and your Account are governed by Rhode Island law, subject to applicable provisions of Federal law.
4. Consumer Loans You agree that all credit extended under your Account shall be used only for personal, family, household and/or charitable purposes and not for any business or commercial purpose.
5. Monthly Statement We will send to you a monthly statement at least 14 days before the closing date of your next monthly billing cycle. Purchases, Cash Advances, adjustments and payments made since the last billing cycle closing date will be shown on this statement. You will pay us the full balance owed by the payment due date shown on your monthly statement, or pay in installments. If you pay in installments, you must pay the minimum payment described in Paragraph 8.
6. Total Credit Limit This Account is designed to give you a specific Total Credit Limit, which is reflected on the Card carrier accompanying your Card, and also on your monthly statements. You agree that we may change this limit at any time, and we will notify you of any such change that is not temporary. You agree not to permit your unpaid balance to exceed your Total Credit Limit. You understand that if you request an advance or charge against your Account which exceeds this limit, we may charge an overlimit charge as described in Paragraph 16. We may, however, at our option, grant any such advance or charge, and if we do, you agree to pay any amount in excess of your Total Credit Limit immediately without notice or demand from us. You also understand and agree that the Cash Advance Credit Limit reflected on your Card carrier and monthly statements, discussed in Paragraph 12 of this Agreement, is a portion of your Total Credit Limit.
7. Payments You promise to pay all amounts due on your Account. If your Account is a joint account, you and your joint account holder each promise to pay and are jointly and individually responsible for all amounts due on the Account. We may also issue additional Cards to other persons you authorize to use your Account if you ask us to do so. However, you and any joint account holder are responsible for all charges made by any person(s) authorized to use your Account. You understand and agree that arrangements made among Cardholders, court orders and other events do not alter or affect your responsibility to make payments to us. You understand that you may pay all or any part of the balance on your Account at any time. You must, however, pay an amount not less than the minimum payment due for each month you have an outstanding balance. You must pay us directly and we must receive this payment and the remittance stub on or before the payment due date, in accordance with statement instructions, in order for your Account to be credited by the due date. Payments will continue to be credited to your Account as indicated in this Agreement, however, if you pay by check, the amount of your payment may not be applied to your available credit line for such period of time as we reasonably determine is necessary to ensure that your check is honored. All payments shall be made at the address indicated on the monthly statement and shall be made in U.S. dollars by a check drawn on or a money order issued by a U.S. financial institution, naming us as payee. You must not send cash. You agree to pay for any charges you incur in a foreign currency, which will be converted to U.S. dollars on a date that may be later than the transaction date and may be subject to an interchange conversion fee. In accordance with applicable law, we will choose the order in which any payment will be applied to your indebtedness to us at the time the payment is made.
8. Minimum Payment
Your Minimum Payment, due by the date shown on your
monthly statement, will be either $10 or an amount determined
in the manner set forth below, whichever is greater, unless
the New Balance shown on your statement is less than $10, in
which case the New Balance is due in full:
(a) Take the New Balance as shown on your
statement;
(b) Subtract any late and overlimit
amounts;
(c) Multiply this amount by 2 percent
(.02); and
(d) Add back any late and overlimit
amounts, rounding down the result to the nearest dollar.
However, if the above Minimum Payment
calculation would result in a Minimum Payment that would cause
your New Balance to exceed the New Balance reflected on your
most recent, prior monthly statement, we may increase the
percentage used in subparagraph (c), above, in 1/4 of 1
percent (.0025) increments up to the percentage necessary so
that your New Balance will be less than the New Balance
reflected on your most recent, prior monthly statement.
9. FINANCE CHARGE
You agree to pay the FINANCE
CHARGE on your Account.
(a) No periodic FINANCE CHARGE is imposed on
Purchases which first appear on your current billing
statement when the Previous Balance shown on that statement
is zero (or a credit balance) or when payments and credits
shown equal or exceed the Previous Balance; provided,
however, that any balance transferred to your Account is
excepted from this subparagraph (a).
(b) Otherwise, a periodic FINANCE CHARGE is imposed on
Purchases (inclusive of balance transfers), Cash Advances,
and Drafts from the later of the transaction date or the
first day of the billing cycle during which the transaction
posts, until payment in full is received.
We figure your FINANCE CHARGE by:
(a) First determining the Average Daily
Balances in your Account. These Average Daily Balances
are:
(1) The Average Daily Balance of
Purchases. We figure a FINANCE
CHARGE for Purchases on the "average daily balance"
of Purchases. To get this balance we take the beginning
balance of Purchases on your Account for each day of the
billing cycle, add any new Purchases, applicable unpaid
FINANCE CHARGE from the prior
billing cycle and from application of the Daily Periodic
Rate to each day's ending balance, and late, overlimit,
returned draft, returned check, stopped draft, and
credit insurance or debt cancellation charges, and
subtract any applicable portions of payments and
credits. This gives us the daily balance. Then we add up
all the daily balances for the billing cycle and divide
the total by the number of days in the billing cycle.
This gives us the Average Daily Balance of Purchases.
(2) The Average Daily Balance of
Cash Advances and Drafts. We figure a portion of the FINANCE CHARGE for Cash Advances
and Drafts on the "average daily balance" of Cash
Advances and Drafts. To get this balance, we take the
beginning balance of Cash Advances and Drafts on your
Account for each day of the billing cycle, add any new
Cash Advances and Drafts and applicable unpaid FINANCE CHARGE from the prior
billing cycle and from application of the Daily Periodic
Rate to each day's ending balance, and subtract any
applicable portions of payments and credits. This gives
us the daily balance. Then we add up all the daily
balances for the billing cycle and divide the total by
the number of days in the billing cycle. This gives us
the Average Daily Balance of Cash Advances and Drafts.
(b) Multiplying your Average Daily
Balances by the applicable Daily Periodic Rate(s).
(c) Multiplying the products
identified in subparagraph (b) above by the number of days
in the billing cycle.
(d) Adding the products identified in
subparagraph (c) above to arrive at your periodic FINANCE CHARGE.
(e) Adding any fees referred to in the
paragraph titled "Other Fees."
10. ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE RATE
(a) You agree that for Balance Transfers
which post in any billing cycle closing during the six month
introductory period, commencing on the date your Account is
opened, the Daily Periodic Rate used in figuring the FINANCE CHARGE will be .00819%
(2.99% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE)
provided, however, that any purchases to your Account are
excepted from this subparagraph (a). This means that your ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE will be 2.99%
until the first day of your billing cycle that includes the
six (6) month anniversary of the opening of your Account.
(In the absence of this introductory rate, your Daily
Periodic Rate for Balance Transfers on November 15, 2000
would have been .04107% (14.99% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE).
(b) You agree that for Balance Transfers
which post or are outstanding in any billing cycle closing
upon or after expiration of the six month introductory
period, (that is, for Balance Transfers posted or
outstanding on or after the first day of your billing cycle
that includes the six (6) month anniversary of the opening
of your Account) and for purchases, the Daily Periodic Rate
(and corresponding ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
RATE) used in figuring the FINANCE CHARGE will be .04107%
(14.99% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE).
(c) You agree that for all Cash
Advances, the Daily Periodic Rate (and corresponding ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE) used in
figuring the FINANCE CHARGE will
be variable rates. Such Daily Periodic Rate shall be 1/365th
of the higher of either:
(1) 19.80% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE (which
corresponds to a Daily Periodic Rate of .05425%), or
(2) a 13.141% spread above the three
months London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") published
in The Wall Street Journal on the dates indicated in the
last paragraph of this Paragraph 10. The Daily Periodic
Rate for Cash Advances on November 15, 2000 is .05425%
(19.80% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
RATE). (d) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a),
(b), and (c) above, you agree that if:
(1) you fail to make any payment when
due,
(2) you exceed your credit limit, make
a payment on your Account which fails to clear and is
returned unsatisfied, otherwise default on this or any
other account with us, or
(3) your Account is closed, by you or
by us,
we may immediately convert the Daily
Periodic Rate(s) (including any introductory, promotional,
or other rate) on all existing and future balances of
Purchases and Cash Advances to a variable rate equal to
1/365th of the higher of either
(a) 24.99% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE (which
corresponds to a Daily Periodic Rate of .06847%), or
(b) up to a 18.331% spread above
LIBOR as published in The Wall Street Journal on the
dates indicated in the last paragraph of this Paragraph
10.
If the highest rate described in this
subparagraph (d) were in effect on November 15, 2000, the
Daily Periodic Rate for Purchases and Cash Advances would
be .06847% (24.99% ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE RATE). If any rates on your Account convert
for the reasons described in subparagraph (d)(1) or (d)(2)
above, your Account may again become eligible for lower
rates after the reason(s) for the rates being converted
has remained cured for at least six consecutive months.
If any rates on your Account convert
for the reasons described in subparagraph (d)(1) or (d)(2)
above, your Account may again become eligible for lower
rates after the reason(s) for the rates being converted
has remained cured for at least six consecutive months.
If any rates on your Account convert
for the reason described in subparagraph (d)(3) above, the
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE in this
subparagraph (d) will apply to your closed Account until
all unpaid balances have been repaid in full. We are under
no obligation to reopen your Account once it has been
closed.
Under the variable rate
plans described in subparagraphs (c) and (d) above, LIBOR as
published in The Wall Street Journal on the third Wednesday of
March, June, September and December will be used to determine
the rates for billing cycles closing on or after the first day
of April, July, October and January, respectively. Under such
variable rate plans, the Daily Periodic Rate (and
corresponding ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
RATE) will increase if LIBOR, as determined above,
increases and an increase in the Daily Periodic Rate may
increase the FINANCE CHARGE and the
minimum payment due on your Account.
11. Minimum FINANCE
CHARGE There is a minimum FINANCE
CHARGE of 50¢ for any billing cycle in which the FINANCE CHARGE otherwise due on
Purchases would be less than 50¢.
12. Cash Advances
The total amount of Cash Advances, (including Drafts, if
available, withdrawals from ATMs, originations from the Card
itself, and cash-like transactions, including but not limited
to wire transfers, money orders, lottery tickets, and casino
gaming chips) you can receive at any time is shown on your
Card carrier and monthly statements and is designated as your
"Cash Advance Credit Limit." You agree not to permit your
unpaid Cash Advance balance to exceed this limit. If you
currently exceed, or once you reach this limit, you will not
be eligible for additional Cash Advances until your unpaid
Cash Advance balance is below this limit. At that time, you
may access the amount of the difference between your unpaid
Cash Advance balance and your Cash Advance Credit Limit. You
agree that we may change your Cash Advance Credit Limit at any
time, and we will notify you of any such change.
13. Use of Drafts
We may issue Drafts for use with your Account and, if any
are issued, the amount of each Draft we pay will be charged to
your Account as a Cash Advance. Each Draft must be for $100 or
more and in the form we send to you. There is no charge for
the cost of supplying you the Drafts, but you agree to pay the
fees referred to in Paragraph 14, below. Drafts may be used
only by a Cardholder and must be completed and signed in the
same way as a regular personal check. You may use the Drafts
issued the way you use regular checks; however, you cannot use
a Draft or your Account to pay any amount owed under this
Agreement or under any affiliated creditor agreement. We will
pay each Draft you use except that you will not write a Draft,
and we do not have to pay any Draft, under the following
circumstances:
(a) If payment of the Draft would cause
your outstanding Cash Advance balance to exceed your Cash
Advance Credit Limit
(b) If you are in default under this
Agreement.
(c) If your right to use Drafts is
cancelled or suspended.
Draft checks which you use and we pay are
not returned to you but are identified on your monthly billing
statement. If we do not pay a Draft written against your
Account, we will assess and you agree to pay a charge of $29
for each such returned Draft. We will charge and you agree to
pay a fee of $29 for each Draft on which we stop payment at
your request.
14. Other Fees
Fees You understand that we have the right to charge and
collect the following FINANCE CHARGE fees, if applicable:
Cash Advance Fee: For each Cash Advance
transaction, including but not limited to each Draft presented
to us for payment and each Cash Advance obtained through a
financial institution or ATM, we will assess and you agree to
pay a Cash Advance fee equal to 4% of the amount of the
advance, but not less than $5.00.
15. Annual Fee
No annual membership fee applies to your Account.
16. Late,
Overlimit, and Returned Check Charges In addition to our
rights under Paragraph 18 below, you understand that we have
the right to charge and collect the following, if applicable:
Late Charge: You agree that a late charge
of $35 will be due and payable and added to the balance on
your Account if you do not make a payment on your Account
equal to or greater than the Minimum Payment on or before the
payment due date.
Overlimit Charge: You agree that in
addition to paying any excess upon demand or as otherwise
provided herein, an overlimit charge of $29 will be due and
payable and added to the balance on your Account during any
billing cycle in which you exceed your Total Credit Limit.
Returned Check Charges: You agree to pay
$29 for each check or draft issued by you as a payment on your
Account which fails to clear and is returned unsatisfied. We
may post this charge to your Account each time a payment check
or draft you issue is dishonored, even if we re-present your
check or draft, and even if such is paid upon the
re-presentment.
17. Research
Charges If you request copies of monthly statements, Draft
checks or other documents related to your Account, we may
charge you a research charge in connection with this service.
However, we will not assess this charge if your request is
based upon a billing error and you follow the procedures
discussed in the billing rights section of this Agreement.
18. Default You
will be in default if you fail to make any payment when due,
exceed your credit limit under any account, die, file or
otherwise become subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings, or do not comply with any of the terms governing
any account with us. If you default, we may, at our option,
declare any amounts you owe under any or all accounts to be
immediately due and payable. Also, we may revoke the
privileges attaching to any or all Card(s), cancel the Card(s)
and terminate this Agreement as to future Purchases and Cash
Advances. Subject to applicable provisions of law and unless
you reside in Wisconsin, you agree to pay the reasonable costs
for collecting amounts due including reasonable attorneys'
fees and court costs.
If credit extended under this Agreement is
used for other than personal, family, household or charitable
purposes, all amounts owing shall become immediately due and
payable. Also, your Card shall be revoked and this Agreement
shall be terminated as provided in this paragraph.
19. Irregular
Payments You agree that we may accept partial payments of
amounts due or late payments without losing any of our rights
under this Agreement. You also agree that we may accept checks
and money orders marked "payment in full" or bearing any other
restrictive endorsements without accepting any such conditions
or losing any of our rights under this Agreement.
20. Insurance
If you become insured under a credit insurance plan which
we make available, a Certificate of Insurance will be issued
to you. You agree that your Account may be charged the
applicable monthly premium. The charge will be computed on the
New Balance and shown as a Purchase on your statement each
month. Should you fail to make a payment on an Account for 2
or more consecutive billing cycles, your insurance may be
cancelled. You understand that the purchase of credit
insurance is voluntary and is not required for the extension
of credit.
21. Credit Balances
Any credit balance outstanding on your Account will be
applied to any subsequent amounts due. We will refund credit
balances of more than $1.00 which are outstanding on your
Account either upon your request or automatically if
outstanding for more than six months.
22. Disputes
You agree to accept monthly statements we mail you as
being correct unless you notify us in writing of any alleged
errors within the time period prescribed by law. Your rights
to dispute billing errors are set forth in this Agreement.
Even though an amount is in dispute, you understand that you
must pay the required minimum payment that is due less that
portion attributable to the disputed amount.
23. Failure to
Honor Card We are not responsible if anyone refuses to
honor the Card. If there is a problem with merchandise or
services obtained with the Card, you may have the right not to
pay the remaining amount due on them. An explanation of your
rights is stated below. We will have no responsibility for
merchandise or services purchased with the Card unless
required by law.
24. Change In Terms
We have the right to change any of the terms of this
Agreement, including but not limited to rates and fees, at any
time. You will be given notice of a change as required by
applicable law. Any change in terms governs your Account as of
the effective date, and will, as permitted by law and at our
option, apply both to transactions made on or after such date
and to any outstanding Account balance.
25. Renewal,
Revocation and Termination Cards are issued with an
expiration date. We have the right, without prior notice, to
close or suspend your Account, or to decline to renew your
Card, for any reason. This includes using your Account in a
manner not economically or otherwise acceptable to us. We also
reserve the right to close your Account if you move from our
service area. Even though your Card is suspended or
terminated, you agree that your obligations and our rights
under this Agreement will remain in effect until all balances
on your Account incurred before or after suspension or
termination are paid in full.
26. Security
All credit extended to you under this Agreement shall be
unsecured.
27. Transfer of
Rights We may transfer your Account, all or any part of
your Account balance, and/or our rights under this Agreement
to another person or entity at any time without prior notice
to you. Your rights under this Agreement cannot be transferred
by operation of law or otherwise, but obligations shall be
binding upon your estate or personal representatives.
28. Notices
Notices to us shall be effective when received by us at
the address indicated for receipt of payments on any billing
statement mailed to you within the preceding 60 days. Notices
to you, if mailed, shall be deemed given when mailed to you at
the address given on the application or authorization form or
to such other address you have given us by notice. Notice of
change of address shall be given to us at least 10 days prior
to the change.
29. Unauthorized
Use Notice to Us Though you may not be liable for the
unauthorized use of your Card, you will immediately notify us
of the loss, theft or possible unauthorized use as soon as it
is known to you in order to limit any potential loss. You will
telephone us at 1 (800) 492-2500 to report any such
occurrence.
30. Credit
Reporting, Information Exchange You authorize us and/or
others acting on our behalf to obtain reports from credit
bureaus in connection with your Account, including for
extensions of credit, reviews, and collection of amounts owed
on your Account. You also agree that we may furnish
information about you and your Account to credit bureaus and
others who are permitted by law to receive it. Notice: If you
believe that information we reported to a credit bureau about
your account is inaccurate, please notify us in writing at:
Customer Service, P.O. Box 15595, Wilmington, DE 19850-5595.
California residents: You may contact us at the number in the
preceding paragraph if you do not wish to receive offers for
valuable discounts and unique products from third party
vendors.
31. Miscellaneous
We can waive or delay enforcing our rights under this
Agreement without losing them. We reserve the right to limit
your balance transfer usage. If any provision of this
Agreement is unenforceable, this will not make any other
provision unenforceable.
YOUR BILLING RIGHTS
- KEEP THIS NOTICE FOR FUTURE USE
This notice contains important information
about your rights and our responsibilities under the Fair
Credit Billing Act.
NOTIFY US IN CASE
OF ERRORS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR BILL
If you think your bill is wrong, or if you
need more information about a transaction on your bill, write
us on a separate sheet at:
Fleet Bank (RI), National Association P.O. Box 15480 Wilmington, DE 19850-5480
Write to us as soon as possible. We must
hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent you the
first bill on which the error or problem appeared. You can telephone us, but doing so will
not preserve your rights. In your
letter, give us the following information:
- Your name and account number
- The dollar amount of the suspected error
- Describe the error and explain, if you
can, why you believe there is an error. If you need more
information, describe the item you are not sure about.
If you have authorized us to pay your
credit card bill automatically from your savings or checking
account, you can stop the payment on any amount you think is
wrong. To stop the payment your letter must reach us three
business days before the automatic payment is scheduled to
occur.
YOUR RIGHTS AND OUR
RESPONSIBILITIES AFTER WE RECEIVE YOUR WRITTEN NOTICE
We must acknowledge your letter within 30
days, unless we have corrected the error by then. Within 90
days, we must either correct the error or explain why we
believe the bill was correct.
After we receive your letter, we cannot
try to collect any amount you question, or report you as
delinquent. We can continue to bill you for the amount you
question, including FINANCE CHARGEs, and we can apply any
unpaid amount against your credit limit. You do not have to
pay any questioned amount while we are investigating, but you
are still obligated to pay parts of your bill that are not in
question.
If we find that we made a mistake on your
bill, you will not have to pay any FINANCE CHARGEs related to
any questioned amount. If we didn't make a mistake, you may
have to pay FINANCE CHARGEs and you will have to make up any
missed payments on the questioned amount. In either case, we
will send you a statement of the amount you owe and the date
that it is due.
If you fail to pay the amount that we
think you owe, we may report you as delinquent. However, if
our explanation does not satisfy you and you write to us
within ten days telling us that you still refuse to pay, we
must tell anyone we report you to that you have a question
about your bill. And, we must tell you the name of anyone we
reported you to. We must tell anyone we report you to that the
matter has been settled between us when it finally is.
If we don't follow these rules, we can't
collect the first $50 of the questioned amount, even if your
bill was correct.
SPECIAL RULE FOR
CREDIT CARD PURCHASES
If you have a problem with the quality of
property or services that you purchased with a credit card,
and you have tried in good faith to correct the problem with
the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the remaining
amount due on the property or services. There are certain
limitations on this right, including:
These limitations do not apply if we own
or operate the merchant or if we mailed you the advertisement
for the property or services.

CARDHOLDER AGREEMENT (VERSION
II)
IF YOU ARE NOT TRANSFERRING A BALANCE
TODAY
1. Parties In this
Agreement , "you" or "your" means Cardholder; "we," "us"
or "our" means Fleet Bank (RI), National Association, located
in Rhode Island; "Card" means MasterCard or VISA card(s);
"Account" means MasterCard or VISA account.
2. Agreement to
Terms In accordance with your request, we have opened an
Account for you. Your signature on the application, your
retention of the Card, and/or your use of the Account in any
way means you agree to the terms of this Agreement and the
provisions on the Card itself. This Agreement governs your
Account and use of the Card we have issued to you. You must
sign the back of the Card before you use it. We will pay
member merchants for goods and services you obtain by use of
the Card and make other loans to you on terms explained later
in this Agreement. You authorize us to charge your Account for
all such amounts, and for any other amounts advanced to third
parties on your behalf. This includes, without limitation, any
amounts we advance on your behalf as a result of use of any
Card-related services offered by MasterCard International or
VISA U.S.A., Inc. You agree that you will not use or allow use
of your card or Account for any illegal transaction or
purpose.
3. Applicable Law -
This Agreement and your Account are governed by Rhode Island
law, subject to applicable provisions of Federal law.
4. Consumer Loans
You agree that all credit extended under your Account
shall be used only for personal, family, household and/or
charitable purposes and not for any business or commercial
purpose.
5. Monthly
Statement We will send to you a monthly statement at least
14 days before the closing date of your next monthly billing
cycle. Purchases, Cash Advances, adjustments and payments made
since the last billing cycle closing date will be shown on
this statement. You will pay us the full balance owed by the
payment due date shown on your monthly statement, or pay in
installments. If you pay in installments, you must pay the
minimum payment described in Paragraph 8.
6. Total Credit
Limit This Account is designed to give you a specific
Total Credit Limit, which is reflected on the Card carrier
accompanying your Card, and also on your monthly statements.
You agree that we may change this limit at any time, and we
will notify you of any such change that is not temporary. You
agree not to permit your unpaid balance to exceed your Total
Credit Limit. You understand that if you request an advance or
charge against your Account which exceeds this limit, we may
charge an overlimit charge as described in Paragraph 16. We
may, however, at our option, grant any such advance or charge,
and if we do, you agree to pay any amount in excess of your
Total Credit Limit immediately without notice or demand from
us. You also understand and agree that the Cash Advance Credit
Limit reflected on your Card carrier and monthly statements,
discussed in Paragraph 12 of this Agreement, is a portion of
your Total Credit Limit.
7. Payments You
promise to pay all amounts due on your Account. If your
Account is a joint account, you and your joint account holder
each promise to pay and are jointly and individually
responsible for all amounts due on the Account. We may also
issue additional Cards to other persons you authorize to use
your Account if you ask us to do so. However, you and any
joint account holder are responsible for all charges made by
any person(s) authorized to use your Account. You understand
and agree that arrangements made among Cardholders, court
orders and other events do not alter or affect your
responsibility to make payments to us. You understand that you
may pay all or any part of the balance on your Account at any
time. You must, however, pay an amount not less than the
minimum payment due for each month you have an outstanding
balance. You must pay us directly and we must receive this
payment and the remittance stub on or before the payment due
date, in accordance with statement instructions, in order for
your Account to be credited by the due date. Payments will
continue to be credited to your Account as indicated in this
Agreement, however, if you pay by check, the amount of your
payment may not be applied to your available credit line for
such period of time as we reasonably determine is necessary to
ensure that your check is honored. All payments shall be made
at the address indicated on the monthly statement and shall be
made in U.S. dollars by a check drawn on or a money order
issued by a U.S. financial institution, naming us as payee.
You must not send cash. You agree to pay for any charges you
incur in a foreign currency, which will be converted to U.S.
dollars on a date that may be later than the transaction date
and may be subject to an interchange conversion fee. In
accordance with applicable law, we will choose the order in
which any payment will be applied to your indebtedness to us
at the time the payment is made.
8. Minimum Payment
Your Minimum Payment, due by the date shown on your
monthly statement, will be either $10 or an amount determined
in the manner set forth below, whichever is greater, unless
the New Balance shown on your statement is less than $10, in
which case the New Balance is due in full:
(a) Take the New Balance as shown on
your statement;
(b) Subtract any late and overlimit
amounts;
(c) Multiply this amount by 2 percent
(.02); and
(d) Add back any late and overlimit
amounts, rounding down the result to the nearest dollar.
However, if the above Minimum Payment
calculation would result in a Minimum Payment that would cause
your New Balance to exceed the New Balance reflected on your
most recent, prior monthly statement, we may increase the
percentage used in subparagraph (c), above, in 1/4 of 1
percent (.0025) increments up to the percentage necessary so
that your New Balance will be less than the New Balance
reflected on your most recent, prior monthly statement.
9. FINANCE CHARGE
You agree to pay the FINANCE
CHARGE on your Account.
(a) No periodic FINANCE CHARGE is imposed on
Purchases which first appear on your current billing
statement when the Previous Balance shown on that statement
is zero (or a credit balance) or when payments and credits
shown equal or exceed the Previous Balance; provided,
however, that any balance transferred to your Account is
excepted from this subparagraph (a).
(b) Otherwise, a periodic FINANCE CHARGE is imposed on
Purchases (inclusive of balance transfers), Cash Advances,
and Drafts from the later of the transaction date or the
first day of the billing cycle during which the transaction
posts, until payment in full is received.
We figure your FINANCE CHARGE by:
(a) First determining the Average
Daily Balances in your Account. These Average Daily
Balances are:
(1) The Average Daily Balance of
Purchases. We figure a FINANCE
CHARGE for Purchases on the "average daily balance"
of Purchases. To get this balance we take the beginning
balance of Purchases on your Account for each day of the
billing cycle, add any new Purchases, applicable unpaid
FINANCE CHARGE from the prior
billing cycle and from application of the Daily Periodic
Rate to each day's ending balance, and late, overlimit,
returned draft, returned check, stopped draft, and
credit insurance or debt cancellation charges, and
subtract any applicable portions of payments and
credits. This gives us the daily balance. Then we add up
all the daily balances for the billing cycle and divide
the total by the number of days in the billing cycle.
This gives us the Average Daily Balance of Purchases.
(2) The Average Daily Balance of
Cash Advances and Drafts. We figure a portion of the
FINANCE CHARGE for Cash Advances and Drafts on the
"average daily balance" of Cash Advances and Drafts. To
get this balance, we take the beginning balance of Cash
Advances and Drafts on your Account for each day of the
billing cycle, add any new Cash Advances and Drafts and
applicable unpaid FINANCE CHARGE from the prior billing
cycle and from application of the Daily Periodic Rate to
each day's ending balance, and subtract any applicable
portions of payments and credits. This gives us the
daily balance. Then we add up all the daily balances for
the billing cycle and divide the total by the number of
days in the billing cycle. This gives us the Average
Daily Balance of Cash Advances and Drafts.
(b) Multiplying your Average Daily
Balances by the applicable Daily Periodic Rate(s).
(c) Multiplying the products
identified in subparagraph (b) above by the number of days
in the billing cycle.
(d) Adding the products identified in
subparagraph (c) above to arrive at your periodic FINANCE CHARGE.
(e) Adding any fees referred to in the
paragraph titled "Other Fees."
10. ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE RATE
(a) You agree that for Purchases, the
Daily Periodic Rate used in figuring the FINANCE CHARGE will be .04107%
(14.99% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE).
(b) You agree that for all Cash
Advances, the Daily Periodic Rate (and corresponding ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE) used in
figuring the FINANCE CHARGE will
be variable rates. Such Daily Periodic Rate shall be 1/365th
of the higher of either:
(1) 19.80% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE (which
corresponds to a Daily Periodic Rate of .05425%), or
(2) a 13.141% spread above the three
months London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") published
in The Wall Street Journal on the dates indicated in the
last paragraph of this Paragraph 10. The Daily Periodic
Rate for Cash Advances on November 15, 2000 is .05425%
(19.80% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
RATE).
(c) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a)
and (b) above, you agree that if:
(1) you fail to make any payment when
due,
(2) you exceed your credit limit, make
a payment on your Account which fails to clear and is
returned unsatisfied, otherwise default on this or any
other account with us, or
(3) your Account is closed, by you or
by us,
we may immediately convert the Daily
Periodic Rate(s) (including any introductory, promotional,
or other rate) on all existing and future balances of
Purchases and Cash Advances to a variable rate equal to
1/365th of the higher of either
(a) 24.99% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE (which
corresponds to a Daily Periodic Rate of .06847%), or
(b) up to a 18.331% spread above
LIBOR as published in The Wall Street Journal on the
dates indicated in the last paragraph of this Paragraph
10.
If the highest rate described in this
subparagraph (c) were in effect on November 15, 2000, the
Daily Periodic Rate for Purchases and Cash Advances would
be .06847% (24.99% ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE RATE).
If any rates on your Account convert
for the reasons described in subparagraph (c)(1) or (c)(2)
above, your Account may again become eligible for lower
rates after the reason(s) for the rates being converted
has remained cured for at least six consecutive months.
If any rates on your Account convert
for the reason described in subparagraph (c)(3) above, the
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE in this
subparagraph (c) will apply to your closed Account until
all unpaid balances have been repaid in full. We are under
no obligation to reopen your Account once it has been
closed.
Under the variable rate
plans described in subparagraphs (b) and (c) above, LIBOR as
published in The Wall Street Journal on the third Wednesday of
March, June, September and December will be used to determine
the rates for billing cycles closing on or after the first day
of April, July, October and January, respectively. Under such
variable rate plans, the Daily Periodic Rate (and
corresponding ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
RATE) will increase if LIBOR, as determined above,
increases and an increase in the Daily Periodic Rate may
increase the FINANCE CHARGE and the
minimum payment due on your Account.
11. Minimum FINANCE
CHARGE There is a minimum FINANCE
CHARGE of 50¢ for any billing cycle in which the FINANCE CHARGE otherwise due on
Purchases would be less than 50¢.
12. Cash Advances
The total amount of Cash Advances, (including Drafts, if
available, withdrawals from ATMs, originations from the Card
itself, and cash-like transactions, including but not limited
to wire transfers, money orders, lottery tickets, and casino
gaming chips) you can receive at any time is shown on your
Card carrier and monthly statements and is designated as your
"Cash Advance Credit Limit." You agree not to permit your
unpaid Cash Advance balance to exceed this limit. If you
currently exceed, or once you reach this limit, you will not
be eligible for additional Cash Advances until your unpaid
Cash Advance balance is below this limit. At that time, you
may access the amount of the difference between your unpaid
Cash Advance balance and your Cash Advance Credit Limit. You
agree that we may change your Cash Advance Credit Limit at any
time, and we will notify you of any such change.
13. Use of Drafts
We may issue Drafts for use with your Account and, if any
are issued, the amount of each Draft we pay will be charged to
your Account as a Cash Advance. Each Draft must be for $100 or
more and in the form we send to you. There is no charge for
the cost of supplying you the Drafts, but you agree to pay the
fees referred to in Paragraph 14, below. Drafts may be used
only by a Cardholder and must be completed and signed in the
same way as a regular personal check. You may use the Drafts
issued the way you use regular checks; however, you cannot use
a Draft or your Account to pay any amount owed under this
Agreement or under any affiliated creditor agreement. We will
pay each Draft you use except that you will not write a Draft,
and we do not have to pay any Draft, under the following
circumstances:
(a) If payment of the Draft would cause
your outstanding Cash Advance balance to exceed your Cash
Advance Credit Limit.
(b) If you are in default under this
Agreement.
(c) If your right to use Drafts is
cancelled or suspended.
Draft checks which you use and we pay are
not returned to you but are identified on your monthly billing
statement. If we do not pay a Draft written against your
Account, we will assess and you agree to pay a charge of $29
for each such returned Draft. We will charge and you agree to
pay a fee of $29 for each Draft on which we stop payment at
your request.
14. Other Fees
You understand that we have the right to charge and
collect the following FINANCE
CHARGE fees, if applicable:
Cash Advance Fee: For each Cash Advance
transaction, including but not limited to each Draft presented
to us for payment and each Cash Advance obtained through a
financial institution or ATM, we will assess and you agree to
pay a Cash Advance fee equal to 4% of the amount of the
advance, but not less than $5.00.
15. Annual Fee
No annual membership fee applies to your Account.
16. Late,
Overlimit, and Returned Check Charges In addition to our
rights under Paragraph 18 below, you understand that we have
the right to charge and collect the following, if applicable:
Late Charge: You agree that a late charge
of $35 will be due and payable and added to the balance on
your Account if you do not make a payment on your Account
equal to or greater than the Minimum Payment on or before the
payment due date.
Overlimit Charge: You agree that in
addition to paying any excess upon demand or as otherwise
provided herein, an overlimit charge of $29 will be due and
payable and added to the balance on your Account during any
billing cycle in which you exceed your Total Credit Limit.
Returned Check Charges: You agree to pay
$29 for each check or draft issued by you as a payment on your
Account which fails to clear and is returned unsatisfied. We
may post this charge to your Account each time a payment check
or draft you issue is dishonored, even if we re-present your
check or draft, and even if such is paid upon the
re-presentment.
17. Research
Charges If you request copies of monthly statements, Draft
checks or other documents related to your Account, we may
charge you a research charge in connection with this service.
However, we will not assess this charge if your request is
based upon a billing error and you follow the procedures
discussed in the billing rights section of this Agreement.
18. Default You
will be in default if you fail to make any payment when due,
exceed your credit limit under any account, die, file or
otherwise become subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings, or do not comply with any of the terms governing
any account with us. If you default, we may, at our option,
declare any amounts you owe under any or all accounts to be
immediately due and payable. Also, we may revoke the
privileges attaching to any or all Card(s), cancel the Card(s)
and terminate this Agreement as to future Purchases and Cash
Advances. Subject to applicable provisions of law and unless
you reside in Wisconsin, you agree to pay the reasonable costs
for collecting amounts due including reasonable attorneys'
fees and court costs.
If credit extended under this Agreement is
used for other than personal, family, household or charitable
purposes, all amounts owing shall become immediately due and
payable. Also, your Card shall be revoked and this Agreement
shall be terminated as provided in this paragraph.
19. Irregular
Payments You agree that we may accept partial payments of
amounts due or late payments without losing any of our rights
under this Agreement. You also agree that we may accept checks
and money orders marked "payment in full" or bearing any other
restrictive endorsements without accepting any such conditions
or losing any of our rights under this Agreement.
20. Insurance
If you become insured under a credit insurance plan which
we make available, a Certificate of Insurance will be issued
to you. You agree that your Account may be charged the
applicable monthly premium. The charge will be computed on the
New Balance and shown as a Purchase on your statement each
month. Should you fail to make a payment on an Account for 2
or more consecutive billing cycles, your insurance may be
cancelled. You understand that the purchase of credit
insurance is voluntary and is not required for the extension
of credit.
21. Credit Balances
Any credit balance outstanding on your Account will be
applied to any subsequent amounts due. We will refund credit
balances of more than $1.00 which are outstanding on your
Account either upon your request or automatically if
outstanding for more than six months.
22. Disputes
You agree to accept monthly statements we mail you as
being correct unless you notify us in writing of any alleged
errors within the time period prescribed by law. Your rights
to dispute billing errors are set forth in this Agreement.
Even though an amount is in dispute, you understand that you
must pay the required minimum payment that is due less that
portion attributable to the disputed amount.
23. Failure to
Honor Card We are not responsible if anyone refuses to
honor the Card. If there is a problem with merchandise or
services obtained with the Card, you may have the right not to
pay the remaining amount due on them. An explanation of your
rights is stated below. We will have no responsibility for
merchandise or services purchased with the Card unless
required by law.
24. Change In Terms
We have the right to change any of the terms of this
Agreement, including but not limited to rates and fees, at any
time. You will be given notice of a change as required by
applicable law. Any change in terms governs your Account as of
the effective date, and will, as permitted by law and at our
option, apply both to transactions made on or after such date
and to any outstanding Account balance.
25. Renewal,
Revocation and Termination Cards are issued with an
expiration date. We have the right, without prior notice, to
close or suspend your Account, or to decline to renew your
Card, for any reason. This includes using your Account in a
manner not economically or otherwise acceptable to us. We also
reserve the right to close your Account if you move from our
service area. Even though your Card is suspended or
terminated, you agree that your obligations and our rights
under this Agreement will remain in effect until all balances
on your Account incurred before or after suspension or
termination are paid in full.
26. Security
All credit extended to you under this Agreement shall be
unsecured.
27. Transfer of
Rights We may transfer your Account, all or any part of
your Account balance, and/or our rights under this Agreement
to another person or entity at any time without prior notice
to you. Your rights under this Agreement cannot be transferred
by operation of law or otherwise, but obligations shall be
binding upon your estate or personal representatives.
28. Notices
Notices to us shall be effective when received by us at
the address indicated for receipt of payments on any billing
statement mailed to you within the preceding 60 days. Notices
to you, if mailed, shall be deemed given when mailed to you at
the address given on the application or authorization form or
to such other address you have given us by notice. Notice of
change of address shall be given to us at least 10 days prior
to the change.
29. Unauthorized
Use - Notice to Us Though you may not be liable for the
unauthorized use of your Card, you will immediately notify us
of the loss, theft or possible unauthorized use as soon as it
is known to you in order to limit any potential loss. You will
telephone us at 1 (800) 492-2500 to report any such
occurrence.
30. Credit
Reporting, Information Exchange You authorize us and/or
others acting on our behalf to obtain reports from credit
bureaus in connection with your Account, including for
extensions of credit, reviews, and collection of amounts owed
on your Account. You also agree that we may furnish
information about you and your Account to credit bureaus and
others who are permitted by law to receive it. Notice: If you
believe that information we reported to a credit bureau about
your account is inaccurate, please notify us in writing at:
Customer Service, P.O. Box 15595, Wilmington, DE 19850-5595.
California residents: You may contact us at the number in the
preceding paragraph if you do not wish to receive offers for
valuable discounts and unique products from third party
vendors.
31. Miscellaneous
We can waive or delay enforcing our rights under this
Agreement without losing them. We reserve the right to limit
your balance transfer usage. If any provision of this
Agreement is unenforceable, this will not make any other
provision unenforceable.
YOUR BILLING RIGHTS
- KEEP THIS NOTICE FOR FUTURE USE
This notice contains important information
about your rights and our responsibilities under the Fair
Credit Billing Act.
NOTIFY US IN CASE
OF ERRORS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR BILL
If you think your bill is wrong, or if you
need more information about a transaction on your bill, write
us on a separate sheet at:
Fleet Bank (RI), National Association P.O. Box 15480 Wilmington, DE 19850-5480
Write to us as soon as possible. We must
hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent you the
first bill on which the error or problem appeared. You can
telephone us, but doing so will not preserve your rights. In your letter, give us the following
information:
- Your name and account number
- The dollar amount of the suspected error
- Describe the error and explain, if you
can, why you believe there is an error. If you need more
information, describe the item you are not sure about.
If you have authorized us to pay your
credit card bill automatically from your savings or checking
account, you can stop the payment on any amount you think is
wrong. To stop the payment your letter must reach us three
business days before the automatic payment is scheduled to
occur.
YOUR RIGHTS AND OUR
RESPONSIBILITIES AFTER WE RECEIVE YOUR WRITTEN NOTICE
We must acknowledge your letter within 30
days, unless we have corrected the error by then. Within 90
days, we must either correct the error or explain why we
believe the bill was correct.
After we receive your letter, we cannot
try to collect any amount you question, or report you as
delinquent. We can continue to bill you for the amount you
question, including FINANCE CHARGEs, and we can apply any
unpaid amount against your credit limit. You do not have to
pay any questioned amount while we are investigating, but you
are still obligated to pay parts of your bill that are not in
question.
If we find that we made a mistake on your
bill, you will not have to pay any FINANCE CHARGEs related to
any questioned amount. If we didn't make a mistake, you may
have to pay FINANCE CHARGEs and you will have to make up any
missed payments on the questioned amount. In either case, we
will send you a statement of the amount you owe and the date
that it is due.
If you fail to pay the amount that we
think you owe, we may report you as delinquent. However, if
our explanation does not satisfy you and you write to us
within ten days telling us that you still refuse to pay, we
must tell anyone we report you to that you have a question
about your bill. And, we must tell you the name of anyone we
reported you to. We must tell anyone we report you to that the
matter has been settled between us when it finally is.
If we don't follow these rules, we can't
collect the first $50 of the questioned amount, even if your
bill was correct.
SPECIAL RULE FOR
CREDIT CARD PURCHASES
If you have a problem with the quality of
property or services that you purchased with a credit card,
and you have tried in good faith to correct the problem with
the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the remaining
amount due on the property or services. There are certain
limitations on this right, including:
These limitations do not apply if we own
or operate the merchant or if we mailed you the advertisement
for the property or services.

BALANCE TRANSFER
INFORMATION
Please enter your balance transfer requests
in the order you would like them to be paid. We will generally
transfer as much as possible, subject to a minimum amount
of $100, without exceeding your credit limit. This may include
payments that are a portion of the amount you requested. Until
your balance transfers are processed, you may need to make
a payment to your other credit card accounts to keep them
current. Balance transfers are not subject to a grace period
and may take 2 to 4 weeks to process. Balance transfers cannot
be used to pay off other Fleet obligations.
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