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                            SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT
                         Dated as of September 15, 2000

                                       to

                         POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
                            Dated as of May 16, 1996

                                  $787,878,000

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                 AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST

                                  Series 2000-5

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                                      among

                       AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK
            AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING CORPORATION II
                                 as Transferors

            AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
                                   as Servicer

                                       And

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                                  as Trustee
              on behalf of the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I.........................Creation of the Series 2000-5 Certificates          1
      Section 1.01.  ............................................Designation.         1
ARTICLE II.......................................................Definitions          2
      Section 2.01.  ............................................Definitions.         2
ARTICLE III....................................................Servicing Fee         15
      Section 3.01.  .................................Servicing Compensation.        15
ARTICLE IV...Rights of Series 2000-5 Certificateholders and Allocation and
      Application of Collections  ..........................................         16
      Section 4.01.  ............................Collections and Allocations         16
      Section 4.02.  ......................Determination of Monthly Interest.        18
      Section 4.03.  Principal Funding Account; Controlled Accumulation Period.      20
      Section 4.04.  ........................................Required Amount         22
      Section 4.05.  Application of Class A Available Funds, Class B Available
         Funds, Collateral Available Funds and Available Principal Collections.      23
      Section 4.06.  ................Defaulted Amounts; Investor Charge-Offs.        25
      Section 4.07.  .......Excess Spread; Excess Finance Charge Collections.        27
      Section 4.08.  ......................Reallocated Principal Collections.        28
      Section 4.09.  ......................Excess Finance Charge Collections.        29
      Section 4.10.  ........Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections.        29
      Section 4.11.  ...........................Shared Principal Collections.        30
      Section 4.12.  ........................................Reserve Account.        31
      Section 4.13.  ................................Investment Instructions.        32
      Section 4.14.  .................................Determination of LIBOR         32
ARTICLE V........Distributions and Reports to Series 2000-5 Certificateholders       33
      Section 5.01.  ..........................................Distributions.        33
      Section 5.02.  Reports and Statements to Series 2000-5 Certificateholders.     34
ARTICLE VI......................................................Pay-Out Events       35
      Section 6.01.  .........................................Pay-Out Events.        35
ARTICLE VII............................Optional Repurchase; Series Termination       36
      Section 7.01.  ....................................Optional Repurchase.        36
      Section 7.02.  .....................................Series Termination.        37
ARTICLE VIII...............................................Final Distributions       37
      Section 8.01.  Sale of Receivables or Certificateholders' Interest
           pursuant to Section 2.06 or 10.01 of the Agreement and Section 7.01
           or 7.02 of this Supplement  .....................................         37
      Section 8.02.  Distribution of Proceeds of Sale, Disposition or
           Liquidation of the Receivables pursuant to Section 9.01 of the
           Agreement........................................................         38
ARTICLE IX..........................................Miscellaneous Provisions         40
      Section 9.01.  ..............................Ratification of Agreement.        40
      Section 9.02.  ...........................................Counterparts.        40
      Section 9.03.  ..........................................Governing Law.        40
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         SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT, dated as of September 15, 2000 (the
         "Supplement"), among AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK, a Utah-chartered
         industrial loan company, and AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING
         CORPORATION II, a Delaware corporation, as Transferors, AMERICAN
         EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC., a New York corporation,
         as Servicer, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a banking corporation organized
         and existing under the laws of the State of New York, not in its
         individual capacity, but solely as Trustee.

         Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 16,
1996 (as amended and supplemented, the "Agreement"), among the Transferors, the
Servicer and the Trustee, the Transferors have created the AMERICAN EXPRESS
CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST (the "Trust"). Section 6.03 of the Agreement
provides that the Transferors may from time to time direct the Trustee to
authenticate one or more new Series of Investor Certificates representing
fractional undivided interests in the Trust. The Principal Terms of any new
Series are to be set forth in a Supplement to the Agreement.

         Pursuant to this Supplement, the Transferors and the Trustee shall
create a new Series of Investor Certificates and specify the Principal Terms
thereof.

                                   ARTICLE I

                       Creation of the Series 2000-5 Certificates

         Section 1.01. Designation.

         (a)      There is hereby created a Series of Investor Certificates to
be issued pursuant to the Agreement and this Supplement to be known as "American
Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2000-5." The Series 2000-5
Certificates shall be issued in two Classes, the first of which shall be known
as the "Class A Series 2000-5 Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates" and the
second of which shall be known as the "Class B Series 2000-5 Floating Rate Asset
Backed Certificates." In addition, there is hereby created a third Class of
uncertificated interests in the Trust which shall be known as the "Collateral
Interest, Series 2000-5" and which shall be deemed to be "Investor Certificates"
for all purposes under the Agreement and this Supplement other than for purposes
of the definition of the term "Tax Opinion" in Section 1.01 of the Agreement.
The Collateral Interest shall be considered a Class of Series 2000-5 for all
purposes of the Agreement and this Supplement, including for purposes of voting
concerning the liquidation of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.01 of the
Agreement. The Collateral Interest Holder shall be deemed to be the Series
Enhancer for all purposes under the Agreement and this Supplement.

         (b)      Series 2000-5 shall be included in Group II and shall be a
Principal Sharing Series. Series 2000-5 shall be an Excess Allocation Series.
Series 2000-5 shall not be subordinated to any other Series. Notwithstanding any
provision in the Agreement or in this Supplement to the contrary, the first
Distribution Date with respect to Series 2000-5 shall be the October 2000
Distribution Date and the first Monthly Period shall begin on and include the
Closing Date and end on and include September 23, 2000.

         (c)      Except as expressly provided herein, the provisions of Article
VI and Article XII of the Agreement relating to the registration,
authentication, delivery, presentation, cancellation and surrender of Registered
Certificates shall not be applicable to the Collateral Interest.

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                                   ARTICLE II

                                   Definitions

         Section 2.01. Definitions.

         (a)      Whenever used in this Supplement, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings, and the definitions of such terms are
applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and the
masculine as well as the feminine and neuter genders of such terms.

         "Additional Interest" means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the
Class A Additional Interest, the Class B Additional Interest and the Collateral
Additional Interest for such Distribution Date.

         "Adjusted Invested Amount" shall mean, with respect to any date of
determination, an amount equal to the Invested Amount less the Principal Funding
Account Balance on such date of determination.

         "Available Principal Collections" shall mean, with respect to any
Monthly Period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) (i) an amount equal to the
Principal Allocation Percentage of Series 2000-5 Allocable Principal Collections
received during such Monthly Period minus (ii) the amount of Reallocated
Principal Collections with respect to such Monthly Period which pursuant to
Section 4.08 are required to fund the Required Amount for the related
Distribution Date, (b) any Shared Principal Collections with respect to other
Series that are allocated to Series 2000-5 in accordance with Section 4.04 of
the Agreement and Section 4.11 of this Supplement, and (c) any other amounts
which pursuant to Section 4.05 or 4.07 of this Supplement are to be treated as
Available Principal Collections with respect to the related Distribution Date.

         "Available Reserve Account Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the lesser of (a) the amount on deposit in the Reserve
Account on such date (before giving effect to any deposit to be made to the
Reserve Account on such date) and (b) the Required Reserve Account Amount.

         "Base Rate" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly Period, the
annualized percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is equal
to the sum of the Class A Monthly Interest, the Class B Monthly Interest
(calculated as if the Class B Invested Amount equals the outstanding principal
balance of the Class B Certificates), the Collateral Monthly Interest and the
Monthly Servicing Fee with respect to the related Distribution Date and the
denominator of which is the Invested Amount as of the last day of the preceding
Monthly Period.

         "Class A Additional Interest" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(a).

         "Class A Adjusted Invested Amount" shall mean, with respect to any date
of determination, an amount equal to the Class A Invested Amount less the
Principal Funding Account Balance (but not in excess of the Class A Invested
Amount) on such date.

         "Class A Available Funds" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) if such Monthly Period relates to a
Distribution Date with respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period, the Class
A Floating Percentage of Principal Funding Account Investment Proceeds, if any,
with respect to such Distribution Date, (b) the Class A Floating Percentage of
the Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections and (c) the amount of funds,
if any, to be withdrawn from the Reserve Account which, pursuant to subsection
4.12(d), are required to be included in Class A Available Funds with respect to
such Distribution Date.

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         "Class A Certificate Rate" shall mean, for any Interest Accrual Period
with respect to the Class A Certificates, a per annum rate equal to LIBOR plus
0.140%.

         "Class A Certificateholder" shall mean the Person in whose name a Class
A Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.

         "Class A Certificates" shall mean any one of the Certificates executed
by the Transferors and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-l.

         "Class A Floating Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of
a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Class A Adjusted Invested
Amount as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding Monthly
Period and the denominator of which is equal to the Adjusted Invested Amount as
of such day; provided, however, that with respect to the first Monthly Period,
the Class A Floating Percentage shall mean the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Initial Invested Amount and the
denominator of which is the Initial Invested Amount.

         "Class A Initial Invested Amount" shall mean $650,000,000.

         "Class A Interest Shortfall" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(a).

         "Class A Invested Amount" shall mean, on any date of determination, an
amount equal to (a) the Class A Initial Invested Amount, minus (b) the aggregate
amount of principal payments made to the Class A Certificateholders on or prior
to such date, minus (c) the excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate amount of Class
A Investor Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution Dates over (ii) Class A
Investor Charge-Offs reimbursed pursuant to subsection 4.07(b) prior to such
date.

         "Class A Investor Charge-Offs" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(a).

         "Class A Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Investor Default
Amount for the related Monthly Period and (ii) the Class A Floating Percentage
for such Monthly Period.

         "Class A Monthly Interest" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(a).

         "Class A Principal Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period (i) during the Revolving Period, the percentage equivalent (which
percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is the
Class A Invested Amount as of the last day of the immediately preceding Monthly
Period and the denominator of which is the Invested Amount as of such day and
(ii) during the Controlled Accumulation Period, the Early Amortization Period or
any Partial Amortization Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage
shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A
Invested Amount as of the close of business on the date on which the Revolving
Period shall have terminated and the denominator of which is the Invested Amount
as of the close of business on the date on which the Revolving Period shall have
terminated; provided, however, that with respect to the first Monthly Period,
the Class A Principal Percentage shall mean the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Initial Invested Amount and
denominator of which is the Initial Invested Amount.

         "Class A Required Amount" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.04(a).

         "Class A Servicing Fee" shall have the meaning specified in Section
3.01.

         "Class B Additional Interest" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(b).

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         "Class B Adjusted Invested Amount" shall mean an amount equal to the
Class B Invested Amount less the positive difference, if any, between the
Principal Funding Account Balance and the Class A Invested Amount on such date.

         "Class B Available Funds" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Class B Floating Percentage of the
Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections and (b) if such Monthly Period
relates to a Distribution Date with respect to the Controlled Accumulation
Period, the Class B Floating Percentage of the Principal Funding Account
Investment Proceeds, if any, with respect to such Distribution Date.

         "Class B Certificate Rate" shall mean, for any Interest Accrual Period
with respect to the Class B Certificates, a per annum rate equal to LIBOR plus
0.380%.

         "Class B Certificateholder" shall mean the Person in whose name a Class
B Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.

         "Class B Certificates" shall mean any one of the Certificates executed
by the Transferors and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

         "Class B Floating Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of
a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Class B Adjusted Invested
Amount as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding Monthly
Period and the denominator of which is equal to the Adjusted Invested Amount as
of the close of business on such day; provided, however, that with respect to
the first Monthly Period, the Class B Floating Percentage shall mean the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B
Initial Invested Amount and the denominator of which is the Initial Invested
Amount.

         "Class B Initial Invested Amount" shall mean $63,030,000.

         "Class B Interest Shortfall" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(b).

         "Class B Invested Amount" shall mean, on any date of determination, an
amount equal to (a) the Class B Initial Invested Amount, minus (b) the aggregate
amount of principal payments made to the Class B Certificateholders prior to
such date, minus (c) the aggregate amount of Class B Investor Charge-Offs for
all prior Distribution Dates, minus (d) the amount of Reallocated Principal
Collections allocated on all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection
4.08(a) (excluding any Reallocated Principal Collections that have resulted in a
reduction in the Collateral Invested Amount pursuant to Section 4.08), minus (e)
an amount equal to the amount by which the Class B Invested Amount has been
reduced on all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.06(a) and plus
(f) the amount of Excess Spread and Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated
and available on all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.07(e) for
the purpose of reimbursing amounts deducted pursuant to the foregoing clauses
(c), (d) and (e); provided, however, that the Class B Invested Amount may not be
reduced below zero.

         "Class B Investor Charge-Offs" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(b).

         "Class B Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Investor Default
Amount for the related Monthly Period and (ii) the Class B Floating Percentage
for such Monthly Period.

         "Class B Monthly Interest" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(b).

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         "Class B Principal Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, (i) during the Revolving Period, the percentage equivalent (which
percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is the
Class B Invested Amount as of the last day of the immediately preceding Monthly
Period and the denominator of which is the Invested Amount as of such day and
(ii) during the Controlled Accumulation Period, the Early Amortization Period or
any Partial Amortization Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage
shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B
Invested Amount as of the close of business on the date on which the Revolving
Period shall have terminated and the denominator of which is the Invested Amount
as of the close of business on the date on which the Revolving Period shall have
terminated; provided, however, that with respect to the first Monthly Period,
the Class B Principal Percentage shall mean the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B Initial Invested Amount and the
denominator of which is the Initial Invested Amount.

         "Class B Required Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in
subsection 4.04(b).

         "Class B Servicing Fee" shall have the meaning specified in Section
3.01.

         "Closing Date" shall mean September 15, 2000; provided that, for
purposes of determining the date on which the first Monthly Period begins, the
Closing Date shall be deemed to be the close of business on the last day of the
seventh billing cycle applicable to the Accounts ending in August 2000.

         "Collateral Additional Interest" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(c).

         "Collateral Available Funds" shall mean with respect to any
Distribution Date, the Collateral Floating Percentage of Reallocated Investor
Finance Charge Collections with respect to the preceding Monthly Period.

         "Collateral Charge-Offs" shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.06(c).

         "Collateral Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the product of the Investor Default Amount for the related
Monthly Period and the Collateral Floating Percentage.

         "Collateral Floating Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never
exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Collateral
Invested Amount as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding
Monthly Period and the denominator of which is the Adjusted Invested Amount as
of the close of business on such last day; provided, however, that with respect
to the first Monthly Period, the Collateral Floating Percentage shall mean the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Collateral
Initial Invested Amount and the denominator of which is the Initial Invested
Amount.

         "Collateral Initial Invested Amount" shall mean $74,848,000.

         "Collateral Interest" shall mean a fractional undivided interest in the
Trust which shall consist of the right to receive, to the extent necessary to
make the required payments to the Collateral Interest Holder under this
Supplement, the portion of Collections allocable thereto under the Agreement and
this Supplement and funds on deposit in the Collection Account allocable thereto
pursuant to the Agreement and this Supplement.

         "Collateral Interest Holder" shall mean the entity so designated in the
Loan Agreement.

         "Collateral Interest Shortfall" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(c).

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         "Collateral Invested Amount" shall mean, when used with respect to any
date, an amount equal to (a) the Collateral Initial Invested Amount, minus (b)
the aggregate amount of principal payments made to the Collateral Interest
Holder prior to such date, minus (c) the aggregate amount of Collateral
Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.06(c),
minus (d) the aggregate amount of Reallocated Principal Collections allocated on
all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to Section 4.08 allocable to the
Collateral Invested Amount, minus (e) an amount equal to the amount by which the
Collateral Invested Amount has been reduced on all prior Distribution Dates
pursuant to subsections 4.06(a) and (b), and plus (f) the amount allocated and
available on all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.07(i), for
the purpose of reimbursing amounts deducted pursuant to the foregoing clauses
(c), (d) and (e); provided, however, that the Collateral Invested Amount may not
be reduced below zero.

         "Collateral Monthly Interest" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.02(c).

         "Collateral Principal Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any
Monthly Period, (i) during the Revolving Period, the percentage equivalent
(which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which
is the Collateral Invested Amount as of the last day of the immediately
preceding Monthly Period and the denominator of which is the Invested Amount as
of such day and (ii) during the Controlled Accumulation Period, the Early
Amortization Period or any Partial Amortization Period, the percentage
equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed 100%) of a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Collateral Invested Amount as of the close of business
on the date on which the Revolving Period shall have terminated and the
denominator of which is the Invested Amount as of the close of business on the
date on which the Revolving Period shall have terminated; provided, however,
that with respect to the first Monthly Period, the Collateral Principal
Percentage shall mean the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Collateral Initial Invested Amount and the denominator of which is
the Initial Invested Amount.

         "Collateral Rate" shall mean the rate specified in the Loan Agreement.

         "Collateral Servicing Fee" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.01.

         "Controlled Accumulation Amount" shall mean, for any Distribution Date
with respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period, $59,419,166.67; provided,
however, that, if the Controlled Accumulation Period Length is determined to be
less than 12 months, the Controlled Accumulation Amount for each Distribution
Date with respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period will be equal to (i) the
product of (x) the sum of the Class A Initial Invested Amount and the Class B
Initial Invested Amount and (y) the Controlled Accumulation Period Factor for
the related Monthly Period divided by (ii) the Required Accumulation Factor
Number.

         "Controlled Accumulation Period" shall mean, unless a Pay-Out Event
shall have occurred prior thereto, the period commencing at the close of
business on the last day of the August 2004 Monthly Period or such later date as
is determined in accordance with subsection 4.03(c) and ending on the first to
occur of (a) the commencement of the Early Amortization Period, (b) the payment
in full of the Invested Amount and (c) the Series 2000-5 Termination Date.

         "Controlled Accumulation Period Factor" shall mean, for each Monthly
Period, a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the sum of the series
invested amounts as of the last day of the prior Monthly Period of all
outstanding Series, and the denominator of which is equal to the sum (without
duplication) of (a) the Series Invested Amount as of the last day of the prior
Monthly Period, (b) the series invested amounts as of the last day of the prior
Monthly Period of all outstanding Series (other than Series 2000-5) that are not
expected to be in their revolving periods, and (c) the series invested amounts
as of the last day of the prior Monthly Period of all other outstanding Series
that are not Principal Sharing Series and are in their revolving periods.

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         "Controlled Accumulation Period Length" has the meaning specified in
subsection 4.03(c).

         "Controlled Deposit Amount" shall mean, for any Distribution Date with
respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period, an amount equal to the sum of the
Controlled Accumulation Amount for such Distribution Date and any Deficit
Controlled Accumulation Amount for the immediately preceding Distribution Date.

         "Covered Amount" shall mean, for any Distribution Date with respect to
the Controlled Accumulation Period or the first Special Payment Date, if such
Special Payment Date occurs prior to the date the Class A Invested Amount is
paid in full, an amount equal to the sum of (x) with respect to the Class A
Certificates, the product of (i) the Class A Certificate Rate, (ii) a fraction,
the numerator of which is the actual number of days from and including the prior
Distribution Date to but excluding the then current Distribution Date and the
denominator of which is 360 and, (iii) the Principal Funding Account Balance, if
any, as of the preceding Distribution Date that is allocable to the principal of
the Class A Certificates and (y) with respect to the Class B Certificates, the
product of (i) the Class B Certificate Rate, (ii) a fraction, the numerator of
which is the actual number of days from and including the prior Distribution
Date to but excluding the then current Distribution Date and the denominator of
which is 360 and (iii) the Principal Funding Account Balance, if any, as of the
preceding Distribution Date that is allocable to the principal of the Class B
Certificates.

         "Deficit Controlled Accumulation Amount" shall mean (a) on the first
Distribution Date with respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period, the
excess, if any, of the Controlled Accumulation Amount for such Distribution Date
over the amount deposited in the Principal Funding Account on such Distribution
Date and (b) on each subsequent Distribution Date with respect to the Controlled
Accumulation Period, the excess, if any, of the Controlled Deposit Amount for
such subsequent Distribution Date over the amount deposited in the Principal
Funding Account on such subsequent Distribution Date.

         "Distribution Date" shall mean October 16, 2000, and the 15th day of
each calendar month thereafter, or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the
next succeeding Business Day.

         "Early Amortization Period" shall mean the period commencing at the
close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which a
Pay-Out Event with respect to Series 2000-5 is deemed to have occurred, and
ending on the first to occur of (i) the payment in full of the Invested Amount
or (ii) the Series 2000-5 Termination Date.

         "Excess Spread" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, the
sum of the amounts, if any, specified pursuant to subsections 4.05(a)(iv),
4.05(b)(iii) and 4.05(c)(ii) with respect to such Distribution Date.

         "Expected Final Payment Date" shall mean the September 2005
Distribution Date.

         "Finance Charge Shortfall" shall have the meaning specified in Section
4.09.

         "Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any
Monthly Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never exceed
100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Adjusted Invested Amount as
of the last day of the preceding Monthly Period (or with respect to the first
Monthly Period, the Initial Invested Amount) and the denominator of which is the
product of (x) the Series 2000-5 Allocation Percentage with respect to such
Monthly Period and (y) the sum of (i) the total amount of Principal Receivables
in the Trust as of such day (or with respect to the first Monthly Period, the
total amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust on the Closing Date) and (ii)
the principal amount on deposit in the Special Funding Account as of such last
day (or with respect to the first Monthly Period,

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as of the Closing Date); provided, however, that with respect to any Monthly
Period in which an Addition Date for an Aggregate Addition or a Removal Date
occurs the amount in (y)(i) above shall be (1) the aggregate amount of Principal
Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the last day of the prior
Monthly Period for the period from and including the first day of such Monthly
Period to but excluding the related Addition Date or Removal Date and (2) the
aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on
the related Addition Date or Removal Date for the period from and including the
related Addition Date or Removal Date to and including the last day of such
Monthly Period.

         "Group II" shall mean Series 2000-5 and each other Series specified in
the related Supplement to be included in Group II.

         "Group II Investor Additional Amounts" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the sum of (a) Series 2000-5 Additional Amounts for such
Distribution Date and (b) for all other Series included in Group II, the sum of
(i) the aggregate net amount by which the Invested Amounts of such Series have
been reduced as a result of investor charge-offs, subordination of principal
collections and funding the investor default amounts in respect of any Class or
Series Enhancement interests of such Series as of such Distribution Date and
(ii) if the applicable Supplements so provide, the aggregate unpaid amount of
interest at the applicable certificate rates that has accrued on the amounts
described in the preceding clause (i) for such Distribution Date.

         "Group II Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the Investor Default Amount for such
Distribution Date and (b) the aggregate amount of the investor default amounts
for all other Series included in Group II for such Distribution Date.

         "Group II Investor Finance Charge Collections" shall mean, with respect
to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) Investor Finance Charge Collections for
such Distribution Date and (b) the aggregate amount of the investor finance
charge collections for all other Series included in Group II for such
Distribution Date.

         "Group II Investor Monthly Fees" shall mean with respect to any
Distribution Date, the sum of (a) Series 2000-5 Monthly Fees for such
Distribution Date and (b) the aggregate amount of the servicing fees, investor
fees, fees payable to any Series Enhancer and any other similar fees, which are
payable out of reallocated investor finance charge collections pursuant to the
related Supplements, for all other Series included in Group II for such
Distribution Date.

         "Group II Investor Monthly Interest" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the sum of (a) Series 2000-5 Monthly Interest for such
Distribution Date and (b) the aggregate amount of monthly interest, including
overdue monthly interest and interest on such overdue monthly interest, if such
amounts are payable out of reallocated investor finance charge collections
pursuant to the related Supplements, for all other Series included in Group II
for such Distribution Date.

         "Initial Invested Amount" shall mean $787,878,000.

         "Interest Accrual Period" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, the period (a) from and including the Distribution Date immediately
preceding such Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution
Date, from and including the Closing Date) and (b) to but excluding such
Distribution Date.

         "Invested Amount" shall mean, as of any date of determination, an
amount equal to the sum of (a) the Class A Invested Amount as of such date, (b)
the Class B Invested Amount as of such date and (c) the Collateral Invested
Amount as of such date.

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         "Investor Charge-Offs" shall mean Class A Investor Charge-Offs, Class B
Investor Charge-Offs and Collateral Charge-Offs.

         "Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the Series 2000-5 Allocable
Defaulted Amount for the related Monthly Period and (b) the Floating Allocation
Percentage for such Monthly Period.

         "Investor Finance Charge Collections" shall mean with respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the Floating Allocation
Percentage for the related Monthly Period and (b) Series 2000-5 Allocable
Finance Charge Collections deposited in the Collection Account for the related
Monthly Period.

         "LIBOR" shall mean, for any Interest Accrual Period, a per annum
interest rate determined by the Trustee for such Interest Accrual Period in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.14.

         "LIBOR Determination Date" shall mean, for the initial Interest Accrual
Period, the second London Business Day prior to the Closing Date and, for every
other Interest Accrual Period, the second London Business Day prior to the
commencement of such Interest Accrual Period.

         "Loan Agreement" shall mean the agreement among the Transferors, the
Trustee, the Servicer and the Collateral Interest Holder, dated as of the date
hereof.

         "London Business Day" shall mean any day on which dealings in deposits
in United States dollars are transacted in the London interbank market.

         "Monthly Interest" means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the
Class A Monthly Interest, the Class B Monthly Interest and the Collateral
Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date.

         "Monthly Servicing Fee" shall have the meaning specified in subsection
3.01.

         "Pay-Out Event" shall mean any Pay-Out Event specified in Section 6.01.

         "Principal Allocation Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any day
during a Monthly Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never
exceed 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is (a) during the Revolving
Period, the Series Adjusted Invested Amount for Series 2000-5 as of the last day
of the immediately preceding Monthly Period (or, in the case of the first
Monthly Period, the Initial Invested Amount) and (b) during the Controlled
Accumulation Period, the Early Amortization Period or any Partial Amortization
Period, the Series Adjusted Invested Amount for Series 2000-5 as of the close of
business on the date on which the Revolving Period shall have terminated and the
denominator of which is the product of (x) the sum of (i) the total amount of
Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the last day of the immediately
preceding Monthly Period (or with respect to the first Monthly Period, the total
amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the Closing Date) and (ii)
the principal amount on deposit in the Special Funding Account as of such last
day (or with respect to the first Monthly Period, the Closing Date) and (y) the
Series 2000-5 Allocation Percentage as of the last day of the immediately
preceding Monthly Period; provided, however, that with respect to any Monthly
Period in which an Addition Date for an Aggregate Addition or a Removal Date
occurs the amount in (x)(i) above shall be (1) the aggregate amount of Principal
Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the last day of the prior
Monthly Period for the period from and including the first day of such Monthly
Period to but excluding the related Addition Date or Removal Date and (2) the
aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on
the related Addition Date or Removal Date for the period from and including the
related Addition Date or Removal Date to and including the last day of such
Monthly Period; and provided further, that if after the commencement of

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the Controlled Accumulation Period a Pay-Out Event occurs with respect to
another Series that was designated in the Supplement therefor as a Series that
is a "Paired Series" with respect to Series 2000-5, the Transferors may, by
written notice delivered to the Trustee and the Servicer, designate a different
numerator for the foregoing fraction, provided that (x) such numerator is not
less than the Adjusted Invested Amount as of the last day of the revolving
period for such Paired Series, (y) the Transferors shall have received written
notice from each Rating Agency that the Rating Agency Condition has been
satisfied with respect to such designation and shall have delivered copies of
each such written notice to the Servicer and the Trustee and (z) the Transferors
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate to the effect that,
based on the facts known to such officer at such time, in the reasonable belief
of the Transferors, such designation will not cause a Pay-Out Event or an event
that, after the giving of notice or the lapse of time, would constitute a
Pay-Out Event, to occur with respect to Series 2000-5.

         "Principal Funding Account" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.03(a)(i).

         "Principal Funding Account Balance" shall mean, with respect to any
date of determination during the Controlled Accumulation Period, the principal
amount, if any, on deposit in the Principal Funding Account on such date of
determination.

         "Principal Funding Investment Proceeds" shall have the meaning
specified in subsection 4.03(a)(ii).

         "Principal Funding Investment Shortfall" shall mean, with respect to
each Distribution Date during the Controlled Accumulation Period, the amount, if
any, by which the Principal Funding Investment Proceeds are less than the
Covered Amount.

         "Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections" shall mean that
portion of Group II Investor Finance Charge Collections allocated to Series
2000-5 pursuant to Section 4.10.

         "Reallocated Principal Collections" shall mean, with respect to any
Monthly Period, the product of (a) the Series 2000-5 Allocable Principal
Collections deposited in the Collection Account for such Monthly Period and (b)
the sum of the Class B Principal Percentage and the Collateral Principal
Percentage.

         "Reassignment Amount" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, after giving effect to any deposits and distributions otherwise to be made
on such Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Adjusted Invested Amount on such
Distribution Date, plus (ii) Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date and any
Monthly Interest previously due but not distributed to the Series 2000-5
Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, plus (iii) the amount of
Additional Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date and any Additional
Interest previously due but not distributed to the Series 2000-5
Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date.

         "Reference Banks" shall mean four major banks in the London interbank
market selected by the Servicer.

         "Required Accumulation Factor Number" shall be equal to a fraction,
rounded upwards to the nearest whole number, the numerator of which is one and
the denominator of which is equal to the lowest monthly principal payment rate
on the Accounts, expressed as a decimal, for the three months preceding the date
of such calculation.

         "Required Amount" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly Period, the
sum of the Class A Required Amount and the Class B Required Amount.

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         "Required Collateral Invested Amount" shall mean (i) initially
$74,848,000 and (ii) on any Distribution Date thereafter, 9.50% of the sum of
the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount on such Distribution Date, the Class B
Adjusted Invested Amount on such Distribution Date (in each case after taking
into account payments to be made on such Distribution Date) and the Collateral
Invested Amount on such Distribution Date after taking into account any
adjustments made on such Distribution Date, but not less than $23,636,340;
provided, however, that (1) if either (a) there is a reduction in the Collateral
Invested Amount pursuant to clauses (c), (d) or (e) of the definition thereof
during the Controlled Accumulation Period or (b) a Pay-Out Event with respect to
the Series 2000-5 Certificates has occurred, the Required Collateral Invested
Amount for such Distribution Date thereafter shall equal the Required Collateral
Invested Amount for such Distribution Date immediately preceding such reduction
or Pay-Out Event, (2) in no event shall the Required Collateral Invested Amount
exceed the unpaid principal amount of the Series 2000-5 Certificates as of the
last day of the Monthly Period preceding such Distribution Date after taking
into account payments to be made on the related Distribution Date and (3) the
Required Collateral Invested Amount may be reduced to a lesser amount at any
time if the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied.

         "Required Reserve Account Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date on or after the Reserve Account Funding Date, an amount equal
to (1) 0.50% of the Class A Invested Amount as of the preceding Distribution
Date (after giving effect to all changes therein on such date) or (2) any other
percentage (which may be 0%) of the Class A Invested Amount designated by the
Transferors, provided that if such percentage is less than the percentage
specified in clause (1) above, the Transferors shall have received the prior
written consent of the Collateral Interest Holder and written notice from each
Rating Agency that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with
respect to such designation and shall have delivered copies of each such written
notice to the Servicer and the Trustee.

         "Reserve Account" shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.12(a).

         "Reserve Account Funding Date" shall mean the Distribution Date which
occurs not later than the earliest of (a) the Distribution Date with respect to
the Monthly Period that commences not later than three months prior to the
Distribution Date with respect to the first Monthly Period in the Controlled
Accumulation Period, (b) in the event that the average Excess Spread Percentage
for any three consecutive Monthly Periods ending in the September 2003 Monthly
Period or any Monthly Period thereafter is less than 2%, the Distribution Date
with respect to such Monthly Period, (c) in the event that the average Excess
Spread Percentage for any three consecutive Monthly Periods ending in the March
2004 Monthly Period or any Monthly Period thereafter is less than 3%, the
Distribution Date with respect to such Monthly Period and (d) such earlier
Distribution Date as the Transferors may determine by written notice to the
Trustee and the Servicer. For this purpose, the "Excess Spread Percentage" for
any Monthly Period shall be equal to the Series Adjusted Portfolio Yield for
such Monthly Period minus the Base Rate for such Monthly Period.

         "Reserve Account Surplus" shall mean, as of any date of determination,
the amount, if any, by which the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account
exceeds the Required Reserve Account Amount.

         "Reserve Draw Amount" shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.12(c).

         "Revolving Period" shall mean the period beginning at the close of
business on the Series Cut-Off Date and ending on the earlier of (a) the close
of business on the day immediately preceding the day the Controlled Accumulation
Period commences and (b) the close of business on the day immediately preceding
the day the Early Amortization Period commences.

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         "Series Adjusted Portfolio Yield" shall mean, with respect to any
Monthly Period, the annualized percentage equivalent of a fraction, (A) the
numerator of which is equal to (a) Reallocated Investor Finance Charge
Collections with respect to such Monthly Period, plus (b) the amount of any
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds for the related Distribution Date, plus
(c) provided that each Rating Agency has consented in writing to the inclusion
thereof in calculating the Series Adjusted Portfolio Yield, any Excess Finance
Charge Collections that are allocated to Series 2000-5 with respect to such
Monthly Period plus (d) the amount of funds, if any, withdrawn from the Reserve
Account which pursuant to subsection 4.12(d) are required to be included as
Class A Available Funds for the Distribution Date with respect to such Monthly
Period minus (e) the Investor Default Amount for the Distribution Date with
respect to such Monthly Period, and (B) the denominator of which is the Invested
Amount as of the last day of the preceding Monthly Period.

         "Series Cut-Off Date" shall mean the close of business on September 15,
2000.

         "Series 2000-5" shall mean the Series of Certificates the terms of
which are specified in this Supplement.

         "Series 2000-5 Additional Amounts" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to subsections
4.07(b), (e) and (i) for such Distribution Date.

         "Series 2000-5 Allocable Defaulted Amount" shall mean the Series
Allocable Defaulted Amount with respect to Series 2000-5.

         "Series 2000-5 Allocable Finance Charge Collections" shall mean the
Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections with respect to Series 2000-5.

         "Series 2000-5 Allocable Principal Collections" shall mean the Series
Allocable Principal Collections with respect to Series 2000-5.

         "Series 2000-5 Allocation Percentage" shall mean the Series Allocation
Percentage with respect to Series 2000-5.

         "Series 2000-5 Certificate" shall mean a Class A Certificate or a Class
B Certificate or the Collateral Interest.

         "Series 2000-5 Certificateholder" shall mean a Class A
Certificateholder or a Class B Certificateholder or the Collateral Interest
Holder.

         "Series 2000-5 Certificateholders' Interest" shall mean the
Certificateholders' Interest for Series 2000-5, including the Collateral
Interest.

         "Series 2000-5 Monthly Fees" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, the amount determined pursuant to subsections 4.05(a)(ii),
(b)(ii) and (c)(i) and subsection 4.07(g).

         "Series 2000-5 Monthly Interest" shall mean the amounts determined
pursuant to subsections 4.02(a), (b) and (c).

         "Series 2000-5 Principal Shortfall" shall have the meaning specified in
Section 4.11.

         "Series 2000-5 Termination Date" shall mean the April 2008 Distribution
Date.

         "Series Invested Amount" shall mean the Initial Invested Amount.

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         "Series Required Transferor Amount" shall mean an amount equal to 7% of
the Invested Amount.

         "Servicing Base Amount" shall have the meaning specified in Section
3.01.

         "Servicing Fee Rate" shall mean 2.0% per annum.

         "Special Payment Date" shall mean each Distribution Date with respect
to the Early Amortization Period.

         "Telerate Page 3750" shall mean the display page currently so
designated on the Dow Jones Service (or such other page as may replace that page
on that service for the purpose of displaying comparable rates or prices).

         "Transferor Percentage" shall mean 100% minus (a) the Floating
Allocation Percentage, when used at any time with respect to Finance Charge
Receivables and Defaulted Receivables, or (b) the Principal Allocation
Percentage, when used at any time with respect to Principal Receivables.

         (b)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Supplement or
the Agreement, the term "Rating Agency" shall mean, whenever used in this
Supplement or the Agreement with respect to Series 2000-5, Moody's and Standard
& Poor's. As used in this Supplement and in the Agreement with respect to Series
2000-5, "highest investment category" shall mean (i) in the case of Standard &
Poor's, AAA or A-1+, as applicable and (ii) in the case of Moody's, Aaa or P-1,
as applicable.

         (c)      Each capitalized term defined herein shall relate to the
Series 2000-5 Certificates and no other Series of Certificates issued by the
Trust, unless the context otherwise requires. All capitalized terms used herein
and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Agreement. In the event that any term or provision contained herein shall
conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the
Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Supplement shall govern.

         (d)      The words "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of
similar import when used in this Supplement shall refer to this Supplement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Supplement; references to any
Article, subsection, Section or Exhibit are references to Articles, subsections,
Sections and Exhibits in or to this Supplement unless otherwise specified; and
the term "including" means "including without limitation."

                                  ARTICLE III.

                                  Servicing Fee

         Section 3.01. Servicing Compensation. The share of the Servicing Fee
allocable to the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders with respect to any
Distribution Date (the "Monthly Servicing Fee") shall be equal to one-twelfth of
the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) (i) the Adjusted Invested
Amount as of the last day of the Monthly Period preceding such Distribution
Date, (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the product of (x) the
actual number of days from and including the Closing Date to and including
September 30, 2000, divided by 365, (y) the Servicing Fee Rate and (z) the
Initial Invested Amount) minus (ii) the product of the amount, if any, on
deposit in the Special Funding Account as of the last day of the Monthly Period
preceding such Distribution Date and the Series 2000-5 Allocation Percentage
with respect to such Monthly Period (the amount calculated pursuant to this
clause (b) is referred to as the "Servicing Base Amount"). The share of the
Monthly Servicing Fee allocable to the Class A Certificateholders with respect
to any Distribution Date (the "Class A Servicing Fee") shall be equal to
one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Class A Floating Percentage, (b) the
Servicing Fee Rate and (c) the Servicing Base Amount. The share of the Monthly
Servicing Fee allocable to the Class B Certificateholders with respect to any
Distribution Date (the "Class B Servicing Fee") shall be equal to one-twelfth of
the product of (a) the Class B Floating Percentage, (b) the Servicing Fee Rate
and (c) the Servicing Base Amount. The share of the Monthly Servicing Fee
allocable to the Collateral Interest with respect to any Distribution Date (the
"Collateral Servicing Fee") shall be equal to one-twelfth of the product of the
(a) Collateral Floating Percentage, (b) the Servicing Fee Rate

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and (c) the Servicing Base Amount. The remainder of the Servicing Fee shall be
paid by the Holders of the Transferor Certificates or the investor
certificateholders of other Series (as provided in the related Supplements) and
in no event shall the Trust, the Trustee or the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders
be liable for the share of the Servicing Fee to be paid by the Holders of the
Transferor Certificates or the investor certificateholders of any other Series.
To the extent that the Class A Servicing Fee, the Class B Servicing Fee and the
Collateral Servicing Fee are not paid in full pursuant to the preceding
provisions of this Section 3.01, and Sections 4.05 and 4.07, they shall be paid
by the Holders of the Transferor Certificates.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                 Rights of Series 2000-5 Certificateholders and
                    Allocation and Application of Collections

         Section 4.01. Collections and Allocations.

         (a)      Allocations. Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and
Principal Receivables and Defaulted Receivables allocated to Series 2000-5
pursuant to Article IV of the Agreement (and, as described herein, Collections
of Finance Charge Receivables reallocated from other Series in Group II) shall
be allocated and distributed or reallocated as set forth in this Article.

         (b)      Payments to the Transferor. The Servicer shall on each Deposit
Date withdraw from the Collection Account and pay to the Holders of the
Transferor Certificates the following amounts:

                  (i) an amount equal to the Transferor Percentage for the
         related Monthly Period of Series 2000-5 Allocable Finance Charge
         Collections to the extent such amount is deposited in the Collection
         Account; and

                  (ii) an amount equal to the Transferor Percentage for the
         related Monthly Period of Series 2000-5 Allocable Principal Collections
         deposited in the Collection Account, if the Transferor Amount
         (determined after giving effect to any Principal Receivables
         transferred to the Trust on such Deposit Date) exceeds zero.

         The withdrawals to be made from the Collection Account pursuant to this
subsection 4.01(b) do not apply to deposits into the Collection Account that do
not represent Collections, including payment of the purchase price for the
Certificateholders' Interest pursuant to Section 2.06 or 10.01 of the Agreement,
payment of the purchase price for the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders' Interest
pursuant to Section 7.01 of this Supplement and proceeds from the sale,
disposition or liquidation of Receivables pursuant to Section 9.01 or 12.02 of
the Agreement.

         (c)      Allocations to the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders. The
Servicer shall, prior to the close of business on each Deposit Date, allocate to
the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders the following amounts as set forth below:

                  (i) Allocations of Finance Charge Collections. The Servicer
         shall allocate to the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders and retain in
         the Collection Account for application as provided herein an amount
         equal to the product of (A) the Floating Allocation Percentage and (B)
         the Series 2000-5 Allocation Percentage and (C) the

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         aggregate amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables deposited
         in the Collection Account on such Deposit Date.

                  (ii) Allocations of Principal Collections. The Servicer shall
         allocate to the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders the following amounts
         as set forth below:

                           (x) Allocations During the Revolving Period. During
                  the Revolving Period (A) an amount equal to the product of (I)
                  the sum of the Class B Principal Percentage and the Collateral
                  Principal Percentage and (II) the Principal Allocation
                  Percentage and (III) the Series 2000-5 Allocation Percentage
                  and (IV) the aggregate amount of Collections of Principal
                  Receivables deposited in the Collection Account on such
                  Deposit Date, shall be allocated to the Series 2000-5
                  Certificateholders and retained in the Collection Account
                  until applied as provided herein and (B) an amount equal to
                  the product of (I) the Class A Principal Percentage and (II)
                  the Principal Allocation Percentage and (III) the Series
                  2000-5 Allocation Percentage and (IV) the aggregate amount of
                  Collections of Principal Receivables deposited in the
                  Collection Account on such Deposit Date shall be allocated to
                  the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders and, to the extent needed
                  to make any distribution pursuant to subsection 4.05(d)(i),
                  deposited in the Collection Account, and otherwise first, if
                  any other Principal Sharing Series is outstanding and in its
                  amortization period or accumulation period, retained in the
                  Collection Account for application, to the extent necessary,
                  as Shared Principal Collections on the related Distribution
                  Date, and second paid to the Holders of the Transferor
                  Certificates; provided, however, that such amount to be paid
                  to the Holders of the Transferor Certificates on any Deposit
                  Date shall be paid to such Holders only if the Transferor
                  Amount on such Deposit Date is greater than the Required
                  Transferor Amount (after giving effect to all Principal
                  Receivables transferred to the Trust on such day) and
                  otherwise shall be deposited in the Special Funding Account.

                           (y) Allocations During the Controlled Accumulation
                  Period. During the Controlled Accumulation Period (A) an
                  amount equal to the product of (I) the sum of the Class B
                  Principal Percentage and the Collateral Principal Percentage
                  and (II) the Principal Allocation Percentage and (III) the
                  Series 2000-5 Allocation Percentage and (IV) the aggregate
                  amount of Collections of Principal Receivables deposited in
                  the Collection Account on such Deposit Date, shall be
                  allocated to the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders and retained
                  in the Collection Account until applied as provided herein and
                  (B) an amount equal to the product of (I) the Class A
                  Principal Percentage and (II) the Principal Allocation
                  Percentage and (III) the Series 2000-5 Allocation Percentage
                  and (IV) the aggregate amount of Collections of Principal
                  Receivables deposited in the Collection Account on such
                  Deposit Date (the product specified in this clause (B) for any
                  such date is hereinafter referred to as a "Percentage
                  Allocation") shall be allocated to the Series 2000-5
                  Certificateholders and retained in the Collection Account
                  until applied as provided herein; provided, however, that if
                  the sum of such Percentage Allocation and all preceding
                  Percentage Allocations with respect to the same Monthly Period
                  exceeds the Controlled Deposit Amount during the Controlled
                  Accumulation Period for the related Distribution Date, then
                  such excess shall not be treated as a Percentage Allocation
                  and shall be first, if any other Principal Sharing Series is
                  outstanding and in its amortization period or accumulation
                  period, retained in the Collection Account for application, to
                  the extent necessary, as Shared Principal Collections on the
                  related Distribution Date, and second paid to the Holders of
                  the Transferor Certificates only if the

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                  Transferor Amount on such Deposit Date is greater than the
                  Required Transferor Amount (after giving effect to all
                  Principal Receivables transferred to the Trust on such day)
                  and otherwise shall be deposited in the Special Funding
                  Account.

                           (z) Allocations During the Early Amortization Period.
                  During the Early Amortization Period, an amount equal to the
                  product of (A) the Principal Allocation Percentage and (B) the
                  Series 2000-5 Allocation Percentage and (C) the aggregate
                  amount of Collections of Principal Receivables deposited in
                  the Collection Account on such Deposit Date, shall be
                  allocated to the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders and retained
                  in the Collection Account until applied as provided herein;
                  provided, however, that after the date on which an amount of
                  such Collections equal to the Adjusted Invested Amount has
                  been deposited into the Collection Account and allocated to
                  the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders, the remainder that has
                  not been so deposited and allocated shall be first, if any
                  other Principal Sharing Series is outstanding and in its
                  amortization period or accumulation period, retained in the
                  Collection Account for application, to the extent necessary,
                  as Shared Principal Collections on the related Distribution
                  Date, and second paid to the Holders of the Transferor
                  Certificates only if the Transferor Amount on such date is
                  greater than the Required Transferor Amount (after giving
                  effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to the Trust
                  on such day) and otherwise shall be deposited in the Special
                  Funding Account.

         Section 4.02. Determination of Monthly Interest.

         (a)      The amount of monthly interest ("Class A Monthly Interest")
distributable from the Collection Account with respect to the Class A
Certificates on any Distribution Date shall be an amount equal to the product of
(i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the
period from (and including) the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or in
the case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but excluding)
such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is 360, (ii) the Class A
Certificate Rate for such Distribution Date and (iii) the outstanding principal
balance of the Class A Certificates as of close of business on the immediately
preceding Record Date.

         On the Determination Date preceding each Distribution Date, the
Servicer shall determine the excess, if any (the "Class A Interest Shortfall"),
of (x) the Class A Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date over (y) the
aggregate amount of funds allocated and available to pay such Class A Monthly
Interest on such Distribution Date. If the Class A Interest Shortfall with
respect to any Distribution Date is greater than zero, on each subsequent
Distribution Date until such Class A Interest Shortfall is fully paid, an
additional amount ("Class A Additional Interest") equal to the product of (i) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the period from
(and including) the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or in the case of
the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but excluding) such
Distribution Date and the denominator of which is 360, (ii) the sum of (x) the
Class A Certificate Rate and (y) 2.0% per annum and (iii) such Class A Interest
Shortfall (or the portion thereof which has not been paid to the Class A
Certificateholders) shall be payable as provided herein with respect to the
Class A Certificates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Class A
Additional Interest shall be payable or distributed to the Class A
Certificateholders only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

         (b)      The amount of monthly interest ("Class B Monthly Interest")
distributable from the Collection Account with respect to the Class B
Certificates on any Distribution Date shall be an amount equal to the product of
(i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the
period from (and including) the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or in
the case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but excluding)
such Distribution Date and the denominator of

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which is 360, (ii) the Class B Certificate Rate for such Distribution Date and
(iii) the Class B Invested Amount as of the close of business on the immediately
preceding Record Date.

         On the Determination Date preceding each Distribution Date, the
Servicer shall determine the excess, if any (the "Class B Interest Shortfall"),
of (x) the Class B Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date over (y) the
aggregate amount of funds allocated and available to pay such Class B Monthly
Interest on such Distribution Date. If the Class B Interest Shortfall with
respect to any Distribution Date is greater than zero, on each subsequent
Distribution Date until such Class B Interest Shortfall is fully paid, an
additional amount ("Class B Additional Interest") equal to the product of (i) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the period from
(and including) the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or in the case of
the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but excluding) such
Distribution Date and the denominator of which is 360, (ii) the sum of (x) the
Class B Certificate Rate and (y) 2.0% per annum and (iii) such Class B Interest
Shortfall (or the portion thereof which has not been paid to the Class B
Certificateholders) shall be payable as provided herein with respect to the
Class B Certificates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Class B
Additional Interest shall be payable or distributed to the Class B
Certificateholders only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

         (c)      The amount of monthly interest ("Collateral Monthly Interest")
distributable from the Collection Account with respect to the Collateral
Invested Amount on any Distribution Date shall be an amount equal to the product
of (i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in
the period from (and including) the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or
in the case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to (but excluding)
such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is 360, (B) the Collateral
Rate in effect with respect to the period from (and including) the immediately
preceding Distribution Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, the
Closing Date) to (but excluding) such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Collateral
Invested Amount as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding
Monthly Period; provided, however, with respect to the first Distribution Date,
Collateral Monthly Interest shall be equal to the interest accrued on the
Collateral Initial Invested Amount at the Collateral Rate for the period from
the Closing Date to but excluding the first Distribution Date.

         On the Determination Date preceding each Distribution Date, the
Servicer shall determine an amount (the "Collateral Interest Shortfall") equal
to (x) the aggregate Collateral Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date
minus (y) the aggregate amount of funds allocated and available to pay such
Collateral Monthly Interest on such Distribution Date. If the Collateral
Interest Shortfall with respect to any Distribution Date is greater than zero,
on each subsequent Distribution Date until such Collateral Interest Shortfall is
fully paid, an additional amount ("Collateral Additional Interest") shall be
payable as provided herein with respect to the Collateral Invested Amount equal
to the product of (i) (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual
number of days in the period from (and including) the immediately preceding
Distribution Date to (but excluding) such Distribution Date and the denominator
of which is 360, (B) the Collateral Rate in effect during the period from (and
including) the immediately preceding Distribution Date to (but excluding) such
Distribution Date, and (ii) such Collateral Interest Shortfall (or the portion
thereof which has not been paid to the Collateral Interest Holder).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Collateral Additional Interest
shall be payable or distributed to the Collateral Interest Holder only to the
extent permitted by applicable law.

         Section 4.03. Principal Funding Account; Controlled Accumulation
Period.

         (a)      (i) The Servicer, for the benefit of the Series 2000-5
Certificateholders, shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee, on
behalf of the Trust, an Eligible Deposit Account (the "Principal Funding
Account"), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited
therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders. The
Principal Funding Account shall initially be established with the Trustee.

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                  (ii) At the written direction of the Servicer, funds on
deposit in the Principal Funding Account shall be invested by the Trustee in
Eligible Investments selected by the Servicer. All such Eligible Investments
shall be held by the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2000-5
Certificateholders; provided that on each Distribution Date all interest and
other investment income (net of losses and investment expenses) ("Principal
Funding Account Investment Proceeds") on funds on deposit therein shall be
applied as set forth in paragraph (iii) below. Funds on deposit in the Principal
Funding Account shall be invested in Eligible Investments that will mature so
that such funds will be available at the close of business on the Transfer Date
preceding the following Distribution Date. Unless the Servicer directs
otherwise, funds deposited in the Principal Funding Account on a Transfer Date
(which immediately precedes a Payment Date) upon the maturity of any Eligible
Investments are not required to be invested overnight. No such Eligible
Investment shall be disposed of prior to its maturity; provided, however, that
the Trustee may sell, liquidate or dispose of any such Eligible Investment
before its maturity, at the written direction of the Servicer, if such sale,
liquidation or disposal would not result in a loss of all or part of the
principal portion of such Eligible Investment or if, prior to the maturity of
such Eligible Investment, a default occurs in the payment of principal, interest
or any other amount with respect to such Eligible Investment.

                  (iii) On each Distribution Date with respect to the Controlled
Accumulation Period, the Servicer shall direct the Trustee in writing to
withdraw from the Principal Funding Account and deposit into the Collection
Account all Principal Funding Account Investment Proceeds then on deposit in the
Principal Funding Account and such Principal Funding Account Investment Proceeds
shall be treated as a portion of Class A Available Funds and Class B Available
Funds.

                  (iv) Reinvested interest and other investment income on funds
deposited in the Principal Funding Account shall not be considered to be
principal amounts on deposit therein for purposes of this Supplement.

         (b)      (i) The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in
all funds on deposit from time to time in the Principal Funding Account and in
all proceeds thereof. The Principal Funding Account shall be under the sole
dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2000-5
Certificateholders. If, at any time, the Principal Funding Account ceases to be
an Eligible Deposit Account, the Trustee (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall
within 10 Business Days (or such longer period, not to exceed 30 calendar days,
as to which each Rating Agency may consent) establish a new Principal Funding
Account meeting the conditions specified in paragraph (a)(i) above as an
Eligible Deposit Account and shall transfer any cash or any investments to such
new Principal Funding Account.

                  (ii) Pursuant to the authority granted to the Servicer in
subsection 3.01(b) of the Agreement, the Servicer shall have the power to make
withdrawals and payments or to instruct the Trustee to make withdrawals and
payments from the Principal Funding Account for the purposes of carrying out the
Servicer's or Trustee's duties hereunder. Pursuant to the authority granted to
the Paying Agent in Section 5.01 of this Supplement and Section 6.07 of the
Agreement, the Paying Agent shall have the power to withdraw funds from the
Principal Funding Account for the purpose of making distributions to the Series
2000-5 Certificateholders.

         (c)      The Controlled Accumulation Period is scheduled to commence at
the close of business on the last day of the August 2004 Monthly Period;
provided, however, that if the Controlled Accumulation Period Length (which
shall be determined as described below) is less than 12 months, the date on
which the Controlled Accumulation Period actually commences will be delayed to
the close of business on the last day of the month preceding the month that is
the number of months prior to the Expected Final Payment Date at least equal to
the Controlled Accumulation Period Length and, as a result, the number of
Monthly Periods in the Controlled Accumulation Period will at least equal the
Controlled Accumulation Period Length. On the Determination Date immediately
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2004 Distribution Date, and on each Determination Date thereafter that occurs
prior to the Determination Date occurring in the Monthly Period in which the
Controlled Accumulation Period commences, the Servicer will determine the
"Controlled Accumulation Period Length" which will equal the number of months
such that the sum of the Controlled Accumulation Period Factors for each month
during such period will be equal to or greater than the Required Accumulation
Factor Number; provided, however, that the Controlled Accumulation Period Length
shall not be less than one month. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Controlled Accumulation Period Length shall have been determined to be less than
12 months and, after the date on which such determination is made, a Pay-Out
Event or Reinvestment Event (as those terms are defined in the Supplement for
such Series) shall occur with respect to any outstanding Principal Sharing
Series other than Series 2000-5, the Controlled Accumulation Period will
commence on the earlier of (i) the first day of the Monthly Period immediately
succeeding the date that such Pay-Out Event or Reinvestment Event shall have
occurred with respect to such Series and (ii) the date on which the Controlled
Accumulation Period is then scheduled to commence.

         Section 4.04. Required Amount.

         (a)      With respect to each Distribution Date, on the related
Determination Date, the Servicer shall determine the amount (the "Class A
Required Amount"), if any, by which (x) the sum of (i) Class A Monthly Interest
for such Distribution Date, (ii) any Class A Monthly Interest previously due but
not paid to the Class A Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, (iii)
any Class A Additional Interest for such Distribution Date and (iv) any Class A
Additional Interest previously due but not paid to the Class A
Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, (v) if TRS or an Affiliate of
TRS is no longer the Servicer, the Class A Servicing Fee for such Distribution
Date, (vi) if TRS or an Affiliate of TRS is no longer the Servicer, any Class A
Servicing Fee previously due but not paid to the Servicer, and (vii) the Class A
Investor Default Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the
Class A Available Funds. In the event that the difference between (x) the Class
A Required Amount for such Distribution Date and (y) the amount of Excess Spread
and Excess Finance Charge Collections applied with respect thereto pursuant to
subsection 4.07(a) on such Distribution Date is greater than zero, the Servicer
shall give written notice to the Trustee of such excess Class A Required Amount
on the date of computation.

         (b)      With respect to each Distribution Date, on the related
Determination Date, the Servicer shall determine the amount (the "Class B
Required Amount"), if any, equal to the sum of (x) the amount, if any, by which
(A) the sum of (i) Class B Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date, (ii) any
Class B Monthly Interest previously due but not paid to the Class B
Certificateholders, (iii) Class B Additional Interest, if any, for such
Distribution Date, (iv) any Class B Additional Interest previously due but not
paid to the Class B Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, (v) if TRS
or an Affiliate of TRS is no longer the Servicer, the Class B Servicing Fee for
such Distribution Date and (vi) if TRS or an Affiliate of TRS is no longer the
Servicer, any Class B Servicing Fee previously due but not paid to the Servicer
exceeds (B) the Class B Available Funds and (y) the Class B Investor Default
Amount for such Distribution Date. In the event that the difference between (x)
the Class B Required Amount for such Distribution Date and (y) the amount of
Excess Spread and Excess Finance Charge Collections applied with respect thereto
pursuant to subsection 4.07(c) on such Distribution Date is greater than zero,
the Servicer shall give written notice to the Trustee of such excess Class B
Required Amount on the date of computation.

         Section 4.05. Application of Class A Available Funds, Class B Available
Funds, Collateral Available Funds and Available Principal Collections. The
Servicer shall apply, or shall cause the Trustee to apply by written instruction
to the Trustee, on each Distribution Date, Class A Available Funds, Class B
Available Funds, Collateral Available Funds and Available Principal Collections
on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to such Distribution Date to
make the following distributions:

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         (a)      On each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Class A
Available Funds with respect to such Distribution Date will be distributed or
deposited in the following priority:

                  (i) an amount equal to Class A Monthly Interest for such
         Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class A Monthly Interest
         previously due but not distributed to Class A Certificateholders on a
         prior Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class A Additional
         Interest for such Distribution Date and any Class A Additional Interest
         previously due but not distributed to Class A Certificateholders on a
         prior Distribution Date, shall be distributed to the Paying Agent for
         payment to the Class A Certificateholders;

                  (ii) if TRS or an Affiliate of TRS is no longer the Servicer,
         an amount equal to the Class A Servicing Fee for such Distribution
         Date, plus the amount of any Class A Servicing Fee previously due but
         not distributed to the Servicer on a prior Distribution Date, shall be
         distributed to the Servicer (unless such amount has been netted against
         deposits to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 4.03 of
         the Agreement);

                  (iii) an amount equal to the Class A Investor Default Amount
         for such Distribution Date shall be treated as a portion of Available
         Principal Collections for such Distribution Date; and

                  (iv) the balance, if any, shall constitute Excess Spread and
         shall be allocated and distributed or deposited as set forth in Section
         4.07.

         (b)      On each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Class B
Available Funds with respect to such Distribution Date will be distributed or
deposited in the following priority:

                  (i) an amount equal to Class B Monthly Interest for such
         Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class B Monthly Interest
         previously due but not distributed to Class B Certificateholders on a
         prior Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class B Additional
         Interest for such Distribution Date and any Class B Additional Interest
         previously due but not distributed to Class B Certificateholders on a
         prior Distribution Date, shall be distributed to the Paying Agent for
         payment to the Class B Certificateholders;

                  (ii) if TRS or an Affiliate of TRS is no longer the Servicer,
         an amount equal to the Class B Servicing Fee for such Distribution
         Date, plus the amount of any Class B Servicing Fee previously due but
         not distributed to the Servicer on a prior Distribution Date, shall be
         distributed to the Servicer (unless such amount has been netted against
         deposits to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 4.03 of
         the Agreement); and

                  (iii) the balance, if any, shall constitute Excess Spread and
         shall be allocated and distributed or deposited as set forth in Section
         4.07.

         (c)      On each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Collateral
Available Funds with respect to such Distribution Date will be distributed or
deposited in the following priority:

                  (i) if TRS or an Affiliate of TRS is no longer the Servicer,
         an amount equal to the Collateral Servicing Fee for such Distribution
         Date, plus the amount of any Collateral Servicing Fee previously due
         but not distributed to the Servicer on a prior Distribution Date, shall
         be distributed to the Servicer (unless such amount has been netted

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         against deposits to the Collection Account in accordance with Section
         4.03 of the Agreement); and

                  (ii) the balance, if any, shall constitute Excess Spread and
         shall be allocated and distributed or deposited as set forth in Section
         4.07.

         (d)      On each Distribution Date with respect to the Revolving
Period, an amount equal to the Available Principal Collections deposited in the
Collection Account for the related Monthly Period shall be distributed in the
following order of priority:

                  (i) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Collateral
         Invested Amount over the Required Collateral Invested Amount shall be
         paid to the Collateral Interest Holder for application in accordance
         with the Loan Agreement; and

                  (ii) the balance of such Available Principal Collections shall
         be treated as Shared Principal Collections and applied in accordance
         with Section 4.04 of the Agreement.

         (e)      On each Distribution Date with respect to the Controlled
Accumulation Period, an amount equal to the Available Principal Collections
deposited in the Collection Account for the related Monthly Period shall be
distributed in the following order of priority:

                  (i) an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Controlled
         Deposit Amount and (y) the sum of the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount
         and the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount shall be deposited in the
         Principal Funding Account;

                  (ii) for each Distribution Date prior to the Distribution Date
         on which the Class B Invested Amount is paid in full, after giving
         effect to paragraph (i) above, an amount equal to the balance, if any,
         of such Available Principal Collections shall be paid to the Collateral
         Interest Holder for application in accordance with the Loan Agreement
         to the extent the Collateral Invested Amount exceeds the Required
         Collateral Invested Amount;

                  (iii) for each Distribution Date beginning on the Distribution
         Date on which the Class B Invested Amount shall have been paid in full,
         an amount up to the Collateral Invested Amount shall be paid to the
         Collateral Interest Holder for application in accordance with the Loan
         Agreement; and

                  (iv) the balance of such Available Principal Collections shall
         be treated as Shared Principal Collections and applied in accordance
         with Section 4.04 of the Agreement.

         (f)      On each Distribution Date with respect to the Early
Amortization Period, an amount equal to Available Principal Collections
deposited in the Collection Account for the related Monthly Period shall be
distributed or deposited in the following order of priority:

                  (i) an amount up to the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount on
         such Distribution Date shall be deposited in the Principal Funding
         Account for distribution to the Class A Certificateholders;

                  (ii) for each Distribution Date beginning on the Distribution
         Date on which the Class A Invested Amount is paid in full, an amount up
         to the Class B Adjusted

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         Invested Amount on such Distribution Date shall be deposited in the
         Principal Funding Account for distribution to the Class B
         Certificateholders;

                  (iii) for each Distribution Date beginning on the Distribution
         Date on which the Class B Invested Amount is paid in full, an amount up
         to the Collateral Invested Amount on such Distribution Date shall be
         paid to the Collateral Interest Holder for application in accordance
         with the Loan Agreement; and

                  (iv) for each Distribution Date, after giving effect to
         paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above, an amount equal to the balance,
         if any, of such Available Principal Collections will be treated as
         Shared Principal Collections and applied in accordance with Section
         4.04 of the Agreement.

         Section 4.06. Defaulted Amounts; Investor Charge-Offs.

         (a)      On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall calculate the
Class A Investor Default Amount, if any, for the related Distribution Date. If,
on any Distribution Date, the Class A Required Amount for the related Monthly
Period exceeds the sum of (x) the amount of Reallocated Principal Collections
allocated to Series 2000-5 with respect to such Monthly Period and (y) the
amount of Excess Spread and the Excess Finance Charge Collections allocable to
Series 2000-5 with respect to such Monthly Period, the Collateral Invested
Amount, if any, will be reduced by the amount of such excess, but not by more
than the Class A Investor Default Amount for such Distribution Date. In the
event that such reduction would cause the Collateral Invested Amount to be a
negative number, the Collateral Invested Amount will be reduced to zero and the
Class B Invested Amount shall be reduced by the amount by which the Collateral
Invested Amount would have been reduced below zero, but not by more than the
excess, if any, of the Class A Investor Default Amount for such Distribution
Date over the amount of such reduction, if any, of the Collateral Invested
Amount with respect to such Distribution Date. In the event that such reduction
would cause the Class B Invested Amount to be a negative number, the Class B
Invested Amount shall be reduced to zero, and the Class A Invested Amount shall
be reduced by the amount by which the Class B Invested Amount would have been
reduced below zero, but not by more than the excess, if any, of the Class A
Investor Default Amount for such Distribution Date over the aggregate amount of
the reductions, if any, of the Collateral Invested Amount and the Class B
Invested Amount for such Distribution Date (a "Class A Investor Charge-Off").
Class A Investor Charge-Offs shall thereafter be reimbursed and the Class A
Invested Amount increased (but not by an amount in excess of the aggregate
unreimbursed Class A Investor Charge-Offs) on any Distribution Date by the
amount of Excess Spread and Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated and
available for that purpose pursuant to subsection 4.07(b). References to
"negative numbers" above shall be determined without regard to the requirement
that the Invested Amount of a Class not be reduced below zero.

         (b)      On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall calculate the
Class B Investor Default Amount, if any, for the related Distribution Date. If,
on any Distribution Date, the Class B Required Amount for such Distribution Date
exceeds the sum of (x) the amount of Excess Spread and Excess Finance Charge
Collections allocated to Series 2000-5 with respect to the related Monthly
Period which are allocated and available to pay such amount pursuant to
subsection 4.07(c) and (y) the Reallocated Principal Collections allocable to
the Collateral Interest and not required to pay the Class A Required Amount with
respect to such Distribution Date, then the Collateral Invested Amount shall be
reduced by the amount of such excess. In the event that such reduction would
cause the Collateral Invested Amount to be a negative number, the Collateral
Invested Amount shall be reduced to zero, and the Class B Invested Amount shall
be reduced by the amount by which the Collateral Invested Amount would have been
reduced below zero, but not by more than the excess, if any, of the Class B
Investor Default Amount for such Distribution Date over the amount of such
reduction, if any, of the Collateral Invested Amount with respect to such
Distribution Date (a "Class B Investor Charge-Off"). Class B Investor
Charge-Offs shall thereafter be reimbursed and the Class B Invested Amount
increased (but not

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by an amount in excess of the aggregate unreimbursed Class B Investor
Charge-Offs) on any Distribution Date by the amount of Excess Spread and Excess
Finance Charge Collections allocated and available for that purpose pursuant to
subsection 4.07(e). References to "negative numbers" above shall be determined
without regard to the requirement that the Invested Amount of a Class not be
reduced below zero.

         (c)      On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall calculate the
Collateral Default Amount. If on any Distribution Date the Collateral Default
Amount for the previous Monthly Period exceeds the amount of Excess Spread and
Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated to Series 2000-5 with respect to the
related Monthly Period which are allocated and available to pay such amount
pursuant to subsection 4.07(h), the Collateral Invested Amount will be reduced
by the amount of such excess but not by more than the lesser of the Collateral
Default Amount and the Collateral Invested Amount for such Distribution Date (a
"Collateral Charge-Off"). The Collateral Invested Amount will be reimbursed
after any reduction pursuant to this Section 4.06 on any Distribution Date by
the amount of Excess Spread and Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated and
available on such Distribution date for that purpose as described under
subsection 4.07(i).

         Section 4.07. Excess Spread; Excess Finance Charge Collections. The
Servicer shall apply, or shall cause the Trustee to apply by written instruction
to the Trustee, on each Distribution Date, Excess Spread and Excess Finance
Charge Collections allocated to Series 2000-5 with respect to the related
Monthly Period, to make the following distributions or deposits in the following
order of priority:

         (a)      an amount equal to the Class A Required Amount, if any, with
respect to such Distribution Date shall be distributed by the Trustee to fund
the Class A Required Amount in accordance with, and in the priority set forth
in, subsections 4.05(a)(i), (ii) and (iii);

         (b)      an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Class A Investor
Charge-Offs which have not been previously reimbursed shall be treated as a
portion of Available Principal Collections for such Distribution Date;

         (c)      an amount equal to interest on the aggregate outstanding
principal balance of the Class B Certificates not otherwise distributed to the
Class B Certificateholders pursuant to Section 4.05(b)(i), at a rate per annum
equal to the Class B Certificate Rate, shall be distributed to the Class B
Certificateholders, except that interest previously due but not paid will accrue
interest at a rate per annum equal to the Class B Certificate Rate plus 2% per
annum;

         (d)      an amount equal to the Class B Required Amount, if any, with
respect to such Distribution Date will be (i) used to fund the Class B Required
Amount and be applied in accordance with subsection 4.05(b)(ii), and then (ii)
an amount up to the Class B Investor Default Amount will be treated and applied
as Available Principal Collections for such Distribution Date;

         (e)      an amount equal to the aggregate amount by which the Class B
Invested Amount has been reduced pursuant to clauses (c), (d) and (e) of the
definition of "Class B Invested Amount" in Section 2.01 of this Supplement (but
not in excess of the aggregate amount of such reductions which have not been
previously reimbursed) shall be treated as a portion of Available Principal
Collections for such Distribution Date;

         (f)      an amount equal to Collateral Monthly Interest for such
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Collateral Monthly Interest previously
due but not distributed to the Collateral Interest Holder on a prior
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Collateral Additional Interest for
such Distribution Date and any Collateral Additional Interest previously due but
not distributed to the Collateral Interest Holder on a prior Distribution Date,
shall be distributed to the Collateral Interest Holder for application in
accordance with the Loan Agreement;

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         (g)      an amount equal to the Monthly Servicing Fee for such
Distribution Date that has not been paid to the Servicer and any Monthly
Servicing Fee due but not paid to the Servicer on a prior Distribution Date
shall be paid to the Servicer;

         (h)      an amount equal to the Collateral Default Amount, if any, for
such Distribution Date shall be treated as a portion of Available Principal
Collections for such Distribution Date;

         (i)      an amount equal to the aggregate amount by which the
Collateral Invested Amount has been reduced pursuant to clauses (c), (d) and (e)
of the definition of "Collateral Invested Amount" (but not in excess of the
aggregate amount of such reductions which have not been previously reimbursed)
shall be treated as a portion of Available Principal Collections for such
Distribution Date;

         (j)      on each Distribution Date from and after the Reserve Account
Funding Date, but prior to the date on which the Reserve Account terminates
pursuant to subsection 4.12(f), an amount up to the excess, if any, of the
Required Reserve Account Amount over the Available Reserve Account Amount shall
be deposited into the Reserve Account;

         (k)      an amount equal to the aggregate of any other amounts then
required to be applied pursuant to the Loan Agreement (to the extent such
amounts are required to be applied pursuant to the Loan Agreement out of Excess
Spread and Excess Finance Charge Collections) shall be distributed to the
Collateral Interest Holder for application in accordance with the Loan
Agreement; and

         (l)      balance, if any, will constitute a portion of Excess Finance
Charge Collections for such Distribution Date and will be available for
allocation to other Series or to the Holders of the Transferor Certificates as
described in Section 4.05 of the Agreement.

         Section 4.08. Reallocated Principal Collections. On each Distribution
Date, the Servicer shall apply, or shall cause the Trustee to apply, Reallocated
Principal Collections with respect to such Distribution Date, to make the
following distributions or deposits in the following order of priority:

         (a)      an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Class A
Required Amount, if any, with respect to such Distribution Date over (ii) the
amount of Excess Spread and Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated to
Series 2000-5 with respect to the related Monthly Period shall be distributed by
the Trustee to fund any deficiency pursuant to and in the priority set forth in
subsections 4.05(a)(i), (ii) and (iii); and

         (b)      an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Class B
Required Amount, if any, with respect to such Distribution Date over (ii) the
amount of Excess Spread and Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated and
available to the Class B Certificates pursuant to subsections 4.07(c) and (d) on
such Distribution Date shall be applied first to fund any deficiency pursuant to
subsections 4.05(b)(i) and (ii) and then to fund any deficiency pursuant to and
in the priority set forth in subsections 4.07(c) and (d).

         On each Distribution Date, the Collateral Invested Amount shall be
reduced by the amount of Reallocated Principal Collections for such Distribution
Date. In the event that such reduction would cause the Collateral Invested
Amount (after giving effect to any Collateral Charge-Offs for such Distribution
Date) to be a negative number, the Collateral Invested Amount (after giving
effect to any Collateral Charge-Offs for such Distribution Date) shall be
reduced to zero and the Class B Invested Amount shall be reduced by the amount
by which the Collateral Invested Amount would have been reduced below zero. In
the event that the reallocation of Reallocated Principal Collections would cause
the Class B Invested Amount (after giving effect to any Class B Investor
Charge-Offs for such Distribution Date) to be a negative number on any
Distribution Date, Reallocated Principal Collections shall be reallocated on
such Distribution Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount which
would cause the Class B Invested Amount (after giving to any Class B Investor
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Distribution Date) to be reduced to zero. References to "negative numbers" above
shall be determined without regard to the requirement that the Invested Amount
of a Class not be reduced below zero.

         Section 4.09. Excess Finance Charge Collections. Series 2000-5 shall be
an Excess Allocation Series. Subject to Section 4.05 of the Agreement, Excess
Finance Charge Collections with respect to the Excess Allocation Series for any
Distribution Date will be allocated to Series 2000-5 in an amount equal to the
product of (x) the aggregate amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections with
respect to all the Excess Allocation Series for such Distribution Date and (y) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Finance Charge Shortfall for Series
2000-5 for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate
amount of Finance Charge Shortfalls for all the Excess Allocation Series for
such Distribution Date. The "Finance Charge Shortfall" for Series 2000-5 for any
Distribution Date will be equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the full amount
required to be paid, without duplication, pursuant to subsections 4.05(a),
4.05(b) and 4.05(c) and subsections 4.07(a) through (k) on such Distribution
Date over (b) the sum of (i) the Reallocated Investor Finance Charge
Collections, (ii) if such Monthly Period relates to a Distribution Date with
respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period or Early Amortization Period, the
amount of Principal Funding Investment Proceeds, if any, with respect to such
Distribution Date and (iii) the amount of funds, if any, to be withdrawn from
the Reserve Account which, pursuant to subsection 4.12(d), are required to be
included in Class A Available Funds with respect to such Distribution Date.

         Section 4.10. Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections.

         (a)      That portion of Group II Investor Finance Charge Collections
for any Distribution Date equal to the amount of Reallocated Investor Finance
Charge Collections for such Distribution Date will be allocated to Series 2000-5
and will be distributed as set forth in this Supplement.

         (b)      Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections with respect
to any Distribution Date shall equal the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of
Series 2000-5 Monthly Interest, Investor Default Amount, Series 2000-5 Monthly
Fees and Series 2000-5 Additional Amounts for such Distribution Date and (ii)
that portion of excess Group II Investor Finance Charge Collections to be
included in Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections pursuant to
subsection (c) hereof; provided, however, that if the amount of Group II
Investor Finance Charge Collections for such Distribution Date is less than the
sum of (w) Group II Investor Monthly Interest, (x) Group II Investor Default
Amount, (y) Group II Investor Monthly Fees and (z) Group II Investor Additional
Amounts, then Reallocated Investor Finance Charge Collections shall equal the
sum of the following amounts for such Distribution Date:

                  (A) The product of (I) Group II Investor Finance Charge
         Collections (up to the amount of Group II Investor Monthly Interest)
         and (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is Series 2000-5 Monthly
         Interest and the denominator of which is Group II Investor Monthly
         Interest;

                  (B) the product of (I) Group II Investor Finance Charge
         Collections less the amount of Group II Investor Monthly Interest (up
         to the Group II Investor Default Amount) and (II) a fraction, the
         numerator of which is the Investor Default Amount and the denominator
         of which is the Group II Investor Default Amount;

                  (C) the product of (I) Group II Investor Finance Charge
         Collections less the amount of Group II Investor Monthly Interest and
         the Group II Investor Default Amount (up to Group II Investor Monthly
         Fees) and (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is Series 2000-5
         Monthly Fees and the denominator of which is Group II Investor Monthly
         Fees; and

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                  (D) the product of (I) Group II Investor Finance Charge
         Collections less the sum of (i) Group II Investor Monthly Interest,
         (ii) the Group II Investor Default Amount and (iii) Group II Investor
         Monthly Fees and (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is Series
         2000-5 Additional Amounts and the denominator of which is Group II
         Investor Additional Amounts.

         (c)      If the amount of Group II Investor Finance Charge Collections
for such Distribution Date exceeds the sum of (i) Group II Investor Monthly
Interest, (ii) Group II Investor Default Amount, (iii) Group II Investor Monthly
Fees and (iv) Group II Investor Additional Amounts, then Reallocated Investor
Finance Charge Collections for such Distribution Date shall include an amount
equal to the product of (x) the amount of such excess and (y) a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Invested Amount as of the last day of the second
preceding Monthly Period (or, for Series 2000-5 only, with respect to the first
Distribution Date, as of the Closing Date) and the denominator of which is the
sum of such Invested Amount and the aggregate invested amounts for all other
Series included in Group II as of such last day (or, for Series 2000-5 only,
with respect to the first Distribution Date, as of the Closing Date).

         Section 4.11. Shared Principal Collections. Subject to Section 4.04 of
the Agreement, Shared Principal Collections for any Distribution Date will be
allocated to Series 2000-5 in an amount equal to the product of (x) the
aggregate amount of Shared Principal Collections with respect to all Principal
Sharing Series for such Distribution Date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Series 2000-5 Principal Shortfall for such Distribution Date and
the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of Principal Shortfalls for all
the Series which are Principal Sharing Series for such Distribution Date. The
"Series 2000-5 Principal Shortfall" will be equal to (a) for any Distribution
Date with respect to the Revolving Period, zero, (b) for any Distribution Date
with respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period, the excess, if any, of the
Controlled Deposit Amount with respect to such Distribution Date over the amount
of Available Principal Collections for such Distribution Date (excluding any
portion thereof attributable to Shared Principal Collections), and (c) for any
Distribution Date with respect to the Early Amortization Period, the excess, if
any, of the Invested Amount over the amount of Available Principal Collections
for such Distribution Date (excluding any portion thereof attributable to Shared
Principal Collections).

         Section 4.12. Reserve Account.

         (a)      The Servicer shall establish and maintain, in the name of the
Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, for the benefit of the Class A
Certificateholders and the Collateral Interest Holder, an Eligible Deposit
Account (the "Reserve Account") bearing a designation clearly indicating that
the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Class A
Certificateholders and the Collateral Interest Holder. The Reserve Account shall
initially be established with the Trustee. The Trustee shall possess all right,
title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Reserve
Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Reserve Account shall be under the sole
dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Class A
Certificateholders and the Collateral Interest Holder. If at any time the
Reserve Account ceases to be an Eligible Deposit Account, the Trustee (or the
Servicer on its behalf) shall within 10 Business Days (or such longer period,
not to exceed 30 calendar days, as to which each Rating Agency shall consent)
establish a new Reserve Account meeting the conditions specified above as an
Eligible Deposit Account, and shall transfer any cash or any investments to such
new Reserve Account. The Trustee, at the direction of the Servicer, shall (i)
make withdrawals from the Reserve Account from time to time in an amount up to
the Available Reserve Account Amount at such time, for the purposes set forth in
this Supplement, and (ii) on each Distribution Date (from and after the Reserve
Account Funding Date) prior to the termination of the Reserve Account make a
deposit into the Reserve Account in the amount specified in, and otherwise in
accordance with, subsection 4.07(j).

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         (b)      Funds on deposit in the Reserve Account shall be invested at
the written direction of the Servicer by the Trustee in Eligible Investments.
Funds on deposit in the Reserve Account on any Transfer Date, after giving
effect to any withdrawals from the Reserve Account on such Transfer Date, shall
be invested in such investments that will mature so that such funds will be
available for withdrawal on or prior to the following Transfer Date. The Trustee
shall maintain for the benefit of the Class A Certificateholders and the
Collateral Interest Holder possession of the negotiable instruments or
securities, if any, evidencing such Eligible Investments. No such Eligible
Investment shall be disposed of prior to its maturity; provided, however, that
the Trustee may sell, liquidate or dispose of any such Eligible Investment
before its maturity, at the written direction of the Servicer, if such sale,
liquidation or disposal would not result in a loss of all or part of the
principal portion of such Eligible Investment or if, prior to the maturity of
such Eligible Investment, a default occurs in the payment of principal, interest
or any other amount with respect to such Eligible Investment. On each
Distribution Date, all interest and earnings (net of losses and investment
expenses) accrued since the preceding Distribution Date on funds on deposit in
the Reserve Account shall be retained in the Reserve Account (to the extent that
the Available Reserve Account Amount is less than the Required Reserve Account
Amount) and the balance, if any, shall be deposited in the Collection Account
and treated as collections of Finance Charge Receivables allocable to Series
2000-5. For purposes of determining the availability of funds or the balance in
the Reserve Account for any reason under this Supplement, except as otherwise
provided in the preceding sentence, investment earnings on such funds shall be
deemed not to be available or on deposit.

         (c)      On the Determination Date preceding each Distribution Date
with respect to the Controlled Accumulation Period and the first Special Payment
Date, the Servicer shall calculate the "Reserve Draw Amount" which shall be
equal to the excess, if any, of the Covered Amount with respect to such
Distribution Date or Special Payment Date over the Principal Funding Account
Investment Proceeds with respect to such Distribution Date or Special Payment
Date; provided, that such amount will be reduced to the extent that funds
otherwise would be available for deposit in the Reserve Account under subsection
4.07(j) with respect to such Distribution Date or Special Payment Date.

         (d)      In the event that for any Distribution Date the Reserve Draw
Amount is greater than zero, the Reserve Draw Amount, up to the Available
Reserve Account Amount, shall be withdrawn from the Reserve Account on the
related Transfer Date by the Trustee (acting in accordance with the instructions
of the Servicer), deposited into the Collection Account and included in Class A
Available Funds for such Distribution Date.

         (e)      In the event that the Reserve Account Surplus on any
Distribution Date, after giving effect to all deposits to and withdrawals from
the Reserve Account with respect to such Distribution Date, is greater than
zero, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the written instructions of the
Servicer, shall withdraw from the Reserve Account, and pay to the Collateral
Interest Holder for application in accordance with the Loan Agreement, an amount
equal to such Reserve Account Surplus.

         (f)      Upon the earliest to occur of (i) the day on which the
Invested Amount is paid in full to the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders, (ii) if
the Controlled Accumulation Period has not commenced, the occurrence of a
Pay-Out Event with respect to Series 2000-5, (iii) if the Controlled
Accumulation Period has commenced, the earlier of the first Special Payment Date
and the Expected Final Payment Date and (iv) the termination of the Trust
pursuant to the Agreement, the Trustee, acting in accordance with the
instructions of the Servicer, after the prior payment of all amounts owing to
the Class A Certificateholders which are payable from the Reserve Account as
provided herein, shall withdraw from the Reserve Account and pay to the
Collateral Interest Holder for application in accordance with the Loan Agreement
all amounts, if any, on deposit in the Reserve Account and the Reserve Account
shall be deemed to have terminated for purposes of this Supplement.

         Section 4.13. Investment Instructions. Any investment instructions
required to be given to the Trustee pursuant to the terms hereof must be given
to the Trustee no later than 10:30 a.m.

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(New York City time) on the date such investment is to be made. In the event the
Trustee receives such investment instruction later than such time, the Trustee
may, but shall have no obligation to, make such investment. In the event the
Trustee is unable to make an investment required in an investment instruction
received by the Trustee after 10:30 a.m. (New York City time) on such day, such
investment shall be made by the Trustee on the next succeeding Business Day. In
no event shall the Trustee be liable for any investment not made pursuant to
investment instructions received after 10:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the
day such investment is requested to be made.

         Section 4.14. Determination of LIBOR.

         (a)      On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Trustee will determine
LIBOR for the related Interest Accrual Period, which shall be the rate for
deposits in United States dollars for a period equal to one month (commencing on
the first day of such Interest Accrual Period) that appears on Telerate page
3750 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date. Upon such determination, the
Trustee shall notify the Servicer of LIBOR for such LIBOR Determination Date. If
such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750, the rate for the LIBOR
Determination Date will be determined on the basis of the rates at which
deposits in United States dollars are offered by the Reference Banks at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on that day to prime banks in the London
interbank market for a period equal to one month (commencing on the first day of
such Interest Accrual Period). The Servicer will request the principal London
office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at
least two such quotations are provided, the rate for that LIBOR Determination
Date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two quotations
are provided as requested, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date will be
the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City,
selected by the Servicer, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on
that day for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks for a
period equal to one month (commencing on the first day of such Interest Accrual
Period). If the banks selected by the Servicer are not quoting rates as provided
in the immediately preceding sentence, LIBOR for such Interest Accrual Period
will be LIBOR in effect for the immediately preceding Interest Accrual Period.

         (b)      The Servicer shall determine, and promptly notify the Trustee
of, the Class A Certificate Rate and the Class B Certificate Rate for the
applicable Interest Accrual Period. The Class A Certificate Rate and Class B
Certificate Rate applicable to the then current and the immediately preceding
Interest Accrual Periods may be obtained by any Investor Certificateholder by
telephoning the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office at (212) 815-5738.

         (c)      On each LIBOR Determination Date prior to 3:00 p.m., New York
City time, the Trustee shall send to the Servicer by facsimile, notification of
LIBOR for the following Interest Accrual Period.

                                   ARTICLE V

                          Distributions and Reports to
                        Series 2000-5 Certificateholders

         Section 5.01. Distributions.

         (a)      On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute
to each Class A Certificateholder of record on the related Record Date (other
than as provided in Section 12.02 of the Agreement) such Class A
Certificateholder's pro rata share of the amounts held by the Paying Agent that
are allocated and available on such Distribution Date to pay interest on the
Class A Certificates pursuant to this Supplement.

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         (b)      On each Special Payment Date and on the Expected Final Payment
Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute (in accordance with the Certificate
delivered by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(b) of the Agreement) to each
Class A Certificateholder of record on the related Record Date (other than as
provided in Section 12.02 of the Agreement) such Class A Certificateholder's pro
rata share of the amounts on deposit in the Principal Funding Account or
otherwise held by the Paying Agent that are allocated and available on such date
to pay principal of the Class A Certificates pursuant to this Supplement up to a
maximum amount on any such date equal to the Class A Invested Amount on such
date (unless there has been an optional repurchase of the Series 2000-5
Certificateholders' Interest pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Agreement, in
which event the foregoing limitation will not apply).

         (c)      On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute
(in accordance with the Certificate delivered by the Servicer pursuant to
Section 3.04(b) of the Agreement) to each Class B Certificateholder of record on
the related Record Date (other than as provided in Section 12.02 of the
Agreement) such Class B Certificateholder's pro rata share of the amounts held
by the Paying Agent that are allocated and available on such Distribution Date
to pay interest on the Class B Certificates pursuant to this Supplement.

         (d)      On each Special Payment Date, and on the Expected Final
Payment Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute (in accordance with the
Certificate delivered by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(b) of the
Agreement) to each Class B Certificateholder of record on the related Record
Date (other than as provided in Section 12.02 of the Agreement) such Class B
Certificateholder's pro rata share of the amounts on deposit in the Principal
Funding Account or otherwise held by the Paying Agent that are allocated and
available on such date to pay principal of the Class B Certificates pursuant to
this Supplement up to a maximum amount on any such date equal to the Class B
Invested Amount on such date (unless there has been an optional repurchase of
the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders' Interest pursuant to Section 10.01 of the
Agreement, in which event the foregoing limitation will not apply).

         (e)      The distributions to be made pursuant to this Section 5.01 are
subject to the provisions of Sections 2.06, 9.02, 10.01 and 12.02 of the
Agreement and Sections 8.01 and 8.02 of this Supplement.

         (f)      Except as provided in Section 12.02 of the Agreement with
respect to a final distribution, distributions to Series 2000-5
Certificateholders hereunder shall be made by check mailed to each Series 2000-5
Certificateholder at such Series 2000-5 Certificateholder's address appearing in
the Certificate Register without presentation or surrender of any Series 2000-5
Certificate or the making of any notation thereon; provided, however, that with
respect to Series 2000-5 Certificates registered in the name of a Clearing
Agency, such distributions shall be made to such Clearing Agency in immediately
available funds.

         Section 5.02. Reports and Statements to Series 2000-5
Certificateholders.

         (a)      On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent, on behalf of the
Trustee, shall forward to each Series 2000-5 Certificateholder a statement
substantially in the form of Exhibit C to this Supplement prepared by the
Servicer and delivered to the Paying Agent.

         (b)      Not later than each Determination Date, the Servicer shall
deliver to the Trustee, the Paying Agent, each Rating Agency and the Collateral
Interest Holder (i) a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit C to this
Supplement prepared by the Servicer and (ii) a certificate of a Servicing
Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

         (c)      A copy of each statement or certificate provided pursuant to
paragraph (a) or (b) may be obtained by any Series 2000-5 Certificateholder or
any Certificate Owner thereof by a request in writing to the Servicer.

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         (d)      On or before January 31 of each calendar year, beginning with
calendar year 2001, the Paying Agent, on behalf of the Trustee, shall furnish or
cause to be furnished to each Person who at any time during the preceding
calendar year was a Series 2000-5 Certificateholder, a statement prepared by the
Servicer containing the information which is required to be contained in the
statement to Series 2000-5 Certificateholders, as set forth in paragraph (a)
above aggregated for such calendar year or the applicable portion thereof during
which such Person was a Series 2000-5 Certificateholder, together with other
information as is required to be provided by an issuer of indebtedness under the
Code. Such obligation of the Servicer shall be deemed to have been satisfied to
the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the
Paying Agent pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time in
effect.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                 Pay-Out Events

         Section 6.01. Pay-Out Events. If any one of the following events shall
occur with respect to the Series 2000-5 Certificates:

         (a)      the occurrence of an Insolvency Event relating to any
Transferor or other holder of the Original Transferor Certificate;

         (b)      the Trust becomes an investment company within the meaning of
the Investment Company Act;

         (c)      failure on the part of any Transferor (i) to make any payment
or deposit required by the terms of the Agreement or this Supplement on or
before the date occurring five Business Days after the date such payment or
deposit is required to be made therein or herein or (ii) duly to observe or
perform any other covenants or agreements of the Transferors set forth in the
Agreement or this Supplement, which failure has a material adverse effect on the
Series 2000-5 Certificateholders and which continues unremedied for a period of
60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the
same to be remedied, shall have been given to such Transferor by the Trustee, or
to the Transferors and the Trustee by any Holder of the Series 2000-5
Certificates;

         (d)      any representation or warranty made by any Transferor in the
Agreement or this Supplement, or any information contained in a computer file or
microfiche list required to be delivered by any Transferor pursuant to Section
2.01 or subsection 2.08(f) of the Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect
in any material respect when made or when delivered, which continues to be
incorrect in any material respect for a period of 60 days after the date on
which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall
have been given to such Transferor by the Trustee, or to such Transferor and the
Trustee by any Holder of the Series 2000-5 Certificates and as a result of which
the interests of the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders are materially and
adversely affected for such period; provided, however, that a Pay-Out Event
pursuant to this subsection 6.01(d) shall not be deemed to have occurred
hereunder if a Transferor has accepted reassignment of the related Receivable,
or all of such Receivables, if applicable, during such period (or such longer
period not to exceed an additional 60 days as the Trustee may specify) in
accordance with the provisions of the Agreement;

         (e)      a failure by a Transferor to convey Receivables in Additional
Accounts or Participation Interests to the Trust within five Business Days after
the day on which it is required to convey such Receivables or Participation
Interests pursuant to subsection 2.09(a) of the Agreement;

         (f)      any Servicer Default which would have an Adverse Effect shall
occur;

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         (g)      the average Series Adjusted Portfolio Yield for any three
consecutive Monthly Periods is reduced to a rate which is less than the average
of the Base Rates for such period;

         (h)      the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount
shall not be paid in full on the Expected Final Payment Date; or

         (i)      a Transfer Restriction Event shall occur;

then, in the case of any event described in subparagraph (c), (d) or (f), after
the applicable grace period, if any, set forth in such subparagraphs, either the
Trustee or the Holders of Series 2000-5 Certificates evidencing more than 50% of
the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Series 2000-5 Certificates by notice
then given in writing to the Transferors and the Servicer (and to the Trustee if
given by the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders) may declare that a Pay-Out Event
has occurred with respect to Series 2000-5 as of the date of such notice, and,
in the case of any event described in subparagraph (a), (b), (e), (g), (h) or
(i), a Pay-Out Event shall occur with respect to Series 2000-5 without any
notice or other action on the part of the Trustee or the Series 2000-5
Certificateholders immediately upon the occurrence of such event.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                     Optional Repurchase; Series Termination

         Section 7.01. Optional Repurchase.

         (a)      On any day occurring on or after the date on which the
Invested Amount is reduced to 5% or less of the Initial Invested Amount, the
Transferors shall have the option to purchase the Series 2000-5
Certificateholders' Interest, at a purchase price equal to (i) if such day is a
Distribution Date, the Reassignment Amount for such Distribution Date or (ii) if
such day is not a Distribution Date, the Reassignment Amount for the
Distribution Date following such day. If, on the date on which the Transferors
exercise such option, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of either
Transferor purchasing the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders' Interest is not
rated at least in the third highest rating category by the Rating Agency, such
Transferor shall deliver to the Trustee, with a copy to the Rating Agency, an
Officer's Certificate which shall have attached to it the relevant fraudulent
conveyance statute, if any, and set forth the factual basis for a conclusion
that the exercise of such optional repurchase would not constitute a fraudulent
conveyance of such Transferor.

         (b)      The Transferors shall give the Servicer and the Trustee at
least 30 days prior written notice of the date on which the Transferors intend
to exercise such purchase option. Not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time,
on such day the Transferors shall deposit the Reassignment Amount into the
Collection Account in immediately available funds. Such purchase option is
subject to payment in full of the Reassignment Amount. Following the deposit of
the Reassignment Amount into the Collection Amount in accordance with the
foregoing, the Invested Amount for Series 2000-5 shall be reduced to zero and
the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders shall have no further interest in the
Receivables. The Reassignment Amount shall be distributed as set forth in
subsection 8.01(b).

         Section 7.02. Series Termination.

         (a)      If, on the February 2008 Distribution Date, the Invested
Amount (after giving effect to all changes therein on such date) would be
greater than zero, the Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, shall, within the
40-day period which begins on such Distribution Date, solicit bids for the sale
of Principal Receivables and the related Finance Charge Receivables (or
interests therein) in an amount equal to the Invested Amount at the close of
business on the last day of the Monthly Period preceding the Series 2000-5
Termination Date (after giving effect to all distributions required to be made
on the Series 2000-5 Termination Date, except pursuant to this Section 7.02).
Such bids shall require that such sale

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shall (subject to subsection 7.02(b)) occur on the Series 2000-5 Termination
Date. The Transferors and the Collateral Interest Holder shall be entitled to
participate in, and to receive from the Trustee a copy of each other bid
submitted in connection with, such bidding process. Each Transferor and its
Affiliates shall be permitted to bid for the Receivables and, in addition, shall
have the right to match any bid and to purchase the Receivables at such matched
price if such matched price shall be the highest bid price received by the
Trustee.

         (b)      The Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, shall sell such
Receivables (or interests therein) on the Series 2000-5 Termination Date to the
bidder who made the highest cash purchase offer. The proceeds of any such sale
shall be treated as Collections on the Receivables allocated to the Series
2000-5 Certificateholders pursuant to the Agreement and this Supplement;
provided, however, that the Servicer shall determine conclusively the amount of
such proceeds which are allocable to Finance Charge Receivables and the amount
of such proceeds which are allocable to Principal Receivables. During the period
from the February 2008 Distribution Date to the Series 2000-5 Termination Date,
the Servicer shall continue to collect payments on the Receivables and allocate
and deposit such Collections in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement
and the Supplements.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                               Final Distributions

         Section 8.01. Sale of Receivables or Certificateholders' Interest
pursuant to Section 2.06 or 10.01 of the Agreement and Section 7.01 or 7.02 of
this Supplement.

         (a)      (i) The amount to be paid by the Transferors with respect to
         Series 2000-5 in connection with a reassignment of Receivables to the
         Transferors pursuant to Section 2.06 of the Agreement shall equal the
         Reassignment Amount for the first Distribution Date following the
         Monthly Period in which the reassignment obligation arises under the
         Agreement.

                  (ii) The amount to be paid by the Transferors with respect to
         Series 2000-5 in connection with a repurchase of the
         Certificateholders' Interest pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Agreement
         shall equal the sum of (x) the Reassignment Amount for the Distribution
         Date of such repurchase and (y) the sum of (A) the excess, if any, of
         (I) a price equivalent to the average of bids quoted on the Record Date
         preceding the date of repurchase or, if not a Business Day, on the next
         succeeding Business Day by at least two recognized dealers selected by
         the Trustee for the purchase by such dealers of a security which is
         similar to the Class A Certificates with a remaining maturity
         approximately equal to the remaining maturity of the Class A
         Certificates and rated by each Rating Agency in the rating category
         originally assigned to the Class A Certificates over (II) the portion
         of the Reassignment Amount attributable to the Class A Certificates and
         (B) the excess, if any, of (I) a price equivalent to the average of
         bids quoted on such Record Date, or if not a Business Day, on the next
         succeeding Business Day by at least two recognized dealers selected by
         the Trustee for the purchase by such dealers of a security which is
         similar to the Class B Certificates with a remaining maturity
         approximately equal to the remaining maturity of the Class B
         Certificates and rated by each Rating Agency in the rating category
         originally assigned to the Class B Certificates over (II) the portion
         of the Reassignment Amount attributable to the Class B Certificates.

         (b)      With respect to the Reassignment Amount deposited into the
Collection Account pursuant to Section 7.01 or any amounts allocable to the
Series 2000-5 Certificateholders' Interest deposited into the Collection Account
pursuant to Section 7.02, the Trustee shall, in accordance with the written
direction of the Servicer, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the
related

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Distribution Date, make deposits or distributions of the following amounts (in
the priority set forth below and, in each case after giving effect to any
deposits and distributions otherwise to be made on such date) in immediately
available funds: (i) (x) the Class A Invested Amount on such Distribution Date
will be distributed to the Paying Agent for payment to the Class A
Certificateholders and (y) an amount equal to the sum of (A) Class A Monthly
Interest for such Distribution Date, (B) any Class A Monthly Interest previously
due but not distributed to the Class A Certificateholders on a prior
Distribution Date and (C) the amount of Class A Additional Interest, if any, for
such Distribution Date and any Class A Additional Interest previously due but
not distributed to the Class A Certificateholders on any prior Distribution
Date, will be distributed to the Paying Agent for payment to the Class A
Certificateholders, (ii) (x) the Class B Invested Amount on such Distribution
Date will be distributed to the Paying Agent for payment to the Class B
Certificateholders and (y) an amount equal to the sum of (A) Class B Monthly
Interest for such Distribution Date, (B) any Class B Monthly Interest previously
due but not distributed to the Class B Certificateholders on a prior
Distribution Date and (C) the amount of Class B Additional Interest, if any, for
such Distribution Date and any Class B Additional Interest previously due but
not distributed to the Class B Certificateholders on any prior Distribution
Date, will be distributed to the Paying Agent for payment to the Class B
Certificateholders and (iii) the balance, if any, will be distributed to the
Collateral Interest Holder for application in accordance with the Loan
Agreement.

         (c)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Supplement or
the Agreement, all amounts distributed to the Paying Agent pursuant to
subsection 8.01(b) for payment to the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders shall be
deemed distributed in full to the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders on the date
on which such funds are distributed to the Paying Agent pursuant to this Section
and shall be deemed to be a final distribution pursuant to Section 12.02 of the
Agreement.

         Section 8.02. Distribution of Proceeds of Sale, Disposition or
Liquidation of the Receivables pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Agreement.

         (a)      Not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the
Distribution Date following the date on which the Insolvency Proceeds are
deposited into the Collection Account pursuant to subsection 9.01(b) of the
Agreement, the Trustee shall in accordance with the written direction of the
Servicer (in the following priority and, in each case, after giving effect to
any deposits and distributions otherwise to be made on such Distribution Date)
(i) deduct an amount equal to the Class A Invested Amount on such Distribution
Date from the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to Series 2000-5
Allocable Principal Collections and distribute such amount to the Paying Agent
for payment to the Class A Certificateholders, provided that the amount of such
distribution shall not exceed the product of (x) the portion of the Insolvency
Proceeds allocated to Series 2000-5 Allocable Principal Collections and (y) the
Principal Allocation Percentage with respect to the related Monthly Period, (ii)
deduct an amount equal to the Class B Invested Amount on such Distribution Date
from the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to Series 2000-5 Allocable
Principal Collections and distribute such amount to the Paying Agent for payment
to the Class B Certificateholders, provided that the amount of such distribution
shall not exceed (x) the product of (A) the portion of such Insolvency Proceeds
allocated to Series 2000-5 Allocable Principal Collections and (B) the Principal
Allocation Percentage with respect to the related Monthly Period minus (y) the
amount distributed to the Paying Agent pursuant to clause (i) of this sentence
and (iii) deduct an amount equal to the Collateral Invested Amount, if any, on
such Distribution Date from the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to
Series 2000-5 Allocable Principal Collections and distribute such amount to the
Collateral Interest Holder for application in accordance with the Loan
Agreement, provided that the amount of such distribution shall not exceed (x)
the product of (1) the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to Series
2000-5 Allocable Principal Collections and (2) the Principal Allocation
Percentage with respect to such Monthly Period minus (y) the amounts distributed
to the Paying Agent pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence. To the
extent that the product of (A) the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated
to Series 2000-5 Allocable Principal Collections and (B) the Principal
Allocation Percentage with respect to the related Monthly Period exceeds the
aggregate amounts distributed to the Paying Agent pursuant to the preceding
sentence, the

(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)            33
<PAGE>

excess shall be allocated to the Transferor's Interest and shall be released to
the Holders of the Transferor Certificates on such Distribution Date.

         (b)      Not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on such
Distribution Date, the Trustee shall in accordance with the written direction of
the Servicer (in the following priority and, in each case, after giving effect
to any deposits and distributions otherwise to be made on such Distribution
Date) (i) deduct an amount equal to the sum of (w) Class A Monthly Interest for
such Distribution Date, (x) any Class A Monthly Interest previously due but not
distributed to the Class A Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date and
(y) the amount of Class A Additional Interest, if any, for such Distribution
Date and any Class A Additional Interest previously due but not distributed to
the Class A Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date from the portion of
the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to Collections of Finance Charge Receivables
and distribute such amount to the Paying Agent for payment to the Class A
Certificateholders, provided that the amount of such distribution shall not
exceed the product of (x) the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to
Series 2000-5 Allocable Finance Charge Collections, (y) the Floating Allocation
Percentage with respect to the related Monthly Period and (z) the Class A
Floating Percentage with respect to such Monthly Period and (ii) deduct an
amount equal to the sum of (w) Class B Monthly Interest for such Distribution
Date, (x) Class B Monthly Interest previously due but not distributed to the
Class B Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date and (y) the amount of
Class B Additional Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date and any Class B
Additional Interest previously due but not distributed to the Class B
Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date from the portion of the
Insolvency Proceeds allocated to Series 2000-5 Allocable Finance Charge
Collections and distribute such amount to the Paying Agent for payment to the
Class B Certificateholders, provided that the amount of such distribution shall
not exceed the product of (x) the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated
to Series 2000-5 Allocable Finance Charge Collections, (y) the Floating
Allocation Percentage with respect to the related Monthly Period and (z) the
Class B Floating Percentage with respect to such Monthly Period. To the extent
that the product of (A) the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to
Series 2000-5 Allocable Finance Charge Collections and (B) the Floating
Allocation Percentage with respect to the related Monthly Period exceeds the
aggregate amount distributed to the Paying Agent pursuant to the preceding
sentence, the excess shall be released to the Collateral Interest Holder for
application by the Collateral Interest Holder in accordance with the Loan
Agreement.

         (c)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Supplement or
the Agreement, all amounts distributed to the Paying Agent pursuant to this
Section for payment to the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders shall be distributed
in full to the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders on the date on which funds are
distributed to the Paying Agent pursuant to this Section and shall be deemed to
be a final distribution pursuant to Section 12.02 of the Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                            Miscellaneous Provisions

         Section 9.01. Ratification of Agreement. As supplemented by this
Supplement, the Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the
Agreement as so supplemented by this Supplement shall be read, taken and
construed as one and the same instrument.

         Section 9.02. Counterparts. This Supplement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of
which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)            34
<PAGE>

         Section 9.03. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS
CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

                     [The signature page follows this page.]

(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)            35
<PAGE>

(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Supplement to be
duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the
day and year first above written.

                                 AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES
                                 FINANCING CORPORATION II,
                                   as a Transferor,

                                 By:
                                      -------------------------------
                                      Name:  Leslie R. Scharfstein
                                      Title: President

                                 AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK,
                                      as a Transferor,

                                 By:
                                      -------------------------------
                                      Name:  Maureen A. Ryan
                                      Title: Assistant Treasurer

                                 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED
                                      SERVICES COMPANY, INC.,
                                      as the Servicer,

                                 By:
                                      -------------------------------
                                      Name:  Jay B. Stevelman
                                      Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer

                                 THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
                                      as Trustee,

                                 By:
                                      -------------------------------
                                      Name:  Catherine Cerilles
                                      Title: Assistant Treasurer

                   [Signature page - Series 2000-5 Supplement]

(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

                        FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATE                  EXHIBIT A-1

REGISTERED                                                           $_______ 1/

No. R- ____________                                          CUSIP No. ________

         Unless this Class A Certificate is presented by an authorized
representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"),
to American Express Centurion Bank, American Express Receivables Financing
Corporation II or their agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment,
and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such
other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any
payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an
authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered
owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

                  AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST

                                  SERIES 2000-5

                 CLASS A FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE

                          Expected Final Payment Date:
                      The September 2005 Distribution Date

                  Each $1,000 minimum denomination represents a
                        1/650,000 ths undivided interest
                                in Class A of the

           AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST, SERIES 2000-5

Evidencing an undivided interest in certain assets of a trust, the corpus of
which consists primarily of an interest in receivables generated from time to
time in the ordinary course of business in a portfolio of credit and charge
accounts serviced by

             AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.,

and other assets and interests constituting Trust Assets under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement referred to below.

      (Not an interest in or obligation of American Express Travel Related
    Services Company, Inc., American Express Centurion Bank, American Express
   Receivables Financing Corporation II or any of their respective affiliates)

----------
1 /   Denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof.

(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

This certifies that CEDE & CO. (the "Class A Certificateholder") is the
registered owner of a fractional undivided interest in certain assets of a trust
(the "Trust") created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of May 16, 1996 (as amended and supplemented, the "Agreement"), as supplemented
by the Series 2000-5 Supplement dated as of September 15, 2000 (as amended and
supplemented, the "Supplement"), among American Express Centurion Bank and
American Express Receivables Financing Corporation II, as transferors (together,
the "Transferors"), American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., as
servicer, and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as trustee
(the "Trustee"). The corpus of the Trust consists of (i) the Transferors'
ownership interest in a portfolio of receivables (the "Receivables") existing in
credit and charge accounts identified under the Agreement from time to time (the
"Accounts"), (ii) all Receivables generated under the Accounts from time to time
thereafter, (iii) funds collected or to be collected from cardmembers in respect
of the Receivables, (iv) all funds which are from time to time on deposit in the
Collection Account, the Special Funding Account and any other Series Accounts
and (v) all other assets and interests constituting the Trust. The Holder of
this Certificate is entitled to the benefits of the subordination of the Class B
Certificates and the Collateral Interest to the extent provided in the
Supplement. Although a summary of certain provisions of the Agreement and the
Supplement is set forth below and in the Summary of Terms and Conditions
attached hereto and made a part hereof, this Class A Certificate does not
purport to summarize the Agreement and the Supplement and reference is made to
the Agreement and the Supplement for information with respect to the interests,
rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds and duties evidenced hereby and the
rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee. A copy of the Agreement and the
Supplement (without schedules) may be requested from the Trustee by writing to
the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office. To the extent not defined herein, the
capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Agreement or the Supplement, as applicable.

         This Class A Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement and the Supplement, to which
Agreement and Supplement, each as amended and supplemented from time to time,
the Class A Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and is
bound.

         It is the intent of the Transferors and the Class A Certificateholder
that, for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, the Class
A Certificates will qualify as indebtedness of the Transferors secured by the
Receivables. The Class A Certificateholder, by the acceptance of this Class A
Certificate, agrees to treat this Class A Certificate for federal, state and
local income and franchise tax purposes as debt of the Transferors.

         In general, payments of principal with respect to the Class A
Certificates are limited to the Class A Invested Amount, which may be less than
the unpaid principal balance of the Class A Certificates. The Expected Final
Payment Date is the September 2005 Distribution Date, but principal with respect
to the Class A Certificates may be paid earlier or later under certain
circumstances described in the Agreement and the Supplement. If for one or more
months during the Controlled Accumulation Period there are not sufficient funds
to pay the Controlled Deposit Amount, then to the extent that excess funds are
not available on subsequent Distribution Dates with respect to the Controlled
Accumulation Period to make up for such shortfalls, the final payment of
principal of the Class A Certificates will occur later than the Expected Final
Payment Date.

         Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or
on behalf of the Trustee, by manual signature, this Class A Certificate shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or the Supplement or be valid
for any purpose.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferors have caused this Class A
Certificate to be duly executed.

                                     A-1-2
(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

                                    AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

                                    AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING
                                    CORPORATION II

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                         Title:
Dated: September 15, 2000

                                     A-1-3
(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

                     TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2000-5
Class A Certificates described in the within-mentioned Agreement and Supplement.

                                    THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
                                    as Trustee,

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Authorized Officer

                                         or

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         as Authenticating Agent
                                         for the Trustee,

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Authorized Officer

                                     A-1-4
(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

                  AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST

                                  SERIES 2000-5

                 CLASS A FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE

                         Summary of Terms and Conditions

         The Receivables consist of Principal Receivables which arise generally
from the purchase of goods and services and amounts advanced to cardmembers as
cash advances and Finance Charge Receivables. This Class A Certificate is one of
a Series of Certificates entitled American Express Credit Account Master Trust,
Series 2000-5 (the "Series 2000-5 Certificates"), and one of a class thereof
entitled Class A Series 2000-5 Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, (the
"Class A Certificates"), each of which represents a fractional, undivided
interest in certain assets of the Trust. The assets of the Trust are allocated
in part to the investor certificateholders of all outstanding Series (the
"Certificateholders' Interest") with the remainder allocated to the Holders of
the Transferor Certificates. The aggregate interest represented by the Class A
Certificates at any time in the Principal Receivables in the Trust shall not
exceed an amount equal to the Class A Invested Amount at such time. The Class A
Initial Invested Amount is $650,000,000. The Class A Invested Amount on any date
will be an amount equal to (a) the Class A Initial Invested Amount, minus (b)
the aggregate amount of principal payments made to the Class A Certificateholder
on or prior to such date, minus (c) the excess, if any, of the aggregate amount
of Class A Investor Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution Dates over Class A
Investor Charge-Offs reimbursed pursuant to subsection 4.07(b) of the Supplement
prior to such date.

         Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the Transferors
may, from time to time, direct the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, to issue one
or more new Series of Investor Certificates, which will represent fractional,
undivided interests in certain of the Trust Assets.

         On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute to each
Class A Certificateholder of record on the last day of the preceding calendar
month (each a "Record Date") such Class A Certificateholder's pro rata share of
such amounts (including amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and
Principal Funding Account) as are payable to the Class A Certificateholder
pursuant to the Agreement and the Supplement. Distributions with respect to this
Class A Certificate will be made by the Paying Agent by check mailed to the
address of the Class A Certificateholder of record appearing in the Certificate
Register without the presentation or surrender of this Class A Certificate or
the making of any notation thereon (except for the final distribution in respect
of this Class A Certificate) except that with respect to Class A Certificates
registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee for The Depository Trust
Company, distributions will be made in the form of immediately available funds.
Final payment of this Class A Certificate will be made only upon presentation
and surrender of this Class A Certificate at the office or agency specified in
the notice of final distribution delivered by the Trustee to the Series 2000-5
Certificateholders in accordance with the Agreement and the Supplement.

         On any day occurring on or after the day on which the Invested Amount
is reduced to 5% or less of the Initial Invested Amount, the Transferors have
the option to repurchase the Series 2000-5 Certificateholders' Interest in the
Trust. The repurchase price will be equal to (a) if such day is a Distribution
Date, the Reassignment Amount for such Distribution Date or (b) if such day is
not a Distribution Date, the Reassignment Amount for the Distribution Date
following such day. Following the deposit of the Reassignment Amount in the
Collection Account, Series 2000-5 Certificateholders will not have any interest
in the Receivables and the Series 2000-5 Certificates will represent only the
right to receive such Reassignment Amount.

                                     A-1-5
(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

         This Class A Certificate does not represent an obligation of, or an
interest in, the Transferors or the Servicer or any affiliate of any of them and
is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any
other governmental agency or instrumentality. This Class A Certificate is
limited in right of payment to certain Collections with respect to the
Receivables (and certain other amounts), all as more specifically set forth
hereinabove and in the Agreement and the Supplement.

         The Class A Certificates are issuable only in minimum denominations of
$1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The transfer of this Class A
Certificate shall be registered in the Certificate Register upon surrender of
this Class A Certificate for registration of transfer at any office or agency
maintained by the Transfer Agent and Registrar accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer, in a form satisfactory to the Trustee or the Transfer
Agent and Registrar, duly executed by the Class A Certificateholder or such
Class A Certificateholder's attorney, and duly authorized in writing with such
signature guaranteed, and thereupon one or more new Class A Certificates of
authorized denominations and for the same aggregate fractional undivided
interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

         As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, Class A Certificates are exchangeable for new Class A Certificates
evidencing like aggregate fractional, undivided interests as requested by the
Class A Certificateholder surrendering such Class A Certificates. No service
charge may be imposed for any such exchange but the Servicer or Transfer Agent
and Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.

         The Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Transfer Agent and
Registrar and any agent of any of them, may treat the person in whose name this
Class A Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and
neither the Servicer nor the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and
Registrar, nor any agent of any of them, shall be affected by notice to the
contrary except in certain circumstances described in the Agreement.

         THIS CLASS A CERTIFICATE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS,
AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

                                     A-1-6
(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

                                   ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or other identifying number of assignee ________________________

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto ____________________________________
        (name and address of assignee)

the within certificate and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably
constitutes and appoints ___________________, attorney, to transfer said
certificate on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of
substitution in the premises.

Dated: ______________                                ________________________ 2/
                                                                              -

                                                     Signature Guaranteed:

                                                     ________________________

----------
2/   NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the
registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Certificate in every
particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

                                     A-1-7
(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

                        FORM OF CLASS B CERTIFICATE                  EXHIBIT A-2

THIS CLASS B CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED BY OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF PERSONS
INVESTING ASSETS OF A BENEFIT PLAN (AS DEFINED BELOW) OR AN INDIVIDUAL
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OTHER THAN BY INSURANCE COMPANIES INVESTING ASSETS SOLELY OF
THEIR GENERAL ACCOUNTS.

REGISTERED                                                           $_______ 3/

No. R- ____________                                          CUSIP No. ________

         Unless this Class B Certificate is presented by an authorized
representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"),
to American Express Centurion Bank, American Express Receivables Financing
Corporation II or their agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment,
and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such
other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any
payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an
authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered
owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

                  AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST

                                  SERIES 2000-5

                 CLASS B FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE

                          Expected Final Payment Date:
                      The September 2005 Distribution Date

                  Each $1,000 minimum denomination represents a
                         1/63,030 th undivided interest
                                in Class B of the

           AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST, SERIES 2000-5

Evidencing an undivided interest in certain assets of a trust, the corpus of
which consists primarily of an interest in receivables generated from time to
time in the ordinary course of business in a portfolio of credit and charge
accounts serviced by

             AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.,

and other assets and interests constituting Trust Assets under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement referred to below.

      (Not an interest in or obligation of American Express Travel Related
    Services Company, Inc., American Express Centurion Bank, American Express
   Receivables Financing Corporation II or any of their respective affiliates)

----------
3/   Denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

This certifies that CEDE & CO. (the "Class B Certificateholder") is the
registered owner of a fractional, undivided interest in certain assets of a
trust (the "Trust") created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of May 16, 1996 (as amended and supplemented, the "Agreement"), as
supplemented by the Series 2000-5 Supplement dated as of September 15, 2000 (as
amended and supplemented, the "Supplement"), among American Express Centurion
Bank and American Express Receivables Financing Corporation II, as transferors
(together, the "Transferors"), American Express Travel Related Services Company,
Inc., as servicer, and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as
trustee (the "Trustee"). The corpus of the Trust consists of (i) the
Transferors' ownership interest in a portfolio of receivables (the
"Receivables") existing in credit and charge accounts identified under the
Agreement from time to time (the "Accounts"), (ii) all Receivables generated
under the Accounts from time to time thereafter, (iii) funds collected or to be
collected from cardmembers in respect of the Receivables, (iv) all funds which
are from time to time on deposit in the Collection Account, the Special Funding
Account, and any other Series Accounts and (v) all other assets and interests
constituting the Trust. Although a summary of certain provisions of the
Agreement and the Supplement is set forth below and in the Summary of Terms and
Conditions attached hereto and made a part hereof, this Class B Certificate does
not purport to summarize the Agreement and the Supplement and reference is made
to the Agreement and the Supplement for information with respect to the
interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds and duties evidenced hereby
and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee. A copy of the Agreement
and the Supplement (without schedules) may be requested from the Trustee by
writing to the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office. To the extent not defined
herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Agreement or the Supplement, as applicable.

         This Class B Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement and the Supplement, to which
Agreement and Supplement, each as amended and supplemented from time to time,
the Class B Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and is
bound.

         No Class B Certificate may be acquired by or for the account of any
employee benefit plan, trust or account, including an individual retirement
account, that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended, or that is described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, or an entity whose underlying assets include plan
assets by reason of a plan's investment in such entity (a "Benefit Plan"),
unless (i) such acquirer or holder is an insurance company, (ii) the source of
funds used to acquire or hold such Certificate (or interest therein) is an
"insurance company general account" (as defined in U.S. Department of Labor
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60), and (iii) the conditions
set forth in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied. By acquiring
any interest in this Class B Certificate, each applicable Certificate Owner
shall be deemed to have represented and warranted either (i) that it is not a
Benefit Plan and is not acting for the account of any Benefit Plan or (ii) that
(1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold
an interest in such Certificate is an "insurance company general account" (as
such term is defined in PTCE 95-60), and (3) the conditions set forth in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.

         THIS CLASS B CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO
FUND PAYMENTS ON THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT SPECIFIED IN THE
SUPPLEMENT.

         It is the intent of the Transferors and the Class B Certificateholder
that, for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, the Class
B Certificates will qualify as indebtedness of the Transferors secured by the
Receivables. The Class B Certificateholder, by the acceptance of this Class B
Certificate, agrees to treat this Class B Certificate for federal, state and
local income and franchise tax purposes as debt of the Transferors.

                                     A-2-2
(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

         In general, payments of principal with respect to the Class B
Certificates are limited to the Class B Invested Amount, which may be less than
the unpaid principal balance of the Class B Certificates. The Expected Final
Payment Date is the September 2005 Distribution Date, but principal with respect
to the Class B Certificates may be paid earlier or later under certain
circumstances described in the Agreement and the Supplement. If for one or more
months during the Controlled Accumulation Period there are not sufficient funds
to pay the Controlled Deposit Amount, then to the extent that excess funds are
not available on subsequent Distribution Dates with respect to the Controlled
Accumulation Period to make up for such shortfalls, the final payment of
principal of the Class B Certificates will occur later than the Expected Final
Payment Date.

         Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or
on behalf of the Trustee, by manual signature, this Class B Certificate shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or the Supplement or be valid
for any purpose.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferors have caused this Class B
Certificate to be duly executed.

                                    AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

                                    AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING
                                    CORPORATION

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

Dated: September 15, 2000

                                     A-2-3
(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

                     TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

         This is one of the American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series
2000-5 Class B Certificates described in the within mentioned Agreement and
Supplement.

                                    THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
                                    as Trustee

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Authorized Signatory

                                     A-2-4
(SERIES 2000-5 SUPPLEMENT)
<PAGE>

                  AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST

                                  SERIES 2000-5

                 CLASS B FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE

                         Summary of Terms and Conditions

         The Receivables consist of Principal Receivables which arise generally
from the purchase of goods and services and amounts advanced to cardmembers as
cash advances and Finance Charge Receivables. This Class B Certificate is one of
a Series of Certificates entitled American Express Credit Account Master Trust,
Series 2000-5 (the "Series 2000-5 Certificates"), and one of a class thereof
entitled Class B Series 2000-5 Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, (the
"Class B Certificates"), each of which represents a fractional, undivided
interest in certain assets of the Trust. The assets of the Trust are allocated
in part to the investor certificateholders of all outstanding Series (the
"Certificateholders' Interest") with the remainder allocated to the Holders of
the Transferor Certificates. The aggregate interest represented by the Class B
Certificates at any time in the Principal Receivables in the Trust shall not
exceed an amount equal to the Class B Invested Amount at such time. The Class B
Initial Invested Amount is $63,030,000. The Class B Invested Amount on any date
will be an amount equal to (a) the Class B Initial Invested Amount, minus (b)
the aggregate amount of principal payments made to the Class B Certificateholder
on or prior to such date, minus (c) the excess, if any, of the aggregate amount
of Class B Investor Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution Dates over Class B
Investor Charge-Offs reimbursed, minus (d) the amount of Reallocated Principal
Collections allocated on all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection
4.08(a) of the Supplement (excluding any Reallocated Principal Collections that
have resulted in a reduction in the Collateral Invested Amount pursuant to
Section 4.08), minus (e) an amount equal to the amount by which the Class B
Invested Amount has been reduced to cover the Class A Investor Default Amount on
all prior Distribution Dates, and plus (f) the amount of Excess Spread and
Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated to Series 2000-5 and applied on all
prior Distribution Dates for the purpose of reimbursing amounts deducted
pursuant to the foregoing clauses (c), (d) and (e); provided, however, that the
Class B Invested Amount may not be reduced below zero.

         Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the Transferors
may, from time to time, direct the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, to issue one
or more new Series of Investor Certificates, which will represent fractional,
undivided interests in certain of the Trust Assets.

         On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute to each
Class B Certificateholder of record on the last day of the preceding calendar
month (each a "Record Date") such Class B Certificateholder's pro rata share of
such amounts (including amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and
Principal Funding Account) as are payable to the Class B Certificateholder
pursuant to the Agreement and the Supplement. Distributions with respect to this
Class B Certificate will be made by the Paying Agent by check mailed to the
address of the Class B Certificateholder of record appearing in the Certificate
Register without the presentation or surrender of this Class B Certificate or
the making of any notation thereon (except for the final distribution in respect
of this Class B Certificate) except that with respect to Class B Certificates
registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee for The Depository Trust
Company, distributions will be made in the form of immediately available funds.
Final payment of this Class B Certificate will be made only upon presentation
and surrender of this Class B Certificate at the office or agency specified in
the notice of final distribution delivered by the Trustee to the Series 2000-5
Certificateholders in accordance with the Agreement and the Supplement.

         On any day occurring on or after the day on which the Invested Amount
is reduced to 5% or less of the Initial Invested Amount, the Transferors have
the option to repurchase the Series 2000-5

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Certificateholders' Interest in the Trust. The repurchase price will be equal to
(a) if such day is a Distribution Date, the Reassignment Amount for such
Distribution Date or (b) if such day is not a Distribution Date, the
Reassignment Amount for the Distribution Date next following such day. Following
the deposit of the Reassignment Amount in the Collection Account, Series 2000-5
Certificateholders will not have any interest in the Receivables and the Series
2000-5 Certificates will represent only the right to receive such Reassignment
Amount.

         This Class B Certificate does not represent an obligation of, or an
interest in, the Transferors or the Servicer or any affiliate of any of them and
is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any
other governmental agency or instrumentality. This Class B Certificate is
limited in right of payment to certain Collections with respect to the
Receivables (and certain other amounts), all as more specifically set forth
hereinabove and in the Agreement and the Supplement.

         The Class B Certificates are issuable only in minimum denominations of
$1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The transfer of this Class B
Certificate shall be registered in the Certificate Register upon surrender of
this Class B Certificate for registration of transfer at any office or agency
maintained by the Transfer Agent and Registrar accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer, in a form satisfactory to the Trustee or the Transfer
Agent and Registrar, duly executed by the Class B Certificateholder or such
Class B Certificateholder's attorney, and duly authorized in writing with such
signature guaranteed, and thereupon one or more new Class B Certificates of
authorized denominations and for the same aggregate fractional undivided
interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

         As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, Class B Certificates are exchangeable for new Class B Certificates
evidencing like aggregate fractional undivided interests as requested by the
Class B Certificateholder surrendering such Class B Certificates. No service
charge may be imposed for any such exchange but the Servicer or Transfer Agent
and Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.

         The Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Transfer Agent and
Registrar and any agent of any of them, may treat the person in whose name this
Class B Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and
neither the Servicer nor the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and
Registrar, nor any agent of any of them, shall be affected by notice to the
contrary except in certain circumstances described in the Agreement.

         THIS CLASS B CERTIFICATE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS,
AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

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                                   ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or other identifying number of assignee ________________________

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto ____________________________________
        (name and address of assignee)

the within certificate and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably
constitutes and appoints ___________________, attorney, to transfer said
certificate on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of
substitution in the premises.

Dated: ______________                                ________________________ 4/
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                                                     Signature Guaranteed:

                                                     ________________________

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4/   NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the
registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Certificate in every
particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                    FORM OF MONTHLY PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND
                           NOTIFICATION TO THE TRUSTEE

                            ------------------------

                  AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST

                                  SERIES 2000-5

                            ------------------------

         The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of American Express
Travel Related Services Company, Inc. ("TRS"), as Servicer pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 16, 1996 (as amended and
supplemented, the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among TRS, American
Express Centurion Bank and American Express Receivables Financing Corporation
II, as transferors (together, the "Transferors") and The Bank of New York, as
trustee (the "Trustee"), does hereby certify as follows:

         1.       Capitalized terms used in this Certificate have their
respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the
Series 2000-5 Supplement dated as of September 15, 2000, among TRS, the
Transferors and the Trustee (as amended and supplemented, the "Supplement"), as
applicable.

         2.       TRS is the Servicer.

         3.       The undersigned is a Servicing Officer.

I.   INSTRUCTION TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL

         Pursuant to subsections 4.05(a), (b) and (c), the Servicer does hereby
instruct the Trustee (i) to make withdrawals from the Collection Account on
           ,         , which date is a Distribution Date under the Supplement,
in the aggregate amounts (equal to the Class A Available Funds, Class B
Available Funds and Collateral Available Funds, respectively) as set forth below
in respect of the following amounts and (ii) to apply the proceeds of such
withdrawals in accordance with subsections 4.05(a), (b) and (c):

         With respect to the Class A Certificates,

         A)       Pursuant to subsection 4.05(a)(i):

                  (1)      Interest at the Class A
                           Certificate Rate for the related
                           Interest Accrual Period on the
                           Class A Invested Amount..........$__________

                  (2)      Class A Monthly Interest
                           previously due but not paid......$__________

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                  (3)      Class A Additional Interest and
                           any Class A Additional Interest
                           due but not paid.................$__________

         B)       Pursuant to subsection 4.05(a)(ii):

                  (1)      The Class A Servicing Fee for the
                           preceding Monthly Period, if
                           applicable.......................$__________

                  (2)      Accrued and unpaid Class A
                           Servicing Fees, if applicable....$__________

         C)       Pursuant to subsection 4.05(a)(iii):

                  (1)      Class A Investor Default Amount
                           for the preceding Monthly Period.$__________

         With respect to the Class B Certificates,

         A)       Pursuant to subsection 4.05(b)(i):

                  (1)      Interest at the Class B
                           Certificate Rate for the
                           preceding Monthly Period on the
                           Class B Invested Amount..........$__________

                  (2)      Class B Monthly Interest
                           previously due but not paid......$__________

                  (3)      Class B Additional Interest and
                           any Class B Additional Interest
                           previously due but not paid......$__________

         B)       Pursuant to subsection 4.05(b)(ii):

                  (1)      The Class B Servicing Fee for the
                           preceding Monthly Period, if
                           applicable.......................$__________

                  (2)      Accrued and unpaid Class B
                           Servicing Fees, if applicable....$__________

         With respect to the Collateral Interest...........

         A)       Pursuant to subsection 4.05(c)(i):

                  (1)      The Collateral Servicing Fee for
                           the preceding Monthly Period, if
                           applicable.......................$__________

                  (2)      Accrued and unpaid Collateral
                           Servicing Fee, if applicable.....$__________

         Pursuant to subsections 4.05(d), (e) and (f), the Servicer hereby
instructs the Trustee (i) to make withdrawals from the Collection Account on
                , which date is a Distribution Date under the Supplement, in
the aggregate amounts (equal to the Available Principal Collections) as set

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forth below in respect of the following amounts and (ii) to apply the proceeds
of such withdrawals in accordance with subsections 4.05(d), (e) and (f):

         A)       Pursuant to subsection 4.05(d):

                  (1)      The excess, if any, of the
                           Collateral Invested Amount over
                           the Required Collateral Invested
                           Amount paid to the Collateral
                           Interest Holder pursuant to the
                           Loan Agreement...................$__________

                  (2)      Amount to be treated as Shared
                           Principal Collections............$__________

         B)       Pursuant to subsection 4.05(e):

                  (1)      The Lesser of the Controlled
                           Deposit Amount and the sum of the
                           Class A Adjusted Invested Amount
                           and the Class B Adjusted Invested
                           Amount deposited in the Principal
                           Funding Account..................$__________

                  (2)      After the Class B Invested Amount
                           is paid in full, the amount paid
                           to the Collateral Interest Holder
                           (up to the Collateral Invested
                           Amount) pursuant to the Loan
                           Agreement........................$__________

                  (3)      Prior to the date the Class B
                           Invested Amount is paid in full,
                           excess of the Collateral Invested
                           Amount over the Required
                           Collateral Invested Amount paid
                           to the Collateral Interest Holder
                           pursuant to the Loan Agreement...$__________

                  (4)      Prior to the date the Class B
                           Invested Amount is paid in full,
                           amount to be treated as Shared
                           Principal Collections............$__________

         C)       Pursuant to subsection 4.05(f):

                  (1)      An amount up to the Class A
                           Adjusted Invested Amount
                           deposited in the Principal
                           Funding Account..................$__________

                  (2)      On and after the Distribution
                           Date on which the Class A
                           Invested Amount is paid in full,
                           an amount up to the Class B
                           Invested Amount deposited in the
                           Principal Funding Account........$__________

                  (3)      On an after the Distribution Date
                           on which the Class B Invested
                           Amount is paid in full, an amount
                           up to the Collateral Invested
                           Amount

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                           paid to the Collateral Interest
                           Holder pursuant to the Loan
                           Agreement........................$__________

         Pursuant to Section 4.07, the Servicer does hereby instruct the Trustee
to apply on             , which is a Distribution Date under the Supplement, any
Excess Spread and Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated to Series 2000-5
as follows:

         A)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(a):

                  Class A Required Amount applied in the
                  priority set forth in subsections
                  4.05(a)(i), (ii) and (iii)................$__________

         B)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(b):

                  Aggregate amount of Class A Investor
                  Charge-Offs not previously reimbursed
                  allocated to Available Principal
                  Collections...............................$__________

         C)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(c):

                  Class B Required Amount applied in the
                  priority set forth in subsections
                  4.05(b)(i)................................$__________

         D)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(d):

                  Interest accrued on aggregate outstanding
                  principal balance of the Class B
                  Certificates not otherwise distributed to
                  Class B Certificateholders pursuant to
                  Section 4.07(c)...........................$__________

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         E)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(d):

                  Amount (up to the Class B Investor
                  Default) to be applied as Available
                  Principal Collections.....................$__________

         F)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(e):

                  The amount by which the "Class B Invested
                  Amount" has been reduced pursuant to
                  clauses (c), (d) and (e) of the definition
                  thereof allocated to Available Principal
                  Collections...............................$__________

         G)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(f):

                  (1)      Collateral Monthly Interest......$__________

                  (2)      Collateral Monthly Interest
                           previously due but not paid......$__________

                  (3)      Collateral Additional Interest
                           and any Collateral Additional
                           Interest previously due and not
                           paid.............................$__________

         H)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(g):

                  Monthly Servicing Fee for such
                  Distribution Date that has not been paid
                  to the Servicer and any Monthly Servicing
                  Fee previously due but not paid to the
                  Servicer..................................$__________

         I)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(h):

                  Collateral Default Amount allocated to
                  Available Principal Collections...........$__________

         J)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(i):

                  The amount by which the "Collateral
                  Invested Amount" has been reduced pursuant
                  to clauses (c), (d) and (e) of the
                  definition thereof allocated to Available
                  Principal Collections.....................$__________

         K)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(j):

                  The excess of the Required Reserve Account
                  Amount over the Available Reserve Amount
                  deposited into the Reserve Account........$__________

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         L)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(k):

                  Paid to the Collateral Interest Holder
                  pursuant to the Loan Agreement............$__________

         M)       Pursuant to subsection 4.07(l):

                  Treated as Excess Finance Charge
                  Collections and allocated to other Series
                  or paid to the Holders of the Transferor
                  Certificates..............................$__________

         Pursuant to Section 4.08, the Servicer does hereby instruct the Trustee
to apply on              , which is a Distribution Date under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, $ of Reallocated Principal Collections to fund any
deficiencies in the Required Amount after applying Class A Available Funds,
Class B Available Funds, Excess Spread and Excess Finance Charge Collections
thereto.

II. INSTRUCTION TO MAKE CERTAIN PAYMENTS

         Pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Series Supplement, the Servicer does
hereby instruct the Trustee to pay in accordance with Section 5.01 from the
Interest Funding Account or the Principal Funding Account, as applicable,
on            , hich date is a Payment Date under the Supplement, the following
amounts as set forth below:

         A)       Pursuant to subsection 5.01(a):

                  Interest to be distributed to Class A
                  Certificateholders........................$__________

         B)       Pursuant to subsection 5.01(b):

                  On the Expected Final Payment Date or a
                  Special Payment Date, principal to be
                  distributed to the Class A
                  Certificateholders........................$__________

         C)       Pursuant to subsection 5.01(c):

                  Interest to be distributed to Class B
                  Certificateholders........................$__________

         D)       Pursuant to subsection 5.01(d):

                  On the Expected Final Payment Date or a
                  Special Payment Date, on or after the date
                  Class A Invested Amount is paid in full,
                  principal to be distributed to the
                  Class B Certificateholders................$__________

III. ACCRUED AND UNPAID AMOUNTS

         After giving effect to the withdrawals and transfers to be made in
accordance with this notice, the following amounts will be accrued and unpaid
with respect to all Monthly Periods preceding the current calendar month.

         1.       Subsection 4.06(a):

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                  The aggregate amount of all unreimbursed
                  Class A Investor Charge-Offs..............$__________

         2.       Subsection 4.06(a), (b) and 4.08(a):

                  The aggregate amount by which the "Class B
                  Invested Amount" has been reduced pursuant
                  to clauses (c), (d) and (e) of the
                  definition thereof........................$__________

         3.       Subsection 4.06(a), (b), (c) and 4.08(a)
                  and (b):

                  The aggregate amount by which the
                  "Collateral Invested Amount" has been
                  reduced pursuant to clauses (c), (d) and
                  (e) of the definition thereof.............$__________

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate
this _________ day of ________________ , __________ .

                                    AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES
                                    COMPANY, INC., as Servicer

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

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                                                                       EXHIBIT C

                            FORM OF MONTHLY STATEMENT

                  AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST
                                  SERIES 2000-5

     Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 16, 1996
(hereinafter as such agreement may have been or may be from time to time,
amended or otherwise modified, the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. ("TRS"), as Servicer,
American Express Centurion Bank and American Express Receivables Financing
Corporation II, as transferors (together, the "Transferors"), and The Bank of
New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the Series 2000-5
Supplement dated as of September 15, 2000 (the "Supplement") among TRS, the
Transferors and the Trustee, TRS, as Servicer is required to prepare certain
information each month regarding current distributions to the Series 2000-5
Certificateholders and the performance of the American Express Credit Account
Master Trust (the "Trust") during the previous month. The information which is
required to be prepared with respect to the Distribution Date of______________,
and with respect to the performance of the Trust during the month of____________
is set forth below. Certain of the information is presented on the basis of an
original principal amount of $1,000 per Series 2000-5 Certificate (a
"Certificate"). Certain other information is presented based on the aggregate
amounts for the Trust as a whole. Capitalized terms used in this Monthly
Statement have their respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and the Supplement.

         A)       Information regarding distributions in
                  respect of the Class A Certificates per
                  $1,000 original certificate principal
                  amount

                  (1)      The total amount of the
                           distribution in respect of Class
                           A Certificates, per $1,000
                           original certificate principal
                           amount...........................$__________

                  (2)      The amount of the distribution
                           set forth in paragraph 1 above in
                           respect of interest on the Class
                           A Certificates, per $1,000
                           original certificate principal
                           amount...........................$__________

                  (3)      The amount of the distribution
                           set forth in paragraph 1 above in
                           respect of principal of the Class
                           A Certificates, per $1,000
                           original certificate principal
                           amount...........................$__________

         B)       Class A Investor Charge Offs and
                  Reimbursement of Charge Offs

                  (1)      The amount of Class A Investor
                           Charge Offs......................$__________

                  (2)      The amount of Class A Investor
                           Charge Offs set forth in
                           paragraph 1 above, per $1,000
                           original certificate principal
                           amount...........................$__________

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                  (3)      The total amount reimbursed in
                           respect of Class A Investor
                           Charge Offs......................$__________

                  (4)      The amount set forth in paragraph
                           3 above, per $1,000 original
                           certificate principal amount.....$__________

                  (5)      The amount, if any, by which the
                           outstanding principal balance of
                           the Class A Certificates exceeds
                           the Class A Invested Amount after
                           giving effect to all transactions
                           on such Distribution Date........$__________

         C)       Information regarding distributions in
                  respect of the Class B Certificates, per
                  $1,000 original certificate principal
                  amount

                  (1)      The total amount of the
                           distribution in respect of Class
                           B Certificates, per $1,000
                           original certificate principal
                           amount...........................$__________

                  (2)      The amount of the distribution
                           set forth in paragraph 1 above in
                           respect of interest on the Class
                           B Certificates, per $1,000
                           original certificate principal
                           amount...........................$__________

                  (3)      The amount of the distribution
                           set forth in paragraph 1 above in
                           respect of principal of the Class
                           B Certificates, per $1,000
                           original certificate principal
                           amount...........................$__________

         D)       Amount of reductions in Class B Invested
                  Amount pursuant to clauses (c), (d), and
                  (e) of the definition of Class B Invested
                  Amount

                  (1)      The amount of reductions in Class
                           B Invested Amount pursuant to
                           clauses (c), (d) and (e) of the
                           definition of Class B Invested
                           Amount...........................$__________

                  (2)      The amount of the reductions in
                           the Class B Invested Amount set
                           forth in paragraph 1 above, per
                           $1,000 original certificate
                           principal amount.................$__________

                  (3)      The total amount reimbursed in
                           respect of such reductions in the
                           Class B Invested Amount..........$__________

                  (4)      The amount set forth in paragraph
                           3 above, per $1,000 original
                           certificate principal amount.....$__________

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                  (5)      The amount, if any, by which the
                           outstanding principal balance of
                           the Class B Certificates exceeds
                           the Class B Invested Amount after
                           giving effect to all transactions
                           on such Distribution Date........$__________

         E)       Information regarding certain
                  distributions to the Collateral Interest
                  Holder

                  (1)      The amount distributed to the
                           Collateral Interest Holder in
                           respect of interest on the
                           Collateral Invested Amount.......$__________

                  (2)      The amount distributed to the
                           Collateral Interest Holder in
                           respect of principal on the
                           Collateral Invested Amount.......$__________

         F)       Amount of reductions in Collateral
                  Invested Amount pursuant to clauses (c),
                  (d), and (e) of the definition of
                  Collateral Invested Amount

                  (1)      The amount of reductions in the
                           Collateral Invested Amount
                           pursuant to clauses (c), (d) and
                           (e) of the definition of
                           Collateral Invested Amount.......$__________

                  (2)      The total amount reimbursed in
                           respect of such reductions in the
                           Collateral Invested Amount.......$__________

                                    AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED
                                    SERVICES COMPANY, INC., as Servicer

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

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   RECEIVABLES --

Beginning of the Month Principal Receivables:                $
                                                              -------------
Beginning of the Month Finance Charge Receivables:           $
                                                              -------------
Beginning of the Month Discounted Receivables:               $
                                                              -------------
Beginning of the Month Premium Receivables:                  $
                                                              -------------
Beginning of the Month Total Receivables:                    $
                                                              -------------

Removed Principal Receivables:                               $
                                                              -------------
Removed Finance Charge Receivables:                          $
                                                              -------------
Removed Total Receivables:                                   $
                                                              -------------

Additional Principal Receivables:                            $
                                                              -------------
Additional Finance Charge Receivables:                       $
                                                              -------------
Additional Total Receivables:                                $
                                                              -------------

Discounted Receivables Generated this Period:                $
                                                              -------------
Premium Receivables Generated this Period:                   $
                                                              -------------
End of the Month Principal Receivables:                      $
                                                              -------------
End of the Month Finance Charge Receivables:                 $
                                                              -------------
End of the Month Discounted Receivables:                     $
                                                              -------------
End of the Month Premium Receivables:                        $
                                                              -------------
End of the Month Total Receivables:                          $
                                                              -------------

Special Funding Account Balance:                             $
                                                              -------------
Aggregate Invested Amount (all Master Trust Series)::        $
                                                              -------------
End of the Month Transferor Amount:                          $
                                                              -------------

DELINQUENCIES AND LOSSES --

End of the Month Delinquencies:                              RECEIVABLES

      30-59 Days Delinquent                                  $
                                                              -------------
      60-89 Days Delinquent                                  $
                                                              -------------
      90+ Days Delinquent                                    $
                                                              -------------

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      Total 30+ Days Delinquent                              $
                                                              -------------

Defaulted Accounts During the Month:                         $
                                                              -------------

INVESTED AMOUNTS --

      Class A Initial Invested Amount    $650,000,000

      Class B Initial Invested Amount    $63,030,000

      Collateral Initial Invested Amount $74,848,000

INITIAL INVESTED AMOUNT                                      $787,878,000

      Class A Invested Amount            $
                                          -------------
      Class B Invested Amount            $
                                          -------------
      Collateral Invested Amount         $
                                          -------------
INVESTED AMOUNT                                              $
                                                              -------------

      Class A Adjusted Invested Amount                       $
                                                              -------------
      Class B Adjusted Invested Amount                       $
                                                              -------------
ADJUSTED INVESTED AMOUNT                                     $
                                                              -------------

MONTHLY SERVICING FEE                                        $
                                                              -------------

INVESTOR DEFAULT AMOUNT                                      $
                                                              -------------

GROUP II INFORMATION

      WEIGHTED AVERAGE CERTIFICATE RATE FOR ALL SERIES IN
      GROUP ONE                                              $
                                                              -------------

      GROUP II INVESTOR FINANCE CHARGE COLLECTIONS           $
                                                              -------------
      GROUP II INVESTOR ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS                   $
                                                              -------------
      GROUP II INVESTOR DEFAULT AMOUNT                       $
                                                              -------------
      GROUP II INVESTOR MONTHLY FEES                         $
                                                              -------------
      GROUP II INVESTOR MONTHLY INTEREST                     $
                                                              -------------

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SERIES 2000-5 INFORMATION

      SERIES 2000-5 ALLOCATION PERCENTAGE                                  %
                                                              -------------

      SERIES 2000-5 ALLOCABLE FINANCE CHARGE                 $
      COLLECTIONS                                             -------------

      SERIES 2000-5 ADDITIONAL                               $
      AMOUNTS                                                 -------------

      SERIES 2000-5 ALLOCABLE DEFAULTED AMOUNT               $
                                                              -------------
      SERIES 2000-5 MONTHLY FEES                             $
                                                              -------------
      SERIES 2000-5 ALLOCABLE PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS          $
                                                              -------------
      SERIES 2000-5 REQUIRED TRANSFEROR AMOUNT               $
                                                              -------------
      FLOATING ALLOCATION                                    $
      PERCENTAGE                                              -------------

      INVESTOR FINANCE CHARGE COLLECTIONS                                  %
                                                              -------------

      INVESTOR DEFAULT AMOUNT                                $
                                                              -------------
      REALLOCATED INVESTOR FINANCE CHARGE                    $
      COLLECTIONS                                             -------------

      PRINCIPAL ALLOCATIONS PERCENTAGE                                     %
                                                              -------------

      AVAILABLE PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS                        $
                                                              -------------

CLASS A AVAILABLE FUNDS --

CLASS A FLOATING PERCENTAGE                                                %
                                                              -------------

      Class A Floating Percentage of     $
                                          --------------
      Reallocated Investor Finance
      Charge Collections

      Other Amounts                      $
                                          --------------

TOTAL CLASS A AVAILABLE FUNDS                                $
                                                              -------------

      Class A Monthly Interest           $
                                          --------------

      Class A Servicing Fee (if          $
      applicable)                         --------------

      Class A Investor Default Amount    $
                                          --------------

TOTAL CLASS A EXCESS SPREAD                                  $
                                                              -------------

CLASS A REQUIRED AMOUNT                                      $
                                                              -------------

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CLASS B AVAILABLE FUNDS --                                   $
                                                              -------------

CLASS B FLOATING PERCENTAGE                                                 %
                                                              -------------

CLASS B AVAILABLE FUNDS                                      $
                                                              -------------

      Class B Monthly Interest           $
                                          --------------

      Class B Servicing Fee (if          $
      applicable)                         --------------

COLLATERAL AVAILABLE FUNDS
COLLATERAL FLOATING PERCENTAGE                                              %
                                                              -------------

COLLATERAL AVAILABLE FUNDS                                   $
                                                              -------------
      Collateral Interest Servicing Fee                      $
      (if applicable)                                         -------------

TOTAL COLLATERAL EXCESS SPREAD                               $
                                                              -------------

TOTAL CLASS B EXCESS SPREAD                                  $
                                                              -------------

EXCESS SPREAD --

TOTAL EXCESS SPREAD                                          $
                                                              -------------
      Excess Spread Applied to Class A   $
      Required Amount                     --------------

      Excess Spread Applied to Class A   $
      Investor Charge Offs                --------------

      Excess Spread Applied to Class B   $
      Required Amount                     --------------

      Excess Spread Applied to           $
      Reductions of Class B Invested      --------------
      Amount pursuant to clauses (c),
      (d) and (e)

      Excess Spread Applied to           $
      Collateral Monthly Interest         --------------

      Excess Spread Applied to Unpaid    $
      Monthly Servicing Fee               --------------

      Excess Spread Applied Collateral   $
      Default Amount                      --------------

                                      C-7
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      Excess Spread Applied to           $
      Reductions of Collateral Invested   --------------
      Amount Pursuant to Clauses (c),
      (d) and (e)

      Excess Spread Applied to Reserve   $
      Account                             --------------

      Excess Spread Applied to Other     $
      Amounts Owed to Collateral          --------------
      Interest Holder

TOTAL EXCESS FINANCE CHARGE COLLECTIONS  $
ELIGIBLE FOR OTHER EXCESS ALLOCATION      --------------
SERIES

EXCESS FINANCE CHARGES COLLECTIONS

TOTAL EXCESS FINANCE CHARGE COLLECTIONS  $
FOR ALL ALLOCATION SERIES                 --------------

SERIES 2000-5 EXCESS FINANCE CHARGE
COLLECTIONS

EXCESS FINANCE CHARGE COLLECTIONS        $
ALLOCATED TO SERIES 2000-5                --------------

      Excess Finance Charge Collections  $
      Applied to Class A Required Amount  --------------

      Excess Finance Charge Collections  $
      Applied to Class A Investor         --------------
      Charge Offs

      Excess Finance Charge Collections  $
      Applied to Class B Required Amount  --------------

      Excess Finance Charge Collections  $
      Applied to Reductions of Class B    --------------
      Invested Amount Pursuant to
      Clauses (c), (d) and (e)

      Excess Finance Charge Collections  $
      Applied to Collateral Monthly       --------------
      Interest

      Excess Finance Charge Collections  $
      Applied to Unpaid Monthly           --------------
      Servicing Fee

      Excess Finance Charge Collections  $
      Applied to Collateral Default       --------------
      Amount

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      Excess Finance Charge Collections  $
      Applied to Reductions of            --------------
      Collateral Invested Amount
      Pursuant to Clauses (c), (d) and
      (e)

      Excess Finance Charge Collections  $
      Applied to Reserve Account          --------------

      Excess Finance Charge Collections  $
      Applied to Other Amounts Owed to    --------------
      Collateral Interest Holder

YIELD AND BASE RATE --

      Base Rate (Current Month)                         %
                                          --------------

      Base Rate (Prior Month)                           %
                                          --------------

      Base Rate (Two Months Ago)                        %
                                          --------------

THREE MONTH AVERAGE BASE RATE                                                %
                                                             ----------------

      Series Adjusted Portfolio Yield                   %
      (Current Month)                     --------------

      Series Adjusted Portfolio Yield                   %
      (Prior Month)                       --------------

      Series Adjusted Portfolio Yield    $              %
      (Two Months Ago)                    --------------

THREE MONTH AVERAGE SERIES ADJUSTED
PORTFOLIO YIELD                                                              %
                                                             ----------------

PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS --

CLASS A PRINCIPAL PERCENTAGE                                                 %
                                                             ----------------

      Class A Principal Collections      $
                                          --------------

CLASS B PRINCIPAL PERCENTAGE                                                 %
                                                             ----------------

      Class B Principal Collections      $
                                          --------------

COLLATERAL PRINCIPAL PERCENTAGE                                              %
                                                             ----------------

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      Collateral Principal Collections   $
                                          --------------

AVAILABLE PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS                             $
                                                             ----------------

REALLOCATED PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS                           $
                                                             ----------------

SERIES 2000-5 PRINCIPAL SHORTFALL                           $
                                                             ----------------

SHARED PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS ALLOCABLE
FROM OTHER PRINCIPAL SHARING SERIES                         $
                                                             ----------------

ACCUMULATION --  -

      Controlled Accumulation Amount     $
                                          --------------

      Deficit Controlled Accumulation    $
      Amount                              --------------

CONTROLLED DEPOSIT AMOUNT                                   $
                                                             ----------------

PRINCIPAL FUNDING ACCOUNT BALANCE                           $
                                                             ----------------

SHARED PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS ELIGIBLE
FOR OTHER PRINCIPAL SHARING SERIES                          $
                                                             ----------------

INVESTOR CHARGE OFFS AND REDUCTIONS--

CLASS A INVESTOR CHARGE OFFS                                $
                                                             ----------------
REDUCTIONS IN CLASS B INVESTED AMOUNT
(OTHER THAN BY PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS)                          $
                                                             ----------------
REDUCTIONS IN COLLATERAL INVESTED
AMOUNT (OTHER THAN BY PRINCIPAL
PAYMENTS)                                                   $
                                                             ----------------

PREVIOUS CLASS A CHARGE OFFS                                $
REIMBURSED                                                   ----------------

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PREVIOUS CLASS B INVESTED AMOUNT
REDUCTIONS REIMBURSED                                       $
                                                             ----------------

PREVIOUS COLLATERAL INVESTED AMOUNT
REDUCTIONS REIMBURSED                                       $
                                                             ----------------

                                    AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES
                                    COMPANY, INC., as Servicer

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

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                                                                       EXHIBIT D

                     FORM OF MONTHLY SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE

             AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.

                  AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST
                                  SERIES 2000-5

         The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of American Express
Travel Related Services Company, Inc., as Servicer ("TRS"), pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1996 (as amended and
supplemented, the "Agreement"), as supplemented by the Series 2000-5 Supplement
dated as of September 15, 2000 (as amended and supplemented, the "Series
Supplement"), among TRS, as Servicer, American Express Centurion Bank and
American Express Receivables Financing Corporation II, as Transferors, and The
Bank of New York, as Trustee, does hereby certify as follows:

         1. Capitalized terms used in this Certificate have their respective
meanings as set forth in the Agreement or the Series Supplement, as applicable.

         2. TRS is, as of the date hereof, the Servicer under the Agreement.

         3. The undersigned is a Servicing Officer.

         4. This Certificate relates to the Distribution Date occurring on
__________________ _______, 200____.

         5. As of the date hereof, to the best knowledge of the undersigned, the
Servicer has performed in all material respects all its obligations under the
Agreement through the Monthly Period preceding such Distribution Date [or, if
there has been a default in the performance of any such obligation, set forth in
detail the (i) nature of such default, (ii) the action taken by the Servicer, if
any, to remedy such default and (iii) the current status of each such default;
if applicable, insert "None"].

         6. As of the date hereof, to the best knowledge of the undersigned, no
Pay Out Event occurred on or prior to such Distribution Date.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
this Certificate this ___ day of ____________, 200__.

                                    AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES
                                    COMPANY, INC.,
                                    as Servicer

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                         Title:EXHIBIT 10.1 TO FORM 8-K

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

      THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT  ("Agreement")  dated as of September 5, 2000,
is by  and  between  Valley  National  Bancorp,  a New  Jersey  corporation  and
registered  bank holding  company  ("Valley"),  and  Merchants New York Bancorp,
Inc., a Delaware corporation and registered bank holding company ("Merchants").

                                   BACKGROUND

      WHEREAS,  Valley and  Merchants,  as of the date  hereof,  are prepared to
execute a  definitive  agreement  and plan of merger  (the  "Merger  Agreement")
pursuant to which  Merchants will be merged with and into Valley (the "Merger");
and

      WHEREAS,  Valley has advised Merchants that it will not execute the Merger
Agreement unless Merchants executes this Agreement; and

      WHEREAS,  the Board of  Directors  of Merchants  has  determined  that the
Merger Agreement provides substantial benefits to the shareholders of Merchants;
and

      WHEREAS, as an inducement to Valley to enter into the Merger Agreement and
in consideration for such entry,  Merchants desires to grant to Valley an option
to purchase  authorized  but unissued  shares of common stock of Merchants in an
amount and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

                                    AGREEMENT

      In  consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements
set forth herein and in the Merger Agreement, Valley and Merchants, intending to
be legally bound hereby, agree:

1.  Grant of Option.  Merchants  hereby  grants to Valley an option to  purchase
4,663,741 shares of common stock,  $0.001 par value per share, of Merchants (the
"Common  Stock")  at a price of $16.98  per share (as the same may be reduced in
accordance  with  Section  5b  hereof,  the  "Option  Price"),  on the terms and
conditions set forth herein (the "Option").

2. Exercise of Option. This Option shall not be exercisable until the occurrence
of a Triggering Event (as such term is hereinafter  defined).  Upon or after the
occurrence of a Triggering Event (as such term is hereinafter  defined),  Valley
may exercise the Option,  in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time,
subject  to the  terms  and  conditions  set forth  herein  and the  termination
provisions of Section 19 of this Agreement.

      The term  "Triggering  Event" means the occurrence of any of the following
events:

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a. A person or group (as such terms are defined in the  Securities  Exchange Act
of 1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  and the  rules  and  regulations
thereunder)  other  than  Valley or an  affiliate  of  Valley (a "third  party")
acquires  beneficial  ownership  (as  such  term is  defined  in Rule  13d-3  as
promulgated  under the  Exchange  Act) of at least  10% of the then  outstanding
shares of Common Stock,  provided,  however,  that the continuing ownership by a
person  or  group  which  as of  the  date  hereof  owns  more  than  10% of the
outstanding Common Stock shall not constitute a Triggering Event; or

b. A third party enters into a letter of intent or an agreement, whether oral or
written,  with Merchants  pursuant to which such third party or any affiliate of
such third  party  would (i) merge or  consolidate,  or enter  into any  similar
transaction,  with Merchants,  (ii) acquire all or a significant  portion of the
assets or liabilities  of Merchants,  or (iii) acquire  beneficial  ownership of
securities representing, or the right to acquire beneficial ownership or to vote
securities  representing,  10% or more of the then outstanding  shares of Common
Stock; or

c. A third  party  makes a filing  with any bank,  thrift or  financial  holding
company regulatory authorities with respect to or publicly announces a bona fide
proposal  (a  "Proposal")  for  (i)  any  merger  with,  consolidation  with  or
acquisition of all or a significant portion of all the assets or liabilities of,
Merchants  or any other  business  combination  involving  Merchants,  or (ii) a
transaction  involving  the  transfer  of  beneficial  ownership  of  securities
representing, or the right to acquire beneficial ownership or to vote securities
representing,  10% or more of the  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock,  and in
either case  thereafter,  if such Proposal has not been  Publicly  Withdrawn (as
such term is  hereinafter  defined)  at least 15 days  prior to the  meeting  of
stockholders  of  Merchants   called  to  vote  on  the  Merger  and  Merchants'
stockholders  fail to approve the Merger by the vote required by applicable  law
at the meeting of stockholders called for such purpose; or

d. A third  party makes a bona fide  Proposal  and  thereafter,  but before such
Proposal has been Publicly Withdrawn, Merchants willfully or intentionally takes
any action in any manner which would  materially  interfere  with its ability to
consummate  the  Merger or  materially  reduce the value of the  transaction  to
Valley; or

e. After the  execution of this  Agreement,  Merchants or any of its  directors,
senior  executive  officers,  investment  bankers or other person with actual or
apparent   authority  to  speak  for  the  Board  of  Directors,   willfully  or
intentionally takes any material direct or indirect action inviting, encouraging
or  soliciting  any proposal  (other than from Valley or an affiliate of Valley)
which has as its  purpose  a tender  offer for the  shares  of Common  Stock,  a
merger,  consolidation,  plan of exchange, plan of acquisition or reorganization
of Merchants, or a sale of a significant number of shares of Common Stock or any
significant portion of its assets or liabilities.

      The term  "significant  portion" means 10% of the assets or liabilities of
Merchants.  The term "significant number" means 10% of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock.

      Solely for purposes of Section 5b hereof, the date of a "Triggering Event"
under  clause (a) above is the date the third  party first  acquires  beneficial
ownership of at least 10% of the then  outstanding  shares of Common Stock;  the
date of a  "Triggering  Event"  under clause (b) above is the

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<PAGE>

date of entry into the letter of intent or agreement;  the date of a "Triggering
Event"  under clause (c) above is the earlier of the date of the filing (if any)
with a bank,  thrift or financial  holding  company  regulatory  authority  with
respect to the Proposal or the date of public announcement of the Proposal;  the
date of a "Triggering  Event" under clause (d) above is the date the third party
first makes the Proposal;  and the date of a "Triggering Event" under clause (e)
above is the first date on which a material  direct or indirect  action referred
to therein is taken.

      "Publicly  Withdrawn",  for  purposes of clauses (c) and (d) above,  shall
mean an unconditional bona fide withdrawal of the Proposal coupled with a public
announcement  of no further  interest in pursuing  such Proposal or in acquiring
any controlling  influence over Merchants or in soliciting or inducing any other
person (other than Valley or any affiliate) to do so.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option may not be exercised at any time
(i) in the  absence of any  required  governmental  or  regulatory  approval  or
consent (including any filing,  approval or consent required under the rules and
regulations of any securities exchange or the National Association of Securities
Dealers,  Inc.)  necessary  for  Merchants  to issue the shares of Common  Stock
covered by the Option (the "Option  Shares") or Valley to exercise the Option or
prior to the expiration or termination of any waiting period required by law, or
(ii) so long as any  injunction  or other order,  decree or ruling issued by any
federal or state court of competent  jurisdiction  is in effect which  prohibits
the sale or delivery of the Option Shares.

      Merchants shall notify Valley promptly in writing of the occurrence of any
Triggering Event known to it, it being understood that the giving of such notice
by  Merchants  shall not be a condition  to the right of Valley to exercise  the
Option.  Merchants  will not take any  action  which  would  have the  effect of
preventing or disabling  Merchants  from  delivering the Option Shares to Valley
upon exercise of the Option or otherwise  performing its obligations  under this
Agreement,  except to the extent  required by applicable  securities and banking
laws and regulations.

      In the event  Valley  wishes to exercise  the Option,  Valley shall send a
written notice to Merchants (the date of which is hereinafter referred to as the
"Notice  Date")  specifying  the  total  number  of  Option  Shares it wishes to
purchase and a place and date between two and ten business days  inclusive  from
the Notice  Date for the  closing of such a purchase  (a  "Closing");  provided,
however,  that a Closing  shall not occur  prior to two days  after the later of
receipt of any necessary  regulatory approvals and the expiration of any legally
required notice or waiting period, if any.

3. Payment and Delivery of  Certificates.  At any Closing  hereunder  (a) Valley
will make payment to Merchants of the  aggregate  price for the Option Shares so
purchased  by  wire  transfer  of  immediately  available  funds  to an  account
designated  by  Merchants;   (b)  Merchants  will  deliver  to  Valley  a  stock
certificate  or  certificates  representing  the  number  of  Option  Shares  so
purchased,  free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any
kind or nature  whatsoever  created by or through  Merchants,  registered in the
name of Valley or its  designee,  in such  denominations  as were  specified  by
Valley in its notice of  exercise  and,  if  necessary,  bearing a legend as set
forth below;  and (c) Valley  shall pay any transfer or other taxes  required by
reason of the issuance of the Option Shares so purchased.

      If required  under  applicable  federal  securities  laws as

                                       3
<PAGE>

determined  by  Merchants'  counsel,  a  legend  will be  placed  on each  stock
certificate  evidencing  Option Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement,  which
legend will read substantially as follows:

      The shares of stock evidenced by this certificate have not been registered
      for sale under the Securities  Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act").  These shares
      may  not  be  sold,   transferred  or  otherwise   disposed  of  unless  a
      registration  statement  with  respect to the sale of such shares has been
      filed  under the 1933 Act and  declared  effective  or, in the  opinion of
      counsel reasonably acceptable to Merchants,  said transfer would be exempt
      from registration under the provisions of the 1933 Act and the regulations
      promulgated thereunder.

No such  legend  shall be  required  if a  registration  statement  is filed and
declared effective under Section 4 hereof.

4. Registration  Rights.  Upon or after the occurrence of a Triggering Event and
upon receipt of a written request from Valley, Merchants shall, if necessary for
the  resale of the Option or the Option  Shares by  Valley,  prepare  and file a
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any state
securities bureau covering the Option and such number of Option Shares as Valley
shall specify in its request,  and Merchants shall use its best efforts to cause
such registration statement to be declared effective in order to permit the sale
or other  disposition of the Option and the Option Shares,  provided that Valley
shall  in no event  have  the  right  to have  more  than one such  registration
statement  become  effective,  and provided  further that Merchants shall not be
required to prepare and file any such registration  statement in connection with
any  proposed  sale with  respect to which  counsel  to  Merchants  delivers  to
Merchants and to Valley  (which is reasonably  acceptable to Valley) its opinion
to the  effect  that no such  filing  is  required  under  applicable  laws  and
regulations  with respect to such sale or disposition or any subsequent  sale or
disposition;   provided   further,   however,   that  Merchants  may  delay  any
registration  of Option  Shares above for a period not  exceeding 90 days in the
event that Merchants  shall in good faith  determine that any such  registration
would adversely effect an on-going offering of securities by Merchants for cash.
Valley shall  provide all  information  reasonable  requested  by Merchants  for
inclusion in any registration statement to be filed hereunder.

      In connection  with such filing,  Merchants  shall use its best efforts to
cause to be  delivered  to  Valley  such  certificates,  opinions,  accountant's
letters  and other  documents  as Valley  shall  reasonably  request  and as are
customarily  provided in connection with  registrations  of securities under the
Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended.  All  expenses  incurred by  Merchants  in
complying with the provisions of this Section 4, including  without  limitation,
all registration and filing fees,  printing expenses,  fees and disbursements of
counsel for Merchants and blue sky fees and expenses shall be paid by Merchants.
Underwriting  discounts and  commissions to brokers and dealers  relating to the
Option or Option  Shares,  fees and  disbursements  of counsel to Valley and any
other expenses incurred by Valley in connection with such registration  shall be
borne by Valley.  In connection with such filing,  Merchants shall indemnify and
hold harmless Valley against any losses, claims,  damages or liabilities,  joint
or several, to which Valley may become subject,  insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon any untrue  statement or alleged  untrue  statement  of any  material  fact
contained in any preliminary or final registration statement or any amendment or
supplement  thereto,  or arise  out of a  material  fact  required  to be stated
therein  or  necessary  to make  the  statements  therein  not  misleading;  and

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<PAGE>

Merchants  will  reimburse  Valley  for any  legal or other  expense  reasonably
incurred by Valley in connection with  investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action;  provided,  however, that Merchants will not
be  liable  in any case to the  extent  that any such  loss,  claim,  damage  or
liability  arises out of or is based upon an untrue  statement or alleged untrue
statement  or omission or alleged  omission  made in such  preliminary  or final
registration  statement or such amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon
and in conformity with written  information  furnished by or on behalf of Valley
specifically  for use in the  preparation  thereof with  respect to  information
about  the  selling  stockholders  or the  plan  of  distribution.  Valley  will
indemnify  and hold  harmless  Merchants  to the same extent as set forth in the
immediately  preceding  sentence but only with reference to written  information
specifically  furnished by or on behalf of Valley for use in the  preparation of
such preliminary or final registration statement or such amendment or supplement
thereto with respect to information  about the selling  stockholders or the plan
of  distribution;  and Valley will  reimburse  Merchants  for any legal or other
expense  reasonably  incurred by Merchants in connection with  investigating  or
defending any such loss,  claim,  damage,  liability or action.  Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein,  no indemnifying  party shall be liable for any
settlement effected without its prior written consent.

5. Adjustments.

      a. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization.  In the event of any change
in  the  Common  Stock  by  reason  of  stock  dividends,   split-ups,  mergers,
recapitalizations,  combinations,  conversions, exchanges of shares or the like,
then  the  number  and kind of  Option  Shares  and the  Option  Price  shall be
appropriately adjusted.

      In the event any capital  reorganization or reclassification of the Common
Stock,  or any  consolidation,  merger or similar  transaction of Merchants with
another  entity,  or any  sale  of all or  substantially  all of the  assets  of
Merchants,  shall be  effected  in such a way that the  holders of Common  Stock
shall be entitled to receive  stock,  securities or assets with respect to or in
exchange  for  Common  Stock,  then,  as a  condition  of  such  reorganization,
reclassification,  consolidation, merger or sale, lawful and adequate provisions
(in form reasonably satisfactory to the holder hereof) shall be made whereby the
holder hereof shall  thereafter  have the right to purchase and receive upon the
basis and upon the  terms and  conditions  specified  herein  and in lieu of the
Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon exercise of
the rights  represented  by this  Option,  such shares of stock,  securities  or
assets as may be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange for the number
of shares of Common Stock  immediately  theretofore  purchasable  and receivable
upon exercise of the rights represented by this Option had such  reorganization,
reclassification,  consolidation,  merger  or sale not  taken  place;  provided,
however,  that if such  transaction  results  in the  holders  of  Common  Stock
receiving only cash, the holder hereof shall be paid the difference  between the
Option  Price and such  cash  consideration  without  the need to  exercise  the
Option.

      b. Adjustments  Based Upon Changes in Market Price. If, on the date of the
first  occurrence of any  Triggering  Event under Section 2, the Average  Merger
Consideration  Equivalent is less than the Option  Price,  then the Option Price
automatically  shall be reduced to the amount of the  Discounted  Average Merger
Consideration  Equivalent. As used herein, the "Merger Consideration Equivalent"
on any trading day means the Closing  Price of Valley  Common  Stock on such day
multiplied by the Exchange  Ratio (with "Closing  Price,"

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<PAGE>

"Valley Common Stock" and "Exchange  Ratio" all having the meanings  assigned to
them in the Merger  Agreement).  The "Average Merger  Consideration  Equivalent"
means the average of the Merger Consideration Equivalents during the Measurement
Period.  The  "Discounted  Average Merger  Consideration  Equivalent"  means the
Average Merger  Consideration  Equivalent minus $3.06. The "Measurement  Period"
shall be determined  as follows:  (a) If there is at least one but less than ten
trading  days  between  the  date of the  Merger  Agreement  and the date of the
Triggering Event (calculated in this paragraph by excluding both the date of the
Merger  Agreement and the date of the Triggering  Event),  then the "Measurement
Period" is the entire  period  between the date of the Merger  Agreement and the
date of the Triggering Event. (b) If there are at least ten but not more than 60
trading  days  between  the  date of the  Merger  Agreement  and the date of the
Triggering Event, then the "Measurement  Period" is the ten consecutive  trading
day period falling between the date of the Merger  Agreement and the date of the
Triggering  Event  which  produces  the  lowest  Average  Merger   Consideration
Equivalent.  (c) If there are more than 60 trading  days between the date of the
Merger  Agreement and the date of the Triggering  Event,  then the  "Measurement
Period" is the ten consecutive  trading day period falling during the 60 trading
day period ending with the last trading day prior to the date of the  Triggering
Event which produces the lowest Average Merger Consideration  Equivalent. If the
Exchange Ratio is adjusted during or after the Measurement  Period,  the Average
Merger Consideration Equivalent shall be calculated or adjusted appropriately to
reflect the adjustment in the Exchange Ratio.

6. Filings and Consents.  Each of Valley and Merchants  will use its  reasonable
efforts to make all filings with,  and to obtain  consents of, all third parties
and governmental  authorities  necessary to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

      Exercise of the Option herein provided shall be subject to compliance with
all applicable  laws  including,  but not limited to, in the event Valley is the
holder hereof, approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the New York Department of Banking or
the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  and Merchants agrees to cooperate with
and  furnish to the holder  hereof  such  information  and  documents  as may be
reasonably required to secure such approvals.

7. Representations and Warranties of Merchants.  Merchants hereby represents and
warrants to Valley as follows:

a. Due  Authorization.  Merchants  has full  corporate  power and  authority  to
execute,  deliver and perform this Agreement and all corporate  action necessary
for execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly taken by
Merchants.

b.  Authorized  Shares.  Merchants  has  taken  and,  as long as the  Option  is
outstanding,  will take all necessary  corporate action to authorize and reserve
for  issuance  all  shares of Common  Stock that may be issued  pursuant  to any
exercise of the Option.

c. No  Conflicts.  Neither the  execution  and  delivery of this  Agreement  nor
consummation of the transactions  contemplated  hereby (assuming all appropriate
regulatory  approvals)  will violate or result in any violation or default of or
be in conflict with or constitute a default under any term of the Certificate of
Incorporation  or Bylaws of Merchants or any  agreement,  instrument,  judgment,
decree or order applicable to Merchants.

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8. Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge that damages would be an
inadequate remedy for a breach of this Agreement and that the obligations of the
parties hereto shall be specifically enforceable. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Valley shall have the right to seek money damages against Merchants for a breach
of this Agreement.

9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior
agreements and  understandings,  both written and oral, among the parties or any
of them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

10. Assignment or Transfer.  Valley may not sell,  assign or otherwise  transfer
its  rights and  obligations  hereunder,  in whole or in part,  to any person or
group of persons other than to an affiliate of Valley, until the occurrence of a
Triggering Event. Valley represents that it is acquiring the Option for Valley's
own  account  and  not  with a view  to or  for  sale  in  connection  with  any
distribution  of the Option or the Option  Shares.  Valley is aware that neither
the Option  nor the Option  Shares is the  subject of a  registration  statement
filed with, and declared  effective by, the  Securities and Exchange  Commission
pursuant to Section 5 of the  Securities  Act, but instead each is being offered
in reliance upon the exemption  from the  registration  requirement  provided by
Section 4(2) thereof and the  representations  and warranties  made by Valley in
connection  therewith.  After the occurrence of a Triggering  Event,  Valley may
sell,  assign,   pledge,  or  otherwise  transfer  its  rights  and  obligations
hereunder,  in whole or in part,  to any  person,  subject  to  compliance  with
applicable law.

11.  Amendment of Agreement.  Upon mutual  consent of the parties  hereto,  this
Agreement may be amended in writing at any time, for the purpose of facilitating
performance  hereunder  or to  comply  with  any  applicable  regulation  of any
governmental  authority  or any  applicable  order of any court or for any other
purpose.

12.  Validity.  The  invalidity  or  unenforceability  of any  provision of this
Agreement  shall  not  affect  the  validity  or  enforceability  of  any  other
provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

13. Notices. All notices,  requests,  consents and other communications required
or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given when delivered personally,  or delivered by overnight delivery service, or
by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid,  return receipt  requested) to
the respective parties as follows:

       If to Valley:

                Valley National Bancorp
                1455 Valley Road
                Wayne, New Jersey 07470
                Attention:  Gerald H. Lipkin
                            Chairman, President and Chief
                            Executive Officer

       With a copy to:

                Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch LLP
                200 Campus Drive
                Florham Park, New Jersey  07932-0950

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                Attention:  Ronald H. Janis, Esq.
                            Michael W. Zelenty, Esq.

       If to Merchants:

                Merchants New York Bancorp, Inc.
                275 Madison Avenue
                New York, New York 10022
                Attention:  William J. Cardew
                            Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer

       With a copy to:

                Rosenman & Colin LLP
                575 Madison Avenue
                New York, New York 10022-2585
                Attention: Robinson Markel, Esq.

or to such other  address  as the person to whom  notice is to be given may have
previously  furnished  to the others in  writing  in the manner set forth  above
(provided  that  notice of any change of address  shall be  effective  only upon
receipt thereof).

14.  Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall be  governed  by and  construed  in
accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

15.  Captions.  The captions in the Agreement are inserted for  convenience  and
reference purposes,  and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms or
provisions hereof.

16. Waivers and Extensions.  The parties hereto may, by mutual  consent,  extend
the time for  performance  of any of the  obligations  or acts of  either  party
hereto.  Each party may waive (a)  compliance  with any of the  covenants of the
other party contained in this Agreement and/or (b) the other party's performance
of any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement.

17. Parties in Interest.  This Agreement  shall be binding upon and inure solely
to the benefit of each party hereto,  and nothing in this Agreement,  express or
implied,  is intended to confer upon any other  person any rights or remedies of
any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

18.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more  counterparts,
each of  which  shall  be  deemed  to be an  original,  but all of  which  shall
constitute one and the same agreement.

19.  Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate upon either the termination of
the Merger Agreement as provided therein or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement;  provided, however, that if termination of
the Merger  Agreement  occurs after the  occurrence  of a  Triggering  Event (as
defined in Section 2 hereof), this Agreement shall not terminate until the later
of 18 months  following the date of the  termination of the Merger  Agreement or
the  consummation of any proposed  transactions  which constitute the Triggering
Event;  provided further, that if the holder has given notice of exercise of the
option and the exercise is awaiting any necessary  regulatory approval after the
holder has acted  reasonably to obtain such approval  this  Agreement  shall not
terminate  until  the  approvals  have  been  granted  and  reasonable  time  to
consummate has elapsed, or the approvals are denied.

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      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  each of the parties hereto,  pursuant to resolutions
adopted by its Board of Directors,  has caused this Stock Option Agreement to be
executed by its duly authorized officer,  all as of the day and year first above
written.

                                 VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP

                 By: /s/ Gerald H. Lipkin
                    --------------------------------------------
                      Gerald H. Lipkin, Chairman, President
                          Chief Executive Officer

                                 MERCHANTS NEW YORK BANCORP, INC.

                 By: /s/ James G. Lawrence
                    --------------------------------------------
                      James G. Lawrence, President and
                          Chief Executive Officer

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