FR833282333_PAYPAL START MASTERCARD 
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SYNCHRONY BANK 
SECTION I: RATES AND FEES TABLE 
PAYPAL START MASTERCARD® ACCOUNT AGREEMENT 
PRICING INFORMATION

Interest Rates and Interest Charges

Annual Percentage Rate 
(APR) for Purchases

APR for Cash Advances

Paying Interest

The APR for purchases is the prime rate plus 23.74%

This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.

The APR for cash advances is the prime rate plus 23.74%.

This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.

Your due date is at least 23 days after the close of each billing cycle. We will not charge 
you  any  interest  on  purchases  if  you  pay  your  entire  balance  by  the  due  date  each 
month. We will begin charging interest on cash advances on the transaction date.

Minimum Interest Charge

If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than $1.50.

Fees

Transaction Fees

• Cash Advance

Either $5 or 3% of the amount of each cash advance, whichever is greater.

• Foreign Transaction

3% of each transaction.

Penalty Fees

• Late Payment

Up to $38.

How We Will Calculate Your Balance: We use a method called “daily balance.” See your credit card account agreement on 
the next page for more details.

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How Interest is Calculated

Your Interest Rate

SECTION II: RATES, FEES AND PAYMENT INFORMATION 
PAYPAL START MASTERCARD® ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

We  use  a  daily  rate  to  calculate  the  interest  on  the  balance  on  your  account  each  day.  The  daily  rate  is  the 
applicable APR times 1/365. Interest will be imposed in amounts or at rates not in excess of those permitted 
by applicable law. 

The APR for purchases is the prime rate plus 23.74%. As of April 1, 2018, the daily rate for purchases was 
.07806% (APR 28.49%).

The  APR  for  cash  advances  is  the  prime  rate  plus  23.74%.  As  of  April  1,  2018,  the  daily  rate  for  cash 
advances was .07806% (APR 28.49%). 

Daily Rates May Vary. The APRs and the daily rates on your account vary with the market based on the 
prime rate. The prime rate for a billing cycle is the highest bank prime loan rate published in The Wall Street 
Journal in its Money Rates section on the last business day of the calendar month preceding the first day of 
the billing cycle.

If the prime rate increases, the daily rates and APRs will increase. As a result, interest, your total minimum 
payment and the number of payments it would take you to pay off your account balance may increase. We 
apply any change in rates because of a prime rate change to your entire account balance. A change in the 
prime rate will take effect on the first day of the first billing cycle after the change. We may select a new interest 
rate index if the prime rate is not available.

When We Charge Interest 

Purchases. We charge interest on your purchases from the date you make the purchase until you pay the 
purchase in full. See exceptions below.

How We Calculate Interest

•  We will not charge you interest during a billing cycle on any purchases if:

1. You had no balance at the start of the billing cycle; OR

2. You had a balance at the start of the billing cycle and you paid that balance in full by the due date in that 

billing cycle.

•  We will credit, as of the start of the billing cycle, any payment you make by the due date that we allocate to 

purchases if:

1. You had no balance at the start of the previous billing cycle; OR

2.  You had a balance at the start of the previous billing cycle and you paid that balance in full by the due 

date in the previous billing cycle.

Cash  Advances.  We  charge  interest  on  your  cash  advances,  and  their  related  fees,  from  the  date  you 
make the transaction until you pay them in full. You cannot avoid paying interest on cash advances or their  
related fees.

We figure the interest charge on your account separately for each balance type. We do this by applying the 
daily rate to the daily balance for each day in the billing cycle. A separate daily balance is calculated for the 
following balance types, as applicable: purchases, cash advances and balances subject to different interest 
rates, plans or special promotions. See below for how this works.

1.  How to get the daily balance: We take the starting balance each day, add any new charges and fees, 

and subtract any payments or credits. This gives us the daily balance.

We apply fees to balance types as follows:

(a) late payment fees are treated as new purchases; 

(b) debt cancellation fees are added proportionately to each balance;

(c) cash advance fees are added to the cash advance balance; and

(d) foreign transaction fees are added to the purchase balance.

2. How to get the daily interest amount: We multiply each daily balance by the daily rate that applies.

3. How to get the starting balance for the next day: We add the daily interest amount in step 2 to the 

daily balance from step 1.

4.  How to get the interest charge for the billing cycle: We add all the daily interest amounts that were 

charged during the billing cycle.

We charge a minimum of $1.50 of interest in any billing cycle in which you owe interest. This charge is added 
proportionately to each balance type. 

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How Fees Work

Cash Advance Fee

Foreign Transaction Fee

We will charge this fee for each cash advance you make. For ATM cash advances this fee is in addition to any 
fee the ATM owner may charge you for use of the ATM.

We will charge this fee for purchases or cash advances you make in currencies other than U.S. dollars and/or 
in a country other than the U.S., whether or not the transaction was in a foreign currency. 
If you make a transaction with your account in a currency other than U.S. dollars, Mastercard will convert the 
transaction amount into U.S. dollars using its currency conversion procedure. Under the currency conversion 
procedure that Mastercard currently uses, the non-U.S. dollar transaction amount is converted into a U.S. 
dollar amount by multiplying the transaction amount in the non-U.S. dollar currency by a currency conversion 
rate. The currency conversion rate that Mastercard typically uses is either a government mandated rate, or 
a wholesale rate provided to Mastercard. The currency conversion rate that Mastercard uses for a particular 
transaction is the rate Mastercard uses for the applicable currency when the transaction is processed. This 
rate may differ from the rate in effect when the transaction occurred or when it was posted to your account, 
and  may  be  higher  than  the  rate  you  could  have  gotten  if  you  had  converted  U.S.  dollars  into  the  foreign 
currency.

Late Payment Fee

We will charge this fee if we do not receive the total minimum payment due on your account by 5 p.m. (ET) on 
the due date. This fee is equal to:

1.  $27,  if  you  have  paid  your  total  minimum  payment  due  by  the  due  date  in  each  of  the  prior  six  

billing cycles.

OR

2. $38, if you have failed to pay your total minimum payment due by the due date in any one or more of 

the prior six billing cycles.

The late payment fee will not be more than the total minimum payment that was due.

Minimum Payment Calculation

Your total minimum payment is calculated as follows. 

The greater of:

1. $25, or $35 (which includes any past due amounts) if you have failed to pay the total minimum payment due by the due date in any one or more of 

the prior six billing cycles. 

OR

2. The sum of:

a. Any past due amounts; PLUS
b. 1% of your new balance shown on your billing statement (excluding any balance in connection with a special promotional purchase with a unique 

payment calculation); PLUS

c. Any late payment fees charged in the current billing cycle; PLUS
d. All interest charged in the current billing cycle; PLUS
e. Any payment due in connection with a special promotional purchase with a unique payment calculation.

We round up to the next highest whole dollar in figuring your total minimum payment. Your total minimum payment will never be more than your new balance. 

Special Promotional Financing Offer Information

At  times,  we  may  offer  you  special  financing  promotions  for  certain  transactions  (“special  promotions”).  The  terms  of  this  Agreement  apply  to  any  special 
promotion. However, any special promotional terms that are different than the terms in this Agreement will be explained on promotional advertising or other 
disclosures provided to you. Below is a description of certain special promotions that may be offered: 

•  No Interest if Paid in Full Within 6 Months

•  No Interest if Paid in Full Within 12 Months

•  No Interest if Paid in Full Within 18 Months

For each promotion, if the promotional balance is not paid in full within the promotional period, 
interest will be imposed from the date of purchase at the variable Purchase APR that applies to 
your account when the promotional purchase is made.
At the time your account is opened, the variable Purchase APR is 28.49%.
Your Purchase APR will vary with the market based on the prime rate.

When you make a qualifying purchase under one of these promotions, no interest will be assessed on the purchase if you pay the following (the “promotional 
balance”) in full within the applicable promotional period: (1) the promotional purchase amount, and (2) any related optional credit insurance/debt cancellation 
charges.  If  you  do  not,  interest  will  be  assessed  on  the  promotional  balance  from  the  date  of  the  purchase.  Minimum  monthly  payments  are  required. 
Regular account terms apply to non-promotional purchases and, after promotion ends, to promotional purchases. Offers are subject to credit approval. These 
promotional offers may not be available at all times for all purchases. Please see any special promotion advertising or other disclosures provided to you for the 
full terms of any special promotion offered. 

SECTION III: STANDARD PROVISIONS  
PAYPAL START MASTERCARD® ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

ABOUT THE CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT AGREEMENT
This Agreement. This is an Agreement between you and Synchrony Bank, 170 Election Road, Suite 125, Draper, UT 84020, for your credit card account 
shown above. By opening or using your account, you agree to the terms of the entire Agreement. The entire Agreement includes the four sections of this 
document and the application you submitted to us in connection with the account. These documents replace any other agreement relating to your account 
that you or we made earlier or at the same time.

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Parties To This Agreement. This Agreement applies to each accountholder approved on the account and each of you is responsible for paying the full 
amount due, no matter which one uses the account. We may treat each of you as one accountholder and may refer to each of you as “you” or “your.” 
Synchrony Bank may be referred to as “we,” “us” or “our.”

Changes To This Agreement. We may change, add or delete terms of this Agreement, including interest rates, fees and charges.

Special Promotions. The terms of this Agreement apply to any special promotion. However, any special promotional terms that are different than the 
terms in this Agreement will be explained on promotional advertising or other disclosures provided to you.

HOW TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT/CARD
Use Of Your Account. You may use your account only for lawful personal, family or household purposes. You may use your PayPal Start Mastercard to 
fund your PayPal account (“PayPal account”) that you have established with PayPal, Inc. for payments for goods and services purchased by you with your 
PayPal account and for purchase of goods or services from any merchant that accepts Mastercard credit cards. You may get cash advances as further 
explained below. You may not use your account to pay amounts you owe us on this account or any other account you have with us.

Cash Advances. We may offer you the opportunity to get a cash advance with convenience checks that we send you. We may not honor a convenience 
check for any reason stated on the check. You can also get cash or make a withdrawal from any institution or ATM that accepts the card or the account. 
In addition, we will treat any purchase of certain cash like items as cash advances. Cash like items include for example, money orders, cashier’s checks, 
traveler’s  checks,  electronic  or  wire  transfers,  foreign  currency  or  other  in  bank  transactions,  tax  payments,  lottery  tickets  or  other  legalized  gambling 
transactions, court costs, bail bonds and fines.

You Promise To Pay. You promise to pay us for all amounts owed to us under this Agreement. 

Your Responsibility. Each accountholder will receive a card. You may not allow anyone else to use your account. If you do, or if you ask us to send a 
card to someone else, you will be responsible for paying for all charges resulting from their transactions.

Transaction Limits. To prevent fraud, we may limit the number or dollar amount of any type of transactions you can make in any particular amount of 
time. We also may decline any particular charge on your account for any reason.

Credit Limit. You will be assigned a credit limit and cash advance limit on your account that we may increase or decrease from time to time. If we approve 
a transaction that makes you go over your credit limit or your cash advance limit, we do not give up any rights under this Agreement and we do not treat 
it as an increase in either limit. 

HOW AND WHEN TO MAKE PAYMENTS
When Payments Are Due. You must pay at least the total minimum payment due on your account by 5 p.m. (ET) on the due date of each billing cycle. 
Payments received after 5 p.m. (ET) will be credited as of the next day. You may at any time pay, in whole or in part, the total unpaid balance without any 
additional charge for prepayment. If you have a balance subject to interest, earlier payment may reduce the amount of interest you will pay. We may delay 
making credit available on your account in the amount of your payment even though we will credit your payment when we receive it.

Payment Options. You can pay by mail or online. We may allow you to make payments over the phone but we will charge you a fee to make expedited 
phone payments. Your payment must be made in U.S. dollars by physical or electronic check, money order or a similar instrument from a bank located in the  
United States.

How To Make A Payment. You must follow the instructions for making payments provided on your billing statement. If you do not, credit of your payment 
may be delayed up to five days. Your billing statement also explains how information on your check is used.

Payment Allocation. We will apply the required total minimum payment to balances on your account using any method we choose. Any payment you 
make in excess of the required total minimum payment will be applied to higher APR balances before lower APR balances. Applicable law may require or 
permit us to apply excess payments in a different manner in certain situations, such as when your account has a certain type of special promotion.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU 
Using And Sharing Your Information. When you applied for an account, you gave us and PayPal, Inc. information about yourself that we could share 
with each other. PayPal, Inc. will use the information in connection with the credit program and for things like creating and updating its records and offering 
you special benefits. More information about how we use and share information is set forth in the privacy policy for your account. 

Address/Phone Change. You represent that any phone number that you provide to us belongs to you and/or that you are authorized to provide that 
number. You also agree to tell us right away if you change your address or any phone number. 

Consent  To  Communications.  You  consent  to  us,  as  well  as  any  other  owner  or  servicer  of  your  account,  contacting  you  through  any  channel  of 
communication and for any purpose, as permitted by applicable law. For informational, servicing or collection related communications, you agree that we 
may use the phone numbers that you provide to us to contact your cellular phone or wireless device with text messages, artificial or prerecorded voice calls, 
and calls made by an automatic telephone dialing system. This consent applies even if you are charged for the call under your plan. You are responsible 
for any charges that may be billed to you by your communications carrier when we contact you.

Telephone Monitoring. For quality control, you allow us to listen to and/or record telephone calls between you and us.

Consent  To  Electronic  Disclosures.  When  you  applied  for  this  account,  you  agreed  to  receive  Electronic  Communications  from  us  regarding  your 
account,  which  may  include  disclosures  required  by  applicable  federal  or  state  law  (collectively,  “Communications”).  These  Communications  include 
the Agreement, Statements and Privacy Policy, disclosures relating to any optional debt cancellation product you elect to purchase, including, without 
limitation, any Truth in Lending Act disclosures and other federal and state law disclosures, notices and communications in connection with the application 
for, the opening of, maintenance or collection of an account. Communications may be sent to your email address. Communications may include your name 
and some information about your account, including your balance or the due date for your payment. Electronic Communications may be disclosed to any 
party with access to your account or email account or hardware or software used to view your account or email account. At our option, we may provide 
you with paper Communications, such as paper Statements. In addition, if we provide you with paper Statements, we may switch to providing you with 
electronic Statements instead upon notice to you, unless you have withdrawn your consent to receive Electronic Communications as set forth below. You 
may withdraw your consent to receive Electronic Communications and elect to receive paper Communications by writing to P.O. Box 965004, Orlando, FL 
32896-5004. However, if you do so, we may close your account to future Purchases and Cash Advances and you will be required to pay off any balances 
under the terms that apply to your account at the time you withdraw your consent.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT 

Closing Your Account. You may close your account at any time by sending a letter to the address shown on your billing statement or calling customer 
service. We may close your account at any time, for any reason, including if your PayPal account is closed or if your account is no longer linked to your 
PayPal account. If your account is closed, you must stop using it. You must still pay the full amount you owe and this Agreement will remain in effect 
until you do.

Collection Costs. If we ask an attorney who is not our salaried employee to collect your account, we may charge you our collection costs. These include 
court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.

Credit  Bureau  Reporting.  We  may  report  information  about  your  account  to  credit  bureaus.  Late  payments,  missed  payments,  or  other  defaults 
on  your  account  may  be  shown  in  your  credit  report.  Tell  us  if  you  think  we  reported  wrong  information  about  you  to  a  credit  bureau.  Write  to  us  at  
P.O. Box 965005, Orlando, FL 32896-5005. Tell us what information is wrong and why you think it is wrong. If you have a copy of the credit report that 
includes the wrong information, send us a copy. 

Default. You are in default if you make a late payment, do not follow any other term of this Agreement or become bankrupt or insolvent. If you default 
or upon your death, we may (a) request payment of the full amount due right away, (b) take legal action to collect the amounts owed, and/or (c) take any 
other action allowed. 

Disputed Amounts. The billing rights summary in section IV of this Agreement describes what to do if you think there is a mistake on your 
bill. If you send us correspondence about a disputed amount or payment, you must send it to the address for billing inquiries. We do not 
give up any rights under this Agreement if we accept a payment marked “payment in full” or given with any other conditions or limitations.

Unauthorized Use. If your card is lost, stolen or used without your consent, call us immediately at 1-866-780-6221. You will not be liable for unauthorized 
use on your account, but you will be responsible for all use by anyone you give your card to or allow to use your account.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT 
Assignment. We may sell, assign or transfer any or all of our rights or duties under this Agreement or your account, including our rights to payments. We 
do not have to give you prior notice of such action. You may not sell, assign or transfer any of your rights or duties under this Agreement or your account.

PayPal Account. You are not required to apply for and/or have a PayPal Start Mastercard account in order to have a PayPal account, but you must 
have a PayPal account in good standing in order to apply for and maintain a PayPal Start Mastercard account. If your PayPal account is closed for any 
reason, or if your PayPal Start Mastercard account is no longer linked to your PayPal account, then your PayPal Start Mastercard account will be closed.

Assignment of Rights in Certain Funds Held By PayPal. If you obtain a credit from us for any Purchase used to fund your PayPal account, you agree 
that effective as of the time when such credit is issued, you will be deemed to have transferred to us any of your rights or interests in any funds held by 
PayPal for your benefit or otherwise, that resulted, directly or indirectly, from such Purchase. 

Enforceability. If any part of this Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable, all other parts of this Agreement will still apply.

Governing Law. Except as provided in the Resolving a Dispute with Arbitration section, this Agreement and your account are governed by federal law 
and, to the extent state law applies, the laws of Utah without regard to its conflicts of law principles. This Agreement has been accepted by us in Utah.

Waiver. We may give up some of our rights under this Agreement. If we give up any of our rights in one situation, we do not give up the same right in a 
nother situation.

RESOLVING A DISPUTE WITH ARBITRATION 
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT REJECT IT, THIS SECTION WILL APPLY TO YOUR ACCOUNT, AND MOST 
DISPUTES  BETWEEN  YOU  AND  US  WILL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  INDIVIDUAL  ARBITRATION.  THIS  MEANS  THAT:  (1)  NEITHER  A  COURT 
NOR A JURY WILL RESOLVE ANY SUCH DISPUTE; (2) YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR SIMILAR 
PROCEEDING; (3) LESS INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE; AND (4) APPEAL RIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED.

• What claims are subject to arbitration

1.  If either you or we make a demand for arbitration, you and we must arbitrate any dispute or claim between you or any other user of your 

account, and us, our affiliates, agents and/or PayPal, Inc., if it relates to your account, except as noted below. 

2.  We will not require you to arbitrate: (1) any individual case in small claims court or your state’s equivalent court, so long as it remains an 
individual case in that court; or (2) a case we file to collect money you owe us. However, if you respond to the collection lawsuit by claiming 
any wrongdoing, we may require you to arbitrate.

3.  Notwithstanding  any  other  language  in  this  section,  only  a  court,  not  an  arbitrator,  will  decide  disputes  about  the  validity,  enforceability, 
coverage or scope of this section or any part thereof (including, without limitation, the next paragraph of this section and/or this sentence). 
However, any dispute or argument that concerns the validity or enforceability of the Agreement as a whole is for the arbitrator, not a court,  
to decide.

• No Class Actions

YOU AGREE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION AGAINST US IN 
COURT OR ARBITRATION. ALSO, YOU MAY NOT BRING CLAIMS AGAINST US ON BEHALF OF ANY ACCOUNTHOLDER WHO IS 
NOT AN ACCOUNTHOLDER ON YOUR ACCOUNT, AND YOU AGREE THAT ONLY ACCOUNTHOLDERS ON YOUR ACCOUNT MAY 
BE JOINED IN A SINGLE ARBITRATION WITH ANY CLAIM YOU HAVE. 

If a court determines that this paragraph is not fully enforceable, only this sentence will remain in force and the remainder will be null and void, 
and the court’s determination shall be subject to appeal. This paragraph does not apply to any lawsuit or administrative proceeding filed against 
us by a state or federal government agency even when such agency is seeking relief on behalf of a class of borrowers, including you. This means 
that we will not have the right to compel arbitration of any claim brought by such an agency.

• How to start an arbitration, and the arbitration process

1.  The  party  who  wants  to  arbitrate  must  notify  the  other  party  in  writing.  This  notice  can  be  given  after  the  beginning  of  a  lawsuit  or  in 
papers filed in the lawsuit. Otherwise, your notice must be sent to Synchrony Bank, Legal Operation, P.O. Box 29110, Shawnee Mission,  
KS 66201-5320, ATTN: ARBITRATION DEMAND. The party seeking arbitration must select an arbitration administrator, which can be either 
the  American  Arbitration  Association  (AAA),  120  Broadway,  Floor  21,  New  York,  NY  10271,  www.adr.org,  1-800-778-7879,  or  JAMS,  620 
Eighth Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10018, www.jamsadr.com, 1-800-352-5267. If neither administrator is able or willing to handle the 
dispute, then the court will appoint an arbitrator. 

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2.  If a party files a lawsuit in court asserting claim(s) that are subject to arbitration and the other party files a motion with the court to compel 

arbitration, which is granted, it will be the responsibility of the party asserting the claim(s) to commence the arbitration proceeding. 

3.  The arbitration administrator will appoint the arbitrator and will tell the parties what to do next. The arbitrator must be a lawyer with at least ten 
years of legal experience. Once appointed, the arbitrator must apply the same law and legal principles, consistent with the FAA, that would 
apply in court, but may use different procedural rules. If the administrator’s rules conflict with this Agreement, this Agreement will control. 

4.  The arbitration will take place by phone or at a reasonably convenient location. If you ask us to, we will pay all the fees the administrator or 
arbitrator charges, as long as we believe you are acting in good faith. We will always pay arbitration costs, as well as your legal fees and costs, 
to the extent you prevail on claims you assert against us in an arbitration proceeding which you have commenced.

• Governing Law for Arbitration

 This Arbitration section of your Agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). Utah law shall apply to the extent state law is relevant 
under the FAA. The arbitrator’s decision will be final and binding, except for any appeal right under the FAA. Any court with jurisdiction may enter 
judgment upon the arbitrator’s award.

• How to reject this section

 You may reject this Arbitration section of your Agreement. If you do that, only a court may be used to resolve any dispute or 
claim. To reject this section, you must send us a notice within 60 days after you open your account or we first provided you 
with your right to reject this section. The notice must include your name, address and account number, and must be mailed to 
Synchrony Bank, P.O. Box 965012, Orlando, FL 32896-5012. This is the only way you can reject this section.

SECTION IV: OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION 
PAYPAL START MASTERCARD® ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

This section of the agreement includes state notices, billing rights summary and rewards terms (if applicable) and is not required to be provided as part of the 
credit card agreement posted online or provided to the CFPB.

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