FIFTH THIRD BANK CARD AGREEMENT for World EliteTM Mastercard®

 Credit Card

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This Agreement governs the terms and conditions of your Account. You should retain  
and carefully review this entire Agreement. You and we agree as follows:

We give this Agreement to our customers when they are approved for an Account, or when 
they request it. By opening an Account and making Transactions, you agree to use this 
Account only for personal, family or household purposes and to comply with this entire 
Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, the words you, your and yours mean anyone 
who applied to us for an Account and whose application we have approved, and who uses 
the Account with your permission. The words we, our, us and Fifth Third mean Fifth 
Third Bank and its successors and assigns.

DEFINITIONS
Account: Unless the context provides otherwise, your credit card account that  

you can access with your Card.

Account Statement: The periodic statement we mail to you in connection  

with your Account.

Agreement: This Fifth Third Bank Card Agreement for World Elite Mastercard Credit Card.
Annual Fee: If your Card has an annual fee, the amount of the annual fee is disclosed 
in the application for your Account and also will be disclosed in the document that 
accompanies your Card.

Applicable Law: At any time, any applicable (a) federal, state or local statutes, 
regulations, licensing requirements, regulatory bulletins or guidance, regulatory 
examinations, agreements or orders, (b) rule, regulation, restriction, requirement or 
contractual term of Mastercard or other card network, and (c) judicial or administrative 
interpretations of any of the foregoing.

ATM: Automated teller machine.
Authorized User: Any person you allow to use your Account.
Bank Account: If you use your Card as an ATM card, your savings or checking account  
that you maintain with us primarily for personal, household or family purposes and 
designate for use with your Card.

Billing Cycle: Time periods we use to manage your Account; each Billing Cycle  

is approximately one month long.

Business Day: Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Reserve Bank holidays.
Card: One or more cards or other access devices, including your account number or virtual 
card, that we issue to you, or someone you authorize, to receive credit under this 
Agreement.

Cash Advance: A transaction in which you (a) use your Card to get cash from an  

ATM; (b) present your Card to any bank or other person that accepts the Card to get  
cash or cash-like equivalents (for example, money orders, traveler’s checks or other  
payment instruments) from your Account; (c) use a Convenience Check or access  
Ready Reserve Overdraft Protection, (d) use your Card or your Account number to  
make a person-to-person transfer conducted through the Internet or otherwise; or  
(e) quasi-cash transactions. 

Claim: Any claim, dispute or controversy between you and us arising from or relating  
to this Agreement, any prior agreement that you may have had with us or the 
relationships resulting from the Agreement or any prior agreement, including the validity, 
enforceability or scope of this provision, the Agreement or any prior agreement. Claim 
includes claims of every kind and nature, including but not limited to initial claims, 
counterclaims, cross-claims and third-party claims and claims based upon contract, tort, 
fraud and other intentional torts, statute, common law and equity. The term Claim is to 
be given the broadest possible meaning and includes, by way of example and without 
limitation, any claim, dispute or controversy that arises from or relates to (a) the Account 
created by the Agreement or any prior agreement or any balances on the Account,  
(b) the Card, (c) the EFT services or Ready Reserve Overdraft Protection feature,  
(d) advertisements, promotions or oral or written statements related to the Card, the 
Account or the terms of financing, and (e) your use of the Card and the Account.

Convenience Check: A check that may be used to access your Account.
Covered Borrower: A consumer who is entitled to the Limitations on Terms of Consumer 

Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents under 32 C.F.R. § 232 (the 
Military Lending Act Regulations).

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Current Billing Cycle: A Billing Cycle that just ended.
EFT: Electronic funds transfer.
Foreign Transaction: A Transaction that occurs or is submitted to us from outside the  

United States or in a foreign currency.

International Transaction Fee: A fee imposed for each Transaction outside of the U.S.  

or in a foreign currency.

Minimum Payment Due: The minimum amount you must pay by the Payment Due 

Date shown on the front of your Account Statement.

Monthly Periodic Rate: The periodic rate that applies to certain Transactions calculated  

on a monthly basis.

New Balance: The new balance on your Account shown on the front of your  

Account Statement.

Non-Revolving Credit Line: The amount of your credit line over your Revolving  

Credit Line.

Payment Address: The remittance address indicated on the front of your  

Account Statement.

Payment Due Date: The date shown on the front of your Account Statement by which  

we must receive payment for the Billing Cycle.

PIN: Personal identification number.
POS: Point of sale.
Prime Rate: The highest prime rate published in the “Money Rates” section of the online 

version of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

Purchase: A purchase or lease of goods or services made with your Card or your Account.
Ready Reserve Overdraft Protection: An optional feature of your Account whereby 
you may link a checking account to your Account to cover overdrafts on the checking 
account.

Revolving Credit Line: The amount of your Account balance that you are permitted  

to pay over time.

Total Amount of Extended Credit: Your Revolving Credit Line and your Non-Revolving 

Credit Line.

Transaction: A Purchase or a Cash Advance.
U.S.: United States.

HOW TO USE YOUR CARD AND ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT
1. Card Transactions, Purchases and Cash Advances. 
You may use your Account and your Card to make a Purchase or obtain a Cash Advance by 
presenting your Card or your Account number to participating merchants and establishments 
where the Card is honored. We will also treat as a Cash Advance any transaction using 
Ready Reserve Overdraft Protection. 
You may also use your Card to transfer balances from other creditors, to make other 
transactions by means of balance transfer coupons or checks, or for any other transactions 
that we encourage you to make through an introductory or promotional offer, in accordance 
with the additional terms and conditions that we may offer from time to time. Unless we tell 
you otherwise, we will also treat any such balance transfer or other transaction as a Purchase. 
You agree that any debt incurred using your Account or your Card is valid, regardless  
of the purpose of the Transaction.
Purchases from a merchant that are directly convertible to cash (sometimes called “quasi-
cash” transactions), such as purchases of casino gaming chips, lottery tickets, money orders, 
wire transfer services, travelers cheques or foreign currency, may not be permitted with your 
Card. In the event it is permitted, it will be treated as a Cash Advance.  You may not use 
your Card or your Account for any illegal transaction or any gambling transaction. We reserve 
the right to decline any such transaction without notice.
Unless prohibited by Applicable Law, we may, from time to time, limit the type, number  
and dollar amounts of any Transactions, even if you have sufficient available credit. We may 
also terminate or suspend your use of your Account and Card and access to your Account 
without notice unless prohibited by Applicable Law.

2. Credit Limit.
Your Card allows you to pay your Account balance in full each month or pay a portion of 
your Account balance over time. There is no preset spending limit on your Account. No 
preset spending limit does not mean unlimited spending. Your Revolving Credit Line will be 
disclosed in the document that accompanies your Card and on your Account Statements. 
We will not disclose your Non-Revolving Credit Line; rather, we will evaluate each charge 
that causes your Account balance to exceed your Revolving Credit Line based on a variety 
of factors, including your Account spending and history, your experience with us and other 
creditors and information we obtain from credit bureaus. Subject to Applicable Law, we 
may refuse to authorize or accept any Transaction on your Account or Card at any time 
as described in this Agreement. We may also from time to time and in our sole discretion 
change your Revolving Credit Line; reduce your Revolving Credit Line to $0 and close your 
Account; limit the number or amount of Transactions on your Account based on an evaluation 
of various factors; or refuse or limit your access to your Non-Revolving Credit Line. We will 
promptly notify you in the event we decide to reduce your Revolving Credit Line. 
Your Account Statement may also show that only a portion of your Revolving Credit Line 
may be used for Cash Advances. Cash Advances, including Convenience Checks and Ready 
Reserve Overdraft Protection transactions, are charged against the cash portion of your 
Revolving Credit Line. Unless we inform you otherwise, your Cash Advance credit limit will be 
up to 50% of your Revolving Credit Line.
3. Convenience Checks. 
We may issue Convenience Checks to you, which may be used to access your Account. We 
will treat any Convenience Check issued to you that we pay as a Cash Advance (except 
for a Convenience Check issued to you as part of a promotional offer which, unless we 
tell you otherwise, will be treated as a Purchase), and we will deduct the amount of the 
Convenience Check from your Cash Advance credit limit. Each Convenience Check must be 
denominated in U.S. dollars and completed and signed by you in the same manner as a 
personal check. If we provide you with Convenience Checks for your Account, you may not 
use them to pay any amount you owe on your Account. You may not request, and we will 
not honor, a stop payment on any Convenience Check. We reserve the right to return any 
Convenience Check unpaid if (a) the amount of the Convenience Check exceeds your Cash 
Advance credit limit; (b) your Account is not in good standing or you are otherwise in default 
of this Agreement; (c) your Card or Convenience Checks have been reported lost or stolen or 
your Account may have been subject to unauthorized use; (d) you use a Convenience Check 
to pay any amount you owe on your Account; or (e) for any other reason. We will not be 
liable if we choose to return any Convenience Check unpaid.
4. Unauthorized Use. 
You must notify us immediately and assist us in our investigation if your Card is lost or 
stolen or you believe someone is using your Account or a Card without your permission. 
If you notice the loss or theft of your Card or a possible unauthorized use of your Card or 
Account, you should contact us immediately at 877-833-6197, Monday through Friday  
7 AM to 8 PM (EST) or Saturday 8:30 AM to 5 PM (EST). Outside of these hours, contact 
us at 800-972-3030.
5. Third-Party Claims or Defenses. 
We are not responsible if a third party refuses to accept or honor your Card or Account, even 
if you have sufficient available credit. Except as required by Applicable Law, we will not be 
responsible for any claim or defense you may have against any third party that arises out of or 
in connection with any Transaction with your Account or Card or any services or goods or other 
property purchased or leased using your Account or Card.

PAYING YOUR BILLS
6. Periodic Account Statements. 
Except as otherwise stated in this Agreement, we will send you an Account Statement. 
Unless you make other arrangements with us, your Account Statement will be mailed to you 
by regular mail to your address as it appears on our records. 
We will send your Account Statement for each Billing Cycle at the end of which your Account 
has a debit or credit balance in excess of $1.00 or on which an interest charge has been 
imposed. Generally, you will receive 12 Account Statements each year your Account is 
open. We will not send your Account Statement if (a) we deem your Account uncollectible, 
(b) delinquency collection proceedings have been instituted, or (c) for any other reason 
permitted by Applicable Law.
Payment Instructions. We credit your payments in accordance with the terms on your 
statement. If you mail your payment to an address other than the payment address shown 
on your statement, there may be a delay in crediting the payment to your Account. We can 
accept late payments, partial payments or payments marked “payment in full,” or with any 

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other restrictive endorsement, without losing any of our rights under this agreement. You 
must pay us in U.S. dollars in funds on deposit in the U.S. If you do not, we may refuse to 
accept your payment. We may also charge you the costs we incurred to collect the funds and 
we may select the currency conversion rate
7. Minimum Payment Due.
Your payment is due on or before the Payment Due Date shown on your Account Statement. 
You must pay at least the Minimum Payment Due shown on your Account Statement on 
a monthly basis, which will be the greater of (a) 2% of the New Balance, (b) 0.5% of 
the New Balance plus total billed interest charges and any fees, or (c) $35.00. Any New 
Balance less than $35.00 is payable in full. The Minimum Payment Due shown on your 
Account Statement will also include any amount past due and any amount by which your 
Account exceeds its credit limit. 
Although we may post payments as of the date we receive them, your Revolving Credit  
Line may not be restored for up to 7 days after we receive your payment. If the Minimum 
Payment Due is to be automatically deducted from your checking or savings account with 
us, you agree to have on deposit in that account on the Payment Due Date available funds 
equal to the Minimum Payment Due.
How We Apply Payments. We apply payments up to the Minimum Payment Due at 
our discretion. This may result in balances at lower APRs being paid before other balances. 
This may also result in higher interest charges. Payments in excess of the Minimum Payment 
Due will be applied consistent with law.
Automatic Billing. You may set up automatic billing with a merchant. If your Account 
Number or expiration date changes, you authorize us to provide the merchant with this 
information at our discretion. To stop automatic billing, you must contact the merchant directly.
8. Prepayment. 
You may pay without penalty any portion of the entire New Balance or more than your 
Minimum Payment Due before the Payment Due Date. You understand that by making 
a prepayment, the total amount you owe us will be reduced but that you must pay the 
Minimum Payment Due in successive Billing Cycles as reflected in your Account Statement. 

DETERMINATION OF INTEREST CHARGES
9. Monthly Periodic Rate. 
We determine the Monthly Periodic Rate by dividing the applicable APR by 12.
10. Minimum Interest Charge. 
If you incur interest charges in any Billing Cycle that total less than $1.00, the interest 
charge that will be charged to your Account is $1.00, if interest plus any Cash Advance 
Fees, Balance Transfer Fees, Convenience Check Fees and International Transaction Fees are 
less than $1.00.
11. Annual Percentage Rate (APR). 
(a) Purchases and Cash Advances. 
APR for Purchases. Documents accompanying your Card, which are incorporated by 
reference into this Agreement, disclose the APR for Purchases in effect when your Account is 
opened. 
Variable APR for Purchases. If the APR for Purchases is a variable rate based on 
the Prime Rate plus a margin, we will calculate the rate monthly by adding the applicable 
margin for those Transactions to the Prime Rate. (A “margin” is the percentage we add to 
the Prime Rate to calculate the APR.) This APR may vary (increase and decrease), but will 
not exceed 29.99% (corresponding Monthly Periodic Rate of 2.49916%). Any increase 
or decrease in the Prime Rate will result in an increase or decrease in your Monthly Periodic 
Rate and the APR, and as a result, the interest charge and the Minimum Payment Due will 
change and may result in a smaller part of your payment being applied to reduce principal. 
We determine the Prime Rate two business days prior to the closing date of your Billing 
Cycle. Changes to the Monthly Periodic Rate and corresponding APR for Purchases will be 
applied to your existing Account balance and to subsequent Transactions effective as of 
the first day of the Billing Cycle in which we determine the interest rate. If The Wall Street 
Journal (WSJ) does not publish the prime rate, or if it changes the definition of Prime Rate, 
we may, at our sole discretion, substitute another index.
APR for Cash Advances. The APR for Cash Advances will be 24.99% 
(corresponding Monthly Periodic Rate of 2.0825%).
(b) Changes to Rates. Subject to Applicable Law, we may change the Monthly Periodic 
Rate and corresponding APR for Purchases and Cash Advances if you are in default of this 
Agreement, or if we, in our sole discretion and from time to time, decide to take such action. 
(Please see the sections of this Agreement entitled “Penalty APR for Payments Late by 60 
Days or More,” “Penalty APR for Other Default,” “Changes to this Agreement” and “Default.”)

(c) Introductory Purchase, Balance Transfer and Promotional APR Offers. At our discretion, 
we may offer you an introductory or promotional APR for all or a part of your Transactions. 
For example, we may offer you a promotional APR to encourage specific transactions, 
such as transferring balances from accounts you have with others, or an introductory APR 
for Purchases when you open an Account. The period of time for which the introductory or 
promotional APR applies may be limited. Any introductory or promotional APR offer will be 
subject to the terms of the offer and this Agreement. 
If applicable, we will disclose information regarding any introductory or promotional APRs  
and the period of time during which they are in effect in the document that accompanies 
your Card or in materials we send you about the offer after you obtain your Card. If (i) we 
receive a Minimum Payment Due after its Payment Due Date; or (ii) (A) a check, similar 
instrument or electronic payment order that you have used for payment on your Account has 
been returned to us unpaid for any reason, (B) we must return a check or other instrument 
because it is not signed or is otherwise incomplete, or (C) a Convenience Check used to 
access your Account is not honored for any reason, we may adjust the APR to the APR then 
in effect or the penalty APR, as applicable. 
(d) Penalty APR for Payments Late by 60 Days or More. Subject to Applicable Law, we 
reserve the right to increase the APR to 29.99% (corresponding Monthly Periodic Rate 
of 2.49916%) on all new and outstanding Account balances each time we do not receive 
at least the Minimum Payment Due within 60 days of its Payment Due Date, including 
when we do not receive the Minimum Payment Due because a check, similar instrument or 
electronic payment order that we receive as payment on your Account has been returned to 
us unpaid for any reason, or we must return a check or other instrument because it is not 
signed or is otherwise incomplete. Once you become subject to this penalty APR, we may 
change your APR for outstanding balances back to the respective APRs in effect for your 
Account (not including any promotional APR), but only only if you pay at least the Minimum 
Payment Due by the Payment Due Date for six (6) consecutive Billing Cycles. Any other 
variable or non-variable APR that would otherwise apply to new and outstanding Account 
balances will change to this penalty APR.
(e) Penalty APR for Other Default. Subject to Applicable Law, we reserve the right to increase 
the APR to 29.99% (corresponding Monthly Periodic Rate of 2.49916%) on all new 
Transactions on your Account that occur more than 14 days after we send you notice of the 
increased APR each time (i) we receive a Minimum Payment Due after its Payment Due Date 
but before 60 days after its Payment Due Date; or (ii) (A) a check, similar instrument or 
electronic payment order that you have used for payment on your Account has been returned 
to us unpaid for any reason, (B) we must return a check or other instrument because it is not 
signed or is otherwise incomplete, or (C) a Convenience Check used to access your Account 
is not honored for any reason. Once you become subject to this penalty APR, we may 
change your APR back to the respective APRs in effect for your Account (not including any 
promotional APR), but only if you pay at least the Minimum Payment Due by the Payment 
Due Date for six (6) consecutive Billing Cycles. Any other variable or non-variable APR that 
would otherwise apply to new Account balances will change to this penalty APR.
12. Balance Subject to Interest Charge and Interest Charges.
(a) Balance Subject to Interest Charge. We will treat all fees (excluding Cash Advance fees) 
as Purchases for the purpose of computing the average daily balance for Purchases. We will 
treat Cash Advance fees as Cash Advances for the purpose of computing the average daily 
balance for Cash Advances. We calculate the balances of Purchases that are subject to an 
interest charge separately, based on the average daily balance of those Purchases in the 
Current Billing Cycle. We calculate the balance of Cash Advances that is subject to an interest 
charge separately, based on the average daily balance of those Cash Advances in the Current 
Billing Cycle. To determine the average daily balance for each type of Transaction (that 
is, Purchases and Cash Advances) during the Current Billing Cycle, we take the beginning 
balance of each type of Transaction each day, add any new Transactions of that type, and 
subtract any payments or credits applied to that type of Transaction that day. This gives us 
the daily balance for that type of Transaction. The daily balance for each type of Transaction 
is considered to be $0 for any day on which those portions of your Account have a credit 
balance. Then, we add all of the daily balances for the Current Billing Cycle and divide the 
total by the number of days in the Current Billing Cycle. This gives us an average daily 
balance of each type of Transaction for your Current Billing Cycle. 
(b) Interest Charges. No interest charges (other than International Transaction Fees)  
will be imposed on Purchases if you pay in full the New Balance shown on the Account 
Statement for your Current Billing Cycle by the Payment Due Date. If you have not done so, 
an interest charge will accrue from the transaction date on Purchases at the applicable APR 
for Purchases until the date payment in full is posted to your Account.
An interest charge will be imposed on Cash Advances from the Transaction date and included 
in the average daily balance of Cash Advances at the applicable APR for Cash Advances until 
the date payment in full is posted to your Account. 

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There is no grace period or time period within which to pay and avoid an interest charge on 
Cash Advances.
The total interest charge for a Billing Cycle is the sum of the interest charges for Purchases 
and Cash Advances. To compute the periodic rate portion of interest charges for your Current 
Billing Cycle, we multiply the average daily balance of each type of your Transactions in 
the Current Billing Cycle by the applicable Monthly Periodic Rates for that cycle. Fees for 
Cash Advances and International Transactions, if any, are added to and included in the total 
interest charges for your Current Billing Cycle.
13. Fees.
Annual Fee. If your Card has an annual fee, the amount of the annual fee is disclosed in 
the application for your Account and also will be disclosed in the document that accompanies 
your Card. This fee is assessed for the use of the Account and associated services, and will 
be identified as a fee on your Account Statement in the first Billing Cycle after you open your 
Account and annually thereafter.
Balance Transfer Fee. Unless your offer indicates otherwise, we will assess an 
interest charge in the form of a balance transfer fee equal to the greater of $5.00 or 
4% of the total dollar amount of the balance you are transferring from another account to 
your Account.
Cash Advance Fee. We will assess an interest charge in the form of a Cash Advance 
fee equal to the greater of $5 or 4% of the total dollar amount advanced for each Cash 
Advance on your Account.
Late Payment Fee. If we do not receive the Minimum Payment Due by the Payment 
Due Date, there is a late payment fee of $25. Any subsequent late fees will be $35 
until you make your required Minimum Payment Due by the Payment Due Date for six 
consecutive Billing Cycles. In any event, the late payment fee will not be greater than your 
Minimum Payment Due for the Billing Cycle for which your payment was late.
International Transaction Fee. None.
Expedited Card Delivery Fee. None.
Replacement Card Fee. None.
Convenience Check Fee. Unless your offer indicates otherwise, we will assess an 
interest charge in the form of a convenience check fee equal to the greater of $5 or 
4% of the total dollar amount of each convenience check used.
We may institute a standard charge or charges for the issuance, reissuance or use of the 
Card or for the reinstatement of any Card or Account privileges which have been suspended, 
as well as an annual fee and per item fee for each Transaction, and you agree to pay us 
such charges and fees.
14. Foreign Currency Transactions. 
If a Transaction is made in a foreign currency, we and Mastercard will convert the Transaction 
into a U.S. dollar amount. Mastercard will act in accordance with its operating regulations 
or conversion procedures in effect at the time the Transaction is processed. Currently, its 
regulations and procedures provide that the currency conversion rate used is either: (1) a 
wholesale market rate, or (2) a government-mandated rate in effect one day prior to the 
processing date. The currency conversion rate calculated in this manner that is in effect on the 
processing date may differ from the rate in effect on the transaction date or the posting date.

GENERAL PROVISIONS
15. Accepting this Agreement. 
This Agreement will be effective on either the date you sign or otherwise submit an 
application for the Account that we approve or the date you use, or someone you authorized 
uses, the Card or the Account, whichever is earlier. You agree that by using the Account or 
the Card, signing an Account application or other Account document or otherwise accepting 
the Account or the Card, you accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
16. Promise to Pay. 
By using your Card or your Account, you promise to pay us for all Transactions made on your 
Account, as well as any fees, interest charges or other charges. If this is a joint Account, 
each of you, together and individually, is responsible for all amounts owed, even if only one 
of you uses the Account.
17. Your Responsibility. 
You are responsible for all Transactions and other amounts posted to your Account arising 
from the authorized use of your Account or Card. If you have authorized another person 
to use your Account or Card in any way, we will deem your authorization to include the 
authorization to make Transactions of any kind using your Account or Card and to incur 
related fees and charges. 

We will also deem your authorization to continue until you revoke it by preventing that 
person from using your Account or Card. We are not responsible for controlling any person 
whom you have asked us to add to your Account or someone you let use your Account 
or Card. You should think carefully before allowing anyone to become an authorized user 
on your Account because you are allowing that person to use the Account as you can. If 
you wish to remove that person’s ability to use your Account or Card, you must notify us 
in writing. This notice will not be effective until we receive and have had a reasonable 
opportunity to act on it.

OUR RIGHTS AND HOW THEY AFFECT YOU
18. Delays in Enforcement. 
We can delay enforcing or not enforce any of our rights under this Agreement without losing 
our right to enforce them in the future. For example, we may accept late payments or 
payments that are marked “payment in full” or with other restrictive endorsements without 
losing any of our rights under this Agreement.
19. Termination. 
Subject to Applicable Law, we may terminate this Agreement or revoke your right to use 
your Account or Card, along with your right to make future Transactions, at any time and 
for any reason without notice to you. You or anyone you authorized to use the Card or 
Account may terminate your Account and use of your Card at any time by calling us at 
866-488-0017, or writing to us at Fifth Third Bank, 5050 Kingsley Drive, MD 1MOC2G, 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227. Any request to terminate your Account will be effective after 
we have had a reasonable opportunity to act on such request. The termination of this 
Agreement, whether initiated by us or you, will not affect any of your or our rights and 
obligations under this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated, you must still repay any 
amounts you owe us, even if we allow a Transaction to be completed with your Account 
or Card after this Agreement has been terminated. You agree to give to us or to destroy 
all of the Cards issued on your Account when we ask you to or when this Agreement is 
terminated. If someone attempts to use a Card after this Agreement is terminated, the 
Card may be retained. A Card also may be retained when you try to use it when certain 
other events occur.
20. Default. 
Subject to Applicable Law, your Account will be in default under this Agreement if any one 
of the following occurs: (a) you become generally unable to pay your debts, (b) you die 
or are declared legally incompetent, (c) you use a check or instrument for payment that is 
dishonored, (d) you fail to pay the Minimum Payment Due on or before your Payment Due 
Date, (e) any other creditor tries by legal process to take money of yours in our possession, 
(f) a petition is filed or other proceeding is commenced by or against you under the federal 
bankruptcy act or any other applicable federal or state insolvency laws, (g) you provide us 
with any false or misleading information, (h) you breach any of your other obligations under 
this Agreement, (i) you are in default of any other credit agreement you have with us or 
any of our affiliates, or (j) we believe in good faith that you may not pay or perform your 
obligations under this Agreement. The payment of any fee charged by us will not cure the 
default that caused the fee.
21. Our Additional Rights When You Are in Default. 
If your Account is in default under this Agreement, we may, subject to Applicable Law,  
(a) require you to pay any portion of your outstanding Account balance immediately,  
(b) allow you to repay your Account subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, 
(c) immediately terminate your Account and cancel all Cards, (d) reduce your Account 
Total Amount of Extended Credit or otherwise limit your ability to make Transactions as 
discussed in this Agreement, (e) commence a legal proceeding against you to collect all 
amounts owed in connection with this Agreement, or (f) increase the APR for Purchases 
and Cash Advances. We also may charge you court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees 
that we actually incur, as permitted by Applicable Law, if your Account is sent for collection 
to an attorney who is not our salaried employee. We will not be obligated to honor any 
attempted use of your Card or your Account if your Account is in default, or we have 
decided to terminate your Account or limit your ability to make Transactions as discussed in 
this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, interest charges will 
continue to accrue at the APR in effect at the time of default until your total Account balance, 
including such accrued interest charges, is paid in full. You agree that, subject to Applicable 
Law, if your Account is in default under this Agreement, you will accept calls from us at your 
home and your place of business regarding collection of your Account. You understand and 
agree that the calls to your home may be automatically dialed and a recorded message may 
be played. You agree such calls will not be considered “unsolicited” calls or telemarketing 
calls for purposes of state or federal law.

22. Re-evaluation of Financial Condition and Credit History. 
We may reevaluate your financial condition and investigate any information you provided 
on your Account application at any time. In the course of doing so, we may obtain a 
current credit report and ask you for additional information about your financial condition 
by completing a Personal Financial Statement or such other form that we request from time 
to time. You give us your permission to obtain any information about you that we believe 
would be beneficial to facilitate our determination of your eligibility for the Account and the 
Card, including credit reports from consumer reporting agencies. We may, as a result of any 
such re-evaluation, (i) increase your credit line; (ii) decrease your credit line; or (iii) deem 
your Account to be in default.
23. Communicating With You: Consent to Contact by  
Electronic and Other Means. 
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you consent that we may contact you at any 
telephone number that you have given to us or any number we have for you in our records, 
including your cellular or other wireless device, to service your account or for collection 
purposes. We have your permission to contact you by any means available, including by text 
message. You also agree that we may contact you using prerecorded messages or automatic 
dialers. When we use the words “we” and “us” in this paragraph, we are also referring to 
our affiliates, agents and service providers. If you give us an email address, you also consent 
to our contacting you by email. 
24. Telephone Monitoring and Recording. 
You acknowledge that your telephone calls and other communications you provide to us may 
be monitored and recorded for training and quality control purposes. You agree that we may 
monitor, record, retain and reproduce your telephone calls and any other communications 
you provide to us, regardless of how transmitted to us, as evidence of your authorization to 
act in connection with any Transaction, your Account or other service contemplated by this 
Agreement. We will not be liable for any losses or damages that are incurred as a result 
of these actions. We are not, however, under any obligation to monitor, record, retain or 
reproduce such items, unless required to do so by Applicable Law.
25. Military Lending Act Protections. 
Federal law provides important protections to members of the Armed Forces and their 
dependents relating to extensions of consumer credit. In general, the cost of consumer credit 
to a member of the Armed Forces and his or her dependent may not exceed an annual 
percentage rate of 36 percent. This rate must include, as applicable to the credit transaction 
or account: The costs associated with credit insurance premiums; fees for ancillary products 
sold in connection with the credit transaction; any application fee charged (other than 
certain application fees for specified credit transactions or accounts); and any participation 
fee charged (other than certain participation fees for a credit card account). To receive this 
disclosure by phone, please call 877-899-0815, option 4.
ARBITRATION AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER
NOTE: If you are a Covered Borrower under the Military Lending Act 
Regulations, you are not required to submit to arbitration in the case  
of a dispute.
If you were a Covered Borrower under the Military Lending Act 
Regulations with regard to any prior agreement, this arbitration clause 
does not cover any claims related to that prior agreement.
26. Claim. Any claim, dispute or controversy between you and us arising from or relating 
to this Agreement, any prior agreement that you may have had with us or the relationships 
resulting from the Agreement or any prior agreement, including the validity, enforceability 
or scope of this provision, the Agreement or any prior agreement. Claim includes claims of 
every kind and nature, including but not limited to initial claims, counterclaims, cross-claims 
and third-party claims and claims based upon contract, tort, fraud and other intentional 
torts, statute, common law and equity. The term Claim is to be given the broadest possible 
meaning and includes, by way of example and without limitation, any claim, dispute or 
controversy that arises from or relates to (a) the Account created by the Agreement or any 
prior agreement or any balances on the Account, (b) the Card, (c) the EFT services or Ready 
Reserve Overdraft Protection feature, (d) advertisements, promotions or oral or written 
statements related to the Card, the Account or the terms of financing, and (e) your use of 
the Card and the Account. 
If you are a Covered Borrower, you and we will only arbitrate if you choose to arbitrate.  
We cannot elect to arbitrate a Claim with a Covered Borrower.  If you are not a Covered 
Borrower, you and we each agree that any Claim will be arbitrated instead of litigated in 
court under the circumstances and procedures set forth below. If arbitration is elected, any 
Claim will be resolved pursuant to this provision and the American Arbitration Association 
(“AAA”) rules and procedures (“Rules”) in effect at the time the Claim is filed. (If for any 

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reason the AAA is unable or unwilling or ceases to serve as arbitration administrator, another 
nationally recognized arbitration organization utilizing similar rules and procedures will be 
substituted by us.) 
With respect to Claims covered by this provision, if you have asserted a Claim in a lawsuit 
in court you may elect arbitration with respect to any Claim subsequently asserted in that 
lawsuit by any other party or parties. If we have asserted a Claim in a lawsuit in court, we 
may elect arbitration with respect to any Claim subsequently asserted in that lawsuit by any 
other party or parties, only if no other party is a Covered Borrower. 
IF ARBITRATION IS CHOSEN WITH RESPECT TO A CLAIM, NEITHER YOU NOR WE WILL HAVE 
THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE THAT CLAIM IN COURT OR HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON THAT CLAIM, 
OR TO ENGAGE IN PREARBITRATION DISCOVERY EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE AAA 
RULES. FURTHER, YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A REPRESENTATIVE 
OR MEMBER OF ANY CLASS OF CLAIMANTS PERTAINING TO ANY CLAIM SUBJECT TO 
ARBITRATION. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW, THE ARBITRATOR’S DECISION WILL BE FINAL 
AND BINDING. NOTE THAT OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IF YOU WENT TO COURT 
MAY ALSO NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION.
The AAA Rules and forms of the AAA may be obtained by calling 1-800-778-7879 or by 
visiting the AAA’s Web site at www.adr.org. All Claims must be filed at any AAA office.
There will be no authority for any Claims to be arbitrated on a class action basis. Any 
arbitration hearing that you attend will take place in the federal judicial district in which you 
reside. At your written request, we will temporarily advance up to $500 towards the filing, 
administrative and/or hearing fees for any Claim that you may file against us after you 
have paid an amount equivalent to the fee, if any, for filing such a Claim in state or federal 
court (whichever is less) in the judicial district in which you reside. At the conclusion of the 
arbitration, the arbitrator will decide who will ultimately be responsible for paying the filing, 
administrative and/or hearing fees in connection with the arbitration. Unless inconsistent 
with Applicable Law, each party will bear the expense of that party’s attorneys’, experts’ and 
witness fees, regardless of which party prevails in the arbitration.
This provision is made pursuant to a transaction involving interstate commerce and will be 
governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U. S. C. §§ 1 et seq., as amended  (“FAA”). 
The arbitrator will apply applicable substantive law consistent with the FAA and applicable 
statutes of limitations and will honor claims of privilege recognized at law. Judgment upon 
the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The 
arbitrator’s decision will be final and binding, except for any right of appeal provided by the 
FAA and except that, if the amount in controversy exceeds $100,000, any party can appeal 
the award to a three-arbitrator panel administered by the AAA, which will reconsider de novo 
any aspect of the initial award requested by the appealing party. The decision of the panel 
will be by majority vote. The costs of such an appeal will be borne by the appealing party 
regardless of the outcome of the appeal.
As solely used in this provision, the terms we and us will for all purposes mean Fifth Third 
Bank, all of its parents, wholly- or majority-owned subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, 
successors and assigns, and all of their independent contractors, agents, employees, 
directors and representatives.
This provision will survive termination of your Account, as well as the repayment of all 
outstanding amounts incurred in connection with this Agreement. If any portion of this 
provision is deemed invalid or unenforceable under any law or statute consistent with 
the FAA, it will not invalidate the remaining portions of this arbitration provision or the 
Agreement. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the AAA Rules and this 
arbitration provision, this provision will govern
27. Changes to this Agreement. 
Subject to Applicable Law, we can change this Agreement at any time, regardless of whether 
you have access to your Account, by adding, deleting or modifying any provision (including 
increasing any rate of interest charge, increasing or adding fees or charges (including annual 
fees), changing the method of computing balances subject to interest charge, changing 
your Total Amount of Extended Credit, changing the date upon which interest charges 
begin to accrue, changing the Minimum Payment Due or limiting the number or amount of 
Transactions on your Account). Any such changes will generally be effective immediately 
unless we are required by Applicable Law to provide you with advance written notice of the 
proposed changes. If this is the case, those changes will be effective immediately following 
the effective date stated in the notice. Subject to Applicable Law, any such changes will 
apply to your outstanding Account balance on the effective date of the change and to any 
future balances created after that date. If we give you the right to reject a change (whether 
because it is required by Applicable Law or otherwise), and you do not notify us by the date 
stated in a notice, or if you notify us but then use your Account after the date stated in the 
notice, you will be deemed to accept all changes in the notice and to accept and confirm 
all terms of your Agreement and all changes in prior notices we have sent you, regardless 

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of whether you have access to your Account. If you reject a change that we make, we will 
close your Account. No change to any term of this Agreement will affect your obligation to 
pay all amounts you owe under this Agreement.
28. Waiver of Rights. 
Except as may be prohibited by Applicable Law, you agree to waive any right you may 
have for us to act promptly in bringing any action(s) against you (known as diligence); 
to demand payments of amounts due (known as presentment); to obtain an official 
certification of non-payment (known as protest); and to give notice that amounts due will 
not be paid (known as notice of dishonor or notice of default and non-payment).
29. Change of Address. 
We will rely on the address we have for you in our records for any Account communications 
we send to you unless and until either you or the U.S. Postal Service notifies us of a change 
of address and we have had a reasonable opportunity to act on such notice. If your Account 
is a joint Account, each of you appoints the other as your agent to designate the address to 
which any and all Account communications, including the Account Statement, may be sent 
to you.
30. Correspondence. 
To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, any communication you send to us will not 
be effective until we receive it and have had a reasonable opportunity to act on it. Any 
communication we send to you will, however, be effective and deemed delivered when 
mailed to you at your address as it appears on our records.
31. Assignment. 
You may not sell, assign or transfer your Account or Card or any of your rights and 
obligations under this Agreement. We may, however, sell, assign or transfer your Account, or 
any balance due thereunder, and our rights and obligations under this Agreement  
to another entity without your consent and without prior notice. That entity will take our 
place in this Agreement.
32. Severability. 
If any provision of this Agreement is deemed to be void or unenforceable by a court of 
competent jurisdiction, or any governmental agency, that provision will continue to be 
enforceable to the extent permitted by that court or agency, and the remainder of that 
provision will no longer be considered as part of this Agreement. All other provisions of this 
Agreement will, however, remain in full force and effect.
33. Governing Law. 
This Agreement is entered into between you and us in the State of Ohio, and your Account 
and this Agreement, and any claim, dispute or controversy arising from or relating to your 
Account or this Agreement, whether based in contract, tort, fraud or otherwise and regardless 
of the place where you live, is governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws 
of the State of Ohio, without regard to Ohio’s conflict of laws principles, and applicable 
federal laws and regulations. The legality, enforceability and interpretation of this Agreement 
and the amounts contracted for under this Agreement also are governed by Ohio law and 
applicable provisions of federal law, and all amounts granted under this Agreement are 
extended from the State of Ohio.
34. Entire Agreement. 
You acknowledge that this Agreement, as amended from time to time, and the documents 
accompanying your Card that apply to your Account, which are incorporated by reference 
into this Agreement, make up the entire agreement between you and us and supersedes 
and may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous written or oral 
communications and understandings between you and us concerning the Account and 
the Card. Neither you nor we intend that anything in this Agreement should result in the 
assessment of fees or charges in excess of those permitted by Applicable Law. If any fee or 
charge assessed under this Agreement is finally determined to be in excess of that permitted 
by Applicable Law, the excess amount will be applied to reduce the outstanding balance 
in your Account or, if there is no outstanding balance, will be refunded to you. You agree 
that any documentation provided to you that indicates that a Transaction was made shall 
be admissible as evidence of such Transaction and shall be proof that such transaction or 
transfer was made.
35. Questions. 
If you have any questions about this Agreement or your Card, please  
contact us at 800-972-3030.
36. Section Headings. 
The Section headings used in this Agreement are only meant to organize this Agreement, 
and do not in any way limit or define your or our rights or obligations hereunder.

If you receive our explanation but still believe your bill is wrong, you must write to us 
within 10 days telling us that you still refuse to pay. If you do so, we cannot report you 
as delinquent without also reporting that you are questioning your bill. We must tell you 
the name of anyone to whom we reported you as delinquent, and we must let those 
organizations know when the matter has been settled between us.
If we do not follow all of the rules above, you do not have to pay the first $50 of the 
amount you question, even if your bill is correct.
Your Rights If You Are Dissatisfied With Your Card Purchase. If you are dissatisfied with the 
goods or services that you have purchased with your Card, and you have tried in good faith 
to correct the problem with the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the remaining 
amount due on the Purchase. To use this right, all of the following must be true:
1. The Purchase must have been made in your home state or within 100 miles of your 

current mailing address, and the Purchase price must have been more than $50. (Note: 
Neither of these are necessary if your purchase was based on an advertisement we 
mailed to you, or if we own the company that sold you the goods or services.)

2. You must have used your Card for the Purchase. Purchases made with Cash Advances 

from an ATM do not qualify.

3. You must not yet have fully paid for the Purchase.
If all of the criteria above are met and you are still dissatisfied with the Purchase, contact us 
in writing at: Fifth Third Bank, Attn: Disputes Resolution Department, 5050 Kingsley Drive, 
MD: 1MOC2G, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227.
While we investigate, the same rules apply to the disputed amount as discussed above. 
After we finish our investigation, we will tell you our decision. At that point, if we think you 
owe us an amount and you do not pay, we may report you as delinquent.

READY RESERVE OVERDRAFT PROTECTION, ELECTRONIC FUND 
TRANSFER AND ELECTRONIC BANKING SERVICES
37. Ready Reserve Overdraft Protection. 
You may set up this Account to cover overdrafts on your checking Account. If you do, then 
the terms of this Agreement and the Rules and Regulations Applicable to All Fifth Third 
Bank Consumer and Business Banking Accounts and Cards will apply. For purposes of 
this Agreement, Ready Reserve Overdraft Protection transactions will be treated as Cash 
Advances, subject to the Cash Advance APR. If you enroll in Ready Reserve Overdraft 
Protection, you may use your credit card to withdraw from your checking account at an ATM 
by entering your PIN and selecting withdraw from checking when prompted.
38. Use of Card for Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)  
and Electronic Banking Services. 
If you use your Card as an ATM card, the terms of this Agreement and your checking account 
agreement titled, Rules and Regulations Applicable to All Fifth Third Bank Consumer and 
Business Banking Accounts and Cards, will apply.

YOUR BILLING RIGHTS: KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR FUTURE USE 
This notice tells you about your rights and our responsibilities under the 
Fair Credit Billing Act.
What To Do If You Find a Mistake on Your Statement. If you think there is an error on your 
statement, write to us at: 
Fifth Third Bank, Attn: Disputes Resolution Department, 
5050 Kingsley Drive, MD: 1MOC2G, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227.
You may also contact us at 877-833-6197, Monday through Friday 7 AM to 8 PM (EST) 
and Saturday 8:30 AM to 5 PM (EST).
In your letter, give us the following information:
•  Account Information: Your name and Account number.
•  Dollar amount: The dollar amount of the suspected error.
•  Description of Problem: If you think there is an error on your bill, describe what you 

believe is wrong and why you believe it is a mistake.

You must contact us:
•  Within 60 days after the error appeared on your statement.
•  At least 3 Business Days before an automated payment is scheduled, if you want to stop 

payment on the amount you think is wrong.

You must notify us of any potential errors in writing or by calling us. You may still be required 
to pay the amount(s) in question if the Bank determines the transaction is not an error. If you 
believe fraud has occurred on your account, please call as soon as possible at 800-972-3030. 
What Will Happen After We Receive Your Letter.
When we receive your letter, we must do two things:
1.  Within 30 days of receiving your letter, we must tell you that we received your letter.  

We will also tell you if we have already corrected the error.

2.  Within 90 days of receiving your letter, we must either correct the error or explain to you 

why we believe the bill is correct.

While we investigate whether or not there has been an error:
•   We cannot try to collect the amount in question, or report you as delinquent  

on that amount.

•   The charge in question may remain on your statement, and we may continue to charge 

you interest on that amount.

•   While you do not have to pay the amount in question, you are responsible for the 

remainder of your balance.

•   We can apply any unpaid amount against your Total Amount of Extended Credit.
After we finish our investigation, one of two things will happen:
•   If we made a mistake: You will not have to pay the amount in question or any interest or 

other fees related to that amount.

•   If we do not believe there was a mistake: You will have to pay the amount in question, 
along with applicable interest and fees. We will send you a statement of the amount you 
owe and the date payment is due. We may then report you as delinquent if you do not 
pay the amount we think you owe.

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How  We  Will  Calculate  Your  Balance:  We  use  a  method  called  “average  daily 
balance (including new purchases).”

Billing Rights:  Information on your rights to dispute transactions and how to exercise 
those rights is provided in your Account Agreement.  

Prime Rate: Variable APRs are based on the 4.25% Prime Rate as of 6/30/2017.

Variable APRs for Purchases and Balance Transfers: The Purchase and Balance 
Transfer APR is calculated using the Prime Rate (“Prime”) plus a margin (percentage we 
add to Prime) of 5.99%.

Monthly  Periodic  Rate  for  Purchases  and  Balance  Transfers  is  0.85333%. 
The Monthly Periodic Rate for Cash Advances is 2.08250%. The Monthly Periodic Rate for 
Penalty is 2.49916%.

Variable  Based  on  Prime: The Prime Rate means the Prime Rate published in the 
“Money Rates” section of the online version of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). We determine 
the Prime Rate two business days prior to the closing date of your Billing Cycle. Changes to 
the Monthly Periodic Rate and corresponding APR for Purchases and Balance Transfers will 
be applied to your existing Account balance and to subsequent transactions effective the first 
day of the Billing Cycle in which we determine the interest rate. Any increase or decrease in 
the Prime Rate will result in an increase or decrease in your Monthly Periodic Rate and the 
APR, and as a result, the interest charge and the Minimum Payment Due will change and 
may result in a smaller part of your payment being applied to reduce principal.

Fifth Third Private Bank World Elite Mastercard Fees  
and Credit Disclosures

Interest Rates and Interest Charges

Annual 
Percentage 
Rate (APR) 
for Purchases 
and Balance 
Transfers:

APR for Cash 
Advances

Penalty APR 
and When it 
Applies

How to 
Avoid Paying 
Interest on 
Purchases

Minimum 
Interest 
Charge

For Credit Card  
Tips from the 
Consumer 
Financial
Protection 
Bureau

FEES

Annual Fees

• Annual Fee

Transaction Fees

•  Balance Transfer

10.24%. This APR will vary with the market based on the 
Prime Rate.

24.99%

29.99%
This APR may be applied to your Account if you:

1) Make a late payment; 
2) Make a payment that is returned; 
3) Use a Convenience Check that is not honored. 

How Long Will the Penalty APR Apply? If your APRs  
are increased because you are 60 days late, the Penalty APR  
will apply until you make six consecutive minimum payments  
when due. If your APRs are increased for other reasons listed 
above, the Penalty APR will apply for an indefinite period of time. 

Your due date is at least 23 days after the close of each Billing 
Cycle. We will not charge you interest on Purchases if you pay 
your entire balance by the due date.

If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than $1.00.

To learn more about factors to consider when 
applying for or using a credit card, visit the website 
of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at 
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore.

None

Either $5 or 4% of the amount of each transfer, whichever  
is greater.

•  Cash Advance

Either $5 or 4% of the amount of each Cash Advance,  
whichever is greater.

•  Convenience Check

Either $5 or 4% of the amount of each check, whichever  
is greater.

•  International  
Transaction

Penalty Fees

•  Late Payment

None

Up to $35

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