CARDMEMBER AGREEMENT AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 

Part 1 of 2: Agreement 

ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT 

Part 1 and 2 together make your Cardmember Agreement and Disclosure Statement (“Agreement”) and govern your 
Credit Card Account with us (your “Account”). 

Part 1 contains Terms and Conditions. 

Part 2 contains Annual Percentage Rate (“APR”) and fee information. Please read and keep both parts of this Agreement. 

07/2018 

Thank you. 

KEY TERMS 

“you” and “your” means each person who: 

  applied for this Account; and/or 

  agrees to pay for the Account. 

“We,” “us,” and “our” means HSBC Bank USA, N.A. 

“Agreement” means Parts 1 and 2 of this document and any supplements or amendments. 

“Card” means any card, card number or other device we issue to access your Account. 

“Network” means Visa International, Mastercard International Incorporated or other governing credit card network, as 
applicable. 

GETTING STARTED 

The Card must be signed to be used. 

When you receive this Agreement, use the Account, or sign or keep the Card, you agree to: 

  the terms of this Agreement; plus 

  any amendments or supplements to the Agreement. 

If your Account has an Annual Fee or Periodic Membership Fee, we will refund this fee if: 

  you have not used your Account; and 

  you close your Account within 90 days of when it was opened. 

You may close your Account at any time. 

TYPES OF USES 

You can use your Account for: 

  Purchases; 

  Balance Transfers; and 

  Cash Advances. 

We may limit the amount and/or frequency of any type of use at any time.  

Balance transfers include credit card checks, unless otherwise disclosed.  

Cash advances include cash you get: 

  over the counter (e.g., at a bank); 

  overdrafts; 

  at an ATM; and 

  from other purchases we define as “cash-like” (e.g., money orders, traveler’s checks, casino chips, or lottery tickets). 

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ALLOWED USE  

You agree to: 

  use your Account only for lawful purposes; 

  use your Account for only personal, family, household, or charitable purposes; and 

  repay us for all costs related to uses not allowed under this Agreement.  

You are not allowed to use your Account: 

  to make payments to this credit Card or any other loan payments to us or our affiliates; or 

  for internet gambling. 

If you have given someone permission to use the Card, this is not unauthorized use and you will be liable for all use by 
that person. 

CREDIT LIMIT 

When we first send your Card, we will tell you: 

  the total credit limit on your Account called your “Revolving Credit Line”. 

If a cash advance limit is not shown on your billing statement, it means your total credit limit is available for cash 
advances. 

Because your Account has no pre-set spending limit, we may allow you to make charges (except ATM cash 
transactions) that cause you to exceed your revolving credit line. Each charge will be evaluated based on: 

  Account usage and performance; 

  other accounts with us; and 

  your accounts with other creditors. 

We may change these limits from time to time. Whenever this occurs, we will notify you: 

  on your billing statement; and/or 

  by sending a notice.  

You agree to: 

  keep your Account balance (which includes Interest and other charges) within your credit limit; and 

  pay any over limit amount that might occur. 

Your available credit may not reflect your payments for up to 14 days. 

If a transaction exceeds your available credit, we may decline it. 

USING THE ACCOUNT 

At times we may: 

  decline a transaction if there is not enough available credit and for any other reason; and/or 

  require our Authorization before allowing a transaction. 

A merchant may check your ID. 

We are not liable if: 

  a merchant refuses your Card; and/or 

  we do not complete your transaction for any reason.  

RECURRING BILLS 

If you authorize any company to bill charges on a recurring basis to your Account, we may provide the company with 
information about your: 

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a)  Account number; 

b)  Account status; and 

c)  Account expiration date. 

You must notify the company when and if you no longer want to allow them to charge your Account. If you default with us 
or if we change your Account or Account number for any reason: 

  we may refuse or suspend future recurring charges; and 

  you must set up the recurring charges again and/or make other payment arrangements with the company. 

PROMISE TO PAY 

You promise to pay for all: 

  credit we extend; plus 

  Interest Charges and other fees or charges; plus 

  collection costs and attorney fees as allowed by law. 

If your Account is a joint Account, each of you is jointly and individually responsible for amounts due. This remains true in 
the event of death, divorce or other events that affect liability between you and the other person. 

If any joint Accountholder requests to not be liable for future transactions, we may close the Account. 

WHEN AND HOW TO PAY 

You agree to: 

  pay at least the Minimum Payment Due as described in Part 2, and as shown on your billing statement; and 

  make this payment in time to be credited by no later than the Payment Due Date. 

If you wish, you may pay more than the Minimum Payment Due or the entire balance at any time. 

Instructions for making timely payments are shown on your billing statement. 

Payments must be: 

  made in U.S. dollars; and 

  paid from a U.S. bank or other U.S. financial institution; and 

  sent in a form that is acceptable to us.  

Acceptable forms of payment include: 

  a check or money order; or 

  an electronic funds transfer 

If you want to write any special conditions on your payment, such as “paid in full”, “without recourse”, or similar language, 
you must mark this clearly on your payment. Send this payment to the special address on your statement. This address is 
called the “Billing Inquiries” address. 

Unless you follow the above directions, we may accept a payment marked with special conditions and not agree to those 
conditions, and will not lose any of our rights. 

By sending us a check for payment on your Account, you authorize us either to: 

  use information from your check to initiate an electronic fund transfer from your payment account according to the terms 

of the check; or 

  to process this transaction as a check. 

When we use your check to make an electronic fund transfer: 

  funds may be withdrawn from your payment account the same day we receive your payment; and 

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  you will not receive your check back from your bank.  

When you use our optional payment by phone service, you agree that: 

  we may make an electronic funds transfer from the bank account you choose; or 

we may process the payment the same way we would process a check. 

You authorize the amount and timing of each payment. Please retain this authorization for your records. 

If you have a returned payment: 

  the amount you paid will be added back to your Account and may be applied to a different category than 

originally posted. (e.g. cash advance, purchases, etc.); and 

  Interest Charges may be restored back to the payment date at the APR for that transaction. 

INTEREST RATES 

ABOUT YOUR APRS 

Your APRs are shown in Part 2. 

A Daily Periodic Rate is used to determine your Interest Charges in any billing cycle. To determine this rate, we divide your 
APR by 365; then round this number up to the next hundred thousandth of a percentage point. 

PROMOTIONAL OR INTRODUCTORY APR 

We may offer you special Promotional or Introductory APRs from time to time. If we do, we will tell you: 

  the eligible transaction types; 

  how long this APR will last; and 

  any other special terms of the offer. 

HOW A VARIABLE RATE MAY CHANGE 

Your variable APRs can change with each monthly billing cycle. 

We will apply each APR to the applicable balance for each type of transaction. Each variable APR will be equal to: 

a) 

the amount shown in Part 2 (“Spread”); plus 

b) 

the U.S. “Prime Rate” as defined below. 

The Prime Rate will be as shown in the Money Rates table of The Wall Street Journal that is in effect on the last day of the 
month. 

Any changes in the Prime Rate will take effect on the first day of your billing cycle beginning in the next month. An 
increase in the U.S. Prime Rate will increase your Daily Periodic Rates. It may also increase your: 

  Interest Due; and/or 

  Minimum Payment Due.  

ABOUT THE PENALTY APR 

If you do not make your Minimum Payment Due by the Payment Due Date, we may increase your APRs to the 
Penalty APR. 

If this occurs: 

  we will provide advance notice before the Penalty APR goes into effect; and 

  once the Penalty APR goes into effect, it will apply for at least 6 months. We review your Account every 6 months after 
the Penalty APR is applied. If your payment is more than 60 days late, the Penalty APR will apply to both existing and 
new transactions. It will no longer apply if you make the next six consecutive minimum payments when due. If you do 
not make these next six consecutive minimum payments, the Penalty APR may continue to apply to both new and 
existing balances indefinitely. We will continue to review your Account every six months to determine if any Penalty 
APR should be reduced. 

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INTEREST CHARGES 

HOW INTEREST CHARGES ARE CALCULATED 

To determine your periodic Interest Charges on each billing statement, we: 

  determine the Average Daily Balance for each type of transaction; (for example, purchases, balance transfers, and cash 

advances); then 

 multiply this number by the applicable Daily Periodic Rate; then 
 multiply this number by the total number of days in the billing cycle. 

We use the applicable Daily Periodic Rate in effect on the billing statement closing date. 

HOW DAILY BALANCE IS DETERMINED 

To determine your Daily Balance, we: 

 take the beginning balance for each type of transaction that day; then 

 add the following that were incurred on that day: 

a)  any new transactions; 

b)  any previous day’s periodic Interest Charges; 

c)  any Finance Charges; and 

d)  any fees and charges, including any credit insurance premiums or debt cancelation fees, if these apply; then 

 subtract any payments and/or credits. 

We also make any needed adjustments. For example: 

 If a transaction posts after, but occurs before the start of a billing cycle, we may adjust the amount above to include this 

transaction. It will be included as of the first day of the billing cycle in which it posts. 

 If your Account is subject to a grace period during the billing cycle, your payments will be subtracted from all 

Daily Balances in the current billing cycle. 

 If a transaction for a returned payment or a dispute resolved in our favor posts after the beginning of the billing cycle, we 

will make this adjustment: 

– the applicable Daily Balance(s) and any related Interest Charge calculations will be adjusted to include the 
transaction amount as of the date of the original payment or transaction. 

To calculate your Average Daily Balance, we: 

 add the Daily Balances for each day of the billing cycle; then 

 divide this total by the number of days in the billing cycle.  

PAYING INTEREST 

Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each billing cycle. Your Account has a grace period on purchases. 
We will not charge you interest on new purchases if you pay your previous non-promotional balance, including fees and 
Interest Charges, by the due date each month. We will begin charging interest on cash advances and balance transfers 
on the transaction date. You cannot avoid paying interest on cash advances and balance transfers. However, no Interest 
will be charged on new purchases for any billing cycle when: 

 you paid your entire non-promotional balance plus any fees and finance changes in the previous month on time; and 

 you pay your entire current month’s non-promotional balance plus any fees and finance changes on time as well. 

TREATMENT OF FEES AND INTEREST 

Any fees or Interest will be added to your purchase balance unless otherwise stated in this Agreement. 

MINIMUM INTEREST CHARGE 

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If you are charged Interest, the charge will be no less than the Minimum Interest Charge listed in Part 2. The 
Minimum Interest Charge will be allocated to each balance category subject to an Interest Charge. 

BALANCE TRANSFER FEE 

This fee is shown in Part 2. This fee: 

 applies to balance transfers and credit card checks; and 

 is charged as of the date the transfer or check posts to your Account; and 

 is added to the same balance as the balance transfer; and 

 is a Finance Charge. 

CASH ADVANCE FEE 

This fee is shown in Part 2. It applies to: 

 cash you get over the counter (e.g., at a bank); 

 cash you get at an ATM; and 

 other “cash-like” transactions (such as money orders, traveler’s checks, casino chips, or lottery 

tickets) This fee is: 

 charged as of the date the transaction posts to your Account; and 

 added to the cash advance balance; and 

 a Finance Charge 

OVERDRAFT TRANSACTION FEE 

This fee is shown in Part 2. 

This fee: 

 is only applicable to HSBC credit card Accounts providing overdraft protection to designated HSBC Bank deposit 

accounts; 

 applies if your Account is utilized to cover any overdraft on your designated deposit account; and 

 is computed on the amount of each overdraft transaction; and 

 is a Finance Charge. 

If you requested overdraft privileges: 

 we will lend you from your available cash advance credit limit the amount needed to cover any overdraft due 

to insufficient funds on the HSBC Bank deposit account; 

 we will transfer to the deposit account the amount of the overdraft, rounded to the next full dollar; 

 we may not make a transfer if you do not have sufficient unused credit available or are delinquent, in this case: - the 

overdraft will be subject to the usual deposit account rules and fees. 

 we have the right to cancel this Account or your overdraft loan privileges at any time. 

FEES AND LIMITS 

The fees that apply to your Account are shown in the Purchase balance unless otherwise stated in this Agreement. 

If charging any fee shown in Part 2 would exceed first-year fee limits set by law, we may charge an amount allowed by 
law. If we do this, it does not affect our ability to charge the full fee amount later. 

ANNUAL FEE 

If your Account has an Annual Fee, this amount is shown in Part 2. If an Annual Fee is applicable to your Account, you will 
be notified on the front of your billing statement that the Annual Fee will be assessed on your next billing statement. You 
agree that this fee will be charged to retain your Account if you no longer have the qualifying U.S. HSBC Premier checking 

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account relationship*. The Annual Fee will not be assessed to your credit card Account for one year from Account 
opening. This Fee compensates HSBC Bank USA, N.A. in part, for Cardmember benefits provided or made available to 
you throughout the year. 

You must do the following in order to avoid paying the Annual Fee: 

– cancel your Account by writing to us at the "Billing Inquiries" address or by calling us at the "Customer Service" phone 
number shown on the front of this billing statement, before the PAYMENT DUE DATE on the billing statement on which 
the Annual Fee is assessed. Your credit availability will then be terminated and your Account may be paid off according to 
the terms in your Cardmember Agreement. If you close your Account, you will not be able to use your Account for new 
transactions and you will forfeit all your Rewards Program Points as of the date the Account is closed, if any. 

If you have not used your Account and you close it within 90 days of when the Annual Fee was assessed, the Annual Fee 
will be refunded (if paid) or reversed. If the only balance on your Account is the Annual Fee and you do not pay the Annual 
Fee within 90 days from the Payment Due Date on which the said Annual Fee was payable, the Annual Fee will be 
credited and your Account will be closed. 
If you are assessed an Annual Fee and have paid it in full and subsequently hold a qualifying U.S. HSBC Premier 
checking account relationship, or close your Account, the unused portion of any paid Annual Fee will be refunded to you. 

Notice of any changes will be provided to you as required by law which may include the right to opt out of certain 
changes. 

*To maintain a qualifying U.S. HSBC Premier checking account relationship you must meet the minimum balance or 
minimum balance with direct deposit requirements for that relationship. 

LATE PAYMENT FEE 

This fee is shown in Part 2. It is charged in any billing cycle that you do not pay at least the Minimum Payment Due by the 
Payment Due Date. 

RETURNED PAYMENT FEE 

This fee is shown in Part 2. It is charged each time a check or other form of payment to us is returned or not honored. 

COPY REQUEST FEE 

A fee may be charged each time a copy of a document is requested. The fee amount will be disclosed at the time of your 
request. 

TRANSACTIONS MADE IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES 

If you make a transaction in a foreign currency, the transaction will be converted by the Network, into a U.S. dollar amount 
in accordance with its operating regulations or conversion procedures in effect at the time the transaction is processed. 
The currency conversion rate in effect on the processing date may differ from the rate in effect on the transaction or 
posting date. The Network may change the procedures, from time to time, at its own discretion. 

HOW WE APPLY PAYMENTS 

When you make a payment, we generally apply it to the balance on your monthly statement with the highest APR first. We 
apply payments to balances appearing on your monthly billing statement before being applied to new transactions. An 
example of a new transaction is a recent purchase or cash advance that has not yet been included in the New Balance as 
shown on your statement. 

If you do not pay your non-promotional balance in full each month, you may not be able to avoid interest charges on new 
purchases. 

GETTING ADDITIONAL CARDS  

You may: 

  request additional Cards for others; and/or 

  permit others to use your Card or Account Number. 

You are responsible for all charges made on additional Account Cards or by authorized users. 

To revoke another person’s permission to use your Account, you must: 

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  notify us; and 

  retrieve and destroy any Cards, checks or other Account access devices from that person. 

  “We may provide information about this account to credit reporting agencies for both the Primary Cardmember and 

Authorized Users, if any.” 

UPDATING YOUR RECORDS  

You agree: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

to give us prompt advance notice of any change in your name, mailing address, phone number, or employer; 

to promptly give us accurate financial information about you if we ask for it; and 

the Department of Motor Vehicles may release your home address to us if we ever need it to find you. 

CLOSING YOUR ACCOUNT 

You can close your Account at any time by: 

  calling the number on the back of your Card; or 

 mailing your request to the “Billing Inquiries” address on your billing statement.  

Once you close the Account: 

 you must destroy your Card(s) and any unused credit card checks; and 

 you will still be responsible for all amounts owed according to the terms of this Agreement. 

LOST OR STOLEN CARD/CHECKS 

You agree to notify us immediately if: 

 your Card or credit card checks are lost or stolen; or 

 your Account is used without your permission. 

You may call at any time. The phone number is listed on your billing statement. 

ACCOUNT DEFAULT 

We may consider your Account to be in Default if you: 

a) 

fail to make the Minimum Payment Due when due; 

b)  become the subject of bankruptcy proceedings, foreclosure, repossession, lien or judgment, garnishment, or 
attachment; 

c)  give us misleading, false, or incomplete information; 

d) 

fail to give us a current physical address when you apply and whenever you move; 

e)  make payments to us that are returned unpaid by your bank or other financial institution; 

f)  write any credit card checks that are returned unpaid by us; 

g)  default under any other agreement or security agreement you have with us or one of our affiliates; and/or 

h)  become incompetent or deceased.  

Upon default, we have the right to: 

 close your Account; 

 suspend your credit privileges; 

 require you to pay your entire Account balance including any Introductory or Promotional APR balances, all accrued 

but unpaid Interest Charges and other charges provided for in this Agreement immediately; 

 change the terms of your Account; and 

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 sue you for what you owe. 

If we incur costs to collect your balance owed, including any attorney fees, we may charge you for these costs 
as permitted by applicable law, and we will apply your payments first to these costs. 

CREDIT REPORTING 

You agree that we may obtain and use credit information about you from others such as: 

– merchants or stores; 
– other lenders; or 
– consumer reporting agencies. 

If you fail to meet the terms of this Agreement, we may send a negative report to consumer reporting agencies. If you 
believe we have reported inaccurate information about your Account to any consumer reporting agency, you should: 

– notify us and ask us to correct the inaccurate information by writing to us at HSBC Bank USA, N.A., PO Box 9, 
Buffalo, NY 14240. 

When you write to us, tell us: 

– your Account number; and 
– the specific information you believe is not correct; and 
– why you believe it is not correct. 

ACCOUNT CLOSURE 

At any time, for any reason, we may take any of these actions subject to applicable law: 

a)  close your Account; 

b)  suspend your access to new credit; 

c) 

reduce your credit limit; and/or 

d)  not renew your Card. 

If we close your Account, you agree to destroy your Card(s) and any unused credit card checks. 

If your Account is closed for any reason, the terms of this Agreement still apply to Account balances until your Account 
is paid in full. 

We reserve the right to close your Account if it is inactive. 

MONITORING PRACTICES 

You agree that we may listen to and record phone calls between you and our representatives. 

CHANGE OF TERMS 

We may change this Agreement as allowed by applicable law. This may include changing, adding, or removing terms. 
We may do this in response to legal, business, competitive environment or other reasons not listed here. 

We may increase the APR on existing balances in limited circumstances. Changes to some terms may require at least 
45 days advance notice, and we will tell you in the notice if you have the right to reject a change. We cannot change 
certain terms during the first year of your Account. 

ACCOUNT ASSIGNMENT 

We may sell, assign or transfer all or any part of your Agreement and Account without notice to you. You may not 
sell, assign or transfer your Account. 

WAIVERS 

If we delay or take no action allowed under this Agreement, for any reason, we will not lose or limit any of our rights 
under this Agreement on any other occasion. 

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SEVERABILITY 

If a term is found to be invalid under any applicable law, rule or regulation, then all other terms of this Agreement 
will remain valid. 

APPLICABLE LAWS 

This Agreement is governed by Virginia law (without regard to its conflict of laws principals) and federal law. 

We make our credit decisions and extend credit to you under this Agreement from Virginia. This Agreement is: 

 entered into in Virginia; and 

 maintained in Virginia. 

This is true whether or not you use your Card in Virginia. 

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: HSBC Bank USA, N.A. 
PO Box 9, Buffalo, NY 14240 or at the address shown on your billing statement. 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. You may call us, but if you do we are not required to investigate 
any potential errors and you may have to pay the amount in question. 

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 credit limit. 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 

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 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. 

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 Credit Card Purchases 

If you are dissatisfied with the goods or services that you have purchased with your credit card, and you have tried in 
good faith to correct the problem with the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the remaining amount due on 
the purchase. 

To use this right, all of the following must be true: 

I.  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.) 

II.  You must have used your credit card for the purchase. Purchases made with cash advances from an ATM or with 
a check that accesses your credit card account do not qualify. 

III. 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: 

HSBC Bank USA, N.A. 

PO Box 9, Buffalo, NY 14240 or at the address shown on your billing statement. 
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 an amount and you do not pay, we may report you as 
delinquent. 
Missouri Residents: Oral agreements or commitments to loan money, extend credit or to forbear from enforcing 
repayment of a debt including promises to extend or renew such debt are not enforceable. To protect you 
(borrower(s)) and us (creditor) from misunderstanding or disappointment, any agreements we reach covering 
such matters are contained in this writing, which is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement 
between us, except as we may later agree in writing to modify it. 

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CARDMEMBER AGREEMENT AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT  

Part 2 of 2: Rates, Fees and Payment Information 

I.  INTEREST RATES 

Annual Percentage Rate (“APR”) and Daily Periodic Rate (“DPR”) (as of 07/01/2018). 

Variable Rate Accounts: Your APRs are equal to the Prime Rate plus the listed Spread. 

APR for Purchases 
16.74% or 20.74% APR (corresponding 0.04586% or 0.05682% DPR) 
Spread used 
11.74% or 15.74% 

APR for Balance Transfers 
16.74% or 20.74% APR (corresponding 0.04586% or 0.05682% DPR) 
Spread used 
11.74% or 15.74% 

APR for Cash Advances 
26.74% APR (corresponding 0.07326% DPR) 
Spread used 
21.74% 

Penalty APR 
31.74% APR (corresponding 0.08696% DPR) 
Spread used 
26.74% 

II. INTEREST CHARGES AND FEES  

Minimum Interest Charge: $.50 

Paying Interest: Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each billing cycle. Your Account has a grace 
period on purchases. We will not charge you interest on new purchases if you pay your previous non-promotional 
balance, including fees and finance charges, by the due date each month. 

Balance Transfer Fee: Either $5 or 3%, whichever is greater, will apply on the amount of each balance transfer and credit 
card check. 

Cash Advance Fee: Either $5 or 3%, whichever is greater, will apply on the amount of each cash 

advance. Overdraft Transaction Fee: $0 

Annual Fee:     $0 

Annual Fee during first year of Account opening. 

$0 

$95 

For HSBC Premier World Mastercard® credit card Account customers who have a qualifying 
U.S. HSBC Premier1 checking account relationship. 

For HSBC Premier World Mastercard® credit card Account customers who no longer have a 
qualifying U.S. Premier1 checking account relationship. 

Late Payment Fee: The amount of the Late Payment Fee is shown below. The Late Payment Fee will not exceed the 
amount of your Minimum Payment Due. 

Late Payment Fee is $27 the first time your payment is late; and if another payment is late during the next six billing cycles 
the Late Payment Fee is $37. 

Returned Payment Fee: $25. In no event will your Returned Payment Fee exceed the amount of your Minimum Payment 
Due. 

III. WHEN AND HOW TO PAY 

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Minimum Payment Due 

Your Minimum Payment Due (“Payment Due”) each billing cycle will be as follows: 

1) 

If your New Balance is $25 or less, your Payment Due is equal to your New Balance. 

2) 

If your New Balance is more than $25, your Payment Due is equal to any amount past due, plus the greater of: 

a)  $25; or 

b)  1% of your New Balance; plus  
– billed Late Payment Fees; plus  
– billed Interest Charges 

Unless your Payment Due is equal to your new Account balance, it will be rounded up to the nearest dollar.  

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INTEREST RATES  

ABOUT YOUR APRS 

A Daily Periodic Rate is used to determine your Interest Charges in any billing cycle. To determine this rate, we divide 
your APR by 365; then round this number up to the next hundred thousandth of a percentage point. 

HOW A VARIABLE RATE MAY CHANGE 

Your variable APRs can change with each monthly billing cycle. We will apply each APR to the applicable balance 
for each type of transaction. 

Each variable APR will be equal to: 

a) 

the amount shown in Part 2 above (“Spread”); plus 

b) 

the U.S. “Prime Rate” as defined below. 

The Prime Rate will be as shown in the Money Rates table of The Wall Street Journal that is in effect on the last day of the 
month. Any changes in the Prime Rate will take effect on the first day of your billing cycle beginning in the next month. An 
increase in the U.S. Prime Rate will increase your Daily Periodic Rates. It may also increase your: 

  Interest Due; and/or 

  Minimum Payment Due. 

Specific rates and fees may be determined based on your creditworthiness. 

APR for Purchases Prime plus 11.74% or 15.74% 

APR for Balance Transfers  
Prime plus 11.74% or 15.74% 

APR for Cash Advances  
Prime plus 21.74% 

Penalty APR 
Prime plus 26.74% 

ABOUT THE PENALTY APR: 

If you do not make your Minimum Payment Due by the Payment Due Date, we may increase your APRs to the 
Penalty APR. 

If this occurs: 

  we will provide advance notice before the Penalty APR goes into effect. 
once the Penalty APR goes into effect, it will apply for at least 6 months. We review your Account every 6 months after 
the Penalty APR is applied. 

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  If your payment is more than 60 days late, the Penalty APR will apply to both existing and new transactions. It will no 
longer apply if you make the next six consecutive minimum payments when due. If you do not make these next six 
consecutive minimum payments, the Penalty APR may continue to apply to both new and existing balances indefinitely. 
We will continue to review your Account every six months to determine if any Penalty APR should be reduced. 

INTEREST CHARGES 

How Average Daily Balance is Determined: 

To determine your Daily Balance, we: 

  take the beginning balance for each type of transaction that day; then 

  add the following that were incurred on that day: 

a)  any new transactions; 

b)  any previous day’s periodic Interest Charges; 

c)  any Finance Charges; and 

d)  any fees and charges, then 

  subtract any payments and/or credits.  

To calculate your Average Daily Balance, we: 

  add the Daily Balances for each day of the billing cycle; then 

  divide this total by the number of days in the billing cycle. 

Paying Interest: Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each billing cycle. Your Account has a grace period 
on purchases. We will not charge you interest on new purchases if you pay your previous non-promotional balance, 
including fees and Interest Charges, by the due date each month. We will begin charging interest on cash advances 
and balance transfers on the transaction date. You cannot avoid paying interest on cash advances and balance 
transfers. However, no Interest will be charged on new purchases for any billing cycle when: 

  you paid your entire non-promotional balance plus any fees and finance changes in the previous month on time; and 

  you pay your entire current month’s non-promotional balance plus any fees and finance changes on time as well. 

Minimum Interest Charge: If you are charged Interest, the charge will be no less than the Minimum Interest Charge of 
$.50. The Minimum Interest Charge will be allocated to each balance category subject to an Interest Charge. 

Balance Transfer Fee: Either $5 or 3%, whichever is greater, will apply on the amount of each balance transfer and credit 
card check. 

Cash Advance Fee: Either $5 or 3%, whichever is greater, will apply on the amount of each cash advance transaction. 

Overdraft Transaction Fee: $0 

FEES AND LIMITS 

Annual Fee:     $0 

Annual Fee during first year of Account opening. 

$0 

$95 

For HSBC Premier World Mastercard® credit card Account customers who have a 
qualifying U.S. HSBC Premier1 checking account relationship. 

For HSBC Premier World Mastercard® credit card Account customers who no longer have 
a qualifying U.S. Premier1 checking account relationship. 

Late Payment Fee: The amount of the Late Payment Fee is shown below. The Late Payment Fee will not exceed the 
amount of your Minimum Payment Due. 

Late Payment Fee is $27 the first time your payment is late; and, if another payment is late during the next 6 billing cycles 
the Late Payment Fee is $37. 

Returned Payment Fee: $25. In no event will your Returned Payment Fee exceed the amount of your Minimum Payment 
Due. 

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Required insurance, debt cancellation or debt suspension coverage: None 

1. Premier Status: 

If your relationship with HSBC Bank USA, N.A. no longer meets the requirements for Premier relationship status, we will 
assess the $95 Annual Fee. If you do not want to pay the Annual Fee, you can contact us for other options. HSBC 

Deposit products are offered in the U.S. by HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Member FDIC.  

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