FR833282333_DILLARD’S CREDIT CARD
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GE CAPITAL RETAIL BANK 
SECTION I: RATES AND FEES TABLE 
DILLARD’S CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT AGREEMENT 
PRICING INFORMATION

Interest Rates and Interest Charges

Annual Percentage Rate 
(APR) for Purchases

The APR for purchases is the prime rate plus 19.74%.

This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.

How to Avoid 
Paying Interest

Your due date is at least 23 days after the close of each billing cycle. We will not charge 
you any interest on purchases if you pay your entire balance by the due date each month. 

Minimum Interest Charge

If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than $2.00.

Fees

Penalty Fees

•	Late Payment

Up to $35

How We Will Calculate Your Balance: We use a method called “daily balance”. See your credit card account agreement on 
the next page for more details.

SECTION II: RATES, FEES AND PAYMENT INFORMATION 
DILLARD’S CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

How Interest is Calculated

Your Interest Rate

The APR for purchases is the prime rate plus 19.74%. We use a daily rate to calculate the interest on the balance 
on your account each day. The daily rate for purchases is the APR times 1/365. As of February 1, 2012 the daily 
rate for purchases was .06299% (APR 22.99%). Interest will be imposed in amounts or at rates not in excess of 
those permitted by applicable law.

Daily Rates May Vary. The APR and the daily rate on your account vary with the market based on the prime 
rate. The prime rate for a billing cycle is the highest bank prime loan rate published in The Wall Street Journal in 
its Money Rates section on the last business day of the calendar month preceding the first day of the billing cycle.

If the prime rate increases, the daily rate and APR will increase. As a result, interest, your total minimum payment 
and  the  number  of  payments  it  would  take  you  to  pay  off  your  account  balance  may  increase.  We  apply  any 
change in rates because of a prime rate change to your entire account balance. A change in the prime rate will 
take effect on the first day of the first billing cycle after the change. We may select a new interest rate index if the 
prime rate is not available.

When We Charge Interest 

We charge interest on your purchases from the date you make the purchase until you pay the purchase in full. 
See exceptions below.

•	 We	will	not	charge	you	interest	during	a	billing	cycle	on	any	purchases	if:

  1. You had no balance at the start of the billing cycle; OR

  2.  You had a balance at the start of the billing cycle and you paid that balance in full by the due date in that billing 

cycle.

•	 	We	will	not	charge	you	interest	during	a	billing	cycle	on	any	Club	Option	Plan	if:

1.	You	had	no	Club	Option	Plan	balance	at	the	beginning	of	the	billing	cycle;	OR	

2. You had such a balance, you paid at least the total minimum payment by the due date in that billing cycle.

•	 	We	will	credit,	as	of	the	start	of	the	billing	cycle,	any	payment	you	make	by	the	due	date	that	we	allocate	to	

purchases	if:

  1. You had no balance at the start of the previous billing cycle; OR

  2.  You had a balance at the start of the previous billing cycle and you paid that balance in full by the due date 

in the previous billing cycle.

How We Calculate Interest

How Fees Work 

Late Payment Fee 

We  figure  the  interest  charge  on  your  account  separately  for  each  balance  type.  We  do  this  by  applying  the 
daily  rate  to  the  daily  balance  for  each  day  in  the  billing  cycle.  A  separate  daily  balance  is  calculated  for  the 
following	balance	types,	as	applicable:	purchases	and	balances	subject	to	different	interest	rates,	plans	or	special	
promotions. See below for how this works.

  1.  How to get the daily balance. We take the starting balance each day, add any new charges and fees, and 

subtract any payments or credits. This gives us the daily balance. 

We	apply	fees	to	balance	types	as	follows:

(a) late payment fees are treated as new purchases; and 

(b) debt cancellation fees are added proportionately to each balance.

  2. How to get the daily interest amount. We multiply each daily balance by the daily rate that applies.

  3.  How to get the starting balance for the next day. We add the daily interest amount in step 2 to the daily balance 

from step 1.

  4.  How to get the interest charge for the billing cycle. We add all the daily interest amounts that were charged 

during the billing cycle.

We charge a minimum of $2.00 of interest in any billing cycle in which you owe interest. This charge is added 
proportionately to each balance type.

We will charge this fee if we do not receive the total minimum payment due on your account by 5 p.m. (ET) on the 
due	date.	This	fee	is	equal	to:

  1. $25, if you have paid your total minimum payment due by the due date in each of the prior six billing cycles.

  OR

  2.  $35, if you have failed to pay your total minimum payment due by the due date in any one or more of the prior six 

billing cycles.

The late payment fee will not be more than the total minimum payment that was due.

Minimum Payment Calculation: 

Your total minimum payment is calculated as follows.

The	greater	of:

1.  $25, or $35 (which includes any past due amounts) if you have failed to pay at least the total minimum payment due by the due date in any one or more 

of the prior six billing cycles; OR

2.  		the	sum	of:

a.  1% of the Regular Option Plan balance; PLUS 

b.  Any late payment fees charged to your account in the current billing cycle; PLUS 

c.  All interest charged to your account in the current billing cycle; PLUS

d.  Any past due amounts; PLUS

e.  Any payment due in connection with a special promotional purchase with a unique payment calculation; PLUS 

f.  The	minimum	payment	on	your	Club	Option	Plan	charges.	The	Club	Option	Plan	payment	will	be	the	greater	of:

1. $40 OR

2.	1/12th	of	the	highest	new	balance	of	your	Club	Plan	since	it	last	had	a	$0	balance.

However,	the	Club	Option	Plan	payment	is	the	new	balance	of	your	Club	Option	Plan	if	such	new	balance	is	less	than	$40.		Under	this	method,	the	
Club	Option	Plan	minimum	payment	will	not	decrease	as	the	Club	Option	Plan	balance	decreases,	but	it	will	increase	if	a	new	Club	Option	Plan	charge	
is	added	to	your	account	and	such	charge	increases	the	Club	Option	Plan	balance	subject	to	minimum	payment	above	a	previous	high.

We round up to the next highest dollar in figuring your total minimum payment. Your total minimum payment will never be more than your new balance.

SECTION III: STANDARD PROVISIONS  
DILLARD’S CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

ABOUT THE CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

This Agreement.	This	is	an	Agreement	between	you	and	GE	Capital	Retail	Bank,	170	Election	Road,	Suite	125,	Draper,	UT	84020,	for	your	credit	card	
account	shown	above.	By	opening	or	using	your	account,	you	agree	to	the	terms	of	the	entire	Agreement.	The	entire	Agreement	includes	the	four	sections	
of this document and the application you submitted to us in connection with the account. These documents replace any other agreement relating to your 
account that you or we made earlier or at the same time.

Parties To This Agreement. This Agreement applies to each accountholder approved on the account and each of you is responsible for paying the full 
amount due, no matter which one uses the account. We may treat each of you as one accountholder and may refer to each of you as “you” or “your”.  
GE	Capital	Retail	Bank	may	be	referred	to	as	“we”,	“us”	or	“our”.

Changes To This Agreement. We may change, add or delete terms of this Agreement, including interest rates, fees and charges.

Special Promotions. The terms of this Agreement apply to any special promotion. However, any special promotional terms that are different than the 
terms in this Agreement will be explained on promotional advertising or other disclosures provided to you.

 
 
 
 
HOW TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT/CARD

Use Of Your Account. You may use your account only for lawful personal, family or household purposes. You may use your account for purchases from 
Dillard’s	locations,	including	on	Dillard’s	website.	Purchases	made	at	a	Dillard’s	store	of	merchandise	that	is	identified	as	a	“Club	Option	Charge”	will	be	
treated	as	a	Club	Option	Plan.	All	other	purchases	will	be	treated	as	a	Regular	Option	Plan.

You Promise To Pay. You promise to pay us for all amounts owed to us under this Agreement. 

Your Responsibility. Each accountholder will receive a card. You may not allow anyone else to use your account. If you do, or if you ask us to send a 
card to someone else, you will be responsible for paying for all charges resulting from their transactions.

Purchase Limits. To prevent fraud, we may limit the number or dollar amount of purchases you can make in any particular amount of time. We also may 
decline any particular charge on your account for any reason.

Credit Limit. You will be assigned a credit limit that we may increase or decrease from time to time. If we approve a purchase that makes you go over your 
credit limit, we do not give up any rights under this Agreement and we do not treat it as an increase in your credit limit.

HOW AND WHEN TO MAKE PAYMENTS

When Payments Are Due. You must pay at least the total minimum payment due on your account by 5 p.m. (ET) on the due date of each billing cycle. 
Payments received after 5 p.m. (ET) will be credited as of the next day. You may at any time pay, in whole or in part, the total unpaid balance without any 
additional	charge	for	prepayment.	If	you	have	a	balance	subject	to	interest,	earlier	payment	may	reduce	the	amount	of	interest	you	will	pay.	We	may	delay	
making credit available on your account in the amount of your payment even though we will credit your payment when we receive it.

Payment Options.	You	can	pay	by	mail,	online	or	at	a	Dillard’s	store.	We	may	allow	you	to	make	payments	over	the	phone	but	we	will	charge	you	a	fee	
to make expedited phone payments. Your payment must be made in U.S. dollars by physical or electronic check, money order or a similar instrument from 
a bank located in the United States.

How To Make A Payment. You must follow the instructions for making payments provided on your billing statement. If you do not, credit of your payment 
may be delayed up to five days. Your billing statement also explains how information on your check is used.

Payment Allocation. We will apply the required total minimum payment to balances on your account using any method we choose. Any payment you 
make in excess of the required total minimum payment will be applied to higher APR balances before lower APR balances. Applicable law may require or 
permit us to apply excess payments in a different manner in certain situations, such as when your account has a certain type of special promotion.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU 

Using and Sharing Your Information.	When	you	applied	for	an	account,	you	gave	us	and	Dillard’s,	Inc.	information	about	yourself	that	we	could	share	
with	each	other.	Dillard’s,	Inc.	will	use	the	information	in	connection	with	the	credit	program	and	for	things	like	creating	and	updating	its	records	and	offering	
you special benefits. More information about how we use and share information is set forth in the privacy policy for your account. 

Address/Phone Change. You agree to tell us right away if you change your address or phone number(s). We will contact you at the address or phone 
number in our records until we update our records with your new address or phone number. 

Consent To Communications. You consent to us contacting you using all channels of communication and for all purposes. We will use the contact 
information you provide to us. You also consent to us and any other owner or servicer of your account contacting you using any communication channel. 
This may include text messages, automatic telephone dialing systems and/or an artificial or prerecorded voice. This consent applies even if you are charged 
for the call under your phone plan. You are responsible for any charges that may be billed to you by your communications carriers when we contact you.

Telephone Monitoring. For quality control, you allow us to listen to and/or record telephone calls between you and us.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT 

Closing Your Account. You may close your account at any time by sending a letter to the address shown on your billing statement or calling customer 
service. We may close your account at any time, for any reason. If your account is closed, you must stop using it. You must still pay the full amount you 
owe and this Agreement will remain in effect until you do.

Collection Costs. If we ask an attorney who is not our salaried employee to collect your account, we may charge you our collection costs. These include 
court	costs	and	reasonable	attorneys’	fees.

Credit Bureau Reporting. We may report information about your account to credit bureaus. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your 
account	may	be	shown	in	your	credit	report.	Tell	us	if	you	think	we	reported	wrong	information	about	you	to	a	credit	bureau.	Write	to	us	at	P.O.	Box	965024,	 
Orlando,	FL	32896-5024.	Tell	us	what	information	is	wrong	and	why	you	think	it	is	wrong.	If	you	have	a	copy	of	the	credit	report	that	includes	the	wrong	
information, send us a copy. 

Default. You are in default if you make a late payment, do not follow any other term of this Agreement or become bankrupt or insolvent. If you default 
or upon your death, we may (a) request payment of the full amount due right away, (b) take legal action to collect the amounts owed, and/or (c) take any 
other action allowed. 

Disputed Amounts. The billing rights summary in section IV of this Agreement describes what to do if you think there is a mistake on your 
bill. If you send us correspondence about a disputed amount or payment, you must send it to the address for billing inquiries. We do not 
give up any rights under this Agreement if we accept a payment marked “payment in full” or given with any other conditions or limitations.

Unauthorized Use.	If	your	card	is	lost,	stolen	or	used	without	your	consent,	call	us	immediately	at	1-800-643-8278.	You	will	not	be	liable	for	unauthorized	
use on your account, but you will be responsible for all use by anyone you give your card to or allow to use your account.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT 

Assignment. We may sell, assign or transfer any or all of our rights or duties under this Agreement or your account, including our rights to payments. We 
do not have to give you prior notice of such action. You may not sell, assign or transfer any of your rights or duties under this Agreement or your account.

Enforceability. If any part of this Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable, all other parts of this Agreement will still apply.

Governing Law.	Except	as	provided	in	the	Resolving	a	Dispute	with	Arbitration	section,	this	Agreement	and	your	account	are	governed	by	federal	law	
and, to the extent state law applies, the laws of Utah without regard to its conflicts of law principles. This Agreement has been accepted by us in Utah.

Waiver.  We  may  give  up  some  of  our  rights  under  this  Agreement.  If  we  give  up  any  of  our  rights  in  one  situation,  we  do  not  give  up  the  same  right  in   
another situation.

RESOLVING A DISPUTE WITH ARBITRATION 

PLEASE  READ  THIS  SECTION  CAREFULLY.  IF  YOU  DO  NOT  REJECT  IT,  THIS  SECTION  WILL  APPLY  TO  YOUR  ACCOUNT,  AND  MOST 
DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US WILL BE SUBJECT TO INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION. THIS MEANS THAT: (1) NEITHER A COURT NOR A 
JURY WILL RESOLVE ANY SUCH DISPUTE; (2) YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR SIMILAR PROCEEDING; 
(3) LESS INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE; AND (4) APPEAL RIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED.

•	What	claims	are	subject	to	arbitration

1.  If either you or we make a demand for arbitration, you and we must arbitrate any dispute or claim between you or any other user of your account, 

and	us,	our	affiliates,	agents	and/or	Dillard’s,	Inc.,	if	it	relates	to	your	account,	except	as	noted	below.	

2.		We	will	not	require	you	to	arbitrate:	(1)	any	individual	case	in	small	claims	court	or	your	state’s	equivalent	court,	so	long	as	it	remains	an	individual	
case in that court; or (2) a case we file to collect money you owe us. However, if you respond to the collection lawsuit by claiming any wrongdoing, 
we may require you to arbitrate.

3.  Notwithstanding any other language in this section, only a court, not an arbitrator, will decide disputes about the validity, enforceability, coverage 
or scope of this section or any part thereof (including, without limitation, the next paragraph of this section and/or this sentence). However, any 
dispute or argument that concerns the validity or enforceability of the Agreement as a whole is for the arbitrator, not a court, to decide.

•	No	Class	Actions

YOU  AGREE  NOT  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  A  CLASS,  REPRESENTATIVE  OR  PRIVATE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  ACTION  AGAINST  US  IN 
COURT OR ARBITRATION. ALSO, YOU MAY NOT BRING CLAIMS AGAINST US ON BEHALF OF ANY ACCOUNTHOLDER WHO IS 
NOT AN ACCOUNTHOLDER ON YOUR ACCOUNT, AND YOU AGREE THAT ONLY ACCOUNTHOLDERS ON YOUR ACCOUNT MAY BE 
JOINED IN A SINGLE ARBITRATION WITH ANY CLAIM YOU HAVE. 

If a court determines that this paragraph is not fully enforceable, only this sentence will remain in force and the remainder will be null and void, and 
the	court’s	determination	shall	be	subject	to	appeal.	This	paragraph	does	not	apply	to	any	lawsuit	or	administrative	proceeding	filed	against	us	by	
a state or federal government agency even when such agency is seeking relief on behalf of a class of borrowers, including you. This means that we 
will not have the right to compel arbitration of any claim brought by such an agency.

•	How	to	start	an	arbitration,	and	the	arbitration	process

1.  The party who wants to arbitrate must notify the other party in writing. This notice can be given after the beginning of a lawsuit or in papers filed 
in	the	lawsuit.	Otherwise,	your	notice	must	be	sent	to	GE	Capital	Retail	Bank,	Legal	Operation,	P.O.	Box	29110,	Shawnee	Mission,	KS	66201,	 
ATTN:	 ARBITRATION	 DEMAND.	 The	 party	 seeking	 arbitration	 must	 select	 an	 arbitration	 administrator,	 which	 can	 be	 either	 the	 American	
Arbitration	Association	(AAA),	1633	Broadway,	10th	Floor,	New	York,	NY	10019,	www.adr.org,	(800)	778-7879,	or	JAMS,	620	Eighth	Avenue,	
34th	Floor,	New	York,	NY	10018,	www.jamsadr.com,	(800)	352-5267.	If	neither	administrator	is	able	or	willing	to	handle	the	dispute,	then	the	
court will appoint an arbitrator. 

2.		If	 a	 party	 files	 a	 lawsuit	 in	 court	 asserting	 claim(s)	 that	 are	 subject	 to	 arbitration	 and	 the	 other	 party	 files	 a	 motion	 with	 the	 court	 to	 compel	

arbitration, which is granted, it will be the responsibility of the party asserting the claim(s) to commence the arbitration proceeding. 

3.  The arbitration administrator will appoint the arbitrator and will tell the parties what to do next. The arbitrator must be a lawyer with at least ten 
years of legal experience. Once appointed, the arbitrator must apply the same law and legal principles, consistent with the FAA, that would apply 
in	court,	but	may	use	different	procedural	rules.	If	the	administrator’s	rules	conflict	with	this	Agreement,	this	Agreement	will	control.	

4.  The arbitration will take place by phone or at a reasonably convenient location. If you ask us to, we will pay all the fees the administrator or 
arbitrator charges, as long as we believe you are acting in good faith. We will always pay arbitration costs, as well as your legal fees and costs, 
to the extent you prevail on claims you assert against us in an arbitration proceeding which you have commenced.

•	Governing	Law	for	Arbitration

 This Arbitration section of your Agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). Utah law shall apply to the extent state law is relevant 
under	the	FAA.	The	arbitrator’s	decision	will	be	final	and	binding,	except	for	any	appeal	right	under	the	FAA.	Any	court	with	jurisdiction	may	enter	
judgment	upon	the	arbitrator’s	award.

•	How	to	reject	this	section

 You	may	reject	this	Arbitration	section	of	your	Agreement.	If	you	do	that,	only	a	court	may	be	used	to	resolve	any	dispute	or	claim.	To	
reject	this	section,	you	must	send	us	a	notice	within	60	days	after	you	open	your	account	or	we	first	provided	you	with	your	right	to	
reject	this	section.	The	notice	must	include	your	name,	address	and	account	number,	and	must	be	mailed	to	GE	Capital	Retail	Bank,	
P.O.	Box	965012,	Orlando,	FL	32896-5012.	This	is	the	only	way	you	can	reject	this	section.

SECTION IV: OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION 
DILLARD’S CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

This section of the agreement includes state notices, billing rights summary and rewards terms (if applicable) and is not required to be provided as part of the 
credit	card	agreement	posted	online	or	provided	to	the	CFPB.

FR833282333_DILLARD’S CREDIT CARD
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