REVOLVING PLAN TERMS AND CONDITIONS -
PERSONAL USE
RETAIL CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
If you have applied for a revolving credit account, the following disclosures apply:
Account Opening, Application and Solicitation Disclosures
Interest Rates and Interest Charges
Annual Percentage
19.75%
Rate (APR) for
Purchases
This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime
Rate.
Penalty APR and
None
When It Applies
How to Avoid Paying
Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each
Interest on Purchases
billing cycle. We will not charge you interest on
purchases if you pay your entire balance due by the
due date each month.
Minimum Interest
None
Charge
For Credit Card Tips
To learn more about factors to consider when applying
from the Consumer
for or using a credit card, visit the website of the
Financial Protection
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at http://www.co
Bureau
insumerfinance.gov/learnmore
Fees
Penalty Fees
Late Payment Fee
Up to $35.00
Returned Payment
Up to $35.00
Fee
HOW WE CALCULATE YOUR BALANCE. We use a method called "average daily
balance (including new purchases)." See your Account Agreement for more details.
BILLING RIGHTS. Information on your rights to dispute transactions and how to
exercise those rights is provided in your Account Agreement.
APPLICANT(S) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT (1) SELLER HAS NOT REPRESENTED THAT
THE TERMS OF THIS FINANCING ARE MORE OR LESS FAVORABLE THAN OTHER
FINANCING; (2) SELLER IS NOT APPLICANT'S AGENT IN OBTAINING THE
FINANCING; (3) APPLICANT MAY OBTAIN FINANCING FROM OTHER SOURCES;
(4) SELLER MAY BE COMPENSATED FOR SERVICES INVOLVED IN ARRANGING
THIS FINANCING.
TERMINOLOGY. In this Agreement the words you, your, and yours mean each person
who applies for and is granted a Revolving Plan Account, ("Account") and any co-
applicant identified on the application. JDF means John Deere Financial, f.s.b., or any
subsequent holder of the Account or any balances arising under the Account. When the
terms "finance charge" and "interest charge" are used in this Agreement and on other
documents related to your Account, they have the same meaning.
CREDIT APPROVAL. This Agreement is not binding on JDF unless and until JDF has
approved your credit and given you notice of approval.
CARD. You requested an Account and credit card ("Card") from JDF. You agree that
this Agreement controls all purchases made on this Account or with use of the Card by
you or any person you authorize to use it. This arises out of a consumer credit sale. You
authorize JDF to honor any purchase you make by mail, telephone, internet, facsimile
transmission (fax) or other electronic means on your Account. You agree that a
signature is not necessary as identification in such cases. You agree that any
authorized use of your Account or Card constitutes your acceptance of all the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time. If you submit
your application to JDF by internet, facsimile transmission (fax), or other electronic
means, you agree that the application will have the same effect as a signed original.
You agree that you will promptly notify JDF in writing of suspected loss, theft, or
unauthorized use of your Card. You may be liable for the unauthorized use of your Card
before you notify JDF in writing at John Deere Financial, P.O. Box 5327, Madison,
Wisconsin 53705-0327 (800-541-2969) of the unauthorized use. In any case, your
liability will not exceed $50. You consent and agree that your telephone conversations
with JDF may be recorded to further improve JDF's customer service. You agree that
JDF and any affiliate and any retained debt collector may place phone calls to you using
any telephone number, including a mobile phone number, you have provided to JDF,
any affiliate or any retained debt collector, including calls using an automatic dialing and
announcing device and prerecorded calls, and that such calls are not "unsolicited" under
state or federal law. You agree to give JDF prompt notice of any change in your name,
mailing address, telephone number or place of employment. You agree that until JDF
receives notice of your new address, JDF may continue to send statements and other
notices to the address you gave JDF on the application for this Account. You agree that,
for the purposes of this Agreement, you will be deemed to "reside" in the state of your
billing address as shown on JDF's records. If more than one person or entity signed the
application, each is jointly and severally responsible for all obligations, and amounts
due, under this Agreement. If Maryland law applies, Subtitle 9 of Title 12 of the Maryland
Commercial Law will apply.
CREDIT LIMIT. JDF will state your credit limit for your purchases when JDF notifies you
of credit approval and issues your Card. You may request a change to your credit limit
by writing JDF at the address listed above. You agree that JDF may increase or
decrease your Account credit limit at any time, in JDF's sole discretion, without
prior notice to you.
ACCOUNT USE. You can use your Account to purchase authorized goods and services
from participating retailers up to the full amount of your credit limit. You agree you will
owe JDF all amounts charged on the Account, plus interest charges and the other
charges provided for in this Agreement. Unless your Account has been closed or
suspended, JDF will allow a purchase of authorized goods or services from a
participating retailer to be made through your Account as long as (1) you are not in
default; (2) your financial condition has not materially or adversely changed; and (3) JDF
has not been provided information by third parties that indicates serious charge-offs or
delinquencies with other of your accounts. We will consider your Account to be inactive
if, for six months or more, no purchases have been made through your Card, and your
Account Balance has been zero.
You agree that all purchases and transactions made on your Account shall be for a
personal, family or household purpose, and not for a business or commercial purpose.
You agree that JDF is not responsible for the refusal of anyone to allow a
purchase to be made through your Card.
MONTHLY STATEMENT. JDF will send you a monthly statement whenever there is
activity on your Account. Your monthly statement will show your New Balance and any
Late Fees and Interest Charge for purchases. In addition, it will show any available
credit for purchases, an itemized list of current Purchases, Debits, Payments and
Credits, the Minimum Required Payment and the Payment Due Date, as well as other
pertinent information concerning your Account.
For information about your rights regarding billing errors, refunds, or adjustments,
please refer to the section - "Your Billing Rights".
We will send your monthly statements on dates and in intervals determined by JDF.
Such statement shall be deemed correct and accepted by you unless JDF is notified to
the contrary in writing within 60 days of JDF mailing such statement. If you think your
monthly statement is incorrect, write JDF on a separate sheet at the address shown on
the back of your billing statement. Describe the error as best you can and include your
Account number in all correspondence.
PAYMENT. The Payment Due Date is the date the payment is due at the address
shown on the front of your monthly statement. You may at any time pay your entire New
Balance or pay more than the Minimum Required Payment, and you will avoid or reduce
Interest Charges by doing SO. Payment of more than the Minimum Required Payment,
while reducing your balance, may also be applied to your future Minimum Required
Payments for up to six months. If your Payment Due Date falls on a date on which we
do not receive or accept payments by mail (including weekends and holidays) we will
not treat the payment received the next business day as late for any purpose. All
payments must be in U.S. dollars and drawn on funds on deposit in the United States.
Payments must be sent to John Deere Financial at the address designated on your
monthly payment stub or to any other payment address JDF later designates on your
monthly statement payment stub. We will not accept any payments at our offices.
INTEREST CHARGE RATES.
NO INTEREST IF PAID IN FULL. JDF will add an INTEREST CHARGE calculated at
the Regular Purchase Rate, as explained in the Special Promotions/No Interest if
Paid in Full Transactions section of this Agreement.
REGULAR PURCHASES. On Regular Purchases, (not No Interest if Paid in Full
Special Promotions) JDF will add an INTEREST CHARGE calculated at the following
rate, if your New Balance is not paid in full on or before the Payment Due Date listed
on your statement.
Interest Charges on your Account for Regular Purchases may be calculated using a
variable rate that will be determined by reference to a "Base Rate" to which is added
a
"Spread" to arrive at the current rate. The same Spread will be used for
purchase(s) within your Account.
The Base Rate from which your variable rate will be determined is the annual
percentage rate of interest announced publicly from time to time by Citibank, N.A. in
New York, New York, as the base rate it uses for interest rate determinations, which
was in effect at the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) calendar day of each
month, or the next succeeding business day if the fifteenth is not a business day
("Reference Day"). The Spread added to the Base Rate to determine the ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE RATE (APR) that will apply to your Account will be:
Spread
Regular Purchase Rate
15%
Rate increases and decreases, that result from changes in the Base Rate will take
effect on the first day of the month, or the next succeeding business day if the first
day is not a business day, after the Reference Day on which the Base Rate changes.
Changes in your variable rate will apply to your existing Account Balance as well as
to future purchases. An increase in your rate will increase the total Interest Charge
accruing on your Account and the balance on which your Minimum Required
Payment is calculated. For example, if the Base Rate (and thus the applicable
variable rate) were to increase by 5%, and the average daily balance to which the
new rate applied was $1,000, your INTEREST CHARGE for that month would
increase by $4.17 as a result of the increase in the variable rate.
Current effective rates are shown below:
ANNUAL
Daily
PERCENTAGE
Periodic Rate
RATE
REGULAR PURCHASE
.054110%
19.75%
RATE
The above rate is correct as of the date of printing, 05/01/2018, but is subject to change
after that date. To find out what may have changed, write to JDF at John Deere
Financial, P.O. Box 5327, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-0327; or call Customer Service at
1-800-541-2969.
INTEREST CHARGE CALCULATION. The amount of INTEREST CHARGE is
determined in the following manner. JDF uses the daily periodic rates and
corresponding APR shown in this Agreement. The applicable periodic rate is applied to
the "Average Daily Balance" of your corresponding purchases, including current
transactions, during the current billing cycle.
To get the "Average Daily Balance", JDF takes the beginning balance of those
purchases each day, starting with any Previous Balance outstanding on the first day of
the monthly billing cycle, adds new purchases and debits (other than late payment fees),
and subtracts payments or credits. This determines the daily balance. Unless JDF
elects to use a later date, purchases are added to the daily balance as of the date of
purchase.
JDF totals the daily balances for the billing cycle and divides the total by the number of
days in the billing cycle. This gives JDF each "Average Daily Balance" which is shown
on your monthly statement.
MINIMUM MONTHLY PAYMENT. You agree to pay each month a Minimum Required
Payment equal to:
1. Any late payment fee due; plus
2. Any additional fees; plus
3. Any amount past due; plus
4. For purchases:
a. Either the greater of: (i) $50 or (ii) 2.50% of your highest balance;
b. Or your entire New Balance, if it is $50 or less.
SPECIAL PROMOTIONS. From time to time special financing terms, such as extended
free periods, incentive interest rates on certain purchases or other promotions may be
available. This may be limited to certain purchases from participating retailers. These
special terms will be disclosed by the retailer at the time of purchase or on the next
monthly statement sent to you and will govern the APR and repayment terms.
Purchases you make during these special promotions will be separately identified on
your monthly statement and will become part of the balance on which your INTEREST
CHARGE and Minimum Required Payment are calculated at the time provided in the
special terms disclosure. Final payment due for these transactions may be slightly
larger. Any introductory low rate may be followed by a higher rate, which may be
as high as the Regular Purchase Rate.
NO INTEREST IF PAID IN FULL TRANSACTIONS. Unless otherwise disclosed,
minimum monthly payments will be made and Interest Charge will accrue from the
transaction date during the No Interest if Paid in Full period described on your
monthly statement at the Regular Purchase Rate as explained in the Regular
Purchase Rate section of this Agreement. No Interest Charge will be due until the end
of the No Interest if Paid in Full period and any accrued Interest Charge will be
waived if the entire No Interest if Paid in Full balance is paid in full by the end of this
No Interest if Paid in Full period. If the No Interest if Paid in Full transaction
balance is not paid in full during the introductory No Interest if Paid in Full
period, interest charge will accrue from the transaction date at the Regular
Purchase Rate.
NO INTEREST WITH PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS. Interest Charges will not accrue
during any no interest period described on your monthly statement. Minimum required
payments will be required during the no interest period. If the no interest
transaction is not paid in full during the introductory no interest period, interest
charge will accrue at the Regular Purchase Rate.
OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. JDF will add to your Account: (1) A Late Payment Fee
of $25 may be applied for the first time JDF does not receive a payment of at least the
current portion of your Minimum Required Payment (Minimum Required Payment plus
unpaid late payment fees and past due amounts) by the Payment Due Date shown on
your statement and a $35 fee for any additional late payments during the next six
statement billing cycles; (2) A Returned Payment Fee of $25 may be applied on the first
check or electronic payment authorization JDF receives which is dishonored and a $35
fee for any additional dishonored payments during the next six statement billing cycles;
and (3) expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of our remedies upon
default, including, without limitation, (a) repossession, repair and collection costs, and
(b) any attorney fees plus court costs and related fees, including any bankruptcy fees
and costs, to the extent permitted by applicable law. If New Hampshire law applies,
those fees may be awarded to you if you prevail in any such action, suit or proceeding.
Any credit balance in excess of $1 on your Account will be refunded within 7 business
days from JDF's receipt of your written request. Otherwise, JDF will refund to you any
credit balance remaining on your Account after six months. JDF will retain any credit
balance if it is less than $1 or if JDF does not know your address and it cannot be traced
through the last address or telephone number provided JDF.
ACCEPTING PAYMENT. JDF can accept late or partial payments, as well as payments
marked "paid in full" or with other restrictive endorsements, without losing any of JDF's
rights under this Agreement.
CREDIT REPORTS. JDF may report your performance under this Agreement to credit
reporting agencies and others who request a credit reference from JDF. JDF may ask
credit reporting agencies or others you list as a credit reference for consumer reports or
information regarding your credit history at any time for all legitimate purposes, including
credit decisions and the review and collection of your Account. If you request, you will
be provided with the name and address of any credit reporting agency that provided a
report in connection with this application. As required by law, you are hereby notified
that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit
reporting agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. You also
authorize JDF to disclose financial information about you as described in this Agreement
and future notices JDF may send you.
CANCELLATION You may close your Account to future purchases at any time by
notifying JDF in writing and returning all Cards. JDF may close or suspend your Account
to future purchases at any time without prior notice. Regardless of the expiration, closing
or suspension of your Account, you remain responsible for paying the amount you owe
JDF according to the terms of this Agreement.
SECURITY INTEREST. You grant JDF a purchase money security interest in all
merchandise purchased through your Account, and its proceeds, including insurance
proceeds, but this provision does not apply if you reside in NC and the APR on a
purchase or transaction exceeds 15%. JDF's security interest continues until such
merchandise is paid for in full by application of your payments in the manner described
in this Agreement. You agree to execute and authorize JDF to file (or to sign for you and
file) any financing statement(s) or other document(s) needed to perfect the security
interest that you have given JDF or that JDF may deem necessary before your debt is
paid in full.
PROPERTY INSURANCE. While JDF's security interest in the merchandise continues,
you must maintain all-risk physical damage insurance on each merchandise item of
which $5,000 or more is financed through your Account. You may obtain such coverage
from any source and, if it is not available from or through JDF, you will name John Deere
Financial, f.s.b. as a loss payee of the insurance, entitled to at least 10 days advance
notice of its cancellation, and at JDF's request you will provide evidence thereof. You
assign and direct the insurer to pay JDF the proceeds of such insurance. You authorize
JDF to make and settle claims, and to endorse in your name(s) and apply, any
instrument for such proceeds to the unpaid purchase price of the item or, at JDF's
option, to its restoration, returning any excess to you.
PAYMENT APPLICATION.
You agree that your Minimum Required Payment will be applied as JDF determines in
its sole discretion. You agree that JDF has this discretion and that JDF may exercise it
to suit its own convenience and interests, without further notice to you. You also agree
that JDF may change how it applies your Minimum Required Payment at any time
without notice to you. You acknowledge that the exercise of this discretion by JDF may
result in cases in which the application of the Minimum Required Payment to the
Account creates higher Interest Charges than other payment application methods and
that this may include payments allocated to balances with lower APRs before balances
with higher APRs and/or to balances with longer promotional periods before balances
with shorter or no promotional periods. JDF shall apply amounts paid by you in excess
of the Minimum Required Payment amount first to the transaction balance bearing the
highest rate of interest, and then to each successive transaction balance bearing the
next highest rate of interest, until all the amount you paid is applied to the Account. If
you have a deferred interest transaction(s) on the Account, JDF will allocate the entire
amount paid by you in excess of the Minimum Required Payment amount to the
balances on which interest is deferred during the last 2 billing cycles immediately
preceding the expiration of the period during which interest is deferred. JDF may, in its
sole discretion, consider requests by you to apply amounts paid in excess of the
Minimum Required Payment in other ways.
You agree that your payments will be credited as of the date of receipt at the address on
the payment stub of your Monthly Statement if received by 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Monday through Friday (otherwise next business day). If payment is not accompanied
by the payment stub or Account number, is not received at that location, or is not made
in U.S. Dollars, by check or money order, credit may be delayed up to two business
days.
RETAILER CHARGEBACKS. JDF may chargeback to a retailer who sold goods or
services to you on your Account, any part of your Account balance related to those
purchases. In such an event, this Agreement will be deemed assigned to the retailer to
the extent of the chargeback. You agree to such an assignment and further agree to
pay the retailer the amount of such chargeback in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
DEFAULT. You agree that you will be in default if: (a) you fail to pay the Minimum
Required Payment by the Payment Due Date on two occasions within any 12 month
period; (b) the value of JDF's security interest in any collateral is materially impaired; (c)
your ability to repay is materially reduced by your exceeding your credit limit, by a
change in your employment, by a change in your obligations, by bankruptcy or
insolvency proceedings involving you, or (for community property state residents only)
by a change in your marital status or domicile; (d) if you die or are declared
incompetent; (e) you provided JDF false or misleading information relating to your credit
application or Account; (f) any purchase or transaction on your Account is not for a
personal, family or household purpose; (g) you fail to perform any other of your
obligations under the terms of this Agreement as it may be amended; or (h) you are in
default under any other agreement you have with JDF or any of its affiliates.
You agree that upon your default, JDF may close your Account to future purchases and
demand immediate payment of your entire Account balance, after giving you any notice
and opportunity to cure the default required by applicable law. In addition, you agree that
JDF shall have all the rights of a secured creditor under the Uniform Commercial Code
and other applicable law.
ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE. You agree that any notices and disclosures related to
your Account can be delivered to you in printed form or by electronic means by sending
them to any electronic mail address that you provided to JDF when you applied for this
Account or at a later date. Until JDF receives notice of a new electronic mail address,
JDF may continue to send such notices and disclosures to the electronic mail address
you most recently provided to JDF.
ERRORS IN CREDIT BUREAU INFORMATION. If you believe JDF has reported
inaccurate information about you to a credit bureau, please contact JDF at John Deere
Financial, P.O. Box 5327, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-0327, and identify the inaccurate
information and tell JDF why you believe it is incorrect.
DELAY IN ENFORCEMENT. JDF can delay enforcing our rights under this Agreement
without losing them.
OTHER SERVICES. Third parties may offer additional features, services and
enhancements related to the Account. You acknowledge that JDF is not liable for those
and that they are the sole responsibility of those third parties. If you receive insurance
services, you understand that you will receive all the information on those services from
the insurer. That insurance may be cancelled if you are in default under this Agreement.
GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement must be approved, and all charges and payments
to your Account processed by JDF, at our office in Madison, Wisconsin. Therefore this
Agreement and your Account will be governed by the substantive law of the United
States and to the extent state law applies to this Agreement, the substantive law of the
State of Wisconsin, regardless of whether or not you reside in Wisconsin. The law of
your state of residence may apply to JDF's recovery of any collateral located there. This
is the entire Agreement between you and JDF and no oral changes can be made to it.
VALIDITY. Invalidity of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity and
enforceability of the remainder of its terms.
CHANGING THIS AGREEMENT. IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE SIGNING. THE
TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BECAUSE ONLY
THOSE TERMS IN WRITING IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE ENFORCEABLE. NO
OTHER TERMS OR ORAL PROMISES NOT CONTAINED IN THIS WRITTEN
AGREEMENT MAY BE LEGALLY ENFORCED. YOU MAY CHANGE THE TERMS OF
THIS AGREEMENT ONLY BY ANOTHER WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU
AND JDF. JDF may change this Agreement, including the Annual Percentage Rate and
the Interest Charge Calculation, at any time. JDF will provide you prior written notice. To
the extent that the law permits and JDF indicates in our notice, the changes will apply
to
your existing Account balance as well as to future transactions.
NOTICE TO ACTIVE DUTY SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. 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)
TOLL-FREE NUMBER FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR
DEPENDENTS. If you would like to receive a statement of the Military Annual
Percentage Rate applicable to this extension of consumer credit, and/or a clear
description of the payment obligation of the covered borrower, please contact us at: 1-
800-519-2242.
ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES. In the event of any past, present or future claim or
dispute between you and JDF arising from or relating to your Account, any prior account
you have had with JDF, your application, the relationships which result from your
Account or the enforceability or scope of this arbitration provision, of the Agreement or
of any prior agreement, you or JDF may elect to resolve the claim or dispute by binding
arbitration.
FEDERAL LAW PROVIDES THAT JDF CANNOT REQUIRE CERTAIN ACTIVE DUTY
MILITARY SERVICEMEMBERS OR THEIR DEPENDENTS ("COVERED
BORROWERS") TO RESOLVE THESE CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BY BINDING
ARBITRATION. IF YOU QUALIFY UNDER FEDERAL LAW AS A COVERED
BORROWER, THEN THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU AND NEITHER JDF
NOR YOU MAY ELECT TO RESOLVE SUCH CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BY BINDING
ARBITRATION. IF YOU DO NOT QUALIFY UNDER FEDERAL LAW AS A COVERED
BORROWER, THEN THIS SECTION DOES APPLY TO YOU.
This includes any such claim or dispute, whether based upon contract, property, tort,
statute, common law or equity, other than a claim relating to JDF's right to repossess the
merchandise purchased through your Account by self-help, if permitted, or by judicial
process. The parties agree and understand that the arbitration shall have all Powers
provided by law and the Contract. These Powers shall include all legal and equitable
remedies including, but not limited, to money damages, declaratory relief and injunctive
relief.
The parties agree and understand that they choose arbitration instead of litigation to
resolve disputes. The parties understand that they have the right or opportunity to
litigate disputes in court, but that they prefer to resolve their disputes through arbitration,
except as provided herein.
IF EITHER YOU OR JDF ELECT ARBITRATION, NEITHER YOU NOR JDF SHALL
HAVE THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE THAT CLAIM IN COURT OR TO HAVE A JURY
TRIAL ON THAT CLAIM. PRE-HEARING DISCOVERY RIGHTS AND POST-HEARING
APPEAL RIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED. THE PARTIES VOLUNTARILY AND
KNOWINGLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL, EITHER
PURSUANT TO ARBITRATION UNDER THIS CLAUSE OR PURSUANT TO A COURT
ACTION.
NEITHER YOU NOR JDF SHALL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS
IN ARBITRATION BY OR AGAINST OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH RESPECT TO
OTHER ACCOUNTS, OR ARBITRATE ANY CLAIMS AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR
MEMBER OF A CLASS OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY.
Even if all parties have opted to litigate a claim in court, you or JDF may elect arbitration
with respect to any claim made by a new party or any new claims later asserted in that
lawsuit, and nothing undertaken therein shall constitute a waiver of any rights under this
arbitration provision. Arbitration may be elected at any time, regardless of whether a
lawsuit has been filed, unless the lawsuit involving that claim or dispute has resulted in a
final judgment. JDF will not invoke our right to arbitrate an individual claim you bring in
small claims court or your state's equivalent court, if any, so long as the claim is pending
only in that court and does not exceed $5,000.
Your Account involves interstate commerce, and this provision shall be governed by the
Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The arbitration shall be conducted by JAMS or American
Arbitration Association (AAA), at the option of the party electing arbitration, in
accordance with their procedures in effect when the claim is filed. As of "date of print",
for a copy of their procedures, to file a claim or for other information, contact AAA's
customer service at 1-800-778-7879 or visit their website at www.adr.org or contact
JAMS at 1-800-352-5267 or by visiting their website at www.jamsadr.com. All claims
may be filed at any JAMS or AAA office. At your written request, JDF will advance any
arbitration filing, administrative and hearing fees which you would be required to pay to
pursue a claim or dispute as a result of JDF's electing to arbitrate that claim or dispute.
The arbitrator will decide who will ultimately be responsible for paying those fees. In no
event will you be required to reimburse JDF for any arbitration filing, administrative, or
hearing fees in an amount greater than what your and JDF's combined court cost would
have been if the claim had been resolved in a state court with jurisdiction.
Any arbitration hearing will take place in the federal judicial district where you reside.
The arbitrator shall follow applicable substantive law to the extent consistent with the
FAA and applicable statutes of limitations and shall honor claims of privilege recognized
at law. If requested by any party, the arbitrator shall write an opinion containing the
reasons for the award. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding except for any
appeal rights under the FAA and except that if the amount in controversy exceeds
$100,000, any party may appeal the award within 30 days to a three-arbitrator panel
which shall review the award de novo. The costs of such an appeal shall be borne by
the appealing party regardless of outcome. Judgment upon any award by the arbitrator
may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction.
Our rights and obligations under this arbitration provision shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon JDF's parent corporations, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors,
successors and assigns, as well as the officers, directors and employees of each of
these entities, and will also inure to the benefit of any third party named as a co-
defendant with JDF or with any of the foregoing in a claim which is subject to this
arbitration provision. Your rights and obligations under this arbitration provision shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon all persons contractually liable under this
Agreement and all Authorized Users of the Account. This arbitration shall survive
termination of your Account as well as voluntary payment in full by you, and legal
proceedings by JDF to collect a debt owed by you, any bankruptcy by you and any sale
by JDF of your Account.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW
ACCOUNT. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering
activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record
information that identifies each person who opens an Account. What this means for
you: When you open an Account, you will be asked for your name, address, date of
birth, and other information that will allow JDF to identify you. You may also be asked to
show your driver's license or other identifying documents.
YOUR BILLING RIGHTS.
KEEP THIS NOTCE FOR YOUR FUTURE USE.
THIS NOTICE CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AND
JDF'S RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE FAIR CREDIT
BILLING ACT.
NOTIFY JDF IN CASE OF ERRORS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR BILL. If you
think your bill is wrong, or if you need more information about a transaction on your bill,
write to JDF (on a separate sheet) at the address shown on the back of your billing
statement. Write to JDF as soon as possible. JDF must hear from you not later than 60
days after JDF sent you the first bill on which the error or problem appeared. You can
telephone JDF, but doing so will not preserve your rights. In your letter, give JDF the
following information:
Your name and Account number
The dollar amount of the suspected error
Describe the error and explain, if you can, why you believe there is an error.
If you need more information, describe the item you are unsure about
If you have authorized JDF to pay your credit card bill automatically from your savings or
checking account, you can stop the payment on any amount you think is wrong. To stop
the payment your letter must reach JDF three business days before the automatic
payment is scheduled to occur.
YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AFTER JDF RECEIVES YOUR WRITTEN
NOTICE. JDF must acknowledge your letter within 30 days, unless JDF has corrected
the error by then. Within 90 days, JDF must either correct the error or explain why JDF
believes the bill was correct.
After JDF receives your letter, JDF cannot try to collect any amount you question, or
report that amount as delinquent. JDF can continue to bill you for the amount you
question, including interest charges, and JDF can apply any unpaid amount against your
credit limit. You do not have to pay any questioned amount while JDF is investigating,
but you are still obligated to pay the parts of your bill that are not in question.
If JDF finds that it made a mistake on your bill, you will not have to pay any interest
charges related to any questioned amount. If JDF did not make a mistake, you may
have to pay interest charges, and you will have to make up any missed payments on the
questioned amount. In either case, JDF will send you a statement of the amount you
owe and the date that it is due.
If you fail to pay the amount that JDF thinks you owe, JDF may report you as
delinquent. However, if JDF's explanation does not satisfy you, and you write to JDF
within 25 days telling JDF that you still refuse to pay, JDF must tell anyone it reports you
to that you have a question about your bill. And, JDF must tell you the name of anyone
it reports you to. JDF must tell anyone it reports you to that the matter has been settled
between you and JDF when it is finally settled.
If JDF doesn't follow these rules, JDF can't collect the first $50 of the questioned
amount, even if your bill was correct.
SPECIAL RULES FOR CREDIT CARD PURCHASES. If you have a problem with the
quality of property or services that you 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 property or services. There are two limitations
on this right:
You must have made the purchase in your home state or, if not within your home
state, within 100 miles of your current mailing address; and
The purchase price must have been more than $50.
These limitations do not apply if JDF owns or operates the merchant, or if JDF mailed
you the advertisement for the property or services.
YOUR CHOICE TO LIMIT MARKETING:
The John Deere Financial companies are providing this notice. They include
Deere & Company, Deere Credit, Inc., John Deere Construction & Forestry
Company and John Deere Financial, f.s.b.
You may limit the John Deere companies, such as the manufacturing, credit,
leasing and insurance affiliates, from marketing their products or services to you
based on your personal information that they receive from any John Deere
Financial company. This information may include your income, account history, and
credit score.
Your choice to limit marketing offers from the John Deere companies will apply for
at least 5 years from when you tell us your choice. Once that period expires, you
will receive a renewal notice that will allow you to continue to limit marketing offers
from the John Deere companies for at least another 5 years.
To limit marketing offers, contact us at 1-800-541-2969.
CR4510141 (18-05)
Revolving Plan Accounts are a service of John Deere Financial, f.s.b.
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Rev. April 2017
WHAT DOES JOHN DEEERE FINANCIAL, F.S.B. DO WITH
FACTS
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Why?
Financial companies choose how they share your personal
information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some
but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how
we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please
read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What?
The types of personal information we collect and share depend
on the product or service you have with us. This information can
include:
Social Security number and income
account balances and payment history
credit history and credit scores
How?
All financial companies need to share customers' personal
information to run their everyday business. In the section below,
we list the reasons financial companies can share their
customers' personal information; the reasons John Deere
Financial, f.s.b. chooses to share; and whether you can limit this
sharing.
Reasons we can share your
Does John Deere
Can you limit
personal information
Financial, f.s.b.
this sharing?
share?
For our everyday business
purposes - such as to process your
transactions, maintain your
Yes
No
account(s), respond to court orders
and legal investigations, or report to
credit bureaus
For our marketing purposes - to
Yes
No
offer our products and services to you
For joint marketing with other
Yes
No
financial companies
For our affiliates' everyday
business purposes - information
Yes
No
about your transactions and
experiences
For our affiliates' everyday
business purposes - information
Yes
Yes
about your creditworthiness
For our affiliates to market to you
Yes
Yes
For nonaffiliates to market to you
Yes
Yes
To limit
Call 1-800-541-2969 - and at the Menu, select 0 and one of our
our
Customer Service Representatives will be able to assist you.
sharing
Please note: If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing
your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When
you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your
information as described in this notice.
However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing.
Questions
Call 1-800-541-2969
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What we do
How does
To protect your personal information from unauthorized
John Deere
access and use, we use security measures that comply
Financial, f.s.b.
with federal law. These measures include computer
protect my
safeguards and secured files and buildings.
personal
information?
How does
We collect your personal information, for example, when
John Deere
you
Financial, f.s.b.
open an account
collect my
use your credit card or give us your income
personal
information
information:
pay us by check or show your driver's license
We also collect your personal information from others,
such as credit bureaus, affiliates or other companies.
Why can't I limit
Federal law gives you the right to limit only
all sharing?
sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes-
information about your creditworthiness
affiliates from using your information to market to you
sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you
additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on
your rights under state law.
What happens
Your choice will apply to you. Others on your account
when I limit
may limit information sharing for the account, or you can
sharing for an
also limit sharing information for them.
account I hold
jointly with
someone else?
Definitions
Affiliates
Companies related by common ownership or control.
They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
John Deere Companies including Deere & Company,
Deere Credit, Inc., John Deere Construction and
Forestry and John Deere Financial, f.s.b.
Nonaffiliates
Companies not related by common ownership or
control. They can be financial and nonfinancial
companies.
Such as mortgage bankers, securities brokers-dealers,
insurance companies and agents, retailers, direct
marketers, airlines, publishers and non-profit
organizations.
Joint Marketing
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated companies
that together market financial products or services to
you.
John Deere Dealers
Other important information
California
We will not share information about you with
Residents
nonaffiliated third parties, except as permitted by
California law, such as to process your transactions,
maintain your account or with your consent.
Vermont
We will not disclose information about your
Residents
creditworthiness to our affiliates and will not disclose
your personal information, financial information, credit
report, or health information to nonaffiliated third parties
to market to you, other than as permitted by Vermont
law, unless you authorize us to make those disclosures.
Additional information concerning our privacy policies
can be found at JohnDeere.com/Privacy or call 1-800-
541-2969.
This is your Agreement. Please read it and keep it for your records.