1st Advantage Federal Credit Union
B77-VISA
1st Advantage
VISA Platinum Rewards Credit Card Agreement
Federal Credit Union
M-100553
In this Agreement the words "you" and "your" mean each and all of those who apply for the card or who sign this Agreement, "Card" means the VISA Platinum Card and duplicates and renewals we issue. Everyone who
receives, signs, or uses a card issued under this Agreement must be a member of the Credit Union. "Account" means your VISA Platinum Credit Card Line of Credit Account with us. "We," "us," and "issuer" mean this Credit
Union (or Credit Union Designee).
1. Responsibility: If we issue a card, you agree to repay all debts, related fees, and the FINANCE CHARGE arising from the use of the card and the card account. For example, you are responsible for charges made by
yourself, your spouse, and minor children. You are also responsible for charges made by anyone else to whom you give the card. Your obligation to pay the account balance continues even though an agreement, divorce decree
or judgement to which we are not a party may direct you or one of the other persons responsible to pay the account. Any person using the card is jointly responsible with you for charges he or she makes, but if that person signs
the card he or she becomes a party to this Agreement and is also jointly responsible for all charges on the account, including yours.
2. Credit Line: If we approve your application, we will establish a self-replenishing Line of Credit for you and notify you of its account when we issue the card. You agree not to let the account balance exceed this approved
Credit Line. Each payment you make on the account will restore your Credit Line by the amount of the payment which is applied to the principal. You may request an increase in your Credit Line only by written application to us,
which must be approved by our Loan Team. By giving you written notice, our Loan Team may reduce your Credit Line from time to time, or with good cause, revoke your card and terminate this Agreement. Good cause includes
your failure to comply with this Agreement or our adverse reevaluation of your credit worthiness. You may also terminate this Agreement at any time; termination by either of us does not affect your obligation to pay the account
balance. The cards remain our property and you must recover and surrender to us all cards upon request and upon termination of this Agreement.
3. Using the Card: Any financial service provided by 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union may be used for any transaction permitted by law. You agree that illegal use of any financial service will be deemed an action of default
and/or breach of contract and such service and/or other related services may be terminated at 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union's discretion. You further agree, should illegal use occur, to waive the right to sue 1st Advantage
Federal Credit Union for such illegal activity directly or indirectly related to it. You also agree to indemnify and hold 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union harmless from any suits or other legal action or liability directly or indirectly
resulting from such illegal use. To make a purchase or cash advance, present the card to a participating VISA plan merchant, to us or to another financial institution and sign the cash advance voucher which will be imprinted
with your card. You will receive a copy of the voucher, which you should retain to verify your monthly statement. We reserve the right to make a reasonable charge for each photostatic copy you may request.
4.
Foreign Transaction Fee (FTF): Purchases and cash withdrawals made in foreign currencies will be debited from your account in U.S. dollars. The exchange rate used to convert foreign currency transactions to U.S. dollars
is either a government-mandated exchange rate or a wholesale exchange rate and is selected by Visa. The rate Visa uses for a particular transaction is the rate Visa selects for the applicable currency on the day the transaction
is
processed. This rate may differ from the rate applicable on the date the transaction occurred or was posted to your account. A fee of up to 1% will be charged on all transactions completed outside of the United States, where
the cardholder's country code differs from the merchant's country code. A fee of up to 1% will be charged on all transactions completed in a foreign currency. All fees are calculated based on the transaction amount after it is
converted to U.S. dollars. These fees are charged except where excluded.
5. Finance Charge: In order to avoid a finance charge on purchases made since your last statement date, you must pay the Total New Balance shown on your statement within 25 days of the statement closing date. Otherwise,
finance charge on purchases will be calculated from the beginning of the next statement period on previously billed but unpaid purchases from the date they are posted to your account. Cash advances are always subject to
finance charge from the date of the transaction. The FINANCE CHARGE (ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE) will be between
9.75% and 17.50%
depending on 1st Advantage's standards for
creditworthiness. The current daily periodic rate for purchase and balance transfers will be between
.02671%, and .04795%
We figure the FINANCE CHARGE on your account by applying
the periodic rate to the "average daily balance" of your account (including current transactions). To get the "average daily balance" we take the beginning balance of your account each day, add any new purchases and cash
advances, excluding unpaid finance charges, and subtract any payments or credits. This gives us the daily balance. Then we add up all the daily balances for the billing cycle and divide the total by the number of days in the
billing cycle. This gives us the "average daily balance".
6. Fees:
1. $5.00 per card Replacement of card fee on Lost/Stolen or damaged card.
2. $25.00 RETURN CHECK fee for a check returned for nonpayment on your VISA account.
3. $25.00 Late payment fee after 10 days.
4. 1% of Amount After Conversion Foreign Transaction Fee.
7.
NO USE: Inactive Visa accounts that have no purchase or cash activity may be closed without notice to you after 18 months of no activity.
8. Monthly: Issuer will send to Cardholder, at monthly intervals determined by the Issuer, a statement reflecting for the prior monthly period all Visa Card and Related Card transactions. Such statement shall be deemed correct
and accepted by the Cardholder and all holders of Related Cards unless Issuer is notified to the contract in writing within 60 days of mailing such statement. Each month you must pay at least the minimum payment shown on
your statement within 25 days of the statement closing date. This Line of Credit will be repaid as follows: either the full amount billed shall be paid or at your option an installment equal to at least the required minimum balance
billed. The required minimum monthly payment shall be the greater of (a) $25.00 (b) 3% of that portion of the outstanding balance that does not exceed your credit limit, plus any amount due.
8a. Payment Allocation: Subject to applicable law, your payments may be applied to what you owe the Credit Union in any manner the Credit Union chooses.
9. Security Interest: Payments on your Account are secured by any security interest in any property securing your other obligations to the Credit Union, whether existing now or in the future, except your
household goods and your primary residence. Further, you hereby grant Credit Union security interest in all property purchased through this credit plan, including a purchase-money security interest in any
household goods purchased with an extension of credit upon this account. Also, you hereby grant Credit Union a pledge of all shares and any other deposits which you have or may have in the future with the
Credit Union, except for any deposit in an IRA or Keogh account. These security interests shall secure faithful performance of all obligations arising under this Agreement, and the Credit Union shall have all
of
the rights of a secured party in accordance with the Virginia Commercial Code and other applicable law.
10. Default: You will be in default if: (a) you fail to pay the Minimum Payment Due by the Payment Due Date: (b) if the Credit Union, in good faith, believes your ability to pay your account is impaired: (c) your ability to repay
is
materially reduced by a change in your employment, by an increase in your obligations, by bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings involving you, by your death, or (for community property state residents only) by a change in
marital status or domicile: (d) you exceed your credit limit without our permission: (e) you have made a false or misleading statement to us in your application or otherwise: (f) you are in default under any other agreement with
us: or (g) you fail to perform any of your other obligations under the terms of this Agreement as it may be amended. Upon default we may close your Account to future purchases and advances and, to the extent not prohibited
by Governing Law, demand immediate payment of your entire Account balance, after giving you any notice and opportunity to cure the default if required by applicable law.
11.
Interest Rate Adjustment (Default Rate): 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union will adjust the interest rate on your account whenever your account is two (2) Minimum Payments past due. We will change your interest
rate (including any promotional rate) to a fixed rate of 17.95% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE, which is a monthly periodic rate of .04918%, on the first day of the billing cycle following that has two (2) Minimum Payments past
due. After six (6) consecutive billing cycles of your account being paid pursuant to the terms of your agreements with the Credit Union, we will change the interest rate to the rate that is then applicable to your account, which will
become effective on the first day of the billing cycle following the sixth consecutive billing cycle.
12.
Member Liability: You agree to notify us immediately, orally or in writing, at 1st Advantage FCU, Box 2116, Newport News, VA 23609-0116 (800-359-7650 or 757-877-2444) of the loss, theft, or unauthorized use of your
credit card. You may be liable for the unauthorized use of your credit card. You will not be liable for unauthorized use that occurs after you notify us of the loss, theft, or possible unauthorized use. In any case your liability will not
exceed $50 for unauthorized cash advances at ATMs. You will have no liability for unauthorized purchases made with your credit card. If you report your card Lost/Stolen, it is your responsibility to destroy any remaining cards
with that number. If you find the Lost/Stolen card you should destroy the card and notify the Credit Union (or Credit Union Designee). If you see the card and it is recovered by an authorized VISA merchant (because it appears
on the Revoked Card List or the VISA Center tells the merchant to pick up card) then you will be liable for any fees or rewards resulting from your unauthorized use of the card.
13. Collection Costs: You agree to pay all costs incurred by the Credit Union in collecting any amounts you owe or in enforcing or protecting the Credit Union rights under this Agreement, including attorney's fees and also
those costs, expenses and attorney's fees incurred in any appellate, bankruptcy and post-judgement proceedings, except as limited or prohibited by applicable law.
14. Effect of Agreement: This Agreement is the contract which applies to all transactions on your account even though the sales, cash advance or credit slips you sign may contain different terms. We may amend this
Agreement from time to time by sending you the advance written notice required by law. Your use of the card thereafter will indicate your agreement to the amendments. To the extent the law permits and we indicate in our
notice, amendments will apply to your existing account balance as well as to future transactions.
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Additional Terms of Visa® Agreement
To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the terms, interpretation and enforcement of any claim or dispute arising under this Agreement, as well as all parties' rights and duties, will be governed by Virginia
law regardless where you may reside or use your account. Further, this Agreement is the contract which governs all transactions on your Account even though sales, cash advances, credit or other slips may
contain different terms. You may not transfer or assign your Account or Card to any other person. The Credit Union may assign or transfer this Account, your Account balance, or this Agreement to another
person, who will have all of our rights hereunder. This Agreement is binding on your heirs and legal representatives. If there are joint obligors or authorized users for this credit plan, each of you will have the
right to use the Account to obtain loans pursuant to the terms hereof. Each of you will be liable for all obligations owing on the Account whether borrowed by you or otherwise and whether within or beyond the
credit limit. Your liability will be joint and several. Either party has the right to cancel this Agreement. Further, each of you are responsible for all amounts borrowed by any authorized users and other users may
also be required to repay the amount owed for charges they make; however, you remain, at all times, primarily responsible for all amounts owed. All Cards, billing statements and notices will be mailed or
delivered to the address given on the application for either applicant unless you direct otherwise in writing. If any law or judicial ruling makes any provision of this Agreement unenforceable, the other provisions
will remain in full force and effect. You agree that your Account will also be subject to all rules and regulations of VISA U.S.A., Inc. as applicable. If there is any conflict between this Agreement and the rules and
regulations of VISA U.S.A., Inc., the rules and regulations of VISA U.S.A., Inc., will control.
Limitations of Lawsuits. You agree that any lawsuit based on a cause of action against us must be filed within one year from the date it arises, or you shall be barred from filing any lawsuit. This limitation
includes tort, contract and all other causes of action for which you and we may lawfully contract to limit as set forth in this Agreement.
YOUR BILLING RIGHTS
KEEP THIS NOTICE FOR FUTURE USE
This notice contains important information about your rights and our responsibilities under the Fair Credit Billing Act.
Notify Us 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 us on a separate sheet at the following address and send to Customer Service, PO Box 31112, Tampa, FL 33631-3112, or call
at 1-800-654-7728. Write to us as soon as possible. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent you the first bill on which the error or problem appeared. You can telephone us, but doing so will not preserve your
rights.
In your letter, give us 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 not sure about.
Your Rights and Our Responsibilities After We Receive Your Written Notice
We must acknowledge your letter within 30 days, unless we have corrected the error by then. Within 90 days, we must either correct the error or explain why we believe the bill was correct.
After we receive your letter, we cannot try to collect any amount you question, or report you as a delinquent. We can continue to bill you for the amount you question, including finance charges, and we can apply an unpaid
amount against your credit limit. You do not have to pay any questioned amount while we are investigating, but you are still obligated to pay the parts of your bill that are not in question.
If we find that we made a mistake on your bill, you will not have to pay any finance charges related to any questioned amount. If we didn't make a mistake, you may have to pay finance charges, and you will have to make
up
any missed payments on the questioned amount. In either case, we 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 we think you owe, we may report you as delinquent. However, if our explanation does not satisfy you and you write to us within ten days telling us that you still refuse to pay, we must tell
anyone we report you to that you have a question about your bill. And, we must tell you the name of anyone we reported you to. We must tell anyone we report you to that the matter has been settled between us when it finally
is.
If we do not follow these rules, we cannot collect the first $50 of the questioned amount, even if your bill was correct. Furthermore, the Credit Union has no liability for any tort or related claims arising from such purchases.
Special Rule for Credit Card Purchases
If you have a problem with the quality of property or services that you purchased with a 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: (a) 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 (b)
The purchase price must have been more than $50.
These limitations do not apply if we own or operate the merchant, or if we mailed you the advertisement for the property or services.
VISA PLATINUM REWARDS
1.
CU Rewards Program: You will earn one point for each dollar in net purchases on your 1st Advantage Visa Platinum account. No points are earned for cash advances or balance transfers.
You will earn points if you remain a cardholder in good standing and your account is maintained according to the terms of this agreement. Points earned from net purchases and point adjustments made between billing
cycles will be deemed as earned after being posted to your next monthly card statement. If your account is overlimit or delinquent, you will not accrue points and we have the option to withdraw points previously earned.
Points will begin accruing again once the account is no longer delinquent or overlimit. You may not earn points on past net purchases if your account was delinquent and/or overlimit at the time purchases were made.
Points are non-transferable and are forfeited in the event the account is closed. Points earned from other bonus programs you may be enrolled in at another financial institution cannot be combined with points earned
from this program.
2.
Accruing Points: CU Rewards points will accrue over 3 calendar years and will expire on a first-in, first-out basis annually (i.e., points earned in calendar year one will expire on the last business day of calendar year
three). CU Rewards points may not be exchanged for cash or credit, may not be used with any other offer, promotion or discount, cannot be combined with cash to obtain a gift/travel award and cannot be transferred from
or to any other charge or credit accounts.
3.
Redemption of CU Rewards Points: Points earned are redeemable for merchandise and travel rewards described in the current brochure or the program website CURewards.com. You may select merchandise/travel
rewards from any level, subject to availability, as long as you have the necessary number of points posted to your account as of your previous month's card statement. All travel rewards are subject to specific terms and
conditions. Airline tickets are not refundable nor may they be returned to the program for a credit of points to the original account. Tickets are non-changeable unless permitted by the airline issuing the ticket. Point
requirements assigned to any award are subject to change from time to time without notice and merchandise/travel may be substituted at any time. Applicable manufacturer's warranties, if any, will be included with
merchandise. 1st Advantage FCU makes no product representations or warranties, express or implied, and disclaims any and all liabilities as to the condition, quality, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose
of
products and/or services provided through this program.
4.
Disclosure of Points: Your periodic billing statement will normally include the number of bonus points, subject to adjustment as provided for in these rules. Rewards points will be deducted from your current total of
rewards points for corresponding retail purchase returns posted to your card account. Your credit card may be charged for the difference in the event you have already redeemed unearned rewards points.
5.
Errors: Despite 1st Advantage FCU's best efforts to ensure accuracy, printing errors occasionally occur. We reserve the right to correct such errors at any time, even if it affects an existing order.
6.
Other Disclosures: 1st Advantage FCU may, from time to time, find it necessary to change the program rules, regulations, benefits, conditions of participation, or point levels, in whole or in part, with or without notice.
Changes may affect the points already accumulated. 1st Advantage FCU reserves the right to terminate the program for any or all of its credit card programs at any time. A complete list of Program Rules is available at
the program website.
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