FR833282333_DICK’S SPORTING GOODS MASTERCARD
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GE CAPITAL RETAIL BANK 
SECTION I: RATES AND FEES TABLE 
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS MASTERCARD® ACCOUNT AGREEMENT 
PRICING INFORMATION

Interest Rates and Interest Charges

Annual Percentage Rate 
(APR) for Purchases

The APR for purchases is the Prime Rate plus 23.74%.

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

APR for Balance Transfers

The APR for balance transfers is the Prime Rate  plus 23.74%.

APR for Cash Advances

The APR for cash advances is the Prime Rate  plus 26.74%.

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

Paying Interest

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

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. We 
will begin charging interest on cash advances and balance transfers on the transaction date.

Minimum Interest Charge

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

Fees

Transaction Fees

•	Balance Transfer

•	Cash Advance

Either $10 or 4% of the amount of each transfer, whichever is greater.

Either $10 or 4% of the amount of each cash advance, whichever is greater.

•	Foreign Transaction

3% of each transaction.

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 
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS MASTERCARD® ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

How Interest is Calculated

Your Interest Rate

We use a daily rate to calculate the interest on the balance on your account each day. The daily rate is the applicable 
APR times 1/365. Interest will be imposed in amounts or at rates not in excess of those permitted by applicable law.

The APR for purchases is the prime rate plus 23.74%. As of July 1, 2012 the daily rate for purchases was .07395% 
(APR 26.99%).

The APR for balance transfers is the prime rate plus 23.74%. As of July 1, 2012 the daily rate for balance transfers 
was .07395% (APR 26.99%).

The APR for cash advances is the prime rate plus 26.74%. As of July 1, 2012 the daily rate for cash advances was 
.08217% (APR 29.99%).

Daily Rates May Vary. The APRs and the daily rates 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 rates and APRs 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

Purchases. 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 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.

Balance Transfers and Cash Advances. We charge interest on your balance transfers and cash advances, and 
their related fees, from the date you make the transaction until you pay them in full. You cannot avoid paying interest 
on balance transfers or cash advances or their related fees.

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, balance transfers, cash advances 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; 
(b) debt cancellation fees are added proportionately to each balance;
(c) balance transfer fees are added to the balance transfer balance; 
(d) cash advance fees are added to the cash advance balance; and
(e) foreign transaction fees are added to the purchase 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 for each balance transfer you make.

We will charge this fee for each cash advance you make. For ATM cash advances this fee is in addition to any fee the 
ATM owner may charge you for use of the ATM.

We  will  charge  this  fee  for  purchases  or  cash  advances  you  make  in  currencies  other  than  U.S  dollars  and/or  in  a 
country other than the U.S., whether or not the transaction was in a foreign currency. 

If  you  make  a  transaction  with  your  account  in  a  currency  other  than  U.S.  dollars,  MasterCard  will  convert  the 
transaction  amount  into  U.S.  dollars  using  its  currency  conversion  procedure.  Under  the  currency  conversion 
procedure that MasterCard currently uses, the non-U.S. dollar transaction amount is converted into a U.S. dollar 
amount by multiplying the transaction amount in the non-U.S. dollar currency by a currency conversion rate. The 
currency conversion rate that MasterCard typically uses is either a government mandated rate, or a wholesale rate 
provided to MasterCard. The currency conversion rate that MasterCard uses for a particular transaction is the rate 
MasterCard uses for the applicable currency when the transaction is processed. This rate may differ from the rate in 
effect when the transaction occurred or when it was posted to your account, and may be higher than the rate you 
could have gotten if you had converted U.S. dollars into the foreign currency. 

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.

How We Calculate Interest

How Fees Work

Balance Transfer Fee

Cash Advance Fee 

Foreign Transaction Fee 

Late Payment Fee

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 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.  Any past due amounts; PLUS
b.  1% of your new balance shown on your billing statement; PLUS
c.  Any late payment fees charged in the current billing cycle; PLUS
d.  All interest charged in the current billing cycle; PLUS
e.  Any payment due in connection with a special promotional purchase with a unique payment calculation.

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

Special Promotional Financing Offer Information 

At times, we may offer you special financing promotions for certain transactions (“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. Below is a description of certain special promotions that may be offered: 

•	No	Interest	if	Paid	in	Full	Within	6	Months

•	No	Interest	if	Paid	in	Full	Within	12	Months

For each promotion, if the promotional balance is not paid in full within the promotional period, interest 
will be imposed from the date of purchase at the variable Purchase APR that applies to your account 
when the promotional purchase is made.

At the time your account is opened, the variable Purchase APR is 26.99%.

•	No	Interest	if	Paid	in	Full	Within	18	Months

Your Purchase APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.

When you make a qualifying purchase under one of these promotions, no interest will be assessed on the purchase if you pay the following (the “promotional balance”) 
in full within the applicable promotional period: (1) the promotional purchase amount, and (2) any related optional credit insurance/debt cancellation charges. If you do 
not, interest will be assessed on the promotional balance from the date of the purchase. Minimum monthly payments are required. Regular account terms apply to 
non-promotional purchases and, after promotion ends, to promotional purchases. Offers are subject to credit approval. These promotional offers may not be available 
at all times for all purchases. Please see any special promotion advertising or other disclosures provided to you for the full terms of any special promotion offered.

SECTION III: STANDARD PROVISIONS 
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS MASTERCARD® 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  
DICK’S Sporting Goods locations, including from www.dickssportinggoods.com and from any merchant that accepts MasterCard. You may get cash advances as 
further explained below. From time to time, we may offer you the chance to transfer balances from your other credit card accounts to this account. Details of the terms 
applicable to balance transfer will be provided with the offer. You may not use your account to pay amounts you owe us on this account or any other account you have 
with us.
Cash Advances. We may offer you the opportunity to get a cash advance with convenience checks that we send you. We may not honor a convenience check for 
any reason stated on the check. You can also get cash or make a withdrawal from any institution or ATM that accepts the card or the account. In addition, we will 
treat any purchase of certain cash like items as cash advances. Cash like items include for example, money orders, cashier’s checks, traveler’s checks, electronic or 
wire transfers, foreign currency or other in bank transactions, tax payments, lottery tickets or other legalized gambling transactions, court costs, bail bonds and fines.
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. 
Transaction Limits. To prevent fraud, we may limit the number or dollar amount of any type of transactions 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 and cash advance limit on your account that we may increase or decrease from time to time. If we approve a transaction 
that makes you go over your credit limit or your cash advance limit, we do not give up any rights under this Agreement and we do not treat it as an increase in either 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 or online. 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 DICK’s Sporting Goods, Inc. information about yourself that we could share 
with each other. DICK’s Sporting Goods, 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 965005, Orlando, FL 32896-5005. 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 (877) 471-5638. 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 DICK’S Sporting Goods, 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 
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS MASTERCARD® 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_DICK’S SPORTING GOODS MASTERCARD
T&C DC PDF
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