FR833282333_SAM’S CLUB® PERSONAL CREDIT CARD
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SYNCHRONY BANK 
RATES AND FEES TABLE 
SAM’S CLUB® PERSONAL CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT AGREEMENT
PRICING INFORMATION

Interest Rates and Interest Charges

The APR for purchases and quick cash advances is the prime rate plus 19.65%.

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. 

If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than $2.00.

Annual Percentage 
Rate (APR) for 
Purchases and Quick 
Cash Advances

How to Avoid 
Paying Interest

Minimum  
Interest Charge

Fees

Penalty Fees

• Late Payment

Up to $37

How We Will Calculate Your Balance: We use a method called “daily balance”. See your credit card account agreement below for 
more details.

SECTION II: RATES, FEES AND PAYMENT INFORMATION 
SAM’S CLUB® PERSONAL CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

How Interest is Calculated

Your Interest 
Rate

When We 
Charge Interest 

The APR for purchases and quick cash advances is the prime rate plus 19.65%. We use a daily rate to calculate the interest on the 
balance on your account each day. The daily rate for purchases and quick cash advances is the APR times 1/365. As of January 1, 
2016 the daily rate for purchases and quick cash advances was .06343% (APR 23.15%). 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.

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. 

How We 
Calculate Interest

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. Credit insurance premiums and debt cancellation fees, if any, are not included in the daily 
balance. Late payment fees are treated as new purchases.

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. 

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How Fees Work

Late Payment 
Fee

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. $27, if you have paid your total minimum payment due by the due date in each of the prior six billing cycles.

OR

2. $37, 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 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 (excluding any balance in connection with a special promotional purchase with a unique payment 

calculation) shown on your billing statement; PLUS

c. Any late payment fees charged to your account in the current billing cycle; PLUS

d. All interest charged to your account 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 
promotions.  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

•  No Interest if Paid in Full Within 18 Months

For  each  promotion, 
imposed 
promotional  period, 
variable  Purchase  APR  that  applies  to  your  account  when  the  promotional  purchase   
is made.

the 
from  the  date  of  purchase  at  the 

the  promotional  balance 

interest  will  be 

is  not  paid 

full  within 

in 

if 

•  No Interest if Paid in Full Within 24 Months

At the time your account is opened, the variable Purchase APR is 23.15%.

•  No Interest if Paid in Full Within 36 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. Some or all of 
the minimum payment based on the promotional balance may be applied to other account balances. 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  
SAM’S CLUB® PERSONAL CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

ABOUT THE CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

This Agreement. This is an Agreement between you and Synchrony 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”. Synchrony 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 
Sam’s Club and Walmart locations. You may use your card to obtain cash loans (“Quick Cash Advances”) that we may offer at participating Sam’s Club 
owned  registers  in  Sam’s  Club  locations,  up  to  any  cash  advance  credit  limit  we  establish  (“Cash  Advance  Limit”).  Each  cash  advance  must  be  in  the 
amount of $20.00, $40.00, $60.00, $80.00 or $100.00 and may only be obtained if you are making an approved purchase with your card. No more than 
one Quick Cash Advance may be obtained on your account each day. The Cash Advance Limit may be a portion of the credit limit and may be referred to 
as a Credit Limit. 

You Promise To Pay. You promise to pay us for all amounts owed to us under this Agreement. 

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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 Sam’s Club or Walmart 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 Sam’s Club information about yourself that we could share with each 
other. Sam’s Club 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 represent that any phone number that you provide to us belongs to you and/or that you are authorized to provide that number. 
You also agree to tell us right away if you change your address or any phone number. 

Consent To Communications. You consent to us, as well as any other owner or servicer of your account, contacting you through any channel of communication 
and for any purpose, as permitted by applicable law. For informational, servicing or collection related communications, you agree that we may use the phone 
numbers that you provide to us to contact your cellular phone or wireless device with text messages, artificial or prerecorded voice calls, and calls made by an 
automatic telephone dialing system. This consent applies even if you are charged for the call under your plan. You are responsible for any charges that may be 
billed to you by your communications carrier 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 1-800-964-1917. 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.

Membership Billing/Cancellation. Your Sam’s Club Membership (“Membership”) fees will be charged annually to your Account on or before your 
Membership renewal date. Your acceptance of the Card constitutes your agreement to such billing. You are not required to apply and/or have an Account 
in order to have a Membership, but you must be a Member in order to apply and/or have an Account. If your Membership is suspended or canceled for any reason, 
including but not limited to, a breach of any of the terms of the Membership Conditions and Rules of Operation, then you understand that you will not be able to 
use this Account. In addition, if your Account is 90 days or more past due, then your Membership may be suspended or canceled at Sam’s Club’s sole discretion.

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.

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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 Sam’s Club, 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  Synchrony  Bank,  Legal  Operation,  P.O.  Box  29110,  Shawnee  Mission,  KS  66201-5320,   
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,  1-800-778-7879,  or  JAMS,  620  Eighth  Avenue,  34th  Floor,   
New York, NY 10018, www.jamsadr.com, 1-800-352-5267. 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 Synchrony Bank, P.O. Box 
965012, Orlando, FL 32896-5012. This is the only way you can reject this section.

SECTION IV: OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION 
SAM’S CLUB® PERSONAL 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.

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