FR833282333_JCPENNEY MASTERCARD®
DC TC PDF WF3229060G
6/2021

SYNCHRONY BANK
SECTION I: RATES AND FEES TABLE
JCPENNEY 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 22.74%.

This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.

APR for Cash Advances

The APR for cash advances is the prime rate plus 22.74%. 

This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.

Paying Interest

Your due date is at least 23 days after the close of each billing cycle. We will not charge 
you  any  interest  on  purchases  if  you  pay  your  entire  balance  by  the  due  date  each 
month. We will begin charging interest on cash advances on the transaction date.

Minimum Interest Charge

If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than $2.00.

Fees

Transaction Fees

• Cash Advance

Either $10 or 5% of the amount of each cash advance, whichever is greater.

• Foreign Transaction

3% of each transaction.

Penalty Fees

• Late Payment

Up to $40.

How We Will Calculate Your Balance: We use a method called “daily balance.” See your credit card account agreement 
below for more details.

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SECTION II: RATES, FEES AND PAYMENT INFORMATION 
JCPENNEY 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 22.74%. As of April 1, 2020, the daily rate for purchases was 
.07121% (APR 25.99%).

The  APR  for  cash  advances  is  the  prime  rate  plus  22.74%.  As  of  April  1,  2020,  the  daily  rate  for  cash 
advances was .07121% (APR 25.99%).

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.

How We Calculate Interest

•  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.

Cash Advances. We charge interest on your 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 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, 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) cash advance fees are added to the cash advance 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.

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How Fees Work 

Cash Advance Fee

Foreign Transaction Fee

Late Payment Fee

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.  $29, if you have paid your total minimum payment due by the due date in each of the prior six billing cycles.

OR

2.  $40, 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. The sum of:

(a)  $29, or $40 (which includes any past due amounts) if you have failed to pay at least the total minimum payment due by the due date in any one or more 

of the prior six billing cycles; PLUS

(b) Any credit insurance premiums charged in the current billing cycle.

OR

2. The sum of:

(a) The following amounts, rounded up to the next highest whole dollar:

(i) Any past due amounts; PLUS

(ii)  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); PLUS

(iii) Any late payment fees charged in the current billing cycle; PLUS

(iv) All interest charged in the current billing cycle; PLUS

(b) Any credit insurance premiums charged in the current billing cycle; PLUS

(c) Any payment due in connection with a special promotional purchase with a unique payment calculation.

OR

3. The sum of:

(a) Any unpaid interest; PLUS

(b) Any credit insurance premiums and other insurance premiums charged in the current billing cycle; PLUS

(c) Any payment due in connection with a special promotional purchase with a unique payment calculation; PLUS

(d) Any past due amounts.

In any event, your total minimum payment will never be more than your new balance. Any payment due in connection with a special promotional purchase with a 
unique payment calculation will not be increased to, but may be included in the $29 or $40 minimum amount otherwise due on your account.

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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 promotions that may be offered at JCPenney Stores and online at jcp.com:

No Interest for 6, 12, 18, 24 or 30 Months

For each promotion, after the promotion ends, the APR that applies to your 
account when the promotional purchase is made will apply.

At the time your account is opened, the variable Purchase APR is 25.99%.

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 during the promotional period, but minimum 
monthly payments are required. Regular account terms apply to non-promotional purchases and, after promotion ends, to your 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.

In addition, the special promotions described below may be offered at JCPenney Stores and online at jcp.com:

No Interest if Paid in Full Within 6, 12, 18, 24 
or 30 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 25.99%.

  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 promotional purchase amount in 
full within the applicable promotional period. If you do not, interest will be assessed on the promotional purchase amount 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  
JCPENNEY MASTERCARD 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 any JCPenney 
Store, jcp.com, or anywhere that accepts Mastercard credit cards. You may get cash advances as further explained below. You may not use your account to pay amounts you 
owe us on this account or any other account you have with us. If you have credit insurance on this account, for the purpose of your credit insurance certificate of insurance, 
the regular charge plan balance is your account balance. Any benefit which may be paid on this account by your credit insurance will be subject to the terms, limitations and 
exclusions contained in the master policy and your certificate of insurance.

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.

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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 authorized and directed us to give information about you and your account 
to JCPenney and its affiliates and licensees (the “JCPenney family”). The JCPenney family will use the information in connection with the credit program and 
for things like creating and updating its records for you, assisting them in better serving you, and providing you with notices of special promotions, marketing 
materials and tailored offerings. 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, fraud, 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. Text frequency may vary and may be recurring.  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. 
Message and data rates may vary.  We and any carrier are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.  If you have questions, please call the number 
on the back of your card.

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 
965007, Orlando, FL 32896-5007. 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 1-800-542-0800 (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands 
residents, call 1-800-981-8400). 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.

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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, AND/OR J. C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC., WILL BE SUBJECT TO INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AS 
SET FORTH BELOW.  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 you, we, or J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. make a demand for arbitration, you, we and/or J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. must arbitrate any dispute 
or claim, including, but not limited to, statutory, common law, and equitable claims, between you or any other user of your account, and us, our 
affiliates, agents and/or J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. that relates to your account, including, but not limited to, any dispute or claim involving any 
purchase or credit made with or to, or otherwise involving your account, except as noted below.  The parties intend for J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. 
to be a third-party beneficiary of this Arbitration section of this Agreement.   

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  AND/OR  J. C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC., IN COURT OR ARBITRATION. ALSO, YOU MAY NOT BRING CLAIMS AGAINST 
US  AND/OR  J.  C.  PENNEY  CORPORATION,  INC.,  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 part(ies) in writing. This notice can be given after the beginning of a lawsuit or in papers filed 
in the lawsuit. For arbitration demands against Synchrony Bank, your notice must be sent to Synchrony Bank, Legal Operation, P.O. Box 29110, 
Shawnee Mission, KS 66201-5320, ATTN: ARBITRATION DEMAND. For arbitration demands against J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., your 
notice must be sent to Registered Agent/Legal Department, 6501 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024, ATTN: ARBITRATION DEMAND.  The party 
seeking arbitration must select an arbitration administrator, which can be either the American Arbitration Association (AAA), 120 Broadway, 
Floor 21, New York, NY 10271, w w w.adr.org,  1-800-778-7879,  or  JAMS,  620  Eighth  Avenue,  34th  Floor,  New  York,  NY  10018, 
w w w.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 
JCPENNEY 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_JCPENNEY MASTERCARD®
DC TC PDF WF3229060G
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