Visa 

CREDIT CARD AGREEMENT 

Date_________________________ 

In this Agreement the words you and your mean each and all of those who apply for the card or who signs the application. Card means a Visa® Credit Card 
and any duplicates and renewals we issue. Account means your Visa Credit Card Line of Credit account with us. We, us and ours means this Credit Union. 

1.  Responsibility. If we issue you a card, you agree to pay all debts 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, and this responsibility continues until the card is 
recovered. You cannot disclaim responsibility by notifying us, but we will close 
the account for new transactions if you so request and return all cards. Your 
obligation to pay the account balance continues even though an agreement, 
divorce decree or other court judgement to which we are not a party may direct 
you or one of the other persons responsible to pay the account. If more than one 
person has applied for a card or signed the application, paragraph 15 below also 
applies to your account. You agree that you will not use or allow anyone else to 
use your card for any transaction that is illegal under applicable federal, state or 
local law.  

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 Lost Card Notification. If you believe your credit card has been lost or stolen, 
you will immediately call the Credit Union at: (207) 284-2444 or after hours 800-
9914961.  

 Consumer Liability for Unauthorized Transactions. Your liability to the 
Credit Union will not exceed $50.00 for unauthorized use of your card that occurs 
prior to the time when you give notice of possible unauthorized use to the Credit 
Union at PeoplesChoice Credit Union, P.O. Box 876, Biddeford, ME 04005, and 
(207) 284-2444 or 877-785-6328.  

 Credit Line. If we approve your application, we will establish a self-
replenishing Line of Credit for you and notify you of its amount 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 principal. You may call us to request 
an increase in your Credit Line, which must be approved by our loan department. 
By giving you written notice our loan department 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 creditworthiness. You may also terminate this 
Agreement at any time, but 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 our request and upon termination 
of this Agreement.  

5.  Credit Information. You authorize us to investigate your credit standing when 
opening, renewing or reviewing your account, and you authorize us to disclose 
information regarding your account to credit bureaus and other creditors who 
inquire of us about your credit standing.  

6.  Details About Your Monthly Payment.  
(a)  Monthly Statement. We will mail you a statement every month showing your 
Previous Balance of purchases and cash advances, the current transactions on 
your account, the remaining credit available under your Credit Line, the New 
Balance of purchases and cash advances, the Total New Balance, the FINANCE 
CHARGE due to date, and the Minimum Payment Required. If applicable, 
monthly statements to one applicant shall constitute monthly statements to all 
applicants.  

(b)  Minimum Payment. Every month you must pay at least the minimum Payment 
within 25 days of your statement closing date. By separate agreement you may 
authorize us to charge the minimum payment automatically to your share or share 
draft account with us. You may, of course, pay more frequently, pay more than 
the minimum payment, or pay the Total New Balance in full, and you will reduce 
the FINANCE CHARGE by doing so. The Minimum Payment will be any 
portion of the Minimum Payments shown on prior statements which remain 
unpaid plus either (a) 2% of your Total New Balance or $20.00, whichever is 
greater, or (b) your Total New Balance if it is less than $20.00. In addition, at any 
time your Total New Balance exceeds your Credit Line, you must immediately 
pay the excess upon our demand.  

(c)  How Payments Are Applied: The Payment is applied in the following order: First, 

fees; second, finance charge; third, non-accruing balance (i.e. insurance 
premiums); fourth, old purchases; fifth, old cash advances; sixth, current cash 
advances (cycle to date); seventh, current purchases (cycle to date). 

7. Finance Charges.  
 (a)   When Finance Charge Begins. A finance charge will be imposed on cash 

advances from the date made or from the first day of the billing cycle in which 
the cash advance is posted to your account, whichever is later, and will 
continue to accrue until the date of payment. A finance charge will be imposed 
on purchases only if you elect not to pay the entire new balance of purchases 
shown on your monthly statement within 25 days from the closing date of that 
statement. If you elect not to pay the entire new balance of purchases shown on 
your monthly statement within that 25 day period, a finance charge will be 
imposed on the unpaid average daily balance of those purchases from the 
statement closing date and will continue to accrue until the closing date of the 
billing cycle preceding the date on which the entire new balance of purchases is 
paid in full or until the date of payment if more than 25 days from the closing 
date.  

(b)     Figuring the Finance Charge. The FINANCE CHARGE (interest) is 

calculated at the periodic rate of: .825% per month, which is an ANNUAL 
PERCENTAGE RATE of 9.9% or 1.15833 per month, which is an ANNUAL 
PERCENTAGE RATE of 13.9%, based on your credit worthiness.  
(i)      Cash Advances. The finance charge on cash advances for a billing cycle is 

computed by applying the monthly periodic rate to the average daily balance, 
which is determined by dividing the sum of the daily balances during the 
billing cycle by the number of days in the cycle. Each daily balance is 
determined by adding to the previous balance for cash advances (the outstand-
ing cash advance balance of your account at the beginning of the billing cycle) 
any new cash advances received and subtracting any payments as received or 
credits as posted to your account, but excluding any unpaid finance charges.  

(ii)    Purchases. 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 and subtract any payments or credits and any 
unpaid finance charges. This gives us the daily balance. Then, we add all the 
daily balances for the billing cycle together and divide the total by the number 
of days in the billing cycle. This gives us the “average daily balance.”  

1.  Default. You will be in default if you fail to make any Minimum Payment 

within 25 days after your monthly statement closing date. You will also be in 
default if your ability to repay is materially reduced by a change in your 
employment, an increase in your obligations, bankruptcy or insolvency 
proceedings involving you, your death or your failure to abide by this 
Agreement. We have the right to demand immediate payment of your full 
account balance if you default, subject to our giving you any notice required by 
law.  

2.  Using the Card. To make a purchase or cash advance, there are two alternative 

procedures to be followed. One is for you to present the card to a participating 
Visa plan merchant, to us or to another financial institution, and sign the sales 
or cash advance draft which is imprinted with your card. The other is to 
complete the transaction by using your Personal Identification Number (PIN) in 
conjunction with the card in an Automated Teller Machine or other type of 
electronic terminal that provides access to the Visa system. The monthly 
statement will identify the merchant, electronic terminal or financial institution 
at which transactions were made, but sales, cash advance, credit or other slips 
cannot be returned with the statement. You will retain the copy of such slips 
furnished at the time of the transaction in order to verify the monthly statement. 
The Credit Union may make a reasonable charge for photocopies of slips you 
request.  

3.  Returns and Adjustments. Merchants and others who honor the Card may 

give credit for returns or adjustments, and they will do so by sending us a credit 
slip which we will post to your account. If your credits and payments exceed 
what you owe us, we will hold and apply this credit balance against future 
purchases and cash advances, or if it is $1 or more, refund it on your written 
request or automatically after 6 months.  

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 Foreign Transactions. Purchases and cash advances made in foreign 
countries and foreign currencies will be billed to you in U.S. dollars. The 
conversion rate to dollars will be at wholesale market rate or the government 
mandated rate, whichever is applicable, in effect one day prior to the 
processing date. A one-percent (1%) International Transaction Fee will be 
assessed and billed separately. This fee will be charged on all international 
purchases, credit vouchers and cash advances.  

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