date, increased by one percent.  We reserve the right to charge you an additional one percent (1%) of 
the U.S. dollar amount of any international transaction, whether that transaction was originally made 
in U.S. dollars or was made in another currency and converted to U.S. dollars by Visa or MasterCard.  
In either case, the 1% will be calculated on the U.S. dollar amount provided to us by that entity.  The 
same process and charges may apply if any international transaction is reversed. 

YOUR LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS AGREEMENT
19. Responsibility to Pay: You agree to pay us for all Purchases, Advances, Balance Transfers, Finance 
Charges, Account Fees and charges, any other transaction charges as provided in this Agreement and, 
to the extent permitted under applicable law, attorneys fees and collection costs we incur enforcing 
this Agreement against you.  This is the case even if the Account is only used by you, or someone to 
whom you’ve given access to the Account.  
20. Liability for Charges: You are individually liable and you and the individual or co-obligor(s) who 
accepted the application for credit, if any, are jointly liable for all charges to the Account including, 
without limitation, all fees and finance charges. 
21. Intent to Repay: Every time you use the Account, you represent to us that you intend and have 
the reasonable ability to repay your Account obligations.  We rely on that representation every time 
you use the Account.  
22. Settling a Disputed Balance: Payment in Full — If you want to settle a disagreement with us about 
any amount you owe by sending a check on which you have written “Payment in Full” or similar language, 
you must send us a written explanation of the disagreement and dispute and send such check to:

Credit Card Department
Hills Bank and Trust Company 
131 Main Street
P.O. Box 160
Hills, Iowa 52235

(See “Your Billing Rights” section for complete details.)  Writing “payment in full” or similar language on 
the check will not be enough to resolve the dispute.  If we collect a check or any payment instrument 
marked “Paid in Full” that you send without a written explanation of the disagreement or dispute, we will 
not have waived our right to collect any remaining amount you owe us under the terms of the Account.  
23. Default: You and the Account will be in default if:
(a) you do not make the Minimum Payment by the Payment Date (disclosed on the monthly Account 
statement as the Payment Date);
(b) you violate any other provision of this Agreement;
(c) you become insolvent, assign any property to your creditors or go into bankruptcy or receivership;
(d) you have made false statements affecting the application or maintenance of your Account;
(e) you go over your Credit Limit;
(f) we have any reason to believe that the Account is in danger of, or is being used for fraud; or
(g) anything happens that we believe in good faith materially increases the risk that you will not live up 
to your payment and other obligations under this Agreement.
If you are in default, we may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, set-off and withdraw any portion 
or all of the amount due under your Account Agreement against any balance, credit, deposits, accounts 
or other property of yours in our possession, after giving you any notice required by applicable law.  
Should the obligation fall delinquent, and a judgment is obtained then the judgment shall accrue interest 
at the rate of 18.00% per annum until the judgment is paid in full. 
24. Illegal Purchases: The Card must not be used for any unlawful purpose, such as tending any 
account that is set up to facilitate online gambling.  You agree that you will not use or knowingly permit 
another to use the Card or Account for any transaction that is illegal under applicable law.

THE BANK’S LEGAL RIGHT TO CHANGE OR CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT
25. Ownership of this Account; Governing Law: Your Card and any other Account access devices 
that we supply to you are our property, and must be immediately returned to us or otherwise destroyed or 
surrendered as we instruct.  We extend all Account credit to you in and from the State of Iowa, regardless 
of where you reside or use the Account.  This Agreement is governed by Iowa law, and, to the extent 
necessary for interest exportation or consumer protection purposes, by federal law, regardless of the 
internal conflict of law principles of the state where you reside or use the Account.  If a dispute arises 
and you file a lawsuit against us, service or process must be made on the Bank at the following address:  

Credit Card Department
Hills Bank and Trust Company 
131 Main Street
P.O. Box 160
Hills, Iowa 52235

26. Changing the Agreement: The Bank may change all or any part of this Agreement at any time, 
including changing the APR and other fees on the Account, unless prohibited by law.  We will give 
at least 30 days notice before the effective date of any change.  On the effective date, the changes, 
including any changes in APR or recalculation of Finance Charges, will apply to all amounts you owe at 
the time the change goes into effect.  If you do not agree to the changes, you must notify us in writing 
within 25 days after the effective date of the change; you also must pay any remaining amount due 
and destroy the Card.  You may pay the remaining amount all at once or the Bank may allow you to 
continue making payments under the existing terms.  Otherwise, you will have agreed to the changes 
in the notice.  Use of the Account after the effective date of the changes shall be deemed acceptance 
of the new terms, even if the 25 days have not expired.
27. Cancellation:
(a) The Bank may cancel the Account or suspend credit privileges immediately and without notice if 
the Account is in default.  We may also cancel the Account in our sole discretion (even if the Account 
is not in default) by providing notice to you.  You may cancel the Account by providing notice to us.
(b) After cancellation of the Account, you will not be able to obtain additional credit on the Account and 

must agree not to use the Account.  All amounts outstanding on the Account will be immediately due 
and payable without notice or demand.
(c) If you fail to pay any amount you owe under this Agreement, you will be liable for our costs of 
collecting.  In addition, if we refer our claim to an attorney for collection, you will be liable for reasonable 
attorney’s fees we incur and expenses of any legal actions.
28. Assignment of your Account to Another Creditor: We may assign, sell or transfer your Account 
and amounts owed by you to another creditor at any time.  If we do, this Agreement will still be in effect 
unless and until amended and any references made in this Agreement to “we”, “us”, “our” or “the Bank” 
will refer to the creditor to which we assigned, sold or transferred the Account or amounts owed under 
the Account.  You may not delegate your obligation and responsibilities to us to any third party without 
our express written consent.

THE BANK’S LEGAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
29. Collecting Credit Information About You: You authorize us to make any credit, employment and 
investigative inquiries we feel are appropriate related to giving you credit or collecting amounts owed on 
your Account.  You agree that a consumer credit report or business bureau file request, as applicable, 
may be requested periodically from one or more credit reporting agencies (credit bureaus) and used 
in connection with your application and any update, renewal or extension of credit.  We may provide 
information about you, your Account or your credit history to credit reporting agencies and others who 
may properly receive that information.
30. Credit Bureau Disputes: If you believe we inaccurately reported credit history information about 
you or the Account to a credit bureau, call us at 1-800-445-5725 or write to us at: 

Credit Card Department
Hills Bank and Trust Company 
131 Main Street
P.O. Box 160
Hills, Iowa 52235

31. Refusal to Honor Transactions: The Bank and its agents are not responsible if anyone refuses 
to honor your Card or a Convenience Check, or if authorization for a particular transaction is not given.  
Although you may have credit available under the Account, we may be unable to authorize credit for 
a particular transaction.  The number of transactions you make as well as the dollar amount you may 
withdraw from or charge to your Account in one day may be limited, and the limit per day may vary.  
These restrictions are for security reasons.  And, as a result, we cannot explain the details of how this 
system works.  If your Account is over limit or delinquent, authorization of credit for transaction may 
be declined.  We are not responsible for anything purchased with your Card or a Convenience Check, 
except as expressly required by applicable law (see “Your Billing Rights” section for more details.)  You 
must return goods you purchased with the Card or Account to the Merchant and not to us.  Third party 
offers – From time to time, third parties may provide you with benefits not related to the extension 
of Account credit.  We are not liable for these features, services and enhancements, as they are the 
sole responsibility of the third party provider.  The Bank and/or third party may add, change or delete 
entirely these benefits without notice or liability to you, to the extent permitted by applicable law.  You 
agree to hold us harmless form any claim, actions or damages resulting from your use of any of these 
features, services, or enhancements, when permitted by applicable law.
32. Telephone Monitoring: From time to time, we may monitor telephone calls you make to us or 
our agents.
33.  Severability:  If  a  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  finds  any  part  of  this Agreement  illegal  or 
unenforceable, the remaining portions of the Agreement will remain in effect as written after any such 
illegal or unenforceability porting is amended in compliance with applicable law or, if necessary, voided.
34. Entire Agreement: This version of the Agreement replaces any previous versions of the Agreement.  
The Agreement, as modified by any change in terms we may deliver from time to time in accordance 
with applicable law, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us, and supersedes any prior 
negotiation or understanding between you and us concerning the subject matter of the Agreement.
35. Waiver: We do not give up our rights under the Agreement or applicable law when we fail to exercise 
or delay exercising these rights.  Our failure or delay to exercise any right or remedy we have against 
you does not mean that we waive that right.
36. Arbitration: In requesting an Agreement from us and accepting the Agreement, you agree that if 
a dispute of any kind arises out of this Agreement, either you or we may choose to have that dispute 
resolved by binding arbitration.  If arbitration is chosen by any party, neither you nor we will have the 
right to litigate that claim in court or to have a jury trial on that claim, or to engage in pre-arbitration 
discovery, except as provided for in the arbitration rules.  In addition, you will not have the right to 
participate as a representative or member of any class of claimants pertaining to any claim subject to 
arbitration.  The Arbitrator’s decision will generally be final and binding.  Other rights, that you would 
have if you went to court, may also not be available in arbitration.  It is important that you read the entire 
Arbitration Provision carefully before accepting the terms of this Agreement.
Any claim, dispute or controversy (whether in contract, regulatory tort or otherwise, whether pre-existing, 
present or future and including constitutional, statutory, common law, intentional tort and equitable 
claims) arising from or relating to (a) the card it offered or provided to you; (b) the actions of you, or 
third parties; or (c) the validity of this arbitration provision individually and collective, (a “Claim”) must, 
after an election by you or us, be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with this arbitration 
provision and the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in effect 
when the Claim is filed (or, in the event this arbitrator or these arbitration rules are no longer available, 
then a comparable substitute arbitration procedure and/or arbitration organization that does business 
on a nationwide basis).  There shall be no authority for any Claim to be arbitrated on a class action 
basis.  An arbitration can only decide our or your Claim and may not consolidate or join the claims 
of other persons who may have similar claims.  You may obtain rules and forms by calling the AAA 
at 800-778-7879.  Any arbitration hearing that you attend will take place in the federal judicial district 

where you reside.  At your request, we will advance the first $250 of the filing and hearing fees for any 
Claim you may file against us.  The arbitrator will decide whether we or you will ultimately pay those 
fees.  The arbitrator shall apply applicable substantive law consistent with the FAA and applicable 
statutes of limitation, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law.  Judgment upon the award 
rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.  This Arbitration Provision 
shall survive repayment of your extension of credit and termination of your Account.  The arbitration 
provision shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §1 through §6.

YOUR BILLING RIGHTS - KEEP THIS NOTICE FOR FUTURE USE
This is 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 you need more information about an item or transaction on your monthly 
billing statement, YOU MUST WRITE TO US ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER AND SEND IT TO:

Credit Card Department
Hills Bank and Trust Company 
131 Main Street
P.O. Box 160
Hills, Iowa 52235

Write to us as soon as possible. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent you the 
first bill where the error or problem appeared.  You can telephone us, but doing so will not preserve 
your legal rights under the Fair Credit Billing Act.  In your letter, include the following information:
(1) Your name and Account number;
(2) the dollar amount of the suspected error;
(3) the date the transaction occurred (if possible); and
(4) describe the error, and explain if you can why you believe there is an error.  If you need more 
information, describe the items you are not sure about.  If you have authorized us to pay your credit 
card bill automatically from your savings or checking account, you can stop the payment on any amount 
you believe is wrong.  To stop the payment, your letter must reach us three business days before the 
automatic payment is scheduled to occur.
YOUR RIGHTS AND RESONSIBILITIES AFTER WE RECEIVE WRITTEN NOTICE
We must acknowledge your letter within 90 days, unless we have corrected the error by then.  Within 
90 days, we must either correct the error or explain why we believe the statement was correct.
After  we  receive  your  letter,  we  cannot  try  to  collect  any  amount  you  questioned  or  report  your 
Account as delinquent.  We can continue to bill you for the amount you questioned, including Finance 
Charges, and we can apply any 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 
Account 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 the questioned amount.  If we did not make a mistake, you may have to pay Finance Charges and 
you will have to make up any missed payments on the questioned amounts.  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 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.

SPECIAL RULES FOR CREDIT CARD PURCHASES
If you have a problem with the quality of property or services that you purchased with your 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 
and both must apply:
(1) 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 
(2) The purchase price must have been more than $50.
The conditions do not apply if we own or operate the merchant or if we mailed you the advertisement 
for the property or services.
SPECIAL RULES FOR CREDIT CARD PURCHASES DO NOT APPLY TO PURCHASES MADE WITH 
CONVENIENCE CHECKS OR BALANCE TRANSFER CHECKS.
Hills Bank and Trust Company 
Credit Card Department
131 Main Street
P.O. Box 160
Hills, Iowa 52235
1-800-445-5725

We may report information about your account to credit bureaus.  Late payments, missed payments, 
or other defaults on your accounts may be reflected in your credit report.

Rev. 8/10

Visa Platinum
Credit Card 
Agreement

Hills Bank
and Trust Company
Member FDIC • hillsbank.com

Credit Card Department
131 Main St • PO Box 160
Hills, IA 52235
1-800-445-5725

 
       
 
     
     
     
 
   
    
    
    
    
 
     
     
     
    
    
     
     
     
      
       
       
       
      
         
This is a card member agreement and disclosure statement (“Agreement”) between you and Hills Bank 
and Trust Company containing the terms that will apply to your Hills Bank Visa Platinum (“Account”).  
In this Agreement, “you” and “your” means each individual accepting a solicitation or applying for the 
Account or otherwise agreeing to be responsible for the Account.  “We”, “us”, “our” and “the Bank” 
means Hills Bank and Trust Company, the issuer of the Card and your Account creditor.  Other terms 
are defined in the text of the Agreement.  Please read this Agreement carefully and keep it in a safe 
place to make the best use of the Hills Bank credit card we issue with this Account (the “Card”).  The 
Agreement becomes effective as soon as you or someone authorized by you uses the Card or Account, 
but no later than 30 calendar days after we issue and you fail to return the Card.

ACCOUNT FEATURES AND YOUR USE OF THE ACCOUNT
1. Use: Charging privileges on the Card and Account are provided by the Bank pursuant to the terms 
of  this Agreement.    Charge  activity, Account  status,  and  any Account  delinquency  information  will 
be provided to you monthly.  You may use the Card to obtain an Advance (as defined below) from a 
participating financial institution or ATM (Automated Teller Machine).  You may use the Account only 
for personal, family or household purposes.  
2. Your Acceptance  of  the Agreement:  By  accepting,  signing  or  using  this  Card  or Account,  or 
by continued use of an existing Card or Account, you are agreeing to the terms of this Agreement.
3. Account Purchases: You may use the Account to buy, lease or otherwise obtain goods or services 
from participating merchants (including transactions you initiate via email, by telephone or over the 
Internet) or take advantage of special promotional Convenience Check or Balance Transfer offers that 
post as Purchase Transactions (“Purchases”).  We will, in connection with any promotional Balance 
Transfer or Convenience Check offer we make, provide you with materials that explain whether those 
transactions will post and be treated as a Purchase.  Even if you have not signed a sales draft or the 
merchant has not supplied you with a written receipt or other proof of sale, you are responsible for 
all Purchases made through the Account, except as expressly limited by applicable law.  See “Your 
Billing Rights” section for more detail.
4. Account Advances: Advances are transactions other than Purchases that allow you direct access 
to funds available through your Account.  Advances may include Account transactions such as cash 
advances you obtain directly from us, other participating financial institutions, ATMs, telephone transfers, 
Balance  Transfers,  or  Convenience  Checks.    Monthly Account  statements  we  issue  may  refer  to 
Advances as “Advance”, “Cash”, “Cash Advances”, or by the product or device you used to obtain an 
Advance.  You may use your Account to obtain cash either by presenting your Card at any bank or 
other financial institution that accepts the Card or by making a withdrawal of cash at an ATM.  We may 
restrict the amount of the credit limit that is available for Advances.  If an Advance limit greater than 
the percentage available is requested, it will be subject to credit approval.  You may be limited in the 
amount and/or number of Advances you may make on your Account.
5. Convenience Checks: From time to time, we may supply Convenience Checks for use by the 
person(s) named on those checks.  Convenience Checks are drafts that look like other checks, but 
are drawn on credit available in the Account.  We may, based on the particular offers we make from 
time to time, provide Convenience Checks that will post and be treated as an Advance or Convenience 
Check that will post and be treated as a Purchase.  We will, in connection with any Convenience Check 
we provide, include materials that explain whether the Convenience Check will post and be treated as 
an Advance or as a Purchase.  Convenience Checks must be written in U.S. dollars.  We may return 
a Convenience Check unpaid if:  
(a) the credit available under your Credit Limit is less than the Convenience Check amount;
(b) the Account is in default; or
(c) the Convenience Check is improperly signed or otherwise fails to conform to our
regularly accepted standards for check payment.  Convenience Checks may not be used
to pay the Account or any obligation you owe us or our affiliates.
6. Paying and Stopping Payment on Convenience Checks: You must use the number and address 
provided in the “Lost or Stolen Card or Convenience Check” sections to request that payment be stopped 
on a Convenience Check.  You must call us promptly with an oral stop payment request and then 
provide us with a written confirmation of the stop payment request within 14 calendar days.  Any stop 
payment request we receive will remain in effect for 6 months, unless you renew the request in writing 
before the end of that time.  We may pay Convenience Checks more than 6 months old.  There may 
be circumstances under which a Convenience Check must be paid, even if we have received a stop 
payment request from you.  We will not be liable to you if we do not honor your stop payment request 
under those circumstances.  If it is determined that a Convenience Check should have been paid, but 
was not, we will not be liable for any consequential, punitive or incidental damages if we acted in good 
faith.  Our only obligation under those circumstances will be to pay the designated payee the amount 
of the Convenience Check and cancel any charges assessed against your Account as a result of any 
wrongful failure to honor the Convenience Check.
7. Balance Transfers: We may permit you to transfer balances from other companies, including financial 
institutions.  However, you cannot make Balance Transfers from the Bank accounts.  The amount of 
your total Credit Limit which we may allow to you for a Balance Transfer reduces the amount of the 
Credit Limit available for Purchases and Advances.  Finance Charges on your Balance Transfers accrue 
from the date of transfer to your Account.  If you reach your limit on the amount of credit we allocate to 
you for one or more Balance Transfers, you may not transfer additional balances even if you have not 
reached your total Credit Limit.  Balance Transfers will post to the Account and be separately reflected 
on the monthly Account statements as a Balance Transfer, or, depending upon the offer, may post to 
the Account and be treated as a Purchase, or as an Advance transaction.

FINANCE CHARGES AND ACCOUNT FEES
8. Account Finance Charges: Finance Charges reflect the cost of credit.  Your total Finance Charge 
for any billing cycle will equal the amount of any (a) periodic rate Finance Charges (sometimes referred 

to as “interest” here and on monthly Account statement); (b) Advance transaction fees; and (c) any 
other transaction fees that are considered Finance Charges.  In some of the following sections we 
have abbreviated the terms “monthly periodic rate” as MPR, “average daily balance” as “ADB”, and 
“annual percentage rate” as “APR”.

Interest Rates and Interest Charges

Annual Percentage Rate 
(APR) for Purchases/
Balance Transfers

APR for Cash Advances

How to Avoid Paying
Interest on Purchases

3.9% introductory APR for the first 
seven billing cycles.  After that your APR will be 

5.25% to 12.25%, based on 

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

12.25% this APR will vary with the market 
based on the Prime Rate.
Your due date is at least 25 days after the 
close of each billing cycle.  Hills Bank will not 
charge you any interest on purchases if you 
pay your entire balance by the due date each 
month.

Minimum Interest Charge

If you are charged interest the charge will be 
no less than $0.50.

For Credit Card Tips from 
the Federal Reserve Board

To learn more about factors to consider when 
applying for or using a credit card, visit the 
website of the Federal Reserve Board at 
http://www.federalreserve.gov/creditcard.

How we will calculate your balance: We use a method called “average daily 
balance (including new purchases)”

9.1 Introductory rate - For the first 7 billing cycles the MPR and the corresponding variable APR 
will be a fixed rate of 3.90%. After the introductory period the APR will be determined by adding the 
following margins to the prime rate: 2%, 4%, 8%, or 9%. The margin you receive is dependent upon 
underwriting and credit score requirements.  Your rate of margin has been determined by adding 
______ percentage points (_____%) to the Prime Rate in respect of the Account for the billing cycle. 
The Prime Rate used to calculate the APR will be the Prime Rate on the 15th day of each month or the 
first regular business day thereafter as published on that business day in the Money Rates column of 
The Wall Street Journal (“WSJ”). The APR may increase if the Prime Rate increases. An increase will 
take effect the day after your statement cycles following the 15th of the month. An increase will result 
in an increase in the finance charge and it may have the effect of increasing your periodic minimum 
payment. The APR will not change more often than once a month. A decrease will have the opposite 
effect of an increase. If the Prime Rate changes more frequently than the APR, we will always use 
the Prime Rate in effect on the day we adjust the APR to determine the new APR. In such case we 
will ignore any changes in the Prime Rate that occur between APR adjustments. Any rate change will 
be applied to all balances carried forward from the last statement. We reserve the right to choose a 
comparable new index if the WSJ ceases to publish a Prime Rate.
9.2 Interest Rate for Cash Advances: The Prime Rate used to calculate the APR will be the Prime 
Rate on the 15th day of each month or the first regular business day thereafter as published on that 
business day  in the Money Rates column of The Wall Street Journal (“WSJ”).  The APR may increase 
if the Prime Rate increases.  An increase will take effect the day after your statement cycles following 
the 15th of the month.  An increase will result in an increase in the finance charge and it may have the 
effect of increasing your periodic minimum payment.  The APR will not change more often than once 
a month.  A decrease will have the opposite effect of an increase.  If the Prime Rate changes more 
frequently than the APR, we will always use the Prime Rate in effect on the day we adjust the APR 
to determine the new APR.  In such case we will ignore any changes in the Prime Rate that occur 
between APR adjustments.  Any rate change will be applied to all balances carried forward from the 
last statement.  We reserve the right to choose a comparable new index if the WSJ ceases to publish 
a Prime Rate.  The Annual Percentage Rate will never decrease below 12.00%. 
10. Interest Finance Charge: Finance Charges on your Account for Purchases and Advances are 
calculated separately.  
Purchases (Method G)  
A finance charge will be imposed on purchases only if you elect not to pay the entire New Balance 
shown on your previous monthly statement within 25 days from the closing date on the statement.  
If you elect not to pay the entire New Balance shown on your previous monthly statement within 25 
days from the closing date on the statement, a finance charge will be imposed on the unpaid balance 
of purchases from the statement closing date (Including new purchases) and will continue to accrue 

until the closing date of the billing cycle preceding the date on which the entire new balance is paid in 
full or until the date of payment if more than 25 days from the closing date.
The Finance Charge for a billing cycle is computed by applying the Monthly Periodic Rate (which is 
the APR divided by 12 months) to the Average Daily Balance of Purchases, which is determined by 
dividing the sum of the daily balance of Purchases during the billing cycle by the number of days in 
the cycle.  Each daily balance is the principal balance including current cycle Purchases and payments 
and credits as received, but excluding any unpaid Finance Charges.
Cash Advances (Method A)  
A Finance Charge will be imposed on Advances from the date of the Advance or from the first day of 
the billing cycle in which the Advance is posted to the account, whichever is later, and will continue 
to accrue until the date of payment.  The Finance Charge for a billing cycle is computed by applying 
the Monthly Periodic Rate (which is the APR divided by 12 months) to the Average Daily Balance 
and Advances which is determined by dividing the sum of the daily balances of Advances during the 
billing cycle by the number of days in the cycle.  Each daily balance is determined by adding to the 
Previous Balance (the outstanding balance of your account at the beginning of the billing cycle) any 
Purchase as of the date it is posted to your account and any advances as of the transaction date 
or the first day of the billing cycle in which the Advance is posted to the account, whichever is later, 
and subtracting all payments as received and credits as posted through that date, but excluding any 
unpaid Finance Charges.
Any Finance Charge shown on your monthly statement is computed only through the last date of the 
Billing Cycle.  Since Finance Charges continue to accrue until the date your payment is received and 
posted to your Account, additional Finance Charges may appear on the following month’s statement.  
The amount of the Finance Charge and the Advance Fee may be changed from time to time.  There 
is a minimum Finance Charge of 50 cents in any billing cycle in which a Finance Charge is due.
11. Grace Period: You have a 25-day grace period for Purchases (including any promotional Balance 
Transfers or Convenience Checks that will post as Purchases), provided you have paid your Previous 
Balance in full by the Payment Due Date shown on your monthly Account statement.  In order to avoid 
additional Finance Charges on Purchases, you must pay your New Balance in full by the Payment Due 
Date shown on the front of your monthly Account statement.  There is no grace period for transactions 
that post to the Account as Advances.  Those transactions are subject to interest from the date they 
post to the Account until the date they are paid in full.

Fees

Annual Fee

Transaction Fees
  • Cash Advance

  • Foreign Transaction

None

• Either $5.00 or 3.00% of the 
  amount of each cash advance,    
  whichever is greater, with a
  maximum fee of $15.00.
• 1.0% when a currency conversion 
  occurs.  0.8% when a currency   
  conversion is not performed.

Penalty Fees
  • Late Payment
  • Returned Payment
  • Returned Convenience Check

Penalty Fees
• up to $27.00
• up to $27.00
• up to $35.00

12. Account Fees: You agree to pay the following Account fees and Finances Charges:
(a) Advance Fee: We will add a Finance Charge to the Advance balance of the Account
in the form of the Advance Transaction Fees disclosed below for each Advance you obtain during a 
billing cycle.  The fees imposed will equal the greater of the fees based on a disclosed percentage of 
each Advance of the minimum dollar amount, shown below.

CASH RECEIVED 
FROM:  
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION 
OR ATM 

PERCENTAGE 
OF CASH FEE: 
3% 

MINIMUM
MAXIMUM:
$ 5.00
$15.00

(b) Annual Membership Fee: None 
(c) Late Fee: We will add a Late Payment Fee of $27.00 to the Purchase balance of the Account if your 
Minimum Payment is not received by the Payment Due Date shown on the monthly Account statement.
(d) Returned Check Fee: We will add a Returned Check Fee of $27.00 to the Purchase balance of the 
Account if a draft or check you give us as payment on the Account is not honored or if we must return 
it to you because it cannot be processed.  A check that is returned unpaid may be sent for collection.
(e) Returned Convenience Check Fee: We may charge a fee of $35.00 to the Purchase balance of 
the Account if you write a Convenience Check that we do not honor under the terms of this Agreement.  
(See “Convenience Checks”, and “Paying and Stopping Payment on Convenience Checks” sections 
for more details). 
(f) ATM Surcharges: When you use an ATM not owned by us, you may be charged a fee by the ATM 

owner or network used to complete the transaction and you may be charged for a balance inquiry.
(g) Card Usage Reports Fee: We may offer additional reports regarding Card usage and Account 
transactions which will be provided upon your request for an agreed upon fee. 
(h) International Transactions: Currently a 1.0% fee is assessed only on international transactions 
when a currency conversion occurs.  This fee is unchanged.  Effective July 1st, 2008, Visa will also 
impose a 0.8% fee on foreign transactions where a currency conversion is not performed.   

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT USING YOUR ACCOUNT
13. Credit Limit: The Account Credit Limit is the maximum amount of credit available and that you may 
owe under the Account at any time.  You may not request or obtain additional Purchases, Advances 
or Balance Transfers once you have reached your Credit Limit.  The initial Credit Limit is shown on 
the Card carrier and will also appear on your monthly Account statement.  We reserve the right to 
review your Account at any time and increase or decrease your Credit Line.  You may not increase 
your Credit Limit by carrying a credit balance over the Credit Limit we make available to you.  (Also 
see the “Advance Limits” section for more information about Limits on Advance transactions section.)
14. Payment:
(a) Promise to Pay: You agree to pay for all Purchases, Advances, Finance Charges, fees and any 
other obligations incurred on the Account.
(b) Method of Payment: You must pay us in U.S. dollars with checks or similar payment instruments 
drawn on a financial institution located in the United States.  We may, at our option, choose to make 
an exception and accept a payment drawn on a foreign bank.  However, you will be charged and 
agree to pay any collection fees required in connection with such a transaction. The date you mail a 
payment is different than the date we receive payment. For purposes of this Agreement, the payment 
date is the day we receive your check or money order at the address specified on your monthly Account 
statement.  If you mail your payment without a payment coupon or to an incorrect address, it may 
result in a delayed credit to your Account.  This may result in additional Finance Charges, fees, and 
possible suspension of your Account.
(c) Minimum Monthly Payment: Each month you must pay at least the Minimum Payment and any 
past due Minimum Payment by the Payment Due Date shown in your monthly Account statement.  
Your Minimum Payment for Purchases and Cash Advances is 3%, rounded up to the nearest dollar, 
of the total Purchase and Cash Advance balance (excluding late payment), or $25.00 whichever is 
greater.  In addition, your Minimum Payment will include all amounts delinquent, and amounts in excess 
of your credit limit.  If your outstanding Purchase and Cash Advance balance is less than $25.00 then 
the entire balance is due.  You also may pay the entire balance on your Account at any time or pay 
any amount between the Minimum Payment and your entire balance.  Any changes in your Minimum 
Payment due will be reflected on your monthly statement in the month in which the Minimum Payment 
due is affected.  However, in all cases, you may continue to pay any amount equal to or greater than 
the Minimum Payment due.  
(d) Application of Payment: We may allocate payments to amounts owed on your Account in the 
manner we deem appropriate, including but not limited to, applying payment to promotional balances, 
such as Balance Transfers, before applying them to Purchases and Advances.  
15. Change of Address: Your monthly Account statements and notices about your Account will be 
sent to the address you provided in your application or your response to our Account solicitation.  To 
change your address, you must call us at 1-800-445-5725 or write to us at the following address:  

Credit Card Department
Hills Bank and Trust Company 
131 Main Street
P.O. Box 160
Hills, Iowa 52235

We must receive this information 15 days before the date a billing cycle closes to provide your Monthly 
Account statement at your new address. Note:  If you have an address change within 45 days of the 
expiration date of your Card(s), please contact Customer Service at
1-800-445-5725 with that information so your new Card(s) can be mailed to your new address.
16. Authorized Use: You agree not to give your Card to anyone else or to authorize anyone to use the 
Account.  If you give your Card or Account number to someone and they use either, you will be liable 
for any charges that the person incurs.
17. Lost or Stolen Card or Convenience Checks: You must notify us immediately if your Card or 
Convenience Checks are lost or stolen or there is possible unauthorized use of your Card or Account.  
You will not be liable in excess of $50 for any loss, theft or loss for purchase charges that occur after 
notification to the Bank.  You must notify the Credit Card Department by phone at 1-800-445-5725, 
or 1-800-423-7503 or in writing to:

Credit Card Department
Hills Bank and Trust Company 
131 Main Street
P.O. Box 160
Hills, Iowa 52235

If this happens, we will ask you and all other persons given Account access to return all Cards and 
unused Convenience Checks to our Credit Card Department.  In addition, we have the right to close 
your Account and open a new Account.  If we do so, new Cards and Convenience Checks will be 
issued for your new Account.  
18. U.S. Currency:  If you make a purchase or cash advance in foreign currency the transaction will 
be converted into U.S. Dollars by Visa.  
For Visa Accounts: To the extent that you have used your Visa card to purchase goods or services, or 
obtain cash in another country, your statement may reflect the conversion into U.S. dollars of transactions 
which occurred, initially, in a different currency.  The exchange rate applied to such transactions is a 
(i) wholesale market rate or (ii) government-mandated rate in effect one day prior to the processing 

 
  
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Hills Bank determines rate of margin by these underwriting criteria: 

-  Credit Score 
- 
Income 
-  Debt to Income Ratio 

Depending on the underwriting and credit score requirements your variable interest rate 
will be based on the prime rate plus a margin of 2 percent, 4 percent, 8 percent, or 9 
percent.