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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A.
655 PAPERMILL ROAD
NEWARK, DE 19711
Plaintiff
VS.
JODI L LAUDERMILCH
303 GLENN AVE
BOILING SPRINGS PA 17007
Defendant
CIVIL ACTION
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NOTICE TO DEFEND
You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the
following pages you must take action within twenty (20) days after this Complaint and Notice to
Defend aze served, by entering a written appearance personally or by an attorney and filing in
writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are
wazned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered
against you by the court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint or for any
other claim or relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights
important to you.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO
NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE
OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ON AGENCIES THAT' MAY OFFER LEGAL
SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
MIDPENN LEGAL SERVICES
401 EAST LOUTHER STREET
CARLISLE, PA 17013
717-243-9400
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A.
655 PAPERMILL ROAD CIVIL ACTION
NEWARK, DE 19711
Plaintiff
vs.
NO:
JODI L LAUDERMILCH
303 GLENN AVE
BOILING SPRINGS PA 17007
Defendant
COMPLAINT
Plaintiff, FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A. , by and through i.ts attorneys, Edwin A.
Abrahamsen & Associates, P.C., complains of the Defendant as follows:
1. Plaintiff, FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A. , (hereinafter "Plaintiff') is a corporation
with a principal place of business located at 655 PAPERMILL ROADNEWARK, DE 19711
2. The Defendant JODI L LAUDERMILCH (hereinafter "Defendant") is an adult
individual residing at 303 GLENN AVE BOILING SPRINGS PA 17007.
3. At all relevant times herein, Plaintiff was engaged in the business of debt purchase
and collection.
4. Defendant applied for and received a credit card issued by FIA CARD SERVICES,
N.A. with the account number 5490995998078643.
5. Use of the FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A. credit card was subject to the terms and
considerations of the Cardmember Agreement (hereinafter "Agreement"), a copy of which was
sent to the Defendant along with the credit card.
6. Defendant used the FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A. credit card account
' number5490995998078643, for purchases, cash advances and/or balance transfers.
7. The Defendant was mailed account statements relative to the Defendant's use of the
subject credit card.
8. The Defendant defaulted under the terms of the Agreement by failing and refusing
to make monthly payments on the account as they became due. (See, Cardmember Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit "A.")
9. The Defendant last made payment on February 28, 2010.
10. The total amount due and owing the Plaintiff including interest, is $26,266.51.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests judgment in its favor and against Defendant in the
amount of $26,266.51 plus costs of suit and any other relief as the Court deems just and
appropriate.
Edwin A. Abrahamsen
Michael F. Ratchford,
Attorney I.D. Nos.: 8
120 North Keyser e.
Scranton, PA 1850
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Phone: 570-558- 510
Fax: 570-558 5511
VERIFICATION
I, Michael F. Ratchford, attorney for Plaintiff, FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A. , am fully
familiar with the facts set forth in the within Complaint and am authorized to make this
Verification on behalf of Plaintiff. I Verify that the facts set forth. in the within allegations are
true and correct to the best of my knowledge, knowing that any false statements are punishable
by law pursuant to 18 C.S.A. 4904.
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tl~E?RTAMT l9OTtCE OR C[~/tFiOE list 'EERGRS
Bank of America Corporation and MBNA Corporation are
pleased to announce our merger. in bringing the organizati~s
together. we are sealing a credet card bank that vn'R provide
our a wfih a greater range of financial solutions than
ever before, We are c~nsofidating our credd card program into
one bank FlA Card Services, N A. As a resuk, beginning
October 19.2006 (the'~ffective Date', your Bank of America
cxedit card account w~ be issued and administered by F1A
Card Services. NA This document, together with the
Suppterrrent To The Notice Of Change In Temps on the
enclosed statement, is your new "Cred'd Card Agreement' and
replaces in whole, on the Effective Date. your existing
Cardholder Agreement and will apply to all new and
outstantf~g balarxes. Please read these documents carefully
and retain them for your records.
Except for Section 12 and Section 13, ad of the changes
below w~l apply to your account as of the fast day of your
b~Tu~g cycle that includes the Effective Date. Sections 12 and
13 wr11 apply to your account as of the Effective Date.
As a part at the transition, we wilt be restructuring your account
balances into four balance categories (as newly defined by
your Credd Card Agreement): Category A, for Check Cash
Advances and BaNance Transfers; Category B. for Bank and
ATM Cash Advances; Category C for Purchases; and Category
D for Other Balarxes. In some cases we wig cor~so6date
existing baNances inla a single balance category. When we do
so. we wE honor, or lower, the existing Annual Percentage
Rates, inckrding arty existing promotional rates or defauR rates
that may be available on this account.
CREt7tT CdIRD ft;GREEIYtEttt#T
We reserve the right to change the terms of this
Agreemerrt at arty time, as further described In ttte
following sections: Balance Categories and We May
Amend Tl~s Agreement.
1. YOUR CONTRACT WfTH US
YarrAgreement wrlh us consists of this Credit Card Agreerrrent
and arty changes we make to it from time to time. The terms
of ttus p-greernent apply b you 'rf any of you applied for and
were granted an aoaour>t, used the account, maintained the
account, arxilor otherwise accepted the account. You agree to
the terms and cbndrticns of this Agreement.
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2 ttif~RQS [lSEF} OFTEN IN TIitS AGREI~B+IT
Access d means an access check we prv~vide to you to
make a Chedt Cash Advance on your acaounlt
`Agre~nerrt.' or `Credit Card Agreement m tl~s document
and eery dranges we make to this docume~ ~ time b tune.
`APR' means the correspondng Annuaf Percentage Rate.
Ttte APR corresponds m the Deify Peticxiic Rate ("DPR'~
whkft is calculafed by dividing the correspondRng APR by 36~.
`Cam means ail the aedrt cards we issue ~ Y~ and fo any
other person with authorization for use on this account
pursuant to this Agreement.
`Caslti Advance' means the use of your ar~ooEmt for a ban
obfai~d:
(Tj at an automated teller machine (`ATM Casio Advance";
(2} by a transfer of funds initiated by us at: your request '~
(`Ba~r~ce Transie~;
(~ at any financial institution (e.g., to obtaks cash,-money
orders. or travelers checks), including overdiraif bansactions if
this aooount is eligible for and properly ertrotded th an overdraft
pr~tion program, at any non-fx~ancia! asst~tion (to obtain
cash or for any payment you make to us (halt is returned to
us .unpaid for any reason, inducting file related finance
dirges (Bank Cash Advance";
(4} fey an access check you sign as drawer ('Check Cash
Rdvar:oe'~.
gCadt Advance' includes Trar~.saction Fees and adjustments
assvaated with any Cash Advance.
`Default Rate' means tiie APR which may bs applied without
iu~er rrotice to your account in certain ir~ences of your
dealt, as described in the section titled. D~tdt Pricing.
`Foreign Transaction' means any trar>sac5on made in a
foreign currency (inc}acting, for example. anfine purchases
frart foreign merchants).
`Grace Perrod' means the period of time during a bitting cycle
wfien you wi8 not active Periods Rate Finance Charges on
ces~in transactions or balances.
`[Near Balance TptaP means the total billed arirncuit as of the
Glosexi Date of a biR'ug cycle. as shown on your monthly
statement. To determine the New Balatx:e Total. we start with
>hs total balance at the beginning of the bYs~g cycle, which is
the'Prevrous BaNar~ce." Them W8 subtract payrramis end Credifs.
Them we add Cash Advances, Purchases and l~nance Charges.
'Pay in FuIP or `Paid in Fu1P means payri-erris and cred>ts in
a bang cycle totaling at least your previous ling cycle's New
Balance Total. In general, Pay in FW must be made by the
Payment Due Date in order to get a Grace Period.
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'Prosrational Rate' means a temporary APR that may be
oiferecf on a balance category for a designated time period,
and rrsay be subject to other cond'fions.
`Purdi~ase" means the use of your card or account. number to:
(i) buy or lease goods or services;
(2) fury 'Cash EonJivalents' {ie., foreign cxurency, money
orders tx travelers chedcss from anon-financial institution, or
wits transfers, out-of-network bip payments made ttvough
FIAGSs sxd'ine biq paymer~ service. Person to person money
transf+ere, bets, lottery tkkets, or casino gaming chips} from
any sel<er other than a financial instfirtion; and
(3) make a transaction that is not otherwise a Cash Advance.
'Purchase' includes Account fees, as weq as Transaction
Fees and adjustments associated with any Purchase.
°We; mss,' 'our,° and "FtACS" mean FIA Card Services, N.A.,
also knavm as Bank of America.
`Yost and "your" mean each and aq of the persons who are
gnu accept or use an account we hold. "You" and 'yours
also mean any other person who has guaranteed payment of
tfus account, when used in tf~ sections titled, Your Contrail
ter t fJs. We May Monitor and Record Telephone Calls, and
Ar6rt and Litlgatian, and when used in each of the
sedans relating to payment of this account (e.g., Your
Prate to Pay, and How We Allocate Hour Payments}.
We ~ use the definitions dessxibed under the section
heeding Words Used OJien in This Agreement or as otherwise
defined in this Agreement. ff we use a capitaC¢ed term in this
daamrent but we do not define the term in this document. the
term has the meaning as used in your monthly statement
We use section headings (e.g., Words Used ORen in Tt-is
Agree<iient) to organize tl'sis Agreement. The headings are for
referents purposes oNy.
~.6{LLANCE CATEGORIES
When a Cash Advance or Purchase transaction occurs, we
add the amount of the transaction and any assoaated finance
dsargs3s, to one of the ioltowing balance categories:
f~gory A -Balance Transfers and Check Cash Advances
t~gory t3 - ATI,A Cash Advances and Bank Cash Advances
C~egory C'- Purchases
Cafegs~ry D -Other Balances
From iilne to time, we may move certain balances from one
catergory to another (for example, so we can acroommodate
promotional temu}, and we wit' te11 you when we do.
F~dt balance category has its own APR Aq rates are subject
to change. In addition to the Annual Percentage Rate secdor~
please see how we may change the rates on your account in
the section titled, We May Amend This Agreement
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4. /ENf~iP tA! PERCENTI4GE RATES
~ anent To The t~6otlce Of Change in Terms on the
enclosed statement
5. DEFALAT PRiC1NG
See ScrrentTo The Notice Of Change lnTerms on the
enclosed statement
~, Gp~CtAhT1ON OF PERIODIC RIkTE FlFIANCE ~ balance
We calculate Periodic Rate Fnance Charges
c~tegtrrSt by multiplying its Balance Subject to Finance Charge
by ths applicable DPR and that result by the number of days
in the fling cycle.
7, 616L[tkiG CYCLE
Your biding cycle ends each month on a Closing Date
ddenr~ined by us. Each bring cycle begins on the day after
~e ( Date of the previous bitting cycle. Each monthly
statemeF-t reflects a single billing cycle.
8.thtEEEN PERIODIC RItTE FINANCE CtiEERGES BEG[N TO
ACE~tliE
Each nevr Category A and Category B Cash Advance begins
to Sloane Periodic Rate Finance Charges on its transaction
dabs. Category A and Category B balances remaining from
previous I~11ing cycles accrue Period'~cTh transaction clan tare
from fhe first day of the M'q'mg cyd
Ctredc Cash Advances and Balance Transfers made by check
is the date the dieck is fast deposited or cashed. The
tansarfion date far a returned payment (a Ban{ Cash
Advance) is the date that the cottespondng paym p
io your account.
Unless subject to a Grace Period, ead~ new Category C
Putd>~ and each new Category D Ocher Balance begun to
accrue Periodic Rata Finance Charges date is cater.
ar the first day of the bti6ng cycle.
Unless subject to a Grace Period, Category G balances and
Category D balances remaining from previous billing cyder
aoc7ue Periodic Rate Finance Charges from the First day of dte
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When applicable. Periodic Rate France Charges arxrue
daffy acid compound daily on new balances. and balances
rentafriing from previous billing cycles in each balance
category. Periodic Rate Fnarice Charges wiq continue to
aaxue even though you have paid the tuA amouxnet include
related balances in a balance category becaus
any accrued but unpaid finance charges in the calculation of
the Balance Subject to Finance Charge.
Your Payment Due Date v-n'A be at least 20 days from your
statetnerit Closing Date.
g. GRADE PERIOD
Sea Supplement To Tice Notice Of Change In Terms on tfte
etx~ed statement for complete terms.
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fXipIRGE
' Categories Aand B -Average Batartce f~ethod
(leg new Cash Advances}
1Me ralaatate separate Balances Subject lb Finance Charge
~ Category A balances and Category B balances. We
gate the Balance Subject th Fnance Charge for each of
these balance categories by. (1) calculating a daffy balance for
each day in the current bitting cycle; (2) calcutatirtg a daily
balance for each day prior to the current billing cycle that had
a Rre-Gyde Cash Adv ~ ~th a transa( coon date prioCr o
Advance is a Cash Alvan date within the
the current billing cycle but rnn'fh a Posting
current biking cycle); (3) adding all the daily balances together
and (4) dividing the sum of the dally balances by the number
of days in the current bitltng cycle.
To calculate ths daay balance for each day in the current bating
cycle, we take the beginning balance, add an amount equal to
the app{icabte Daily Periodc Rate multiplied by the previous
dais daily balance, add new Cash Advances and Transaction
Fees, and subtract appliicable Payments and cxedits. !f any
da8y balance is tees than zero we treat it as ze%
To calculate a daily balance for each day prior to the current
bang cycle that had aPre-Cycle Cash Advance balance. we
take the beginning balance attributable solely to Pra-Cycle
Cash Advances (wttich wilt be zero on the transaction date of
tl~e first Pre-Gyde Cash Advance), add an artouM equal to
the applicable Daly Periodic Rate multiplied by the previous
day's daily balance, and add only the appi'~Cabls Pre-G~-de
Cash Advar~ces, and their related Transaction Fees. We
exclude from this calculation all transactions posted in
previous billing cycles.
Categories Cand D -Average Dally Balance Method
(including new rnansactions}
See Supplement To The Notice Of Change !n Terms on the
enclosed statement for complete terms.
11. MINIMUIiti FlNANCE CHARGE
See Supplement To The Notice Of~Change to Terms on the
enclosed sfatemerrt far complete teens.
12-TRANSACTION FEE RNANCE CHARGES
See Supplement To Ti he Notice Of Change !n Terrres on the
enclosed statement for complete germs.
13. A000t1NT FEES
See Supplement To The Notice Of Change [n Terms on tha
enclosed statement for a complete list of fees.
14.OVERDRAF? PROTECTION
!f your cheddng account wdh Bank d America is t to this
aooour~ this overdraft protection feature wn'tl allow funds to be
transferred (`overdraft protection transfers' from the acxount
into your designated d~edang account with BaNc of America
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(~dieddrrg axount'~ when transactions ocxur nn your che~cidng
acoe~a~ such as d-edcs o< other debits, that if paid woad
cause t>tie cheddng account to be overdrawn ('overdraft
fransac~Ons'~. Overdraft protection transfers include automatic
trarrsiers io checfcirtg axouM fees. Overdraft protection
i trar~ers are processed alter dose of business Monday through .
Fri~y and are treated as Category B Cash Advances. Each
', day`s overdraft transactions wr11 be totaled and rounded to the
rro3 X100 ($25 if you opened your checking account ~
Wast~on w Idaho) increment up to your avarable kxedt
regardeas of w~ inr~raied the overdraft transactions. For
eple, if your checking account has a balance of $1.00 and
a check or other debit fiem for $125 is presented for paymerft,
wfuch tf paid would cause your checking account to be
overdrawn, an overdraft protection transfer of $200 will be made
to your cheddng accourrt acid a Bank Cash Advance of $200
w~ post fo this account The amount of ava8able credit on thus
aoxurd must be sutfident m cover the total amount of overdraft
trartns (receNed by Bank of America that day) rounded to
the next $100 irxxemeM (but exdudrng any overdraft protection
fee); otherwise one or more of the overdraft transactions for that
day will be rejeiected. However, if the avaaabie credit on ifis
acootrd is greater than the overdraft transaction amount. but
tha avalable credd is insuffident for tine overdraft transaction
amount to be rounded tiD the next $100 increment, then f#re
arrxx~t of the overdraft transaction will be rounded to the
tughest whole doDar amount of your available credrt (And in
such an event, the aoaued finance charges may result in art
Ouerfunit Fee.) We may pemut w refuse to permit any overdraft
pno~c6on transfer that would cause you to exceed the crekLt
~ on this accour~ but if we permit it, you may be a
an Ov~imR Fea during the bil~g cycle in which the transfer
oocxsrs. This overdraft protection feature wi8 automaticaby be
karioebed if this account is dosed Iry either you or us, w at any
Gma upon your request Youc overdraft transactions remaati
to the terms of your d>ecidng account wdh 13ank of
America„ any related enro~nent agreement. and this Agreement.
1~ SIGN YOUR CARD
You should sign your loud before you use it.
1G. HiOW TO USE 1FOUR ACCOUNT
You ~Y obtain credrt in the form of Purchases and Cash
Advances by using cards, axes checks, your account
rxnrtber, w other aedd devices.
~1T. SAFE MAY MONROR AND RECORD TELEPHONE CALLS
You consent to arrd authorize FlACS, any of its affiliafes, or
its marketing associates to monitor andlw record any of your
tetephorte conversations with our representatrves or the
representatives of any of those companies. Where you have
provided a cell phone number directly to us, w placed a cell
phone cab to us, you consent and agree to accept cotlection
ks~Rs fo your cell phone from us. For any telephone or ceQ
ptsorre caJis we place to you, you consent and agree that
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tS'rose calls may be automatically draled andlor use recorded
messages.
18. CREDR REPORTING AGENCIES; GO!lECTfid® AND
SHARWG INFORMATION
You au~orize us to caGed information about you in order to
corrd~x:t our business and deWec the top guaiity service you
expect, including information ura receive about you,
i~orrnation we receive from third parties such as credit
reporting agenaes and iniam~atian about your transactions
war us and other companies. You authorize us to shots such
irrforrnation about you or your account with our affti'iates and
others. You may have the ~ right to opt out of some information
sharing. For more details, please refer to our Privacy PoGry.
g you belisve~we have famished inaax~rate or incomplete
ir~Orrrration about you or your account to a credit reporting
agency, write to us at: FlA Card Services, N.A., Credit
Reporting Agenaes, P.O. Box 17054, Wilmington, DE 19884
7t?54. Please include your name, address, home phone
number, and account number, and explain what you believe is
inaccurate or incomplete.
19. PURPOSES FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT
You may use your account for personal, family, or household
purposes. You may not use your account for business or
corrxnercial purposes. You may oat use a Check Cash
Advance, or any other Cash Advance, to make a paymer~ on
this or any other account with us or our affiliates. You may not
use or permit your account to be used to make arty dlegai
transaction. You wnll only use your account for transactions that
are legal where you conduct them For example, [ntemet
gambling transactions rosy be iiiegaE in your state. Display of a
payment card bgo by an onfne merchant does not mean ti~at
an Internet transaction is legal where you oondud rt We may
diarge your account for such trap . We wr7 not be Gable
~ you engage in an illegal transaction. We may deny
authorization of any transactions ider~ilied as lntemet gambling.
20. PERSONS USING YOUR ACCOUNT
fE you pemut any person to use your card, a~ c~edcs,
accarrrt number. or other credrt device with the authorization b
obtain credit on your account. you may be Gable for aG
Uraresactrons made by that person Ong ~ for
ri~tirctr you may not have intended Ira be liable. even if the
amount of those transactions causes your rxed'd Gcrn't ip be
exceeded. Authorized users of ti,is aatxxrnt may have the same
access to infomration about the account and its users as the
acoourtf holders. We may send aotxxrnt materials (cards,
statements and notices) m any I'rable party, and that person wr11
be responsible for delivering those maferials to the offer Gable
parties and authorized users. Notice tQ any of you w~ be
cor>sadered notice to aG of you. You may aGow authorized users
on your account in the loGowing ways: (1) by notifying us that
you want someone added to your account as an authorized
user; (2) by tendrng your card or account number to ana~her; or
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~ tra+re allowed anotFier to use Srour account or to be tega®y
from denying thadr you did so. You muss think carefully
before you allow anyone to become an authorized user. BY
dorsg so, you authorize the person to use your account to the
same ~~ Y~ ~~ ~ur~tg but not limited io making any
purchases, cash advances, balance transfers and allowing
others to use your account. Your aocowit does not permit you
b lirrtft the nature or amount of acrthorr~y You 9N8 to any
au9iarrzed user and you w~ not attempt to do so. An authorized
uses authority w~ continue until you both notify us that you are
tertrtinatirt9 the authority and You PhYsxallY retrieve the card. tf
you cannot retrieve the Card, you w~ remain I'iable for any
transactions that we cannot prevent after you notify us.
21. YOUR PROMISE TO PAY
You promise to pay us the amounts of all credd you obtain.
retuds includes all Purchases and Gash Advances. You also
promise to pay us all the amounts of fatiance charges, fees,
and any other transactions we charge to your account. if a
bank branch or office sponsors your account, You promise to
pay it any unpaid account balance it pays us within 30 days.
22. PAYMENTS ON YOUR ACCOUbfT
You must pay each month at (east the Total Minunum lea ~ D t
Due shown on your monthly statementfro month o month.
Date. Your Payment Due Date may vary
payments must conform to the requirements set out on that
morsthlY statement;ll'~ese requirements may wary without prior
notice. You may pay the entire amount you owe us at any
Gnse. Payments made in any billing cycle that are greater than
the Total Minimum Payment Due will not affect your obligration
m make the next Total tJtfiimum Payment Due. if yo„ overpay
or ti there is a credd balance or- your account, we Hnll not pay
irterest on such amounts. We will reject payments that are not
drawn in U.S. dollars and those drawn on a fa~arrc:ial insh'fuGor:
located outside of the United States. We reserve the rigid to
~~ any payment if your account has a credit balance as of
the day we receive that payment Payment of your Total
M'admum Payment Dvs may not avoid the assessment of
OverGrnit Fees. Generally, credits to your account. suds as
chose generated by merchants or by person-to-person money
transfers. are not treated as payments and will not reduce
your Total Minimum paymept Due.
See SupplementToTise Notice Of Change ln'ferms ors the
endosed statement for additional terms.
23.TOTAI_ MINIMUM PAYMENT DUE
You may pay your total outstandng balance at any time. F~ch
btlfing cycle, you must pay at least the Total Minimum
payment Due shown on your monthly statement by its
Payment Due Daie. The Total Minimum Payment Due is the
stall at all past due amounts plus the Current Payment
See SUpplementToThe Notice Of Change In Terms on the
essclased statement far additional terms.
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24~. tAEHEI~E YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE CREDITED TO YOEIR
AE7COUNT
We credit your payments as of the date received, if the
payment is (1) received by 5 p.m. (Eastern Time): (2) received
at the address shown in the upper teat-hand isomer of the Front
of your monthly statement; (3) paid with a check drawn in U.S.
dollars on a U.S. financial institution or a U.S. dollar money
Ober; and (4} sent in the return envelope with only the top
portion of your statement accompanying it Payments received
altar S p.m. on arty day inctudng the Payment Due Date, but
that otherwise meet the above requirements, wiU be credEted
as of the next day. Credit for any other payments may be
delayed up to five days.
25. HOW WE ALLOGATE YOUR PAYMENTS
We reiU allocate your payments in the manner we determine-
In most instances, we will allocate your payments to balances
(rnduding transactions made after your latest statement) with
lower APRs before balances with higher APRs_ This will result
in balances with tower APRs (such as new balances with
promotional APR offers) being paid before any other existing
balances.
2fi. PROMISE TO PAY APPLIES TO ALL PERSONS
Ap persons who initially ru subsequentty request, accept.
guarardee or use the account are ind'nriduaily and togefher
responsrble for any total outstanding balance. if you and one
or more persons are responsible to pay any total outstanding
balance, we may refuse to release any of you from Gabitity
urrR all of the cards. access checks, and other credit devices
outstanding under the account have been returned to us and
you repay us the total outstanding balance owed to us at any
funs under the terms of this Agreement.
27. DEFAULT
You w~ bs in default of this Agreement if: (1) you fail to make
arty required Total Minimum Payment Due by its Payment Due
Date; (2j Your total outstanding balance exceeds your credit
lirn~ or (3) you Earl to abide by any other term of this
Agreement. Our failure to exercise arty of our rights when you
de#auR does not mean that we are unable to exercise those
rlgMs upon later default
28. tftiHEN WE MAY REGIUIRE fMMED1ATE PAYMENT
H you are in default, then in ad~tion to our other t~emedies under
fftis Agreement, we can require immediate paymentof your total
outstanding balance and, unless prohibited by appGcabis law
acid except as otherwise provided under the ~,4rtnTration and
LfGgstYar section of this Agreement, we can also require you to
pay the costs we incur in any collection proceedaig, as well as
reasonable attorneys' fees if we refer your account fa collection
to an attorney who is not our salaried employee.
29.OTHER PAYMF~IT TERMS
We can accept late payments, partial payments, or payments
witfr any restrictive writing without losing any of our rights
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under this Agreement. This means that no payment; ir~dng
those marked with 'paid in fud' or with any atfter re~ridlve
wards, shad operate as an accord and satisfaction w the
prior written approval of one of our senior offkers. You may
not use a postdated check to make a payment. if you da
~stdate a paymer~ check, we may elect to honor if upon
presentment or reium it uncredited to the person that
presented it. without in either case waiting for the da6a shaxm
on the check. Lrite are not liable to you for any loss or expense
irxurred by you ari~g out of the action we elect to take.
3Q PAYMENT HE)lIDAYS AND REDUCED PAYMH~T OFFERS
. We may allow you, from tune to time, to om~ a rnor~ly
payment or make a reduced payment We will notify you wtren
these options are available. If you omit a payment or melee a
reduced payment. finance charges, ~3ppGcable fees, and offer
re~uiaz transactions, if any, wiA accrue on your account
balances in accordance with this ,4greement The reduced
payment amount may be Tess Phan Srour finance charges. You
must make. the reduced payment on time to avoid a ~ fee,
You must resume making your regular Total Mirrimum Payment
Due each month following a payment holiday or reduced
payment offer.
31.YOUR CREDR ItMIT
Your credit limit is d:sclosed to you when you receive your
card and. generally. on each monthly statement We may
change your credit Curet from time to time. The amount shown
on your monthly statement as Cash or Credd Available does
not take into account any Purchases, Cash Advances. firrarrce
charges, fees, any other transactions, or credits which post to
your account after the Gosing Date of that monthly statecrrerit
Such transacctions could result in your credit limit being
exceeded and result in the'assessment of Overlimit Fees. loss
of Promotional Rates, and Detault Priang.
32. WHAT WE frQAY DQ IF YOU ATTEMPT TO EXCEED
YOl1R CREDCT t.ltitll'T
The total outstanding balance an your account plus
authorizations at any time must not be mare than your crec5t
fimtt ff you attempt a transaction which results in your total
outstandng balance (plus authorizations) exceeding your
credit limit, we may: (1) Permit the transaction wftttout
your credit limit; (2} permit the transaction and treat the
amount of the transaction that is more than the credit 1'init as
immediately due; or (3} refuse to permit the transaction,
If we refuse to pem>rt the transaction. we may advise the person
who attempted the transaction that it has been refused. if we
refuse to permit a Check Cash Advance or Balance Transfer.
we may do so by advising the person presenting the Check
Cash Advance or Balance Transfer that credit has been
refused, that there are icient funds to pay the Check Cash
Advance or Balance Transfer, or in any other manner.
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1f we have previously permitted you to exceed your credit limit,
R does not mesa that we will Permit You to exceed your cxedit
limit again. If we deade to permit you to exceed your credit
limit, whidt could tfi9Ser a promotion tam-ofi event, we may
also an Overlimit Fee and/or apply Default Pricing as
provided in this A~eement
33, IME BRAY AMEND THIS AGREEMENT e. We may amend
We ~y amend this-Agreement at any
it by adding, deleting, or changing provisions of this
pg~~i- We may increase or decrease any or ail of your
~~ We may itKxease any or all of your APRs to rates
which exceed the default a~ th the a w~icablennot ce
Agreement we molt{ comply Pp
requirements of federal and Delaware law that are in effect at
that time. The amended Agreement (nduding any higher rate
or other higher charges or fees) will apply to the total
~tstarxfing balance, including the balance existing before the
amendment became effective. !f an amendment gives you the
opporhm~y to reject the change, and 'rf you reject the change
in the manner provided in such amendment, we may
terminate your right io receive credit and may ask you to
return a1 credit devices as a condition of your rejection. We
~Y ~ce your card month another card at anytime.
34.1KE IiAAY SUSPEND OR CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT
We may suspend or dose your account or otherwise
terminate your right to use your account We may do this at
any time and for any reason.Your obligations under this
agreement continue even after we have done this. You must
destroy ail cards. access checks or other credit devices on
the account when ws request
g5, YOU MAY CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT ~ in writing or by
You may dose your acr;ount by not'rfying
telephone. and destroying all cards, access checks ~ other
ae[Gt devices on the account. Your obligations under this
agreement cantinas even after you have done this.
36. TRANSACTIONS AFTER YOUR ACCOUNT IS CLOSED
When your arxxwmt is closed, you must contact anyone
authorized to charge transactions to your account. such as
intemet service providers, health clubs or insurance
wmpanies. These transactions the l~lGntin Also,bf we beV eve
your account un~l you change 9•
you have authorizedo a havesrd nested to cbse the a tccount.
your account after y eq
we may allow the transaction to be charged to your account
37. REFUSALTO HONOR YOUR ACCOUNT _
We are not liable for any refusal ~ or account~mumber or
can include a refusal to honor you
any diedt written on your account We are not Liable for any
retention of your card by us, any other financial institution. or
any provider of goods or services.
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38. HO~It1 Y0U MAY STOP PAYMENT ~ an access r by
You m2~y request a stop P~
g us with the access check number, dogar amounf, and
payee exactly as they appear on the access d~edc. Oral and
written stop payment requests on an access check are effec5ve
~ six months from the day that we place the stop payment.
39.Vt7tE! MAY NOT POSTDATE AN ACCESS CHECK
You may not issue a postdated access check on your aooaunt
q you do postdate an access check. we may elect to honor it
upon presentment or return it unpaid #o the person that
presented it to us for payment, vrithout in either case waffing
for the date shown on the access check. We are not Babb to
you for any loss or expense incurred by you arising out of the
action we elect to take.
44),TRaNSACT{ISMS MAaE IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES
If you make a transaction in a foreign currenry, the transaction
wiq be converted by Visa International or t•,tasterCard
intematianal, depending on which card you use, iMo a U.S.
dolEar amount in accordance with the operating regulations or
conversion procedures in effect at the time that the transaction
is processed. Cumantly, thane regulations and procedures
pravide that the currency conversion cafe to be used is either
(~) a whdesale market rate or (2) a government-mandated rate
in effect one day prior to the processing date. The cetrn'ncy
conversion rate in enact on the processing date may drffer from
the rate in effect on the transaction date or the posting date.
41. SENEFfii'S
We may offer you certain benefits and services with your
account Arty benefits or services are not a part of this
Agreement, but are subject to the terms and restrictions
aatl'ttied in the benefits brochure and other official docurrterits
prrnrided to you from time to time by or on behalf of FtACS.
While any benefits or services described in the previous
. sentence are not a part of this Agreement, any ctairn or
dispute related to any such benefit or service shall be s~ject
th 1he,4rfiFtraifon and Lfigaffon section of this Agreement We
may adjust, add. or delete benefits and services at arsy time
and witfiout notice to you.
4ZhIfE fVIAY SELL YOUR ACCOUNT
We may ffi any time, and without notice to you, sell; assign or
transfer your account. any sums due on your account, this
Agreement, or our rights or obligations under your accaurrt or
this Agreement to any person or entit}r. The person or entity to
whom we matte arty such sale, assignment or transfer s[~aN be
enh'i>~f tp atl of our rights and/or obligatrons under this
Agreement, to the extent sold, assigned or transferred.
43. YOU MUST NOTIFY US WHEN YOU CHANGE YOCIR
ADDRESS
We strive to keep arxurate records for your benefit and ours.
The post office and others may notify us of a change fo your
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. ~~ you change your address, )rou must notrTy us
nrorstptiy of your new address.
4,4.1litliAT LAW App{_IES extend cted~ m
.~ Agrees rs made in Delaware and we _
,~ from pslavrare. This Agreement is govs~ ~~ f taws
of the State of Delaware (without regard
pcic~ples) and by any aPPNcabla federal lavers.
45.THE pRpYlSIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE
SEYERAB~ d this Agreement is found tD be invalid. thg
tf arry provision ,
remaining previsions vrid cortinue to be effective.
~, puR RtCHTS CONTINUE of our rights under this
Our faNure or delay fn exercising ant/
Ag~nent doss not mean that we are unable to sxerdse
those rights later.
47. UNAtnHORIZED l1SE OP YOIiR CARD
please notify us immedtiatety of the foss. ~- 732 91 ~d
unauthorized use of anrsh account at (.f300)
(80a) 681 28Q:3 for Sp
48. ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION lies to you unless
-lam Arbr~ration and Litigation provision app •
you were gn+en the oPPo~~ to reject the Arbitration and
~g~ provisions and you did so reject them in the manner
and timefraime required. If you d~1 rejed effectively earth a
provision, You a9~ that any I'rtigation brought by you
against us regarding this account or this Agreement shag be
brought in a court located in the State of Delaware.
Any Bairn or dispute ('Ciaim'~ by either youoor~dg
other, -or against the employees, agents
other. arising from or relating in any way to this Agreement or
any p~Agreement w your account (whether under a statute.
in contract, tort. or otherwise and whet le reCief~. shah,
damages. psnaibes or declaratory or equtiab _
upon etectlon by either you or us, be res~~~ i~,ng
arm The arbitrator shah resohre anytion Section or the
~ appl'icabiCriY of this Arbitration and Ltiiga
arty ~ the satire Agreement or any prior th ~s
except for any Chaim challenging the validity
Action Waiver, wtuch shah be Bedded by a court.
!n addition. we wiN not choose to arbitrate an ind'nndual Claim
that Y~ bring against us in small claims court or an
squfval~'+t court, if any But if that Claim is trairssferrsd,
removed or appealed to a different court, we then have the
right to choose arbitration.
' Arbitration shag take place before a single arbitrator and on ~
• 'ind'ividual basis without resort to any form of Bass action.
~ may be selected at any tune unless a judgment has
been rendered of the other party would suffer substantial
tNejudce try the delay in demandng arbitration.
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The arbitration shag be conducted by the National Arbr'traidan
Fontr- ("NAF'~, under the Coda of Procedure in ailed at the
time the Claim Ls filed. Rules and forms of the Natia~csal
Amon Fonm'- may be obtained and galls may be tad
at any National Arbitration Forum office, www.arb-
or P.O. Box 501 S1, Mirmeapotis, Minnesota
~. telephone (800) 4742371. if the NAF is unable or
tsw~6ng to act as arbitrator, we may substitute anoti7er
na5orially recognized, independent arbitration organization
t}sat uses a sirru'lar code of procedure. At your written request.
we ~ advance any arbitration faing fee, administrative and
heafaxl fees which you are required to pay to pursue a Gwen
in art>~ation. The arbitrator wrill decide who will be ugly
responsible far paying those fees. tf you fits a claim against
us, ~ no event will you be required to reimlwrse us for any
arbitraton filing. administrative or hear'sng lees in an amount
r than what your court costs would have been ~ the
Ct~im had been resolved in a state court with jurisdiction.
Any arbitration hearing at which you appear will take place
within the federal judicial distriU that includes your bfi!'rrtg
address at the time the Claim is filed. This arbitration
agreement is made pursuant to a transaction involving
iraters-tate commerce, and shalt be gavemed by the Federal
Arb~ration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-tti (°FAA7. Judgment upon arty
arbitration award may be entered in any court having
iOn, The arbitrator shall follow existing substantive taw
to fie extent consistent with the FAA and applicable statutes
of limitations and shall honor any claims or prrv0ege
recognized by lave. if anY Party requests, the arbitrator shall
v~rds an opinion c~niaming the reasons for the award.
No Claim submitted to arbitration is heard by a jury ~ may be
txaught as a class action or as a private attorney general-
You do not have the right to act as a class representative or
pai6apate as,a member of a lass of claimants with reject
to airy Clain subrhiited to arbitration (Class Action Waiver).
The parties to this Agreement adcrx>wtedge that the Class
peon Waiver is material and essential to the arbitration of any
deputes between the parties and is nonseverable from this
agreement to arbitrate gaims. if the Class Action Waiver is
Gar>ifed, voided or found unenforceable, then the paRles'
agreement to arbitrate (except for this sentence) shad be null
and void with respect to such proceedng, subject to the right
~ appeal the limitatan or invalidation. of the Gass Action
1EYaiver. The Partles acknowledge and agree that underr no
drar;mstances wT[i a class action be arbitrated.
This Arbitration and Litigation Section applies to a!1 gaims
now in existence or that may arise in the future. This
prtx'Uation and Litigation Section shall suniive ttte terrrirnatron
d your account with us as well as any voluntary payment of
the debt in fuq by you. arty bankruptcy try You or safe of the
debt by us.
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For the purposes of this Arbitration and Litigation Section, ~+ve'
and `us" means F1A Card Services, N.A., its parent,
r~sid'aries, affiliates, licensees, predecessors. successors,
assigns, and any purchaser of your account, and all of their
officers, directors, employees. ager~ls and assigns w any and
all of them. Additionally, 'eve' or "us"shag mean any third Party
prorridmg benefit, services, or products in connec5on with the ~
a~ceount (mdudrng but trot fimlfed M credit bureaus, merchants
that accept any credit device issued under the account,
resKards or enrollment services, credit insurance companies,
debt ooitactors and all of their officers. directors, empbyees
and agents) if. and only if, such a third party is named by you
as a co-defendant in any Claim you assert against us.
YOU lifiEDER.STAND AND AGREE THAT 1F E!T[$R YOU OR
i!i!E ELECT TO ARBITRATE A CLAlM, THtS ARBiTRAT10N
SECiiQN PRECLUDES YOU AND US FROIili HAVING A
Rt~if oR OFPOHlUNiTY TO LftIGATE CL/kIMS THROUGH
COt1i~T, OR TO PARTICIPATE OR BE REPRESENFED IN
LETtGI~TWN FRED M COURT BY OTHERS. EXCEPT AS
d~1lSE PROYIDt~ ABd{fE, ALL CLAtfitS MUST BE
RESOLVED THROUGH AR8ITRATTON iF YOU OR iNE ELECT
TO ARBiT'RATE
YGU~1 BILtIfNG R16NTS
Keep This Notice for Future Use: This notice contains
irr~ortant information about your rights and our responsbiGties
under the Fair Credit 13i1Gng Act.
Not3ty Us in Case of Errors or Questions About Your BFlI:
ff you thFnlc your biQ is wrong. or ff you need more arforrnation
abaft a transaction on your big, write us on a separate sheet
(or use a copy of the farm provided on your bTlj at FiA Card
Services, NA, P.O. Box i 5025, W'Imington, DE 19850. Write
to us as soon as possible. Do not send the notice o~n or with
your payment Ws must hear from you no lafer than 50 days
silt wa sent you the ffrst bib on which the transactiart or error
appeared. You can telephone us, but doing so wGl not
preserve your rights. In your letter, give us the following
infomra6on: (1) your name and account number, (2j the dollar
amount of the suspected error, (3j the posting dafe of the
fiansartion in question; and (4) a description of the en-or and
an explanation, ii you can, of why you believe there is an
enw If you need more information. describe the item you are
not swe about
If you have authorized us to pay your credit card bill
aulorttatically from your savings or cheddng accourrt with us,
you can slap the payment on any amount you think is wrorxf.
To sbp the I~Y~ Your letter must Beach us three business
days before the automatic payment is scheduled to ocax,
• Your and Our RespEmslbifit3es After We Receive
. ; Your Wrftter- hiotice: We musE ackrwwledge your letter within .
• ~ 30 days, emless we have corrected the error by then. Within .
. . •~ t30 days. we must either correct the error or e~:piain why we .
. believe the biG was correct.
. .. ~! After we receive your letter, we cannot try m collect any ~.
. - arnota~t yov question or report you as delinquent We can
,~ contirwe to bti! you for the amount you questfan, indudu~g
finance charges, and we can apply any unpaid amount ~,
. against your credit limit. You do not have to pay any ;~ •
quP,sfSoned amount while we are irnrestigateig. list You are sti8 :~
obligated to pay the parts of your biG chat are not in question-
- ~ ff we lux{ that we made a mistake on Your b+lt, You will not
have to pay any finance charges related to any questioned
• amount, tf we did not make a mistake, you may have to pay
• financl3 charges, and you will have to make up any missed -
• •• payments on the questioned amount. In eiN~er case, we will
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• that it is due.
•• Ii 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 to us within twenty-five (25) days
. Ming us that you still refuse to pay, we must~ll binanYond we ~ • • ' •
• report you to that you have a question about Y to. We must, •
must tell you the name of anyone we report you
tell anyone we report you tp that the matter has been settled
beMreen us when it finally is. •
ff we dD not follow these rules, we cannot ~ 1 ~ t $50 •
of the questioned amount, even if you
• Spedal Rufe for Credrt Card Purchas~ ~s f~es tf~at you _
• problem with the quality of the property faith •
. purchased with •a credit card. and you have tried in good ~ .
to correct the problem with the merchant, you may have the
right not .to pay the remaining amount due on tiie properly or
services. There are two limitations an this right:
(1}You must have made the purchase in Your home state or.
H not within your home state, wdhin 100 mules of Your current
ma~ng address; and
. (2) The purchase price must have bean more than $50. -
.. These {imitations do not apply if we own or operate the • ' .
merchartit, or if we marled you the advertisement for the ,
• properly or services. .
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SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Ronny R Anderson
Sheriff a 1E i'
Jody S Smith
Chief Deputy 4u F
Richard W Stewart
Solicitor JMBERI-AN,D %
FIA Card Services
vs. Case Number
Jodi L. Laudermilch 2011-144
SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE
01/13/2011 03:22 PM - Brian Barrick, Corporal, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on January 13,
2011 at 1522 hours, he served a true copy of the within Complaint and Notice, upon the within named
defendant, to wit: Jodi L. Laudermilch, by making known unto herself personally, at The Cumberland
County Sheriffs Office, 1 Courthouse Square, Room 303, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
17013 its contents and at the same time handing to her personally the sa' true and correct copy oft e
same.
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BRIAN BARRICK, DEPUTY
SHERIFF COST: $33.40
January 14, 2011
SO ANSWERS,
RONW R ANDERSON, SHERIFF
FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A.
In the Court of Common Pleas of
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania
Civil Division
VS.
JODI L LAUDERMILCH
Defendant
NO: 2011-144
Praecipe to Settle, Discontinue and End
To the Prothonotary of CUMBERLAND County Pennsylvania:
Please enter the above Praecipe to Settle, Discontinue and End.
you,
Michael F- Ratchford, Es
Edwin A. Abrahamsen &
Lawyer ID # 86285
120 N. Keyser Avenue
Scranton, PA 18504
P.C.
Subscribed before me this day of 20 V
Notary Public
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