HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-3318IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSY VANIA
AMERICAN EXPRESS NO. L? g Ill
BANK FSB
PLAINTIFF
vs.
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SHAWN GELSDORF
17 ROBIN CT -77 C
MECHANIICSBURG PA 17055 _ ' -=
DEFENDANT(S)
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FILE NO. 10007035 a S7 5o
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AMERICAN EXPRESS NO.
BANK FSB
PLAINTIFF
vs.
SHAWN GELSDORF
17 ROBIN CT
MECHANI'CSBURG PA 17055
DEFENDANT(S)
NOTICIA
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INFORMA(ION ACERCA AGENCIAS. QUE PUEDAN OFRECER SERVICIOS LEGAL A
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Cumberland Co. Bar Association
32 South Bedford Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
800/990-9108
FILE NO. 10007035
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AMERICAN EXPRESS NO.
BANK FSB
PLAINTIFF
vs.
SHAWN GIELSDORF
17 ROBIN ACT
MECHANICSBURG PA 17055
DEFENDANT(S)
COMPLAINT
1. The Plaintiff is AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK FSB, (hereafter "American Express")
with a place of business located at 4315 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84184.
2. The Defendant, SHAWN GELSDORF, is an adult individual, residing at 17 ROBIN CT,
MECHANIICSBURG PA 17055, CUMBERLAND County.
3. At all relevant times, American Express was, and is, a bank chartered under the laws of
the State of Utah.
4. At all relevant times, Defendant was the holder of an American Express card (the "Card")
that enabled Defendant to charge items to an American Express credit card Account (Account
Number) (the "Account").
5. At all relevant times, Defendant was the basic cardmember on the Account, and was
responsible ',for paying all amounts charged to the Account.
6. The Cardmember Agreement between Defendant and American Express (the
"Agreement") was provided to Defendant during the time period in which the Card was utilized
and maintained by Defendant, and therefore, Defendant assented to the terms and conditions
contained therein, and a true and correct copy of the Agreement is attached hereto, and
incorporated herein, as Exhibit "A".
7. By accepting and using the Card, Defendant agreed to all of the terms and conditions set
forth in the ;Agreement, including the following:
a. Defendant agreed that, as the basic cardmember, Defendant is liable for all amounts
charged to the Account.
b. Defendant agreed to make the "Minimum Payment" (as that term is used in the
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Agreement) due each month, for charges on the account, by the payment due date
indicated on the monthly billing statements mailed by or on behalf of American Express.
A true and correct copy of a statement(s) reflecting the balance due is attached hereto,
incorporated herein and marked Exhibit "B".
c. Defendant agreed that if the payment was not made by the payment due date indicated
on the monthly billing statements, American Express may assess additional fees per the
terms of the agreement.
d. Defendant agreed that in the event of default, Defendant would pay all reasonable
costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by American Express in collecting
the balance due, including finance charges and delinquency fees, and in protecting itself
from any harm it may suffer as a result of the default.
8. Defendant used the Card to charge various items to the Account.
9. Plaintiff issued and sent to Defendant the Account Statements, which set forth in detail all
items charged to the Account, and the total amount due and owing by Defendant to Plaintiff.
Count 1 - Breach of Contract
10. American Express incorporates by reference the averments of paragraphs 1 through 9.
11. Defendant failed to make the minimum payment specified on the statements.
12. By reason of the foregoing, Defendant breached the Agreement with American Express.
13. As a result of the breach, Defendant is personally liable to American Express for the sum
of $9,995.28. See Exhibit "B" as previously identified and incorporated herein.
14. Despite due demand, Defendant has failed and refused to pay American Express any
portion of the amount due and owing.
15. Asaresult of Defendant's failure to pay the amount that Defendant owes, American
Express referred its claim to outside attorneys for collection, and is entitled to collect reasonable
attorney's foes from Defendant.
16. By reason of the foregoing, American Express is entitled to judgment against Defendant
for breach of contract in the sum of $9,995.28, plus reasonable attorney's fees, costs and
prejudgment interest.
WHEREFORE, American Express demands judgment against Defendant on Count 1 in the
sum of $9,905.28, plus reasonable attorney's fees, costs and prejudgment interest.
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Count 2 - Account Stated
(in the alternative to Counts 1 and 3)
17. American Express incorporates by reference the averments of paragraphs 1 through 16.
18. Defendant used the Card to charge various items to the Account for which payment was
never made. American Express kept accurate records of all debits and credits to the Account.
19. American Express mailed to Defendant monthly billing statements for the Account,
which accurately stated the previous balance, and the debits and credits to the Account for the
prior billing period.
20. Defendant had, for many months, made payments on account of the billing statements or
retained the statements without payment.
21. Defendant's actions as set forth above constituted an account stated between the parties
for the sum:,of $9,995.28, which sum reflects the balance, less credits, if any, which were applied
prior to the date of this complaint.
WHEREFORE, American Express demands judgment against Defendant on Count 2 in the
sum of $9,995.28, plus prejudgment interest and the costs of this action.
Count 3 - Unjust Enrichment
(in the alternative to Counts 1 and 2)
22. American Express incorporates by reference the foregoing paragraphs 1 through 21.
23. As 4 result of the foregoing, Defendant received the benefit of American Express'
extension of credit in the amount of $9,995.28 without paying for same.
24. Defendant was aware of, apprehended and appreciated American Express' provision of
credit by reason of Defendant having made payments on account of the Account statements
received on and after Defendant opened the Account.
25. The treasonable value of the credit American Express provided Defendant is the sum of
$9,995.28.
26. American Express is entitled to prejudgment interest on the outstanding balance from the
statement due date.
27. American Express believes and avers if the relief requested herein is not granted,
Defendant will be unjustly enriched at American Express' expense.
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WHEREFORE, American Express demands judgment against Defendant on Count 3 in an
amount to be determined at trial.
Respectfully submitted,
Amy F. Doyle, E
PA Supreme Court 87062
Doyle Legal Services, LLC
11 East Market St., Suite 102
York, PA 17401
717-885-0718
877-202-9420
206-203-3872 (facsimile)
Counsel for Plaintiff
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VERIFICATION
am for American Express Bank
FSB, the within Plaintiff, after my review of the American Express Bank FSB documents, I
verify that the statements of fact made in the foregoing Complaint are true and correct to the best
of my knowledge, information and belief. I understand that this verification is made subject to
the penalties of 18 Pa. C. S. Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
Date: 1 ?i
FILE NO. 1000703 5
on behalf of American Express Bank FSB
EXHIBIT "A"
AMERICAN
E?RE55
Card member Agreement: Part 1 of2 As of: 11/06/2010
Hilton HHonors@ Card
Issuer: American Express Bank, FSB Cardmember Name: Shawn P Gelsdorf
Credit Limit: $ 19,700 (Cash Advance Limit: $4,000) Account Ending In : 31009
Rates and Fees Table
Interest Rate i
Annual Percentage Rate 15.24%
(APR)forPur hases
This APRwill vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.
APR for Balance Transfers 15.24%forany balance transfer requests we may accept.
This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.
APRforCashlAdvances 25.24%
This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.
Penalty APR and When it 27.24%
Applies This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.
This APR will apply to your account if you:
1) make one or more late payments; or
2) make a payment that is returned.
How Long Will the Penalty APR Apply? If the Penalty APR is applied, it
will apply for at least 6 months. We will review your Account every 6 months
afterthe Penalty APR is applied. The Penalty APR will continue to apply until
you have made timely payments with no returned payments during the 6
months being reviewed.
Paying Interest Your due date is at least 25 days afterthe close of each billing period. We will
not charge you interest on purchases if you pay your entire balance by the due
date each month. We will begin charging interest on cash advances and balance
transfers on the transaction date.
For Credit Ca Tips from
d To learn more about factors to considerwhen applying for or using a credit card,
serve Board
the Federal Re visitthe website of the Federal Reserve Board at
Annual Mem rship Fee None
Transaction es
• Balance Tra sfer Either $5 or 3%ofthe amount of each transfer, whichever is greater.
• Cash Advan?e Either $5 or 3% of the amount of each cash advance, whichever is greater.
-Foreign Transaction 2.7% of each transaction afterconversion to US dollars.
Penalty Fees
• Late Payment Up to $35
• Returned Payment Up to $35
• Overlimit None
How we calculate interest: We use the Average Daily Balance method (including new transactions). Seethe
How we calculate interest section in Part 2.
Your Billing Rights: See Part 2 for information on how to exercise your rights to dispute transactions.
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How Rates
Calculating
APRs and DPRs
Fees Work
The Annual Percentage Rate( APR) for variable rates is determined by adding an amount( margin)
to the Prime Rate (see Determining the Prime Rate in Part 2). The Daily Periodic Rate( DPR) is
1 /365th of the APR, rounded to one ten-thousandth of a percentage point.
Rate Description Prime +Margin APR DPR
Purchase Prime+ 11.99% 15.24% 0.0417%
Balance Transfer Prime+ 11.99% 15.24% 0.0417%
Cash Advance Prime + 21.99% 25.24% 0.0691%
Penalty Prime + 23.99% 27.24% 0.0746%
Penalty APR for The penalty APR applies to new transactions if: If the Penalty APR appl ies to a balance, it will
newtransactiohs •youdonotpayatleast theMinimum apply to charges added to that balance 15 or
Payment Due by the Closing Date of the more days after we send you notice.
billing period in which it is due,
• you do not pay at least the Minimum We will review your Account every 6 months after
Payment Due by the Payment Due Date 2 the Penalty APR is applied. The Penalty APR will
times in 12 billing periods, or continue to apply until you have madetimely
• your payment is returned by your bank. payments with no returned payments during the 6
months being reviewed.
Penalty APR for If you do not pay at least the Minimum Payment Due within 60 days after its Payment Due Date, we
existing balances can apply the penalty APR tothose balances itdoes notalready applyto. Afteryou payon time for
6 billing periods in a row, the penaltyAPR will no longer apply to those balances (but it may still
apply to other balances as described above).
We add fees to a purchas e balance, unless we tell you otherwise.
Annual Membership This fee ison the Rates and Fees Table on page 1 of Part1.
Late Payment Up to $35. If we do not receive the Minimum Payment Due by its Payment Due Date, the fee is $25.
If this happens again within the next 6 billing periods, the fee is $35. However, the late fee will not
exceed the Minimum Payment Due. Paying late may also result in a Penalty APR. See Penalty
APRfornewtransactions and PenaltyAPRforexistingbalances above.
Returned Payment Up to $35. If your payment is returned unpaid the first time we present itto your bank, the fee is
$25. If this happens again within the next 6 billing periods, the fee is $35. However, the returned
payment fee will not exceed the Minimum Payment Due on the last Payment Due Date before the
payment is returned. A returned payment may also result in a Penalty APR. See PenaltyAPR for
new transactions above.
Returned Check $38 if you use your card to cash a check at one of our approved locations and the check is returned
unpaid. We will also charge you the unpaid amount.
Overlimit None.See Credit limit and cash advance limit inPart2.
Statement Cop $5 for each statement you request, except for the 3 most recent billing periods.
Account Re-op ning $25 if yourAccount is cancelled, you ask us to re-open it, and we do so.
Balance Transfer 3% of the transaction, with a minimum of $5. Adifferentfee may apply if stated in a promotional
offeror atthe time ofa transaction. This fee is a finance charge. We will add it to the same balance
as the balance transfer.
Cash Advance 3% of the withdrawal and other services you obtain (including any fee charged by the ATM
operator), with a minimum of $5. We will add this fee to the cash advance balance.
Foreign Transaction 2.7%ofthe converted U.S. dollar amount. This fee is a finance charge. See Converting charges
made in a foreign currency in Part 2.
Part 1, Dart 2 and any supplements oramendments makeup your Card member Agreement.
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AMERICAN
EXPRESS
Supplementto the Cardmember Agreement
How Your Reward Program Works
Hilton HHonors
How you receive You receive 3 Hilton HHonors ®bonus points
points (points) for each $1 of eligible spending on your
Hilton HHonors Card from American Express
(Card Account) .
Eligible purchases are purchases for goods and
services minus returns and other credits.
Eligible purchases do NOT include:
• fees or interest charges,
• balance transfers,
• cash advances,
• purchases of traveler's checks,
• purchases or reloading of reloadable prepaid
cards,or
• purchases of any cash equivalents.
How you receive! You receive 3 additional points (a total of6)for
additional points each $1 of eligible spending on your Card
Account:
• at any property within the Hilton Worldwide
portfolio.
• at U.S. supermarkets, drugstores, and gas
stations.
• for service payments for home and wireless
phone, cable, satellite TV, and internet service
providers.
You will NOT receive any additional points for:
• eligible spending atdepartments of superstores
or warehouse clubs.
• Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare purchases
and package sales.
• a purchase if the merchant does notsubmitthe
purchase using the correct industry or merchant
code. A merchant with more than one location
may submit purchases using different codes.
This means that purchases at some locations
qualify for additional points, while purchases at
other locations of the same merchant would
not.
Whenwetransfsr We transferthe points you receive to your Hilton HHonors program account afterthe end of the
points billing period in which you received them.
When you will If the Minimum Payment Due is not paid by the Closing Date of the billing period in which it is due,
forfeit points you will forfeit the points you received for eligible spending during that billing period. You may
reinstate those points within the next 24 billing periods if your Card Account is not past due and you
pay a $29 fee.
Hilton HHonors You may receive an upgrade tothe Hilton It will take about 10 to 12 weeks afterthe eligible
Gold VIP Status HHonors Gold VIP status based on youreligible spend level is reached foryour Hilton HHonors
spending for the calendar year. Ifyoureligible Gold VIP status to become effective.
spending during a calendar year reaches Your upgrade will expire after 12 months unless
$20,000or more, you will beupgradedtothe your eligible spending during the next calendar
Hilton HHonors Gold VIP status. year again qualifies you for an upgrade.
Only the Basic Cardmember will be enrolled.
A calendar year is from January 1 to December
31 regardless of when you open your Card
Account.
Restriction on You may receive Welcome Bonus Points foropening a Card Account. If you open another Card
Welcome Bonus Account with a higher Welcome Bonus Points award, you will only get the difference between the first
Points and second awards.
Otherthings yowl
should know about
this program
You will receive points only for eligible spending
intended for personal, family or household use.
We may change the terms of this program at our
discretion. If you violate or abuse this program,
you may forfeit some or all of your points.
We are not responsible for points after they are
credited to your Hilton HHonors program
account. We are also not responsible forthe
actions of Hilton on your Hilton HHonors program
account. Hilton HHonors membership, earning of
Points & Miles ®and redemption of points are
subjectto HHonors Terms and Conditions. You
should refer to that document for details on:
• how to redeem your points,
• Hilton HHonors'rightto change its program
terms, and
• other conditions that may apply to the Hilton
HHonors' program.
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AMERICAN
EIff?RE55
Card member Agreement: Part 2of2
CD 27738
Introduction;
Aboutyour This document togetherwith Part 1makeup the Any supplements or amendments are also part of
CardmemberAoreement Card member Agreement (Agreement) for the the Agreement. When you use the Account (or you
Account identified on page 1 of Part 1. signor keep the card), you agree to the terms of the
Agreement.
Changing the Agreement We may change this Agreement, subject to
applicable law. We may do this in response to the
business, legal or competitive environment.
We cannot increase the interest rate on existing
balances except in limited circumstances. Changes to some terms may require 45 days advance notice,
and we will tell you in the notice if you have the right
to rejecta change. We cannot change certain terms
during the first year of your Cardmembership.
Words we use inl We, us, and ourmean the issuer shown on page 1 added to yourAccount, such as purchases, cash
the Agreement ofPartl. Youand your mean the person who advances, balance transfers, fees and interest
applied for this Account and for whom we opened charges.A purchase is a charge for goods or
the Account. You a nd your also mean anyone who services.A cash advance is a charge to get cash
agrees to pay forthis Account. You are the Basic or cash equivalents.A balance transfer isa charge
Cardmember. You may request a card for an to pay an amount you owe on another credit card
Additional Cardmember (see AboutAdditional account.
Cardmembers in Part 2). To payby a certain date means to send your
Cardmeans any card or other device that we issue payment so that we receive it and credit it to your
to access your Account.A charge is any amount Account by that date (see Aboutyourpayments in
Part2).
About using 4urcard
Usingthecard You may use the card to make purchases. At our Account status or changes to your card number or
discretion, we may permit you to make cash expiration date. You must notify the merchants
advances or balance transfers. You cannot transfer directly ifyou want them to stop charging your
balances from any other accou nt issued by us orour Account.
affiliates. Keep your card safe and don't let anyone else use
You may arrange for certain merchants to charge it. If your card is lost or stolen oryour Account is
your Account at regular intervals. Wemay(but are being used without your permission, contact us right
not required to) tell these merchants about your away. You may not use yourAccount for illegal
activities.
Promise to pay You promise to pay all charges, including:
• charges you make, even if you do not present your card orsign for the transaction,
• charges that other people make if you let them use your Account, and
• charges that Additional Card members make or permit others to make.
Creditlimit Weassigna Credit Limit toyourAccount.Wemay You agree to manage your Account so that:
and cash advancjelimit make part of your Credit Limit available for cash yourAccount balance (including fees and interest)
advances (Cash Advance Limit). There may also be is not more than your Credit Limit, and
a limit on the amount you can withdraw from ATMs in your cash advance balance (including fees and
a given period. The Credit Limit and Cash Advance interest) is not more than your Cash Advance
Limit are shown on page 1ofPart 1andoneach Limit.
billing statement. We may approve charges that cause your Account
We may increase or reduce yourCredit Limit and balance to go over your Credit Limit.lfwedothis,
Cash Advance Limit. We maydoso even ifyou pay we will not charge an overlimit fee. lfweaskyouto
on time and your Account is not in default. promptly pay the amount of your Account balance
above your Credit Limit, you agree to do so.
Declinedtransacjtions We may decline to authorize a charge. Reasonswe We are not responsible for any losses you incur if
may do this include suspected fraud and our
assessment of your creditworthiness. This may occur
even if the charge would not cause you to go over
your Credit Limit and yourAccount is not in default.
we do not authorize a charge. And we are not
responsible if any merchant refuses to accept the
card.
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About Yt
When you mustpay You must pay at least the Minimum Payment Due by at least the Minimum Payment Due in such time and
the Payment Due Date. The Minimum Payment Due manner by the Payment Due Date shown on your
and Payment Due Date are shown on each billing billing statement.
statement. Each statement also shows a Closing Date. The
Each statement also states the time and manner by Closing Date is the last day of the billing period
which you must make your payment for it to be covered by the statement. Each Closing Date is
credited as of the same day it is received. For your about 30 days after the previous statement's Closing
payment to be considered on time, we must receive Date.
How to make payments Make payments to us in U.S. dollars with: your billing statement. If we receive it after that time,
• asinglecheckdrawnona U.S. bank, or we will credit the payment on the day afterwe
• a single negotiable instrument clearable through receiveit.
the U S bankin s stem for x m le
g y e a pa mo ne
y
order, or
• an electronic payment that can be cleared through
the U.S. banking system.
When making a payment by mail:
• make a separate payment for each account,
• mail your payment to the address shown on the
payment coupon on your billing statement, and
• write yourAccount number on your check or
negotiable instrument and include the payment
coupon.
If your payment meets the above requirements, we
will credit it to yourAccount as of the day we receive
it, as long as we receive it by the time disclosed in
How we apply
and credits
YourAccount may have balances with different
interest rates. Forexample, purchases may have a
lower interest rate than cash advances. If your
Account has balances with different interest rates,
here is how we generally apply payments in a billing
period:
• We apply your payments, up to the Minimum
Payment Due, first to the balance with the lowest
interest rate, and then to balances with higher
interest rates.
If your payment does not meet the above
requirements, there may bee delay in crediting your
Account. This may result in late fees and additional
interest charges (see How Rates and Fees Work on
page 2 of Part 1).
If we decide to accepta payment made in a foreign
currency, we will choose a rate to convert your
payment into U.S. dollars, unless the law requires us
to use a particular rate.
If we process a late payment, a partial payment, ore
payment marked with any restrictive language, that
will have no effect on our rights and will not change
this Agreement.
• After the Minimum Payment Due has been paid,
we apply your payments to the balance with the
highest interest rate, and then to balances with
lower interest rates.
Inmost cases, we applya credit tothe same
balance as the related charge. For example, we
apply a credit for a purchase to the purchase
balance. We may apply payments and credits within
balances, and among balances with the same
interest rate, in any order we choose.
About ourM•nimum
How we calculat your
Minimum Pavment Due
Due
To calculate the Minimum Payment Due foreach
statement, we start with the highestof the following
three amounts:
(1) 2% of the New Balance (excluding late fees on
thestatement); or
(2) interest charged on the statement plus 1 %of
the New Balance (excluding late fees and
interest on the statement), not to exceed 4% of
the New Balance; or
(3)$15.
Then we add late fees on the statement, round to
the nearest dollar, and add any amount past due.
However, your Minimum Payment Due will not
exceed your New Balance.
Adjusting your If you regularly pay morethan the Minimum Payment Due described above, we may adjust it in future
Minimum Payment Due billing periods. This may letyou make a smaller minimum paymentfrom time to time. But if you then do
not regularly pay more than the Minimum Payment Due described above, we will stop adjusting it and
return to the formula above. If we start orstop adjusting your Minimum Payment Due, we will do so for at
least six billing periods in a row. To adjustthe Minimum Payment Due, we will not exclude late fees from
(1) and not add 1 % of the New Balance in (2). Then, if (2) is the highest (but less than 4%ofthe New
Balance), we will add $15. If we do the adjustment, we will not include any new late fees in the Minimum
Payment Due. continued on next page...
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CERCAN.
... continued from previous page We will do this if over six billing periods the sum of your payments is more than the sum of the Minimum
Payments Due (not adjusted, except any amount past due is counted only in the first of those six periods).
We will also make the adjustment if over six billing periods the sum of the Minimum Payments Due (not
adjusted) is not more than $90 and equals the sum of your payments. However, we will not make the
adjustment if the sum of Minimum Payments Due is zero and we did not adjust the Minimum Payment Due
the last time it was not zero.
We charge interest beginning on the date of each transaction. You can avoid paying interest on purchases
as described below. However, you cannot avoid paying interest on cash advances and balance transfers.
on purchases.
If you pay the New Balance on a statement by the
Payment Due Dateand then you pay less than the
New Balance on the following statement by the
Payment Due Date, we will not charge interest on
the portion of the purchase balance that we apply
that payment to. But we will charge interest on
unpaid purchases.
If you do not pay the New Balance on a statement
by the Payment Due Date and then:
payment to the Closing Date of the billing period in
which you madethat payment. But we will charge
interest on purchases from the beginning of that
billing period until the date of your payment.
• you pay the New Balance on each of the next two
statements by their Payment Due Dates, we will
not charge interest on purchases on the following
statement.
Also, we will not charge interest on purchases on a
statement if the Previous Balance on that statement
• you pay the New Balance on the next statement la cei v V1 C1 U Cwi udidl IUV.
How we calculate interest We calculate interest fora billing period by first figuring the interest on each balance. Different categories
of transactions such as purchases and cash advances may have different interest rates. Balances
within each category may also have different interest rates.
We use the Average Daily Balance method
(including new transactions) to figure interest
charges foreach balance. The total interest charged
for a billing period is the sum of the interest charged
on each balance.
Interest
The interest charged fora balance in a billing period,
except forvariations caused by rounding, equals:
• Average Daily Balance ( ADB) x
• Daily Periodic Rate ( DPR) x
• number of days the DPR was in effect.
ADB
To get the ADB fora balance, we add up its daily
balances. Then we divide the result by the number
of days the DPR forthat balance was in effect. If the
daily balance is negative, we treat it as zero.
DPR
A DPR is 1/365th of an APR, rounded to one ten-
thousandth ofa percentage point. Your DPRs are
shown in How Rates and Fees Work on page 2 of
Part 1.
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Daily Balance
Foreach day a DPR is in effect, we figure the daily
balance by:
• taking the beginning balance for the day,
• adding any new charges,
• subtracting any payments or credits; and
• making any appropriate adjustments.
We add a new charge to a daily balance as of its
transaction date.
Beginning balance
Forthe first day of a billing period, the beginning
balance is the ending balance for the priorbilling
period, including unpaid interest. Forthe rest of the
billing period, the beginning balance is the previous
day's daily balance plus an amount of interest equal
to the previous day sdailybalance multiplledbythe
DPR forthat balance . This method of figuring the
beginning balance results in daily compounding of
interest.
When an interest rate changes, the new DPR may
come into effect during not just at the beginning
of the billing period. When this happens, we will
create anew balance and apply the new DPR to it.
To get the beginning balance on the first day for this
new balance, we multiply the previous day's daily
balance by the old DPR and add the result to that
day's daily balance.
Othermethods
To figure the ADB and interest charges, we may use
otherformulas or methods that produce equivalent
results. Also, we may choose not to charge interest
on certain types of charges.
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If you pay the New Balance on every statement by by the Payment Due Date, we will not charge
the Payment Due Date, we will not charge interest interest on purchases from the date of your
Determining the
Prime Rate
Cardmembers
We use the Prime Rate from the Money Rates
section (or successor section) of The Wall Street
Journal. The Prime Rate for each billing period is the
Prime Rate published in The Wall Street Journal 2
days before the Closing Date of the billing period.
The Wall StreetJournal may not publish the Prime
Rate on that day. If it does not, we will use the Prime
Rate from the previous day it was published. If The
Wall StreetJournal is no longer published, we may
At your request, we may issue cards to Additional
Cardmembers. They do not have accounts with us
but they can use your Account subject to the terms
ofthis Agreement. You are responsible for all use of
your Account by Additional Cardmembers and
anyone they allow to use your Account. You must
pay for all charges they make.
use the Prime Rate from any other newspaper of
general circulation in New York, New York. Orwe
may choose to use a similar published rate.
If the Prime Rate increases, variable APRs (and
corresponding DPRs) will increase. In that case, you
may pay more interest and may have a higher
Minimum Payment Due. When the Prime Rate
changes, the resulting changes to variable APRs
take effect as of the first day of the billing period.
You authorize us to give Additional Cardmembers
information about yourAccount and to discuss it
with them.
If you want to cancel an Additional Cardmember's
right to use yourAccount(and cancel their card) you
musttell us.
Converting charges made If you make a charge in a foreign currency, we will
in aforeign currency convert it into U.S. dollars on the date we orour
agents process it. Unless a particular rate is
required by law, we will choose a conversion rate
that is acceptable to us for that date. The rate we
use is no more than the highest official rate
published by a government agency or the highest
Changing your You must notify us immediately if you change the:
billingaddress mailing address to which we send billing
statements; or
• e-mail address to which we send notice that your
billing statement is available online.
Closing your Account You may close yourAccount by calling us or writing to us.
Cancelling or suspending We may:
yourAccount cancel your Account,
• suspend the ability to make charges,
• cancel orsuspend any feature on your Account,
and
• notify merchants that your Account has been
cancelled or suspended.
About default
If we do any of these, you must still pay us for all
charges underthe terms of this Agreement.
We may consider your Accountto be in default if:
• you violate a provision of this Agreement,
• you give us false information,
• you file for bankruptcy,
• you default under another agreement you have
with us or an affiliate,
• you become incapacitated or die, or
• we believe you are unable or unwilling to pay your
debts when due.
interbankratewe identify from customary banking
sources on the conversion date or the prior business
day. This rate may differ from rates that are in effect
on the date of your charge. We will bill charges
converted by establishments (such as airlines) at the
rates they use.
If you have more than one account, you need to
notify us separately for each account.
We may update your billing address if we receive
information that it has changed or is incorrect.
We may do any of these things at our discretion,
even if you pay on time and your Account is not in
default.
If yourAccount is cancelled, you must destroy your
cards. We may agree to reinstate your Account after
a cancellation. If we do this, we may:
• reinstate any additional cards issued on your
Account,
• charge you any applicable annual fees, and
• charge you a fee for reinstating the Account.
If we consider yourAccount in default, we may:
• suspend your ability to make charges,
• cancel or suspend any feature on your Account
• require you to pay more than your Minimum
Payment Due immediately, and
• require you to pay yourAccount balance
immediately.
Collection costs: You agree to pay all reasonable costs, including attorneys' fees, that we incur to collect amounts you owe.
Credit reports
You agree that we may obtain credit reports about
you, investigate your ability to pay, and obtain
information about you from other sources. And you
agree that we may use such information for any
purposes, subject to applicable law.
You agree that we may give information about your
Accountto credit reporting agencies. We may tell a
credit reporting agency if you fail to comply with any
term of this Agreement. This may have a negative
impact on your credit record.
If you believe information we have given to a credit
reporting agency is incorrect, write to us at:
American Express Credit Bureau Unit, P.O. Box
981537, El Paso, TX 79998-1537. When you write
to us, tell us your Account number and the specific
information you believe is incorrect.
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CERICAN,
Sending you notices We mail you notices through the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, and address them to you at the latest billing
address on our records. Any notice that we send you this way is deemed to be given when deposited in
the U.S. mail.
Wemaycontactyou From time to time, we may contactyou about topics to ensure the qualityof customerservice orwhen it
ranging from servicing to marketing offers to is required by law.
collecting amounts you owe. We may monitor and You can choose to not receive marketing offers from
record phone calls between you (or any Additional us. To do this, call us at 1-800-297-8378 or log on to
Cardmembers on yourAccount) and us. We do this www.amedcanexpress.com/communications
About insurance,products We orouraffiliates may tell you about insurance and oranother affiliate is the insurer orreinsurer.
non-insurance products, services orfeatures that Compensation may influencewhat products and
may have a fee. One of our affiliates may acton providers we orouraffiliates tell you about.
behalf ofa providerof these products. The affiliate We may share information about you with our
may be compensated forthis. The insurance affiliates so they can identify products that may
products are not offered or sold by us or on our interest you. We may be compensated for this
behalf. Our affiliates may get additional information.
compensation when Amex Assurance Company
How we handle electronic When you pay us by check, you authorize us to If we do this, your payment may be deducted from
debits from your checking electronically deduct the amount from your bank or your bank or other asset account on the same day
account otherasset account. we receive your check. Also, you will not receive
We may processthe check electronically by that cancelled check with your bank orasset
transmitting to your financial institution: account billing statement.
• theamount, If we cannot collect the funds electronically, we may
• the routing number, issue a draft against your bank or other asset
• the account number, and account for the amount of the check.
• the check serial number.
ExpressPay Cards issued on your Account maybe equipped with ExpressPay. ExpressPay enables you to make
charges without having the card swiped or imprinted. You can callus to deactivate ExpressPay at any
time. Also, we may deactivate ExpressPay at anytime.
Privacy Act of19f4notice Some federal agencies may accept the card under authority of statute. When you make charges atthese
agencies, we collect certain charge information. That information may be put to routine uses such as
processing, billing and collections. It may also be aggregated for reporting, analysis and marketing use.
Other routine uses by agencies may be published in the Federal Register.
Conveniencech;cks Convenience checks (including balancetransfer add thefeetothesame balancethatwe add the
checks) are checks thatwe may send you to access convenience check transaction to.
yourAccount. The following terms will apply to use We will charge $29 each time you ask us to stop
ofthose checks unless otherwise disclosed with the paymenton a convenience check.
check.
If you use a convenience check, we may decline it. If
we decline it, you may have to pay returned check
fees orother penalties to whomever you wrote the
check.
If you use a convenience check and we honor it, we
will charge interest beginning as of the date we
receive the check. You cannot avoid paying interest
on convenience check transactions.
We will charge a fee for each convenience check
transaction. This fee is 3%ofthe transaction, with a
minimum of $5. This fee is a finance charge. We will
Aconvenience check is nota card. You may not use
convenience checks to pay this or any other account
with us or our affiliates. If you use a convenience
check, we will apply the:
• cash advance APR if you make it payable to cash,
to you, orto a bank, brokerage or similar asset
account, or to a mortgage or insurance provider.
• purchase APR if you make it payable toa
merchant.
• balance transferAPR if you use it to transfer a
balance from another creditor.
• penalty APR if it applies to your Account.
Changing benefits We have the rightto add, modify or delete any benefit, service, orfeature of your Account at our
discretion.
Assigning the Agreement We may sell, transfer orassign this Agreement and your Account. We may do so at any time without
notifying you. You may not sell, assign ortransfer your Account or any of your obligations under this
Agreement.
Assigning claims If you dispute a charge with a merchant, we may creditthe Account forall or partof the disputed charge. If
we do so, you assign and transferto us all rights and claims (excluding tort claims) against the merchant.
You agree that you will not pursue any claim against the merchant forthe credited amount. And you must
cooperate with us if we decide to do so.
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We do notwaiveourrights We may choose to delay enforcing or to not exercise rights underthis Agreement. If we do this, we do not
waive our rights to exercise orenforce them on any otheroccasion.
Governing law Utah law and federal law govern this Agreement and your Account. They govern without regard to internal
principles of conflicts of law. We are located in Utah. We hold your Account in Utah. We entered into this
Agreement with you in Utah.
Arbitration
This Arbitration provision sets forth the
circumstances and procedures under which
claims may be arbitrated instead of litigated in
court.
Definitions
As used in thisArbit ation provision, the term
claim means any cl im, dispute or
controversy betwe n you and us arising from
or relating toyourA count, this Agreement,
the Electronic Fund Transfer Services
Agreement, and anj other related or prior
agreement that you may have had with us, or
the relationships re, ?ulting from any of the
above agreements, exceptforthe validity,
enforceability orsc pe of this Arbitration
provision. Forpur ses of this Arbitration
provision, youand s also includes any
corporate parent, o wholly or majority owned
subsidiaries, affiliates, any licensees,
predecessors, successors, assigns, any
purchaser of any accounts, all agents,
employees, directo s and representatives of
any of the foregoing and otherpersons
referred to below in e definition of claims.
Claim includes claims of every kind and
nature, including but not limited to, initial
claims, counterclai s, cross-claimsand third-
party claims and claims based upon contract,
tort, fraud and other Intentional torts, statutes,
regulations,commonlawandequity. Claim
also includes claims by oragainst any third
party using orproviding any product, service
or benefit in connection with any account
(including, but not lir{iited to, credit bureaus,
third parties who accept the card, third parties
who use, provide or participate in fee-based
orfreebenefit progr ms, enrollment services
and rewards progra s, credit insurance
companies, debt collectors and all of their
agents, employees, directors and
representatives) if a d only if, such third party
is a party in connecti n with the claim. The
term claim is to be gi en the broadest
possible meaningth twill be enforced and
includes, by way ofgxample and without
limitation, any claim,I dispute or controversy
that arises from or relates to (a) any of the
accounts created under any of the
agreements, or any alances on any such
accounts, (b)advert sements, promotions or
oral orwrittenstate entsrelatedtoanysuch
accounts, goods orservices financed under
any of the accounts rthe terms of financing,
(c) the benefits and services related to
Cardmembership(i cludingfee-basedorfree
benefit programs, enrollment services and
rewards programs), ¢nd (d) your application
for any account. We :hall not elect to use
arbitration under this! Arbitration provision for
CMAEUACM00001
any claim that you properly file and pursue in
a small claims court of your state or
municipality so long as the claim is individual
and pending only in that court.
Initiation of Arbitration
Any claim shall be resolved, upon the election
by you or us, by arbitration pursuant to this
Arbitration provision and the code of
procedures of the arbitration organization to
which the claim is referred in effect at the time
the claim isfiled ( code), except to the extent
the code conflicts with this Agreement.
Claims shall be referred to either JAMS or the
American Arbitration Association ( AAA), as
selected by the party electing to use
arbitration. If our selection of either of these
organizations is unacceptable to you, you
may select the other organization within 30
days afteryou receive notice of ourselection.
Fora copy of the code, to file a claim orfor
other information, contact either: JAMS (1920
Main St #300, Irvine, CA 92614 or
jamsadr.com) orAAA (335 Madison Ave,
New York, NY 10017 oradr.org).
In addition to the organizations listed above,
claims may be referred to any other
arbitration organization that is mutually
agreed upon in writing by you and us, or to an
arbitration organization or arbitrator(s)
appointed pursuant to §5ofthe Federal
Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, as it may be
amended (FAA), provided that any such
organization and arbitrator(s) will enforce the
terms of the Restrictions on Arbitration
subsection set forth below.
Significance of Arbitration
IFARBITRATION IS CHOSEN BY ANY
PARTYWITH RESPECT TOACLAIM,
NEITHERYOU NOR WE WILL HAVETHE
RIGHTTO LITIGATE THAT CLAIM IN
COURT OR HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON THAT
CLAIM. FURTHER, YOU AND WE WILL
NOTHAVETHE RIGHTTO PARTICIPATE
I N A REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY OR AS
A MEMBER OF ANY CLASS OF
CLAIMANTS PERTAINING TO ANY CLAIM
SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION. EXCEPTAS
SET FORTH BELOW, THEARBITRATOR'S
DECISION WILL BE FINAL AND BINDING.
NOTE THAT OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU
OR WE WOULD HAVE IF YOU WENTTO
COURTALSO MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN
ARBITRATION.
Restrictions on Arbitration
IF EITHER PARTY ELECTS TO RESOLVE A
CLAIM BY ARBITRATION, THAT CLAIM
SHALL BE ARBITRATED ON AN
INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THERE SHALL BE NO
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RIGHT OR AUTHORITY FORANYCLAIMS
TO BE ARBITRATED ON A CLASS ACTION
BASIS ORON BASES INVOLVING CLAIMS
BROUGHT IN A PURPORTED
REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITYON BEHALF
OFTHE GENERAL PUBLIC, OTHER
CARDMEMBERS OROTHER PERSONS
SIMILARLY SITUATED. The arbitrator's
authority to resolve claims is limited to claims
between you and us alone, and the
arbitrator's authority to make awards is limited
to awards to you and us alone. Furthermore,
claims brought by you against us, or by us
against you, may not be joined or
consolidated in arbitration with claims brought
by or against someone other than you, unless
agreed to in writing byall parties. No
arbitration award ordecision will have any
preclusive effect as to issues or claims in any
dispute with anyone who is not a named party
to the arbitration. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement (including but not
limited to the Continuation subsection below)
and without waiving either party's right to
appeal such decision, should any portion of
this Restrictions on Arbitration subsection be
deemed invalid or unenforceable, then the
entire Arbitration provision (other than this
sentence) shall not apply.
Arbitration Procedures
This Arbitration provision is made pursuant to
transactions involving interstate commerce
and shall be governed by the FAA. The
arbitration shall be governed by the applicable
code, except thatthis Agreement shall apply if
there are any conflicts. The arbitrator shall
apply applicable substantive law consistent
with the FAA and applicable statutes of
limitations, shall honor claims of privilege
recognized at law, and, at the timely request
of either party, shall provide a brief written
explanation of the basis forthe decision. The
arbitration proceeding shall not be governed
by any federal or state rules of civil procedure
or rules of evidence. Any party may request
that the arbitrator expand the scope of
discovery by doing so in writing and copying
any other parties, who shall have 15 days to
make objections. The arbitrator will notify the
parties of his/her decision within 20 days of
anyobjecting party's submission. The
arbitrator shall take reasonable steps to
preserve privacy. The arbitrator's award shall
be final and binding, except for any right of
appeal provided by the FAA; however, either
party shall have 30 days to appeal that
decision by notifying the arbitration
organization and any other parties in writing.
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The organization will then appoint a three-
arbitrator panel which shall consider anew
any aspect of the decision objected to by the
appealing party. The panel shall issue its
decision, by majority vote, within 120 days of
the appealing party's written notice. Judgment
upon any award ren eredbythearbitratoror
panel may be enter in any court having
jurisdiction.
Location of Arbitration
Arbitration hearings ou attend shall take
place in the federal j0dicial district of your
residence.
Payment of Fees
You will be responsible for paying your share,
if any, of the arbitration fees (including filing,
administrative, hearing and/or other fees), but
only up to the amount ofthe filing fees you
would have incurred if you had brought a
claim in the state or federal court closest to
your billing address that would have had
jurisdiction. We will be responsible for any
additional arbitration fees. At yourwritten
request, we will consider in good faith making
a temporary advance of all or part of your
share of any arbitration fees. You will not be
assessed any arbitration fees in excess of
your share if you do not prevail in any
arbitration with us.
Continuation
This Arbitration provision shall survive
termination ofyourAccount; voluntary
payment of the Account balance in full by you;
any legal proceeding by you or us to collect a
debt owed by the other; any bankruptcy by
you or us; and any sale by us ofyourAccount
(in the caseofa sale, its terms shall applyto
the buyerofyourAccount). If any portion of
this Arbitration provision, except as otherwise
provided in the Restrictions on Arbitration
subsection, is deemed invalid or
unenforceable, it shall not invalidate the
remaining portions of this provision.
Your Billing Rights :Keep this Document for Future Use
This notice tells you about your rights and our
responsibilities under theFairCreditBilling
Act.
What To Do If You Hind a Mistake on Your
Statement
If you think there is an error on your
statement, write to us at:
American Express
PO Box 981535
El Paso TX 79990-1535
In your letter, give us the following
information:
• Account information: Your name and
account number.
• Dollaramount: The dollar amount of the
suspected error.
• Description ofpro¢lem:Ifyouthinkthereis
an error on your bill, describe what you
believe iswrong and why you believe it is a
mistake.
You must contact usr.
• Within 60 days aft6rthe error appeared on
yourstatement.
• At least 3 business days before an
automated payment is scheduled, if you
want to stop payment on the amount you
think is wrong.
You must notify us of any potential errors in
writing. You may cal us, but if you do we are
not required to investigate anypotential
errors and you may have to pay the amount
in question.
What Wi I I Happen After We Receive Your
Letter
When we receive your letter, we must do two
While we investigate whether or not there
has been an error:
• We cannot try to collect theamountin
question, or report you as delinquent on
that amount.
• The charge in question may remain on your
statement, and we may continue to charge
you interest on that amount.
• While you do not have to pay the amount in
question, you are responsible for the
remainder of your balance.
• We can apply any unpaid amount against
your credit limit.
After we finish our investigation, one of two
things will happen:
• Ifwe made a mistake : You will not have to
pay the amount in question orany interest
or other fees related to that amount.
• If we do not believe there was a mistake
You will have to pay the amount in
question, along with applicable interest and
fees. We will send you a statement of the
amount you owe and the date payment is
due. We may then report you as delinquent
if you do not pay the amount we think you
owe.
If you receive our explanation but still believe
your bill is wrong, you mustwrite to us within
10 days telling us that you still refuse to pay.
If you do so, we cannot report you as
delinquent without also reporting that you are
questioning your bill. We must tell you the
name of anyone to whom we reported you as
delinquent, and we must let those
organizations know when the matter has
been settled between us.
things: If we do not follow all of the rules above, you
Your Rights If You Are Dissatisfied With
Your Credit Card Purchases
If you are dissatisfied with the goods or
services that you have 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
amountdue on the purchase.
To usethis right, all of the following must be
true:
1. The purchase must have been made in
your home state or within 100milesofyour
current mailing address, and the purchase
price must have been more than $50.
(Note: Neither of these are necessary if
your purchase was based on an
advertisement we mailed to you, or if we
own the company that sold you the goods
or services. )
2. You must have used your credit card for
the purchase. Purchases made with cash
advances from an ATM orwith a check that
accesses your credit card account do not
qualify.
3. You must not yet have fully paid forthe
purchase.
If all of the criteria above are met and you are
still dissatisfied with the purchase, contact us
in writing at:
American Express
PO Box 981535
EI Paso TX 79998-1535
While we investigate, the same rules apply to
the disputed amountas discussed above.
Afterwe finish our investigation, we will tell
you our decision. At that point, if we think you
owe an amount and you do not pay, we may
1. Within 30 days of receiving your letter, we do not have to pay the first $50 of the amount report you as delinquent.
must tell you that *a received your letter. you question even if your bill is correct.
We will also tell you if we have already
corrected the error.
2. Within 90 days of receiving your letter, we
must either correct: the errororexplain to
you why we believe the bill is correct.
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EXHIBIT "B"
on HHonors® Card from American Express
ECRMAN. The Hilt
SHAWN P GELSDORF
Closing Date 11/15/11
New Balance $9,995.28
Minimum' Payment Due $1,240.00
Includes the past due amount of $1,040.00
Payment Due Date 12/10/11
Late Payment Warning: If we do not receive your Minimum Payment Due by
the Payment Ne Date listed above, you may have to pay a late fee of up to
$35.00 and your Purchase APR may be increased to the Penalty APR of 27.24%.
Minimum Payment Warning: If you make only the minimum payment each period,
you will pay more In interest and it will take you longer to pay off your balance. For
example:
If you make no additional You will pay off the balance And you will pay an
charges and each month you shown on this statement in estimated total of...
pay... about...
Only the 20 $20,377
Minimum Payment Due years
If you would like information about credit counseling services, call 1-888-733-4139.
Seepage 2 for important information about your account.
Your account is past due and overlimit. Pay at least $1,240.00,
plus any additional charges incurred on your account since the date
of this billing statement. If you would like to receive e-mail alerts
about payments, spending or fraud protection, you can sign up at
americanexpress.com/alerts.
O This statement is for information purposes only. This is not a bill. Please
contact your collections agency for account information. Disregard the
Minimum Payment Due, your account is in default and the balance is due
in full.
+ Please fold on the perforation below, detach and return with your payment +
H. HHONORS p. 1f3
HILTON WORLDWIDE
Account Ending 2-31009
View your Hilton HHonors®
point balance at
hiltonhhonors.com
Account Summary
Previous Balance $9,995.28
Payments/Credits -$0.00
New Charges +$0.00
Fees +$0.00
Interest Charged +$0.00
New Balance $9,995.281
Minimum Payment Due $1,240.00 J
Credit Limit $9,700.00
Available Credit $0.00
Cash Advance Limit $0.00
Available Cash $0.00
Days in Billing Period: 30
Customer Care
Pay by Computer 1
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Customer Care Pay by Phone
1-800-297-1000 1-800-472-9297
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Payment Due Date
12/10/11
New Balance
$9,995.28
Minimum Payment Due
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Payments: Your payment must be sent to the payment address shown on your statement and must be received by 5 p.m. local time at that address to
be credited as of the day it is received. Payments we receive after 5 p.m. will not be credited to your Account until the next day. Payments must also:
(1) include the remittance coupon from your statement; (2) be made with a single check drawn on a US bank and payable in US dollars, or with a
negotiable instrument payable in US dollars and clearable through the US banking system; and (3) include your Account number. If your payment does
not meet all of the above requirements, crediting may be delayed and you may incur late payment fees and additional interest charges. Electronic
payments must be made through an electronic payment method payable in US dollars and clearable through the US banking system. If we accept
payment in a foreign, currency, we will convert it into US dollars at a conversion rate that is acceptable to us, unless a particular rate is required by law.
Please do not send post-dated checks as they will be deposited upon receipt. Any restrictive language on a payment we accept will have no effect on
us without our express prior written approval. We will re-present to your financial institution any payment that is returned unpaid.
Permission for Electronic Withdrawal: (1) When you send a check for payment, you give us permission to electronically withdraw your payment from
your depositor other asset account. We will process checks electronically by transmitting the amount of the check, routing number, account number
and check serial number to your financial institution, unless the check is not processable electronically or a less costly process is available. When we
process your check electronically, your payment maybe withdrawn from your depositor other asset account as soon as the same day we receive your
check, and you will not receive that cancelled check with your deposit or other asset account statement. If we cannot collect the funds electronically
we may issue a draft against your depositor other asset account for the amount of the check. (2) By using Pay By Computer, Pay By Phone or any other
electronic payment service of ours, you give us permission to electronically withdraw funds from the depositor other asset account you specify in the
amount you request; Payments using such services of ours received after 8:00 p.m. MST may not be credited until the next day.
How We Calculate Your Balance: We use the Average Daily Balance (ADB) method (including new transactions) to calculate the balance on which we
charge interest on your Account. Call the Customer Service number listed below for more information about this balance computation method and
how resulting interest charges are determined. The method we use to figure the ADB and interest results in doilycompoundingofinterest.
Paying Interest: Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each billing period. We will not charge you interest on your purchases if you pay the
New Balance by the glue date each month. We will charge you interest on cash advances and (unless otherwise disclosed) balance transfers beginning
on the transaction date.
Foreign CurrencyC arges: If you make a Charge in a foreign currency, we will convert it into US dollars on the date we or our agents process it.
We will chargea fe?of 2.7% of the converted US dollaramount. We will choose a conversion rate that is acceptable to us for that date, unless a
particular rate is required bylaw. The conversion rate we use is no more than the highest official rate published by a government agency or the highest
interbank rate we identify from customary banking sources on the conversion date or the prior business day. This rate may differ from rates in effect on
the date of your charge. Charges converted by establishments (such as airlines) will be billed at the rates such establishments use.
Credit Balance: A credit balance (designated CR) shown on this statement represents money owed to you. If within the six-month period following the
date of the first statement indicating the credit balanceyou do not request a refund or charge enough to use up the credit balance, we will send you a
check for the credit balance within 30 days if the amount is $1.00 or more.
Credit Reporting: We may report information about your Account to credit bureaus. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your
Account may be reflected in your credit report.
New York residents may contact the New York Banking Department to obtain a comparative listing of credit card rates, fees and grace periods by
calling 1-800-518-8866.
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Please print clearly in blue or black ink only in the boxes provided.
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Fees
Amount
Total Fees for this Period $0.00
AMERICAN The Hilton HHonors® Card from American Express H. HHONORS p. 3/3
HILTON WORLDWIDE
E1?RE55
SHAWN P GELSDORF
Closing Date 11/15/11 Account Ending 2-31009
Interest Charged
Amount
Total Interest Charged for this Period $0.00
2011 Fees and Interest Totals Year-to-Date
Amount
Total Fees in 2011 $100.00
Total Interest in 2011 $1,216.97
Interest Charge Calculation
Your Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is the annual interest rate on your account.
Annual Balance Subject Interest
Percentage Rate to Interest Rate Charge
Purchases ____1'5.24%(v) $0.00 $0.00
Cash Advances 25.24%(y) $0.00 $0.00
Total $0.00
(v) Variable Rate
Hilton HHdnorsO Points Earned H. HHONORS
HILTON WORLDWIDE
Hilton HHonors Account Number: 868838535
Current Period Year to Date
Points Earned for Eligible Spend 0 _ 721
Total Bonus Points Earned 0 718
Total HHonors Points Earned 0 1,439
Your qualifying Year?to-Date spend on your Hilton HHonors® Card is $240.00. To qualify for Hilton HHonors Gold VIP Status, you need to have
$20,000 qualified spend by December 31st.
As of 11/15/11, you have 1,177 forfeited points available for reinstatement.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Ronny R Anderson
Sheriff
Jody S Smith
Chief Deputy
Richard W Stewart
Solicitor
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OFFICE OF THE S?xER1FF
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American Express Bank, FSB
vs.
Shawn Patrick Gelsdorf
Case Number
2012-3318
SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE
06/01/2012 08:00 PM - Stephen Bender, Deputy Sheriff, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on June 1
2012 at 2000 hours, he served a true copy of the within Complaint and Notice, upon the within named
defendant, to wit: Shawn Patrick Gelsdorf, by making known unto himself personally, at 17 Robin Court,
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17055 its contents and at the same time handing to
him personally the said true and correct copy of the same.
SHERIFF COST: $38.00
June 06, 2012
STEPHEN BENDER, DEPUTY
SO ANSWERS,
RON R ANDERSON, SHERIFF
(6 CountySuite Shenff. Teleosoft. Inc.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AMERICAN EXPRESS
BANK FSB
No. 2012-03318
Plaintiff/Petitioner C") N
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vs.
SHAWN GELSDORF
Defendant(s)/Respondent(s) z?
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PRAECIPE FOR JUDGMENT ?n
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Please enter Judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant, SHAWN GE2p LRPl
failure to answer the Complaint. --+
(X) Amount due $9,995.28
TOTAL $9,995.28, plus costs and statutory interest from the date of Judamei
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Was
(X) I certify that the foregoing assessment of damages is for specified amounts alleged t be
due in the complaint and is calculable as a sum certain from the complaint.
(X) Pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 237 (Notice of Praecipe for final judgment or decree), I certi that
a copy of this praecipe has been mailed to each other party who has appeared in the action o to
his/her Attorney of Record.
(X) Pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 237.1, I certify that written notice of the intent ion to file this
praecipe was mailed or delivered to the party against whom judgment is to be entered, and
his/her Attorney of Record, if any, after the default occurred and at least ten days prior to tt
of the filing of this praecipe and a copy of the not c attached.
DATE: l0
Amy F. Doyle, qui e
PA Supreme Court ID 87062
Doyle Legal Services, LLC
11 East Market St., Suite 102
York, PA 17401 $' 6 , `
717-885-0718 / 877-202-9420 G%U
717-885-0726 (facsimile) CV.g !?OSS'
Counsel for Plaintiff ?-4 ° •
NOW VO`l?
2012, JUDGM T IS E AS AB
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Prothonotary lerk, Civil Division
BY:
Deputy
date
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AMERICAN EXPRESS No. 2012-03318
BANK FSB
Plaintiff/Petitioner
vs.
SHAWN GELSDORF
Defendant(s)/Respondent(s)
AFFIDAVIT OF NON-MILITARY SERVICE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF YORK
The undersigned counsel, being duly sworn according to law, depose and say that I am the
Attorney for the Plaintiff in the above-captioned matter, and that to the best of my knowledge,
information and belief, Defendant SHAWN GELSDORF, above-named, is over 21 years of age; is
known to reside at 17 ROBIN CT, MECHANICSBURG PA 17055, County of CUMBERLAND, S
of Pennsylvania; is not in the military service of the United States or its Allies, or otherwise within
provisions of the Service members Civil Action Relief Act and its Amendments.
Date:
Amy F' Doyle, P. ire _-
PA Supreme rt ID 87062
Doyle Legal Services, LLC
11 East Market St., Suite 102
York, PA 17401
717-885-0718 / 877-202-9420
717-885-0726 (facsimile)
Counsel for Plaintiff
ti
_'
On this, the U day of 2012, before me, the undersigned officer, personally
appeared Amy F. Doyle, known to me o be the person whose name is subscribed to the within
instrument, and acknowledged that she executed the same for the purpose therein contained.
Notary Public
MMMOM&M OF Pewr MVANI4
Notarial Seal
Corbney Moreland, Notary Public
Sprkp Garden TWp., York County
My Comm ulon Expires Nov. 23, 2013
Member, Pwrwlvania Association of Nolvin
DOYLE LEGAL SERVICES, LLC
DLS Attorneys in the Practice of Debt Collection
Amy F. Doyle, Esquire (Admitted PA, OH)
I 1 East Market Street, Suite 102, York, PA 17401
877-202-9420 1 717-885-0718 1 FAX: 717-885-0726 1 adoyle@doylels.com
June 26, 2012
SHAWN GELSDORF
17 ROBIN CT
MECHANICSBURG PA 17055
RE: AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK FSB vs. SHAWN GELSDORF
Docket No. 2012-03318
Dear Shawn Gelsdorf:
Enclosed herein please find a 10-Day Notice pursuant to Rule 237.1 of the Pennsylvania Rules of ivil
Procedure.
Sincerely,
Amy F. Doyle 987 2
Doyle Legal Se es, LLC
11 East Market St., Suite 102
York, PA 17401
adoyle@doylels.com
(717) 885-0718
(877) 202-9420
(717) 885-0726 (facsimile)
Enclosure
This is an attempt by a debt collector to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AMERICAN EXPRESS
BANK FSB
Plaintiff/Petitioner
vs.
SHAWN GELSDORF
Defendant(s)/Respondent(s)
TO: SHAWN GELSDORF
17 ROBIN CT
MECHANICSBURG PA 17055
Date of Notice: June 26, 2012
No. 2012-03318
IMPORTANT NOTICE
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT BECAUSE YOU FAILED TO TAKE THE ACTION REQUIRED OF YOU
IN THIS CASE. UNLESS YOU ACT WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A
JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU WITHOUT A HEARING AND YOU MAY LOSE OUR
PROPERTY OR OTHER IMPORTANT RIGHTS.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS NOTICE TO A LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A
LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE FOLLOWING OFFICE TO F
OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
Lawyer Referral Service & Cumberland Co. Bar Association
32 South Bedford Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
800/990-9108
By
Amy F. Do?ll¢ #3062
Doyle Legal ervices, LLC
11 East Market St., Suite 102
York, PA 17401
adoyle@doylels.com
(717) 885-0718
(877) 202-9420
(717) 885-0726 (facsimile)
File: 10007035
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AMERICAN EXPRESS No. 2012-03318
BANK FSB
Plaintiff/Petitioner
vs.
SHAWN GELSDORF
Defendant(s)/Respondent(s)
CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCE
PA. R.C.P. 236
I hereby certify that the precise residence of Plaintiff is:
AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB
4315 SOUTH 2700 WEST
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84184
and certify that the last known address of the within Defendant is:
SHAWN GELSDORF
17 ROBIN CT
MECHANICSBURG PA 17055
J
Amy F. Doyle, uire
PA Supreme Court ID 87062
Doyle Legal Services, LLC
11 East Market St., Suite 102
York, PA 17401
717-885-0718 / 877-202-9420
717-885-0726 (facsimile)
Counsel for Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AMERICAN EXPRESS No. 2012-03318
BANK FSB
Plaintiff/Petitioner
vs.
SHAWN GELSDORF
Defendant(s)/Respondent(s)
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT
(X) Notice is hereby given that a Judgment in the abov -captioned matter has been ent
against you in the amount of $9,995.28 on captioned
, 2012, pl
costs and statutory interest from the date of Judgment.
(X) A copy of all documents filed with the Prothonot . in su ort o e within 'udgn
is/are attached.
If you have any questions regarding this Notice, pl*se contact the filing party.
Amy F. Doyle(F squire
PA Supreme Court ID 87062
Doyle Legal Services, LLC
11 East Market St., Suite 102
York, PA 17401
717-885-0718 / 877-202-9420
717-885-0726 (facsimile)
Counsel for Plaintiff
(This Notice is given in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 236.)
NOTICE SENT TO:
SHAWN GELSDORF
17 ROBIN CT
MECHANICSBURG PA 17055
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AMERICAN EXPRESS No. 2012-03318
BANK FSB
Plaintiff/Petitioner rz
vs. °
SHAWN GELSDORF
Defendant(s)/Respondent(s)
zc:)
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PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF APPEARANCE y> '
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Kindly enter my appearance on behalf of Plaintiff, with regard to the above
matter.
Respectfully submitted,
Amy F. Doyle, Eodire
PA Supreme Court ID 87062
JAFFE& ASHER, LLP
11 East Market St., Suite 102
York, PA 17401
717-885-0718
877-202-9420
717-885-0726 (facsimile)
Counsel for Plaintiff