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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL DIVISION
DISCOVER BANK,
VS.
No. oS - 9f.b C/Ui.t-r8L~
COMPLAINT IN CIVIL ACTION
Plaintiff
STEVEN B. HOWER
Defendant
FILED ON BEHALF OF
Plaintiff
COUNSEL OF RECORD OF
THIS PARTY:
James C. Warmbrodt, Esquire
P A J.D. #42524
WELTMAN, WEINBERG & RElS CO., L.P.A.
2718 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 434-7955
WWR#04102841
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL DIVISION
DISCOVER BANK,
Plaintiff
vs.
Civil Action No. O~ - qt,b
C:,-,~l~~
STEVEN B. HOWER
Defendant
COMPLAINT IN CIVIL ACTION AND 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 are 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 warned 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 MAYBE ABLE TO
PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL
SERVICES TO EUGlBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE
Cumberland County Bar Association
32 South Bedford Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 249-3166
COMPLAINT
1. Plaintiff is a corporation with offices at 3311 Mill Meadow Drive, Hilliard, OH 43026.
2. Defendant is an adult individual residing at 1266 SUMMITV1EW COURT. NEW
CUMBERLAND, PA 17070.
3. Defendant applied for and received a credit card issued by Plaintiff bearing the account
number 6011002658514971.
4. Defendant made use of said credit card and has currently a balance due and owing to
Plaintiff, as of February 15,2005, in the amount of$3,160.69.
5. Defendant is in default of the terms ofthe cardholder Agreement having not made monthly
payments to Plaintiff thereby rendering the entire balance immediately due and payable.
6. Plaintiff avers that the Agreement between the parties provides that Defendant will pay
Plaintiffs attorneys' fees.
7. Plaintiff avers that such attorneys' fees will amount to $500.00.
8. Although repeatedly requested to do so by Plaintiff, Defendant has willfully failed and/or
refused to pay the principal balance, finance charges or any part thereof to Plaintiff.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands Judgment in its favor and against Defendant, STEVEN B.
HOWER individually, in the amount of $3,160.69 with interest at the legal interest rate of 6% per annum
from date of judgment plus attorneys' fees of$SOO.OO, and costs.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
SHALL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS, CO., L.P.A.
James . armbrodt, Esquire
. 42524
AN, WEINBERG & REIS CO., L.P.A.
oppers Building
venth Avenue
urgh, PA 15219
) 434-7955
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT
CARDMEMBER AGREEMENT
The terms and conditions of your Account including
how we calculate finance charges. our fee'S and an
Arbitration of Disputes section. You have the rip"t to
reject the arbitration prr:>vision with respect to your
new Account within 30 da~ after receiving your Card.
as explained in the "Acceptance of - AgreemMt"
section. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., SEE PAGES 7 . 14
PRIVACY POUCY
A summary of the personal information.we collect.
when it may be shared with others, and how we
safeguard the confidentiality !Inc! security of
information. YDU may limit our snaring of such
informauon with Dthen... ...... SEE PAGES 14 - 17
BIWNG RIGHTS
Important information about your rights and our
responsibilities under th~ FBir credit Billing Act . . . . .
............................ . SEEPAGES 17- a
CASH BACK BONUS' TERMS AND CONDmONS
The terms an? conditions of th~ C!s.hback Bonus"'
award program. including a description of how your
award is calculated and how to r~d~em it. , . . . . . . . ,
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DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGE
Th~ terms and conditions of the Scheduled Air TrBvel
Ac.adem Insurance that is provided at no charg! to
Y,ou when you use your Card to purthase ~irline
tlck,ts .. ...... .... . ......... . SEE PAGES 21 .24
C 2DD3 Discover &nk.. Member FDIC
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ptomaine poisoning OJ an..ac:c;jdental.cut.or .'(iou~d in,dependent
and in the absence pf any und~rJyin9sick.ness.. dis.ease;.:tH
c.on;itio.r\ induding but no;t'limitect,o diZlQet:fi;.4) committing Ot
attemPting to'cbmm~ i fe!?"f;,?1 Yi~rBticfgf~r. d~~lar~d'or
undec:Jared; or (6) travel or;fh9~ql!':"Qt.l?Ij,.a.,ny ~ehh:Je ysed for
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member ~ccou~~ th_1! ~re?~..f~~9.~;~~'1C!e2Ythl~b.:t-h~: ~Q~tpo."
Carrier.Fare 1ic~etl wert.fF.~!$iit.9~d;~~'..~~1'.~FH~~:' ~~.;-.;
Benefits are' not payible.l6r-ibu~'iyE~~:0J~~1ci~jn~a\YhjJe
on ill trip for which the ticbU.wef-e-'purch-asecfwith idre'quent
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Complete prOVISions pertaining to this plan of insurance afe
contained il'\ Potity #9029072 mued by National Union Fire
Insurance Company of Pittsbufgh. PA with officeJ in New Yor~.
NY. The premium for this insurance is paid by Discover Financiill
Services.. Inc... out of inc.ome derived trom its credit citrd
operations..
Please read this Description of Covera91!. Keep it in.a safe place
with your other insurance dD:cu~.entI:. lhis D.~~5!.ip~jpn....~f
Coverage (Form. Number S30365000 .15' nct:.J COT"ltnct-Of
Insurance bUt Is simply'an Infotmativ; sUtem.ent'to eacli:e~.gible
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If is (cofliet fxins: betwe-en is statement in this Description of
Ctw~rage and any provisions in the Policy, the Policy will govern.
Claims administere-d by; A&H Oaims Department. P.O. Box
15701. Wilmington. DE 19950-5701.19001 551-0B2A.
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. CARDMEMBER AGREEMENT
f'inn read this; Agreement carefully before' L!5ing your
Di$Cove~ Card Ac.tount. It contains the terms and conditions Df
YDur Account SC>rM of which may n.v~ chal'lged from earlier
materials provide;d to you. In the ~ent of illny differences. this
~gremlent shall control.
We respect your privacy. Set the Privacy Section on p.~e 10 and
oUr Priwey ~ficy for ai:Soltional information.
!hI! Arbitration of Disputes Section on page 12 includes a waiver'
01 I ".umber crl rights:. induding the right to a jury triaL
CAADMEM8ER AGREEMENT
A9r~,ment Terms ...........................'...... 2
Acceptanu of Agreement..... ......... ......".:. '" 2
Use.of Your Account .'.... ...... ... ................... 2
Authorized Usell...... ........ ..... .,........... ... 3
Unauthorized Use...... ............ .... ..... ....... )
Creert Limit-AVilflable Credit.......... ............. ... 3
?romiseto P;ry.. ........ ... ....,... .........,...... 4
Monthit Bi1ling Stltement... '" ....... ............... 4
Montt-.ly Payment Options.. ....'.. ... ...,............ 4
Minimum Mtmthly !layment.... ...................... 5
Cf!dit Balances.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . ., S
Balance TrartSfen: . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5
Finance O1,rgel:.............. .......... ... ......... 5
Periodic Finance Olarg~s....... ...... ................ 6
DefalJlt Rate Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S
usn AdVlnce Tnmaction Fee Fin"!"Ice Charge.' .., . . . . . . .. a
blanc! Transfer Transaction Fee Financ.e Chargel . . . . . . . ,. 9
Minimum Financ! Charg! . . . . .. " . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
Returne-d CheckJ:"..,... ..... ,...... ............ ... 9
P.etumed Disc.over Card Check F~ ...... .. . . . . , . .. .. ... 9
StopPilym~nt Fee:............. ,...... .,............, 9
ut!~e .., .......... ................,.........,... 9
Pey'by-Pho!'le Fee.................... .,.......... " 10
R6earch Fer., '" :....,..... ..........,........ ,... 10
Overfimit Fe.! . ,..................... .... ..... ...., 10
Ot!fault.ACc.eleratjon-Co"~ctjon Com.... ......... ,.... 10
Cancellation. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , .. 10
I>rivacy ...........,.....,......................... 10
E\~nrc:mic Communirations ............ .... ,........ ..11
Credit Authorizations............................... l'
Change of Terms...........,...,..".............. "
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ASsignment of Account...... ........,.......,...,.. 12
Arbitration of DisplJtes. ................ ......,.,. '.. 12
Cqmplial'l't with Interett Rate Limit~ioru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
G~verning Law ..,....,.. ............,.............13
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AGREEMENT TERMS. The word "Account. rnul'\s your
Discover Card Account. The word "Card" means anyone or mor~
Discover Cards _issued to you Of someone e~ with your aLlthori.
ntion. iN: words .you", "your", or "yours" refer to, in addition
to you, th~ Cardmember, any other person or persons who ar~
also contractually liable under this Agreement. The words "we",
"us" and "our" refer to DiscC)ver Ban!:., the issuer 01 your
Discover Card. The words" Authorized User" mean any person
whom you authorize to use your Ac.count or a card, wnetller you
notify us or not The words "Pricing Schedule" mean the
document accompanying your Card and Iistin'P the Finance
Charge rates that i!pply tc)' your Atcount. The PriCing Schedule is
pi!lrt of this A9reement. . .
ACCEPTANCE: OF AGREEME.Nl. The Us'1! of your Account or a Card
by you or an Authorized User, or YOLlr failLNe to cancel your I
Account within 30 dayS, after receiving a Card, mean.s you lIccept
this: Agreement including th!. Arbitration of Dispvtes provision
on pagt' 12. Your may, however, reject th~ Arbitration of
Disputes section by providing us a notice of rejection within 30
da)'S after reteiving a Card, at the following address: Dis,cover
Card, P.O. Box 30938, Satt L.aKe Crty, UT 84130--0938. If you were I
prev;ous,ly sub~ect to arbitration with respect to allY Atc.ount I
this right tp reject arbitration will not apply to you in the event
that the Actount has been reopened or replacement Cards are .
sent to YOlJ. Your rejection netice must include yDur name. :
address, telephone number, Account number and signature and;
must not be sent with In)' other correspondence. Calling us to I
indicate that you re~ct the Arbitration of Disputes section or
sending a rejection notice in a manner or format that does not
comply with all applinble requirements is insufficient notice. In .
orde! to process )'our notice, we require t~at the no~ice. be :
provIded by you directly and not through a third party. ReJectIon:
of arbitration will not affect your other rights or res.pons.ibiHtits :
under this Agreement or your obligation to arbitrate cis'putes' :
under any other account Ij to which you and we have agreed to !
arbitrate disput!S. tf you dD not ~end i rejettion noticf. you will I
be obligat~d by the Arbitration of Disputes s,ec:tion with respect
to this and any prior account you have had with U1, even if you
have- previousfy sent a rejection notice with respect to that prior
account.
USE OF YOUR ACCOUNT. '(our ACCCcunt may ~ used tor.
" Purchares . to purchase Of lease goods or services from
participating merchants by pres.enting your Card or Ac(ount
number.
. Cash Advances. to E;lbtain ~sh advances from participating
automated teller machir.ei, financial institLttions or other
locations, or by means of checks which we may furnish to you,
aU in accordance with such additional terms and conditions as
may be imposed from t1me to time.
" Balance Tranrfers - to transfer balances from other creditors or
to make other trans.actions by muons ot balance transfer
coupons or check.s, in accordance with such additional terms
and conditions as we may Qtfer from time to time.
In addition, your AccDunt may be us,ed to guarantee reservations
at participating ertilblis'hments. You will be liable for
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guaranteed reservations that are not canc~led prior to tn!! time
specified by the ~S""..ablis'hment. .
Your ACCDunt may be u~ed' for penonal, family, household and
charitable purposes. Your Account may not be used to obtain
loans to purchase, carry Of trade in seclJrities, or to pax any
amount you ow~ under this Agreement ("'Prohibited
Transactions"). Prior to its use, 'tach Card must be signed by the
peNon to whom it is issued. We are not res'ponsible for the
refusal of anyone to accept or honor a Card or to accept checks"
that we nave prt>vided' you. You must retum any Catd or unused
checks to us upon request.
It a merenant fails to provide your p:urch2se to yt>ur satisfaction
and, at your request, we issue it credit to your Account, you will
be deemed to hav~ issigned to us, your claim against the
merchant andlor any third party for the credited amount. Upon
our request, you agree to. provide us with written evidence of
such assignment.
Your rights and res,poASibilities under the fair Credit Billing Act
des9'ibed in the billing rights summary on pages 17-'B and on
the back of your monthly billing statement apply only to credit
card transactions. This special rule Tor credit card transactions
do-es l'Iot apply to purchas'es made with I billance transfer check
or cash advance. Therefore. jf you have I problem with the
quaii"!>' of goods' or services that you purchased with a belam.e
transfer check. cash advance check or the proceeds of I Ci!ls,h
advilnce, you do not have the right to withhold payment of the
amount due. .
AUTHORIZED USERS. If you want to cancel the authority of a
cur~ent A.utho~~ed User to us,e your ACCount or a Card. you must
r.otiiy \n 1M writing or by telepnone and destIo)' any Card in that
pers.on's poss,ess,;on. None of your righu under thl5 Agreement
{other than to pay amounts _ owedl may be el::'ercised by any
person not /I pany to this Agreement acting pursuant to a power
of attorney, without our separate written agreement {which we
are not obligat~d to givd.
UNAUTHORIZf~ US~. If i Card is lost or S1:olen, or if you thin~
thilt s,omeone IS uSing your Account or a Card without your
perm1ssi~n, notify us, immediately. You can notify us by
telephoning '.BOD-DrSCOVER (1-800.347.2683), or by writing
DISCOVER CARD, PO StlX 1515&, WnlT!ingtr;m, DE 19886-1002,
You agree to assist us in determining the. filets relllting to any
theft or possible unauthoriz-ed use of your Account or a Card and
to comply with s'uch procrdures IS, we may require in connection
with our investigation. If our records indicate that you have
enrolled in an automatic billing arraneement such liS a monthly
gym meombersnip, we will ilttempt to provide your new Account
number, to that merchant. However, if YOLl no longer wi5h to
continue the automatic billing arrangement, you must contact
the merchant .directly.
CREDrr UMIT.AVAILABLE CREDIT, We will advise you of your
Atcount credit limit. We may impose a lower limit that will apply
to cas.h advances, referr~d to as th!! cash advance credit limit.
You agree not to allow your unpaid balar.ce, including Finance
OIarges and fees, to exceed your Account credit limrt. If you
elrued your Account credit limit, we may reqLJest immediate
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payment of the amount by whkh you uceed )lO\.lT Account
credit limit
W! may increaS! or cleere a>! your Account credit limit or your
cash advance credit limit without notice, The credit available for
your us-e mit)', from time to time, be less than your Account credit
limit. For purposes at determining your ivailillble credit. we
reserve the right to postpone for up to 15 business days redudng
your unpaid balances by the amount of any payment that we
r!t.~i..,!.. Your i\liilable tredit will not be Increased by the
~mount of any credit billa net..
PROMISE TO PAY. You _gfU te pa)' us in U.S. Dollars for all
pLJrcha>es, cash advances and balance transfe'rs ,ir.duding
applicable Finance Olarges and other charges or fees, incurted
by you or anyone you authorize or permit to use your Account
or a Card, even if you do net notify us that others are using your
AccolJnt or a Card. We will conven: purchases -and cash advances
made in a foreign currency to U.S. Dollars at a rate elCirtlng on
th~ dat!! of conversion. It yClu pay us in other than u.s. Dollars,
we may refuse tQ lIct.ept the payment or marge your ACCDunt
our cost to ,onvert your payml!nt to U.s.. Dotlan. All checks rnurt
be drawn on fu.nds on deposit in the U.S. You may not use if cash .
adVa1'1t! ched, balance transfer check or coupon, or any other I
promotio-nal c"~1:. drawn t>n any Discover Bank. credit card 1
accOllnt to mate payments: on your Account. 1
If yOllr AcC"o-unt is a joint Account. each of 'j0'0J a9rees to be liable i
individually and jplntly for the entire amOLJnt owed on 'fOur I
Account. We CilIn accept late payments or partial payments or
checks and mor.ey Drde~ marked" payment in tull'" or with any
other restrictive endorsement without losing !ny oi our ri9hu
under this Agreement. ,
MONTHLY SILUNG STATEMENT. Unless we waive our right to do !
SO, we will send you a billing statement aner each monthl~
billing perioo ir. which you have a debit or creon balance of ,
S 1.00 or more. The billing ttatement will ~how ~II purchases, r
cash advances, balance transfer~ Finance (hinges and other l'
charges or tees and all payments or other credits posted to your
Account during the bilhng period. It will show your New
Balance, Minimum Payment Due and Pi3ymt.-nt Due Oate.
MONTHLY PAYMENT OPTIONS,. 'You may at any lime pay the
entire New Balance shown on, your billirtg rtatement.- but e!tn
month you must pay al leas! the Minimum Payment DUe. All
paymentS must be made in accordance with the terms. including
the payment cutoff time, stated on your monthly billing stat~
ment, and we will credit your Account in accordance with thO}!
terms. In adortion, we reserve the rigl'1t 10 change- those terms
without prior notice. We will apply payments and credits to the
New Balat\ce: shown on your current billing statement in order of
the Annual Percentage Rate applicable to the balance of nth
transilction category (as referenced in the Periodic Financ!
Charges Section), trom lowest to highest be9inning with the
balance subject to the lowe:n Annual P&.ttem.age ~ate. We then
apply payments and credits to aT!Y new transacti\:'Tls using the
same method, However, we have the right to apply payments
and credits 'to balances with higher Annual Percentage Rates
prior to balances with Iow~r Annual Percentage Rate$. such as
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when there are two initial special rat!S applicable to your
Act.t>unt and the !l;Iw!r Annual Percentage Rat~ will expire
before the higher Annual PerctTitige Rate.
MlNlMUM MONTHLY PAYMENl. The Minimum Payment Pue
uch month will be the sum ot any imount past due and thE!'
minimum monthly payment. The minimum monthly payment
e-ach month wlll be the gre,ler of S10.00 or 1150th of the New
Bala-oct., rounded to 'the ntX't higher whole dollar amount. If any
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE .pplic.bl. to )'Our Account is
greater than 22.99%, your minimum mcmthty payment will be
the greater of S 10 or 1/45th 01 the New Balance, rounded to the
next highe:r whole dollar amount Regardless of the Annual
Percentag~ Rates 01\ YOlJf Account, if the New aalance .IS less
than $10.90, the minimum monthlr payment will ~ the ~mt>unt
of the New Balance. payingth! MInimum Payment Due may b!
insu!fic~ery1 tD bring your Account balance below your Account
credrt Jlmrt and. consequently, may not D'void the Imposttion of
the Ov.erJimit Fee described in the Overlimit Fee Se.d:ion. We may
frClm tIme to time allow you to not mate a minimum monthly
payment. and will notify you .when this option is available. If you
take advantage oi this offer and do not ml!lK.e a minimum
monthly payment,. finance i:harges and any applkabtt f~ wili
ilcC"rue on your Account in aCi:ordance with this Agreement, and
you must pay the Minimum Payment Due for the following
bHling periods.
CREOfT ~LANCES. We will r!:fund any crE!'dit balance within
seven bUSiness days from receipt o~ your written request. If you
do not reqvest a refund, we will automatically refund credit
balance1 grellter than $1:00 which remain in your Account after
two billing ptriads.
BA~NCE "mANSFERS. We may periodically otter you the oppor.
tUMlty to transfer balances from ether t7editon or to make other
trinsactions to your Account by means of bili-nce transfer
tO~pons ,or checks. Each offer wM contain an initial special rate,
wt'lIcn WIll be the Annual Percentage Rate that will apply to
transferred balances for the time ?triDd specified in the otter.
subject to the Detaul1 Rate PI,!In Sectlon, and may (oronin ~
hlanc! Transfer Transaction Fee Finance Charge tor each
~alaT\C.t uansfe-r made during the term of the offer, as disclosed
10 the offer and as set forth in the Pricing Schedule, it applicable.
After the expiration of this time: period, the Annual Pertenti!lge
Rate that applies for purchases wj/J apply to transierred
balances. Salane!! tTansf~n: subject to th~ initial special rate ar~
referred to as special rate balance transfers; balance transfers for
which the initial spedal rate has e):.pired art rettfre-d to as
purchase rate balance tran.den:. Each offer will contain an
t.x?iratitin da1e. Ii you attempt to transfer balances by means of
a check after the er.piration date:. we will treat the transaction as
a cash advance. We will oot make balance transfers :atte:mpted
by means of a: coupon after the expiration date.
FINANCE CHARGES. You can avoid payment of Periodit Finance
Char~e~ on new purchases ~ you 'pay the Nt.w Balance shoW!'l on
the bIlling st"t~ment on whtth the purcha.se firrt appean by the
Payment Due Date, and tht. Payments and Credits on that
.natement equal or exceed your Previous Balance. We call this
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the "grace period.. You do no1 have is grace period on balance
transfers or cash advanr.es. Periodic final'\Ce Charges are imposed
on new balance transterl and cash advances beginning with !hI!
date the transaction occurs.
PERIODIC FINANCE CHARGES. Periodic Finance Charges aT!
imposed on all mnsacl:ions until the date of repayment.
Repayment means payment oi your. entire New hlance.
However. if you pay the New Balance shown on the tUTTent
billing statement by the Payment Due Date, and the Pilyments
Ind Credits shDwn on thIS statement equal or exceed the
Pre....ious Balance. we witt not impose Periodic Finance Charges
on new purchases, that is, purchases fIrst i8pptanng on the
current statement. Otherwise. you will recerve a billing
statement the nen month that includes Periodic Financ!
Charges iMpo~d until tn~ oat! oi repayment
w~ comput~ Periodic Finance Charges !Deh day for purchases,
cash advances, and balaoc.e transfers (which we. refer to as
transaction categories) by. using the following equation:
Average l?a;!y Balance x number of days in the billing period x The Oaily Periodk Rate and c-orresponding Annual Percentage
Daily PenDdl< Rite. .lfou may refer to the finance charge Rate that apply to each transactlc>n cate~ory is either a fix,d rate
summary on the: front of your billio9 naternent for these: or a variable rate as set forth in your Pndng Schedule. The Daily
amolJnts.) Tnen we add all the Periodic Flnanc.! Char9~ ier ~a:th ~ ?eriodic Rate islf.365th of the corresponding Annual Pe.rc.entage
transaction category to get the total Periodic Finance Charges: Rilte. Tnt vCtriable Annual Percentage Rate. for /J transaction
for your Account. The Average Daily Balance is shown as zer~ if ; category is dettfrnined by adding a specified number of
no Periodic Finance Chargt:s apply tc the batonce in a transaction r percentage points to the Prime Rate. This is shown on the Pritin,Sl
category. ) Schedule as "Prime oj- (percentage points).. for .purposes of thts
We use the two-cycle average daily batamt (iTldl.ldin~ new A9ae~e':tt, the P~i~ R,te IS the highest rate of interest listed
transactions) method of calculating the balance vpon which we as the prime rate If'I t.ne money riltes section of The ytil/ 5tre~t
impose Periodic Financ! Charges:. This r:neans ;f you did 7'101 pay Journal on ~e la,S! bUSIness day of the month. The Pnme Rate IS
tne New Balance shown O!'l the billing statement you receiv.ed rnere1y, pnclng ~ndex and does not represent the lowtrt or ~est
during the previous billing period by the Payment Due Date. we ~teren fat! available to ill borrower at. ar:y banI:: at any gIven
will impose Periodic Finance Charges on new purchases that first. time. Your A,nnual Percent;!g! Rat~ WIll lncrea~e or decre~se
oppeared on that billing statement, as well as new purchases wh~n ~he Pnme Ra~e changes. Thrs .c~ange 'ifIll be tffett!ve
that first. appear on tM ,unen1 billing statement, unless we : beg.lnnlng on the fll.n day of the bIlling pe~'od that begIns
already imposed Periodic Finance Charges o.n the purchases on I dunng tM s~rne month as the change In the Pnme Rate.
your previous billing statement. We c.ompvte the average daily' (2) Annual p.ercentage Rate for ?urchases
balance 1"or each transaction category by adding up all the daity .
balancM in a billing period Tor il transaction category and "!'Ie may have offe~ed you an mtroductory rate on purcnil.ses. Th!
dividing the total by the number of days in the billitJg cycle. We Introductory rate IS t~e Ann~al Perc~ntilg.e Rate that WIll. apply
compute the daily balance for each transaction categery on each to purchases for the time pe~lOd.sper:med '~th~ offer, SlJ~Jec:t-to
day by first adding the iollowing to the previous day's daily the. Default Rate Plan SectIon. After t.):pwiltlon ~f thrs tIme
balance: transactions made that OCt)'. fees: charged that day and pe~lod, ~e ~nual Percenti!lge Rate.tor purchases WIll apply. TM
Peripdic Finance Chilrges accrued on the previous day's daily ?aily PenodlC Rate5 and. corresppndm~ Ann~al Percentllge Rates
balance: and by then subtracting any credits and payments that In eff~ct on th.e .date thiS A9re~ment IS turOlSned to you are 5et
i.rt .applied against the balance 01 the cransactipn category on forth In the Pncmg Schedule.
that day. In c.alculating the CCtily balance tor the previous billing (3) Annual Percentage Rate for Cash Advantes
period, we cpnsider the .previous day's daily balame- to have ...
been zero 0.1'1 the first day of tne bjlfjng period. Tht Dady Peno.dlc ROlte and corresponding Annual Percentage
. _ Rate in effect on the date of this Agreement is furnished to you
Speml rat! balance transferJ and Balance. Transfer Trans.actlOTl are set forth in the Pricing xhedule
Fee Finance Charges are included in the daily balance of the .
balaT\Ct trans~er tralnsaction category. BaJance cransfen that (4) Annual Perc!ntage Rate for Balance Transfers
were subject to an initial s.pecial rate 'that has bee~ terminated The ~ajly Periodic. Rate aM torr~pondjng Annual Percentage.
due to a Iilte payment or because yo~ . olltrtand\~9 Atrouz:t Rate 1M effect for special rate balance transfers will be set forth
ba.'ance exceede~ your. A.c~oun1 c~edrt limit are ~I$o IOcluded Ln in the oHer from us under which you make the balance tranrler.
tlm ciltegory untIl the initIal speCial rate othetINlse would have /JJ. indic.i5"it'd in the Balance Transfers 5ectipn abo\'!, purchase
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transaction category on the first da~ of the billing period, we
subtract the unpaid balanc.e pf those Balance Transfer
1ransaction Fee Anance Charges and balance transfers that
j)ec.ome purc.hase fate balance transfers on that day and we add.
that unpaid balance -to the balance of the purchase transaction
cate90ry.
All fees charged to your Account are added to the purcnase
transaction category with the exception of Ca5n Advance
Transaction Fee Rnance Charges ...mich ar! added to the cash
advance transaction cate.9ory and Balance Transfer Transaction
Fee Finance Charges which are added to tht balCtnce transier
transaction category. Ii a transaction is posted to'your Account
after the dose of the billin9 peried in which it occurs, we will
treat the trans.actlon as haVIng occurred en 1he first day of the
billing period in which it i5 pprted to your Accpunt.
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and cClrresponding Annual Percentage Rate thot apply to minimum Cash Advance Tnruaction Fee FINANCE CHARGE oi
purchases and the Default Rate Plan Section. 55.DO and no maximum Cash Advance Trilnsaction Fee FIN.6.NCE
The Daily Periodic Rate and corresponding Annual Percentage CHARGE..: The imposition of Cash Advance Transaction fee
f!.at~ in ~ffect tm the date thG Agreement)5 furnished to you are Finance' Charges may result in an Annual Percenti!lg!! ~te tor
set forth in the. Pricing Schoedl.llt!:; cash advances that is hi9her than th~ nominal Annua.l
DEfAULT RATE PLAN. We will r~it!:w your Account on the last Percentage Rate. All forms of cash adva!",ces, inch.lding the use of
day of each billing period to determine the Annual Percentap! Discover Card checks. regardless of the purpose for vo.+Jkh used
Rates that will apply to your Actount. In reviewing your Account. are subject to Cash Advance transaction F~ Finante Oiargts. T~
we will look at the current billing period as well as the previous obtain the total Finance Charge on cash advances ior tach
eleven billing period~. A.ny il)creas.~d rate de5cribed below will billing period, wt!: add any Cash Advance Tramaction Fee Final"lce
apply beginning with the first day of the: billing period in which Chl:r9~s f~ t~ billing period charged under this S~ct~on to any
we review your Account Penodlc Finance Charges cakulatetl under the PeriodiC Finance
. Ch.arges Sectie>n for the cash edvance trllniaction catego,ry.
If we did not receivt a required payment by the Payment Due
D~te t1urin51 the billing period in wl'uch we review your Acco.unt, BALANCf TRANSFER TRANSACTION FEE FINANCE CHAJl;GU. If
then any Initia.l 5:?ecial rate on blllance transfers .tnd any the balaoce trtnsfer offer you receive contains: i hla.nce
intre>ductory or promotional rate on purc:hi!.~ 1.h,t c:unently Transier iransllction Fee finance Charge. we will charge you a
applies to your Account, and any such rate that we have. Balance Transfer Trans.actlon Fee Finance o,arge for the amount
p.re'liously offered to you. wjIJ terminate and 'the standard. of each balance transfer made under tha.t offer. If there is it
Annual Percentage Rate for p.uftha!tt"S will apply ~o your balance . B~lanc!' Transfer Ttsns~ction Fee Finance <=,harge in conjut\ctio.n
of balance transfers and purcha$!s as weU on anr Introductory or. WIth the otier you re[e'IVed when yClu applIed tor an Ac.count, It
promotional rate on purchases and any initia spedal rate on will be in the amount !tt't: forth in the Pricing Schedul!. The
balance transft:n that w! have previously offered to you, In i impositje>n of BaJance Transfer Trans.actkm Fee Flna.nc! Charges
additie>n, H th~ standard Annual Percentage Rate fe>r purchases: may ~esu!t in an Annual Petc!ntage Rate for balance traMt!:'n
is: less than 19.99% and during the immediately preceding' that 15 t-ugher than the nominal Annual Percentag! Rate. To
!leven billing periods we did not receive a reCluired payment by, obtain the: total Finance Charge on balance transfers for filch
the Payment Due Dite. then. the Standard ANNUAL. billing peri~d. we add any Balan't Tra.nsfer iransaction Fee
PERCE.NTAGE RATE ~or purcharn will be increased to 19.99% {a Fin~ncr Charges calculate-d under the Periodic Finance Charges
Daily Periodic Rate of .0S477%1. 5ectlon for the balance transfer transaction category,
If your outstanding ~i1lance exceeds your Actoul\t 'trerlit lilTli~ as MINIMUM FiNANCE CHARGE:. We will charge you a minimum
of the day we revIew your Account and your outstanding FINANCE CHARGE of S.SO ior any billing period in which som!
balance ex,eeded your Account credit limit as of the last day of! FINANCE CHARGE of less than ~,SO would otherwise be imposed.
any billing period in the. imme:dia\e/y preceding eleven billing. ..
periods. then any initial $pedal rilt! on balanc! transfers and anyl RETURNED CHEC~ FEE. We WIll thar9! you a Returne~ Check Fee
Introductory or promotional rate on purchases that currently' of 52.9.00 ~acn tl'T'e you pay !:,S with. a check t.hat IS returne.d
applits to your Account, and any such raU that we haY! unpaid. ThIS fee wll! also apply if a debIt transactlon!O a d~?,OS\t
previously offered to you will termina\e- and the standard ~ccount. from whIch you ~a~e authorized us JO Writing,
Annual Percentage Rate for purchases will apply to the balance electrOnically or orally to. pen,?dlcally dedu,! all t:>r a part of ~n
of your balance transfers and purchases as well as any aml;)u~~ you owe us un~er thl$ Agreemel'l~ 1$ returned unpal~,
il"'.trOductory or promotional rate on purchases and any initial We WIll c.har~e ye>u ~h~ .fee :the first time ~n.y payment IS
special rate on balaT\C! transfers that we have previously offered returned unpaid, even It It IS paId upon res:ubmlsslon.
to you. If the standard Annual Purchase Rate for purchases is less RETURNED DISCOVER CARD CHECK FEE. We will charg! you a
than 19.99%. then the standard ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE for Returned Check Fe! of $29.00 each time we dedine to honor a
purchases will be increased to 19.99~ (. Daily Periodic Rate of Discover Card ca.5.h advance chea balance transfer check: Dr
.05477%). t:>ther promotional check. '
If your standa.rd ANN~AL PERCENTAGE ~TE for purchases is ~ess STOP PAYMENT fEE. We: may chargt I Step Payment fee of
t"an 24.~9.% ~nd ~ufJn9 the .current .and lmmed~atel)l pretedmg $15.00 each time we stop payment at your request. 01\ i c&sh
elev~n billing pt!:'nods you either filfed three tImE'S to make.' advance check. balance transfer check. or other promotional
requited payment when eve or exceeded your ACCDunt credit check..
limn three times as of the: last day of a billmg perio.d. then the
standard ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE for pun:nas.es and for tilsh lATE;FEE. Wt will charge you i1late F~e. if you have tailed. as of
advances will be increased to 24.99% (.if. Dai~ Periodic Rate of the P~)'m~nt Due Date. to rflilKe: the MlTllmUm Payment Due that
.06847%). ~as reqUIred to be paid by that date. The amount of the La'le
CASH A.DVA.NCE TRANSACTION FEE RNANCE CHARGES W w.U ee IS based on the sum of all outstanding purchases., tash
en .' e I adval'\Ces., balance tranners, other charges other tees and
arge you i Cash Advam:e TransactIon Fee finance Charge of Finane! Charges at the tOO oi the billing period, It the sum is less
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othe:rs, how we safegt.lard the confidentiality and ,security of
than S100, the Late Fet'! is $15. If the rum is equal to or greate information and tM :oteps you may take to limit our sharing of
than $100 and less than $1,000, the Late Fee is $25. If the sum i such information with others. Please eu.d it u.r~fvlly lIS it is pan
~MuaJ to or greater than Sl,OOO, the Late fee is $35. ' , d'
"I O'f your Cardmember Agreement As IndICate In our Privacy
PAY.SY.PHONE FEE. We may from time to time allow you ",:P P"obcy, we may report to credit reporong agencies and other
make payments by authorizing us over the telephone to tranner creditori the status and payment hirtory pf your A(count.
or pay funds from a deposit aCcount to your Account We will inclLlding' ne-gative credit information. We normally report to
charge, Pay.by-Phoo! F!e: of S \0 for eath such transfer or such cr!cHt reporting ilgencies each month. If you befiev! that
payment. . our report of your Account rtatus is inaccurate I)! incomplete,
RESEARCH FEE. We may charge you il. Research he Ol $5,00 for please write us it the following address: DiscDver Card, PO Sox
each topy of a billing statement or sales slip that you request. 15316, Wilmingtcm DE 19850..5316. Please indutle your name,
However. we will not charge a fee if YOLl request copies in address, home telephone number and Account number.
connection with a. billing error. We may from time to time review YC1ur credit, employment and
OVERu"rr =E. W '11 h r... r it F ch. income records. Our personnel may listen to or record telephoM.
IV' 01; e WI c arge. ~ou an ",;,~er 1m ee ea time tails between YOI) and pur representatives in order to evaluate
that. as of th.e dose of i bIlling peno~1 yo~r o~anding the quality of our ~rvite to our Cardmembers without notice to
Account balance ~eeds your A~count .credit limIt. ThiS fee may you. We mey LIse any medium. induding bu1. not limited to mii~
be charged even ~ th.e -;ta.nsactlon .whlch causes ~ou to exceed live telephone calls, automated telephone equipment.
your ArcDunt cre~it ~rn:lft IS authOrIZed ~y us o~ if you exceed. prerecorded 'elephone 'calls, and e-mail to Contllct you about
your Account credit ltmit due 'to the ponlng of Frnan7e.Charg~s your Account or offer you PTDducts or services that may be of
or fees to your Account. The a",,:ou~t of the: Overtlmlt Fee III vi!llue to you. If you prefer not to be c.onucte.d in one or mort' oi
bClSed on the sum of all outStandIng purchases. .cash advances" tnese ways call us a1 1.800-225.5202 Of write to us at Discover
bala.m.e tnnsfen. ~er charges, other fee~ and Finance Chargesi Card, P.O. Box 30961. Sat! take City, 1.J7 841,0-0961. We provide
atme end of the b.llll.ng pen~.lfthe sum 1S equ~l to or less thanl various methods by which you tan obtain information about
S1,OOO. the Ove~II~l1t fe~ IS $15. If the sum IS-. greatee !him! your Account We will only reJease such information to you, iny
S 1,000. 'the Overllmrt Fee IS S3S. 1 Authorized User tha1 our records indkate is an authorb:ed buyer
DEFAULT-ACCELfRATION..(OLlECTtON COSTS. You are;n default on your Account. and any other person with your prior
if you betome insolvent; if you file a bankruptcy petition or have permission, in addition to as j)ft>vided in our P.rivacy Policy or as
one filed againn you; If we h~\le a rea;l.onable beliei that you are required by law. Our .security measures cannot im.urt against
unable or unwilling to repay your obligations to us; if you are unauthorized inquiries. You agree that we will not be
declared incompetent by ! court or if a court appoints a responsjble fDr the release of information to anyone who, even
9:lJerdian for you or II conservator for your asseu; if you die; or if without your authoriation or permission, hilS gained
If y,ou fail 'to comply with the terms of this Agreement. including, possession of a CBrt! or has: learned other identifying
falling to make a required payment whtm due, t1.teeding youd characterinics i!Ibol1t you such as your personal identification
Account credit limit, or using your Card or Account for i I number, Attount number or social security number.
PrD~ibited Tran$3ction.lf you are..;n defaylt, we may declare the El.ECTRONtC COMMUNICATIONS, We may offer you the
,.....", ef!tire ba\a~ce of your Account Imm~dlately due and payable opportunity to receive certain notices from us electronically
.... ,withou.t notICe. If we refer the collection of your ~ccount to an rather than through the mail, induding monthly billing
! anomey or employ an anorney to represent us WIth regard to statements 'and change Df terms notices. The term~ i!lnd
re-c~ry of money that you owe us, we may ~harge yo conditions tor receiving these electronic communications will be
reaso!,able attoTn..eys' fees and tO~ or other collectIon costs !I described in 'tt'Ie offer
permitted by law and as actually Incu(red by us. We may delay .
; enforcing or not enforce any of our rights under this Agreemen CREotT AUTHORlZATIOttS. Certain transactions wi/! require our
\ withOU't lOSing or waiving any of them. authorization prior to comple1ion o-f the tran$CIction.. Jn .some
- b .. . cases, you may be as~ed to provide identffication. If pur
tA,~C'flLAT'ON. You may cancel YOlfr ACCDunt Y !'lot/tying us m authorization system is not working, we may not be able to
writIng or by telephone and returnl!"Q or destroymg every Ca~d authorin il transaction. We will not be liable to you if any of
a~d unused ch~c:k. that we have prOVIded you. Of COLlrse. y~u WIll these events happen
stIli b! responsIble to pay any amount YOll owe us according to '
the terms: of this Agreement If your Account is a joint Account. CHANGE Of TERMS. We may change any term or part of this
nch of you may ance-l your Account We may cancel or suspend Agreement induding any finance d1ii1fge rat!, fee or method of
your Account iSt any timt without notice: We- may choose not to computing any balance L1pon whjch the financ! chaf9~ rate is
renew your Account (beyond the expir--ation date snown on th' assessed, or add any new term or part to this Agreement by
face of .il Card) without netite.. sending you it written or ell!"ctrp:nically d~livered notice at Just
. .. 15 days before the chang! is \0, ~orne effective. We may apply
PRIVACY. We respe:t1 ~e pnvacy of. informatIon about you and any sLlch chang! to the outstanding balance of your ArtDunt Dn
YOUT Accl?unt. O~r Pnvacy Pohey Indu~es a' summary of t.he th! effective date of the chang and to n w charges mad after
pel10nal Infprmatlon "we- collect, when It may bf shared with II!! eo e
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that date. If you do-n~t agree :to th~ th, a,. /lQe..;.-y, 'I ~u '".mu.~, n~.tify~t:ls
in writing Of e(&trOt1ICaUy wlthil'\'-1S .di!:Ys, jaft~: ~e:m.a..ltiT'9:of
the"notlce of change- atthe.'add~ss;p'rovlded 'In ,~e:'nouce,:of
thang!, in which Case your;Accountwdl be dbS"~dand Yl?u'~us1
pay us the balance that,yoLI DWe:us'under;the existing. ter~ of
the unchanged Agreement.'~er:w-ise...:you..will-"have':a9reed.to t
the changes in the:- notice~:.tJse:~ot .YoUr?, Account-afte.' the
effertive date of the'chan9~:.~iII~e'.d,'!'!!'rn ed.:~cce.,.Pta.nc,e ?f.th, a.
new terms a5 of such. effective-.,t1a-te"..even '.If, you prevIously
notified us. that yay,did'not ~gree to"tt1ithang~. "'_~~1"~.-_',;: '
CH~GE O~ .AbD~,~,~S.",!f.Iy:q(J.'~fhlrW\~X~ut:~'!Pt~~W.~:'~~~ :I
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ASS1Gr.iMENfo~, ACc:OUNT.:weJO"i; ~'fi1;'~~ign~6f;;r~~s1enppr
Acroul1t or" any portior: t/;l.e!~,~{~~!~~~t;'rl~f~l!,tp"Y~~:;Y2Y..n:a~
not'se!l, ~i~n;cif ~~~e(~~y~~p.~P~~~~o~F=.fir~ ~~~!P!pg
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AABm.A1l0N Of D1SPtrr'E!a.ln the event of any past, present'or
future claim or dispute (whether based upon cont:~ct. tort,
statute, common law or equity) between you and us ulslng fr~m
or relatit19 to your Account any prior account you have had with
us, yo.ur application, the relationships which resl;llt fro.m y~ur
Account or the enfort.!!bility or ~copt. of thIS !rbltriltlGn
provision, of the Agreement or of any prior lIgreement, you or
we mer elect to resolve the claim or dispu1e by binding
.rbitratIOTl.
IF EITHER YOU OR WE ELECT MBITRATION.NEITHER YOU NDR
WE SHAll HAVE THE RIGHT TO.lITIGAR Trr,or CLAIMJN 'COUR>
OR TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL' ON THAT CLAIM.nE'HEARING
DISCOVERY RIGHTS AND POST-HEARING APPEAL RIGHTS WIll
BE LIMITED. NEITHER YOU NOR WE SHAll BE ENTITLED TO JOIN
OR CONSOUDATE ClAIMS IN ARBITRATION BY OR AGAINST
OTHER CARD MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO OTHER ACCOUNTS.
OR ARBITRATE ANY ClAIMS AS A REPRESENTATIVE CR MEMBER
OF A CLASS OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPAOTY.
Eve-n if all parties have opted to litigate a claim in COiJrt. YOiJ or
we milY elect arbitriltion with respect to. any claim made by a
new party or any new claim5 l~er asserted in that lawsuit, and,
nothing undt.rtakel"l therein shalr constitute- a waiver 'Oi..iIOY
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We will not invoke our fight to arbl:trate an ':ltMd:'ivldual Claim you;
bring in small claims court o'your rtate"s ;q\!lNa.1eht'cou"h;'if~ny,
so long as the dai~. it:pending o_~..i~\:~at" :sOlJ~ and.~oe~.'~ot .
fli:ceed ~S;OOO.OO. . ,'.;,.:. ."~,i-':;-' _'~ . c": . . : -' .
Your Account involves inte~t"e:'co~m~~~t.~'n'd..this 'pj.~~~ib;~
shall be governed by the 'Fei:leral':Arbitra.ti!?ri~.P-ct,~F.AA). The
arbitriltion shall be conducted, at the option of wnoever files th~
arbitration c:Jalm, 'by_ eitheF.eJAM51fndjsput,!:'~(~AM5r:or' the
National .Arb\1ration' Fori.m:f, (ftAF}:!ir.F~i1rtoh:laoc!. witrr-:their
pro~eclures in effect when th~ daim;;is filedl For iJ; tDRy,i:d:their
procedures. .to file"a.:daimor:for.:'othe( 'jnfotrnation.h::ontact
JAMS at U2D Mam5treet'Suite'30a:'lrvinej (A'S2S14.(pbone'"
S00-352.52671or NAF.at P.O;.Box s.o.l9'~ Minneapolis: MN 55405.
(phone 1.80~74.237,1), '-A.t;Orout-writte"n.;;fe.quest,.. we, will
advance any arbitration Wing,' administrative .tnd hearing fees.
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which you woLil9 be: r~.q1Jke~ to, pay to pl,Jx:stJ~~. dainr.Q~'dij;ptfte
JS a result of Clur eleCting to arbitrate tbaf"rall'1l-'Or.dispute, -Send
requests to P.O.. Box :151.92" Wilmington, DE , 9885-- \020. The
arbitrator. will. decide ~no_. wit! ultimately b~ .resp'~r.sible ior
paying those feeS:- In no' event will you be required to reimburse
LIS fi;tr;any.arbitratiof\ filing, admininrative, or hearing fees in an
~mOui'rt. greater than what your and CUT tombined court costs
woiuld "ave.be~n if the claim had been resolved in a,state court
with jurisdiction. In. no event will you be required to pay any 1ees
OT ~osu incurred by us in conneCtion with an arbitration prp.
~eedi!",g where .such a requirement is prohibited ~ Jaw. Any
arbitration hearin.,g wil! .take place in the federal judicial distr\ct
wh.~~. You reside_ The;arbitrator shail lollO'^! app/icatile sub-'
~.:anti\le .I!l'~ tl? ;th;~;p:~ent Fltf'!sistel'1t ,)"lith th~FAA a.~d app/j.
~bhntatute.s.'of hmititi.onsand s'ha.llhtlnor dairm of privilege
fe'cpg~i%e:d 'af la.w. -"If requested by. any party, the arbftiato;- shan
Write an opff1ioh"contalmng the' reasON for tfle"iward:.'The
ifbltr:atPr's dec~lorr.will' be fmal and binding !!xcept tor any
appeal rights under the FAA and except that if the amount in
CDntroversy exceeds $ 1 00,000,00, any, party may appeal the
award within 3D days to a three-ilrbitrator panel which shall
review the award de nDVO, The corts of such an appeal shall be
borne by the appealing party regardless of outcome_ Judgment
upon any award by the arbitrator may be enforced in any court
having jurisdiction.
Our rights and obligations under this arbitration provision shall
inure to the bene:fit of lIod be binding upon our parent corpp.
ratiON, subsiQiaries., affiliates (including, without limitation,
Discover Financial Service.5, lne). predeces~ors,.. succes~prs
ass-igns., as well as the officers, directors and employees of each
0; these entities, and will also inure to the benefit of lIny third
party named as a co-defendant with us Dr with any of .the:
foregoing in I claim which is subject to thit Brbitrc.tion pro...\~ion,
Your rights and obligations under this arbitr~tion provision shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon aU persons
tontrilttui!lJ~ li~ble .under this Agreement and all Authorized
Users of the Al:~oun't' This ilrbitration provision shil:Il"~urvive
terminatIon of your' Accr>urlt af well as voluntary pa)lment in- full
by you, 'shy ,legal pr-oCe~ding5 by US t.o;i~lIeJ;1 a debt ,~wt'd by
you, any ,bankruptcy by you and aliy-'.~arFliylis of-'yoJr-ACc"tjUnr:,
COMP\JANCe w!rH J.N'tER-EsTilAii' iJMiTATlo'Nl,~w. \nfehd
that. thr.5~Agree'ment 'wil(comply.vz,rt;;.:appljcabie';:'lnfertsFi~te
limitatiON. You- will not Qe required to P"Y Finance ChargeS-lor
~ther' chargeJ 'al 'a rate. fhat'.~lS :greater"tria.f'i ihe '1'tl~xim~
amount permitted by law. rl it is .ever finally determined' tli~l
but fOT 'this Section, the Finan'ce Charg~s or other. charges' under
this Agreement would exceed the maximum JaW"ful amount the
Finance' Charges and pther ct\a.rgt.s' will be .reduced .to-:1i:le
maximum ;lawful amount Any excess ampuo.t that, you' have
already paId will be used to reduce, the, oLltS'tanding balance of
)'01.lr Aa:ount.or will be :rerunded to,you.bi means'pf a check, in.."
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of the State of Delaware ind applic,1ble federallaws.,lf i!lny part
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Our mimof\, is' ~o prOV1d~ yo~. ':N.i;tlt.s\lP~nl:!t ..P~~~u~:~!,Q.~ _'.
services. arong with, ~e .:peaCe ,of mll1d ..Knowlryg .t!:i~t :y~ur
pri\1acy is secure. We understand your concerns about guarding ~
informltion about you and yoLJr Account. We want to assure you
that we have taken st~Ps. and will continue to take steps, 10
nfeguard that' information.
This Prjyaey Policy describes our efforts to meet these objec:ti\1~,
It includes A summary of the following important iniormatlon:
. A listing of the personal information we coiled
. The circumstances in which 'We may share information with
other\. ,
. The ways WI! safeguard the confidentiality and security of I
. ~~r~~~~nyOu may "take: to', i;~~'_~.'6~;:.-:b~~i~'g' '~f;'~~Ch 1.
information with others. See Section 4 for complete detaIls,
Please fead our Pri,,~t)' Policy tarefully. It will help you under-
nand how we collect and share information.
1. What Personal Information Do We. Colle:ct?
To serve you better and manage our business, it is important that
we collect and maintain accur!te pers!Jnal information about
you. We obtain this information from application~ and, ot~er
forms you submit to us., from your dealings witJ:I us and others.
fr~m ~onsum~r !.eporti':lg agenr;ies....an.djr9:~..,ot~~~.s~r~~,~.su:b
as.l?ur Web slt~.. f!?r:~rnple;, , ;:;. . ".'>::': ;;,,:,_![;,,-: .;"'~ '':: .
~~:We .may. obtai~. i[1l~r~~til?n. sud\:.a$.:yC?~r :~~~'~~,9~r:6s;,:!-n~'
, ~C!te\9f';.b!~ j~~,? ,~ppl!.~~!i~~.,a,n.~~~V1ir ,fP,~~ ~:,~w.l~~m~}~
.~"'!"'~ h;")" ;~~f.'~ l-:;~<t";"'A' o:G;~...~' '4 ~'_4it~wttti~';';~~;'J
..We'may obtain:.-infClr,mation.;;:tlch..:'j1s. At;cpu!'Jt paJar)ce:s;
payment his!:ory"yo.ur, use.,of-your Atcl;l!-!rrUmd the type~ of
.se.rvkes rou preter. fr~~, ~~u.~ ~a,~.a..cu..o:~~ ,a~d pth~ dealings
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. We.may obtain inforrt)a.tior'! such.u.t.fl.~ ba-la':.ces of'.your./oans.
" with other,lence'rr.and,-your payirtent first.ot;' with others-f7:orrr
consumer reporting age'tidei:t,.:.,;_:;::; "~~;'i:'.,j ~ . :,. ';"",'.;-".;:. ....,~:,__
.'Vi;'~: ,rMY 'obtaU-;':1nfb!m~~i_6ri,\ii~:-as7ioGr:' lmr.~~t".'~~~~~~ .
provtder, your domain. na",!e." your,.. .;omputer s' .op,etl;ltmg.i .
. system and Web broW$ec.-' your Web s:ite'..use and .Y'ou.r:prbduct
and service preferences'trom your-v~its to our Web.sites..
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2.-ls Pe.~orial'.I"fo[rnation Sn.ar~d With Othw;,.~, t-';'i'~f:i1E.~"i~
we'ryi~if'th~ ~f;iring of 'inf~r'!!at;o.h-'~~1i o~.h~ri.j;;1~.~~:.6~'if;~
O~ts'YeY'r~c:e;\1e for.prod~~.!n,d ;~er:yl~~~r,~ .~~~\(IG~Q .~ir~j
to you ITom us. For example, a'retaJiertn.t"accr.puthe Dlstov~~
Card may come to us with a spe;cia! offer for Ca~dmemt;>ers, 'SuCH
as:., di~tOurtt rertifkatt-~l,bf;:prodtJct LJpgraoe.'i A.t:rer ..~ar~f1l1
considention oi the nature;' Of, the' offer and,t"e coryiP,~n.y;!we
will creilte II lin of c.ardm~mbers ,l,tfho. may qe inte:rerted in tM
offer based pn certain .ch'ar~cterjstjci: We will send.the":Dffer
pjrectly -to th~e caufi1)~mb~rft;)n.,bebaif otth~'~~ta.ile~.~y,~t~~
eumJ>l~,_'inchfdlng af{:ihserf11i' fneir' fnorithly'.l:inlin9"sfai~meM
or mailing .th~ 6ffer'otir;eMf;We_'I(Qntroi th!! ihtQrmation_,us~d
to mak~ t~e~b,ffe'r;:W~~6~fi~t..$~if.e'-~e",i~}~:anYJ~1.~r:m,~~io~
i:!bo~w::"C.~r~i;i!l~~~--~J?I~~~~~:' re~~!.~er... !H'o~e\1~r, :pl;e-ase
undernafld~J1a~~.YRlJ, 90}i!ce.!~~ t.h~ type ,~f oft~r ,fro_Tn;. us ',n~
choOse to .talce oMntage oi Jt;. the reta,fer may then -learn
information about you because only Card members with certain
characteristics received the offer,
There are, however, circumstances in which we: may share the
information we collect about you, a$ described in Section 1, with
other cDrnpaniesin order to pro\1ide you with access tc products
and service'S and to service your Account effectively, as getailed
below. We require these compan[~ to adhere to our". priv~cy
standardJ and to use this information only for the"'nmited
purpose for which it Wi!S shared.. We 00 _n,ot allow,.!hem to
disdo~e it to others withoUt,ql.!.~.~r;~r.,~p'pr~a_~.,.. ".; ~',:;~. -:"~
a. Sharing Persona" Inforrtiition' Wiffp Ou;. torpo~ate: ~f.am~ly
We are' part of the Morgan Stahley f~mily cf c.orripanfes.,.Our
corporate family cffers ill wide varietY of products and services
that can help you manage your flnance~. In order 't~ pftwide: you
with ilIcceu to these produro and service~, we may share the
. information we collect about you, i!.l described in Section 1, with
athe.r memben of 0\.11" torporate bmily. Jhese ~ompanie.S in~tude
financial serVice p;o.viders.thatptf~r.niortgage lending s!!;Yic~s,
. securities and "550ft'. mana'gement' 'ferv[ce&;":'irwestmertt
opportunities and muti.rahfunds;'-'i1nd may:..rrldude"r:lori-nnandal
serv;c!' prov.jiferf~n~f:j!;MuTe7is:"OLir. cotpbrat"e:1amHy c,ohtinues
t-p 9row::.\:'.}~ 7.~!-;~: t';, :'r'.:~~~".-;.' .r;;~:;j-_.;~:; .!'. ,~~ ;J."'~ 'f"! ~:::~
B~'Sharing'~:pTn;D7ia'ti;';laiii1~ttc/rfWitiT~No}j'.Affllj~~rf paitTe'si"ior
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We. 'may sha're' ~he"jnf(i)rmatio~.-we 'col!ect "l"b'OLit ;ou:;~ as
d!!scribed in, .section. t w[t~, non.affiliate.d third pan_ies,
including those. that .accept the Disc",:\1er Card.,.iri.,"Ord~r, ~~
prov!de you ~ith access to produi:ts ar:'d se~j~es offer~'p Q'lr~ctl}'
by these tompanies that may be of value, to -you';:ijThe~~
companies i!1d.u~e tinaJlcial s;rv!ce providers., such as i~i.Jranc~
cotT1pa"r:'!es,...a.tld.non.~ti.~anci.~! ,c~mp.anj.es, s~0 at retfr.len.:~. ".~'- '.
c. Sharing ~erional JrifofrTIatio'l.with Othef1 " .~:' '.
We may .$hare -tbe informatitln' W~ {ollut ilbout ypu, ..as
described in Section 1, with companies that perform support or
marketing services on our behalf, such as mailing. market
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also. pen:Of6-,~~to ~~rIHnformati~'.abovt:O'IJf:-~perieh(eS ~~d
transacti~ris:.. ~it~. you! such.. as 'your. Acc.ount ~ balance" and
paymen~-hirtory; with other. members of our corpor;ite famiry. If
yo~ are- e"Z:ll~~.Cardmember. we will not share any.infor.matron
ab~ut you, except .as p~rmitted by law, for- thirty 'days 'CIfter we
pro~ide this Pcil~c:y: tp;-.~~ in on;ier, t~ give you i!l!"l. 9pportuni1y to
mform. us about your' prefe~e~(es~ If you are an existing
Cardrnember. please .understand that you may conti nUl!- to
roe!:e;ve marketing qffen .directly from othel companies that
wer~" ~lre"!dY,_il] pr.o.dl,lStiol! prior 10 the processing of your
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ThIs Privacy. ~.oIiCY..is:;Pjp:~id.ed;to;the .pri~')t,"Ca~dme.t.rlber' listed
ol).~he !-~COWl'q-lo.W~re.~~..a.ny jpjf1~,~r~~I\l?e~ h~~ ~e r~p' 10
flgt~rJ!5 apPr~ ,pr~1F!~~,~s.;:~f1~ w~.;:V1~f Jre,at }I:l~!. r~q~e~l_as
app!ylng to tne _.en'tir.e Account.. We _co nof share. mforinatlon
about former'cUrt~'tn~ri,.e.Xc~pt'as per~hted by law. ' .
This Privacy Policy is provided to you by Dis~over Bank and its
subsidi~ri6. which t~nentlyinduoe GTe Insuranc:e Agency, lne.
It a~plle~ to the DIScover Platinum, Discover Gold, Discover
dame. DIscover Private Issue-SOl, Discover ittal'\iuttl Cards, an-d the
product5 and services offered in connection with those cards
includi.og The. R~girte'" card registration serv.ic~ (with th~
e'XCe'.ptlon ~f an~ mformiltiol"l r~gistereli in connection with tht:
serviCe', whIch wlf! not be ~hared), It is part of your Carcmt:mbe:r
Agre-ement and proviQ_es,..iJ fyrthe.r_expla,na,tiQ..n.~ofJl~ .we
collect and shart:. tnfar;matr?~.:yol,l jDay..ryaye, qme(righ4,l;Ipder
st~te laws th~t apply to .thls.I.l:1form.atioo,..Pleas~, tlote,that'you
wrll also rece'lve privacy notices for Mher credit card accounts
you ~av! with us, as well as other-financial produCts an~ services
prOVided to you by us and our affiliates. You will need to
i~ditote: your pre~erences for each of these separately as
dIsclosed 1M the notlC!!, . .
Vermo.nt ~r'l'd. No~h DaKota .Resioe-rrU - YOur State laws requirt
~nanclal. InstltuttOns .10 ~btail=l your ,consent .prior to sharing
mforf!'lBtJon about, you wrt~ othen, ~l':t.ept oS ~rmitted by law,
we ~11I not .share mf.o:UT'\atloO\we ,(:olle:c.habout--fOU. with non.
affl"at~d third parties..-'or..if}o.u ar:e .a~Verh:lont resident. with
compa~ies ,in' ~~r .t,~tpei~fe ~,'tri!ry:."~~res~ -y'_~.iJ'~'Il.\IS at ,.:'800:-
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research and dau 'proc!nin~;';othe~'.fin~r.ll:ial:inrtItJJti6nt.wltR
which we. have joiot m.ark.eting- agreemenu: or comp-aoie~,th.!!It
are our partnel1 for cpbra"~_l,~redit card 'Pr'ogra~-Dr:fe:Wa'~
program1, We may _Iso' shirt.,suCh' iPfo.r.matiQn:ai. permitted by
law. ,', :.,_:',i': ~~~{;.,;~'::~~,.~::/'.;:,._; j,_~ '.~., .,
3. How- Do' We P~tecr:rhe Confidentiality, Se.~\J~ity And
jntegrity Of Information AbolJt You?,: ,
We. maintain physicaC electri;)ni~ and.~I~Qc~'urclsateg'ua;'d~.to
protect the .iriformatiQn. w~ '~.~lIet1:abput"-.yout.A;.ce~:.to..s~_~h
in.fClrmatIDn. i$. _re~!q,e~.J.o: .ir,df~!~~~ls~ti~: geep,jt~' '9jdef., to
~erVit~., Y?\.It ~~~o4i:'ot *~ -'P,T.C\'!.~~ .pr~~.u:ru:, a,A?! ~eiv,u:es :.ref 'Y.01J.
and wI1!ra~e trainedir.ithe.Pcoper handh'19 .of_~uc~ !~for.rn~~io~
E1;Op~oyees Viho . vi~,J.~te,)ne~~_~ ~ql);fldeMi.a ~ty, . req~~~:m~n~t ~~r~
suo)er;t ~o OlJf dl>Cjphmu'Y prpoc~s,..Wh~te.thlr,!:1 part!e~'.p.r.~YI~e
support. servic~l, we require-"tnem 'to" conform to our privacy
standards.. . - .
It is Important that the information we maintain abollt you is
accurate: and c.ortlple:te:. If you set information in your monthly
billing statemenU or elsewhere which suggests that our
information is incomplete or ir,accurate., please write to us at
OiKover C..rd, P'.O. Box 30943. Silt lake Oty, lJT 84 1 30..0943 so .
that we can' update: this information.
t, How (an You L.imit Shilrin; Of Irrionnation Ahout Yo.u7
We res:pect your privacy and offeryou.tt)oices as to wh~ther. we
may share: informatio'l'\ a'boUt ybu:wiUf6lhe~{fyo-S-pr!:f~i:tha~
we: not share the information we..toJlect.aboLrt1'ou; 'as described
in Section 1, with non-affiliated third parties or if you prefer that
we not share that information with companies in our corporate
family, you may opt oLJt,. that is. you may direct us not to share-
that information, H you indicate a preference: that we do not
share that information. pleue understand that you will not
rece.'\'! ,offers for._products and ,s~~i~es,p'rovide~...:by..p.t.her
tompanltS that tDufd help you.lo~e~ ro.ur:.c:.gs_ti~.p:I~x!mr,?e..your
fin~.~cia.l.r.esourceJ ind rna.~.a9~ r..,~i.itJiri~:ti_~~.. .. ':'. ".".: .';. ."
To .Indkat! your pre'fl!rel"ltM",taltuS;,lrt'''i-...BDt).1lS-,52D2 .otw~,te
to us at Discover Card; P~O. ~ox 3096J',_5alt ~,.l::e .Cftyi'.U~ ~ 130t
0961. If YOLl. have previously notmed L1$. about, your "privacy
preferences. it is not.ne-c!!SsarY.1o do:,sci.again- unless yo.u:deCide
to change yo~r~jj.efereif'e~ YoLitw:r!rt~'ri',~~.Cll.i~~'~~IQJI}~9de
your name, addren..tl!lephoM number aM,-Attoun1 nuinoer(s)
and should riofbe ~'ent with.an)toiliei.~orr~pondeh~e:Jriprdei
to prOCess your request. we reqL.liFl~ that the recf\;Jert'be provided
by you direqJy'and not,throug".a"tfiirCf-partY; '(o.u will -need to
provide U5 wi'\tl. y6iJ(. preferences .f~r'~e!,~h- Cfeqifuro. ai~oQii1
~:~~.h~;; '.t~~~.~~~ ..;.~b~~, y'o.y;,'ir~~~:;~'~~;)f'~:r~: ~i.~:~~~o'C~'
request wilt remain jif'effed'until'you h01ifY:us'QtMfWi~t: We
will honor yout reQuest anq ,io:t'Sl'la{e:the-irifofmatiOh we:~ollect
about you. except-as permined byJaw;' For exa'mp!e;-;feder""llaw
permits us to lhare informatiof') about you: worth; c:oDsumet
reporting agencies. service: providers and matk:e:tin9 'partnt!n, It
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KEEP THIS NOTICE FO.R FtJTl:IREUSE';
This notice- contains imp6rtanf. infbr~atioM' abOut.'Y'~:U~~'ri9~hts
a!".ttouf responsibilities under the- Fair Cre-di1 Bi/flng Act:.; ,-'.;,' .,..
f. NctifyUS in C8s~ ~f Eirorior Queitions AboCit'y(jiJ~ P-i1F ""c.
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,i you think you~ bill is ~ro.ng: ~r if you ne:ed';;"ore'inf6~~a~~n
about a transaction on yo~r bill, write us on a separate s.heet of
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Error~.Write. to U1:as sooo:-as possible, We: 'murt hear-from you
no later'thlln. 60 .days ~fter we"seJ")t-youthe,fjm pill'o[l which the
errDr'or problem appl!!ared. YO!:l'.can te!ep~ofle 'us, bvt doing 50
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. describe th'e error and e:Xpl~in, Ff ~u' ~an; why'you b~ljeve }
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If yp,~.. naYe.., au.t~qr.i_z~e}i;J.~f)~/_pay:"'WgYr;'~~el;fh_( ~il,r~,,:;pj,.11
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stop the payment on ailY-':~o~htYi?u.thln~_IS,~O!lg. To'rtOp;-the 1
payment, your letter must- reacH us three business days before ;
'the automatic payment is scheduled to occur, 1
2. Your Rights and Our Re5pon,dbllities After We- R~eive Your
Written Hotice
We must icknowledge your letter within 3D days. unless we have
corrected the error by :then., Within 90 days, we must either
correct the error or f'tplain why we believe the bill was correct.
After we receive your lett~r. we cannot try to collect any amount
you question, Dr report you as delinquent. W~ can_ continue to
bill you for the amount you quertiol'}< ibtlt1diiig nnan_ce charges,
anq .we' can:apply any :uiipaiCl' anfaunt ~a9~iFl'rt;"you(.;ACcoiint
credit limit: You do not hav~' to.:pay any. questioned amount
while we ,re investigating, but you art nHl obligil1edto pay the-
parts of your bill that are not in question.
tf we find that we made a mistake on your bill. you will not hiV!:
to pay any finance charges related to any questioned amount H
we didn't maKe iI mistaKe, you may have to pay the tinance
char9t~ and you will have.to maKe'up any-missed payments on
the quertioned amount. In' either : case, -we will serld you iI
statement of the 'amount-you owe and the date that iUs due.
r~ .you -fai(t(;'. pay'the:"~'m()unt -tha.t~~f'thmtYl:li""o~~}w_;"may
report'you' as delinquent. koweVe'r.1f'ou~ 'explanation:'doe's'~of
'satisfy yoti and you write us'.wiihin ten"'da:ys 'telling 'u{tnatyou
still r~fuse to'PlY,' we muSt tell anyone W.e report yov~~6 t~~t.Yl?u
. nave a:ques'fion about 9burbU~. And. w~ must 1eUyou the name
of anyone w-e' reported you to. We: must telt anYC?f1e ~ report
you to that the: matter has been s~ttled betm-en us' wnen it
fir.l~lIy il. If we don't foIl6wtti'~ie.tl:iles, we, can't cDrlect the first
SSO of the quertioned,amolmt. eVen if'your bill was correct. .
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you,py!rna.~ea with a _cr~~i:tcard,.ilrl~ Y~t.\.,ried. in 9C?od.:faith to
correct;t'J:Ie:probJenfwiih th~'rryerttulnt;'yoil may,have: thi!"rlght
not'tp--pay the.remaining amount due-~on ;the 'goods or services..
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(al:You;.m~ve'tii;ade-"the,.pUfchase in your home state-.'or, jf
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CASHBACK 130NPS;,'PROGRAM
TERMS ANb'CCi'NbITIONS .
The Cashback. aonu;'~ rer;s "n'd 'c,:ndltions constitute 8
separate Bnd inde-pendent. agreeme.nt from tM- Canimember
Agreement and apply to Accounts that particip.te in the
Cashba,k BonLJS .Program. However, the5e Terms and Conditions
an: subjett to the Arbitration ot Disputes section of the Card.
member Agreement. whict-! is incprporated herein. .
,. Ci!shbat.k. Sonw awards are amounts denominated in doflars
and cenu which may be accrued by Cardmembers by using their
Discover' Card for qualmed purch!se~ Cashback Ror'\us Bwards
include Traditiona' Cashback Sonus awards and other Cashbad::
Bonus awards as described below. Cash back Bonus awards are
not accrued for ProhlbiteQ Transactions (as defined in the Card.
member Agreement), cash advances o;r ba,Jance transfers_-
2. Traditio!'\~l cashbark Bonus ilmounts ilre calculated based on
purchases made during an annual period corresponding to the
Cardmember's anniversary year,s described in paragraph 3
below. The first anniversary year begins on 1he date the Card is
issued and ends on the last day of the twelfth monthly billing
period which follows. Ea.ch sUtus~ive imniversary .year is the
appro>>:imate one--year period comprised of the next twelve
monthly billing periods.
3. Except as provided below and in par,agraph 4, below, the
accrued amount of a Traditional Cash back. Boriw award is
.calculated by multiplying the -total qualified purchases at the
end' of each billing period by: ::'-:. :_' , '.
..25% (.0025), H the purchases are pan of the' flrh' Si:500 in
purchases during the anniversary yeilr, or, if the 'pufcheSes aT!
madt at select ware!\olJse clubs or discount stOTtS, and
. ,50% (,OOSO), if the purchases are pary: of the sec~pdJl.500 in
purchases during the ilnnlver!ozryyur, and . ~ ~".~", .'"
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of; pUr'cha'J;~, 'milO!.' cl1l'rrlgdhe.!.aJJniYe'T-$ar)! <real:, and ~Dsed': to
determine the applitable percentagt.rate'liitec. abo've ,for, other
purChases. .Please ,call 1.8op.347;-789~,cir. ~isit '?uf...Web site at
Oiscoverca'rd:com'fof'a [irt of the'~e' Seiect-:'We.renO'lis.e.diJbs.-al"ld
discount stores. :-:;, 6_0. .:.;;.;..:;:,."'[7':-!'. .' ~.~ "r
Tht'ioia', of thm'Ca1cuiatiorls' for ~affi..(~~hi~ir~ry''/~~Ui:tl.;t
accrued amount of the Traditional Cash back Bonus award'. The
accrued amount of the Traditional Cashbac:k BonLlS award will be
made availZlble to c.arpmembers .s .oescdbed beJpw prpvided
the conditions con.tajl)e(!o'.p~rilfii,ap.h.~.s:.b~!oW a~~..me1;. -The
calculation for the. Trai:fjtional.cashba_iJ.i, a.On'us. :award be'gim
again with the beg.in.ning' p[~~ch:';nfli.ve(S~iyy~.~._. ,:,". .
4. C:ardmem6'e~; ~~y'a:~Q"'~l~ffer~d;fro'~'ti'~';'t~ t~~: tlth~r
Cashbacl:: Bonus awards (i.e:;'by "making i!I.p~rcr.ase.a't:'a-'S:pe,iffi:.
merchant),. the, terms' of which: will be' disclosea ,in the offer..
These purchases will receive the award amount described in the
offer. They will not be considered qualified purchases for
purposes of determining the annual level ot purchase;s and
calculating the Traditional Cashbacl:: Bonus award unless
othetwjs~ diKlosed in the offer. These other Cashback. Bonus
awards will accrue in the Cashback Bonus A.ccount in accordance
with these Terms and Conditions unless an alternativ~ method of
disbursement is disclosed in the offer. In addition, if, as of the
dat~ Discover Card determines whether a Cardmember has met
the terms of th~ offer, the CardmeTl:l~er'S Account is closed or
delinquent, ~e Ca.rdtpemher w.tll'n~t '~~telt_~J~'ls. ptt),~t '~~'shD~ti
Bonus award unless othernri"se -distldseq.io'tne: offer."hofWiWfhe
Cardmember receive a Traditiona( Gashback Bonus award.on
thesl! purchaseJ;, The accrued amount of these other Cashback
Bonus: awards will be made available to urdmembers liS
described below provided the conditions contained in pa.ragraph
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Account. The Cashback' Bonus amount avai"Jilble. for
disbursement is the amount in the Cashback Bonus Ac.couMt. as of
the .Ian. day oi the- _Cardmember's',previous .biilirig'~;'P~riod.
However, Cashbwcl Bonus...awards' may.oe.: retfeerC~d :';n
mcremeriU 'Of $20.'on~.'Cardmembe"rs have. no -right" to 'aCcrUed
Cashback Bonus amounts of less than $20ter__amoiiou"\vitbiFl'lhe
$2~ irycreme.ntsi:. .'" .~ ;,;;,:~:: ;":~/.;; .';'M:\f~~i.\'~'~-'~,:~':'
Only.Cardmembers in good. rta.nalng witb~ open' ~ci:oL1nts:.'may
access the accrued :ushbacK Bonus awards.. in the ~'Cashbad:
Bo,nus At.tt:!unt 'Tl? i?! _in..9Qoo standing i!_ Car9member m~r. no.t
be delinquent (as tle~i:ribe# be1crw} cir..iIi'de.~~l.{Jt -(as defil).ed in
the CardrT!embe.r. Agreem~ni:l".- a'na.a Car'dmember may not ha"'~
used the""<Account:.foF .ariy prohibited.: 1ransactiQ,n~:"(iTh!!
Cardmember is delinquel1t...jf..Ojscov~r'<a,rd'bas'not ,n~t!!iVE'Q'B
required paymen1 by the. P:a)'1T'l~ D\:le Date sh.own. o~ the
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tfi~rnQ~.P!:_V!~q)e..f~e!f!i:f. tf.. ary" ~f~oun!)s clos~~':~~r~~!Tf
rea.Soh;""f~nf"'C~~l1oad:. -Bon.us' awards 1M tb~ Cas~l?a4~.BonH~
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6.~ir~.qikiiiY1~g..~r-d.me~ber...~ay 'have th!!~ opp~rfuriit)...,,~o
choose the: manner :itl whkh~CashbacK Bonus. awards;. are
disbursed. including. iI credit.to' the. Cal;dmember's A.c.cOQr.t;...1
check that is mailed to the Caromember, or aA<fxchange' ot'the
<;:.af.ry~~cK B.9n4.~.~.a.rv.~J:d, t,o!',;J.~I.e9~d~:~r~d~tt; ..CA' ~~~~~~~ J~e
terms Of wrtlcn WlIl.be .con.ta.l!'l.ef:Llffth~offeT; Cpr.Q.rpem~.ers may
select mote tha'n'.'o:re"redemptlofj. ~.etho"cf.: 'however"-~.acli
redemption ~and" _!adi.....:rede."lJ1ptl,o:n. -ml!:thod' .must b~ -in ~'$20
increm'etj'ts: 1)js.c;cver.;Car.dro8Y-i.change t1i~.nd"emption -mE.thod"s
in its,sole discr.etior-r. fr.orrr1.ime to .time. tt is .the Cardmemb'er's
respOnsibility to . notify DiscoVer Lard ~ the even1 iI Cashbad.
Bonus disbursement is not r~cejved for any reason.
Cardrnembe-rs .may redeem Cashback Bonus awards by calling ,.
B77-YOUR AWARD {1-B77-96B.7292 {Monday.FridllY, 7am . 7pm
CST) or on the Internet it Discovercard.com. Prior to
redemptipn, the transilctions on which' CiI'shback BonuS awards
are calculated may be audited for compliance with these Terms
and Condition!..
7. In the event a Card is 1051 -or stolen, the accrued amount-l:)f the
Cashbad'Sonur; awards .in the Casnoa_ck:'8'onu:s:f,ti:rc6Unt_the
amount of.'qU:alifying pui-cha~'erani{.!~er.~'~f1;ve/~arY:Baie-;1fo,m
the old Account will be transferrerl'to- the:rieviAccount. .. "~"-"
B. Discover Card reserves the right to makf other adjustments to
Cashbac~ Bonus amounts accrued ba~ed on Accounl activity: for
example, any r!!turf'lS will decrement these amounts as
determined in Discover Card's sole discretion. Discover Card also
reserves the right to trun.t.!te Of round Ci!lshback.Botn1'5 aTTlounts
to the nearest cent as determined in' itS sole di.scretlo;;. 'If the
Cardmember receives iI Cash back Bonus iwar-d in '"excess of the
amouMJ.; i.~_. tt.~. ~a~hbl~.~~', ~.~nu~ ~.sc.oy.nj4tQe:I' Ca!~9J:rry,~e(~
. ~ccpu.n~.'t\'IIJ.,~e ,-dep,ltect1.ot ;th~,ent-lJ,e: am'ouflt:.of the_erro.l)eQus
aWcf~d:~il~'~.~e~esjt; J:tiis.'amount ~!t~"5iJ1ii~g,{o \tl{t~t~"[)i
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9. These terms ~nd condit;on.s -are_.sL'lbiect~tb..chcirige.!W!th'o!;lt
notice. Changes may bf matle at any time;,and may indiJde'. 'btt1
are not limited to, modifying th~ leveJ.of p;trc.hi!lse$!.equir,~d,.to
qualify.Jor tl1e various tier:s, establishi,ng a n:1~x!muni arT)0'u~1(of
Ca~"~a.ck ,B.oo~ 'Jward Cardme.~bers.!l\GY. ret!!lvii, t.!1angiDg: th~
aQ1l;l'unt..tliat must be accurnula:,ed 'in'"th! Ca_shbad: Bonus
Ac~ouirt.:oeJor:e;._an ~ward may be're<;lerm_ed;' d}irigiryg tli!.typeS
of trarn.actiom thot, constitute,.a: quali'fj~d; p~'r~as.!!.: ~!i~ry.9ing.".
the amount of C~shb.acl:: Bonus award a'cirued 0;' certain types
of plJrthases;,;iiTipo:sin'9 additional restrictions/or,termina'ting
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scHEDuuri 'A'i~ 'W.~E{"ACCr'DENT:INSU~~~t[-~1si6~~~
dassie. Cardmernber.~i' ~re:"pi'o~jded.~~_wli4u-p..~ f6; ~;'15.0, qb~
Sc:heduled A.if, Travel-AcCideht", prbt~Ction;'Whe'neYef.'yoU~use
your Discoliet'"Cla'ssic Card (ihe .cT~dct.,cardj( l~ if;~rge Your
entire Common Carrier Fare Ticket on 'ariy'Corr1fn~~rcfaIAjrd"irft
op~rated by a . Scheduled Alr..;Carrier:.tJrider:~ a::)lciriSe:,fpr the
transportation of 'pas:.senger1'Tor hire (her~jn' c:.atled.ScheduJed
Air Carrier). YOLl'iutC?matkal!y receive thit valuable tov'!.r<lge' at
no' additional cort.. . ;..'i ~ ~:. . ,: : _;:: .:'i ~'. ",:,:' :.;"""" '"',
Th~.b~rie~~.of~h~ P9h~:pt~y.I,djng ~~U~f~yt.ag~~'~4 9o~~r:;e~
pr;marily.l5y.tlie law:oT ~..rtife_.Dt~~r.tKa:~ofj,da~ :~;._'... ;, :
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..Coverage is. underw'ritten ~by'. NatIOnat~Uni~o: fire -:~ru:urance
Company of Pitt5burghr PA. (tlle.....lnsl:Jnince.7CorripanY".1.- with
offices in New Yor,,," NY. CertaiM Jimitations and,~xclusionnpply.
. PLAN- FEATURES . :.
Bendlt Amount.s,SO,OOO Family Aggregate Principal Sum
ACCIDENfAL DEATH BENEFITS. Insurance coverage will be equal
to the benefit amount fo~ ac.cidentalloS5 of life. The loss murt
occur within one year of the acadent that caused the Injury.
Family Aggregate Principal Sum means tne total amount Df
insurllnce in force or. the Cardmember. his or her spouse and
their dependent. children for. ~ny one:a.ccident. .It.JTlor~,than one
Insured Pe.rs~ndie~,as t~~ result 01 the.:.',~j~rLes.~re,~efveif.~.~ny
one accideht., the 'rami!Y:_Agg~~g!te :Frihcip'arsU~wjJn)(:p;ro;
rated and paid in accordal)ce !oVit/'ltne Claim parm~iit 6!:'1d'be~e.
ficiary provisions of th~ Policy. Once tne r 2Im\\y Aggregate
Principal Sum is paid for anyone Insured Person in a Family that
occurs as the result of anyone accident. no further benefju are
payable tor further de,ths in that Family due to Injuries received
in the same act:ident
Maximum Accidental Death benefits payable under ~~ PolicY,. if
more than one Cardmember suffen' a loss from the -same
a~cJ,den~~,ar.e limi1e.~!,t~ a.h aggre,g.a~~; 0~}~O,9,~.o,lJOO,.i~t. i!_1
!;:a.~~.m~.mbers_ ~Or1;lblr:leq. ~ny reduttlorj .Qf b.enefrtS ryfnssaty ,t?
cbfTip'lY with."th,is' Jimi.tat!o.n': win ,be.ltiade ,on:a 'propDr.tI~n6t~
b~sis'to ~at~..ci!l'rdmemb~r'up to this ~g9regakllrnin):f J)aoility;
!J' uSed-. herein,,' Cardrnember 'mea6~;,,,;~~dtr~~.?'~;b.f~-te.r..h~,r
Insured spouse and Insured oependennhlrdr.en: ThIs .&ggregBte
lim1t:does not.replace-or.in any..way_affectthe FamHy-Aggregate
PrindpalSum 'stated under ~he P.olicY. '. ~.;,;. i,'.;",: :;:::'
-In)4ry- m'eans ~odny I(ljury: (afwhich'J{s'!Js1a'jne~f?i\a"tjlr.~ct
re.sult, o~ Jin; unjn:t'erlded, ',on~nt1~lpat~cf.ac.c:,perit' 'di)h. a::~~eri!al
~~tf}e b~dy.. ant:!' th,a~. oC:~ur~ ?i~ili t[.e'ilijiJred" pe.fionJi;ioY.ei:age
under thirpolicy i~ in forcet'iritl'(b}"which dire'rtly (iridependent
t!f;~jd;l'jes('cis~a"~e, ,lpen!~l: l~fif1l'lltY,' ~~6df~ )nfinn\&: .9f'. anV
other tause)' causl!!$'i1-covered Joss:'r _-' _ -.', .;:. . :.....;...' ..::~. '.-
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DISAPPEARANCE:BENEFfTS. We wiU'prl!!sume-you suffer.ed .Ipss of
Ilie due to an accident if: you are riding in a Sch~duled -Air
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th~'actid~t,:'rtlii!'~Scheduled'.Air Carrier. is ;wredeo; ~"sinks;: or
disippdls;:incr.your body ij't1ot>found withittone (1.) year of t1ie
aC9_~~~=~~_ ":L';"::...~..~;~'1i/":':".,. ~ ,;',;.," .._.,
I1:1e:'):PtatQf ~J/.pen~~t(p~yable for you, your sp'ous~ and' your
rle;;enden(cl1i1t1ren''from the s:ame accident will not eXte-ed the
S150,OOO F'amlly Aggregate prfncipalSum;" .'... '.'
EUGIB1UTY. This iiutomatic insuran~e- is provided to eligible
ho1den pf the credi't c~rd whose names ap~ar on the 'cr!dit
tard, -thei;. spouses' and theit uOrfli!rried i::Iepem~.ent children
under age 19 (age 23 if atte'nding sChool on I'fv"~time'b!sis and
~ully depen~~nt .1O>.1} yp~,for sYPPt?l),l, How~er..:th!. itg!._ limit .d~
not apply to, a~.GJliJ,cl.~l!~o)s .ir,ca?i!I~\e .ot;,~.!li.s4~ail1jng
employment by reason of mental or phYS'tallncapadty. ,
EFFECTIVE PATES. Your insurance under this ptan ~ l!:ff~i~e on
the later of: 1) July 1, 2001; or 2) the date you become an eligible
person, Your insurance under this plan will tease on the earlier
of; 1} the date the insLlrance coverage is terminated; or 2) on the
date you cease to be an eligible holder of the credit card.
THE BENEFICIARY. Unless you dtsignate otherwise with a
beneficiary designation form. your death benefit will be paid, in
equal shares, to the first surViving class of those that follow: <') .
your spouse; (2) your children: (3) yout patents; 0( (04) your
brothers and sist.el'I.If..n.o~J2Iss. bas. a survi.vor, tI'!",beneficiary is
your emte.. YOIJ rn~y;,t-i;;ri~ie.Y"~lir .be1)iji;iiiy '~r ~riting..to the
Insurance Company at Accident &. Healtn DiVIsion, 500 Wert
Madison 5treet. Suite 2250, Chicago, 1l60661.
ClAIM PROCEDURE. 'Claim forms may. be obtained through the
Insurance Company. Claims for benefits must be filed with the
. lrrsurarrte Company. within 90 days or as soon as reasonably
possible aner the loss occurs. '
PLAN OF INSURAN-CE COVERAGE.. You, as a Cardmember, and
your spouse and children will be covered against injuries that
result in an accidental death while a5 a passenger..t!\ or on,
including getting in or out oi, or on or off of. any S.cheduled Air
Carrier jf the Common Carrier Fare Tlck.et tor the flight W,:lS
cha.rged to, your crtdit t-ard.
Companion tickets issued for fr~ with the purdla~e of a fuJ~
fare common carrier ticket and \J~ed by i!I spouse or oept:ndent
child will be con5idered as furfy charged to the creeit card, if tne
corresponding fun Common Carrier Fare Tirht is charged to the
credit card.
Coverage is effective when you board the Scheduled Air Carrier,
provided the full Common Carrier fare TICket is purchased, or
the travel reservation is made for the companion tick.ets, prior to
boarding such Scheduled Air Carrier. Coverage. e'nds when ''fOU; ,.
alight from the Scheduled Air Carrier. . .';\;
EXCl.USIONS. 8enefits are not payable if the Jon is caused by 0;<
results trom: 1) self.inflicted injury or suicide: 2) sickness,_ diseas~
or mental incapacity or bodily infirmity whethe' directly. or
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VERlFICA nON
The undersigned does hereby verify subject to the penalties of 18 P A.C.S. ~4904 relating to
unsworn falsifications to authorities, that he/she is
Rnhpr1- Aqkin"
(Name)
Discover Financial Services Inc., servicing agent of the plaintiff herein, that
(Company)
Accounts Manaeer of
(Title)
he/she is duly authorized to make this Verification, and that the facts set forth in the foregoing Complaint
in Complaint are true and correct to the best ofhis/her knowledge, information and belief.
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SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR
CASE NO: 2005-00960 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
DISCOVER BANK
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HOWER STEVEN B
HAROLD WEARY
Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according tc law,
says, the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE
was served upon
HOWER STEVEN B
DEFENDANT
, at 1757:00 HOURS, on the 1st day of March
at 1266 SUMMITVIEW COURT
NEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070
by handing to
STEVEN B. HOWER
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE
together wi~h
the
2005
and at the same time directing His attention to the contents ther of.
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing
Service
Affidavit
Surcharge
So Answers:
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WELTMAN WEINBERG REIS
Sworn and Subscribed to before
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CASE NO: 2005-00960 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
DISCOVER BANK
VS
HOWER STEVEN B
HAROLD WEARY , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
Cumberland County,Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according 0 law,
says, the within COMPLAINT & NOTI CE was served upon
HOWER STEVEN B Ue
DEFENDANT , at 1757:00 HOURS, on the 1st day of March , 2005
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NEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070 by handing to
STEVEN B. HOWER
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE together with
and at the same time directing His attention to the contents hereof.
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Docketing 18.00
Service 12.58 -,-)/.:/ ~
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Surcharge 10.00 R. Thomas Kline
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40.58 03/04/2005
WELTMAN WEINBERG REIS
Sworn and Subscribed to before By: -?ht1 ZJ~
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL DIVISION
DISCOVER BANK,
Plaintiff
No. 05-960-CIVIL TERM
vs.
PRAECIPE TO SETTLE, DISCONTINUE
AND END WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO REFILE
STEVEN B HOWER,
Defendant
FILED ON BEHALF OF
Plaintiff
COUNSEL OF RECORD OF
THIS PARTY:
James C. Warmbrodt
PA 1.0 #42524
WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS CO, L.PA
2718 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 434-7955
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL DIVISION
DISCOVER BANK,
Plaintiff
vs.
Civil Action No. 05-960-CIVIL TERM
STEVEN B HOWER,
Defendant
PRAECIPE TO SETTLE. DISCONTINUE
AND END WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO REFILE
TO THE PROTHONOTARY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
SIR:
Settle. Discontinue and End the above-captioned matter upon the records of the Court without
prejudice to refile and mark the costs paid.
WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS CO, L.PA
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