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This is an example of terms that were available to recent applicants as of 09/30/18. They may not be available now. If you apply, your terms will be based on the terms of the offer when you apply. This
Pricing Schedule is part of the Cardmember Agreement.
PRICING SCHEDULE
Interest Rates and Interest Charges
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for Purchases
24.74%. This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.
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APR for Balance Transfers
24.74%. This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.
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APR for Cash Advances
26.74%. This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.
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Penalty APR and When It Applies None
Paying Interest
Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each billing period (at least 23 days for billing periods that begin in February). We will
not charge you any 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 as of the later of the transaction date or the first day of the billing period in which the transaction
posted to your Account.
Minimum Interest Charge
If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than $0.50.
Fees
Annual Fee None
Balance Transfer Fee 3% of the amount of each transfer.
Cash Advance Fee Either $10 or 5% of the amount of each cash advance, whichever is greater.
Late Fee None the first time you pay late. After that, up to $37.
Returned Payment Fee Up to $37.
How We Will Calculate Your Balance: We will use a method calleddaily balance (including current transactions)”. See the Cardmember Agreement for details.
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The purchase and balance transfer APR is equal to the Prime Rate plus a margin of 19.74%.
The Cash Advance APR is equal to the Prime Rate plus a margin of 21.74%.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT
This is the Security Agreement for your Discover it
®
Secured Credit Card Account (“Account”). The words “you,“your,and “yours” mean you and any other person(s) who
are contractually liable under the Cardmember Agreement governing the Account. The words “our,” “us,” and “we” mean Discover Bank. “Business days” are Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal Reserve Bank holidays.
Security Deposit Account
In consideration of and as a condition to our opening the Account for you and other good and valuable consideration, you are providing funds from an account in your name to
serve as security for your Account (“Funds”). We will hold these Funds in an account (“Security Deposit Account”) under our exclusive control. You must maintain this Security
Deposit Account as security for the Account, and you grant us a security interest in the Security Deposit Account. This Security Deposit Account will include any and all future
extensions, renewals, or replacements of the Security Deposit Account. No portion of the Security Deposit Account may be used to secure other loans. The minimum amount
required to be deposited is the amount of your initial Account credit line but will not be less than $200. You may make a transfer to the Security Deposit Account solely for
purposes of funding your required security deposit. The Security Deposit Account will be solely owned by you. Funds in Discover Bank Security Deposit Accounts are insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to the maximum allowable limits. For more detailed information on FDIC coverage, contact the FDIC directly at 1-877-ASKFDIC
(1-877-275-3342), (TDD: 1-800-925-4618) or visit www.fdic.gov. Discover will maintain separate records to account for your Funds.
Withdrawals
You will not be permitted to make withdrawals from the Security Deposit Account. (See Return of Funds Section below for terms and conditions regarding return of the Funds
and closure of your Account.)
Additional Funds
Other than depositing Funds to secure your Account, you will not be permitted to make deposits to the Security Deposit Account.
Security Deposit Account
Statements
You will get a monthly Security Deposit Account statement as part of your Account statement.
Electronic Fund Transfers
to or from your Security
Deposit Account
You may fund your Security Deposit Account with an electronic fund transfer (“Transfer”). If we do not complete a Transfer to your Security Deposit Account on time or in the
correct amount according to our agreement with you, we will be liable for your losses or damages. However, we will not be liable if circumstances beyond our control (such as
re or ood) prevent the transfer, despite reasonable precautions that we have taken. In case of errors or questions about your funding Transfers call us at 1-800-347-3085 or
write us at P.O. Box 30943, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0943 as soon as you can, if you think your statement is wrong or if you need more information about a funding Transfer
listed on the statement. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent the FIRST statement on which the problem or error appeared. (1) Tell us your name and
Account number. (2) Describe the error or the Transfer you are unsure about, and explain as clearly as you can why you believe it is an error or why you need more information.
(3) Tell us the dollar amount of the suspected error. If you tell us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in writing within 10 business days. We will
determine whether an error occurred within 10 business days after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45
days to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will credit your Security Deposit Account within 10 business days for the amount you think is in error (if
applicable), during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within 10 business days,
we may not credit your Security Deposit Account (if applicable). For errors involving a new Security Deposit Account, we may take up to 90 days to investigate your complaint or
question. For a new Security Deposit Account, we may take up to 20 business days to credit your Security Deposit Account (if applicable) for the amount you think is in error. We
will tell you the results within three business days after completing our investigation. If we decide that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation. You may ask
for copies of the documents that we used in our investigation.
Pledge and Grant of
Security Interest
You understand that granting us a security interest in the Security Deposit Account and the Funds is a necessary condition for opening your Account. As security for the prompt
payment and performance of all your obligations to us arising pursuant to the Account (“Obligations”), you hereby grant a security interest to us in all of your right, title, and
interest in the Security Deposit Account and any and all Funds, including all proceeds of and additions to the Security Deposit Account and the Funds. We may increase or decrease
your Account credit line and no such action shall change the fact that the Security Deposit Account and the Funds are held by us as security for the Obligations. You represent that
there are no current lawsuits or bankruptcy proceedings that might affect our interest in the Security Deposit Account or the Funds. You have not and will not attempt to transfer
or offer any interest in the Security Deposit Account or the Funds to any person other than us. You and we acknowledge that subject to our possession of and security interest in
the Security Deposit Account and the Funds, you retain benecial ownership of the Security Deposit Account and the Funds for FDIC insurance purposes.
Interest on Funds
No interest will be paid on the Funds. If we do pay interest in the future, we will add it to the Security Deposit Account.
Application of Funds to
the Account
If you are in default under the Cardmember Agreement or the Account is closed for any reason, you authorize us at any time(s) to withdraw all or any portion of the Funds from
the Security Deposit Account and apply them to reduce your Obligations. Any such application of Funds will not constitute any part of the Minimum Payment Due under the
Cardmember Agreement. You will continue to be responsible for making payments as required under the Cardmember Agreement and for repaying any outstanding Obligations.
Our rights under this Security Agreement are in addition to any others we have under applicable law. We may make settlements or compromises on the Security Deposit Account,
transfer the Security Deposit Account to our name, or exercise ownership rights on the Security Deposit Account. We are not required to notify you of any of the above.
Return of Funds
If we determine that you qualify for return of any Funds from the Security Deposit Account, we will return these Funds to you by a method we deem sufcient. If your Account is
closed, we will return any excess Funds that remain in the Security Deposit Account after repayment of all Obligations. We generally return these excess Funds within ten days
after the end of the second billing period following the time that Funds are initially applied to reduce your Obligations. If we mail a check to you, we will mail it to your mailing
address on le with us for the Security Deposit and Card Accounts. In the event of your death, we will not release Funds on deposit unless all Obligations have been repaid and
all legal documents we require are delivered to us.
Condentiality
We will disclose information to third parties about your Security Deposit Account or any transfers you make: (a) where it is necessary for completing a transfer, or (b) in order to
verify the existence and condition of your Security Deposit Account for a third party, or (c) in order to comply with government agency or court orders, or (d) if you give us your
written permission, or (e) as permitted by the privacy notice we have provided to you.
Legal Proceedings
We may comply with any writ of attachment, adverse claim, garnishment, tax levy, restraining order, subpoena, warrant or other legal proceeding involving your Security Deposit
Account which we believe to be valid. If your Account, your Security Deposit Account, or your Funds become involved or are likely to become involved in a legal proceeding,
you understand that the entire balance of your Funds in the Security Deposit Account may be restricted until the matter has been resolved. Such proceedings are subject to our
security interest. We shall be entitled to rely upon the representations, warranties, and statements made in such legal proceedings. You agree to hold harmless and indemnify us
for any losses, expenses and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by us as a result of complying with such legal proceedings. In addition to the events of default
set forth in the Cardmember Agreement, you will be in default under the Cardmember Agreement if we are served or become involved with a legal proceeding regarding the
Funds or Security Deposit Account.
Miscellaneous
This Security Agreement and our security interest and rights as pledge hereunder are governed by Delaware law. We may, in our sole discretion, assign the Security
Deposit Account and our rights and obligations under this Security Agreement. If we use an attorney to defend or enforce our rights under this Security Agreement or
to perform any legal services in connection with this Security Agreement, we may charge you our legal costs as permitted by law. This Security Agreement supplements
the Cardmember Agreement. The other terms of the Cardmember Agreement apply to this Security Agreement, and as such disputes regarding the terms of this Security
Agreement are subject to Arbitration as set forth in the Cardmember Agreement. The terms of this Security Agreement shall survive and continue to apply to the
Security Deposit Account following closure of the Account or the Security Deposit Account, and shall be binding on you even if you cancel your Account or do not accept
the Cardmember Agreement as permitted in the Cardmember Agreement. If any part of the Security Agreement is invalid, the rest of the Security Agreement will remain in effect.
CARDMEMBER AGREEMENT
Thank you for choosing Discover
®
card. This Agreement explains the current terms and conditions of your Account. The enclosed Pricing Schedule is part of this Agreement. Please read this Agreement,
including the Pricing Schedule, carefully. Keep them for your records. Contact us if you have any questions. We have included a “Definitions” section for your reference on page 5.
ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT
You accept this Agreement if you do not cancel your Account within 30 days after receiving a Card. You also accept this Agreement if you or an Authorized User use
the Account. You may, however, reject the “Arbitration of Disputes” section as explained in that section.
CHANGES TO YOUR AGREEMENT
The rates, fees and terms of this Agreement may change from time to time. We may add or delete any term to this Agreement. If required by law, we will give you
advance written notice of the change(s) and a right to reject the change(s). We will not charge any fee or interest charge prohibited by law.
USING YOUR ACCOUNT
Permitted Uses You may use your Account for Purchases, Balance Transfers and Cash Advances. You may not use it for illegal transactions.
Authorized Users You may request additional Cards for Authorized Users. You must notify us if you wish to cancel the authority of an Authorized User to use your Account.
Joint Accounts If your Account is a joint Account
• each of you agrees to be liable individually and jointly for the entire amount owed on the Account; and
• any notice we mail to an address provided by either of you for the Account will serve as notice to both of you.
Checks
If we provide you with Checks, we will tell you whether we will treat the Check as a Purchase, Balance Transfer or Cash Advance. You may not use these Checks to
pay any amount you owe us.
Credit Authorizations We may not authorize a transaction for security or other reasons. We will not be liable to you if we decline to authorize a transaction or if anyone refuses your Card,
Check or Account number.
Credit Lines We will tell you what your Account credit line is. You must keep your Account
balance below your Account credit line. If you do not, we may request immediate
payment of the amount by which you exceed it. We may establish a lower credit line
for Cash Advances. We may increase or decrease your Account credit line or your
Cash Advance credit line without notice. We may delay increasing your available
credit by the amount of any payment that we receive for up to 10 business days.
FEES (See your Pricing Schedule for Additional Fees)
Late Fee We will not charge a Late Fee the rst time you do not make the Minimum Payment Due by the Payment Due Date. After that, if you do not pay the Minimum Payment
Due by the Payment Due Date, we will charge you a Late Fee. The fee is $27 if you were not charged a Late Fee during any of the prior six billing periods. Otherwise,
the fee is $37. This fee will never exceed the Minimum Payment Due that was due immediately prior to the date on which the fee was assessed.
Returned Payment Fee If you make a payment that is not honored by your nancial institution, we will charge you a Returned Payment Fee even if the payment is honored after we re-submit
it. The fee is $27 if you were not charged a Returned Payment Fee during any of the prior six billing periods. Otherwise, the fee is $37. This fee will never exceed the
Minimum Payment Due that was due immediately prior to the date on which the payment was returned to us.
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATES (“APRs”) (See your Pricing Schedule for the APRs that apply to your Account)
Variable APRs Your Pricing Schedule may include variable APRs. These APRs are determined by
adding the number of percentage points that we specify to the Prime Rate. Variable
APRs will increase or decrease when the Prime Rate changes. The APR change
will take effect on the rst day of the billing period that begins during the
same calendar month that the Prime Rate changes. An increase in the APR will
increase your interest charges and may increase your Minimum Payment Due.
Penalty APR None
MAKING PAYMENTS
Payment Instructions You must pay in U.S. dollars. Please do not send cash. Sending cash is not
allowed. All checks must be drawn on funds on deposit in the U.S.
You must pay us for all amounts due on your Account. This includes charges
made by Authorized Users.
We may refuse to accept a payment in a foreign currency. If we do accept it,
we will charge your Account our cost to convert it to U.S. dollars.
We can accept late payments, partial payments or payments marked
payment in full” or with any other restrictive endorsement without
losing any of our rights under this Agreement.
We credit your payments in accordance with the terms contained on your
billing statement.
If you mail your payment to an address other than the address designated on
your billing statement, there may be a delay in processing and crediting the
payment to your Account.
If a third party makes a payment on your Account and we return all or a part
of such payment, then we may adjust your Account for any amount returned.
We reserve the right to defend ourselves against any demand to return funds
we have received, and may agree to a compromise of the demanded amount
as part of a settlement.
Minimum Payment Due You may pay the entire New Balance shown on your billing statement at any time. Each
billing period you must pay at least the Minimum Payment Due by the Payment Due Date
shown on your billing statement. The Minimum Payment Due will be the greater of:
$20; or
Any amount past due plus the greater of:
3% of the New Balance shown on your billing statement (excluding any Interest
Charges and Late Fee shown on your billing statement); or
$15, plus any of the following charges as shown on your billing statement:
fees for any debt protection product that you enrolled in on or after 2/1/2015;
Interest Charges; and Late Fees (not to exceed 4% of the New Balance).
The Minimum Payment Due may also include amounts by which you exceed your
Account credit line. It will never exceed the New Balance. When we calculate
the Minimum Payment Due, we may subtract from the New Balance certain fees
added to your Account during the billing period. The Minimum Payment Due is
rounded up to the nearest dollar.
How We Apply Payments We apply payments and credits at our discretion, including in a manner most
favorable or convenient for us. In all cases, we will apply payments and credits as
required by applicable law.
Each billing period, we will generally apply amounts you pay that exceed the
Minimum Payment Due to balances with higher APRs before balances with lower
APRs as of the date we credit your payment.
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INTEREST CHARGES
How We Calculate Interest
Charges—Daily Balance
Method (including current
transactions)
We calculate interest charges each billing period by rst guring the “daily balance
for each Transaction Category. Transaction Categories include standard Purchases,
standard Cash Advances and different promotional balances, such as Balance Transfers.
How We Figure the Daily Balance for Each Transaction Category
We start with the beginning balance for each day. The beginning balance for the
rst day of the billing period is your balance on the last day of your previous billing period.
We add any interest charges accrued on the previous day’s daily balance and any
new transactions and fees. We add any new transactions or fees as of the later of
the Transaction Date or the rst day of the billing period in which the transaction
or fee posted to your Account.
• We subtract any new credits and payments.
We make other adjustments (including those adjustments required in the “Paying
Interest” section).
How We Figure Your Total Interest Charges
We multiply the daily balance for each Transaction Category by its daily periodic
rate. We do this for each day in the billing period. This gives us the interest charges
for each Transaction Category. To get a daily periodic rate, we divide the APR that
applies to the Transaction Category by 365.
We add up all the daily interest charges. The sum is the total interest charge for
the billing period.
How We Include Fees
We add Balance Transfer Fees to the applicable Balance Transfer Transaction
Category. We add Cash Advance Fees to the applicable Cash Advance Transaction
Category. We add all other fees to the standard Purchase Transaction Category.
Paying Interest When Interest Charges Begin
We begin to impose interest charges on a transaction, fee or interest charge from
the day we add it to the daily balance. We continue to impose interest charges
until you pay the total amount you owe us. You can avoid paying interest on
Purchases as described below. However, you cannot avoid paying interest on
Balance Transfers or Cash Advances.
How to Avoid Paying Interest on Purchases (“Grace Period”)
If you paid the New Balance on your previous billing statement by the Payment Due
Date shown on that billing statement, we will not impose interest charges on new
Purchases, or any portion of a new Purchase, paid by the Payment Due Date on
your current billing statement. New Purchases are Purchases that rst appear on
the current billing statement.
How We Apply Payments May Impact Your Grace Period
If you do not pay your New Balance in full each month, then, depending on the balance
to which we apply your payment, you may not get a grace period on new Purchases.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Default You are in default if:
• you le bankruptcy or another insolvency proceeding is led by you or against you;
we have a reasonable belief that you are unable or unwilling to repay your
obligations to us;
you die or are legally declared incompetent or incapacitated;
you fail to comply with the terms of this Agreement or any Agreement with us or
an Afliate, including failing to make a required payment when due, exceeding
your Account credit line or using your Card or Account for an illegal transaction.
If you are in default, we may declare the entire balance of your Account immediately
due and payable without notice.
Collection Costs If we use an attorney to collect your Account, we may charge you our legal costs as permitted by law. These include reasonable attorneys’ fees, court or other collection
costs, and fees and costs of any appeal.
Merchant Disputes If you have a dispute with a merchant, you may request a credit to your Account. If we resolve the dispute in your favor, we will issue a credit to your Account. You assign to
us your claim for the credited amount against the merchant and/or any third party. At our request, you agree to provide this assignment in writing.
Automatic Account
Information Updates
You may set up automatic billing or store your Account information with a merchant, wallet provider, or other third party. If your card information changes, which may
include billing address, you authorize us to provide this updated information to any such merchant, wallet provider, or other third-party at our discretion. You must contact
the merchant, wallet provider, or other third-party directly or remove your credit card information from the merchant site, wallet provider, or third-party if you wish to stop
automatic billing or account updates.
Our Privacy Policy We send you our Privacy Policy when you open your Account and annually. Contact
us or visit Discover.com if you would like a copy. Please read it carefully. It summarizes:
• the personal information we collect;
• how we safeguard its condentiality and security;
• when it may be shared with others; and
• how you can limit our sharing of this information.
Reporting to Credit
Reporting Agencies
We may from time to time review your credit, employment and income records.
We may report the status and payment history of your Account to credit reporting
agencies and other creditors. We normally report to credit reporting agencies
each month.
If you believe that information we reported is inaccurate or incomplete, please write
us at Discover, PO Box 15316, Wilmington, DE 19850-5316. Please include your name,
address, home phone number and Account number.
Our Communications
with You
You agree that we (and our afliates, agents, and contractors) may monitor or
record any calls between you and us. If we need to contact you to service your
Account or to collect amounts you owe to us, you authorize us (and our afliates,
agents and contractors) to contact you at any number (i) you have provided
to us, (ii) from which you called us, or (iii) which we obtained and believe we
can reach you at. You must notify us if your number changes. We may contact
you in any way, such as calling, texting, or email. We may contact you using
an automated dialer or using pre-recorded voice messages. Discover Bank, its
afliates and agents may call you, which includes text messages, about any
current or future accounts or applications, regarding all products you have or may
have with Discover Bank at any phone number you provide. We may contact you on
a mobile, wireless, or similar device, even if you are charged for it by your provider.
Unauthorized Use You must notify us immediately if:
• your Card is lost or stolen; or
• you believe someone is using your Account or a Card without your permission.
Cancellation of Your Account You may cancel your Account. You will remain responsible for any amount you
owe us under this Agreement.
• Any joint Accountholder may cancel a joint Account. However, both of you will
remain responsible for paying all amounts owed.
We may cancel, suspend or not renew your Account at any time without notice.
Purchases and Cash Advances
in Foreign Currencies
If you make a Purchase or Cash Advance in a foreign currency, we will convert
it to U.S. dollars using a rate we choose. This rate will either be a government-
mandated rate, a government-published rate or the interbank exchange rate,
depending on the country and currency in which the transaction is made. We
use the rate in effect on the conversion date for the transaction. This rate may
be different than the rate in effect on the Transaction Date for the transaction.
Governing Law This Agreement is governed by applicable federal law and by Delaware law. However, in the event you default and we le a lawsuit to recover funds loaned to you, the
statute of limitations of the state where the lawsuit is led will apply, without regard to that state’s conicts of laws principles or its “borrowing statute.
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Severability If any part of this Agreement is found to be invalid, the rest of it will still remain in effect. However, if the Class Action Waiver in the Arbitration of Disputes
section is invalidated in any proceeding in which you and we are involved, then the “Arbitration of Disputes” section will be void with respect to that proceeding.
Enforcing this Agreement We may delay enforcing or not enforce any of our rights under this Agreement without losing or waiving any of them.
Assignment of Account We may sell, assign or transfer your Account or any portion of it without notice to you. You may not sell, assign or transfer your Account without rst obtaining our
prior written consent.
MILITARY BORROWERS
Statement of MAPR Federal law provides important protections to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents relating to extensions of consumer credit. In general, the cost
of consumer credit to a member of the Armed Forces and his or her dependent may not exceed an Annual Percentage Rate of 36 percent. This rate must include, as
applicable to the credit transaction or account: (1) the costs associated with credit insurance premiums; (2) fees for ancillary products sold in connection with the
credit transaction; (3) any application fee charged (other than certain application fees for specied credit transactions or accounts); and (4) any participation fee
charged (other than certain participation fees for a credit card account). If you would like more information about whether this section applies to you, please contact
us at 1-844- DFS- 4MIL (1-844-337-4645) anytime 24/7. If calling outside the US, you can contact us at +1-801-451-3730.
Oral Disclosures Before agreeing to this Agreement, in order to hear important disclosures and payment information about this Agreement, please call 1- 844- DFS- 4MIL
(1-844-337-4645) anytime 24/7. If calling outside the US, you can contact us at +1-801-451-3730.
CONTACT US
Unless we tell you otherwise, you can notify us:
• by phone at 1-800-347-3085 or
• in writing to Discover, PO Box 30943, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0943.
When writing, please include your name, address, home phone number and
Account number. You must contact us within 15 days after changing your e-mail
address, mailing address or phone number.
DEFINITIONS
Account” means your Discover card account.
Afliate means our parent corporations, subsidiaries and afliates.
Authorized User” means any person you authorize to use your Account or
a Card, whether you notify us or not.
Balance Transfer means a balance transferred from another creditor to
your Account.
Card” means any one or more Discover cards issued to you or someone else
with your authorization.
Cash Advance” means the use of your Account to:
obtain cash from participating automated teller machines, nancial
institutions or other locations;
purchase lottery tickets, money orders, casino chips, foreign currency
or similar items.
Check” means any check we send to you to access your Account.
Pricing Schedule” means the document entitled, “Pricing Schedule, which lists
the APRs that apply to your Account and other important information.
“Prime Rate means the highest rate of interest listed as the U.S. Prime rate in the
Money Rates section of
The Wall Street Journal
on the last business day of the month.
Purchase” means the use of your Account to purchase or lease goods or services
at participating merchants.
“We,” “us” and our” refer to Discover Bank, the issuer of your Card.
“You,“your” or “yours” refer to you and any other person(s) who are also
contractually liable under this Agreement.
“Transaction Date means the date shown on your billing statement for a
transaction or fee.
Agreement to Arbitrate. In the event of a dispute between you
and us arising out of or relating to this Account or the relationships
resulting from this Account or any other dispute between you or
us (“Claim”), either you or we may choose to resolve the Claim by
binding arbitration, as described below, instead of in court. Any
Claim (except for a claim challenging the validity or enforceability
of this arbitration agreement, including the Class Action Waiver)
may be resolved by binding arbitration if either side requests
it. THIS MEANS IF EITHER YOU OR WE CHOOSE ARBITRATION,
NEITHER PARTY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE SUCH
CLAIM IN COURT OR TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL. ALSO DISCOVERY
AND APPEAL RIGHTS ARE LIMITED IN ARBITRATION.
Even if all parties have opted to litigate a Claim in court, you
or we may elect arbitration with respect to any Claim made by
a new party or any new Claims later asserted in that lawsuit.
This Arbitration Provision does not apply if, on the date you
submit your Application or on the date we seek to invoke our
arbitration provision, you are a member of the Armed Forces
or a dependent of such a member covered by the federal
Military Lending Act. If you would like more information
about whether you are covered by the Military Lending Act,
please contact us at 1-844-DFS-4MIL (1-844-337-4645) or
if you are calling from outside the US at +1-801-451-3730.
CLASS ACTION WAIVER. ARBITRATION MUST BE ON AN
INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THIS MEANS NEITHER YOU NOR WE MAY
JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS IN ARBITRATION BY OR
AGAINST OTHER CARDMEMBERS, OR LITIGATE IN COURT OR
ARBITRATE ANY CLAIMS AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER
OF A CLASS OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY.
The arbitrator may award injunctive relief only in favor of the
individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary
to provide relief warranted by that party’s individual claim. If
a court decides that applicable law precludes enforcement
of any of this paragraph’s limitations as to a particular claim
for relief, then after all appeals from that decision have
been exhausted, that claim (and only that claim) must be
severed from the arbitration and may be brought in court.
Only a court, and not an arbitrator, shall determine the
validity, scope, and effect of the Class Action Waiver.
Your Right to Go To Small Claims Court. We will not choose
to arbitrate any individual claim you bring in small claims court
or your states equivalent court. However, if such a claim is
transferred, removed or appealed to a different court, we may then
choose to arbitrate.
Governing Law and Rules. This arbitration agreement is governed
by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). Arbitration must proceed only
with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) or JAMS. The rules
for the arbitration will be those in this arbitration agreement and the
procedures of the chosen arbitration organization, but the rules in
this arbitration agreement will be followed if there is disagreement
between the agreement and the organization’s procedures. If
the organizations procedures change after the claim is led, the
procedures in effect when the claim was led will apply. For a
copy of each organizations procedures, to le a claim or for other
information, please contact:
• AAA at 1101 Laurel Oak Rd., Voorhees, NJ 08043, www.adr.org
(phone 1-877-495-4185) or
JAMS at 620 Eighth Ave., Floor 34, New York, NY 10018,www.
jamsadr.com (phone 1-800-352-5267).
If both AAA and JAMS are completely unavailable, and if you and
we cannot agree on a substitute, then either you or we may request
that a court with jurisdiction appoint a substitute.
Fees and Costs. If you wish to begin arbitration against us but
you cannot afford to pay the organization’s or arbitrators costs,
we will advance those costs if you ask us in writing. Any request
like this should be sent to Discover, PO Box 30421, Salt Lake City,
UT 84130-0421. If you lose the arbitration, the arbitrator will
decide whether you must reimburse us for money we advanced
for you for the arbitration. If you win the arbitration, we will not
ask for reimbursement of money we advanced. Additionally, if you
win the arbitration, the arbitrator may decide that you are entitled
to be reimbursed your reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (if
actually paid by you).
Hearings and Decisions. Arbitration hearings will take place in
the federal judicial district where you live. A single arbitrator will
be appointed.
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Your Billing Rights:
Keep This Document For Future Use
This notice tells you about your rights and our responsibilities under the Fair Credit
Billing Act.
What To Do If You Find A Mistake On Your Statement
If you think there is an error on your statement, write to us at:
Discover
PO Box 30421
Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0421.
You may also contact us on the Web: https://discover.com/billingerrornotice
In your letter or on the Web, please give us the following information:
Account information:
Your name and account number.
Dollar amount:
The dollar amount of the suspected error.
Description of problem:
If you think there is an error on your bill, describe what you believe is wrong
and why you believe it is a mistake.
You must contact us:
• Within 60 days after the error appeared on your statement.
By 5:00 P.M. ET on the date 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 or electronically. You
may call us, but if you do we are not necessarily required to investigate any potential errors and you
may have to pay the amount in question.
What Will Happen After We Receive Your Letter or Web Submission
When we receive your written or electronic notice, we must do two things:
1. Within 30 days of receiving your notice, we must tell you that we received it. We will also tell you if
we have already corrected the error.
2. Within 90 days of receiving your notice, we must either correct the error or explain to you why we
believe the bill is correct.
While we investigate whether or not there has been an error:
We cannot try to collect the amount in question, or report you as delinquent on that amount.
The charge in question may continue to appear on your statement.
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 nish our investigation, one of two things will happen:
If we made a mistake: You will not have to pay the amount in question or any 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 must write to us (or visit
https://discover.com/billingerrornotice) 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.
If we do not follow all of the rules above, you do not have to pay the rst $50 of the amount you
question even if your bill is correct.
Your Rights If You Are Dissatised With Your Credit Card Purchases
If you are dissatised 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 amount due on the purchase.
To use this right, all of the following must be true:
1. The purchase must have been made in your home state or within 100 miles of your 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 or with a check that accesses your credit card account do not qualify.
If all of the criteria above are met and you are still dissatised with the purchase, contact us in writing
or electronically at:
Discover
PO Box 30945
Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0945
https://discover.com/billingerrornotice
While we investigate, the same rules apply to the disputed amount as discussed above. After we nish
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 report you as delinquent.
The arbitrator must:
Follow all applicable substantive law, except when contradicted
by the FAA;
Follow applicable statutes of limitations;
Honor valid claims of privilege;
Issue a written decision including the reasons for the award.
The arbitrator’s decision will be nal and binding except for any
review allowed by the FAA. However, if more than $100,000
was genuinely in dispute, then either you or we may choose to
appeal to a new panel of three arbitrators. The appellate panel
is completely free to accept or reject the entire original award
or any part of it. The appeal must be led with the arbitration
organization not later than 30 days after the original award issues.
The appealing party pays all appellate costs unless the appellate
panel determines otherwise as part of its award.
Claim Notice and Special Payment. If you have a Claim, before
initiating an arbitration proceeding, you may give us written notice
of the Claim (Claim Notice”) at least 30 days before initiating
the arbitration proceeding. The Claim Notice must include your
name, address, and account number and explain in reasonable
detail the nature of the Claim and any supporting facts. Any Claim
Notice shall be sent to us at Discover, P.O. Box 794, Deereld, IL
60015 (or such other address as we shall subsequently provide to
you). If, and only if, (1) you submit a Claim Notice in accordance
with this agreement on your own behalf (and not on behalf of
any other party); and (2) an arbitrator, after nding in your favor
in any respect on the merits of your claim, issues you an award
that (excluding any arbitration fees or attorneys’ fees and costs
awarded by the arbitrator) is greater than the value of Discover’s
last written settlement offer made before an arbitrator was
selected, then you will be entitled to the amount of the award or
$7,500, whichever is greater. If you are entitled to the $7,500, you
will receive in addition any arbitration fees or attorneys’ fees and
costs awarded by the arbitrator.
Any arbitration award may be enforced (such as through a
judgment) in any court with jurisdiction.
Other Beneciaries of this Provision. In addition to you and
us, the rights and duties described in this arbitration agreement
apply to: our Afliates and our and their ofcers, directors and
employees; any third party co-defendant of a claim subject to this
arbitration provision; and all joint Accountholders and Authorized
Users of your Account(s).
Survival of this Provision. This arbitration provision shall survive:
• closing of your Account;
• voluntary payment of your Account or any part of it;
• any legal proceedings to collect money you owe;
• any bankruptcy by you; and
• any sale by us of your Account.
You Have the Right to Reject Arbitration for this Account.
You may reject the arbitration agreement but only if
we receive from you a written notice of rejection within
30 days of your receipt of the Card after your Account is
opened. You must send the notice of rejection to: Discover,
PO Box 30938, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0938. Your rejection
notice must include your name, address, phone number, Account
number and personal signature. No one else may sign the rejection
notice for you. Your rejection notice also must not be sent with
any other correspondence. Rejection of arbitration will not affect
your other rights or responsibilities under this Agreement. If
you reject arbitration, neither you nor we will be subject to the
arbitration provisions for this Account. Rejection of arbitration
for this Account will not constitute rejection of any prior or future
arbitration agreement between you and us.
ARBITRATION