Card Agreement Guide
This Guide will help you easily identify sections of the Card Agreement and give you a brief overview of the contents of each section. This is not
intended to be a complete summary of the Card
Agreement’s
contents, and we encourage you to read your entire Card Agreement, including the
arbitration provision, before you use your Account.
1
DEFINITIONS
Lists the meanings of particular phrases and terms
used in the Card Agreement.
2
YOUR
ACCOUNT
Describes some of your responsibilities for using
your Account.
3
ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE
RATES
&
INTEREST
CHARGES
Shows how we calculate interest rates and how that
affects your Account balance.
4
FEES
&
FOREIGN
CURRENCY
CONVERSION
Describes the fees that can be applied to your Account,
including late fees, returned payment fees, as well as
foreign transaction fees for Purchases not in U.S. dollars.
5
PAYMENTS
Shows how your monthly Minimum Payment Due is
calculated, tells you how we apply your payments to
balances, and gives you certain instructions for making
payments (and tells you the possible consequences of
not following those instructions).
6
AUTHORIZED
USERS
Describes an Authorized User’s rights and your
responsibility for that user. Also describes what
information we can share about you and your
Authorized User.
7
DEFAULT,
CLOSING
OR
SUSPENDING
YOUR
ACCOUNT
Tells you when we may require immediate payment of
your total Account balance, and explains when we may
close or suspend your Account, and when you may close
your Account.
8
CREDIT REPORTING
Describes what information we provide about you to
credit reporting agencies, and how to dispute items on
your report. This section also explains how we use
information we get about you from those agencies.
9
ACCOUNT
INFORMATION,
INFORMATION
SHARING
&
COMMUNICATIONS
Explains that your personal information we use to
manage your Account should always be up to date.
Also notes that we share information about you and
your Account. In addition, this section describes how
we may contact you.
10
TRANSACTIONS
Provides important information about merchant credits,
recurring Transactions and card refusals.
11
ARBITRATION
Explains that you cannot go to court, have a jury trial or
initiate or participate in a class action if you have a
dispute with us. Instead, this provision tells you that the
dispute must be resolved by a professional arbitrator,
not a judge or jury. This section also explains how
arbitration works and some of the differences between
resolving a dispute in arbitration and resolving one
in court.
12
AGREEMENT
&
BENEFIT
CHANGES
Explains that we can make changes to the Card
Agreement and your card benefits and features.
13
MISCELLANEOUS
Explains subjects that aren’t included in
previous sections.
14
YOUR
BILLING
RIGHTS
Explains your billing rights, which include how to
address possible statement mistakes and your rights
if you’re not satisfied with a Purchase.
Card Agreement
This Card Agreement
(Agreement)
is your contract with us.
The Facts about Interest and Fees
document
(Fact Sheet)
is part of this Agreement. The
Fact Sheet
shows important information about your Account,
such as your annual percentage rates and certain fees. Any amendments to this Agreement also are part of this Agreement.
Please read all parts of this Agreement, including the arbitration provision, and keep it for your records.
Note: Throughout the Agreement are examples, helpful tips and additional explanations
that will make the Agreement easier to understand.
1
DEFINITIONS
Account
Your
Citi
Account.
Adjusted New Balance
Your
New Balance less any Citi Flex Plan
balance.
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
A rate, shown as a percentage, used
to calculate interest on the balance on your Account.
Authorized User
Any person you allow to use your Account with a
Card we provided with that
person’s
name.
Balance
Transfer
– Use of a Balance
Transfer
offer,
including use of a
check that accesses your Account for any transaction, or the transfer of
a balance from another credit account to your Account.
Billing Period
The period of time between each date when we create
a statement for your Account. A Billing Period is usually 28 – 33 days.
For each Billing Period, your statement will show any
Transactions,
other
charges, payments and other credits posted during that Billing Period.
Business Day
– Monday through
Friday,
excluding federal holidays.
Card
– One or more cards or other devices (including an account
number) used to access your Account to obtain credit.
Card Networks
– Organizations, such as Mastercard,
Visa
and
American Express, that facilitate the payment process between a
cardmember,
merchants and a card
issuer.
Cash Advance
Use of your Card to get cash, including foreign
currency,
or for what we consider a cash-like transaction. Examples
include using your Card for:
ATM
and teller withdrawals, wire transfers,
money orders, traveler’s checks, lottery tickets, gaming chips and other
methods used for gambling, wagers and other betting transactions.
A Citi Flex Loan is not a Cash Advance.
Citi Flex Loan
– Funds provided to you by check or by direct deposit
that you select to be charged to your Account and repaid under a Citi
Flex Plan. Balance
Transfers
and Cash Advances are not Citi Flex
Loans.
Citi Flex Pay
– Eligible
Transactions
that you select to be paid under a
Citi Flex Plan.
Citi Flex Plan
A feature on your Account to pay Citi Flex Loans or
Citi Flex Pay Amounts in a fixed number of payments.
Consumer Reporting Agency
An organization, such as Experian,
Equifax and
TransUnion,
that compiles credit information for the purpose
of generating consumer credit reports.
It’s
also known as a “credit
bureau” and a “credit reporting
agency.”
Include and including
These terms mean “include [or including]
without limitation.”
Late Payment
A payment is late if you don’t pay at least an amount
equal to the Minimum Payment Due minus any Overlimit Amount by the
payment due date.
New Balance
The total amount you owe us at the end of each Billing
Period. This amount is shown on each statement under the heading
“New Balance.”
We
explain how we calculate the New Balance
below.
Overlimit Amount
The amount by which your Account balance
exceeds your credit limit in any Billing Period.
Purchase
– Use of your Card to buy goods and services. Balance
Transfers
and Cash Advances are not Purchases.
Returned Payment
A payment that isn’t honored by your
financial institution.
Transaction
A Balance
Transfer,
Cash Advance, Purchase or
Citi Flex Plan, as applicable.
we, us and our
– Citibank, N.A.
you and your
The cardmember who opened the Account.
You’ll
find definitions of other terms within this Agreement.
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2
YOUR
ACCOUNT
Your
Account use is subject to this Agreement.
You
must pay us for
all amounts due on your Account, including:
1.
Transactions
you make, even if you didn’t present your Card or sign
for the
Transaction;
2.
Transactions
an Authorized User makes;
3.
Transactions
that other people make if you or an Authorized User let
them use your Account; and
4. Any fees and interest charges on the Account.
Binding Agreement.
This Agreement takes
effect
once you use your
Card. Even if you don’t use your Card, this Agreement will take
effect
unless you contact us to cancel your Account within 30 days after we
sent you this Agreement.
Credit Limit.
We
assign a credit limit to your Account. Part of this credit
limit may be available for Cash Advances, and there may be a limit on
the amount of Cash Advances you can take in a given period.
We
may authorize
Transactions
that cause your balance to exceed your
credit limit.
ACCOUNT USE
Consumer Purposes.
You
aren’t permitted to use your Account for
business purposes. If you do use your Account for business purposes,
this Agreement still applies, and you must pay us for those
Transactions.
You
have to pay us for any damages and/or expenses resulting from that
use. In addition, we may also close your Account.
Citi Flex Plan.
Your
ability to create a Citi Flex Plan will depend on the
amount of your available credit, creditworthiness, and other factors.
We
may limit the number of active Citi Flex Plans you can have and we may
change this number at any time. There are two ways to create a Citi Flex
Plan – Citi Flex Pay and Citi Flex Loan.
With
Citi Flex Pay
, you can pay for eligible
Transactions
under a Citi
Flex Plan. An eligible
Transaction
for Citi Flex Pay must be a Purchase of
at least a specified dollar amount and does not include a Purchase of
cash or cash equivalent, a Purchase subject to Foreign
Transaction
Fees
or any fee owed to us. Other exclusions may
apply.
With
Citi Flex Loan
, you can use your
Account’s
credit line to access
funds and pay such funds under a Citi Flex Plan.
You
can only create a
Citi Flex Loan if you receive an
offer.
The
offer
will tell you the terms,
including the APR, that will apply to that Citi Flex Loan.
Unlawful
Transactions.
You
aren’t permitted to use your Account for
unlawful
Transactions.
If you do use your Account for unlawful
Transactions,
this Agreement still applies and you must pay us for those
Transactions.
You
also may have to pay the Card Network and/or us for
any damages and expenses resulting from that use. In addition, we may
close your Account.
Mobile Phone or Other Devices.
Smart phones, tablets and other
electronic devices can store your Card (such as through a mobile wallet).
This means they can be used to make Purchases or other
Transactions.
Any such
Transactions
are covered by this Agreement. Apps that use
your Card to make
Transactions
may have separate terms of use.
We’re
not responsible if you violate those terms, or for any consequences
resulting from any violation.
Note:
It’s
important to protect your devices the same way you protect your Card.
Anyone who can access your Card using your device also can make charges to your Account using that device.
3
ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE
RATES
&
INTEREST
CHARGES
The following sections explain how we calculate the interest you
owe each Billing Period.
APRs.
We
use APRs to calculate interest charges on your Account.
Different
APRs may apply to
different Transactions.
See the listing of your
APRs on the
Fact Sheet
.
Variable
APRs.
A variable APR is an APR that can change each Billing
Period.
We
calculate each variable APR rst by taking the U.S. Prime
Rate from
The
Wall
Street Journal ( WSJ )
two Business Days before the
last day of each Billing Period. (If the
WSJ
doesn’t publish the U.S. Prime
Rate that
day,
then we’ll use another publication.) Then we add to the
U.S. Prime Rate a certain percentage amount, which we call the
Margin
.
You
can nd the Margin we use for your Account in the Details About
Your
Interest Rate section of the
Fact Sheet
.
Your
variable APRs will
increase if the U.S. Prime Rate increases and decrease if the U.S. Prime
Rate decreases. If a variable APR increases, then your interest charges
and Minimum Payment Due may increase.
How is a variable APR calculated?
If the U.S. Prime Rate published in the
WSJ
two Business Days
before the end of a Billing Period is 5%; and
If the Margin is
13.99%
; then
Add the two together to calculate a variable APR:
5% + 13.99% = 18.99%
If the U.S. Prime Rate changes, we’ll apply the new variable APR starting
from the first day of the Billing Period when we take the U.S. Prime Rate
from the
WSJ
. The new APR will apply to existing balances, as well as
balances added to your Account after the change.
Penalty APR.
If you have a Late or a Returned Payment, we may apply
a penalty APR to your Account.
We
determine your penalty APR based
on your creditworthiness.
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Section 3 — ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE
RATES
& INTEREST CHARGES (continued)
Daily Balance
We
calculate interest on your Account each Billing Period first by
calculating your daily balances. The following explains how we do that.
Here’s
how and when
Transactions,
fees and credits are applied to
the balances on your Account:
We
add the amount of a Purchase or Balance
Transfer
to the
Purchase balance as of the post date on your statement.
We
add the amount of a Cash Advance to the Cash Advance balance
as of the post date on your statement.
We
add a Balance
Transfer
fee to the Purchase balance as of the post
date on your statement.
We
add the amount of any eligible
Transaction
under Citi Flex Pay or a
Citi Flex Loan to a Citi Flex Plan balance as of the post date on your
statement. If you moved an amount from another balance within your
Account to a Citi Flex Plan, we will credit the other balance in the
amount you added to a Citi Flex Plan in order to avoid double counting
that amount. If a Plan Fee applies, the first Plan Fee will be added to
the Citi Flex Balance as of the end of the billing period in which the
Plan was created. A Plan Fee will then be added to the Citi Flex Plan
balance at the end of each subsequent billing period until the Plan is
paid in full.
We
add a Cash Advance fee to the Cash Advance balance as of the
post date on your statement.
We’ll
add any other fees to the balance of our choice. If you’re charged
interest in a Billing Period, but the amount calculated is less than
$0.50, we’ll add additional interest to the balance(s) of our choice so
that you’ll be charged $0.50 in interest for that Billing Period.
We
subtract credits and payments as of the post date shown on
your statement.
Each balance may have a
different
APR. Certain categories of
Transactions
in a balance may have multiple APRs. For example, you
may make a Purchase or Balance
Transfer,
or create a Citi Flex Plan,
that’s
subject to a promotional APR.
Your
balances, and their
corresponding APRs, are shown on your statement.
Note: The post date shown on your statement will usually be the date
of the
Transaction,
but it may be
later.
Here’s
how we calculate each of the daily Purchase, Cash Advance
and Citi Flex Plan balances on your Account:
We
start with the daily balance from the end of the previous
day.
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We
add any new
Transactions,
fees and other charges, including
interest accrued on the previous
day’s
balance. This means that
interest is compounded
daily.
We
subtract any credits or payments credited as of that
day.
We
make additional adjustments as appropriate, subject to applicable
law (as an example, for a disputed charge). This gives us the daily
balance for that
day.
Daily balance for purchases from the previous day
+ New purchases
+ Fees and interest accrued on the previous
day’s
Purchase
balance
– Payments, credits and adjustments posted that day
= New daily balance for Purchases
Interest Calculation.
Each daily balance may have a
different
APR.
Certain categories of
Transactions
in a daily balance may have multiple
APRs. For example, you may make a Purchase or Balance
Transfer
that’s
subject to a promotional APR. If a daily balance on your Account is
subject to an APR, we’ll charge interest on that daily balance.
We
use
the daily balance method (which includes new
Transactions).
If interest
applies to a balance, it will start applying on the day a charge is added to
that balance and continue until that balance is paid in full.
We
consider a credit balance as a balance of zero when calculating interest
on that balance.
We
multiply each daily balance by its applicable daily periodic rates
(each applicable APR divided by 365).
We
do this for each day in the Billing Period. This gives us the daily
interest amounts.
Then we total all the daily interest amounts for all the daily balances.
This gives us the total interest for the Billing Period.
Note:
Your
balances, and their corresponding APRs, are shown on
your statement.
Calculating the New Balance.
To
calculate the New Balance at the end
of each Billing Period, we begin with the total Account balance at the start
of that Billing Period. Then we add any
Transactions
that are new to the
Account during that Billing Period. Then we subtract any credits applied or
payments made during that Billing Period. Then we add any interest
charges or fees incurred during that Billing Period and make any other
adjustments, as applicable (for example, if you have disputed a charge).
Grace Period on Purchases.
You
won’t pay any interest on Purchases
if you pay the Adjusted New Balance, including any Balance
Transfers,
plus any Citi Flex Plan Payment Amount, in full by the payment due date
shown on your statement each Billing Period.
We
call this a
grace
period on purchases.
If you don’t pay your Adjusted New Balance in
full, plus any Citi Flex Plan Payment Amount, by the payment due date
in a Billing Period, you’ll pay interest on your Purchases from the date
they’re posted to your Account.
You
also won’t have a grace period on
Purchases again until you pay the Adjusted New Balance in full, plus
any Citi Flex Plan Payment Amount, by the payment due date 2 Billing
Periods in a
row.
There’s
no grace period on Balance
Transfers,
Cash Advances, and Citi Flex
Loans. This means you’ll pay interest on Balance
Transfers,
Cash Advances,
and Citi Flex Loans from the date these
Transactions
post to your Account.
Penalty APR for new
Transactions
(less than 60 days late).
If you make a Late Payment and
it’s
less than 60 days late or you
have a Returned Payment, the penalty APR only will apply to new
Transactions. We’ll
review your Account from time to time, to
determine if any penalty APR should be reduced.
Penalty APR for existing balances and new
Transactions
(60 or
more days late).
If we haven’t received your Minimum Payment Due
within 60 days after its due date, we may apply the penalty APR to
both the existing balances and new
Transactions.
If you make your
next 6 consecutive Minimum Payments Due on time, we’ll stop
applying the penalty APR to existing balances and new
Transactions.
If you don’t make your next 6 consecutive Minimum Payments Due on
time, the penalty APR may continue to apply indefinitely to existing
balances and new
Transactions.
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Section 3 — ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE
RATES
& INTEREST CHARGES (continued)
Important Information about Citi Flex Plans:
We
apply any amount you
pay over your Minimum Payment Due
rst
to the balance with the highest
APR, then to the balance with the next highest APR, and so on, as
described in Section 5, Application of Payments. This means that, if the
APR for a Citi Flex Plan balance is higher than an APR that applies to
another balance on your Account, we will apply the amount you pay above
the Minimum Payment Due to that Citi Flex Plan balance prior to that other
balance. This will cause you to pay
off
that Citi Flex Plan balance before
the end of its repayment period and may result in an amount remaining due
on your next billing statement for the other balance, increasing your
Adjusted New Balance on your next billing statement.
You
can see your balances and their corresponding APRs on your statement.
Grace Period for Citi Flex Plan balances.
When you create a Citi Flex
Pay subject to an APR, you will be charged interest on the Citi Flex Pay
balance from the start of the Billing Period following the Billing Period
when you created the Citi Flex
Pay.
This means that you will not be
charged interest on the Citi Flex Pay balance during the billing Period in
which you created the Citi Flex
Pay.
There is no grace period for Citi Flex Loans.
You’ll
pay interest on Citi
Flex Loans from the date the Loan is posted to your account.
4
FEES
&
FOREIGN
CURRENCY
CONVERSION
FEES
Fee Amount About the Fee
Annual Membership Fee
See Pricing
Table
If your Account has an annual membership fee, the Fact Sheet shows this fee.
You’ll
see this annual fee on your first statement after opening your Account and
each year after that.
We’ll
charge the fee if your Account is open, even if you
don’t have a balance.
Late Fee
Up to $41
We
have the right to charge you a late fee if you don’t pay at least an
amount
equal to the Minimum
Payment Due
minus any
Overlimit Amount
by the payment
due date. The late fee is $30 and, if you make another Late Payment
within
the
next 6 Billing Periods the late fee will be $41. The amount of your late
fee
will
never be higher than your Minimum Payment Due.
Returned Payment Fee
Up to $41
We
have the right to charge you a Returned Payment fee of $30 if your bank
doesn’t honor your payment. If that happens, we’ll resubmit the payment request.
If your bank doesn’t honor another payment within 6 consecutive Billing Periods,
the returned payment fee will go up to $41.
Transaction
Fee for
Either $5 or 5% of the amount of
We
charge you a fee for each Balance
Transfer.
Balance
Transfers
each
transfer,
whichever is
greater.
Transaction
Fee for
Either $10 or 5% of the amount of each
We
charge you a fee for each Cash Advance.
Cash Advances
cash advance, whichever is
greater.
Transaction
Fee for Purchases
3% of the amount of the
Transaction
We
charge
you a fee for a Purchase made in a currency other than
U.S.
dollars
in Foreign Currency
after conversion to U.S. dollars.
regardless
of where the
Transaction
takes place or who the merchant
is.
Plan Fee
(Fixed Finance Charge)
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERSION
Foreign Currency Conversion – Purchases.
A Card Network converts
the amount of a Purchase in a foreign currency into U.S. dollars. Each
Card Network follows its own procedures for conversion. These procedures
include how the Card Network chooses an exchange rate and when to do
the conversion. For example, Visa chooses either a government-mandated
exchange rate or chooses from a range of rates available on wholesale
currency markets (and, in either case, the exchange rate that it chooses
may be less favorable than the rate that Visa itself, receives when it
makes foreign currency transactions). Depending on the policies of each
Card Network, the exchange rate chosen may be the one in effect on
the day the Card Network does the conversion, or on the day before.
The exchange rate that a Card Network uses to convert the Purchase to
U.S. dollars may differ from the rate in effect on the date you made the
Purchase or on the post date for that Purchase shown on your statement.
The Card Network’s procedures may change without notice.
If a third party, such as a merchant, converts the amount of a Purchase
into U.S.dollars before sending the Purchase to a Card Network, the third
party chooses the conversion rate instead of the Card Network.
A monthly fee of up to
1.72%
of each
Transaction
moved to a Plan based on
the Plan duration, the APR that would
otherwise apply to the
Transaction,
and
other factors.
If a Plan Fee applies, it will be disclosed to you at the time you enter into the
Citi Flex Plan.
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PAYMENTS
Minimum Payment Due.
You
may pay all or a part of your Account
balance at any time.
You
must pay at least the Minimum Payment Due by
the payment due date each Billing Period.
Your
“Minimum Payment Due”
equals:
Any amount past due; plus
Any Overlimit Amount; plus
Any Citi Flex Plan Payment Amount; plus
The greater of:
1. The Adjusted New Balance, if
it’s
less than $41;
2. $41 if the Adjusted New Balance is at least $41; or
3. 1% of the Adjusted New Balance (rounded to the nearest dollar),
plus any billed interest or minimum interest charge, plus any
late fee.
The Minimum Payment Due is never more than the New Balance.
Note:
Your
payment due date is typically the same day of the month every
month.
You
may request a change to your monthly due date.
Citi
Flex Plan Payment Amount.
The Minimum Payment Due will include
any amount due on a Citi Flex Plan balance each Billing Period (the
Citi
Flex Plan Payment Amount
”).
Your
first Citi Flex Plan Payment Amount
will be due in the Billing Period following the Billing Period in which you
created the Citi Flex Plan.
You
must pay the Citi Flex Plan Payment
Amount each Billing Period, calculated as described
below,
for so long as
any balance remains in the Citi Flex Plan. The Citi Flex Plan Payment will
never be more than the amount of the Citi Flex Plan balance, which
includes any applicable interest or Plan Fee.
For Citi Flex Plans Subject to a Citi Flex Plan APR:
We
take the Citi Flex Plan balance as of the date it is created, plus
The estimated interest charges for the Citi Flex Plan calculated through
the end of the Citi Flex Plan repayment period, the sum of which is
divided by the number of months in the Citi Flex Plan.
Estimated interest charges for the Citi Flex Plan are
calculated
as
follows: (i) for Citi Flex
Pay,
the estimated interest charges are
calculated on the daily balance from the start of the next Billing
Period following the Billing Period on which you created the Citi
Flex Pay; and (ii) for Citi Flex Loan, the estimated interest charges
are calculated on the daily balance from the date on which you
created the Citi Flex Loan. For purposes of this estimate, interest is
calculated through the end of the Citi Flex Plan repayment period.
The formula we use for determining the amount described directly above is:
B x
(IPAPR/12)
/
(1-(1+IPAPR/12)
-N
)
Where B is the Citi Flex Plan balance plus, for Citi Flex Loan,
interest accrued in the billing period in which the Citi Flex Loan was
created, calculated as the initial Flex Loan balance multiplied by
(1+APR/365)
D
APR is the APR that applies to that specific Citi Flex Plan
D is the estimated number of days remaining in the billing
period after the Citi Flex Loan is posted to the account
IPAPR
is 12*((1+APR/365)
(365/12)
-1)
N is the number of scheduled payments to be made during the
Citi Flex Plan repayment period
For Citi Flex Plans subject to a Plan Fee:
We
start by dividing the initial Citi Flex Plan balance by the selected
repayment period.
We
then add your monthly Plan Fee to determine the monthly
payment amount.
Your
first Citi Flex Plan Payment Amount will be due in the Billing Period
following the Billing Period in which you created the Citi Flex Plan. The
actual interest charged on your Citi Flex Plan will be calculated as
described in Section 3. If you do not pay your Minimum Payment Due in
full by the due date, you may owe additional interest on your Citi Flex Plan
balance if it is subject to a Citi Flex Plan APR. This will not increase the
Citi Flex Plan Payment Amount for subsequent Billing Periods, but you
may be required to make additional payments after the end of the Citi Flex
Plan repayment period to pay your Citi Flex Plan balance (including any
additional interest) in full.
If you have not paid your Minimum Payment Due for any three Billing
Periods during the Citi Flex Plan, and the Minimum Payment Due for
those three Billing Periods remains outstanding at the end of your current
Billing Period, we may cancel any existing Citi Flex Plan from your
Account, then add the balance of any canceled Citi Flex Plan to the
Purchase balance, retaining the Citi Flex Plan APR that was in
effect
at
time of cancelation. If we cancel a Citi Flex Plan subject to a Plan Fee, we
will not charge the Plan Fee after cancelation.
We
may also do this if:
You
file for bankruptcy or some other insolvency proceeding is filed by
or against you.
You
don’t honor the terms of this Agreement.
You’re
declared incompetent or mentally incapacitated or in the event
of your death.
You
enter into a hardship assistance program.
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Section 4 — FEES & FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERSION (continued)
Foreign Currency Conversion – Cash Advances.
If you take a Cash
Advance in a foreign currency at an
ATM
or branch of a nancial insti -
tution, it may not be the Card Network in all instances that converts the
Transaction
into U.S. dollars. Instead, depending on where the
Transac-
tion takes place, another third
party,
such as a nancial institution,
ATM
network or
ATM
operator,
may do the conversion.
We
do not control this.
However,
if you use your Card for a Cash Advance at a Citibank
ATM
or
branch, then we or our afliates may do the conversion.
The party that converts a Cash Advance to U.S. dollars will choose the
exchange rate and when to do the conversion. The exchange rate in
effect
on the date the Cash Advance is converted to U.S. dollars may
differ
from the rate in
effect
on the date you took the Cash Advance or
the post date for that
Transaction
shown on your statement. The
exchange rate may also
differ
from any rate quoted to you when you
made the
Transaction.
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Section 5 —
PAYMENTS
(continued)
If any of the above events
occur,
we will calculate the Minimum Payment
Due as part of the Adjusted New Balance as described in Section 5 and
you will no longer pay a monthly Citi Flex Plan Payment Amount. Any
canceled Citi Flex Plan balance amount that was added to a Purchase
balance will not be added back to a Citi Flex Plan balance, even if you
pay your outstanding Minimum Payment Due in full.
You
will not be
eligible to create another Citi Flex Plan until you pay your outstanding
Minimum Payment Due in full, and then only if we
offer
you the
opportunity to create another Citi Flex Plan.
Important Information about Citi Flex Plans and Promotional APRs:
If your Citi Flex Plan APR is higher than any other APR, such as a
promotional Balance
Transfer
APR, we will apply any payment you make
above the Minimum Payment Due to that Citi Flex Plan balance prior to
the lower APR balances. This means that if you want to pay off a
balance with a lower promotional APR before the promotional period
expires, you must first pay off all your other balances with higher
APRs, including your Citi Flex Plan balance, before you can pay off
that promotional balance.
Application of Payments.
We
decide how to apply your payments, up to
the Minimum Payment Due, to the balances on your Account. The Minimum
Payment Due is generally applied first to fees, interest and principal in the
balance with the lowest APR, then to fees, interest and principal in the
balance with the next lowest APR, and so on, until the full Minimum Payment
Due has been applied. If you pay more than the Minimum Payment Due,
we’ll apply the amount over the Minimum Payment Due first to the balance
with the highest APR, then to the balance with the next highest APR, and so
on, except as otherwise required by applicable
law.
Payment Instructions.
You
must follow the instructions below when
making a payment. If you do, we’ll credit the payment to your Account as
of the day we receive it.
1.
You
must pay in U.S. dollars.
2.
You
must use a check or electronic debit issued by a bank in
the United States.
3.
You
must not send us a check dated after the date that we receive it.
4.
You
must not enclose more than one check per envelope.
5.
You
must not include any restrictive endorsements on the check.
6.
You
must follow the additional payment instructions shown on
your statement.
If you don’t pay in U.S. dollars and we accept your payment, we’ll select
the currency conversion rate, and you must pay our costs. If you don’t
follow our payment instructions, we may not accept your payment, or there
may be a delay in crediting your Account. Either case may result in late
fees and additional interest charges to your Account. If you don’t follow the
instructions in this Agreement or on your statement, we may accept your
payment without losing our rights.
We
may reject a payment if
it’s
more
than the outstanding Account balance.
We
also may close your Account.
Report lost or stolen Cards
Request statement copies
Initiate billing disputes
Make payments
Change the billing address for
your Account
Request refund checks
Obtain Account information
such as
Transaction
histories
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AUTHORIZED
USERS
Account Use by Authorized Users.
You
can ask us to add one or more
Authorized Users to your Account. If we approve, use of your Account by
an Authorized User is subject to the terms of this Agreement.
You
must:
Obtain permission from each Authorized User before naming him or
her as an Authorized User on your Account.
Make a copy of this Agreement available to each Authorized
User.
Pay us for all charges incurred by each Authorized
User.
Notify us to remove an Authorized User from your Account.
If we remove an Authorized
User,
in some cases we may close your
Account, open a new Account and issue you a new Card.
You’re
responsible for:
Any
Transactions
made by an Authorized User on your Account.
Any
Transaction
made by an Authorized User even if the post date
shown on your statement for that
Transaction
occurs after the date
you ask us to remove the Authorized User from your Account.
Any
Transactions
made by others if an Authorized User allows them to
use your Account.
Fees and charges resulting from any
Transactions
made by an
Authorized User or others if an Authorized User allows them to use
your Account.
Account Information Rights for Authorized Users.
You
allow us to
discuss your Account with an Authorized
User.
This includes giving him
or her access to your Account information and
history.
You
also agree
that an Authorized User may use and receive information about the
Account the same way you do. An Authorized User can’t add other
Authorized Users, adjust the credit limit or close the Account.
What can Authorized Users do?
Information about Authorized Users.
You
agree to give us certain
personal information about each Authorized
User.
You
must let each one
know that you’ll give us that information and you must have his or her
permission to do so.
You
must have permission from each one to allow
us to share information about him or her as allowed by applicable
law.
This includes information we may get from you, any Authorized User
and others. It also includes information about their
Transactions
on
the Account.
Credit Reporting.
We
report information about this Account to
Consumer Reporting Agencies in the Authorized User’s name that may
appear on their credit report. This could include information about:
Late Payments;
Overlimit Amounts;
Returned Payments; and
Other violations of this Agreement.
You
must let each Authorized User know that we report Account
information in his or her name. Also, see
Credit Reporting
in Section 8.
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7
DEFAULT,
CLOSING
OR
SUSPENDING
YOUR
ACCOUNT
Default.
We
may require immediate payment of your total Account
balance, to the extent allowed by
law,
if any of the following occur:
1.
You
don’t pay at least the Minimum Payment Due by the due date.
2.
You
have a Returned Payment.
3.
You
file for bankruptcy or some other insolvency proceeding is
filed by or against you.
4.
You
don’t honor the terms of this Agreement.
5.
You
default under any other card agreement you have with us.
6.
You’re
declared incompetent or mentally incapacitated, or in the
event of your death.
Closing or Suspending
Your
Account.
We
may close or suspend your
Account if any of the events listed above
occur,
or for any reason, or for
no reason.
We
may do this at any time, without notifying you, as allowed
by
law.
We
may cancel your current Card and issue you a substitute Card
at any time.
You
also may close your Account at any time by notifying us
by telephone or in writing. If we close or suspend your Account, or if you
close your Account, you must pay us all amounts you owe on the Account
(including any amount due on a Citi Flex Plan balance), even if they post
to your Account after
it’s
closed or suspended.
Closing Secured Accounts.
If your Account is a secured Account, you
gave us a security interest in a deposit account. This secures repayment
of your Account. If you withdraw your funds from the deposit account, we
will close your Account. If you gave us a security interest in a deposit
account, we may use the deposit amount to pay any amount you owe.
9
ACCOUNT
INFORMATION,
INFORMATION SHARING
&
COMMUNICATIONS
Changes to Account Information.
You
provided certain personal
information to us when you opened your Account.
You
agree to notify
us if this information changes. If you don’t, or if we ask you to verify
your Account information and you cannot, we may suspend or close
your Account.
Information Sharing.
You
agree to let us share information about you
and your Account as allowed by
law.
This includes information we get
from you and others. Our privacy notice, which is enclosed with your new
Account materials, describes reasons Citi can share its customers’
personal information.
COMMUNICATIONS
Contacting
You.
You
agree that we (and/or our service providers or
anyone we authorize) may contact you at any phone
number,
email
address or mailing address you provide or we obtain in other ways.
This includes communications to mobile, cellular/wireless or similar
devices.
We
may contact you by live
operator, auto-dialer,
recorded or
artificial voice, text or email.
You
agree to pay any charges from your plan provider for communications
we send to you, as well as communications you send to us.
How
We
Capture and Use
Voiceprints.
We
may use voice recognition
technology to verify your identity when you call.
We
may capture and
store your voiceprint for this purpose.
Call Monitoring.
We
may monitor and record any calls between you
and us.
Notices.
We
send any notices to your billing address
or,
if you’ve agreed,
by email to the address you gave us.
We
consider a notice sent as soon
as we mail it.
We
consider an electronic notice sent as soon as we email
it, unless we receive notification that the email was undeliverable.
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CREDIT REPORTING
You
allow us to get information about you.
We
get it from Consumer
Reporting Agencies and other sources that provide consumer financial
information.
You
allow us to use it for:
Renewal of your Account;
Credit line increases or decreases;
Administration or review of your Account, collection and any
other servicing;
All other credit-related purposes connected with this Agreement;
Offers
for other cards, insurance products and other services; and
Other uses permitted by
law.
We
report Account information in your name, as well as information
about you to Consumer Reporting Agencies, on a monthly basis.
The
information
we
provide
may appear on your credit reports. This can
include information about:
Late Payments;
Overlimit Amounts;
Returned Payments; and
Other violations of this Agreement.
If you think we’ve given incorrect information to a Consumer Reporting
Agency about you (or about an Authorized User), please write to us at the
Customer Service address on your statement and we’ll research it.
We’ll
let you know if we agree or disagree with you. If we agree with you, we’ll
contact each Consumer Reporting Agency we reported to and request a
correction.
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10
TRANSACTIONS
Merchant Refunds.
A merchant refund to your Account will post to your
Account as a credit.
We
don’t control when a merchant sends an Account
credit.
We’ll
choose how to apply the credit to your existing Account
balances, including whether to apply a credit to a Citi Flex Plan or a
different
balance. If you believe a merchant credit has not been applied
properly,
please contact us. If a credit creates a credit balance on your
Account, we’ll mail you a check for the amount of the credit balance.
Note: Merchant Surcharges. Some merchants, including merchants
outside the U.S., may charge you a fee to use your Card for a Purchase.
The fee will be either a percentage of the amount of your Purchase,
or a flat fee, and will be added to the amount of your Purchase.
Usually,
a merchant will tell you about this fee before you use your Card, but not
always.
We
don’t control these fees, and can’t prevent them.
Recurring Authorized Transactions.
If you authorize a merchant or any
other person to charge your Account for recurring Transactions, you must
notify the merchant if:
You
want to discontinue these
Transactions;
Your
Account is closed;
Your
Account number changes;
Your
Card expiration date changes.
You’re responsible for reinstating any recurring authorized Transactions.
Refusal of the Card.
We
don’t guarantee approval of
Transactions.
We
are not liable for those that aren’t approved, even if you have enough
available credit on your Account. If we detect unusual or suspicious
activity,
we may suspend your credit privileges.
We
also may limit the number of
Transactions
approved in a single
day.
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ARBITRATION
PLEASE READ THIS PROVISION OF THE AGREEMENT
CAREFULLY.
This section provides that disputes may be resolved by binding
arbitration. Arbitration replaces the right to go to court, have a jury trial or
initiate or participate in a class action. In arbitration, disputes are resolved
by an
arbitrator,
not a judge or
jury.
Arbitration procedures are simpler and
more limited than in court. This arbitration provision is governed by the
Federal Arbitration Act
(FAA),
and shall be interpreted in the broadest way
the law will
allow.
Covered claims
You
or we may arbitrate
any claim, dispute or controversy between
you and us arising out of or related to your Account, a previous related
Account or our relationship (called “Claims”).
If arbitration is chosen by any
party,
neither you nor we will
have the right to litigate that Claim in court or have a jury trial
on that Claim.
Except as stated
below,
all Claims are subject to arbitration, no matter
what legal theory they’re based on or what remedy (damages, or
injunctive or declaratory relief) they seek, including Claims based on
contract, tort (including intentional tort), fraud,
agency,
your or our
negligence, statutory or regulatory provisions, or any other sources of law;
Claims made as counterclaims, cross-claims, third-party claims,
interpleaders or otherwise; Claims made regarding past, present or future
conduct; and Claims made independently or with other claims. This also
includes Claims made by or against anyone connected with us or you or
claiming through us or you, or by someone making a claim through us or
you, such as a co-applicant, Authorized
User,
employee, agent,
representative or an
affiliated/parent/subsidiary
company.
Arbitration limits
Individual Claims filed in a small claims court are not subject to
arbitration, as long as the matter stays in small claims court.
We
won’t initiate arbitration to collect a debt from you unless you
choose to arbitrate or assert a Claim against us. If you assert a Claim
against us, we can choose to arbitrate, including actions to collect a
debt from you.
You
may arbitrate on an individual basis Claims brought
against you, including Claims to collect a debt.
Claims brought as part of a class action, private attorney general or
other representative action can be arbitrated only on an individual
basis. The arbitrator has no authority to arbitrate any claim on a class
or representative basis and may award relief only on an individual
basis. If arbitration is chosen by any
party,
neither you nor we may
pursue a Claim as part of a class action or other representative action.
Claims of 2 or more persons may not be combined in the same
arbitration.
However,
applicants, co-applicants, Authorized Users on a
single Account and/or related Accounts or corporate
affiliates
are here
considered as one person.
How arbitration works
Arbitration shall be conducted by the American Arbitration Association
(“AAA”) according to this arbitration provision and the applicable AAA
arbitration rules in
effect
when the claim is filed (“AAA Rules”), except
where those rules conflict with this arbitration provision.
You
can obtain
copies of the AAA Rules at the
AAA’s
website
(www.adr.org)
or by
calling 800-778-7879 (For
TTY:
Use
711
or other Relay Service).
You
or
we may choose to have a hearing, appear at any hearing by phone or
other electronic means, and/or be represented by counsel. Any
in-person hearing will be held in the same city as the U.S. District Court
closest to your billing address.
Arbitration may be requested at any time, even where there is a
pending lawsuit, unless a trial has begun or a final judgment entered.
Neither you nor we waive the right to arbitrate by filing or serving a
complaint,
answer,
counterclaim, motion or discovery in a court lawsuit.
To
choose arbitration, a party may file a motion to compel arbitration in
a pending matter and/or commence arbitration by submitting the
required AAA forms and requisite filing fees to the AAA.
The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator in accord with
this arbitration provision and the AAA Rules, which may limit
discovery.
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S ECTION 11 — ARBITRATION (continued)
The arbitrator shall not apply any federal or state rules of civil
procedure for
discovery,
but the arbitrator shall honor claims of privilege
recognized at law and shall take reasonable steps to protect Account
information and other confidential information of either party if
requested to do so. The arbitrator shall apply applicable substantive law
consistent with the
FAA
and applicable statute of limitations, and may
award damages or other relief under applicable
law.
The arbitrator shall make any award in writing and, if requested by you
or us, may provide a brief statement of the reasons for the award.
An arbitration award shall decide the rights and obligations only of
the parties named in the arbitration, and shall not have any bearing on
any other person or dispute.
Paying for arbitration fees
We’ll
pay your share of the arbitration fee for an arbitration of Claims
of $75,000 or less if they are unrelated to debt collection. Otherwise,
arbitration fees will be allocated according to the applicable AAA Rules.
If we prevail, we may not recover our arbitration fees, unless the
arbitrator decides your Claim was frivolous. All parties are responsible
for their own
attorney’s
fees, expert fees and any other expenses,
unless the arbitrator awards such fees or expenses to you or us based
on applicable
law.
The final award
Any award by an arbitrator is final unless a party appeals it in writing to
the AAA within 30 days of notice of the award. The arbitration appeal
shall be determined by a panel of 3 arbitrators. The panel will consider
all facts and legal issues anew based on the same evidence presented
in the prior arbitration, and will make decisions based on a majority
vote. Arbitration fees for the arbitration appeal shall be allocated
according to the applicable AAA Rules. An award by a panel on appeal
is final. A final award is subject to judicial review as provided by
applicable
law.
Survival and Severability of
Terms
This arbitration provision shall survive changes in this Agreement and
termination of the Account or the relationship between you and us,
including the bankruptcy of any party and any sale of your Account, or
amounts owed on your Account, to another person or
entity.
If any part
of this arbitration provision is deemed invalid or unenforceable, the other
terms shall remain in force, except that there can be no arbitration of a
class or representative Claim. This arbitration provision may not be
amended, severed or waived, except as provided in this Agreement or
in a written agreement between you and us.
Rules for rejecting this arbitration provision
You
may reject this arbitration provision by sending a written rejection
notice to us at: PO Box 6195; Sioux Falls, SD
57117-6195.
Your
rejection
notice must be mailed within 45 days of Account opening.
Your
rejection
notice must state that you reject the arbitration provision and include
your name, address, Account number and personal signature. No one
else may sign the rejection notice.
Your
rejection notice will not apply to
the arbitration provision(s) governing any other account(s) that you have
or had with us. Rejection of this arbitration provision won’t
affect
your
other rights or responsibilities under this Agreement, including use of
the Account.
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AGREEMENT
&
BENEFIT
CHANGES
Changes to this Agreement. We may change this Agreement for any
reason and at any time, subject to applicable law. This means that
we can change rates and fees that apply to your Account. It also
means we can add, replace or remove provisions of this Agreement.
If required by applicable law, we’ll give you notice of the changes. If
you have the right to reject a change, we’ll notify you and tell you
how to reject. If we notify you of a change, we may do so on your
statement or send you a separate written notice, either of which
may be sent electronically if permitted by applicable law.
Changing Benefits.
Any benefit, reward, service or feature
offered
may
change or be discontinued at any time for any reason. Separate terms
and conditions will describe any exceptions.
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13
MISCELLANEOUS
Assignment.
We
may assign any or all of our rights and obligations
under this Agreement to a third
party.
You
may not sell, assign or transfer
your Account or any of your obligations under this Agreement.
Governing
Law.
Federal law and the law of South Dakota govern the
terms and enforcement of this Agreement.
Enforcing this Agreement.
We
won’t lose our rights under this
Agreement because we delay in enforcing them or fail to enforce them.
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, all other
provisions of the Agreement will remain in
effect.
Collection Costs.
To
the extent allowed by
law,
you’re liable to us for our
legal costs if we refer collection of your Account to a lawyer who isn’t our
salaried employee. These costs may include reasonable attorneys’ fees,
as well as costs and expenses of any legal action.
Unforeseen Circumstances.
From time to time, our services might be
unavailable due to circumstances beyond our control (such as fires,
floods, natural disasters, system failures or other unpredictable events).
When this happens, you might not be able to use your Card or obtain
information about your Account.
We’re
not responsible or liable if
this happens.
Lost or Stolen Cards, Account Numbers or Account Checks.
You
must try to prevent the unauthorized use of your Account and any Card,
including your Account
number.
You
must call us if any Card is lost or
stolen. Also, you must call us if you think someone has used or may use
these items without permission.
Headings.
The headings in this Agreement are included as a matter of
convenience and don’t define, limit or enlarge the scope of this
Agreement or any of its provisions.
Correction of Errors.
If we incorrectly apply a payment or credit to your
Account, make an incorrect payment or transfer of funds to you or an
Authorized User or anyone else on your behalf or on behalf of an
Authorized
User,
or make any other error regarding your Account, you
agree that we may correct the
error.
We
may correct the error by making
adjustments to your Account, requiring you to repay us for any incorrect
payments, credits or transfers, or taking other actions we determine are
appropriate to correct the
error.
You
agree to cooperate with us to correct
any of these errors.
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YOUR
BILLING
RIGHTS
This notice tells you about your rights and our responsibilities
under the Fair Credit Billing Act. Keep this document for future use.
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 the
address for billing inquiries and correspondence shown on the front of
your statement.
In your
letter,
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.
At least 3 business days before an automated payment is
scheduled, if you want to stop payment on the amount you think
is wrong.
You
must notify us of any potential errors in writing.
You
may call us, but
if you do we are not required to investigate any potential errors and you
may have to pay the amount in question.
What
Will
Happen After
We
Receive
Your
Letter
When we receive your
letter,
we must do 2 things:
1. Within 30 days of receiving your
letter,
we must tell you that we
received your
letter.
We
will also tell you if we have already corrected
the
error.
2. Within 90 days of receiving your
letter,
we must either correct the 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 transaction in question may remain on your statement, and we
may continue to charge you interest on that amount.
While you do not have to pay the amount in question, you are
responsible for the remainder of your balance.
We
can apply any unpaid amount against your credit limit.
After we 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 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.
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If we do not follow all of the rules above, you do not have to pay the first
$50 of the amount you question even if your bill is correct.
Your
Rights if
You’re
Dissatised with
Your
Credit Card Purchases
If you are dissatisfied with the goods or services that you have purchased
with your credit card, and you have tried in good faith to correct the
problem with the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the
remaining 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 is 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 an Account check
do not
qualify.
3.
You
must not yet have fully paid for the purchase.
If all of the criteria above are met and you are still dissatisfied with the
purchase, contact us in writing at the address for billing inquiries and
correspondence shown on the front of your statement.
While we investigate, the same rules apply to the disputed amount as
discussed above. After we finish our investigation, we will tell you our
decision. At that point, if we think you owe an amount and you do not
pay,
we may report you as delinquent.
For Further Information:
Call the Customer Service number shown on
the statement or on the back of your Card if you need more information.
For
TTY:
Use
711
or other Relay Service.
Section 14 — YOUR BILLING RIGHTS (continued)