Variable Rate Information: Your APRs will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate. The Prime Rate is as reported in The Wall Street Journal on the first Tuesday of every month or if The Wall Street Journal is not published on that day, on the next publication day. APRs are adjusted monthly for Billing Cycles ending on or after the date of the Prime Rate change. If the Prime Rate increases the Daily Periodic Rate and corresponding Annual Percentage Rate may increase. As a result, the Interest Charges, the Minimum Payment Due and the number of payments may also increase. Your Purchase APR will equal the Prime Rate plus a margin of 16.74% and your Cash Advance APR will equal the Prime Rate plus a margin of 21.74%. The applicable Daily Periodic Rate will be equal to 1/365 of the applicable APR. The APRs shown in the table above are as of October 1, 2024.

We may change APRs, fees and other Account terms in the future as provided under the Cardholder Agreement and applicable law.

Security Interest. As a condition to approving an Account for you, you must maintain a deposit with us of not less than $200 (the “Deposit”). Your Deposit will be held in a commingled non-interest-bearing deposit account with other customers’ deposits (“Deposit Account”). The Deposit Account is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to the extent permitted by law. You grant us a security interest in and pledge and assign to us that portion of the Deposit Account represented by your Deposit, including any funds deposited following the Effective Date of your Cardholder Agreement, to secure payment of all of your existing and future obligations under your Cardholder Agreement and on your Account (the “Security Interest”). Except for the Security Interest you are providing us, you shall cause the Deposit to remain unencumbered (i.e. not subject to any lien, judgment, attachment or execution). You may add funds to the Deposit Account only with our approval. If we approve such addition of funds, they must be mailed to us using a paper check at the address we specify at the time of approval. You are not permitted to initiate electronic transfers to or from the Deposit Account. You may not withdraw or transfer funds from the Deposit Account other than by our refund to you of any amounts remaining of your Deposit after your Account is closed and each of the following have occurred: (i) all amounts owed to us on your Account or otherwise owed under your Cardholder Agreement are paid in full, (ii) we receive from you all unexpired Cards, cut in half and (iii) a period of up to 2 months has elapsed since your Account was closed and your unexpired Cards returned to us, during which we may retain any amounts remaining of your Deposit to allow for any outstanding transactions to be posted to your Account. If you or we close your Account for any reason, or you are in Default (as provided in your Cardholder Agreement), you authorize us, to the extent not prohibited by law, to apply all or any part of your funds in the Deposit Account towards the outstanding balance of your Account and any other amounts owed under your Cardholder Agreement without giving you prior notice. If we choose not to, or otherwise fail to apply your funds in the Deposit Account towards amounts owed on the Account or otherwise owed under your Cardholder Agreement, you agree that: (a) we do not thereby waive any right we have to do so at any later time, and to the extent not prohibited by law we may so apply such funds at any time, in our sole discretion; and (b) you are not thereby excused from the performance of any obligation owing with respect to the Account or otherwise under your Cardholder Agreement. However, if the Account is closed by you or by us for any reason, and we fail to apply your funds in the Deposit Account towards amounts owed on the Account or otherwise owed under your Cardholder Agreement, you may request in writing that we apply your funds in the Deposit Account towards such amounts. We will honor any such written request within 10 days after we receive it at PO Box 84040, Sioux Falls, SD 57118-4040. If the amount of your funds in the Deposit Account exceeds the amount you owe us, then, we will refund to you any amount of your Deposit remaining in the Deposit Account after all obligations owed to us are satisfied subject to the time period restrictions described above. Except for your Deposit in the Deposit Account, we do not have a security interest in any other of your property in connection with your Account. Funds in the Deposit Account are not held in trust for the Cardholder.

Credit Limit and Available Credit: The maximum permitted outstanding balance for your Account (including principal, accrued Interest and fees, whether billed or unbilled) is your credit limit (“Credit Limit”). Your credit available (“Available Credit”) is the Credit Limit less your outstanding balance and any amounts we at our sole discretion may add to keep your outstanding balance below your Credit Limit, such as Interest Charges and Fees incurred but not yet billed. The initial Credit Limit for your Account will be equal to the amount of the Deposit that you make with us, which must be at least $200 (see “Security Interest” above). However, if you choose to deposit more than $200 your initial deposit and corresponding Credit Limit must be at least $300 and may not exceed $2,000. Your initially available credit will be equal to your initial Credit Limit, less the $29 initial Annual Fee imposed after your Account is opened. For example, if your initial Credit Limit is $200, your initially available credit would be $171. (The renewal Annual Fee, when imposed annually thereafter, will also reduce your then available credit by $29.) If you choose to select a Premium Plastic Card Design the cost of the selected card design will reduce your available credit by that amount. Your Credit Limit may be increased only with our approval. For cardholders under the age of 21 with a co-signer, the co-signer must sign a written statement approving the increase and taking responsibility for repayment of the increase. If we approve your request to do so, your Credit Limit and Available Credit may be increased by your making an additional deposit with good funds to your Account, by mailing them to us at the address we specify at the time of approval. We may choose to increase your Credit Limit without requiring you to add to the Deposit Account. Any increases in your Credit Limit are subject to credit approval. The maximum Credit Limit you can obtain over time is $5,000. Payments you make on your Account will not increase your Available Credit until we are assured that the payment has not been dishonored. This payment hold may take up to ten (10) days.

To qualify for an Account, you understand that:

• You must be at least 18 years of age (19 in Alabama and Nebraska) and have a valid social security number, unless otherwise specified.
• You must be a resident of a U.S. state.
• You may be ineligible if you have responded to a previous offer for a credit card issued by us within the last 30 days or if you have been approved for a previous credit card offer from us.

We maintain the right not to open your account if: a) the information provided as part of your application is incomplete, inaccurate, or cannot be verified, b) your security deposit is not received or is returned, or c) you do not meet our standards for opening an account.

Your Account may be used only for personal, family or household purposes. Your Account may be used only for valid and lawful purposes. If you use, or allow someone else to use, your Card and Account for any other purpose, you will be responsible for such use and may be required to reimburse us for all amounts or expenses we pay as a result of such use. You may not use the Card or your Account for any illegal transaction or any gambling transaction. We will decline identifiable gambling transactions.

These Important Disclosures, and the Cardholder Agreement and Deposit Agreement, will be governed by Georgia law and applicable federal law.

Paying Interest. Interest accrues on Purchases beginning on the date a Purchase is posted to your Account. However, interest will not be imposed on Purchases we post to your Account in any Billing Cycle in which the Previous Balance shown on your Billing Statement for that Billing Cycle is zero or paid in full by the Payment Due Date during that Billing Cycle, if you pay your New Balance in full by the Payment Due Date shown on that Billing Statement. Interest accrues on Cash Advances beginning on the transaction date. There is no time within which you can pay the balance of a Cash Advance to avoid Interest.

Minimum Interest Charge. If your Account is subject to an Interest charge during any Billing Cycle, the Minimum Interest Charge will be $1.50, if the calculated Interest charge would otherwise be less.

How We Compute the Balance Subject to Interest Rate. Interest for a Billing Cycle is calculated separately for Purchase and Cash Advance balances. Convenience Checks are included in the Cash Advance balance. For each balance type we use the daily balance method (including current transactions). For each balance type, we figure the interest charge on your account by applying the applicable Daily Periodic Rate to the applicable “daily balance” of your account for each day in the Billing Cycle. To get the “daily balance” for Purchases, we take the beginning Purchases balance of your account each day (including any unpaid Interest, Minimum Interest Charges and Fees), add any new Purchases and Fees, and any Interest accrued on the previous day’s daily balance, and subtract the applicable portion of any new payments or credits. To get the “daily balance” for Cash Advances, we take the beginning Cash Advances balance of your account each day (including any unpaid Interest and Fees), add any new Cash Advances and Fees, and any Interest accrued on the previous day’s daily balance, and subtract the applicable portion of any new payments or credits. (All Fees are included in the Purchases daily balance except Cash Advance Fees and Foreign Transaction Fees related to Cash Advances, which are included in the Cash Advances daily balance.) The total Interest for the Billing Cycle is the sum of the daily interest charges for each balance type for each day during that Billing Cycle. Your Billing Statement will show a Balance Subject to Interest Rate for each balance type. That Balance Subject to Interest Rate is the average of the daily balances during the Billing Cycle, which is their sum divided by the number of days in the Billing Cycle. The method we use to figure the daily balance and Interest results in daily compounding of interest.

 

Fees

Cash Advance Fee. In addition to the periodic Interest on Cash Advances, a Fee of the greater of $10.00 or 3% of each Cash Advance will be posted to your Account, and such fee is included in your daily balance for Cash Advances for the purpose of calculating Interest. The Cash Advance Fee is a Finance Charge.

Foreign Transaction Fee. We will assess a Foreign Transaction Fee equal to 3% of the transaction amount for any transaction made in a foreign currency that is converted to U.S. dollars by Mastercard International. This Foreign Transaction Fee will be applied to all transactions posted to your Account in a foreign currency, including all Purchases, Cash Advances, and returns and adjustments (e.g., for returned merchandise) and for the purpose of calculating Interest is included in the daily balance for the same daily balance type (e.g., Purchases or Cash Advances) as the transaction to which the Foreign Transaction Fee relates. A portion of each Foreign Transaction Fee is passed on by us to Mastercard International in connection with each foreign transaction. The Foreign Transaction Fee is a Finance Charge.

Annual Fee. Your Account will be assessed an Annual Fee of $29.00 after your Account has been opened and annually thereafter. To the extent not prohibited by law, the Annual Fee is non-refundable except if we close your Account for a reason other than at your request and other than for your Default, in which case you will be entitled to a pro-rata refund of the portion of your Annual Fee which corresponds to the remaining portion of the annual period for which the Annual Fee was imposed. Your payment of the Annual Fee does not affect our right to close your Account or to limit your ability to make transactions on your Account.

Late Payment Fee. If we do not receive at least the Minimum Payment Due by the Payment Due Date shown on your Billing Statement, you will be charged a Late Payment Fee of up to $30.00 and up to $41.00 (if you have been subject to a Late Payment Fee during any of the preceding six Billing Cycles). We may also refer to this Fee as the “late fee” or “late charge.”

Returned Payment Fee. If your payment by check or other payment instrument (including an electronic funds transfer or a telephone authorized draft) is not honored for any reason or cannot be processed, we will charge a Returned Payment Fee of up to $30.00.

Premium Plastic Card Design Fee. If you choose to select a Premium Plastic Card Design, you authorize us to bill a one-time Premium Plastic Card Design Fee to your account. The cost of the selected card will be disclosed to you at the time you select it and will reduce your available credit by that amount, however, will never exceed $10.00. The Premium Plastic Card Design Fee is refundable if you request to cancel the Premium Card Design and notify us of your election within thirty (30) days or one billing cycle (whichever is less) after the fee appears on your monthly billing statement.

Billing Statement Copy Fee. If you request an additional copy of a Billing Statement that is more than six (6) months old, we will charge you a Billing Statement Copy Fee of $1.00 for each Billing Statement requested to the extent not prohibited by law.

Expedited Telephone Payment Fee. We may make available at our customer service number an expedited telephone payment service involving assistance by one of our associates or agents. We will charge a $10.00 Expedited Telephone Payment Fee for each expedited payment authorized by telephone in this way.

ARBITRATION. By applying for or obtaining a Secured Mastercard issued by Synovus Bank of Columbus, Georgia, you agree that any disputes of any type with our representatives or us will be resolved exclusively by binding arbitration governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., and the substantive law of the State of Georgia (without applying its choice-of-law rules). This means you and we are waiving the right to jury trial, to discovery and other procedures available in court, and to be a class representative or participate in a class action lawsuit. You and we agree that any arbitration will be limited to the individual dispute between us and neither you nor we shall be entitled to join or consolidate claims in arbitration involving other cardholders or other amounts or arbitrate any claim as a representative or member of a class or in a private attorney general capacity. You may opt out of arbitration by following the procedure described in the full text of the arbitration clause in the Cardholder Agreement without affecting your application or status as a cardholder if a credit card is issued.

USA PATRIOT Act. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activity, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an Account.

What this means to you. When you open an Account we will ask you for your name, address, social security number, date of birth and other information that will allow us to identify you.

 

State Specific Information

California Residents: A married applicant may apply for a separate account.

Delaware Residents: Service charges not in excess of those permitted by law will be charged on the outstanding balances from month to month. You may at any time pay your total unpaid balance.

Maryland Residents: Finance charges will be imposed in amounts or at rates not in excess of those permitted by law.

New York Residents: We may obtain at any time your credit reports, for any legitimate purpose associated with the account or the application or request for an account, including but not limited to reviewing, modifying, renewing and collecting on your account. On your request, you will be informed if such a report was ordered. If so, you will be given the name and address of the consumer reporting agency furnishing the report. New York residents may contact the New York State Department of Financial Services to obtain a comparative listing of credit card rates, fees and grace periods. New York State Department of Financial Services - (800) 342-3736 or https://www.dfs.ny.gov/.

Ohio Residents: The Ohio laws against discrimination require that all creditors make credit equally available to all credit-worthy customers, and that credit reporting agencies maintain separate credit histories on each individual upon request. The Ohio civil rights commission administers compliance with this law.

Washington Residents: A service charge will be computed on the outstanding balance for each month. You may at any time pay your total unpaid balance.

Wisconsin Residents: Married Wisconsin Residents: If you are married: (i) you confirm that this Account is being established, and related obligations incurred, in the interest of your marriage or family; (ii) No provision of a marital property agreement {including a Statutory Individual Property Classification Agreement pursuant to Sec.766.587, Wis. Stats.}, a unilateral statement under s. 766.59 or a court decree under s. 766.70 adversely affects the interest of the creditor unless the creditor, prior to the time the credit is granted, is furnished a copy of the agreement, statement or decree or has actual knowledge of the adverse provision when the obligation to the creditor is incurred; (iii) you understand and agree that we will provide a copy of this Agreement to your spouse for their information