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Exchange On-Line Application

Military Star and Military Clothing applications are identical.
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[Provided to patron as a drop down read]
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
MILITARY STAR® Card Application
(Read Agency Disclosure Notice, Privacy Act Statement, and Instructions before
completing form.)
AGENCY DISCLOSURE NOTICE
OMB CONTROL NUMBER: 0702-0137
OMB EXPIRATION DATE: SEP 30, 2022
The public reporting burden for this collection of information, 0702‐0137, is
estimated to average 2 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments
regarding the burden estimate or burden reduction suggestions to the Department of
Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, at whs.mc‐alex.esd.mbx.dd‐dod‐
informationcollections@mail.mil. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB
control number.

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PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY: 10 U.S.C. 7013, Secretary of the Army; 10 U.S.C. 9013, Secretary of
the Air Force; Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (Pub.L. 89‐508, as amended)
and Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub.L. 97‐365, as amended), as amended by the
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub.L. 104‐134, section 31001) as
codified in 31 U.S.C. §3711, Collection and Compromise; 31 CFR 285.11,
Administrative Wage Garnishment; DoD Instruction 1330.21, Armed Services
Exchange Regulations; DoD 7000.14‐R, Department of Defense Financial
Management Regulation Volume 13:, “Nonappropriated Funds Policy” and Volume
16: “Department of Defense Debt Management”; Army Regulation 215‐8/Air Force
Instruction 34‐211(I), Army and Air Force Exchange Service Operations; and E.O.
9397 (SSN), as amended.
PRINCIPAL PURPOSES(S): To determine an individual’s credit worthiness,
monitor account activity, process account purchases, payments and/or collections,
answer patron’s questions about their account, determine indebtedness and eligibility
to cash checks at Exchange facilities, administer and respond to questions about the
Federal Claims Collection Act, and post to Exchange Accounts Receivable and audit
results.
ROUTINE USE(S): Your records may be disclosed outside of DoD pursuant to Title
5 U.S.C. §552a(b)(3) regarding DoD “Blanket Routine Uses” published
at http://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsIndex/BlanketRoutineUses.aspx. This
includes disclosure to the Department of the Treasury, and a debt collection agency
with which the United States has contracted for collection services to recover debts
owed to the United States. To any employer (person or entity) that employs the
services of others and that pays their wages or salaries, where the employee owes a
delinquent nontax debt to the United States. The term employer includes, but is not
limited to, State and local governments, but does not include any agency of the
Federal Government. To consumer reporting agencies pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552a(b)(12) as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (14 U.S.C. 1681a(f)) or the
Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)). The purpose of this
disclosure is to aid in the collection of outstanding debts owed to the Federal
government; typically, to provide an incentive for debtors to repay delinquent Federal
government debts by making these debts part of their credit report. The disclosure is
limited to information necessary to establish the identity of the individual, including
name, address, and taxpayer identification number (Social Security Number); the
amount, status, and history of the claim; and the agency or program under which the
claim arose for the sole purpose of allowing the consumer reporting agency to prepare

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a commercial credit report. This disclosure will be made only after the procedural
requirement of 31 U.S.C. 3711(f) has been followed.
DISCLOSURE: Voluntary, however, failure to provide all the requested information
may result in the denial of your application for inadequate data.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Please complete application in its entirety to ensure timely processing.
2. Follow all directions printed on the application.
3. Please read the terms and conditions prior to submitting your application.
4. Questions should be directed to Exchange Credit Program Contact Center at 1877-891-7827.

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EXCHANGE CREDIT PROGRAM ACCOUNT OPENING DISCLOSURES
Interest Rates and Interest Charges
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for
Purchases

10.99% for Retail Plan purchases
This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate.

0.00% for Military Clothing Plan purchases
Penalty APR and When it Applies

18.99%
This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate. This APR
may be applied to all of your Account balances and new purchases, if
you do not pay the full amount of any Total Minimum Payment Due
within 60 days of its Payment Due Date.
How Long Will the Penalty APR Apply? If your APRs are increased
for this reason, the Penalty APR will apply until you make six
consecutive payments of the Total Minimum Payment Due by their
Payment Due Dates, beginning with the first Total Minimum Payment
Due that is due immediately after the Penalty APR takes effect.

How to Avoid Paying Interest

Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each billing cycle.
We will not charge you any interest on purchases if you pay your entire
balance by the due date each month.

Minimum Interest Charge

If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than $0.50.

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For Credit Card Tips from the
Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau

To learn more about factors to consider when applying for or using a
credit card, visit the website of the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau at consumer finance.gov / learnmore

Fees
Annual Fee

None.

Penalty Fees


Returned Payment

Up to $25

How We Will Calculate Your Balance: We use a method called “daily balance.” See your MILITARY STAR Credit Program
Agreement for more details.
Billing Rights: Information on your rights to dispute transactions and how to exercise those rights is provided in your MILITARY
STAR Credit Program Agreement.

MILITARY LENDING ACT DISCLOSURE
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: the costs associated with
credit insurance premiums; fees for ancillary products sold in connection with the credit transaction; any application fee charged
(other than credit application fees for specified credit transactions or accounts); and any participation fee charged (other than certain
participation fees for a credit card account).
Please refer to Section 12 of the Military Star Credit Card Agreement to see how your monthly minimum payment is calculated.
Please call toll- free 1-877-891-7827 to hear this disclosure orally.

Variable APRs are based on the 4.00% Prime Rate in effect as of 5/5/2022, which remained in effect as of a date not more than 30
days before you received these Account Opening Disclosures. The variable APR for Retail Plan purchases is 10.99% (a Daily
Periodic Rate of 0.03011%), based on a Margin of 6.99% that we added to this Prime Rate. The variable Penalty APR is 18.99% (a
Daily Periodic Rate of 0.05203%), based on a Margin of 14.99% that we added to this Prime Rate.

EXCHANGE CREDIT PROGRAM AGREEMENT
This EXCHANGE CREDIT PROGRAM Agreement ("Agreement") governs the MILITARY STAR Private Label Revolving Credit
Account (“Account”) available through the Exchange Credit Program and administered by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service
(“AAFES”), P.O. Box 650410, Dallas, TX 75265-0410. Your Account application and other documents we provide to modify or
supplement this Agreement are incorporated into and made a part of the Agreement by reference. Please read the entire Agreement
carefully before you use or permit the use of the Account and keep it for your records.
1. Definitions and General Terms: In this Agreement, the terms “we,” “us,” and “our” mean the Account creditor to which you
applied for an Account or from which you obtain Account credit (AAFES, the Navy Exchange Service Command, the Marine Corps
Exchange, or Coast Guard Exchange Service), and any entity to which your Account or its unpaid balance may be assigned. The
terms “you” and “your” refer to the individual who applied for and accepted an Account and the terms of this Agreement (see Section
2). The term “Authorized User” is defined below in Section 5. Any reference to a “Card” means any card we issue to you or an
Authorized User that is used to access your Account. Other capitalized terms used below are explained in the context of their first
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Whenever this Agreement states that we may take certain actions, it means we are authorized to take those actions in our sole
discretion. Whenever this Agreement requires or allows you to provide us with a written notice or re quest related to your Account, you
must send that notice or request to Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Exchange Credit Program, P.O. Box 650410, Dallas, TX
75265-0410, unless we have instructed you otherwise in this Agreement, a periodic Account statement, or another document we
might provide after this Agreement becomes effective.
2. When Agreement Is Effective: You understand and agree that this Agreement is effective as of the first date you or an Authorized
User use a Card or the Account.
3. Your Promise to Us: You agree to the terms and conditions in this Agreement and promise to do everything this Agreement
requires of you. You agree to pay us for all purchases charged to the Account by you and any Authorized User. You agree to pay the
Interest Charges (see Section 10 below), Account Fees (see Section 11 below), and all other fees, charges, costs, and expenses as
provided in this Agreement, including, without limitation, those described in Section 16 below (“Default and Remedies”).
4. Account Eligibility: Eligible Exchange patrons who satisfy our creditworthiness standards may open and maintain an Account
with us. We receive notification from the Department of Defense regarding the status of eligible patrons and use this information to
determine eligibility for an Account. You and your Authorized Users may not make purchases with the Account once your eligibility
has ended. An individual presenting a power of attorney form or identified as your attorney-in-fact cannot open an Account in your
name or on your behalf as an account holder. The Account creditor to which you apply for an Account or from which you obtain
Account credit (AAFES, Navy Exchange Service Command, Marine Corps Exchange, or Coast Guard Exchange Service) will
determine whether you are eligible to use your Account for making Military Clothing Plan purchases.
5. Authorized Users: You may authorize eligible dependents (as defined by the Department of Defense) who are 18 years or older,
with current Exchange privileges, to use the Account as an “Authorized User”. To do so, you must identify the Authorized User in the
Account application or in a written request you send to us after the Account is opened. You may remove an Authorized User by
contacting the Exchange Call Center at 877-891-7827 or making the request in writing. No one other than you may add or remove the
authority of any Authorized User to use the Card or the Account, even if that person has been designated to act for you through a
Power of Attorney. You understand and agree that Authorized Users may use the Account and Card to make purchases from us and
to may make Account payments on your behalf. You also understand and agree that you are liable for all amounts due for the
Account under the Agreement, including amounts due for Account purchases made by you and by any Authorized User. Authorized
Users may not change the mailing address or electronic mail address of the Account.
6. Eligible Account Purchases: You and each Authorized User may use the Account to purchase qualifying goods and services
from us, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Depending on the Account we maintain for you under this Agreement,
you and each Authorized User may use the Account to purchase qualifying goods and services from us under our Retail Plan, Military
Clothing Plan (if you qualify), and any Special Promotion plan we may offer from time to time. Any Account purchases returned to us
will result in a credit to your Account, not a cash refund, and may be subject to a restocking fee. Account purchases are subject to the
terms of our Retail Plan, unless we determine that those purchases qualify for different treatment under the Military Clothing Plan or a
Special Promotion. Terms that apply to a Special Promotion are described in this Agreement, except to the extent those terms are
changed by promotional disclosures that modify or supplement this Agreement. Account purchases that qualify for the Military
Clothing Plan (formerly UCDPP) are limited to the following: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) procured issue military
clothing items and footwear; DSCP organizational clothing and individual equipment (OCIE) items; AAFES commercial uniform
clothing, undergarments, insignia and footwear items to be worn with the uniform. Military clothing and equipment offered by other
vendors are not eligible for the Military Clothing Plan. You understand and agree that this Account may be used only for personal,
family or household purposes, and may not be used for any commercial or business purposes. You agree not to use the Account or
permit it to be used to purchase goods or services intended for resale to any person or party other than you. You also agree not to
use the Account or Card or permit them to be used for any illegal transaction or purpose.
7. Credit Limits and Available Credit: The Credit Limit of your Account is the maximum amount you may owe us at any time. The
Available Credit of your Account is the amount of credit that remains available to you, up to the amount of your applicable Credit
Limit. We may restrict or delay the Available Credit of your Account for risk management purposes, to protect you and us against
actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions, and for other legitimate reasons. We may establish separate Credit Limits for
the Retail Plan and the Military Clothing Plan. When you do not have enough Available Credit to complete a purchase under the
Military Clothing Plan, we may allow you to complete that purchase under the Retail Plan (subject to the Available Credit, Interest
Charges, Account Fees and other terms and conditions that otherwise apply to Retail Plan purchases). Your Credit Limits will be
shown on your monthly Account statements (“Periodic Statements”). You must ensure that your Account balances do not exceed the
Credit Limits we set for your Account from time to time, even if we electronically or manually authorize an Account purchase. If your
Account balance is more than your applicable Credit Limit, we can still charge you for any and all Account purchases, Interest
Charges and Account Fees, and require that you immediately pay any amount exceeding your Credit Limit, without giving up any of
our rights under this Agreement. We may increase or decrease your Credit Limits at any time without advance notice to you, subject

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to any requirements or limitations of applicable law. An Authorized User, an individual presenting a power of attorney form or
otherwise identified as your attorney-in-fact, may not request an increase of decrease in the credit limit assigned to your Account.
8. Purchase Authorizations: We may ask that you or any Authorized User provide identification documents to confirm eligibility for
an Account purchase. We may decline to authorize any purchase requested on your Account. If the system we use to authorize
Account purchases is not working, we may not authorize a purchase, even if your Available Credit is sufficient for that purchase. We
will not be liable to you if this occurs. We may not authorize a purchase if you are in Default (see Section 16 below), if the Available
Credit under the Account has been suspended or cancelled for any reason, if you have not followed our procedures for requesting a
purchase, or for other reasons. You will be bound by any policy we disclose, such as “no returns,” “no refund,” “no return or credit
without receipt,” “as is,” “store credit only,” “all sales final,” or similar statements.
9. Periodic Statements; Billing Cycles: We will, as required by law, send a Periodic Statement to you or your designee after the
end of each Billing Cycle. Each Periodic Statement will show the ending date of the most recent Billing Cycle (the “Closing Date”). A
Billing Cycle refers to the number of days between Closing Dates. Each Periodic Statement will show the total amount you owed as of
the Closing Date of your prior Periodic Statement (the “Previous Balance”), and the amounts added to and subtracted from the
Previous Balance to determine the total amount you owe as of your most recent Closing Date (the “New Balance”).
The Periodic Statement will show the minimum amount you must pay (the “Total Minimum Payment Due”) and the date on which your
payment is due (the “Payment Due Date,” which will be at least 25 days after the Closing Date). See Section 12 below for more
information about how your Total Minimum Payment Due is determined. Only one Periodic Statement will be sent each month to the
address of record for your Account (see Section 15 below). Your Billing Cycle may be changed at any time and for our convenience,
as permitted by law.
You should review each Periodic Statement carefully. Subject to any limitations or requirements of applicable law, you may be bound
by what the Periodic Statement shows if there is a billing error on your Periodic Statement and you do not advise us of the error within
60 days after we have mailed it to you. For more information about billing disputes and your rights, read the section below called
“Your Billing Rights.”
10. Interest Charges:
A. Daily Periodic Rates; Index for Variable Rate Adjustments. The Daily Periodic Rate used to determine your periodic rate
finance charges (“Interest Charges”) is determined by dividing the corresponding Annual Percentage Rate by three hundred sixty five
(365) or, in a leap year, by three hundred sixty six (366). The resulting Daily Periodic Rate is carried five places past the decimal
point, and the last digit is rounded. The Daily Periodic Rates and Annual Percentage Rates applied to Retail Plan and Special
Promotion balances may vary from monthly Billing Cycle to monthly Billing Cycle, based on published changes in the index rate that
applies to your Account. If your Account balances become subject to the Penalty APR as described below in Section 10(G), the Daily
Periodic Rates and Annual Percentage Rates we apply to all of your unpaid Retail Plan, Special Promotion, and Military Clothing Plan
balances may vary from monthly Billing Cycle to monthly Billing Cycle, based on published changes in the index rate that applies to
your Account. Each variable Daily Periodic Rate and corresponding Annual Percentage Rate is based on the value of a published
index rate plus the Margins described below in Section 10(D), in Section 10(G), or in separate documents that modify or supplement
this Agreement. The index rate used for variable rate adjustments will be the highest bank prime loan rate published in “Money Rates”
section of The Wall Street Journal on the Closing Date of your previous Billing Cycle or the business day immediately before that
Closing Date (the “WSJ Prime Rate”). Changes in an index rate will be effective as of the first day of a monthly Billing Cycle. An
increase in the index rate will result in increased Interest Charges and an increased Total Minimum Payment Due.
B. How We Calculate Balances Subject to Interest Rate. We figure the Interest Charges for your Account by applying the Daily
Periodic Rate to the “Daily Balance” of your Account (including new purchases) for each day in the Billing Cycle. We calculate a
separate Daily Balance for each of the different categories of your Account (for purchases made under the Retail Plan, the Military
Clothing Plan, and any Special Promotions). To get the “Daily Balance” for each Account category, we take the beginning balance of
your Account each day in each category, add any new purchases, and then subtract any unpaid Interest Charges, unpaid Account
Fees, unpaid costs and charges of collection, payments and credits. This gives us the Daily Balance for each category of your
Account.
C. Grace Period. The Periodic Statement for the Billing Cycle with the most recent Closing Date is your “Current Statement.” New
purchases shown for the first time on your Current Statement will begin to accrue Interest Charges from the date of the purchase,
except as provided in this Agreement or as otherwise required by law. New purchases shown for the first time on your Current
Statement will not begin to accrue Interest Charges until the first day of the following Billing Cycle if: (a) there is no Previous Balance
or there is a credit balance for the Billing Cycle shown on your Current Statement; or (b) the sum of payments and credits we
received during the Billing Cycle shown on your Current Statement was at least equal to the Previous Balance shown on that Current

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Statement. To avoid additional Interest Charges, you must pay the full New Balance shown on the Current Statement by the Payment
Due Date shown on the same Periodic Statement. We will give you the benefit of a grace period for certain partial payments you
make, in those limited circumstances and to the extent required by law.
D. Interest Charges for Retail Plan Purchases. The variable Annual Percentage Rate used to determine the Interest Charges for
Retail Plan purchases will be based on the WSJ Prime Rate plus a Margin of 6.99%. The Account Opening Disclosures provided with
this Agreement disclose the Annual Percentage Rate and Daily Periodic Rate in effect for Retail Plan purchases on or near the date
your Account was opened.
E. Interest Charges for Military Clothing Plan. The non-variable Annual Percentage Rate for purchases qualifying for the Military
Clothing Plan is 0.00% (a Daily Periodic Rate of 0.00000%).
F. Interest Charges for Special Promotions. The Interest Charges and other terms and conditions for any Special Promotion will be
described in separate promotional disclosures that modify or supplement this Agreement.
G. Penalty APR. A “Penalty APR Triggering Event” will occur if you have not paid a Total Minimum Payment Due within 60 days of its
applicable Payment Due Date (in other words, within 90 days after the Closing Date of the Billing Cycle for which we determined this
minimum payment was due). If a Penalty APR Triggering Event occurs, we may apply an increased Annual Percentage Rate (a
“Penalty APR”) on an indefinite basis to the unpaid Account balances for all of your Retail Plan, Special Promotion and Military
Clothing Plan purchases and any new Account purchases we permit, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or required by
law. In addition to applying this Penalty APR, we may close your Account to future purchases and exercise other remedies related to
this event of Default as provided in this Agreement (see Section 16 below). The Penalty APR is a variable Annual Percentage Rate
determined as of the date we first apply it, based on the WSJ Prime Rate plus a Margin of 14.99%. The Account Opening Disclos ures
provided with this Agreement disclose the Penalty APR in effect on or near the date your Account was opened. If we receive six
consecutive payments of your Total Minimum Payment Due by their Payment Due Dates, beginning with the first Total Minimum
Payment Due that is due immediately after the Penalty APR takes effect, then we will begin to apply the standard Annual Percentage
Rates then in effect for your Retail Plan purchases and any applicable Military Clothing Plan purchases. An increase to the Penalty
APR will result in increased Interest Charges and an increased Total Minimum Payment Due.
H. Minimum Interest Charge. A minimum Interest Charge (a Finance Charge) of $0.50 will be assessed in any Billing Cycle in which
an Interest Charge is due, but is less than $0.50.
I. Temporary Reductions in Interest Charges. Your Interest Charges may be temporarily reduced based on military activation or
deployment. At the end of your activation or deployment, the Interest Charges will return to the rates then in effect under this
Agreement. To request a temporary reduction in Interest Charges, you or your representative must provide a copy of your activation
or deployment orders to us by sending them: (1) by email to us at deployment@aafes.com; (2) by facsimile transmission to (214) 4652997; or (3) by mail addressed to the Exchange Credit Program, PO Box 650410, Dallas, TX 75265-0410.
11. Account Fees.
A. Returned Payment Fee. If any check, payment instrument, or any form of electronic payment to us is dishonored by your
depository institution or returned to us unpaid for any reason, we will assess and add a Returned Payment Fee of up to $25.00 to
your Account. The Returned Payment Fee will not exceed the Total Minimum Payment Due for your Account immediately before the
date on which your payment was returned unpaid.
B. Document Copy Fee. On non-disputed matters and matters unrelated to a Billing Error, and subject to any limitations or
restrictions of applicable law, we may require that you pay us a flat processing fee of $5.00 per request, plus $0.25 (25 cents) for
each page printed each time you request photocopies or reprints of Account and transaction documents. Recent historical statements
are available on www.MyECP.com.
12. Payments; Total Minimum Payment Due. You may pay your New Balance in full any time without penalty or pay it in
monthly installments. Paying your entire New Balance or paying more than your Total Minimum Payment Due will help you reduce
or avoid Interest Charges. To pay the New Balance in installments, you must pay us at least the Total Minimum Payment Due for
each Billing Cycle by the Payment Due Date shown on each Periodic Statement. Your Periodic Statement will disclose the Total
Minimum Payment Due after each Billing Cycle.
Your Total Minimum Payment Due will be the sum of items 1 through 4 below:

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1.

2.
3.
4.

The greater of:
. $10.00 (or the entire New Balance if it is less than $10.00); or
a. 1.5% of the unpaid balance of your Retail Plan and Special Promotion purchases including accrued Interest
Charges for such purchases (or any different percentage of Special Promotion purchases including accrued
Interest Charges separately disclosed to you in documents that modify or supplement this Agreement), based on
the unpaid balance of such purchases as of the Closing Date for the Billing Cy cle during which you made your most
recent Retail Plan and/or Special Promotion purchase; plus
8.333% of the unpaid balance of any Military Clothing Plan purchases (if applicable), based on the unpaid balance of these
purchases as of the Closing Date of the Billing Cycle during which you made you most recent Military Clothing Plan
purchase; plus
All past due payments; plus
The amount by which your Account balance exceeds any applicable Credit Limit.

13. Method of Payment; Check Endorsements. You may make payments on your Account by sending personal checks, money
orders or other negotiable instruments, payable in U.S. dollars, to the Payment Address shown on your Periodic Statement. Any
payments received there will be promptly credited to your Account as specified on your Periodic Statement. Include your payment
stub and do not send cash. Your Available Credit may not immediately show a payment has been applied to your Account if any
payment you make is not received at the Payment Address shown on your Periodic Statement or is not accompanied by the payment
coupon portion of your Periodic Statement. We may also permit you to make Account payments at your local Exchange or online at
Exchange Credit Central on www.MyECP.com.
You must not send us any check marked "payment in full," or with similar terms or other conditions, unless both you and
one of our authorized representatives have agreed in writing to resolve a dispute in that manner. We can accept such checks
or late or partial payments without losing our right to receive the full amount you owe for your Account under this Agreement.
When you provide a check as payment, you agree that we may use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund
transfer from the deposit account at the financial institution identified on the check or process the payment as a check transaction.
When we use information from your check to initiate an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your deposit account
as soon as the same day we receive your payment. The electronic fund transfer will be the same as the amount shown on your
check, without including any additional amounts. Electronically processed checks (and checks presented electronically) are not
returned to you by your depository institution. We will retain an image of your electronically processed check as required by law. In
the ordinary course of business, your check will not be provided to you with your deposit account statement, but you can retrieve a
copy of your check by contacting your depository institution. Please notify us at the address provided above in Section 1 if you want
to learn about other payment options and you prefer not to have your check used in this way.
14. Application of Payments. We have the right to apply payments to the Total Minimum Payment Due for your Account in the order
and manner we determine in our sole discretion. We will apply payments that exceed your Total Minimum Payment Due in the
manner required by law, which generally means that any such excess payment amounts will be applied to your Account balances in
descending order, beginning with Account balances subject to higher APRs. Special rules may apply if we offer certain deferred
interest or similar programs as a Special Promotion or if we agree to apply payments in a specific manner at your request.
15. Account Documents We Send to You; Change of Address. You agree that any Account notices, Periodic Statements, and
correspondence (together, “Account Documents”) we send will be effective notice to you if sent to the most recent address we
maintain for your Account in our records (your Account “address of record”). Initially, your address of record will be the address you
provided on your Account application. If any address of record we maintain changes for any reason, you must give us written notice
of any new address of record. To change your contact information such as any mailing address, email address or telephone number,
you may sign on to your account at www.MyECP.com. You may also contact the call center at 877-891-7827; go to the customer
service desk at an Exchange; or complete and mail the change of address form on your billing statement. You understand and agree
that we may update your address of record by using information we receive from national change of address service providers.
Account Documents will be deemed given to you when they are hand delivered to you or deposited in the mail using your address of
record, or, if you consented to electronic delivery, when sent by electronic means. If you do not receive any Periodic Statement after
you attempt to change the address of record, it is your responsibility to contact us again and verify that any such address of record
has been updated.
16. Default and Remedies. Subject to any limitations or notice requirements under applicable law, we may declare your Account in
default if any of the following occur (each, a “Default”): (a) you do not make any Total Minimum Payment Due by its applicable
Payment Due Date; (b) you do not, upon our request, pay the full unpaid balance of your Account after the date your Exchange
privileges are terminated or you voluntarily ask us to cancel your Available Credit and close your Account as provided in Section 19
below; (c) you do not do anything this Agreement requires of you; (d) you die, are adjudged incompetent or become the subject of a
bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; (e) you have supplied us at any time with mis leading, false, incomplete, or incorrect information;

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(f) you or an Authorized User attempt or make any fraudulent use of the Account, before or after it is suspended or closed; (g) a
purchase in which we retain a security interest is transferred, stolen or significantly damaged; (h) we have suspended your check
presentation privileges; (i) you default or become delinquent in satisfying other obligations you owe us; or (j) you attempt or authorize
an Account payment knowing that the funds needed to pay are insufficient or unavailable for any reason.
Our remedies under applicable law include, without limitation, those available to us under the federal Debt Collection Improvement
Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134), the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-369), the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-365),
and the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-508), each as codified in the United States Code and as amended from
time to time, and as implemented by the federal Claims Collection Standards, 31 C.F.R. Parts 900 through 904 and other
implementing regulations promulgated by the Department of Defense and other federal agencies, each as amended from time to
time. Regardless of anything in this Agreement to the contrary, you understand and agree th at we may pursue any one or more of the
following remedies after a Default, subject to any notice requirements and other limitations of applicable law. In doing so, we may: (i)
close your Account to future purchases and require immediate payment of your entire Account balance; (ii) arrange for garnishment
or deduction from your military, retired, or civilian pay of the maximum amount allowed by applicable law to pay amounts
you owe under the Account ; (iii) arrange for an offset or deduction of the maximum amount allowed against any federal payment
due to you (including a federal income tax refund or a federal salary); (iv) refuse to honor any further attempts by you to purchase
from us using a Card, the Account, checks, or any other form of payment; (v) reduce your Credit Limit and cancel or suspend all
Available Credit connected with your Account; (vi) terminate any Special Promotion and transfer all related Account balances to the
Retail Plan for your Account; (vii) bring an action to collect all amounts owed; (viii) repossess purchases in which we retain a security
interest and otherwise seek self-help or judicial remedies available to us as a secured creditor; (ix) notify your unit commander about
our Account collection efforts; (x) close and transfer your Account for collection by the AAFES Collections unit, a commercial
collection agency, or a law firm, in accordance with applicable law; and/or (xi) take any other action allowed by law. Our rights and
remedies under this Agreement are cumulative and we may pursue them in any order or combination we consider appropriate. If we
refer your Account for collection by a commercial collection agency or law firm, submit your Account for offset through the U.S.
Department of the Treasury, or arrange for garnishment or deduction from your military, retired, or civilian pay through your current or
former employer, you shall be liable and responsible for paying any and all costs, fees and expenses that these parties charge and
that you or we incur in connection with the collection of your Account after Default, except as limited by applicable law. The costs and
expenses you will be responsible for include any fees associated with a bankruptcy reaffirmation. We will tell you in advance and/or
give you an opportunity to cure your default only if applicable law requires us to do so.
17. Lost or Stolen Card; Unauthorized Use. Each Card we issue remains our property and you must surrender it to us upon our
demand. You must sign your Card before its first use. If you notice the loss or theft of your Card or a possible unauthorized use of
your Card, you should write to us immediately at Exchange Credit Program, PO Box 650410, Dallas, TX 75265-0410, or call us at
(877) 891-7827. If you are outside the United States, you should call us at the customer service numbers listed at the end of this
Agreement. You may also contact us at the customer service desk of the Exchange. You will not be liable for any unauthorized use
that occurs after you notify us. You may, however, be liable for unauthorized use that occurs before your notice to us. In any case,
your liability will not exceed $50. You agree to cooperate with us while we investigate any unauthorized use. You must identify for us
the unauthorized charges from which you received no benefit. We may require that you provide us information in writing to help us
find out what happened. We may also require that you comply with certain procedures in connection with our investigation. If you
orally give us notice about any loss or theft, you agree to confirm it in writing. You agree that unauthorized use does not include use
by a person whom you have given authority to use a Card or the Account and that you will be liable for all use by any such person.
18. Separation. Clearing the Exchange during the base or post clearing process does not result in a forgiveness of your Account
balance. Even after any separation from service, you remain responsible for all purchases made with the Account and all related
Interest Charges, Account Fees and other fees and charges, as provided in this Agreement. If you are an AAFES employee who
separates voluntarily or involuntarily, we may offset your final AAFES pay in an amount up to the full amount needed to satisfy the
entire balance owed for the Account.
19. How You May Close Your Account. You may ask us to cancel your Available Credit and close the Account at any time and for
any reason (including when you lose your Exchange privileges). We may ask that you send a cancellation request to us in writing, to
the extent permitted by law. We may also ask that you collect and destroy all Cards held by you, an Authorized User, or any other
person to prevent any further use of the Account. No one other than you may instruct us to cancel your Available Credit and close the
Account, even if they are designated to act for you through a Power of Attorney. You must still pay us the full amount you owe us for
the Account under this Agreement, including amounts due for Interest Charges, Account Fees, other authorized fees and charges,
and any purchases you or an Authorized User make after the date of your request to close the Account or cancel a Card, except to
extent expressly prohibited by applicable law. If you ask to cancel your Available Credit and close the Account, we may require that
you pay the full unpaid balance of the Account no later than 30 calendar days from the date of your cancellation request, except as
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make to the terms of your Account or this Agreement, we will not require that you cancel your Account in writing or immediately pay
the full unpaid balance of the Account solely because you are exercising these rights (see Section 27 below).
20. We Have the Right to Close or Suspend your Account. We may close your Account and cancel or suspend your Available
Credit and use of the Account and Cards at any time, with or without cause, and for any reason, subject to any requirements or
limitations of applicable law. You and any Authorized Users must not use or attempt to use a Card or the Account after we cancel or
suspend your Available Credit or close your Account. We will send a notice to the mailing address or email address for your Account
(see Section 15 above) notifying you if we have cancelled or suspended your Account and Cards. You must collect Cards held by
you, an Authorized User, or any other person, and cut those Cards in half to prevent their further use. Our reasons, among others, for
closing your Account and cancelling or suspending your use of the Account or Cards may relate to your loss of Exchange privileges,
the length of time in which the Account has been inactive, your failure to notify us of an address change, or any event of Default
under the Agreement. You must still pay the full amount you owe us under this Agreement if your Account is closed and your
Available Credit is cancelled or suspended, including accrued Interest Charges, accrued Account Fees, other fees and charges
provided for in this Agreement, and amounts due for any purchases you or an Authorized User make after the date we attempt to
cancel or suspend use of the Account or a Card. You agree to pay us the outstanding balance, Interest Charges, Account Fees and
all other fees, charges, costs, and expenses due on your Account under the terms of this Agreement, even if we have closed your
Account and cancelled or suspended your use of the Account and Cards. If you are not in Default under this Agreement, we may
allow you to pay the amount you owe as otherwise provided under the terms of this Agreement. After an Account is closed and its
balance paid in full, you must submit an application to us for a new Account at an exchange where the Card is accepted or online
at www.MyECP.com.
21. Credit Investigation and Credit Reports. You authorize us to investigate your credit record and verify your income,
employment, and other related information with third parties. You understand and agree that your credit report may be requested in
connection with processing your initial credit application. You also understand and agree that your credit report may be requested in
connection with any subsequent extension of Account credit, request to increase your Credit Limit, renewal or update of your
Account, Account collection action, or an investigation of an Account dispute.
You also understand and agree that we may furnish information about the status and payment history of your Account to credit
reporting agencies and other creditors as permitted or required by applicable law. We may report information about your Account to
credit reporting agencies and others who may properly receive that information. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults
on your Account may be reflected in your credit report.
If you believe that we have reported inaccurate information about you to a credit reporting agency, notify us in writing at
Exchange Credit Program, P.O. Box 650410, Dallas, TX 75265-0410; by email at CreditDisputes@aafes.com; by fax at 214465- 2702. Please provide your name, mailing address, email address, Account number, telephone number, the information you
believe is inaccurate, and tell us why you believe the information is incorrect. If you have supporting documents or information, such
as a copy of a credit report that includes information you believe is inaccurate, send us the supporting documents and information as
well. We will investigate the matter. If our investigation shows that information we furnished was inaccurate, we will notify each credit
reporting agency to which we reported the information and ask the agency to correct any such inaccurate information.
22. Telephone Calls. You agree that you and we have an established business relationship and authorize us to contact you by
telephone about your Account. You agree that we may place such telephone calls using an automatic dialing–announcing device and
that such calls will not be unsolicited calls for purposes of applicable law. You agree that we may, from time to time, monitor and/or
record telephone calls between you and us to assure the quality of our customer service and for other legitimate business reasons. If
you provide a mobile or cellular phone number to us, or if you call us using a mobile or cellular phone, you agree that we and our
agents and representatives may make Account collection and servicing calls to your mobile or cellular phone.
23. Governing Law. This Agreement and your and our rights and responsibilities related to the Account are governed solely by
applicable federal law.
24. No Waiver by Us. You agree that we may, without notice to you, waive or refrain from enforcing our rights under this Agreement
without losing any of those rights. You agree that we may waive one or more of our rights under the Agreement without affecting any
of our other rights. If we waive any right at a particular time, you agree that we are not also waiving the same right in other
circumstances or at another time.
25. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is finally determined to be void or unenforceable under any law, rule, or
regulation, you agree that all other provisions of this Agreement will still be valid and enforceable.

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26. Assignment of Account. We may sell, assign or transfer your Account or any interest we hold in your Account at any time,
without notice, and without your consent. You may not sell, assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement
or the Account, except with our express written consent.
27. Change in Terms. Subject to any required notices and other requirements and limitations of applicable law, we may, at any time,
change any term of this Agreement, including the Interest Charges and Account Fees that apply to your Account. Unless we explain
otherwise in any change in terms notice you receive, the changes we make to this Agreement and your Account will take effect
automatically on the date we specify in the notice, even if you do not make any further Account purchases or otherwise agree with the
changes. If required by law, our change in terms notice will explain whether there are changes you may reject and, if so, how you
may do so and what may result from any decision you make to reject these changes. Except as limited by applicable law or as
otherwise provided in our change in terms notice, any change in terms will appl y to: (a) all Account purchases made after the effective
date of the change; and (b) all unpaid Account balances. No one has the authority to change this Agreement without our express
written consent.
28. Security Interest. You grant us and we retain a security interest in each Retail Plan and Special Promotion purchase you
or an Authorized User make with the Account. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you grant to us and we shall retain a
purchase money security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code in each Retail Plan and Special Promotion Plan purchase you
make with your Account, as shown on sales slips or other evidence of the sales transaction, until the unpaid balance of that purchase
and any related Interest Charges and Account Fees are paid in full. For purposes of determining at any time which Retail Plan and
Special Promotion Plan purchases remain subject to our security interest, payments on your Account will be applied in accordance
with any mandatory provisions of applicable law and, absent such provisions, shall be applied as follows: first, to Interest Charges,
then to any Account Fees, then to pay that portion of the Total Minimum Payment Due for purchases made under the Military Clo thing
Plan, then to each Retail Plan and Special Promotion purchase in the order that each such purchase was charged to your Account,
beginning with the oldest purchase. Retail Plan and Special Promotion purchases made on the same day will be paid off by allocating
your payments to the lowest price purchase(s) first. You understand and agree that we may, at our option, record financing or security
documents as permitted by applicable law that evidence our security interest in Retail Plan and Special Promotion purchases made
with the Account. It is expressly agreed that no security interest is or will be retained or acquired by us in any consumer’s principal
dwelling or household goods other than those you or an Authorized User purchased with the Account. This does not apply to a lien
created by a court judgment. In the event of default, we shall have all the rights of a secured party under applicable law, including, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, the right to repossess items that remain subject to our security interest.
29. Consent for Communications. By providing the number of your land line, cell phone or other wireless device and your email
address, now or in the future, you expressly consent and agree that we and any of our agents, service providers or assignees may
call you using an automatic telephone dialing system or otherwise; leave you a voice, prerecorded, or artificial voice message; or
send you a text, email message, or other electronic message for any purpose related to the servicing or collection of the Account or
any account you may establish with us or for other informational purposes related to your Account or other accounts with us (each, a
“Communication”). You also agree that we and our agents, service providers or assignees may include your personal information in a
Communication. We will not charge you for a Communication, but your service provider may. You agree that we may monitor and
record any telephone calls to assure the quality of our service or for other reasons.
30. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the accompanying documents and related credit disclosures and any
application you signed or otherwise submitted in connection with the Account (which are incorporated by reference in this
Agreement), represents the entire agreement between you and us relating to your Account, and supersedes any other prior or
contemporaneous agreement between you and us relating to your Account. This Agreement will survive termination of your Account
until all amounts due under this Agreement are paid in full. This Agreement may not be changed or amended, except in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement. It is not the intention of the parties that anything in this Agreement should result in the
assessment of fees or charges in excess of those permitted by applicable law. If any fee or charge assessed under this Agreement is
finally determined to be in excess of that permitted by applicable law, the excess amount will be applied to reduce the outstanding
balance in your Account or, if there is no outstanding balance, will be refunded to you.
NOTICE: ANY HOLDER OF THIS CONSUMER CREDIT CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND DEFENSES WHICH
THE DEBTOR COULD ASSERT AGAINST THE SELLER OF GOODS OR SERVICES OBTAINED PURSUANT HERETO OR WITH
THE PROCEEDS HEREOF. RECOVERY HEREUNDER BY THE DEBTOR SHALL NOT EXCEED AMOUNTS PAID BY THE
DEBTOR HEREUNDER.
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.

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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:
Exchange Credit Program
P.O. Box 650410
Dallas, TX 75265-0410
In your letter, give us the following information:

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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 i t is
a mistake.

You must contact us:

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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 two things:
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2.

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.
Within 90 days of receiving your letter, we must either correct the error or explain why we believe the bill was correct.

While we investigate whether or not there has been an error:

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We cannot try to collect the amount in question, or report you as delinquent on that amount.
The charge in question may remain on your statement, and we may continue to charge you interest on that amount.
While you do not have to pay the amount in question, you are responsible for the remainder of your balance.
We can apply any unpaid amount against your credit limit.

After we finish our investigation, one of two things will happen:

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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.
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.

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Your Rights If You Are Dissatisfied With Your Credit Card Purchases
If you are dissatisfied with the goods or services that you have purchased with your credit card, and you have tried in good faith to
correct the problem with the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the remaining amount due on the purchase.
To use this right, all of the following must be true:
1.
2.
3.

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.)
You must have used your credit card for the purchase.
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:
Exchange Credit Program
P.O. Box 650410
Dallas, TX 75265-0410
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.
Privacy Notice
Protecting your privacy is important to us. We adhere to the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 et seq., as well as the Right to Financial
Privacy Act, 12 U.S.C. 3401 et seq. We collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

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information we receive from you on applications or other forms;
information about your transactions with us or others; and
information we receive from a consumer reporting agency.

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by
law. We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those employees who need to know that information to p rovide
products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard
your nonpublic personal information.
Exchange Credit Program
P.O. Box 650410
Dallas, Texas 75265-0410
www.MyECP.com
Exchange Credit Call Center Telephone Numbers

CONUS (includes Alaska & Hawaii) 1-877-891-7827
Toll Free Numbers

BELGIUM
CRETE
GERMANY
GUAM

0800-1-6374
00-800-18092003452
0800-812-4690
1-800-546-7195

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ITALY
8008-72683
JAPAN
00531-11-4239
KOREA
00308-130663
NETHERLANDS
0800-022-9614
NORWAY
800-14-199
SPAIN
900-971-394
UNITED KINGDOM 0800-96-1843
Collect Numbers

ICELAND
214-465-6030
SAUDI ARABIA 214-465-6030
TURKEY
214-465-6030
Fax: 214-465-2997