0810 - HP - Watsco-Gemaire Letter
0810 - HP - Watsco-Gemaire Letter
The following changes to the attached Agreement with Wells Fargo Financial National Bank are effective March 13, 2018:
1. Reference to Wells Fargo Financial National Bank in the title of the Agreement is deleted and replaced with “Wells Fargo
Retail Services.” All other references in the Agreement to “Wells Fargo Financial National Bank” is deleted and replaced
with “Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.”
2. The address in the section of the Agreement titled “Identification of Parties” is deleted and replaced with: “101 North
Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104.”
3. The state in the section of the Agreement titles “Identification of Card” is deleted and replaced with “South Dakota.”
4. The state in the section titled “Governing Law” is deleted and replaced with “South Dakota.”
5. The name and address in the section of the Agreement titled “FCRA Notification Requirement” is deleted and replaced with
“Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., P.O. Box 14517, Des Moines, IA 50315.”
Please note that effective March 13, 2018, Wells Fargo Retail Services will be a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Title Date
We are pleased to bring you the Wells Fargo Home Projects® credit card program!
Wells Fargo Retail Services has developed a versatile national revolving credit program exclusively for our
dealers. Through this unique program, your customers will be able to make their purchase today, rather than
“tomorrow” and keep adding purchases with the convenience of a revolving credit card account!
Enclosed are the necessary documents to sign up for the Wells Fargo Home Projects credit card program.
Per the checklist provided, please complete and fax the requested documentation.
Upon receipt of these documents and acceptance into our exclusive program, we will send you all the
necessary materials required to participate in the Wells Fargo Financial National Bank Wells Fargo Home
Projects credit card program.
Return your completed forms today! If you have any questions regarding these enrollment materials, please
call us at 1-800-248-5012 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time Monday through Friday.
We look forward to working with you and hope to have a long and mutually beneficial relationship.
Enrollment Package
Dealer enrollment instructions:
1. Complete the form by typing your answers where indicated
2. Print all pages and sign accordingly
3. Consult the Enrollment Checklist below
4. Fax all documentation requested in the checklist to 1-877-279-4548
Missing pages will delay the set-up process.
Enrollment Checklist
This checklist has been provided to help ensure the set-up process is accurate and without delay. If you have any questions or need assistance,
please call us at 1-800-248-5012 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time Monday through Friday. Include this as the first page of your fax.
r Completed and signed “Wells Fargo Financial National Bank General Dealer Agreement Application”
• Complete all applicable questions.
• Application must be signed and dated by an owner/officer.
r Completed “Bank Information” sheet for ACH direct deposit set-up (for funding purposes)
• Bank printed check with dealer information (name, address, etc...)
• Your funds will be deposited into this account.
r Most recent “Year-end Profit and Loss Statement” and “Balance Sheet”
• Financial Statements are required where the estimated annualized sales finance volume is equal to or greater than
$1,000,000. When not provided or available, Financial Statements are required where total sales are equal to or greater than
$5,000,000.
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Wells Fargo Financial National Bank General Dealer Agreement Application
Wells Fargo Home Projects Credit Card Program
All fields must be completed. If a specific field does not apply, mark the field as “N/A”.
Phone Number (no toll-free numbers) Fax Number for Credit Decisions Office Fax Number
PLEASE NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE A VOIDED CHECK, WHICH DISPLAYS THE DEALER’S CHECKING AND BANK
ROUTING NUMBERS. PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL NATIONAL BANK (“WELLS FARGO”),
WELLS FARGO MAY CREDIT OR DEBIT THE DEALER’S BUSINESS CHECKING ACCOUNT.
I/We certify the above information is true, to the best of my/our knowledge and understand this information may be used for the purpose of qualifying
my/our business for participation in Wells Fargo’s revolving credit card program and for retaining my/our business in such program. I/We authorize
Wells Fargo to obtain credit reports on my/our business above and upon the principals, partners and/or owners who have signed below for the purpose
of qualifying my/our business for participation in Wells Fargo’s revolving card program. I/We understand that I/we are also authorizing Wells Fargo
to obtain credit reports now and in the future for the purposes of evaluating my/our business for future retention. I/We also understand that I/we may
be required at any time to provide a copy of my/our businesses’ most recent financial statements as of the end of the most recent fiscal year including a
balance sheet and a statement of income in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
This Wells Fargo Financial National Bank General Dealer Agreement Application (“Application”) is submitted to obtain approval to participate in the
Wells Fargo Home Projects Credit Card Program on behalf of the above-mentioned Dealer(“Dealer”). The undersigned (“I”, “me”, or “my”) certify that
I have read the above provisions and all information provided herein is true and complete. I have the power and authority to execute and deliver this
Application and to enter into and consummate the Wells Fargo Financial National Bank General Dealer Agreement Revolving Sales (GDAVISA15-
EXIT) (“Agreement”) on behalf of the Dealer, by my signature below, to all terms and conditions of the Agreement. I hereby certify, represent and
warrant that the Dealer has agreed to abide by all terms and conditions of the Agreement, and that if and when Wells Fargo approves this Application, the
Dealer will, without further action, be bound by the Agreement and any instructions or procedures as Wells Fargo may communicate from time to time. I
acknowledge that this Application is subject to approval by Wells Fargo.
PLEASE READ THE WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL NATIONAL BANK GENERAL DEALER AGREEMENT REVOLVING SALES
(GDAVISA15-EXIT) CAREFULLY PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS APPLICATION BECAUSE SIGNING BELOW BINDS THE DEALER
TO SUCH AGREEMENT. THE AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE ALTERED OR CHANGED. ANY ALTERATIONS OR CHANGES TO THE
AGREEMENT ARE VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE.
Date Dealer’s Business Legal Name (“Dealer”) as reported to the IRS
3 Check appropriate box for federal tax classification; check only one of the following seven boxes: 4 Exemptions (codes apply only to
certain entities, not individuals; see
Individual/sole proprietor or C Corporation S Corporation Partnership Trust/estate instructions on page 3):
single-member LLC
Print or type
5 Address (number, street, and apt. or suite no.) Requester’s name and address (optional)
Part II Certification
Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:
1. The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me); and
2. I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to
backup withholding; and
3. I am a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person (defined below); and
4. The FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that I am exempt from FATCA reporting is correct.
Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because
you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or
abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than interest
and dividends, you are not required to sign the certification, but you must provide your correct TIN. See the instructions on page 3.
Sign Signature of
Here U.S. person ▶ Date ▶
General Instructions • Form 1098 (home mortgage interest), 1098-E (student loan interest), 1098-T (tuition)
• Form 1099-C (canceled debt)
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.
• Form 1099-A (acquisition or abandonment of secured property)
Future developments. Information about developments affecting Form W-9 (such as
legislation enacted after we release it) is at www.irs.gov/fw9. Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your
correct TIN.
Purpose of Form If you do not return Form W-9 to the requester with a TIN, you might be subject to backup
An individual or entity (Form W-9 requester) who is required to file an information return withholding. See What is backup withholding? on page 2.
with the IRS must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) which may be By signing the filled-out form, you:
your social security number (SSN), individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN),
1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be
adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), or employer identification number (EIN),
issued),
to report on an information return the amount paid to you, or other amount reportable
on an information return. Examples of information returns include, but are not limited to, 2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or
the following: 3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee. If
• Form 1099-INT (interest earned or paid) applicable, you are also certifying that as a U.S. person, your allocable share of any
partnership income from a U.S. trade or business is not subject to the withholding tax on
• Form 1099-DIV (dividends, including those from stocks or mutual funds)
foreign partners' share of effectively connected income, and
• Form 1099-MISC (various types of income, prizes, awards, or gross proceeds)
4. Certify that FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that you are
• Form 1099-B (stock or mutual fund sales and certain other transactions by brokers) exempt from the FATCA reporting, is correct. See What is FATCA reporting? on page 2 for
• Form 1099-S (proceeds from real estate transactions) further information.
• Form 1099-K (merchant card and third party network transactions)
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Note. If you are a U.S. person and a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to 3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN,
request your TIN, you must use the requester’s form if it is substantially similar to this 4. The IRS tells you that you are subject to backup withholding because you did not
Form W-9. report all your interest and dividends on your tax return (for reportable interest and
Definition of a U.S. person. For federal tax purposes, you are considered a U.S. person if dividends only), or
you are: 5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not subject to backup withholding
• An individual who is a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien; under 4 above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened after 1983 only).
• A partnership, corporation, company, or association created or organized in the United Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding. See Exempt payee
States or under the laws of the United States; code on page 3 and the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more
• An estate (other than a foreign estate); or information.
• A domestic trust (as defined in Regulations section 301.7701-7). Also see Special rules for partnerships above.
Special rules for partnerships. Partnerships that conduct a trade or business in the What is FATCA reporting?
United States are generally required to pay a withholding tax under section 1446 on any
foreign partners’ share of effectively connected taxable income from such business. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requires a participating foreign
Further, in certain cases where a Form W-9 has not been received, the rules under section financial institution to report all United States account holders that are specified United
1446 require a partnership to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay the States persons. Certain payees are exempt from FATCA reporting. See Exemption from
section 1446 withholding tax. Therefore, if you are a U.S. person that is a partner in a FATCA reporting code on page 3 and the Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for
partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States, provide Form W-9 to the more information.
partnership to establish your U.S. status and avoid section 1446 withholding on your
share of partnership income. Updating Your Information
In the cases below, the following person must give Form W-9 to the partnership for You must provide updated information to any person to whom you claimed to be an
purposes of establishing its U.S. status and avoiding withholding on its allocable share of exempt payee if you are no longer an exempt payee and anticipate receiving reportable
net income from the partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States: payments in the future from this person. For example, you may need to provide updated
• In the case of a disregarded entity with a U.S. owner, the U.S. owner of the disregarded information if you are a C corporation that elects to be an S corporation, or if you no
entity and not the entity; longer are tax exempt. In addition, you must furnish a new Form W-9 if the name or TIN
changes for the account; for example, if the grantor of a grantor trust dies.
• In the case of a grantor trust with a U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner, generally, the U.S.
grantor or other U.S. owner of the grantor trust and not the trust; and Penalties
• In the case of a U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust), the U.S. trust (other than a grantor Failure to furnish TIN. If you fail to furnish your correct TIN to a requester, you are
trust) and not the beneficiaries of the trust. subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable
Foreign person. If you are a foreign person or the U.S. branch of a foreign bank that has cause and not to willful neglect.
elected to be treated as a U.S. person, do not use Form W-9. Instead, use the appropriate Civil penalty for false information with respect to withholding. If you make a false
Form W-8 or Form 8233 (see Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are
and Foreign Entities). subject to a $500 penalty.
Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien Criminal penalty for falsifying information. Willfully falsifying certifications or
individual may use the terms of a tax treaty to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax on certain affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.
types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a provision known as a “saving
clause.” Exceptions specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of federal law, the
continue for certain types of income even after the payee has otherwise become a U.S. requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
resident alien for tax purposes.
If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception contained in the saving Specific Instructions
clause of a tax treaty to claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you
must attach a statement to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items: Line 1
1. The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same treaty under which you claimed You must enter one of the following on this line; do not leave this line blank. The name
exemption from tax as a nonresident alien. should match the name on your tax return.
2. The treaty article addressing the income. If this Form W-9 is for a joint account, list first, and then circle, the name of the person
3. The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that contains the saving clause and or entity whose number you entered in Part I of Form W-9.
its exceptions. a. Individual. Generally, enter the name shown on your tax return. If you have
4. The type and amount of income that qualifies for the exemption from tax. changed your last name without informing the Social Security Administration (SSA) of
the name change, enter your first name, the last name as shown on your social security
5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of the treaty article. card, and your new last name.
Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty allows an exemption from tax Note. ITIN applicant: Enter your individual name as it was entered on your Form W-7
for scholarship income received by a Chinese student temporarily present in the United application, line 1a. This should also be the same as the name you entered on the Form
States. Under U.S. law, this student will become a resident alien for tax purposes if his or 1040/1040A/1040EZ you filed with your application.
her stay in the United States exceeds 5 calendar years. However, paragraph 2 of the first
Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the provisions of Article 20 b. Sole proprietor or single-member LLC. Enter your individual name as shown on
to continue to apply even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of the your 1040/1040A/1040EZ on line 1. You may enter your business, trade, or “doing
United States. A Chinese student who qualifies for this exception (under paragraph 2 of business as” (DBA) name on line 2.
the first protocol) and is relying on this exception to claim an exemption from tax on his c. Partnership, LLC that is not a single-member LLC, C Corporation, or S
or her scholarship or fellowship income would attach to Form W-9 a statement that Corporation. Enter the entity's name as shown on the entity's tax return on line 1 and
includes the information described above to support that exemption. any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.
If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity, give the requester the appropriate d. Other entities. Enter your name as shown on required U.S. federal tax documents
completed Form W-8 or Form 8233. on line 1. This name should match the name shown on the charter or other legal
document creating the entity. You may enter any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.
Backup Withholding e. Disregarded entity. For U.S. federal tax purposes, an entity that is disregarded as
What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you must under an entity separate from its owner is treated as a “disregarded entity.” See Regulations
certain conditions withhold and pay to the IRS 28% of such payments. This is called section 301.7701-2(c)(2)(iii). Enter the owner's name on line 1. The name of the entity
“backup withholding.” Payments that may be subject to backup withholding include entered on line 1 should never be a disregarded entity. The name on line 1 should be the
interest, tax-exempt interest, dividends, broker and barter exchange transactions, rents, name shown on the income tax return on which the income should be reported. For
royalties, nonemployee pay, payments made in settlement of payment card and third example, if a foreign LLC that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax
party network transactions, and certain payments from fishing boat operators. Real purposes has a single owner that is a U.S. person, the U.S. owner's name is required to be
estate transactions are not subject to backup withholding. provided on line 1. If the direct owner of the entity is also a disregarded entity, enter the
first owner that is not disregarded for federal tax purposes. Enter the disregarded entity's
You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive if you give the
name on line 2, “Business name/disregarded entity name.” If the owner of the
requester your correct TIN, make the proper certifications, and report all your taxable
disregarded entity is a foreign person, the owner must complete an appropriate Form
interest and dividends on your tax return.
W-8 instead of a Form W-9. This is the case even if the foreign person has a U.S. TIN.
Payments you receive will be subject to backup withholding if:
1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester,
2. You do not certify your TIN when required (see the Part II instructions on page 3 for
details),
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However, the following payments made to a corporation and reportable on Form 1099-
If you have a business name, trade name, DBA name, or disregarded entity name, you MISC are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care payments,
may enter it on line 2. attorneys' fees, gross proceeds paid to an attorney reportable under section 6045(f),
and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency.
Line 3 Exemption from FATCA reporting code. The following codes identify payees that are
Check the appropriate box in line 3 for the U.S. federal tax classification of the person exempt from reporting under FATCA. These codes apply to persons submitting this form
whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one box in line 3. for accounts maintained outside of the United States by certain foreign financial
institutions. Therefore, if you are only submitting this form for an account you hold in the
Limited Liability Company (LLC). If the name on line 1 is an LLC treated as a partnership United States, you may leave this field blank. Consult with the person requesting this
for U.S. federal tax purposes, check the “Limited Liability Company” box and enter “P” in form if you are uncertain if the financial institution is subject to these requirements. A
the space provided. If the LLC has filed Form 8832 or 2553 to be taxed as a corporation, requester may indicate that a code is not required by providing you with a Form W-9
check the “Limited Liability Company” box and in the space provided enter “C” for C with “Not Applicable” (or any similar indication) written or printed on the line for a
corporation or “S” for S corporation. If it is a single-member LLC that is a disregarded FATCA exemption code.
entity, do not check the “Limited Liability Company” box; instead check the first box in
line 3 “Individual/sole proprietor or single-member LLC.” A—An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) or any individual retirement
plan as defined in section 7701(a)(37)
Line 4, Exemptions B—The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities
If you are exempt from backup withholding and/or FATCA reporting, enter in the C—A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of
appropriate space in line 4 any code(s) that may apply to you. their political subdivisions or instrumentalities
Exempt payee code. D—A corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on one or more established
• Generally, individuals (including sole proprietors) are not exempt from backup securities markets, as described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)
withholding.
E—A corporation that is a member of the same expanded affiliated group as a
• Except as provided below, corporations are exempt from backup withholding for corporation described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)
certain payments, including interest and dividends.
F—A dealer in securities, commodities, or derivative financial instruments (including
• Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding for payments made in notional principal contracts, futures, forwards, and options) that is registered as such
settlement of payment card or third party network transactions. under the laws of the United States or any state
• Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding with respect to attorneys' fees G—A real estate investment trust
or gross proceeds paid to attorneys, and corporations that provide medical or health care
H—A regulated investment company as defined in section 851 or an entity registered
services are not exempt with respect to payments reportable on Form 1099-MISC.
at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940
The following codes identify payees that are exempt from backup withholding. Enter
the appropriate code in the space in line 4. I—A common trust fund as defined in section 584(a)
1—An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), any IRA, or a custodial J—A bank as defined in section 581
account under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)
(2) K—A broker
2—The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities L—A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947(a)(1)
3—A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of M—A tax exempt trust under a section 403(b) plan or section 457(g) plan
their political subdivisions or instrumentalities Note. You may wish to consult with the financial institution requesting this form to
4—A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or determine whether the FATCA code and/or exempt payee code should be completed.
instrumentalities Line 5
5—A corporation
Enter your address (number, street, and apartment or suite number). This is where the
6—A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the requester of this Form W-9 will mail your information returns.
District of Columbia, or a U.S. commonwealth or possession
7—A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Line 6
Commission Enter your city, state, and ZIP code.
8—A real estate investment trust
Part I. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
9—An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not have
and are not eligible to get an SSN, your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer identification
10—A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a)
number (ITIN). Enter it in the social security number box. If you do not have an ITIN, see
11—A financial institution How to get a TIN below.
12—A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian If you are a sole proprietor and you have an EIN, you may enter either your SSN or EIN.
13—A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947 However, the IRS prefers that you use your SSN.
The following chart shows types of payments that may be exempt from backup If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner
withholding. The chart applies to the exempt payees listed above, 1 through 13. (see Limited Liability Company (LLC) on this page), enter the owner’s SSN (or EIN, if the
owner has one). Do not enter the disregarded entity’s EIN. If the LLC is classified as a
corporation or partnership, enter the entity’s EIN.
IF the payment is for . . . THEN the payment is exempt for . . .
Note. See the chart on page 4 for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.
Interest and dividend payments All exempt payees except How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply for one immediately. To apply for an
for 7 SSN, get Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, from your local SSA office or
get this form online at www.ssa.gov. You may also get this form by calling
Broker transactions Exempt payees 1 through 4 and 6 through 1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification
11 and all C corporations. S corporations Number, to apply for an ITIN, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification
must not enter an exempt payee code Number, to apply for an EIN. You can apply for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website
because they are exempt only for sales of at www.irs.gov/businesses and clicking on Employer Identification Number (EIN) under
noncovered securities acquired prior to Starting a Business. You can get Forms W-7 and SS-4 from the IRS by visiting IRS.gov or by
2012. calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).
If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a TIN, apply for a TIN and write
Barter exchange transactions and patronage Exempt payees 1 through 4 “Applied For” in the space for the TIN, sign and date the form, and give it to the
dividends requester. For interest and dividend payments, and certain payments made with respect
to readily tradable instruments, generally you will have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to
Payments over $600 required to be reported Generally, exempt payees the requester before you are subject to backup withholding on payments. The 60-day
1 2
and direct sales over $5,000 1 through 5 rule does not apply to other types of payments. You will be subject to backup
withholding on all such payments until you provide your TIN to the requester.
Payments made in settlement of payment Exempt payees 1 through 4 Note. Entering “Applied For” means that you have already applied for a TIN or that you
card or third party network transactions intend to apply for one soon.
Caution: A disregarded U.S. entity that has a foreign owner must use the appropriate Form
1 W-8.
See Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, and its instructions.
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Signature Title
Does your business offer extended product warranties and/or service agreements, with a separate cost, that you intend
to include in any financed transaction under Wells Fargo Financial National Bank’s credit card program?
r Yes
r No
If yes, please provide the following information regarding every extended product warranty and/or service agreement,
with a separate cost, you sell and which may be included in any financed transaction under the program:
What product(s) or service(s) does the extended
product warranty or service agreement cover?
Name of extended product warranty or service
agreement
r Yes
r No
If yes, please attach the additional sheets to the enrollment package. Be sure your business name is on the additional
sheets also.
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1 Definitions
3 Training
4 Advertising Credit
5 Offering Credit
7 Processing Consumer Credit Card Account Applications for New Customer Accounts
12 Completing an Invoice
15 Mailing in Completed Consumer Credit Card Account Applications and Important Terms of Your Credit Card Account
Forms to Wells Fargo for Retention
16 Sending Documentation to Wells Fargo Upon Request
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19 Information Security
21 Sales Practices
23 Cardholder Payments
25 Notifying Us of Changes in Your Legal Name, Taxpayer Identification Number, Legal Ownership, Legal Entity Status,
Number of Store Locations, Product Offerings etc.
26 Funding for transactions
30 Fraud
31 Power of Attorney
33 Americans with Disabilities Act - Effective Communication for Individuals with Disabilities
36 Consumer Credit Card Account Applications and Transactions Over the Telephone
38 Kiosk
Exhibit A
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Please note: It is important to provide a voided check, which displays the dealer’s checking and bank routing
numbers. Pursuant to the agreement with Wells Fargo Financial National Bank (“Wells Fargo”), Wells Fargo may
credit or debit the dealer’s business checking account.
Important Reminders
• Attach voided check here.
• Your funds will be deposited in this account.
• If you have multiple locations and each location has different account information,
complete an “Additional Location Sheet” for each location.
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r Yes
r No If no, please fill out a separate application for each legal entity.
Dealer Name (Name as it should appear for customers) (25 character limitation)
Phone Number (no toll-free numbers) Fax Number for Credit Decisions Fax Number for ACH Information
Please note: It is important to provide a voided check, which displays the dealer’s checking and bank routing
numbers. Pursuant to the agreement with Wells Fargo Financial National Bank (“Wells Fargo”), Wells Fargo may
credit or debit the dealer’s business checking account.
Important Reminders
• Attach voided check here.
• Your funds will be deposited in this account.
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WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL NATIONAL BANK
GENERAL DEALER AGREEMENT
Recitals
(a) You desire to provide your consumer customers with a convenient financing vehicle to pay for certain Products via their use of
Cards.
(b) We are in the business of providing Card programs in the United States to finance such Products.
(c) You desire to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of arranging financing of your consumer customers’ purchase of Products.
Agreement
1. RECITALS. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct, are incorporated into this Agreement by reference, and constitutes an
integral part of the Agreement.
2. IDENTIFICATION OF PARTIES. This Wells Fargo Financial National Bank General Dealer Agreement (the “Agreement”)
is made by and between Wells Fargo Financial National Bank located at 4455 West Spring Mountain Road, Las Vegas, NV 89102
(referred to as “we”, “us”, “our” or “Wells Fargo”) and the Dealer (“you” “your” or “Dealer”) which has signed a Wells Fargo
Financial National Bank General Dealer Agreement Application or a Wells Fargo Financial National Bank General Dealer Agreement
Consent Form (each referred to as the “Application”). This Agreement is effective upon our final approval of your Application.
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, representations, promises and statements, written or oral, made in connection with
the subject matter of this Agreement, except any certifications, representations or warranties made in the Application, and no prior
agreement, representation, promise or statement not written in this Agreement or in the Application will be binding on the parties.
You agree to begin utilizing this Program upon receipt of the necessary supplies and Instructions and Procedures, as determined by us
in our sole discretion, on how to:
(a) process credit applications;
(b) obtain credit authorizations on Invoices; and
(c) present Invoices to us for payment.
3. IDENTIFICATION OF CARD. The name of the Card will be the card indicated on the Application. The Cards may be dual-line
VISA cards which can be used at participating Retail Locations, and at any place where VISA credit cards or Cards are accepted. The
Cards and their accompanying Credit Card Agreements will be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada.
4. DEFINITIONS.
(a) “Account” is defined as a Cardholder’s credit card account owned by us that the Cardholder can use for purchasing Products
from you.
(b) “Account Number” is defined as a unique identification number assigned by us to an Account issued to a Cardholder.
(c) “Administrative Fee” is defined as any fee charged by us for maintaining the Program, certain services rendered in connection
with the Program that is set forth in writing from time to time, or both.
(d) “Card” is defined as a card with an Account Number issued to a Cardholder for use in connection with the Program.
(e) “Cardholder” is defined as a consumer customer(s) that has applied for and has been approved for an Account.
(f) “Cardholder Account Information” is defined as any personal information about any applicant or co-applicant or any
Cardholder received in connection with an Account or potential Account including that information found in, on or with a
Consumer Credit Card Account Application for or through Card use, or is obtained from us, including but not limited to, the
applicant and co-applicant’s name, address, social security number, date of birth, income information, Account Number,
Account limits and Account balances and Account activity.
(g) “Credit Card Agreement” is defined as a written agreement between us and the Cardholder containing terms and conditions
that govern the Account. Any changes to the Credit Card Agreement will be solely made by Wells Fargo.
(h) “Consumer Credit Card Account Application” is defined as an application for financing under the Program, in either
written or electronic format, which may include but not be limited to any documents relating to a Consumer Credit Card Account
Application that we may require you to print through the IPS (as defined in subparagraph 7(a)(ii) of this Agreement), that
upon completion of and presentment to us represents such customer’s desire to open an Account and their consent to undergo
financial review. Such Consumer Credit Card Account Application includes all documents containing the terms, conditions and
disclosures governing such applications as provided for by Law, and is owned and governed by us. Any changes to the Consumer
Credit Card Account Application will be solely made by Wells Fargo.
(i) “Credit Memo” is defined as evidence of a credit given for the cancellation or the return of Products, or both, regarding a
previously presented Invoice, in paper or electronic form, or any other such adjustment or credit by you to an Account.
(j) “Initial Disclosures” are defined as a disclosure or set of disclosures that you shall provide each Cardholder at the opening
of an Account in a manner and method determined by us in accordance with our Instructions and Procedures. Such Initial
Disclosures must include, without limitation, the Truth in Lending disclosures and any other disclosures as determined by us in
accordance with all applicable Law.
(k) “Instructions and Procedures” is defined as any instruction or procedures that we communicate to you and update from
time to time.
(l) “Invoice” is defined as evidence of a Card sale in paper or electronic form for Products purchased from you and includes any
and all other documents referred to in the Invoice.
(m) “Law” or “Laws” is/are defined as all United States federal, state and local laws, regulations, rules, and ordinances, including
but not limited to, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act, all applicable fair lending laws and regulations, the
Federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act, as amended, and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) – Unfair,
Deceptive and Abusive Acts and Practices Regulation – and all state law counterparts of such, and all applicable regulations
promulgated under these laws.
(n) “Products” are defined as any good, service, or merchandise that you offer, sell or provide that has not otherwise been prohibited
under this Agreement or that requires our prior approval as may be noted hereunder.
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(o)
“Program” is defined as the Card program that is contemplated by this Agreement for the purpose of arranging financing of
your consumer customers’ purchases.
(p) “Retail Location” is defined as a retail store location where customers make purchases from you while physically in the store.
5. INFORMATION SECURITY.
(a) You agree not to disclose Cardholder Account Information, including any nonpublic personal information as defined in the
Gramm-Leach Bliley Act of 1999, title V, and its implementing regulations to:
(i) any third party, including, but not limited to, a third party service provider that you may use to store or back-up your
business or consumer data/information (e.g. cloud computing services) or
(ii) any employee of yours who does not have a business need to know such information. Further, you agree that you will not
retain, in any format, electronic or otherwise, any Cardholder Account Information beyond what is required of you under
this Agreement for retaining Invoices and Consumer Credit Card Account Applications.
(b) You agree to treat all other information (whether written or oral) which is furnished (whether before or after the date hereof) by
us or our directors, officers, employees, affiliates or representatives to you or your representatives and all analyses, compilations,
forecasts, studies or other documents or information prepared by us or on our behalf, in connection with this Agreement including,
but not limited to, discount rates and any other pricing information as well as processes and passwords for any Internet sites or
other technology, confidentially, and not to disclose any information to any:
(i) third party or
(ii) any employee of yours who does not have a business need to know such information without our prior written consent.
You acknowledge that the information described in subparagraph 5(b) constitutes our proprietary information and trade
secrets and that monetary damages alone may be insufficient to protect and compensate us for wrongful disclosure of such
information.
(c) You agree that you will not use or disclose the information described in subparagraphs 5(a) and 5(b) other than to carry out the
purposes for which we disclosed the information. You agree that you will obtain our prior written consent before allowing any
non-permanent employee of yours (such as a temporary employee or vendor) access to our Cardholder Account Information
even if such access is for purposes of this Agreement. You agree to take appropriate security measures to protect any information
described in subparagraphs 5(a) and 5(b) above against accidental or unlawful destruction, anticipated threats or hazards, and
unauthorized access, use, tampering, and copying during storage in your computing or paper environment. You agree to follow
our Instructions and Procedures regarding your retention, storage, and eventual destruction of any information described in
subparagraphs 5(a) and 5(b) above. In the event you discover or suspect any information described in subparagraphs 5(a) and
5(b) above has been disclosed to or accessed by a third party, you shall immediately notify us of the disclosure to a third party and
you will assist us in investigating the unauthorized disclosure to determine the magnitude and impact of such disclosure. We are,
accordingly, entitled to equitable relief, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedies to which
we may be entitled, to enforce the provisions of this paragraph 5.
(d) You shall promptly notify us of any unauthorized access and take appropriate action to prevent further unauthorized access
while information is in your possession or while it is in transit to us. You shall cooperate with us, and shall pay all related
expenses, provide any notices and information regarding such unauthorized access to appropriate law enforcement agencies
and government regulatory authorities, and affected customers which we in our sole discretion deem necessary. At your expense
and in consultation with us, you will provide such affected customers with access to credit monitoring services, credit protection
services, credit fraud alerts, or similar services which we in our sole discretion deem necessary to protect such affected customers.
(e) Disclosure.
(i) If you are compelled by Law or judicial order to disclose any information provided by us as described in this paragraph
5, you shall provide us with prior notice of such compelled disclosure, unless such prior notice is prohibited by Law or
not reasonably possible under the circumstances. If you are not able to provide us with prior notice of such compelled
disclosure, you shall provide us with notice of such compelled disclosure as soon as such notice is reasonably possible. In
each such instance, you shall provide us with reasonable assistance (at our cost) if we wish to contest the disclosure.
(ii) Further, in the event of any legal process or government action, which may include but is not limited to, breach,
bankruptcy, or administrative or regulatory action, you are precluded from voluntarily producing this Agreement, any and
all attachments to this Agreement and any Program materials that may contain our proprietary business information, trade
secrets or otherwise sensitive information, unless required to disclose such documents and materials by a judicial order,
provided however, you shall provide us with reasonable notice in order to attempt to quash such judicial order, to seek an
appropriate protective order, or both.
(iii) Additionally, you agree that if a federal bank regulator or other regulatory agency or authority, requests that we disclose
any information you have provided to us to it or to another federal bank regulator, agency or authority in connection with
its supervisory activities, we may disclose such information to such entity without notice to you.
6. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
(a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CREDIT REPORTS. You authorize us to obtain credit reports on your business and to obtain
credit reports individually upon any combination of the principals, partners, or owners who have signed the Application, and
therefore this Agreement, for the purpose of qualifying your business for participation in the Program which is covered by this
Agreement and for evaluating your business for continued participation in the Program. You understand that you are authorizing
us to obtain credit reports and instructing any consumer reporting agency to provide such report now and in the future for
the purpose of evaluating your business for future retention and participation in the Program. You also understand that upon
request you may be required at any time to provide a copy of your businesses’ most recent financial statements, including your
balance sheets, statements of income and retained earnings, cash flows and any accompanying notes, in reasonable detail and
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(b) DOCUMENTATION, EXAMINATIONS AND AUDITS.
(i) PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION. You are required to maintain certain Program Documentation in connection with this
Program. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Program Documentation” must include, without limitation, all Invoices and
documents used with such Invoices, your books and records relating to such Invoices, Credit Memos and Consumer Credit
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Card Account Applications, in addition to any and all documents used in connection with such, whether in electronic or
printed form.
(A) Consumer Credit Card Account Applications. In the event we request that you retain the Consumer Credit Card
Account Application, you agree to maintain such Program Documentation as set forth in subparagraph 6(b)(i)(C)
below. Additionally, at any time during the term of this Agreement, we may re-design the Consumer Credit Card
Account Application and Credit Card Agreement, individually or jointly, as we deem necessary or appropriate, and
we may update our Instructions and Procedures regarding the retention, storage, and transmittal of Consumer Credit
Card Account Applications. Any such re-designs or updates will go into effect upon our notice to you of such changes.
If such changes are not required by Law or a regulatory body, we will attempt to provide you with at least thirty (30)
days advanced notice.
(B) Invoices. If an Invoice is presented physically, you will also deliver to us a copy of any document referred to in the
Invoice. If an Invoice is presented electronically, or via facsimile, you will retain the original, physical Invoice and the
original of any document referred to in the Invoice in a secure and orderly manner in accordance with subparagraph
6(b)(i)(C) below.
(C) Retention Requirements. With respect to all Program materials (e.g. Invoices, Credit Memos), you are instructed
or required to maintain in connection with this Agreement, you agree: (1) to keep all Program Documentation in a
secure manner and to protect the confidentiality of the Program Documentation as governed by paragraph 5 of this
Agreement; (2) to retain the original Program Documentation in a secure and orderly manner in accordance with
our Instructions and Procedures for seven years (or such other time period we notify you of) from the original date
of the Program Documentation. After such seven year period (or such other time period that we notify you of) you
will destroy the Program Documentation in accordance with our Instructions and Procedures and in a manner that
renders the data contained in the Program Documentation unreadable and unidentifiable, unless you are notified by
us or a third party that such Program Documentation is subject to a records preservation order (“RPO”) issued by
a court of competent jurisdiction or by a federal or state regulatory body with the power to require the preservation
of such Program Documentation. You will continue to retain the Program Documentation subject to an RPO in a
secure and orderly manner until such time as the RPO is terminated at which time you shall destroy the Program
Documentation in accordance with our Instructions and Procedures and in a manner that renders the data unreadable
and unidentifiable; and (3) we may conduct regular audits of the Program Documentation retained by you.
(D) Submission of Documentation Upon Our Request. If we request any Consumer Credit Card Account Application,
Invoice (including any document referred to in the Invoice), Credit Memo or any other document evidencing a
Consumer Credit Card Account Application, Invoice or transaction presented to us, you will deliver it to us in a
manner and time period as communicated by us to you and in accordance with our Instructions and Procedures.
(ii) EXAMINATION AND AUDITS. You agree that upon our request you will provide such Program Documentation as we may
request from time to time, in a form and manner approved by us and agreed to by the parties and compliant with Wells
Fargo’s information security requirements, for the purpose of Program oversight and ongoing risk management. Further,
we reserve the right to conduct regular onsite audits of any Program Documentation at any location of yours where such
Program Documentation is retained to determine that all the requirements of this Agreement are met. Any such audits will
be conducted during your regular business hours as often as we believe is necessary with twenty-four (24) hours notice
from us to you.
(iii) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. You agree that we may periodically examine, solely for our purposes only, those policies,
procedures, internal controls, and training materials of yours relating to your offering this Program to your customers to
ensure compliance with our Instructions and Procedures and with the provisions of all Laws as described in subparagraph
9(b)(ii) below with respect to (without limitation) advertising, marketing, sourcing of consumers, sales practices and the
controls in place to ensure the security of your information systems.
(c) USE OF PROGRAM AND COMPLIANCE. Wells Fargo is committed to meeting or exceeding all regulatory requirements that
are applicable to our Program. You play an integral role in helping us ensure our compliance with all regulatory requirements
due to your interactions with the consumer. In connection with your role, you acknowledge and agree that:
(i) you are responsible for complying with the provisions of all Laws as described in subparagraph 9(b)(ii) below or otherwise
may be set forth in this Agreement;
(ii) you are responsible for complying with all requirements of this Agreement and the Instructions and Procedures for the
Program that we communicate to you and update from time to time;
(iii) you will collaborate with us on all training required by us in connection with the Program and designate the necessary
and appropriate employees of yours at the appropriate level and departments within your business (e.g. office manager,
finance manager, marketing/advertising manager) to attend all required training related to their role and responsibilities in
connection with the Program. Such employees will be responsible for disseminating the requirements of such training to all
employees within your business who may be involved with the subject matter of the training, such as employees who accept
any Consumer Application, Invoice or transaction that may be processed under our Program, so that your employees will
be equipped to accurately and completely follow all of the requirements for providing financing under the Program. If such
employees leave your employment or change roles within your business, you will promptly notify us within ten (10) days
of the employee’s departure and designate a replacement employee or employees to assume this role for your business and
ensure that person or those persons complete all required training; and
(iv) we may request a report on any and all trainings held in connection with the Program and you shall provide us with such
report within five (5) business days we request such information. Such report may include information such as the total
number of employees trained, the total number of employees involved with the Program, their company titles, training
date, and the frequency of training and methods by which they were trained; and
(v) in the event you create and maintain independent and ongoing educational programs designed to educate and train your
employees on the requirements for offering financing to your customers and with the purpose of educating your employees
about the laws that affect your business, your industry and address the offering of financing, then such training programs
will be reviewed and approved by us and such approval will be for our benefit only and may not be relied upon for any
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purpose. Additionally you agree that in the event we determine, in our sole discretion, that your independent training
program does not meet our requirements, you agree to work with us, in good faith, to address any deficiencies and update
any such training programs.
(vi) In the event you fail to comply with the training and compliance standards set forth in this subparagraph 6(c), we have the
option to terminate this Agreement by providing you written notice of our decision to terminate.
(d) RETAIL LOCATIONS AND SALES INFORMATION.
(i) You shall provide us with a list of all your Retail Locations upon execution of this Agreement, including the physical address,
telephone number, facsimile number and manager’s name.
(ii) You shall provide us with an updated Retail Location list upon the closing of any Retail Locations or with thirty (30) days
prior notice of any new Retail Location openings.
(iii) In the event you conduct a “going out of business” or “sold as is” sale at any Retail Location, you shall provide us with
thirty (30) day notice and you shall not process Consumer Credit Card Account Applications or further sales transactions
on Cards without our prior express written approval. Further, upon such notice by you, we reserve the right, in our sole
discretion, to terminate this Agreement upon notice to you of such termination.
(iv) Upon our request, you shall provide us with sales figures for each Retail Location on a monthly or other periodic basis.
(e) APPROVAL OF ADVERTISING AND OTHER ASPECTS OF PROGRAM.
(i) We reserve the right, in our sole discretion to approve or disapprove all aspects of this Program including, but not limited
to, advertising, promotional material, credit terms and credit features, and including any changes to the Program, whether
in hard copy, on television, on the radio, on the internet or in any other electronic form. Such approval is for our benefit
only, you may not rely on such approval for any purpose. You shall give us a minimum of seven (7) business days to review
any such requests for approval.
(ii) Additionally, you acknowledge and agree that in no event will you utilize Online Behavioral Advertising methods to advertise
financing via the Internet, including any advertising for this Program and any other third party financing program you may
use. For purposes of this Agreement “Online Behavioral Advertising” is defined as the tracking of a consumer’s online
activities over time– including the searches the consumer has conducted, the web pages visited, and the content viewed –
to deliver advertising targeted to the individual consumer’s interests. This definition includes: (A) “first party” advertising,
where no data is shared with third parties, or contextual advertising, where an ad is based on a single visit to a webpage or
single search query; and (B) “retargeting,” in which the activity of visiting one website is used to deliver an ad on a third
party site. This restriction on Online Behavioral Advertising is not intended to restrict the advertising of your Products,
provided that such Online Behavioral Advertising of your Products in no way attaches to or otherwise operates to include
advertising for financing.
(f) HONORING CARDS. You agree that you will honor without discrimination any valid Card when properly presented as payment
from customers for purchases, and will maintain a policy that does not discriminate among customers seeking to make purchases
through the use of a Card. You will promote the Program covered by this Agreement to encourage customers who do not have an
Account to apply for one and to encourage Cardholders who have an Account to use it to purchase Products from you.
(g) CREDIT PROGRAMS OFFERED. You agree that you will not present any Consumer Credit Card Account Applications to us that
have been submitted to another lender. All Consumer Credit Card Account Applications must be in a form and manner provided
or approved by us. You will not use our Consumer Credit Card Account Application form, our customer information, or any
combination thereof with any other lender.
(h) EXTENDED PRODUCT WARRANTIES AND SERVICE AGREEMENTS. You will comply with the requirements of this
subparagraph 6(h) and you expressly will not offer extended product warranties and service agreements underwritten by you
or an Affiliate of yours in conjunction with purchases made by Cardholders without our prior written approval. Additionally,
you will provide us with information regarding other third party extended product warranties and service agreements that are
financed in connection with our Program as follows:
(i) You may not offer extended product warranties and service agreements underwritten by you or an Affiliate of yours, in
conjunction with purchases made by Cardholders without our prior written approval. Such approval is for our benefit only,
and we reserve the right to withdraw our approval at any time and in our sole discretion. You may not rely on such approval
for any purpose. You will provide us with a copy of any extended warranty for which you are seeking approval. No prior
approval will be required for any extended product warranty or service agreement, which is underwritten by a third party
that is not an Affiliate of yours.
(ii) For all third party extended product warranties and service agreements that are financed in connection with our Program,
you agree to proactively provide us with the information outlined in the Instructions and Procedures and in the timeframe
and manner described in the Instructions and Procedures.
(iii) In connection with the Program, you agree to offer and finance only extended product warranties and service agreements
which have been identified by you under this subparagraph 6(h) and accompanying Instructions and Procedures and
which are related to the Products you finance under the Program; and
(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph 6(h) and for paragraph 9 below only, an “Affiliate” of yours, is a person or entity that
directly, or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with you. For purposes of this definition of
Affiliate, “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of a person or entity, whether through the ownership of voting shares, by contract, or otherwise.
7. PROGRAM PROCESSES (CONSUMER CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT APPLICATIONS AND INVOICES).
(a) PROCESSING CONSUMER CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT APPLICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS.
(i) In connection with your processing of Consumer Credit Card Account Applications, Invoices, Credit Memos and
authorizations you acknowledge and agree you will: (A) follow all terms of this Agreement and our Instructions and
Procedures in connection with any processing method made available to you pursuant to this subparagraph 7(a), (B) be
responsible for providing each of your locations with the necessary equipment to allow you to process Consumer Credit Card
Account Applications, Invoices, Credit Memos and authorizations, and (C) be responsible for any and all costs to maintain
the equipment needed for each such processing method and obtain any upgrades of such equipment which we may deem
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necessary for such processing method utilized. Upon making any of the processing methods listed in this subparagraph
7(a) available to you, we will provide you with access to the applicable Instructions and Procedures and provide you with
further instructions regarding connecting with our systems.
(ii) CREDIT CONNECTIONS. Unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties, we will provide you with an Internet address to
access and process Consumer Credit Card Account Applications, Invoices, Credit Memos and authorizations (the “IPS”).
The IPS will be an address on a commercial site on the World Wide Web portion of the Internet accessible by you but not
accessible directly by consumers. The IPS will be owned, managed and maintained by us. We retain the right, title and
interest in and to the IPS and your rights to the IPS are limited to the express terms of this Agreement. We retain the option
to determine in our sole discretion, to terminate any rights that you have to use the IPS.
(iii) We may elect to make other methods available to you for processing in any of the following: Consumer Credit Card Account
Applications, Invoices, Credit Memos and authorizations (collectively hereinafter “Alternate Processing Methods”). Such
Alternate Processing Methods may include, but not be limited to: (A) using Verifone equipment, (B) using a voice response
unit (“VRU”) to transmit Consumer Credit Card Account Applications, receive credit decisions, and transmit requests
for authorizations only, or (C) using your point of sale equipment via a system-to-system connection provided we have
provided you the necessary record layout and format, connectively requirements to establish communication with us.
Each party will be responsible for its own costs relative to any modifications or hardware necessary to implement such
connection.
(iv) USE OF THE PAPERLESS IPS
(A) The Paperless IPS is a Wells Fargo application and transaction submission commercial site on the Internet that Wells
Fargo may, at its sole discretion, make accessible, in whole or in part, to you solely to be used with your Computing
Devices. “Computing Device” means a desktop computer, laptop computer or approved mobile device owned and
maintained by you. Consumer customer owned devices are expressly excluded from this definition and should not
be used to access the Paperless IPS. You acknowledge and agree that such site is and only accessible directly to
consumers through you at your Retail Locations or such other Locations as agreed upon in writing between you and
us. The Paperless IPS will be owned, managed and maintained by us. We retain the right, title and interest in and to
the Paperless IPS and your rights to the Paperless IPS are limited to the express terms of this Agreement. We retain
the option to determine in our sole discretion, to terminate any rights that you have to use the Paperless IPS. You
agree that in the event that any Computing Device you utilize is not directly supported by our Paperless IPS, you shall
not use any such Computing Device to assist consumer customers in applying for Cards.
(B) You are responsible for providing each of your Retail Locations with the necessary equipment and Internet connectivity,
including all Computing Devices to connect to the Paperless IPS. Unless otherwise agreed upon by us in writing, you
will be responsible for any and all costs to maintain such equipment, and any upgrades to such equipment, which we
may deem necessary in our sole discretion. We may provide you with Instructions and Procedures from time to time
that govern the use of Computing Devices including, without limitations, any security requirements we may have and
additional instructions in how to process Consumer Credit Card Account Applications or transactions, if applicable,
via the Paperless IPS.
(C) You agree that you will take all commercially reasonable steps to protect all Computing Devices on which Consumer
Credit Card Account Applications or transactions are submitted to us from cyber-crime or any other cyber-threats,
including without limitation viruses, spyware, hacking, or data tampering. You will maintain any Computing Device
that utilizes the Paperless IPS in conjunction with our security and fire-wall requirements for submitting Consumer
Credit Card Account Applications and transactions to us, as well as any other security requirements we may require
with respect to computing software or mobile applications generally, and that we may communicate to you from
time to time. Further, you agree to maintain your Computing Devices in such a way as to keep each one up to date
and to enhance or remediate any security features and to maintain them such that your Computing Devices continue
to be compatible with our systems, requirements and policies. Upon the discovery by you, or upon information
we receive and share with you of any threat to your Computing Devices by cyber-crime or any other cyber-threats,
including without limitation viruses, spyware, hacking, or data tampering, you agree to immediately take action to
secure your Computing Devices or disable such Computing Devices and to provide us with all data and any other
information, if any, regarding the threat to or attack on your Computing Device or the Paperless IPS. Our review
of data or information relating to your Computing Devices and any related projects and tasks associated with such
Computing Devices is strictly for our purposes only and you may not rely on such review for any purpose other than
to document your compliance with this Agreement.
(D) You further acknowledge and agree that you will not collect any customer information directly or otherwise from the
information typed into the Paperless IPS during an application, whether through any copy and paste functionality
or through the use of any mobile platform application functionality or any other similar technology and you will
not seek to alter or adjust the Paperless IPS in any way. You may, with full and transparent disclosure as to the
purpose of such collection and upon receipt of the customer’s express consent, collect customer information for
your business purposes using other methods outside of and independent from any use of the Paperless IPS. You
further acknowledge and agree that you will not make available to consumer customers who apply for Cards using
your Computing Devices any information or material that (1) is false or misleading; (2) discriminates against a
legally protected class of persons; (3) is directed toward minors; (4) is harassing, libelous, threatening, obscene,
defamatory, would violate the intellectual property rights of any party, or is otherwise unlawful; (5) would give rise to
civil liability; or (6) constitutes or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense under any applicable
law or regulation. You shall submit to us, at our request, at the address we designate, all proposed advertising, sale
promotions and other material that will appear on your Computing Devices in which the Program covered by the
Agreement is mentioned or language is used from which the Program covered by the Agreement may be inferred or
implied and shall not publish or use any material if we object. Such review is for our benefit only; you may not rely on
such review for any purpose.
(E) In the event that Cardholder records (e.g. Invoices, Credit Memos) flow through the Paperless IPS for purposes of
providing a customer with a more convenient paperless customer experience, including any Consumer Credit Card
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Account Applications and transactions, such records are subject to retention of the original documentation evidencing
each Consumer Credit Card Account Application and transaction in a secure and orderly manner in accordance with
our Instructions and Procedures and as set forth in subparagraph 6(b) of this Agreement unless such Consumer
Credit Card Account Application or transaction is originated and maintained by us and we provide you with advance
written notice that such record keeping will be handled by us.
(F) The Paperless IPS may be temporarily unavailable from time to time without notice for reasons which may include,
but not be limited to, system changes, hardware or software updates, or power outages. In addition, we may, in our
sole discretion, permanently terminate the availability of the Paperless IPS at any time in the event we determine, in
our sole discretion, that the Paperless IPS is being utilized in a manner contrary to the terms of this Agreement.
(G) As relates to the consumer customer, your Computing Devices and the Paperless IPS, you acknowledge and agree that
you will not require any customer who objects to apply using this process or the Paperless IPS and upon such request
you will provide them with an alternative option to applying for a Card. You will ensure that the Consumer Credit
Card Account Application is administered in accordance with our Instructions and Procedures and all applicable
laws.
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph 7, processing may be temporarily unavailable from time to time
without notice to you for reasons which may include but not be limited to, system changes, hardware or software updates,
or power outages.
(b) NEW CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS.
(i) RETAIL LOCATIONS. If a person wants to apply for an Account, you will:
(A) give the person the current version of the Credit Card Agreement, the Initial disclosures and any other documentation
we may reasonably request;
(B) collect the Consumer Credit Card Account Application information in accordance with this Agreement and our
Instructions and Procedures;
(C) obtain the applicant(s) legal signature, in a form and manner prescribed by us in our Instructions and Procedures,
that acknowledges their receipt of the Initial Disclosures, the Credit Card Agreement and applying for an Account;
and process the Consumer Credit Card Account Applications in accordance with this Agreement and our Instructions
and Procedures.
(D) In the event we allow you to utilize an approved method of taking Consumer Credit Card Account Applications using
an in person, oral application process using a modified Consumer Credit Card Account Application you will ensure
each Consumer Credit Card Account Application collected through such oral process is taken in accordance with our
Instructions and Procedures and retained as set forth in subparagraph 6(b)(i) of this Agreement.
(E) Retention of Consumer Credit Card Account Applications and any related documentation will be handled as follows:
(1) unless otherwise directed by us as set forth in subparagraph 6(b)(i) of this Agreement, deliver to us the original,
physical Consumer Credit Card Account Application portion of the Credit Card Agreement (including Consumer
Credit Card Account Applications that are declined by us) within fifteen (15) days of the decisioning of such
Consumer Credit Card Account Application and in accordance with this Agreement and our Instructions and
Procedures. The Consumer Credit Card Account Application portion of the Credit Card Agreement contains
Cardholder Account Information and the Cardholder’s signature.
(2) You acknowledge and agree that you will use our Consumer Credit Card Account Applications, forms, disclosures
and other related documents and any other Program elements solely to administer this Program. You further
agree that you will not share Cardholder Account Information with any other third party financing company.
(ii) CONSUMER INTERNET APPLICATIONS. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that we will provide you with ability to
allow Consumers to apply for credit over the Internet from a link maintained on your website, the following subparagraphs
7(b)(ii)(A)-(C) will apply.
(A) OWNERSHIP OF THE CONSUMER INTERNET APPLICATION. The “Consumer Internet Application” will
be a commercial site on the World Wide Web portion of the Internet, accessible by consumers that will provide
a means for consumers to apply for a Card. The Consumer Internet Application site will be owned, managed and
maintained by us. We retain all right, title and interest in and to the Consumer Internet Application site and your
right to the Consumer Internet Application site is limited to the express terms of this Agreement. No other right to the
Consumer Internet Application site, express or implied, is granted to you by virtue of this Agreement. A Consumer
Credit Card Account Application submitted to us using the Consumer Internet Application site will be considered
to be a “Consumer Credit Card Account Application” to us for purposes of this Agreement. A signature in electronic
form (and in compliance with the E-Sign Act) will be considered a “signature” for purposes of this Agreement, and a
document signed with a signature in electronic form (and in compliance with the E-Sign Act) will be considered to be
“signed” for purposes of this Agreement.
(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR WEBSITE:
(1) You will establish and maintain a link on the home page or appropriate pages relating to financial services of
your website by which a visitor may access the Consumer Internet Application site.
(2) You will not make available on your website any information or material that:
(aa) is false or misleading;
(bb) discriminates against a legally protected class of persons;
(cc) is directed toward minors;
(dd) is harassing, libelous, threatening, obscene, defamatory, would violate the intellectual property rights of
any party, or is otherwise unlawful;
(ee) would give rise to civil liability; or
(ff) constitutes or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense under any applicable Law.
(3) You shall submit to us, at our request, at the address we designate, all proposed advertising, sale promotions and
other material that will appear on your website in which the Program covered by this Agreement is mentioned
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or language is used from which the Program covered by this Agreement may be inferred or implied and shall not
publish or use any material if we object.
(4) You shall submit to us, at our request and at the address we designate, all proposed major changes to your
website in content or links to other websites and shall not make such changes if we object.
(C) AVAILABILITY OF THE INTERNET APPLICATION SITE. The Consumer Internet Application site may be
temporarily unavailable from time to time without notice to you. In addition, we may, in our sole discretion,
permanently terminate the availability of the Consumer Internet Application site at any time. Upon request or upon
termination of this Agreement, you will remove the link and any other references to this Program from your website.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subparagraph 7(b), Wells Fargo reserves the right, in its sole discretion,
to:
(A) make changes to how Consumer Credit Card Account Applications are processed;
(B) re-design the Consumer Credit Card Account Applications and the Credit Card Agreement as we deem necessary or
appropriate; and
(C) update our Instructions and Procedures regarding the collection of, transmittal and retention of Consumer Credit
Card Account Applications. In the event we do so, you agree to collect, process, store and remit such credit Consumer
Credit Card Account Applications in accordance with the Instructions and Procedures which we provide to you from
time to time.
(c) SALES TRANSACTIONS.
(i) PRESENT CARD. The Cardholder must present a valid Card at the time of sale unless the transaction is covered under
subparagraph 7(d) of this Agreement or the Account was established at the time of purchase.
(ii) INVOICE. Card sales will be evidenced by Invoices in a form approved by us. The Invoice must be legibly completed by you
in accordance with this Agreement and our Instructions and Procedures. In the event that we approve a form of Invoice
supplied by you and you subsequently make revisions to such Invoice form, you agree to resubmit such Invoice to us for
reapproval prior to using such revised form.
(iii) AUTHORIZATION. If we so require, you will contact our authorization center in accordance with this Agreement and our
Instructions and Procedures. Authorization numbers are valid for ninety (90) days unless we otherwise inform you that we
are cancelling the authorization prior to the end of the ninety (90) day period. If an authorization expires before Products
are delivered you will submit a new request for authorization. We may change the length of time an authorization number
is valid by advising you in writing including updating the Instructions and Procedures.
(iv) SINGLE TRANSACTION. You will include all Products purchased in any given transaction in the total amount(s) on any
Invoice(s) submitted to us in connection with said transaction and you will not submit, sell or assign any part of that
transaction to any other creditor for purchase.
(v) PERSONAL INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED. If a Cardholder has complied with all of the conditions for presentment of a
Card at the point of sale, including the requirements relating to identification of applicants for Cards set out in subparagraph
13(c), you may not as a regular practice require a Cardholder to provide any of the following supplementary Cardholder
information as a condition for honoring a Visa card unless such supplementary Cardholder information is specifically
required under a Visa rule or regulation: home or business address or telephone number, driver’s license number, social
security number (or any part thereof), fingerprints, photocopy of a driver’s license, photocopy of the Visa card or display of
other credit cards.
(vi) SIGNATURE. You will require the Cardholder to sign the Invoice for all sales made in your presence.
(vii) COPY TO CARDHOLDER. You will provide a copy of the completed Invoice to the Cardholder at the time of the sale if the
sale is made in your presence.
(viii) DOWN PAYMENTS. If less than the full amount of any transaction is covered by an Invoice, you will obtain payment in full
by cash, check, or major credit card for the remaining balance due at the time the transaction is consummated. We will not
finance down payments or deposits on an Account.
(ix) NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR CARD SALES. You will not discriminate against Cardholders by adding an extra or special
charge to the normal price of the Products when a sale is a Card sale.
(x) CONSUMER PURCHASES ONLY. Card purchases must be for personal, family, or household purposes.
(xi) DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS. Products purchased by a Cardholder that are being shipped or delivered must be shipped or
delivered to a Cardholder’s residence unless shipment or delivery to another location is authorized by the Cardholder and
approved by us. Notwithstanding the immediate preceding sentence, you acknowledge and agree that Products purchased
with Cards must not be shipped to (A) any address designated as a Post Office Box; (B) any warehouse or storage facility;
(C) any dockyard or shipping/freight facility; or (D) any address outside of the United States.
(xii) CARD SALES VIA THE INTERNET. No Card sales may be originated under this Agreement via the Internet on a website
of yours without our prior written consent, including the execution of an amendment to this Agreement.
(xiii) NO CASH ADVANCES. Cash advances by you to a Cardholder may not be charged to an Account under any circumstances.
No cash may be given to a Cardholder by you in connection with any Card transaction.
(d) PURCHASES WITHOUT CARD. If you make a Card sale to a Cardholder at a Retail Location but the Cardholder does not
have his or her Card with him or her you will confirm the Cardholder’s identity, then confirm that you have the proper Account
Number and otherwise process the transaction using normal procedures.
(e) PRESENTMENT OF INVOICES.
(i) You will present Invoices to us in accordance with this Agreement and our Instructions and Procedures.
(ii) Invoices must only be presented to us after the transaction is completed. You agree to make every reasonable effort to
electronically present these Invoices to us within three (3) days of the transaction completion date, unless it is temporarily
impractical to do so, at which time you will have fifteen (15) days after the date the transaction was completed to present
the Invoice electronically or physically to us. For the purposes of this Agreement, a transaction is completed after you
have performed all of your obligations to the Cardholder in connection with each Invoice, including, but not limited to,