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Newtown Savings Bank

2 cardholder agreements · 539 KB

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Fair Terms · grade B (70/100)
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  • Starting score100
  • Forced arbitration with no opt-out-30
  • Fair Terms score70 · grade B

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Contract X-Ray — what's buried in the fine print

1 red flag · 2 filed docs

Detected in the CFPB-filed cardholder agreements from Newtown Savings Bank. Verbatim quotes below — CardSleuth flags the language; this isn't legal advice.

Forced arbitration with no opt-out found — you likely can't take this issuer to court, and there's no way to reject it.
Forced arbitration

You give up your right to sue in court — disputes are pushed into private arbitration.

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“…e the subject of the Dispute. (c) Arbitration. Any Dispute which cannot otherwise be resolved as provided in paragraph (b) above shall be resolved by binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of JAMS, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitral tribunal may be entered i…”
CFPB NSB MRPA Final_ (002) ↗

Checked & clear: Class-action waiver · Jury-trial waiver · Deferred interest · Change-anytime clause · Penalty APR

Cardholder agreements

Filed with the CFPB in the 2026 Q1 bulk submission. Opens the original PDF.