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S A F E Credit Union

15 cardholder agreements · 17.5 MB

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Fair Terms · grade A (94/100)
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  • Starting score100
  • Penalty APR-6
  • Fair Terms score94 · grade A

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

1 red flag · 11 filed docs

Detected in the CFPB-filed cardholder agreements from S A F E Credit Union. Verbatim quotes below — CardSleuth flags the language; this isn't legal advice.

Penalty APR

Slip up and your rate can jump to a much higher penalty APR.

Jumps to ~21.9%
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“…y Annual Percentage Rate (APR): If you default on your Account for any of the following reasons, we may increase the APR on the entire balance to the Penalty APR of 21.90% with a 45-day notice if: Your Account is 60 days or more past due You make a payment that is returned The Penalty APR may terminate if you…”
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Checked & clear: Forced arbitration · Class-action waiver · Jury-trial waiver · Deferred interest · Change-anytime clause

Cardholder agreements

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