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Southern Credit Union, The

2 cardholder agreements · 313 KB · 1 surveyed card

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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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Detected in the CFPB-filed cardholder agreements from Southern Credit Union, The. Verbatim quotes below — CardSleuth flags the language; this isn't legal advice.

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“…- credit-limit transactions and I go over my credit limit, I understand you will charge me a fee of up to $40.00. You may also increase my APR to the Penalty APR of N/A. I will only pay one fee per billing cycle, even if I go over my limit multiple times in the same cycle. Even if I request over-the-credit-lim…”
Credit Card Application 9-11-2024 ↗

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

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Cardholder agreements

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