Common use of ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER Clause in Contracts

ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER. You and we agree that both of us shall attempt to informally settle any and all disputes arising out of, affecting, or relating in any way to your accounts, or the products or services that we have provided, will provide or have offered to provide to you, and/or any aspect of your relationship with us (hereafter referred to as the “Claims”). If that cannot be done, then you agree that any and all Claims that are threatened, made, filed or initiated after the Effective Date (defined below) of this Arbitration and Class Action Waiver provision (“Arbitration Agreement”), even if the Claims arise out of, affect or relate to conduct that occurred prior to the Effective Date, shall, at the election of either you or us, be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with its applicable rules and procedures for consumer disputes (“Rules”), whether such Claims are in contract, tort, statute, or otherwise. The Rules can be obtained on the AAA website at ▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇; or a copy of the Rules can be obtained at any bank branch upon request. Either you or we may elect to resolve a particular Claim through arbitration, even if one of us has already initiated litigation in court related to the Claim, by: (a) making written demand for arbitration upon the other party, (b) initiating arbitration against the other party, or (c) filing a motion to compel arbitration in court. AS A RESULT, IF EITHER YOU OR WE ELECT TO RESOLVE A PARTICULAR CLAIM THROUGH ARBITRATION, YOU WILL GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO GO TO COURT TO ASSERT OR DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS (EXCEPT FOR CLAIMS BROUGHT INDIVIDUALLY WITHIN

ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER. You and we agree that both of us shall attempt to informally settle any and all disputes arising out of, affecting, or relating in any way to your accounts, or the products or services that we have provided, will provide or have offered to provide to you, and/or any aspect of your relationship with us (hereafter referred to as the “Claims”). If that cannot be done, then you agree that any and all Claims that are threatened, made, filed or initiated after the Effective Date (defined below) of this Arbitration and Class Action Waiver provision (“Arbitration Agreement”), even if the Claims arise out of, affect or relate to conduct that occurred prior to the Effective Date, shall, at the election of either you or us, be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with its applicable rules and procedures for consumer commercial disputes (“Rules”), whether such Claims are in contract, tort, statute, or otherwise. The Rules can be obtained on the AAA website at ▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇; or a copy of the Rules can be obtained at any bank branch upon request. Either you or we may elect to resolve a particular Claim through arbitration, even if one of us has already initiated litigation in court related to the Claim, by: (a) making written demand for arbitration upon the other party, (b) initiating arbitration against the other party, or (c) filing a motion to compel arbitration in court. AS A RESULT, IF EITHER YOU OR WE ELECT TO RESOLVE A PARTICULAR CLAIM THROUGH ARBITRATION, YOU WILL GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO GO TO COURT TO ASSERT OR DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS (EXCEPT FOR CLAIMS BROUGHT INDIVIDUALLY WITHINTO