Consent to Receive Calls & SMS Messages
Receipt of cellular phone calls (including text messages) may be subject to service provider charges. Message and Data Rates May Apply. If you listed a cell phone number in your application or provide an updated cell phone number, then you authorize Avant, individually, and on behalf of WebBank, and our affiliates, agents, assigns and service providers to call (including sending SMS text messages) using automatic telephone dialing systems, automatic texting systems and artificial or prerecorded messages to your cell phone number to provide account information and services regarding your WebBank or Avant credit product.
Avant, individually and on behalf of WebBank, may contact you regarding your account including to assist you with completion of your application, notify you of transaction approval, provide payment reminders, and conduct collection efforts. You agree to notify Avant immediately if you change your number or transfer your phone to another person. You understand text messages may be seen by anyone with access to your phone.
Accordingly, you should take steps to safeguard your phone and your text messages if you want them to remain private. If you do not want to receive calls and/or SMS text messages, you can unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] or by calling a customer service representative at 800-712-5407 specifying your preference. To stop text messages, you can also simply reply “STOP” to any text message we may send you.
Credit Pull Authorization
By continuing with the application process, you understand and agree that you are authorizing WebBank, Member FDIC, and Avant to each obtain consumer reports and related information about you from one or more consumer reporting agencies, such as TransUnion and FactorTrust.
You also authorize WebBank and Avant to verify information in your application for credit, and you agree that WebBank and/or Avant may contact third parties to verify any such information. You direct WebBank and/or Avant to use your consumer reports to authenticate your identity, to make credit decisions, and for other related purposes.
You expressly authorize WebBank and/or Avant to obtain consumer reports from consumer reporting agencies about you when you apply for credit, during the 60 days following your initial application date, and periodically throughout the term of your credit product, including in the month following the month when you pay off or otherwise satisfy the terms of your credit product.
You expressly authorize WebBank and/or Avant to use the information that we obtain from such reports along with your application information to, among other things, market refinancings and other products to you, determine your eligibility for other products that WebBank and/or Avant may offer or that you may apply for, make decisions related to the servicing and collection of your account, measure how the credit product you obtained from WebBank impacts your credit, perform other statistical analysis, and share information with you about your credit profile.
Electronic Communications Agreement
Consent for Electronic Signatures, Records, and Disclosures ("E-Consent")
Please read this information carefully and print a copy and/or retain this information electronically for future reference.
Introduction
If you choose to apply for credit through the Avant platform, from time to time you will receive disclosures, notices, documents, and information from WebBank, Member FDIC, Avant, LLC or one of its affiliates, or our respective agents (collectively, “we” or “us”). Because the Avant platform operates primarily on the Internet, to provide services through www.Avant.com, we need your consent to using and accepting electronic signatures, records, and disclosures ("E-Consent"). This form notifies you of your rights when receiving disclosures, notices and information via www.Avant.com. By clicking "I Consent" or other links assenting to our terms, you acknowledge that you received this E-Consent and that you consent to using electronic signatures, records, and disclosures. Additionally, by clicking "I Consent" or other links assenting to our terms, you consent to conduct transactions by using electronic disclosures, electronic records, and electronic contract documents ("Disclosures").
Option for Paper or Non-Electronic Records
You may request any Disclosures in paper copy by logging in and printing a paper copy if the Disclosure is made available through your online dashboard. You may also mail us your written request to Avant, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60654. We will provide paper copies at no charge. We will retain all Disclosures as applicable law requires. We also reserve the right to provide Disclosures to you in paper form in our discretion including, for example, if we receive an email bounce back when sending you a required Disclosure.
Scope of Consent
This E-Consent applies to all interactions online concerning you and the Avant platform and includes those interactions engaged in on any mobile device, including phones, smart-phones, and tablets. By exercising this E-Consent, we will process your information and interact during all online interactions with you electronically. We will also send you notices electronically related to our interactions and transactions. Disclosures may be provided online by logging into your online dashboard with the email and password provided during the application process or through your designated e-mail address.
Consenting to Do Business Electronically
Before you decide to do business electronically, you should consider whether you have the required hardware and software capabilities described below.
Hardware and Software Requirements
To access and retain the Disclosures electronically, you will need to use the following computer software and hardware: A PC or MAC compatible computer or other device capable of accessing the Internet, access to an e-mail account, and an Internet Browser software program that supports at least 128 bit encryption, such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer, Netscape® or Mozilla Firefox®. To read some documents, you may need a PDF file reader like Adobe® Acrobat Reader Xpdf® or Foxit®. If these requirements change while you are maintaining an active relationship with us and the change creates a material risk that you may not be able to receive Disclosures electronically, we will notify you of these changes. You will need a printer or a long-term storage device, such as your computer's disk drive, to retain a copy of the Disclosures for future reference. You may send us your written questions regarding the hardware and software requirements by mail to Avant, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60654.
Withdrawing Consent
You are free to withdraw this E-Consent at any time and at no charge. However, if you withdraw this E-Consent before receiving credit, this will prevent you from obtaining credit from us. If at any time you wish to withdraw this E-Consent, you can send us your written request by mail to Avant, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60654, with the details of such request. If you decide to withdraw this E-Consent, the legal effectiveness, validity, and enforceability of prior electronic Disclosures will not be affected.
Change to Your Contact Information
You should keep us informed of any change in your electronic address or mailing address. You may update such information by contacting customer support and providing the updated information. You may also send us your written update by mail to our address above.
YOUR ABILITY TO ACCESS DISCLOSURES
BY CLICKING "I CONSENT" OR OTHER LINKS, YOU ASSENT TO OUR TERMS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU CAN ACCESS THE DISCLOSURES IN THE DESIGNATED FORMATS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED ON YOUR APPLICATION IS AN ACTIVE AND VALID EMAIL ADDRESS. If you change your email address, you will provide us with your updated email address. Once you give your consent, you may access disclosures by reviewing the copy sent to your email, logging on to your account, or by contacting customer support and requesting a paper copy as noted in the section above.
CONSENT
BY CLICKING "I CONSENT" OR OTHER LINKS, YOU ASSENT TO OUR TERMS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE READ THIS INFORMATION ABOUT ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, RECORDS, DISCLOSURES, AND DOING BUSINESS ELECTRONICALLY. YOU CONSENT TO USING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, HAVING ALL DISCLOSURES PROVIDED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN ELECTRONIC FORM AND TO DOING BUSINESS WITH US ELECTRONICALLY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU MAY REQUEST A PAPER COPY OF THE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND DISCLOSURES, WHICH WE WILL PROVIDE TO YOU AT NO CHARGE. IF YOU REFRAIN FROM PROCEEDING, THEN YOU NEITHER WISH TO USE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES NOR CONDUCT THIS TRANSACTION ELECTRONICALLY. YOU ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURES IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE SERVICES FROM US OVER THE INTERNET.