INFORMATION REQUIRED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE FIRST AMERICAN MERCHANT APPLICATION
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What is the exact legal name of the business? 
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Will there be a different DBA name? 
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What is the mailing/billing address? 
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What is the physical address (if different)? 
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What is the corporate phone number? 
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What is the corporate email address? 
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What is the company website address, if applicable? 
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What type of ownership (i.e. sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, etc…)? 
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What is your Federal Tax ID number? 
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Have you previously accepted Visa or MasterCard? 
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If you have previously accepted, who was your most recent processor? 
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Has your business ever been terminated as a Visa or MasterCard processor? 
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Has your business ever filed for bankruptcy? 
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What types of goods or services are provided? 
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How many years have you operated the business? 
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How many locations do you operate? 
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What are your days and hours of operation? 
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What will be your approximate average single ticket? 
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What do you envision being your high single ticket? 
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What do you anticipate your average monthly volume to be? 
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What do you anticipate your high monthly volume to be? 
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What do you anticipate your annual volume to be? 
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What percentage of your transactions are to be swiped, manually keyed, or Internet, etc… 
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Please provide the name of your bank and provide a contact person and their phone number. 
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When was this bank account opened? 
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Please provide a copy of a voided business check. 
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Must provide the following information on the person authorized to sign the merchant application (name, title, DOB, SSN#, phone #, residence address, and what percentage of the business that you own). 
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Provide two trade suppliers and a contact person and telephone number for each. 
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Tell us what these two trade suppliers provide you. 
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Do you lease or own your place of business? 
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If you lease, please provide the name and telephone number for the landlord. 
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Do you currently accept AMEX? 
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Do you wish to accept AMEX? 
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If you currently accept AMEX, please provide your account number. 
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Do your currently own, rent, or lease a credit card processing terminal? 
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If you do, what type is it (manufacturer & model)? 
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ATTENTION: Internet merchants must prominently feature a PRIVACY POLICY & RETURN POLICY on your site before having your account fully approved (see www.gracenyc.org/donate.html for solid examples of each). 
Download Merchant Quick Start Questionnaire
First American Payment Systems | Ft Worth, TX 76102 | 817-271-2281 | chuck@faps-kcg.com

