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).
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First American Payment Systems | Ft Worth, TX 76102 | 817-271-2281 | chuck@faps-kcg.com