| UNITED STATES | ||||||||
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||||||||
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||||||
| FORM 8-K | ||||||||
| Current Report Pursuant | ||||||||
| to Section 13 or 15(d) of the | ||||||||
| Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||||||
| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) | ||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | ||||||||
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Note Trust (Exact Name of Issuing Entity as Specified in its Charter) Commission File Numbers of Issuing Entity: 333-208463 and 333-230197-02 Central Index Key Number of Issuing Entity: 0001282663 World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust (Exact Name of Issuer of Collateral Certificate as Specified in its Charter) Commission File Numbers of Issuer of the Collateral Certificate: 333-208463-02 and 333-230197-01 Central Index Key Number of Issuer of the Collateral Certificate: 0001140096 WFN Credit Company, LLC (Exact Name of Depositor/Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Commission File Numbers of Depositor: 333-208463-01 and 333-230197 Central Index Key Number of Depositor: 0001139552 Comenity Bank (Exact Name of Sponsor as Specified in its Charter) Central Index Key Number of Sponsor: 0001007254 | ||||||||
| Delaware | ||||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation of Issuing Entity and Registrant) | ||||||||
31-1772814 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No. of Registrant) | ||||||||
| 3095 Loyalty Circle, Columbus, Ohio | 43219 | |||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices of Registrant) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
| (614) 729-5044 | ||||||||
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | ||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||||||||
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company [ ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 30, 2024, Comenity Bank (“Bank”) and Comenity Servicing LLC (“Servicer”) entered into the Sixth Addendum to Appendix A (“Sixth Addendum”) to that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Service Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2024 (the “Service Agreement”), by and between Bank and Servicer, which Service Agreement was filed as Exhibit 99.1 of the report on Form 8-K on April 4, 2024. A copy of the Sixth Addendum is filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Document Description | |||||||
Exhibit 99.1 | Sixth Addendum to Appendix A of Fifth Amended and Restated Service Agreement | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WFN CREDIT COMPANY, LLC as depositor
By: /s/ Wai Chung
Name: Wai Chung
Title: Treasurer
Dated: October 2, 2024
Exhibit 99.1
SIXTH ADDENDUM TO APPENDIX A OF
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICE AGREEMENT
This Sixth Addendum to Appendix A of that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Service Agreement (the "Addendum") is entered into as of this 30th day of September, 2024, by and between Comenity Bank (“Bank”), a Delaware state bank, with its principal place of business at One Righter Parkway, Suite 100, Wilmington, Delaware 19803 and Comenity Servicing LLC (“Servicer”), a Texas limited liability company with its principal place of business at 3095 Loyalty Circle, Columbus, OH 43219.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Bank and Servicer entered into that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Service Agreement as of April 1st, 2024 (the “Agreement”) to outsource certain services to Servicer; and
WHEREAS, Bank and Servicer desire to modify certain Performance Standards set forth in Exhibit A to the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, Bank and Servicer agree as follows:
1. Performance Standards. Bank and Servicer agree to amend the Performance Standards set forth in Appendix A to the Agreement, such that certain Performance Standards are hereby amended or added as set forth in further detail in Exhibit A hereto.
2. Effective Date: The amendments and additions to the Performance Standards, as set forth in Exhibit A hereto, shall be effective as of the first day of the month following the month in which this Addendum is executed.
3. Miscellaneous. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Addendum shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. Other than as set forth above and in Exhibit A hereto, the parties agree that the Agreement, as amended by this Addendum, shall continue in full force and effect. The parties may execute this Addendum in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Addendum to be executed by their authorized officers effective as of the date first written above.
Comenity Bank
By: /s/ Baron Schlachter
Name: Baron Schlachter
Title: Comenity Bank President
Comenity Servicing LLC
By: /s/ Tammy McConnaughey
Name: Tammy McConnaughey
Title: President
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EXHIBIT A
SECTION I: SERVICES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALL COMENITY BANK PRODUCTS
1. Amendments and Additions. Set forth below are revisions and additions to existing Performance Standards, all of which shall be incorporated into Appendix A to the Agreement.
| Service | Performance Standard | Measuring Period | Amended/ Added | ||||||||
Information Technology Services/Outsourcing • Provide Information Technology services, platform, network, including telecommunications through a secure environment, which can be outsourced to third and fourth parties, including but not limited to: • Timely Incident Restoration. • Unix/Linux Server Availability. • Windows Server Availability. • Mainframe Availability. • Critical Application Availability. • Data/Voice Connectivity Availability. • Stability of Integration Hub API’s Supporting Critical Applications. • Implementation of Critical Security Updates/Patches. • Completion of Critical Batches. • Authorizations. • Account maintenance through self-service or Care Center Associate. • Other IT services as needed. | Restful Web Services System Responsiveness: Tier 1 - 98% within 250ms. | M | Amended | ||||||||
| Restful Web Services System Responsiveness: Tier 2 - 97% within 500ms. | M | Added | |||||||||
| Restful Web Services System Responsiveness: Tier 3 - 97% within 1000ms. | M | Added | |||||||||
| FCRM – OFAC Response: 99% of GO response within 750ms. | M | Amended | |||||||||
| OFAC Response: 100% of GO response within 1s. | M | Added | |||||||||
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| Service | Performance Standard | Measuring Period | Amended/ Added | ||||||||
• Provide IT Quality services as listed below: • Provide management of production defects. • Maintain tracking of Critical and High defects. • Maintain listing of critical applications supporting the Bank. • Maintain oversight of critical application performance. • Provide monitoring of IT fixes implemented. • Other IT Quality Services, as requested. | |||||||||||
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SECTION II: SERVICES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO REVOLVING CREDIT CARDS
2. Amendments and Additions. Set forth below are revisions and additions to existing Performance Standards, all of which shall be incorporated into Appendix A to the Agreement.
| Service | Performance Standard | Measuring Period | Amended/ Added | ||||||||
Customer Communications • Produce and mail customer communications; including periodic statements and dunning letters, customer service correspondence, adverse action letters and change of terms notices. • Ensure accuracy and timeliness of customer communications. | DDA Timeliness: 99.9% of documents will be made available within 24 hours of the applicable Daily Fully Composed AFP Statement File transmission. | M | Amended | ||||||||
| DDA Timeliness: 100% of documents will be made available within 32 hours of the applicable Daily Fully Composed AFP Statement File transmission. | M | Added | |||||||||
Customer Service • Process all customer inquiries (received via telephone/mail/fax/electronic), including a toll free customer inquiry number. • Respond to billing inquiries, account disputes and adjustments, billing error resolution, provision of duplicate copies of billing documentation (as requested). • Serve as a liaison between customers and clients for communication of product/service disputes. • Provide call resolution support. • Timely fulfillment of Gift Card, eCertificate, Merchandise orders. | PLP Services - Direct Deposit Timeliness: 99% of deposits delivered within 1 business day. | M | Amended | ||||||||
| PLP Services - Direct Deposit Timeliness: 100% of deposits delivered within 3 business days. | M | Added | |||||||||
| PLP Services - Statement Credit Timeliness: 99% of credits delivered within 1 business day. | M | Amended | |||||||||
| PLP Services - Statement Credit Timeliness: 100% of credits delivered within 3 business days. | M | Added | |||||||||
| PLP Services - Physical Gift Card Shipment (Min. Volume Threshold): 90% of gift cards shipped within 5 business days. | M | Amended | |||||||||
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| Service | Performance Standard | Measuring Period | Amended/ Added | ||||||||
| PLP Services - Physical Gift Card Shipment (Min. Volume Threshold): 99% of gift cards shipped within 10 business days. | M | Added | |||||||||
| PLP Services - e-Gift Card Delivery (Min. Volume Threshold): 90% of e-Gift cards delivered within 6 business hours. | M | Amended | |||||||||
| PLP Services - e-Gift Card Delivery (Min. Volume Threshold): 99% of e-Gift cards delivered within 3 business days. | M | Added | |||||||||
| PLP Services - e-Gift Card Delivery (Min. Volume Threshold): 100% of e-Gift cards delivered within 30 business days. | M | Added | |||||||||
| PLP Services - Catalog Order In-store pickup (Min. Volume Threshold): 90% fulfilled within 6 business hours. | M | Amended | |||||||||
| PLP Services - Catalog Order In-store pickup (Min. Volume Threshold): 99% of orders fulfilled within 3 business days. | M | Added | |||||||||
| PLP Services - Catalog Order In-store pickup (Min. Volume Threshold): 100% of orders fulfilled within 30 business days. | M | Added | |||||||||
| PLP Services - Catalog Order Merchandise Shipment (Min. Volume Threshold): 90% of merchandise shipped within 3 business days. | M | Amended | |||||||||
| PLP Services - Catalog Order Merchandise Shipment (Min. Volume Threshold): 99% of merchandise shipped within 10 business days. | M | Added | |||||||||
| PLP Services - Catalog Order Merchandise Shipment (Min. Volume Threshold): 100% of merchandise shipped within 30 business days. | M | Added | |||||||||
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