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): March 15, 2005
CHASE BANK, USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
on behalf of the Chase USA Master Trust
(formerly known as "Providian Master Trust")
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
333-55817
United States 333-39856 22-2382028
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
White Clay Center, Building 200, Newark, DE 19711
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 575-5000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 8 - Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Chase USA Master Trust is the issuer of a number of outstanding series of asset
backed securities.
On or about March 15, 2005, Chase Bank USA, National Association (f/k/a Chase
Manhattan Bank USA, National Association) ("Chase USA") distributed monthly
payments to the holders of the Chase USA Master Trust Series 2000-1 and Series
2000-2. Chase USA furnished copies of monthly certificateholders' reports for
each of those series as required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Copies
of those monthly certificateholders' reports are being filed as an exhibit to
this current report on Form 8-K.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") has recently provided new
interpretive guidance to Chase USA and other OCC regulated banks that will
result in an increase in the minimum payments due on a portion of the accounts
in Chase USA's servicing portfolio when fully implemented by Chase USA. The OCC
guidance is intended to be responsive to concerns raised by the Federal
Financial Institutions Examination Council that minimum payment requirements
currently used by credit card lenders increase credit risk and mask portfolio
quality and that credit card lenders ought to require minimum payments that
amortize outstanding account balances over a reasonable period of time.
Chase USA expects to implement the increased minimum payment requirement in
stages commencing in the third quarter of 2005 with full implementation expected
by the end of the first quarter of 2006. Chase USA expects that such change in
the minimum payment requirement is likely to result in an increase in
delinquencies and charge-offs in the accounts in the Chase USA Master Trust,
although Chase USA cannot predict with any degree of certainty the effect of any
such increase.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Monthly Reports with respect to the March 15, 2005 distribution.
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.
CHASE USA MASTER TRUST
By: CHASE BANK USA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Servicer
By: /s/ Patricia M. Garvey
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Name: Patricia M. Garvey
Title: Vice President
Date: March 18, 2005
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Monthly Reports with respect to the distribution to
certificateholders on March 15, 2005.