Travel Credit Cards

JP Morgan Chase Charge Card Services

The General Services Commission has contracted with JP Morgan Chase to provide charge card services for State travelers.  Account may be established for the state agency and for individual state travelers.  These accounts are to be used for business related charges only.

There is a $200 limit per billing cycle on non-travel (retail) charges on state-issued individual corporate travel charge card.  In some instances, charges for travel-related expenses such as parking, taxis, and gasoline may be coded by the merchant as "retail".  Please be aware of this so you are prepared while traveling.

To be eligible for an individual state JP Morgan Chase card, the individual must:

Some of the services offered by the JP Morgan Chase contract are:

If an employee feels he/she needs a state-sponsored charge card and he/she qualifies under this program, contact the Office of Assistant Vice-President Comptroller for Finance and Administration at (361)593-3013 for an application form.  JP Morgan Chase will screen credit histories on individual applicants.

On individual accounts, the individual whose name appears on the card is responsible for payment of the account.

Payment Guidelines:

  1. Accounts are payable upon receipt.
  2. An account is considered by JP Morgan Chase to be delinquent after 30 days.
  3. When account reaches 60 days past due, it is suspended until it is paid.  Accounts which consistently run over 50 days past due, may be placed on an approval only basis for charges or suspended until brought current.  Accounts which have a history of repeatedly going 60 days past due on two consecutive billing periods are subject to cancellation.  In most instances, cancelled accounts will not be reopened.
  4. An account which reaches 90 days past due will be cancelled and probably will not be reopened.

NOTE: It is the responsibility of the individual making payments to put the correct account number on payments set to JP Morgan Chase.  If the correct account number is not on the payment, it may be credited late, causing the account to be suspended.  It is also the responsibility of the individual making the payments to make sure JP Morgan Chase has the correct billing address.  If an employee moves, it is the employee's responsibility to notify JP Morgan Chase of any change of address.  Even if the employee does not receive the bill, the account is still due for payment.

TRAVEL REGULATIONS ON STATE CREDIT CARDS (TAMU SYSTEM POLICY 25.02.02:7)

TAMUK employees may not use state credit cards for personal expenses.   State credit cards may only be used for legitimate TAMUK business travel expenses.   Payment of charges on individual cards is the sole responsibility of the individual employee.  TAMUK shall not be responsible for any charges, regardless of the type of charge.  Employee may use state credit cards to charge for items that, while they qualify as official business, are not fully reimbursable under State and/or System guidelines for reimbursement.

JP Morgan Chase Central Billing Accounts (CBA's) - Airfare, Rail

The Central Billing Account (CBA) is a cardless account to which business air and rail charges may be charged, that bills directly to the state agency.  Charges to a CBA are the responsibility of the state agency.  Only airfare and rail charges can be applied to a CBA.  Please contact Kay Senior (361) 593-3013 kaks0fa@tamuk.edu for information regarding the CBA.