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EXHIBIT (AB)
MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
Discover Card Master Trust I
Series 2000-A Monthly Statement
Distribution Date: December 15, 2000 Month Ending: November 30, 2000
Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of May 22, 2000 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Discover Bank (formerly Greenwood Trust Company) and U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee, as amended, the Trustee is required to prepare certain
information each month regarding current distributions to investors and the
performance of the Trust. We have set forth below this information for the
Distribution Date listed above, as well as for the calendar month ended on the
date listed above. Series 2000-A Certificates were issued only to qualified
institutional buyers and are not publicly available.
NOTICE: The information herein does not include the effects of the increase in
Series 2000-A from $2.5 billion to $4 billion, which became effective on
December 1, 2000.
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1. Payments for the benefit of investors in Extended Certificates and Maturity Certificates in Series 2000-A on this
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Distribution Date (per $1000 of Subclass Initial Investor Interest)
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Extended Maturity Extended Maturity
Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate
Series 2000-A Total Interest Interest Principal Principal
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Subclass Investor Interest $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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2. Principal Receivables at the end of November, 2000
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<S> <C>
(a) Aggregate Investor Interest $25,256,090,125.03
Seller Interest $8,057,457,021.27
Total Master Trust $33,313,547,146.30
(b) Group One Investor Interest $25,256,090,125.03
(c) Series 2000-A Investor Interest $2,500,000,000.00
(d) Series 2000-A Aggregate Discount Certificate Subclass Investor Interests $2,500,000,000.00
(e) Series 2000-A Aggregate Extended Certificate Subclass Investor Interests $0.00
(f) Series 2000-A Aggregate Maturity Certificate Subclass Investor Interests $0.00
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3. Allocation of Receivables Collected During November, 2000
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Finance Charge Principal Yield Collections/
Collections Collections Additional Funds
<S> <C> <C> <C>
(a) Allocation of Collections between Investors and Seller
Aggregate Investor Allocation. $393,321,046.26 $3,787,246,876.88 $0.00
Seller Allocation $122,063,730.36 $1,175,338,789.25 $0.00
(b) Group One Allocation $393,321,046.26 $3,787,246,876.88 $0.00
(c) Series 2000-A Allocations $38,916,704.48 $374,724,843.65 $0.00
(d) Monthly Principal Payment Rate (Principal Collections as a monthly percentage of
Master Trust Principal Receivables at the beginning of November, 2000) 14.99%
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(e) Principal Collections as a monthly percentage of Master Trust Receivables
at the beginning of November, 2000 14.77%
(f) Finance Charge Collections as a monthly percentage of Master Trust Receivables
at the beginning of November, 2000 1.53%
(g) Total Collections as a monthly percentage of Master Trust Receivables
at the beginning of November, 2000 16.30%
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4. Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Account ("SPFA")
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Deposits into the Deficit Amount
SPFA on this on this SPFA Investment
Distribution Date Distribution Date Balance Income
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Series 2000-A $0.00 0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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5. Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
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Total Payments
Amount Paid on this Deficit Amount through this
Distribution Date on this Distribution Date Distribution Date
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Series 2000-A $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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6. Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Account ("SIFA")
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Deposits into the SIFA SIFA Balance at the
on this Distribution Date end of November, 2000
<S> <C> <C>
Series 2000-A $13,769,389.51 $46,106,779.56
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7. Information Concerning the Proceeds Account
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Deposits into the Proceeds
Account on this Distribution Date Proceeds Account
(other than Issuance Proceeds) Balance
<S> <C> <C>
Series 2000-A $0.00 $0.00
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8 Investor Charged-Off Amount
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Cumulative Investor
November, 2000 Charged-Off Amount
<S> <C> <C>
(a) Group One $123,111,982.37 $0.00
(b) Series 2000-A $12,181,175.36 $0.00
(c) As an annualized percentage of
Principal Receivables at the
beginning of November, 2000 5.85% N/A
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9. Investor Losses for November, 2000
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Per $1000 of Initial
Total Series Investor Interest
<S> <C> <C>
(a) Group One $0.00 $0.00
(b) Series 2000-A $0.00 $0.00
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10. Reimbursement of Investor Losses for November, 2000
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Per $1000 of Initial
Total Series Investor Interest
<S> <C> <C>
(a) Group One $0.00 $0.00
(b) Series 2000-A $0.00 $0.00
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11. Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses as of the end of November, 2000
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Per $1000 of Initial
Total Series Investor Interest
<S> <C> <C>
(a) Group One $0.00 $0.00
(b) Series 2000-A $0.00 $0.00
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12. Investor Monthly Servicing Fee payable on this Distribution Date
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<S> <C>
(a) Group One $42,111,441.09
(b) Series 2000-A $4,166,666.67
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13. Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts
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Class A Amount
<S> <C>
(a) Maximum Amount on this Distribution Date $200,000,000.00
(b) Available Amount on this Distribution Date $200,000,000.00
(c) Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
on this Distribution Date $0.00
(d) Credit Enhancement Fee on this
Distribution Date $162,284.42
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14. Delinquency Summary
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<S> <C>
Master Trust Receivables Outstanding at the end of November, 2000 $33,817,556,119.54
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Delinquent Amount Percentage of Ending
Payment Status Ending Balance Receivables Outstanding
<S> <C> <C>
30-59 days $784,060,155.63 2.32%
60-179 days $1,472,473,844.71 4.35%
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15. Excess Spread Percentages on this Distribution Date(1)
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<S> <C>
(a) Group One(2) 4.22%
(b) Series 2000-A(3) 4.10%
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16. Net Charge-Offs on this Distribution Date(4)
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<S> <C>
Charge-offs net of recoveries as an annualized percentage of
Principal Receivables at the beginning of November, 2000 5.14%
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17. Information concerning the MC Purchase Agreement
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<S> <C>
(a) Total purchases made pursuant to the MC Purchase Agreement
during November, 2000 $0.00
(b) Total Available Commitments at the end of November, 2000 $700,000,000.00
(c) Aggregate amount on deposit in any MC Purchase Accounts
at the end of November, 2000 $0.00
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
BY:
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Vice President
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(1) For series in Group One, investors should refer only to the higher of the
Group Excess Spread Percentage (Item 15(a)) and the Series Excess Spread
Percentage (Item 15(b)) in assessing the current performance or the Trust
and the Receivables.
(2) Group Excess Spread is the sum of the Series Excess Spreads (as described
below) for each series in the Group. The Group Excess Spread Percentage
is equal to the Group Excess Spread, multiplied by twelve, divided by the
Series Investor Interests for each series in the Group.
(3) Series Excess Spread is equal to (a) the sum of Finance Charge
Collections, Yield Collections, Additional Investor Funds and any
Investment Income for this Series (see Item 3(c)) minus (b) the sum of
(i) the product of (A) the Class Invested Amount for such Distribution
Date and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Weighted
Average Certificate for that Class, and the denominatorof which is 360
divided by the actual number of days from and including the immediately
preceding Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution
Date, from and including the Series Closing Date) to but excluding the
current Distribution Date, (ii) the Investor Servicing Fee (see Item
12(b)), (iii) the Investor Charge-Off Amount (see Item 8(b)), (iv) the
Credit Enhancement Fee (see Item 13(d)), (v) the Monthly Commitment Fees,
(vi) the positive difference, if any, between MC Purchase Account
Interest and MC Purchase Account Investment Income, and (vii) tax
gross-up amounts, indemnification payments and increased costs, if any,
payable to the MC Purchasers under th MC Purchase Agreement, in each case
for this Distribution Date. The Series Excess Spread Percentage is equal
to the Series Excess Spread, multiplied by twelve, divided by the Series
Investor Interest for this Series.
(4) For purposes of allocations to investors, recoveries are treated as
Finance Charge Collections and are included as such in Item 3 above.
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MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT
Discover Card Master Trust I
Series 2000-A Monthly Statement
CREDIT CARD
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Discover Bank
(formerly Greenwood Trust Company), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling &
Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993, as amended (the "Pooling &
Servicing Agreement") and the Series Supplement, dated as of May 22, 2000 (the
"Series Supplement") by and between Discover Bank and U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee, does hereby certify as follows with respect to the
Series Supplement for the Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 2000-A Master
Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date occurring on December 15, 2000:
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1. Discover Bank (formerly Greenwood Trust Company) is Master Servicer
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
2. The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Discover Bank as Master
Servicer.
3. The aggregate amount of Collections processed during November, 2000
is equal to $5,477,970,442.75
4. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
November, 2000 is equal to $374,724,843.65
5. The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
during November, 2000 is equal to $38,916,704.48
6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
Series Yield Collections during November, 2000 is equal to $0.00
6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
Date is equal to $0.00
7. The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
on the current Distribution Date is equal to $13,769,389.51
8. The sum of all amounts payable for benefit of the Class A Discount
Certificateholders on the current Distribution Date is equal to $13,769,389.51
9. The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Extended
Certificateholders on the current Distribution Date is equal to 0.00
10. The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Maturity
Certificateholders on the current Distribution Date is equal to 0.00
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<S> <C>
11. The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be made on
the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement: 0.00
(a) with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall
is equal to $0.00
(b) with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off
Amount is equal to $0.00
(c) with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to
$0.00
12. Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be
delivered by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 18 of the Series Supplement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of December, 2000.
Series 2000-A
DISCOVER BANK
as Master Servicer
By:
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Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer,
and Treasurer
