Membership Agreement, Disclosures, and Fee Schedule :
Membership & Account Agreement
Funds Availability Policy Disclosure
Electronic Fund Transfers Agreement & Disclosure
Truth-In-Savings Disclosure (Checking and Savings)
Truth-In-Savings Disclosure (Savings)
Privacy Policy
Balance vs. Available Balance
Courtesy Pay Opt-Out Notice
USA Patriot Act Notice
Federal Reserve Bank’s Regulation E
Consumer Alert
Reg GG Notification- Prohibition on Unlawful Funding of Internet Gambling
Fee Disclosure
Membership Likeness Appropriation
Membership & Account Agreement
This Agreement covers your rights and responsibilities concerning your accounts and the rights and responsibilities of the Credit Union providing this Agreement (Credit Union). In this Agreement, the words “you,” “your,” and “yours” mean anyone who signs an Account Card, Account Charge Card, or any other account opening document (Account Card), or for whom membership and/or service requests are approved through the Credit Union’s online application and authentication process. The words “we,” “us,” and “our” mean the Credit Union. The word “account” means any one (1) or more share or other accounts you have with the Credit Union.
Your account type(s) and ownership features are designated by you on your Account Card or through the Credit Union’s online application and authentication process. By signing an Account Card or authenticating your request, each of you, jointly and severally, agree to the terms and conditions in this Agreement, and any Account Card, Funds Availability Policy Disclosure, Truth-in-Savings Disclosure, Electronic Fund Transfers Agreement and Disclosure, Privacy Disclosure, or Account Receipt accompanying this Agreement, the Credit Union’s bylaws and policies, and any amendments to these documents from time to time that collectively govern your membership and accounts.
1. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY — Membership-Account Eligibility, Credit Reports, Other Credit Union Services and Social Media: To join the Credit Union, you must meet the membership requirements, including purchase and maintenance of the minimum required share(s) (“membership share”) as set forth in the Credit Union’s bylaws.
In order to verify your eligibility or continued eligibility for: membership; any account(s), service(s), or loan products; or increases or decreases in services and/or credit limits, now and in the future, OR as needed to comply with any applicable law, regulation or governmental agency requirements including but not limited to escheatment/abandoned property, privacy, or other issues that may affect your rights, you authorize us to make inquiry to verify your identity, to determine your employment history and to obtain information concerning any accounts with other institutions and your credit history, including consumer credit reports. You agree that this authority applies to any account, account-related service, loans or other financial products you request or which we may offer or make available to you.
You agree to comply with any requirements for identification which we may require, including photographing, video recording and providing fingerprints or other biometrics, as allowed by applicable law. We may also report information concerning your account(s) and credit to others. You also understand that you may elect from time to time to use the Credit Union or other parties’ social media tools and sources and that there is no claim of privacy or privilege regarding information shared or discernible from such use or sharing. You agree that our use of such information does not violate your privacy or other rights.
If you have consented to communicating with us via social media, we may use any social media addresses you may provide for general correspondence; provided however, official correspondence will continue to be sent to the account address or email address on file.
2. SINGLE PARTY ACCOUNTS — An account payable to one (1) party, the owner, (which includes natural persons, corporations, partnerships, trusts established other than by the form of the account, unincorporated associations, and other organizations) qualified for credit union membership. If the owner dies, the account is payable to Payable on Death (POD) beneficiary(ies), if so named, or as a part of the owner’s estate under his or her will or by the applicable laws of intestacy. Payment of the account is subject to other provisions of this Agreement protecting the Credit Union for honoring transfer and withdrawal requests by the owner or by the owner’s agent prior to notice of the owner’s death, and to our statutory lien for the owner’s obligations, and to any security interest or pledge granted by the owner.
3. JOINT MULTIPLE PARTY ACCOUNTS — A joint account is an account payable to any one (1) of two (2) or more parties, the owners. During life, the owners of a joint multiple party account own the account in proportion to their net contributions to the account. The owners of a joint multiple party account are presumed to own the account in equal undivided interests, unless there is satisfactory proof of the parties’ net contributions to the account. The owners’ net contributions to a joint multiple party account are calculated in accordance to Sec. 125.104(b) of the Texas Finance Code and Sec. 436(6) of the Texas Probate Code, as amended from time to time.
a. Rights of Survivorship. For joint multiple party accounts with rights of survivorship, on the death of one (1) party, all sums in the account on the date of the death vest in and belong to the surviving party as his or her separate property and estate. This means that when one (1) owner dies, ownership of the account passes to the surviving owner(s). If there are two (2) or more surviving owners, their respective ownerships during lifetime shall be in proportion to their previous net contributions to the account increased by an equal share for each survivor of any interest the decedent may have owned in the account immediately before his or her death. The rights of survivorship in the account continue until only one (1) owner remains surviving. For a joint multiple party account without rights of survivorship, when one (1) owner dies, the deceased owner’s interest in the account passes as part of the deceased owner’s estate under his or her will or by the applicable laws of intestacy. Payment of the account is subject to other provisions of this Agreement protecting the Credit Union for honoring transfer and withdrawal requests of an owner or by an owner’s agent prior to notice of an owner’s death, and to our statutory lien for the owner’s obligations, and to any security interest or pledge granted by the owner.
b. Control of Joint Multiple Party Accounts. Any owner is authorized and deemed to act for any other owner(s) and may instruct us regarding transactions and other account matters. Each owner guarantees the signature or authenticated request of any other owner(s). Any owner may withdraw or transfer funds, pledge to us all or any part of the shares, or stop payment on items without the consent of the other owner(s). We have no duty to notify any owner(s) about any transaction. We reserve the right to require written consent of all owners for any change to or termination of an account. However, subject to a policy adopted by the Credit Union’s board of directors, a member, by written notice to us, may change any joint owner designated on the account or remove any such joint owner, change the form of the account, or stop or vary payment under the terms of the account. If we receive written notice of a dispute between owners or inconsistent instructions from them, we may suspend or terminate the account and require a court order or written consent from all owners in order to act.
c. Joint Multiple Party Account Owner Liability. If an item deposited in a joint multiple party account is returned unpaid, a joint multiple party account is overdrawn, or if we do not receive final payment on a transaction, the owners, jointly and severally, are liable to us for the amount of the returned item, overdraft, or unpaid amount and any charges, regardless of who initiated or benefited from the transaction. If any owner is indebted to us, we may enforce our rights against any account of the indebted owner, including all funds in a joint multiple party account, regardless of who contributed the funds.
4. POD ACCOUNT — A single or joint multiple party account that is payable on request to the owners during their lifetimes and, upon the death of all owners, is payable to the surviving named POD beneficiaries. If there is more than one (1) surviving POD beneficiary, the beneficiaries shall own the account jointly without rights of survivorship. Any POD designation shall not apply to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). We are not obligated to notify any beneficiary of the existence of any account nor the vesting of the beneficiary’s interest in any account, except as provided by law.
5. ACCOUNTS FOR MINORS — We may require any account established by a minor to be a joint multiple party account with an owner who has reached the age of majority under state law and who shall be jointly and severally liable to us for any returned item, overdraft, or unpaid charges or amounts on such account. We may pay funds directly to the minor without regard to his or her minority. Unless a parent is an account owner, the parent shall not have any account access rights. We have no duty to inquire about the use or purpose of any transaction. We will not change the account status when the minor reaches the age of majority unless the change is authorized in writing by all account owners.
6. BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS-At our option, we may issue shares and accept deposits in the name of a business or other organization upon such terms and conditions, and upon such membership requirements as we may establish from time to time. In the event we permit the opening of such an account, you agree to provide us with such documentation concerning the business, the owners, and any authorized signers as we may require. You agree that we may rely upon the signature of any person authorized to transact business on behalf of any such business or organization and that any such authorization shall continue in effect until we receive written notice of revocation and provide written acknowledgment of the receipt thereof. We will not be liable for any loss occasioned by the fraud, negligence or misapplication of funds on the part of any officer, director, employee, or agent of any such business or organization. You agree that we may rely upon any Assumed Name Certificates that are valid upon presentment, that we may continue to rely upon the same without inquiring into their expiration or renewal, and that we may assume their renewal unless notified in writing to the contrary. Further, you agree that we will have no obligation to recognize or honor any such Assumed Name Certificates that we know to have expired without renewal pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Business and Commerce Code or other applicable law. If we receive notice of expiration without renewal, we will have no obligation to honor any check that is presented for payment or to honor any requests for withdrawal of funds from the Account until we receive renewed certificates. Refer to the Unlawful Internet Gambling and Other Illegal Activities section in this agreement concerning unlawful activity. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against any liability or losses arising out of or related to the establish or maintenance of any business or organization account of yours.
7. ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO TUTMA — An account designated as subject to the Texas Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (TUTMA) is a single party account for a minor. The account is created by the transfer of funds into an account subject to the TUTMA for a named minor. The transfer and all additional deposits to the account are irrevocable gifts to the minor. The transferor of the initial deposit to the account must name one (1) person eligible under the TUTMA to serve as custodian of the account. The custodian has possession and control of the account and is required by law to manage the account for the exclusive right and benefit of the minor and, barring a court order otherwise, is the only party authorized to make deposits, withdrawals, or close the account. We have no duty to inquire about the use or purpose of any transaction. If the custodian dies without a successor custodian already named for the account, we may suspend the account until a successor custodian is named, we receive instructions from any person authorized by law to withdraw funds, or we receive a court order authorizing withdrawals.
8. CONVENIENCE SIGNERS — Any owner may designate one or more convenience signers on a Single Party or Joint Multiple Party account. Some accounts such as IRA accounts may not be eligible for convenience signers. A designated convenience signer may make transactions on behalf of the account owner(s) during their lifetime, but does not own the account during the account owner(s) lifetime. A designated convenience signer owns the account in whole or in part on death of an account owner only if the convenience signer is also designated as a POD payee or trust account beneficiary or, in the case of a Joint Multiple Party account without right of survivorship, the convenience signer is a beneficiary under a deceased account owner’s estate. A deposit of funds to an account with a designated convenience signer does not affect title to the deposit and does not constitute property of the convenience signer. If anyone other than an account owner makes a deposit to an account with a designated convenience signer, the deposit and any additions and accruals to the account are deemed to have been made by an account owner. We may continue to pay funds in an account with a designated convenience signer until we receive written notice from any account owner not to make payment to a convenience signer or until we receive written notice of the death of the last account owner. We have no duty to inquire about the use or purpose of any transaction made by a convenience signer.
9. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS REQUIREMENTS — Funds may be deposited to any account, in any manner approved by the Credit Union in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Truth-in-Savings Disclosure. Deposits made by mail, at night depositories, or at unstaffed facilities are not our responsibility until we receive them. We reserve the right to refuse or to return any deposit.
a. Endorsements. We may accept transfers, checks, drafts, and other items for deposit into any of your accounts if they are made payable to, or to the order of, one (1) or more account owners even if they are not endorsed by all payees. You authorize us to supply missing endorsements of any owners if we choose. If a check, draft, or item that is payable to two (2) or more persons is ambiguous as to whether it is payable to either or both, we may process the check, draft, or item as though it is payable to either person. If an insurance, government, or other check or draft requires an endorsement, we may require endorsement as set forth on the item. Endorsements must be made on the back of the check or draft within 1½ inches of the top edge, although we may accept endorsements outside this space. However, any loss we incur from a delay or processing error resulting from an irregular endorsement or other markings by you or any prior endorser will be your responsibility.
b. Collection of Items. We act only as your agent and we are not responsible for handling items for deposit or collection beyond the exercise of ordinary care. We are not liable for the negligence of any correspondent or for loss in transit, and each correspondent will only be liable for its own negligence. We may send any item for collection. Items drawn on an institution located outside the United States are handled on a collection basis only. You waive any notice of nonpayment, dishonor, or protest regarding items we purchase or receive for credit or collection to your account. We reserve the right to pursue collection of previously dishonored items at any time, including giving a payor financial institution extra time beyond any midnight deadline limits.
c. Restrictive Legends. Some checks and drafts contain restrictive legends or similar limitations on the front of the item. Examples of restrictive legends include “two signatures required,” “void after 60 days,” and “not valid over $500.00.” We are not liable for payment of any check or draft contrary to a restrictive legend or other limitation contained in or on the item unless we have specifically agreed in writing to the restriction or limitation.
d. Final Payment. All items or Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers credited to your account are provisional until we receive final payment. If final payment is not received, we may charge your account for the amount of such items or ACH transfers and impose a return item charge on your account. Any collection fees we incur may be charged to your account. We reserve the right to refuse or return any item or funds transfer.
e. Direct Deposits or Transfer Authorization/Bankruptcy. We may offer preauthorized deposits (e.g., payroll checks,
Social Security or retirement checks, or other government checks) or preauthorized transfers from other accounts. You must authorize direct deposits or preauthorized transfers by filling out a separate form. You must notify us at least 30 days in advance to cancel or change a direct deposit or transfer option. If your account is overdrawn, you authorize us to deduct the amount your account is overdrawn from any deposit, including deposits of government payments or benefits. If we are required to reimburse the U.S. Government for any benefit payment directly deposited into your account, we may deduct the amount returned from any of your accounts, unless prohibited by law.
If you file bankruptcy and fail to cancel your direct deposit or transfer authorization, your employer may continue to make direct deposits and we may continue to make transfers in accordance with your authorization or as otherwise allowed by applicable state and federal law, including transfers to make loan payments to avoid delinquency or other transfers you request, until you provide written notification to discontinue such transfers.
f. Crediting of Deposits. Deposits made after the deposit cutoff time and deposits made on holidays or days other than our business days will be credited to your account on the next business day.
g. Deposit Verification. If you make a deposit and we subsequently determine that the amount of the deposit initially credited was incorrect, we may correct any such error and make corresponding adjustments to your account in order to reflect the correction.
10. ACCOUNT ACCESS —
a. Authorized Signature. Your signature on the Account Card, or authentication and approval of your account, authorizes your account access. We will not be liable for refusing to honor any item or instruction if we believe the signature is not genuine. If you have authorized the use of a facsimile signature, we may honor any check or draft that appears to bear your facsimile signature, even if it was made by an unauthorized person. You authorize us to honor transactions initiated by a third person to whom you have given your account information, even if you do not authorize a particular transaction.
b. Access Options. You may withdraw or transfer funds from your account(s) in any manner we permit (e.g., at an automated teller machine, in person, by mail, Internet access, automatic transfer, or telephone, as applicable). We may return as unpaid any check or draft drawn on a form we do not provide, and you are responsible for any loss we incur handling such a check or draft. We have the right to review and approve any form of power of attorney and may restrict account withdrawals or transfers. We may refuse to honor a power of attorney if our refusal is conducted in accordance with applicable state law.
c. Credit Union Examination. We may disregard any information on any check or draft other than the signature of the drawer, the amount, and any magnetic encoding. You agree that we do not fail to exercise ordinary care in paying an item solely because our procedures do not provide for sight examination of items.
d. Important Notice on Biometrics: When you enable biometric access, every person with a recognized fingerprint may access your accounts, view your information, conduct transactions on your behalf, and has your authority to engage these activities. Use of biometrics may expand the number of persons who have access to your account regardless of the signers listed on your account agreement with us.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL(S) WITH ACCESS TO YOUR DEVICE(S) AND SERVICE(S) HAVE APPROPRIATE PERMISSSIONS AND AUTHORITY TO VIEW YOUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND/OR CONDUCT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ON YOUR ACCOUNT(S). THE CREDIT UNION HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY THE AUTHORIZATION OF EACH ACCESS DEVICE USER AND IT IS ASSUMED THAT
THEY HAVE AUTHORITY TO CHECK BALANCES AND/OR CONDUCT TRANSACTIONS ON YOUR ACCOUNTS. FURTHER, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT NO UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR ACCESS DEVICE SOFTWARE OCCUR, AS THESE MODIFICATIONS CAN CAUSE SECURITY VULNERABILITIES.
11. FUND TRANSFERS — Except as amended by this Agreement, electronic fund transfers we permit that are subject to Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code will be subject to such provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted by the state where the main office of the Credit Union is located. We may execute certain requests for an electronic fund transfer by Fedwire. Fedwire transactions are subject to Federal Reserve Board Regulation J. You may order an electronic fund transfer to or from your account. We will debit your account for the amount of the electronic fund transfer and will charge your account for any fees related to the transfer. Unless we agree otherwise in writing, we reserve the right to refuse to execute any order to transfer funds to or from your account. We are not obligated to execute any order to transfer funds out of your account if the amount of the requested transfer plus applicable fees exceeds the available funds in your account. We are not liable for errors, delays, interruptions, or transmission failures caused by third parties or circumstances beyond our control, including mechanical, electronic, or equipment failure. We will not provide you with next day notice of ACH transfers, wire transfers, and other electronic payments credited to your account. You will receive notice of such credits on your account statements. You may contact us to determine whether a payment has been received. If we fail to properly execute a payment order, and such action results in a delay in payment to you, we will pay you dividends or interest for the period of delay as required by applicable law.
The dividends or interest paid to you will be based on the lowest nominal dividend or interest rate we were paying on any account during that period. Payment orders we accept will be executed within a reasonable time of receipt but may not necessarily be executed on the date they are received. Cutoff times may apply to the receipt, execution and processing of fund transfers, payment orders, cancellations, and amendments. If a request for a fund transfer, payment order, cancellation, or amendment is received after a cutoff time, it may be treated as having been received on the next fund transfer business day.
Information about any cutoff times is available upon request. From time to time, we may need to suspend processing of a transaction for greater scrutiny or verification in accordance with applicable law, and this action may affect settlement or availability of the transaction. When you initiate a wire transfer, you may identify the recipient and any financial institution by name and by account or identifying number. The Credit Union and any other financial institutions facilitating the transfer may rely strictly on the account or identifying number, even if the number identifies a different person or financial institution. Any account owner may amend or cancel a payment order, even if that person did not initiate the order. We may refuse any request to amend or cancel a payment order that we believe will expose the Credit Union to liability or loss. Any request that we accept to amend or cancel a payment order will be processed within a reasonable time after it is received. You agree to hold us harmless from and indemnify us for all losses and expenses resulting from any actual or attempted amendment or cancellation of a payment order. We may require you to follow a security procedure to execute a payment order or certain electronic fund transfer transactions. We will notify you of any such security procedures. Unless we permit you to establish a different security procedure, you agree that the security procedures contained in the Credit Union’s policies, of which we have notified you, are commercially reasonable verification of payment orders and other electronic fund transfers. If we permit you to establish a different security procedure, you agree that procedure is a commercially reasonable method of verifying electronic funds transfers. If we conduct a remittance transfer(s) on your behalf acting as a remittance transfer provider, such transactions will be governed by 12 C.F.R. part 1005, subpart B-Requirements for remittance transfers. A “remittance transfer” is an electronic transfer of funds of more than $15.00 which is requested by a sender and sent to a designated recipient in a foreign country by a remittance transfer provider. Terms applicable to such transactions may vary from those disclosed herein and will be disclosed to you at the time such services are requested and rendered in accordance with applicable law.
12. ACCOUNT RATES AND FEES — We pay account earnings and assess fees against your account as set forth in the Truth-in-Savings Disclosure and Schedule of Fees and Charges. We may change the Truth-in-Savings Disclosure or Schedule of Fees and Charges at any time and will notify you as required by law.
13. TRANSACTION LIMITATIONS —
a. Withdrawal Restrictions. We will pay checks or drafts, permit withdrawals, and make transfers from available funds in your account. The availability of funds in your account may be delayed as described in our Funds Availability Policy Disclosure. We may also pay checks or drafts, permit withdrawals, and make transfers from your account from insufficient available funds if you have established an overdraft protection plan or, if you do not have such a plan with us, in accordance with our overdraft payment policy.
We may refuse to allow a withdrawal in some situations and will advise you accordingly if: (1) there is a dispute between account owners (unless a court has ordered the Credit Union to allow the withdrawal); (2) a legal garnishment or attachment is served; (3) the account secures any obligation to us; (4) required documentation has not been presented; or (5) you fail to repay a credit union loan on time. We may require you to give written notice of seven (7) to 60 days before any intended withdrawals.
b. Transfer Limitations. We may limit the dollar amount or the number of transfers from your account. Please consult your Truth-in-Savings Disclosure or your Electronic Fund Transfers Agreement and Disclosure.
14. CERTIFICATE ACCOUNTS — Any time deposit, term share, share certificate, or certificate of deposit account allowed by state law (certificate account), whichever we offer, is subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Truth-in-Savings Disclosure, and the Account Receipt for each account, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
15. OVERDRAFTS —
a. Payment of Overdrafts. If, on any day, the available funds in your share or deposit account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of a check, draft, transaction, or other item, plus any applicable fee, that is posted to your account, we may return the item or pay it, as described below. The Credit Union’s determination of an insufficient available account balance may be made at any time between presentation and the Credit Union’s midnight deadline with only one review of the account required. We do not have to notify you if your account does not have sufficient available funds in order to pay an item. Your account may be subject to a charge for each item each time it is presented, regardless of whether we pay or return the item.
If we offer standard overdraft services, this service allows us to authorize payment for the following types of transactions regardless of whether your share or deposit account has sufficient funds: (1) share drafts/checks and other transactions made using your checking account, except as otherwise described below; (2) automatic bill payments; (3) ACH transactions. For ATM and one-time debit card transactions, you must affirmatively consent to such coverage. Without your consent, the Credit Union may not authorize and pay an ATM or one-time debit card transaction that will result in insufficient funds in your account. If you have established a service linking your share or deposit account with other individual or joint accounts, you authorize us to transfer funds from other another account of yours to cover an insufficient item, including transfers from a share or deposit account, an overdraft line-of-credit account, or other account you so designate. Services and fees for these transactions are shown in the document the Credit Union uses to capture your affirmative consent and the Schedule of Fees and Charges.
Except as otherwise agreed in writing, if we exercise our right to use our discretion to pay such items that result in an insufficiency of funds in your account, we do not agree to pay them in the future and may discontinue coverage at any time without notice. If we pay these items or impose a fee that results in insufficient funds in your account, you agree to pay the insufficient amount, including the fee assessed by us, in accordance with our standard overdraft services or any other service you may have authorized with us, or if you do not have such protections with us, in accordance with any overdraft payment policy we have, as applicable.
b. Order of Payments. The order in which items are presented may affect the total fees assessed to your account. We pay items in the order they are presented to us according to your available account balance.
16. POSTDATED AND STALEDATED CHECKS OR DRAFTS — You agree not to issue any check or draft that is payable on a future date (postdated). If you do issue a check or draft that is postdated and we pay it before that date, you agree that we shall have no liability to you for such payment. You agree not to deposit checks, drafts, or other items before they are properly payable. We are not obligated to pay any check or draft drawn on your account that is presented more than six (6) months past its date.
17. STOP PAYMENT ORDERS —
a. Stop Payment Order Request. Any owner may request a stop payment order on any check or draft drawn on the owner’s account. To be binding, the order must be in writing, dated and signed, and must accurately describe the check or draft, including the exact account number, the check or draft number, and the exact amount of the check or draft. This exact information is necessary for the Credit Union’s computer to identify the check or draft. If we receive incorrect or incomplete information, we will not be responsible for failing to stop payment on the check or draft. In addition, we must receive sufficient advance notice of the stop payment order to allow us a reasonable opportunity to act on it. If we recredit your account after paying a check or draft over a valid and timely stop payment order, you agree to sign a statement describing the dispute with the payee, to assign to us all of your rights against the payee or other holders of the check or draft, and to assist us in any legal action.
b. Duration of Order. Written stop payment orders for checks or drafts are effective for six (6) months and may be renewed for additional six (6) month periods by requesting in writing that the stop payment order be renewed within a period during which the stop payment order is effective. We are not required to notify you when a stop payment order expires.
c. Liability. Fees for stop payment orders are set forth in the Truth-in-Savings Disclosure or Schedule of Fees and Charges. You may not stop payment on any certified check, cashier’s check, teller’s check, or any other check, draft, or payment guaranteed by us. Although payment of an item may be stopped, you may remain liable to any item holder, including us. You agree to indemnify and hold the Credit Union harmless from all costs, including attorney’s fees, damages, or claims related to our refusing payment of an item, including claims of any joint account owner, payee, or endorsee in failing to stop payment of an item as a result of incorrect information provided by you.
18. CASHIER/TELLER CHECKS —
a. Issuance. The Credit Union will not issue a cashier’s or teller’s check in bearer form (e.g., payable to “cash”, “bearer”, or blank). In the event we make an exception to this policy and issue a member a cashier’s or teller’s check in bearer form, and the check becomes lost or stolen, the member must indemnify and/or post a bond or other security, before we “the Credit Union” will reimburse or reissue a check to the member.
b. Disputes with Your Payee. In the event of a dispute with your payee (the person to whom you’ve had this check made payable to) concerning the product or service you are purchasing with this check, please be advised we cannot stop payment on the check. Therefore, before surrendering this check to your payee, please assure yourself that you and your payee are satisfied with your purchase of the product or service you are purchasing.
c. Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Checks (States with 3-312). In the event this check is lost, stolen or destroyed after being in your possession or your payee’s possession, you may file a claim with the Credit Union and, by state law, must wait ninetyone (91) days from the date of the check to be reimbursed. Alternatively, you may sign an affidavit that the check is lost, stolen or destroyed, but may be required to post a bond or provide some other collateral security (e.g., freeze shares in an account) before being reimbursed.
19. CREDIT UNION LIABILITY — If we do not properly complete a transaction according to this Agreement, we will be liable for your losses or damages not to exceed the amount of the transaction, except as otherwise provided by law. We will not be liable if: (1) your account contains insufficient funds for the transaction; (2) circumstances beyond our control prevent the transaction; (3) your loss is caused by your or another financial institution’s negligence; or (4) your account funds are subject to legal process or other claim. We will not be liable for consequential damages, except liability for wrongful dishonor.
We exercise ordinary care if our actions or nonactions are consistent with applicable state law, Federal Reserve regulations and operating letters, clearinghouse rules, and general financial institution practices followed in the area we serve. You grant us the right, in making payments of deposited funds, to rely exclusively on the form of the account and the terms of this Agreement. Any conflict regarding what you and our employees say or write will be resolved by reference to this Agreement.
20. CHECKS OR DRAFTS PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT IN PERSON — We may refuse to accept any check or draft drawn on your account that is presented for payment in person. Such refusal shall not constitute a wrongful dishonor of the check or draft, and we shall have no liability for refusing payment. If we agree to cash a check or draft that is presented for payment in person, we may require the presenter to pay a fee. Any applicable check or draft cashing fees are stated in the Schedule of Fees and Charges.
21. REMOTELY CREATED CHECKS OR DRAFTS — For purposes of this paragraph, “account” means a transaction account, credit account, or any other account on which checks or drafts may be drawn. A remotely created check or draft is a check or draft created by someone other than the person on whose account the check or draft is drawn. A remotely created check or draft is generally created by a third party payee as authorized by the owner of the account on which the check or draft is drawn. Authorization is usually made over the telephone or through on-line communication. The owner of the account does not sign a remotely created check or draft. In place of the owner’s signature, the remotely created check or draft usually bears a statement that the owner authorized the check or draft or bears the owner’s printed or typed name. If you authorize a third party to draw a remotely created check or draft against your account, you may not later revoke or change your authorization. It is your responsibility to resolve any authorization issues directly with the third party. We are not required to credit your account and may charge against your account any remotely created check or draft for which the third party has proof of your authorization.
22. PLEDGE/STATUTORY LIEN — Unless prohibited by law, you pledge and grant as security for all obligations you may have now or in the future, except obligations secured by your principal residence, all shares and dividends and all deposits and interest, if any, in all accounts you have with us now and in the future. If you pledge a specific dollar amount in your account(s) for a loan, we will freeze the funds in your account(s) to the extent of the outstanding balance of the loan or, if greater, the amount of the pledge if the loan is a revolving loan. Otherwise, funds in your pledged account(s) may be withdrawn unless you are in default. Federal or state law (depending upon whether we have a federal or state charter) gives us a lien on all shares and dividends and all deposits and interest, if any, in accounts you have with us now and in the future.
Except as limited by federal or state law, the statutory lien gives us the right to apply the balance of all your accounts to any obligation on which you are in default. After you are in default, we may exercise our statutory lien rights without further notice to you.
Your pledge and our statutory lien rights will allow us to apply the funds in your account(s) to what you owe when you are in default, except as limited by federal or state law. If we do not apply the funds in your account(s) to satisfy your obligation, we may place an administrative freeze on your account(s) in order to protect our statutory lien rights and may apply the funds in your account(s) to the amount you owe us at a later time. The statutory lien and your pledge do not apply to any Individual Retirement Account or any other account that would lose special tax treatment under federal or state law if given as security. By not enforcing our right to apply funds in your account to your obligations that are in default, we do not waive our right to enforce these rights at a later time.
23. LEGAL PROCESS — If any legal action is brought against your account, we may pay out funds according to the terms of the action or refuse any payout until the dispute is resolved, as permitted by law. Any expenses or attorney fees we incur responding to legal process may be charged against your account without notice, unless prohibited by law. Any legal process against your account is subject to our lien and security interest.
24. ACCOUNT INFORMATION — Upon request, we will give you the name and address of each agency from which we obtain a credit report regarding your account. We agree not to disclose account information to third parties except when: (1) it is necessary to complete a transaction; (2) the third party seeks to verify the existence or condition of your account in accordance with applicable law; (3) such disclosure complies with the law or a government agency or court order; or (4) you give us written permission.
25. NOTICES —
a. Name or Address Changes. You are responsible for notifying us of any name or address change. The Credit Union is only required to attempt to communicate with you at the most recent address you have provided to us. We may require all name and address changes to be provided in writing. If we attempt to locate you, we may impose a service fee as set forth in the Truth-in-Savings Disclosure or Schedule of Fees and Charges.
b. Notice of Amendments. Except as prohibited by applicable law, we may change the terms of this Agreement at any time. We will notify you of any change in terms, rates, or fees as required by law. We reserve the right to waive any terms of this Agreement. Any such waiver shall not affect our right to future enforcement.
c. Effect of Notice. Any written notice you give us is effective when we receive it. Any written notice we give to you is effective when it is deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to you at your statement mailing address. Notice to any account owner is considered notice to all account owners.
d. Electronic Notices. If you have agreed to receive notices electronically, we may send you notices electronically and discontinue mailing paper notices to you until you notify us that you wish to reinstate receiving paper notices.
26. TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING — Your failure to furnish a correct Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) or meet other requirements may result in backup withholding. If your account is subject to backup withholding, we must withhold and pay to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a percentage of dividends, interest, and certain other payments. If you fail to provide your TIN, we may suspend opening your account.
27. STATEMENTS —
a. Contents. If we provide a periodic statement for your account, you will receive a periodic statement of transactions and activity on your account during the statement period as required by applicable law. If a periodic statement is provided, you agree that only one (1) statement is necessary for joint multiple party accounts. For share draft or checking accounts, you understand and agree that your original check or draft, when paid, becomes property of the Credit Union and may not be returned to you, but copies of the check or draft may be retained by us or by payable-through financial institutions and may be made available upon your request. You understand and agree that statements are made available to you on the date they are sent to you. You also understand and agree that checks, drafts, or copies thereof are made available to you on the date the statement is sent to you, even if the checks or drafts do not accompany the statement.
b. Examination. You are responsible for promptly examining each statement upon receiving it and reporting any irregularities to us. If you fail to report any irregularities such as forged, altered, unauthorized, unsigned, or otherwise fraudulent items drawn on your account, erroneous payments or transactions, or other discrepancies reflected on your statement within 33 days of the date we sent the statement to you, we will not be responsible for your loss. We also will not be liable for any items that are forged or altered in a manner not detectable by a reasonable person, including the unauthorized use of a facsimile signature machine.
c. Notice to Credit Union. You agree that the Credit Union’s retention of checks or drafts does not alter or waive your responsibility to examine your statements or the time limit for notifying us of any errors. The statement will be considered correct for all purposes, and we will not be liable for any payment made or charge to your account unless you notify us in writing within the above time limit for notifying us of any errors. If you fail to receive a periodic statement, you agree to notify us within 14 days of the time you regularly receive a statement.
28. INACTIVE ACCOUNTS — If your account falls below any applicable minimum balance and you have not made any transactions over a period specified in the Truth-in-Savings Disclosure or Schedule of Fees and Charges, we may classify your account as inactive or dormant. Unless prohibited by applicable law, we may charge a service fee, as set forth in the Truth-in-Savings Disclosure or Schedule of Fees and Charges, for processing your inactive account. If we impose a fee, we will notify you, as required by law, at your last known address. You authorize us to transfer funds from another account of yours to cover any service fees, if applicable. To the extent allowed by law, we reserve the right to transfer the account funds to an account payable and to suspend any further account statements. If a deposit or withdrawal has not been made on the account and we have had no other sufficient contact with you within the period specified by state law, the account will be presumed to be abandoned. Funds in abandoned accounts will be reported and remitted in accordance with state law. Once funds have been turned over to the state, we have no further liability to you for such funds, and if you choose to reclaim such funds, you must apply to the appropriate state agency.
29. SPECIAL ACCOUNT INSTRUCTIONS — You may request that we facilitate certain trust, will, or court-ordered account arrangements. However, because we do not give legal advice, we cannot counsel you as to which account arrangement most appropriately meets the specific requirements of your trust, will, or court order. If you ask us to follow any instructions that we believe might expose us to claims, lawsuits, expenses, liabilities, or damages, whether directly or indirectly, we may refuse to follow your instructions or may require you to indemnify us or post a bond or provide us with other protection. We may require that account changes requested by you, or any account owner, such as adding or closing an account or service, be evidenced by a signed Account Change Card or other document which evidences a change to an account and accepted by us.
30. TERMINATION OF ACCOUNT — We may terminate your account at any time without notice to you or may require you to close your account and apply for a new account if: (1) there is a change in owners or authorized signers; (2) there has been a forgery or fraud reported or committed involving your account; (3) there is a dispute as to the ownership of the account or of the funds in the account; (4) any checks or drafts are lost or stolen; (5) there are excessive returned unpaid items not covered by an overdraft protection plan; (6) there has been any misrepresentation or any other abuse of any of your accounts; or (7) we reasonably deem it necessary to prevent a loss to us. You may terminate a single party account by giving written notice.
We reserve the right to require the consent of all owners to terminate a joint multiple party account. We are not responsible for payment of any check, draft, withdrawal, transaction, or other item after your account is terminated; however, if we pay an item after termination, you agree to reimburse us.
31. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP — You may terminate your membership by giving us written notice or by withdrawing your minimum required membership share(s), if any, and closing all your accounts. You may be denied services for causing a loss to the Credit Union, or you may be expelled for any reason as allowed by applicable law.
32. DEATH OF ACCOUNT OWNER — We may continue to honor all transfer orders, withdrawals, deposits, and other transactions on an account until we know of an owner’s death. Once we know of an owner’s death, we may pay checks or drafts or honor other payments or transfer orders authorized by the deceased owner for a period of ten (10) days after that date unless we receive instructions from any person claiming an interest in the account to stop payment on the checks, drafts, or other items. We may require anyone claiming funds from an account of a deceased owner to indemnify us for any losses resulting from our honoring that claim. This Agreement will be binding upon any heirs or legal representatives of any account owner.
33. UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES — You agree that you are not engaged in unlawful Internet gambling or any other illegal activity. You agree that you will not use any of your accounts, access devices or services for unlawful Internet gambling or other illegal activities. We may terminate your account relationship if you engage in unlawful Internet gambling or other illegal activities.
34. SEVERABILITY — If a court holds any portion of this Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be invalid or unenforceable and will continue in full force and effect. All headings are intended for reference only and are not to be construed as part of the Agreement.
35. ENFORCEMENT — You are liable to us for any losses, costs, or expenses we incur resulting from your failure to follow this Agreement. You authorize us to deduct any such losses, costs, or expenses from your account without prior notice to you.
If we bring a legal action to collect any amount due under or to enforce this Agreement, we shall be entitled, subject to applicable law, to payment of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, including fees on any appeal, bankruptcy proceedings, and any postjudgment collection actions.
36. GOVERNING LAW — This Agreement is governed by the Credit Union’s bylaws, federal laws and regulations, the laws, including applicable principles of contract law, and regulations of the state in which the Credit Union’s main office is located, and local clearinghouse rules, as amended from time to time. As permitted by applicable law, you agree that any legal action regarding this Agreement shall be brought in the county in which the Credit Union is located.
37. NEGATIVE INFORMATION NOTICE — We may report information about your loan, share, or deposit accounts to credit bureaus. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your accounts may be reflected in your credit report.
38. CHECKS FROM SOURCE OTHER THAN CREDIT UNION APPROVED VENDOR AND USE OF WASH PREVENTIVE INK — The Credit Union approves the vendor(s) listed in the Fee Schedule for check printing due to their high standards. Other companies that provide check printing services may not meet the high standards of our approved vendor(s) or may print terms or limitations that we do not agree to on such checks. Also, you understand that checks can be washed unless you use a wash preventive ink. Therefore, you acknowledge and agree that we have no responsibility or liability to you whatsoever resulting, arising or relating from/to: alterations, forgery, non-payment; returns as no account/insufficient funds or otherwise; limitations we do not specifically agree to in writing; or any other processing/payment error with regard to any check that is not printed by our approved vendor(s) or your failure to use wash preventive ink in the writing of any check(s).
39. To ensure quality service, telephone calls and other communications between you and us may be monitored and recorded. Additionally, if you provide a telephone number or an email address to us, you represent and warrant that you are the subscriber, customary user, or owner of any such telephone number or email address. When you provide your cell phone number and/or email address, you authorize us and/or our service providers to contact you through those means to service your accounts and provide general information, even if any telephone number you have provided may be on a state or federal do-not-call registry or similar list. We may contact you by voice, text messaging, or email. Message and data rates may apply. Some of our systems may use an automated dialer or prerecorded voice to deliver messages. If you provide your email address, you agree that we may send email messages concerning member benefits available to you. You must notify us promptly if any telephone number or email address you have provided changes or if you transfer your telephone number to another person or release it to your phone company, and you agree to hold us harmless if you fail to do so.
Funds Availability Policy Disclosure
This Disclosure describes your ability to withdraw funds at Education Credit Union. It only applies to the availability of funds in transaction accounts. The Credit Union reserves the right to delay the availability of funds deposited to accounts that are not transaction accounts for periods longer than those disclosed in this policy. Please ask us if you have a question about which accounts are affected by this policy.
1. GENERAL POLICY — Our policy is to make funds from your cash and check deposits available to you on the same business day that we receive your deposit. Electronic direct deposits will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Once they are available, you can withdraw the funds in cash and we will use the funds to pay checks that you have written. For determining the availability of your deposits, every day is a business day, except Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. If you make a deposit before 5:30 p.m. on a business day that we are open, we will consider that day to be the day of your deposit. However, if you make a deposit after our cutoff hour or on a day we are not open, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open.
If you make a deposit in our night depository after 7:00 a.m., or if you make a deposit on a day we are not open, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open.
Please remember that even after we have made funds available to you, and you have withdrawn the funds, you are still responsible for checks you deposit that are returned to us unpaid and for any other problems involving your deposit.
2. RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO HOLD — In some cases, we will not make all of the funds that you deposit by check available to you on the same business day that we receive your deposit. Funds may not be available until the second business day after the day of your deposit. However, the first $225.00 of your deposit will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit. If we are not going to make all of the funds from your deposit available on the same business day, we will notify you at the time you make your deposit. We will also tell you when the funds will be available. If your deposit is not made directly to one of our employees or if we decide to take this action after you have left the premises, we will mail you the notice by the next business day after we receive your deposit. If you will need the funds from a deposit right away, you should ask us when the funds will be available.
3. HOLDS ON OTHER FUNDS — If we cash a check for you that is drawn on another financial institution, we may withhold the availability of a corresponding amount of funds that are already in your account. Those funds will be available at the time funds from the check we cashed would have been available if you had deposited it. If we accept for deposit a check that is drawn on another financial institution, we may make funds from the deposit available for withdrawal immediately but delay your availability to withdraw a corresponding amount of funds that you have on deposit in another account with us. The funds in the other account would then not be available for withdrawal until the time periods that are described elsewhere in this Disclosure for the type of check that you deposited.
4. LONGER DELAYS MAY APPLY — We may delay your ability to withdraw funds deposited by check into your account an additional number of days for these reasons:
– We believe a check you deposit will not be paid.
– You deposit checks totaling more than $5,525.00 on any one (1) day.
– You redeposit a check that has been returned unpaid.
– You have overdrawn your account repeatedly in the last six (6) months.
– There is an emergency, such as failure of communications or computer equipment.
We will notify you if we delay your ability to withdraw funds for any of these reasons and we will tell you when the funds will be available. They will generally be available no later than the seventh business day after the day of your deposit.
5. SPECIAL RULES FOR NEW ACCOUNTS — If you are a new member, the following special rules will apply during the first 30 days your account is open. Funds from electronic direct deposits to your account will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Funds from deposits of cash, wire transfers, and the first $5,525.00 of a day’s total deposits of cashier’s, certified, teller’s, traveler’s, and federal, state, and local government checks will be available on the next business day after the day of your deposit if the deposit meets certain conditions. For example, the checks must be payable to you. The excess over $5,525.00 will be available on the ninth business day after the day of your deposit. If your deposit of these checks (other than a U.S. Treasury check) is not made in person to one of our employees, the first $5,525.00 will not be available until the second business day after the day of your deposit. Funds from all other check deposits will be available on the ninth business day after the day of your deposit.
Electronic Fund Transfers Agreement & Disclosure
This Electronic Fund Transfers Agreement and Disclosure is the contract which covers your and our rights and responsibilities concerning the electronic fund transfers (EFT) services offered to you by Education Credit Union (“Credit Union”). In this Agreement, the words “you,” “your,” and “yours” mean those who sign the application or account card as applicants, joint owners, or any authorized users. The words “we,” “us,” and “our” mean the Credit Union. The word “account” means any one (1) or more share savings, checking, and deposit accounts you have with the Credit Union. Electronic fund transfers are electronically initiated transfers of money from your account through the EFT services described below. By signing an application or account card for EFT services, signing your card, or using any service, each of you, jointly and severally, agree to the terms and conditions in this Agreement and any amendments for the EFT services offered. Furthermore, electronic fund transfers that meet the definition of remittance transfers are governed by 12 C.F.R. part 1005, subpart B—Requirements for remittance transfers, and consequently, terms of this agreement may vary for those types of transactions. A “remittance transfer” is an electronic transfer of funds of more than $15.00 which is requested by a sender and sent to a designated recipient in a foreign country by a remittance transfer provider. Terms applicable to such transactions may vary from those disclosed herein and will be disclosed to you at the time such services are requested and rendered in accordance with applicable law.
1. EFT SERVICES — If approved, you may conduct any one (1) or more of the EFT services offered by the Credit Union.
a. ATM. If approved, you may use your card and personal identification number (PIN) in automated teller machines (ATMs) of the Credit Union, and such other machines or facilities as the Credit Union may designate. For ATM transactions, you must consent to the Credit Union’s overdraft protection plan in order for the transaction amount to be covered under the plan. Without your consent, the Credit Union may not authorize and pay an overdraft resulting from these types of transactions.
Services and fees for ATM overdrafts are shown in the document the Credit Union uses to capture the member’s opt-in choice for overdraft protection and the Schedule of Fees and Charges.
At the present time, you may use your card to:
– Withdraw funds from your share savings and checking accounts.
– Transfer funds from your share savings and checking accounts.
– Obtain balance information for your share savings and checking accounts.
The following limitations on ATM transactions may apply:
– There is a limit of five (5) cash withdrawals you may make in any one (1) day.
– You may withdraw up to a maximum of $2,000.00 (ATM and POS) in any 24 hour period, if there are sufficient funds in your account.
– You may transfer up to the available balance in your accounts at the time of the transfer.
– See Section 2 for transfer limitations that may apply to these transactions.
b. Visa Debit Card. If approved, you may use your Visa® card to purchase goods and services from participating merchants. If you wish to pay for goods or services over the Internet, you may be required to provide card number security information before you will be permitted to complete the transaction. You agree that you will not use your card for any transaction that is illegal under applicable federal, state, or local law. Funds to cover your card purchases will be deducted from your checking account. For ATM and one-time debit card transactions, you must consent to the Credit Union’s overdraft protection plan in order for the transaction amount to be covered under the plan. Without your consent, the Credit Union may not authorize and pay an overdraft resulting from these types of transactions. Services and fees for overdrafts are shown in the document the Credit Union uses to capture the member’s opt-in choice for overdraft protection and the Schedule of Fees and Charges. For other types of transactions, if the balance in your account is not sufficient to pay the transaction amount, the Credit Union may pay the amount and treat the transaction as a request to transfer funds from other deposit accounts, approved overdraft protection accounts, or loan accounts that you have established with the Credit Union. If you initiate a transaction that overdraws your account, you agree to make immediate payment of any overdrafts together with any service charges to the Credit Union. In the event of repeated overdrafts, the Credit Union may terminate all services under this Agreement. You may use your card and personal identification number (PIN) in ATMs of the Credit Union, the MoneyPass network, and such other machines or facilities as the Credit Union may designate. In addition, you may use your Visa card without a PIN for certain transactions on the Visa, Accel Advantage networks. However, provisions of this Agreement relating only to Visa debit transactions, such as additional limits on your liability and streamlined error resolution procedures, do not apply to transactions processed through non-Visa networks. To initiate a Visa debit transaction, you may sign a receipt, provide a card number, or swipe or insert your card at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal and choose to route the transaction over a Visa network.
At the present time, you may also use your card to:
– Withdraw funds from your share savings and checking accounts.
– Transfer funds from your share savings and checking accounts.
– Make point-of-sale (POS) transactions with your card and personal identification number (PIN) to purchase goods or services at merchants that accept Visa.
– Order goods or services by mail or telephone from places that accept Visa.
The following limitations on Visa Debit Card transactions may apply:
– You may make 20 Visa Debit Card purchases per day.
– You may purchase up to a maximum of $5,000.00 per day.
– You may transfer up to the available balance in your accounts at the time of the transfer.
– See Section 2 for transfer limitations that may apply to these transactions.
Card Information Updates and Authorizations. If you have authorized a merchant to bill charges to your card on a recurring basis, it is your responsibility to notify the merchant in the event your card is replaced, your card information (such as card number and expiration date) changes, or the account associated with your card is closed. However, if your card is replaced or card information changes, you authorize us, without obligation on our part, to provide the updated card information to the merchant in order to permit the merchant to bill recurring charges to the card. You authorize us to apply such recurring charges to the card until you notify us that you have revoked authorization for the charges to your card.
Your card is automatically enrolled in an information updating service. Through this service, your updated card information (such as card number and expiration date) may be shared with participating merchants to facilitate continued recurring charges. Updates are not guaranteed before your next payment to a merchant is due. You are responsible for making direct payment until recurring charges resume. To revoke your authorization allowing us to provide updated card information to a merchant, please contact us.
c. Touch Tone Teller (Audio Response). If we approve Touch Tone Teller (Audio Response) for your accounts, a separate personal identification number (PIN) will be assigned to you. You must use your personal identification number (PIN) along with your account number to access your accounts. At the present time, you may use Touch Tone Teller (Audio Response) to:
– Withdraw funds from your share savings and checking accounts.
– Transfer funds from your share savings and checking accounts.
– Obtain balance information for your share savings and checking accounts.
– Make loan payments from your share savings and checking accounts.
– Access your Extra credit LOC accounts.
– Determine if a particular item has cleared.
– Obtain tax information on amounts earned on share savings, checking, and deposit accounts or interest paid on loan accounts.
– Verify the last date and amount of your payroll deposit.
– Verify balance on loans.
– Verify next loan payment.
– Verify amount of loan payment.
– Verify date and amount of last loan payment.
Your accounts can be accessed under Touch Tone Teller (Audio Response) via a touch-tone telephone only. Touch Tone Teller (Audio Response) service will be available for your convenience 24 hours per day. This service may be interrupted for a short time each day for data processing.
The following limitations on Touch Tone Teller (Audio Response) transactions may apply:
– There is no limit to the number of inquiries, transfers, or withdrawal requests you may make in any one (1) day.
– There is a limit of ten (10) transactions per call and certain limits on the account history information available.
– See Section 2 for transfer limitations that may apply to these transactions.
The Credit Union reserves the right to refuse any transaction which would draw upon insufficient funds, exceed a credit limit, lower an account below a required balance, or otherwise require us to increase our required reserve on the account. All checks are payable to you as a primary member and will be mailed to your address of record. The Credit Union may set other limits on the amount of any transaction, and you will be notified of those limits. The Credit Union may refuse to honor any transaction for which you do not have sufficient available verified funds. The service will discontinue if no transaction is entered after numerous unsuccessful attempts to enter a transaction and there may be limits on the duration of each telephone call.
d. Preauthorized EFTs.
– Direct Deposit. Upon instruction of (i) your employer, (ii) the Treasury Department or (iii) other financial institutions, the Credit Union will accept direct deposits of your paycheck or federal recurring payments, such as Social Security, to your share savings and/or checking account.
– Preauthorized Debits. Upon instruction, we will pay certain recurring transactions from your share savings and checking account.
– See Section 2 for transfer limitations that may apply to these transactions.
– Stop Payment Rights. If you have arranged in advance to make electronic fund transfers out of your account(s) for money you owe others, you may stop payment on preauthorized transfers from your account. You must notify us in writing at any time up to three (3) business days before the scheduled date of the transfer. A stop payment request may apply to a single transfer, multiple transfers, or all future transfers as directed by you, and will remain in effect unless you withdraw your request or all transfers subject to the request have been returned.
– Notice of Varying Amounts. If these regular payments may vary in amount, the person you are going to pay is required to tell you, ten (10) days before each payment, when it will be made and how much it will be. You may choose instead to get this notice only when the payment would differ by more than a certain amount from the previous payment or when the amount would fall outside certain limits that you set.
– Liability for Failure to Stop Payment of Preauthorized Transfers. If you order us to stop payment of a preauthorized transfer three (3) business days or more before the transfer is scheduled and we do not do so, we will be liable for your losses or damages.
e. Electronic Check Conversion/Electronic Returned Check Fees. If you pay for purchases or bills with a check or draft, you may authorize your check or draft to be converted to an electronic fund transfer. You may also authorize merchants or other payees to electronically debit your account for returned check fees. You are considered to have authorized these electronic fund transfers if you complete the transaction after being told (orally or by a notice posted or sent to you) that the transfer may be processed electronically or if you sign a written authorization.
2. CONDITIONS OF EFT SERVICES —
a. Ownership of Cards. Any card or other device which we supply to you is our property and must be returned to us, or to any person whom we authorize to act as our agent, or to any person who is authorized to honor the card, immediately according to instructions. The card may be repossessed at any time at our sole discretion without demand or notice. You cannot transfer your card or account to another person.
b. Honoring the Card. Neither we nor merchants authorized to honor the card will be responsible for the failure or refusal to honor the card or any other device we supply to you. If a merchant agrees to give you a refund or adjustment, you agree to accept a credit to your account in lieu of a cash refund.
c. Foreign Transactions.
Visa. Purchases and cash withdrawals made in foreign currencies will be debited from your account in U.S. dollars. The exchange rate between the transaction currency and the billing currency used for processing international transactions is a rate selected by Visa from a range of rates available in wholesale currency markets for the applicable central processing date, which rate may vary from the rate Visa itself receives or the government-mandated rate in effect for the applicable central processing date. The exchange rate used on the processing date may differ from the rate that would have been used on the purchase date or cardholder statement posting date.
A fee of 1.00% of the amount of the transaction, calculated in U.S. dollars, will be imposed on all multiple currency foreign transactions, including purchases, cash withdrawals and credits to your account. A fee of 0.80% of the amount of the transaction, calculated in U.S. dollars, will be imposed on all single currency foreign transactions, including purchases, cash withdrawals and credits to your account. A foreign transaction is any transaction that you complete or a merchant completes on your card outside of the United States, with the exception of U.S. military bases, U.S. territories, U.S. embassies or U.S. consulates.
Foreign Transaction Fees: Transactions completed by merchants outside of the United States are considered foreign transactions, regardless of whether you are located inside or outside the United States at the time of the transaction.
d. Security of Access Code. You may use one (1) or more access codes with your electronic fund transfers. The access codes issued to you are for your security purposes. Any access codes issued to you are confidential and should not be disclosed to third parties or recorded on or with the card. You are responsible for safekeeping your access codes. You agree not to disclose or otherwise make your access codes available to anyone not authorized to sign on your accounts. If you authorize anyone to use your access codes, that authority shall continue until you specifically revoke such authority by notifying the Credit Union. You understand that any joint owner you authorize to use an access code may withdraw or transfer funds from any of your accounts. If you fail to maintain the security of these access codes and the Credit Union suffers a loss, we may terminate your EFT services immediately.
e. Joint Accounts. If any of your accounts accessed under this Agreement are joint accounts, all joint owners, including any authorized users, shall be bound by this Agreement and, alone and together, shall be responsible for all EFT transactions to or from any share savings and checking or loan accounts as provided in this Agreement. Each joint account owner, without the consent of any other account owner, may, and is hereby authorized by every other joint account owner, make any transaction permitted under this Agreement. Each joint account owner is authorized to act for the other account owners, and the Credit Union may accept orders and instructions regarding any EFT transaction on any account from any joint account owner.
3. FEES AND CHARGES — There are certain fees and charges for EFT services. From time to time, the charges may be changed. We will notify you as required by applicable law.
If you use an ATM not operated by us, you may be charged a fee by the ATM operator and by any international, national, regional, or local network used in processing the transaction (and you may be charged a fee for a balance inquiry even if you do not complete a funds transfer). The ATM surcharge will be debited from your account if you elect to complete the transaction or continue with the balance inquiry.
4. MEMBER LIABILITY — You are responsible for all transactions you authorize using your EFT services under this Agreement. If you permit someone else to use an EFT service, your card or your access code, you are responsible for any transactions they authorize or conduct on any of your accounts.
TELL US AT ONCE if you believe your card or access code has been lost or stolen, if you believe someone has used your card or access code or otherwise accessed your accounts without your authority, or if you believe that an electronic fund transfer has been made without your permission using information from your check. Telephoning is the best way of keeping your possible losses down. You could lose all the money in your account (plus your maximum overdraft line-of-credit). If a transaction was made with your card or card number without your permission and was a Visa transaction, you will have no liability for the transaction, unless you were fraudulent or negligent in the handling of your account or card.
For all other EFT transactions involving your card or access code, including if you were negligent in the handling of your account or card, your liability for an unauthorized transaction is determined as follows. If you tell us within two (2) business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your card or access code, you can lose no more than $50.00 if someone used your card or access code without your permission. If you do NOT tell us within two (2) business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your card or access code and we can prove we could have stopped someone from using your card or access code without your permission if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500.00.
Also, if your statement shows transfers that you did not make including those made by card, access code or other means, TELL US AT ONCE. If you do not tell us within 60 days after the statement was mailed to you, you may not get back any money lost after the 60 days if we can prove that we could have stopped someone from making the transfers if you had told us in time. If a good reason (such as a hospital stay) kept you from telling us, we will extend the time periods.
If you believe your card or access code has been lost or stolen or that someone has transferred or may transfer money from your accounts without your permission, call:
(806) 358-7777
(800) 687-8144
To cancel cards: (24/7):
Credit Cards (800) 442-4757
Debit Cards (800) 472-3272
or write to:
Education Credit Union
4400 W Interstate 40
Amarillo, TX 79106-5940
You should also call the number or write to the address listed above if you believe a transfer has been made using the information from your check without your permission.
5. RIGHT TO RECEIVE DOCUMENTATION —
a. Periodic Statements. Transfers and withdrawals made through any ATM or POS terminal, debit card transactions, audio response transactions or preauthorized EFTs will be recorded on your periodic statement. You will receive a statement monthly unless there is no transaction in a particular month. In any case, you will receive a statement at least quarterly.
b. Terminal Receipt. You can get a receipt at the time you make any transaction (except inquiries) involving your account using an ATM and/or point-of-sale (POS) terminal.
c. Direct Deposit. If you have arranged to have a direct deposit made to your account at least once every 60 days from the same source and you do not receive a receipt (such as a pay stub), you can find out whether or not the deposit has been made by calling (806) 358-7777 or (800) 687-8144. This does not apply to transactions occurring outside the United States.
6. ACCOUNT INFORMATION DISCLOSURE — We will disclose information to third parties about your account or the transfers you make:
– As necessary to complete transfers;
– To verify the existence of sufficient funds to cover specific transactions upon the request of a third party, such as a credit bureau or merchant;
– If your account is eligible for emergency cash and/or emergency card replacement services and you request such services, you agree that we may provide personal information about you and your account that is necessary to provide you with the requested service(s);
– To comply with government agency or court orders; or
– If you give us your written permission.
7. BUSINESS DAYS — Our business days are Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Drive-up, Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays.
8. CREDIT UNION LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO MAKE TRANSFERS — If we do not complete a transfer to or from your account on time or in the correct amount according to our agreement with you, we may be liable for your losses or damages.
However, we will not be liable for direct or consequential damages in the following events:
– If, through no fault of ours, there is not enough money in your accounts to complete the transaction, if any funds in your accounts necessary to complete the transaction are held as uncollected funds pursuant to our Funds Availability Policy Disclosure, or if the transaction involves a loan request exceeding your credit limit.
– If you used your card or access code in an incorrect manner.
– If the ATM where you are making the transfer does not have enough cash.
– If the ATM was not working properly and you knew about the problem when you started the transaction.
– If circumstances beyond our control (such as fire, flood, or power failure) prevent the transaction.
– If the money in your account is subject to legal process or other claim.
– If funds in your account are pledged as collateral or frozen because of a delinquent loan.
– If the error was caused by a system of any participating ATM network.
– If the electronic transfer is not completed as a result of your willful or negligent use of your card, access code, or any EFT facility for making such transfers.
– If the telephone or computer equipment you use to conduct audio response, online/PC, or mobile banking transactions is not working properly and you know or should have known about the breakdown when you started the transaction.
– Any other exceptions as established by the Credit Union.
9. NOTICES — All notices from us will be effective when we have mailed them or delivered them to the appropriate address in the Credit Union’s records. Notices from you will be effective when received by the Credit Union at the address specified in this Agreement. We reserve the right to change the terms and conditions upon which this service is offered. We will mail notice to you at least 21 days before the effective date of any change. Use of this service is subject to existing regulations governing the Credit Union account and any future changes to those regulations.
The following information is a list of safety precautions regarding the use of ATMs and night deposit facilities:
– Be aware of your surroundings, particularly at night.
– Consider having someone accompany you when the ATM or night deposit facility is used after dark.
– Close the entry door of any ATM facility equipped with a door.
– If another person is uncomfortably close to you at the time of your transaction, ask the person to step back before you complete your transaction. If it is after the regular hours of the financial institution and you are using an ATM, do not permit entrance to any person you do not know.
– Refrain from displaying your cash at the ATM or night deposit facility. As soon as your transaction is completed, place your money in your purse or wallet. Count the cash later in the safety of your car or home.
– If you notice anything suspicious at the ATM or night deposit facility, consider using another ATM or night deposit facility or coming back later. If you are in the middle of a transaction and you notice something suspicious, cancel the transaction, take your card or deposit envelope, and leave.
– If you are followed after making a transaction, go to the nearest public area where people are located.
– Do not write your personal identification number (PIN) or access code on your ATM card.
– Report all crimes to law enforcement officials immediately. If emergency assistance is needed, call the police from the nearest available public telephone.
10. BILLING ERRORS — In case of errors or questions about electronic fund transfers from your savings and checking accounts or if you need more information about a transfer on the statement or receipt, telephone us at the following number or send us a written notice to the following address as soon as you can. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent the FIRST statement on which the problem appears. Call us at:
(806) 358-7777
(800) 687-8144
or write to:
Education Credit Union
4400 W Interstate 40
Amarillo, TX 79106-5940
– Tell us your name and account number.
– Describe the electronic transfer you are unsure about and explain, as clearly as you can, why you believe the Credit Union has made an error or why you need more information.
– Tell us the dollar amount of the suspected error.
If you tell us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in writing within ten (10) business days. We will determine whether an error has occurred within ten (10)* business days after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45** days to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will credit your account within ten (10)* business days for the amount you think is in error so that you will have the use of the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within ten (10) business days, we may not credit your account.
We will tell you the results within three (3) business days after completing our investigation. If we decide that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation. You may ask for copies of the documents that we used in our investigation.
* If you give notice of an error within 30 days after you make the first deposit to your account, we will have 20 business days instead of ten (10) business days to investigate the error.
** If you give notice of an error within 30 days after you make the first deposit to your account, notice of an error involving a point-of-sale (POS) transaction, or notice of an error involving a transaction initiated outside the U.S., its possessions and territories, we will have 90 days instead of 45 days to investigate the error.
NOTE: If the error you assert is an unauthorized Visa transaction, other than a cash disbursement at an ATM, we will credit your account within five (5) business days unless we determine that the circumstances or your account history warrant a delay, in which case you will receive credit within ten (10) business days.
11. TERMINATION OF EFT SERVICES — You may terminate this Agreement or any EFT service under this Agreement at any time by notifying us in writing and stopping your use of your card and any access code. You must return all cards to the Credit Union. You also agree to notify any participating merchants that authority to make bill payment transfers has been revoked. We may also terminate this Agreement at any time by notifying you orally or in writing. If we terminate this Agreement, we may notify any participating merchants making preauthorized debits or credits to any of your accounts that this Agreement has been terminated and that we will not accept any further preauthorized transaction instructions. We may also program our computer not to accept your card or access code for any EFT service. Whether you or the Credit Union terminates this Agreement, the termination shall not affect your obligations under this Agreement for any electronic transactions made prior to termination.
12. GOVERNING LAW — This Agreement is governed by the bylaws of the Credit Union, federal laws and regulations, the laws and regulations of the state of Texas, and local clearinghouse rules, as amended from time to time. Any disputes regarding this Agreement shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the court of the county in which the Credit Union is located.
13. ENFORCEMENT — You are liable to us for any losses, costs or expenses we incur resulting from your failure to follow this Agreement. You authorize us to deduct any such losses, costs or expenses from your account without prior notice to you. If we bring a legal action to collect any amount due under or to enforce this Agreement, we shall be entitled, subject to applicable law, to payment of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, including fees on any appeal, bankruptcy proceedings, and any postjudgment collection actions.
Education Credit Union
4400 W Interstate 40
Amarillo, TX 79106-5940
(800) 687-8144 or (806) 358-7777
Fax: (806) 358-2207
www.educationcu.com.
Truth-In-Savings Disclosure (Checking and Savings)
The rates, fees and terms applicable to your account at ECU are provided with this Truth-in-Savings Disclosure. ECU may offer other rates for these accounts from time to time.
| Account Type | Interest Rate/ Annual Percentage Yield (APY) | Interest Compounded | Interest Credited | Minimum Opening Deposit | Minimum Balance to Avoid a Service Fee | Minimum Balance to Earn the Stated APY | Balance Method to Calculate Interest | ACCOUNT LIMITATIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Savings | Click here for rates | Monthly | Monthly | $0 | N/A | $100 | Daily Balance | |
| IRA | Click here for rates | Monthly | Monthly | $50 | N/A | $25 | Daily Balance | Account transfer limitations apply. |
| Health Savings (HSA) | Click here for rates | Monthly | Monthly | $0 | N/A | N/A | Daily Balance | N/A |
| Smart Checking (SC)¹ Bonus² | Click here for rates $0 to $10,000 | Monthly Monthly | Monthly Monthly | N/A N/A | N/A N/A | $1000 N/A | Daily Balance Daily Balance | N/A N/A |
| Money Market Savings | Click here for rates | Monthly | Monthly | $15,000 | N/A | $2,500 | Daily Balance | Account transfer and withdrawal limitations apply. |
| Super Money Market Savings | Click here for rates | Monthly | Monthly | $25,000 | N/A | $2,500 | Daily Balance | Account transfer and withdrawal limitations apply. |
- RATE INFORMATION — The annual percentage yield is a percentage rate that reflects the total amount of interest to be paid on an account based on the interest rate and frequency of compounding for an annual period. For Additional Savings, IRA, Health Savings (HSA),Smart Checking (SC) accounts, the interest rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time as determined by the Credit Union’s Board of Directors. For tiered-rate accounts, the balance ranges and corresponding interest rates and annual percentage yields applicable to each tier are disclosed in the Rate Schedule. For these accounts, once a particular range is met, the interest rate and annual percentage yield for that balance range will apply to the full balance of your account.
- INTEREST COMPOUNDING AND CREDITING — The compounding and crediting frequency applicable to each account is set forth in the Rate
- ACCRUAL OF INTEREST — For all earning accounts, interest will begin to accrue on noncash deposits (e.g. checks) on the business day you make the deposit to your account. For Additional Savings, IRA, Health Savings (HSA), Smart Checking (SC), Money Market, and Super Money Market accounts, if you close your account before accrued interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.
- BALANCE INFORMATION — To open any account, you must deposit or already have on deposit the minimum required share(s) in any account. Some accounts may have additional minimum opening deposit requirements. The minimum balance requirements applicable to each account are set forth in the Rate Schedule. For Additional Savings, IRA, Smart Checking (SC), Money Market Savings, and Super Money Market accounts, there is a minimum daily balance required to earn the annual percentage yield disclosed for the crediting period. If the minimum daily balance requirement is not met each day of the period, you will not earn the annual percentage yield stated in the Rate Schedule. For accounts using the daily balance method as stated in the Rate Schedule interest is calculated by applying a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.
- ACCOUNT LIMITATIONS — For IRA accounts, you may not make any preauthorized, automatic or telephone transfers from your account at any time. For Additional Savings, Health Savings (HSA), and Smart Checking (SC) accounts, no account limitations apply. For Super Money Market accounts, you may make no more than three (3) preauthorized or telephone transfers per month. If you exceed these limitations, your account may be subjected to a fee or closed.
- FEES FOR OVERDRAWING ACCOUNTS — Fees for overdrawing your account may be imposed on each check, draft, item, ATM transaction and one-time debit card transaction (if member has consented to overdraft protection plan for ATM and one-time debit card transactions), preauthorized automatic debit, telephone initiated withdrawal or any other electronic withdrawal or transfer transaction that is drawn on an insufficient available account balance. Because of holds that may be placed on your account and delayed availability of funds, the entire balance in your account may not be available for withdrawal, transfer or paying a check, draft or item. You may consult the Funds Availability Policy Disclosure for information regarding the availability of funds deposited into your account. Fees for overdrawing your account may be imposed for each overdraft, regardless of whether we pay or return the draft, item or transaction. If we have approved an overdraft protection limit for your account, such fees may reduce your approved limit. Please refer to the Fee Schedule for current fee information. For ATM and one-time debit card transactions, you must consent to the Credit Union’s overdraft protection plan in order for the transaction amount to be covered under the plan. Without your consent, the Credit Union may not authorize and pay an overdraft resulting from these types of transactions. Services and fees for overdrafts are shown in the document the credit union uses to capture the member’s opt-in choice for overdraft protection and the Schedule of Fees and Charges.
- MEMBERSHIP — As a condition of membership, you must purchase and maintain the minimum required one share (par value of one share is $5.00 and pay a nonrefundable $1.00 membership fee as set forth below.
- RATES — The rates appearing with this Schedule are accurate as of the effective date indicated on this Truth-in-Savings Disclosure. If you have any questions or require current rate information on your accounts, please call the Credit Union.
- FEES — See separate fee schedule for a listing of fees and charges applicable to your account(s).
- BONUS DIVIDEND– For Smart Checking accounts, you will receive an additional bonus dividend interest rate as set fourth on the Rate Sheet on the first $10,000 of your account balance for each month in which (i) your account is enrolled in edocs, (ii) you have completed at least 15 non-ATM debit card transactions for the month, and (iii) the account has received at least $500 in electronic deposits. The following transactions do not qualify as electronic deposits: (i) home banking transfers, (ii) earned interest posted to the account, (iv) fee refunds, and (v) teller transactions. For months in which you do not qualify for the Bonus Dividend, and at all times for account balances in excess of $10,000, the standard interest rate for the Smart Checking Account will apply.
Truth-In-Savings Disclosure (Savings)
The rates, fees and terms applicable to your account at ECU are provided with this Truth-in-Savings Disclosure. ECU may offer other rates for these accounts from time to time.
- RATE INFORMATION — The annual percentage yield is a percentage rate that reflects the total amount of dividends to be paid on an account based on the dividend rate and frequency of compounding for an annual period. For all accounts, the dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time as determined by the Credit Union’s Board of Directors. The dividend rates and annual percentage yields are the rates and yields as of the last dividend declaration date that is set forth in the Rate Schedule. All accounts are tiered rate accounts. The balance ranges and corresponding dividend rates and annual percentage yields applicable to each tier are disclosed in the Rate Schedule. For tiered accounts, once a particular range is met, the dividend rate and annual percentage yield for that balance range will apply to the full balance of your account.
- NATURE OF DIVIDENDS — Dividends are paid from current income and available earnings after required transfers to reserves at the end of the dividend period.
- DIVIDEND COMPOUNDING AND CREDITING — The compounding and crediting frequency of dividends and the dividend period applicable to each account are stated in the Rate Schedule. The dividend period is the period of time at the end of which an account earns dividend credit. The dividend period begins on the first calendar day of the period and ends on the last calendar day of the period.
- ACCRUAL OF DIVIDENDS — For all earning accounts, dividends will begin to accrue on noncash deposits (e.g. checks) on the business day you make the deposit to your account. For all accounts, if you close your account before accrued dividends are credited, you will not receive the accrued dividends.
- BALANCE INFORMATION — To open any account, you must deposit or already have on deposit the minimum required share(s) in a Share account. Some accounts may have additional minimum opening deposit requirements. The minimum balance requirements applicable to each account are set forth in the Rate Schedule. For Share Savings and Smart Start Savings accounts, there is a minimum daily balance required to earn the annual percentage yield disclosed for the dividend period. If the minimum daily balance requirement is not met each day of the period, you will not earn the annual percentage yield stated in the Rate Schedule. For accounts using the daily balance method as stated in the Rate Schedule dividends are calculated by applying a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.
- ACCOUNT LIMITATIONS — For Smart Start Savings accounts, once you have reached age 18, the Credit Union will change your Smart Start Savings account to a Share Savings account. Smart Start Savings accounts cannot be used to secure a Share Secured loan.
- FEES FOR OVERDRAWING ACCOUNTS — Fees for overdrawing your account may be imposed on each check, draft, item, ATM transaction and one-time debit card transaction (if member has consented to overdraft protection plan for ATM and one-time debit card transactions), preauthorized automatic debit, telephone initiated withdrawal or any other electronic withdrawal or transfer transaction that is drawn on an insufficient available account balance. The entire balance in your account may not be available for withdrawal, transfer or paying a check, draft or item. You may consult the Funds Availability Policy Disclosure for information regarding the availability of funds in your account. Fees for overdrawing your account may be imposed for each overdraft, regardless of whether we pay or return the draft, item or transaction. If we have approved an overdraft protection limit for your account, such fees may reduce your approved limit. Please refer to the Fee Schedule for current fee information.For ATM and one-time debit card transactions, you must consent to the Credit Union’s overdraft protection plan in order for the transaction amount to be covered under the plan. Without your consent, the Credit Union may not authorize and pay an overdraft resulting from these types of transactions. Services and fees for overdrafts are shown in the document the credit union uses to capture the member’s opt-in choice for overdraft protection and the Schedule of Fees and Charges.
- MEMBERSHIP — As a condition of membership, you must purchase and maintain the one share (par value of one share is $5.00).
- RATES — The rates appearing with this Schedule are accurate as of the last dividend declaration date indicated on this Truth-in-Savings Disclosure. If you have any questions or require current rate information on your accounts, please call the Credit Union.
- FEES — See separate fee schedule for a listing of fees and charges applicable to your account(s).
- SMART START SAVINGS ACCOUNTS – As long as your account is a Smart Start Savings account, you will receive a $5 deposit in the month of your birthday.
USA Patriot Act Notice
Important Information About Procedures for Opening a New Account
The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, commonly referred to as the USA Patriot Act, is a direct response to September 11, 2001. The Department of Treasury issued new regulations setting forth minimum standards for financial institutions that relate to the identification and verification of any person who applies to open an account. This law is intended to facilitate the prevention, detection, and prosecution of international money laundering and financing of terrorism.
Effective October 1, 2003, all credit unions and other financial institutions must be in compliance with the regulations of the Patriot Act. Therefore, Education Credit Union adopted new procedures for opening new accounts. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money-laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. Education CU will now ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see your driver’s license or other identifying documents. We ask for your cooperation and understanding in this effort to protect our nation.
Federal Reserve Bank’s Regulation E
Important Information About Procedures for Opening a New Account
Under the Federal Reserve Bank’s Regulation E, members of Education Credit Union are required to personally notify Education CU (or opt in) if you want the Credit Union to automatically pay overdrafts on your ATM or debit card transactions, through our Courtesy Pay program. Education CU will not automatically allow overdrafts to occur on ATM or debit card transactions on existing accounts unless you give us permission to do so. As a result, you may experience more frequent denials when using your card. To avoid any interruption in your card use, please visit any Education CU branch to enroll in our Courtesy Pay program. Please note that this regulation only applies to those transfers done by ATM/debit cards. Overdrafts occurring with Share Drafts and ACH transactions may still be automatically allowed by Education CU for a fee. The Federal Reserve Bank’s Regulation E is a directive of the federal government and applies to all financial institutions.
Consumer Alert
Education Credit Union always has your financial interest in mind, and part of that is financial security and privacy. Education CU will NEVER send you any communications with a link to a web page or login screen, or any request for personal information such as account numbers, PINs, or other passwords. If you receive a questionable email requesting personal Education CU information, or an email that appears to be from Education CU that includes a link to any website, please contact Education CU at 800-687-8144 or 806-358-7777.
Reg GG Notification- Prohibition on Unlawful Funding of Internet Gambling
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA / Reg GG) prohibits any person engaged in the business of betting or wagering (as defined in the Act) from knowingly accepting payments in connection with the participation of another person in unlawful internet gambling.
As defined in Regulation GG, unlawful internet gambling means to “place, receive or otherwise knowingly transmit a bet or wager by any means which involves the use, at least in part, of the internet where such bet or wager is unlawful under any applicable Federal or state law in the State in which the bet or wager is initiated, received or otherwise made”.
As a member of Education Credit Union, , these restricted transactions are prohibited from being processed through your account or banking relationship with us. If you do engage in an internet gambling business and open a new account with us, we will ask that you provide evidence of your legal capacity to do so.
Membership Likeness Appropriation
Education Credit Union promotes the credit union by publicizing certain credit union events in various media, including in newsletters and on the Internet. This publicity may involve the use of pictures or other media showing members attending credit union events. By attending credit union events, members consent to the use of their likeness or image for general credit union promotional purposes.