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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF YOUR ACCOUNT
AGREEMENT - This document, along with any
other documents we give you pertaining to your account(s), is a contract that establishes
rules which control your account(s) with us. Please read this carefully. If you
sign the signature card or open or continue to have your account with us, you agree
to these rules. You will receive a separate schedule of rates, qualifying balances,
and fees if they are not included in this document. If you have any questions, please
call us.
This agreement is subject to applicable
federal laws and the laws of the state of Illinois (except to the extent that this
agreement can and does vary such rules or laws). The body of state and federal law
that governs our relationship with you, however, is too large and complex to be
reproduced here. The purpose of this document is to:
- summarize some laws that apply to common
transactions;
- establish rules to cover transactions
or events which the law does not regulate;
- establish rules for certain transactions
or events which the law regulates but permits variation by agreement; and
- give you disclosures of some of
our policies to which you may be entitled or in which you may be interested.
If any provision of this document is found
to be unenforceable according to its terms, all remaining provisions will continue
in full force and effect. We may permit some variations from our standard agreement,
but we must agree to any variation in writing either on the signature card for your
account or in some other document.
As used in this document the words
"we," "our," and "us" mean the financial institution and the words "you" and "your"
mean the account holder(s) and anyone else with the authority to deposit, withdraw,
or exercise control over the funds in the account. The headings in this document
are for convenience or reference only and will not govern the interpretation of
the provisions. Unless it would be inconsistent to do so, words and phrases used
in this document should be construed so the singular includes the plural and the
plural includes the singular.
LIABILITY - You agree, for yourself
(and the person or entity you represent if you sign as a representative of another)
to the terms of this account and the schedule of charges. You authorize us to deduct
these charges directly from the account balance as accrued. You will pay any additional
reasonable charges for services you request which are not covered by this agreement.
Each of you also agrees to be jointly
and severally (individually) liable for any account shortage resulting from charges
or overdrafts, whether caused by you or another with access to this account. This
liability is due immediately, and can be deducted directly from the account balance
whenever sufficient funds are available. You have no right to defer payment of this
liability, and you are liable regardless of whether you signed the item or benefited
from the charge or overdraft. This includes liability for our costs to collect the
deficit including, to the extent permitted by law, our reasonable attorneys' fees.
DEPOSITS - We will give only
provisional credit until collection is final for any items, other than cash, we
accept for deposit (including items drawn "on us"). Actual credit for deposits of,
or payable in, foreign currency will be at the exchange rate in effect on final
collection in U.S. dollars. We are not responsible for transactions by mail or outside
depository until we actually record them. We will treat and record all transactions
received after our "daily cutoff time" on a business day we are open, or received
on a day we are not open for business, as if initiated on the next following business
day that we are open.
WITHDRAWALS - Unless clearly
indicated otherwise on the account records, any of you, acting alone, who signs
in the space designated for signatures on the signature card may withdraw or transfer
all or any part of the account balance at any time. Each of you (until we receive
written notice to the contrary) authorizes each other person signing the signature
card to indorse any item payable to you or your order for deposit to this account
or any other transaction with us. We may charge your account for a check even though
payment was made before the date of the check, unless we have received written notice
of the postdating in time to have a reasonable opportunity to act. We may refuse
any withdrawal or transfer request which you attempt on forms not approved by us,
by any method we do not specifically permit, which is greater in number than the
frequency permitted, or which is for an amount greater or less than any withdrawal
limitations. Even if we honor a nonconforming request, we may treat continued abuse
of the stated limitations (if any) as your act of closing the account. We will use
the date the transaction is completed by us (as opposed to the date you initiate
it) to apply the frequency limitations. The fact that we may honor withdrawal requests
that overdraw the available account balance does not obligate us to do so later.
See the funds availability policy disclosure for information about when you can
withdraw funds you deposit. For those accounts for which our funds availability
policy disclosure does not apply, you can ask us when you make a deposit when those
funds will be available for withdrawal.
We may require not less than 7 days'
notice in writing before each withdrawal from an interest-bearing account other
than a time deposit, or from any other savings account as defined by Regulation
D. Withdrawals from a time account prior to maturity or prior to any notice period
may be restricted and may be subject to penalty. See your notice of penalty for
early withdrawal.
OWNERSHIP OF ACCOUNT AND BENEFICIARY
DESIGNATION - These rules apply to this account depending on the form of ownership
and beneficiary designation, if any, specified on the account records. We make no
representations as to the appropriateness or effect of the ownership and beneficiary
designations, except as they determine to whom we pay the account funds.
Individual Account - is an account
in the name of one person.
Joint Account - With Survivorship
(And Not As Tenants In Common) - is an account in the name of two or more persons.
Each of you intend that when you die the balance in the account (subject to any
previous pledge to which we have agreed) will belong to the survivor(s). If two
or more of you survive, you will own the balance in the account as joint tenants
with survivorship and not as tenants in common.
Joint Account - No Survivorship
(As Tenants In Common) - is owned by two or more persons, but none of you intend
(merely by opening this account) to create any right of survivorship in any other
person. We encourage you to agree and tell us in writing of the percentage of the
deposit contributed by each of you. This information will not, however, affect the
"number of signatures" necessary for withdrawal. Revocable
Trust or Pay-On-Death Account - If two or more of you create this type of account,
you own the account jointly with survivorship. Beneficiaries of either of these
account types cannot withdraw unless: (1) all persons creating the account die,
and (2) the beneficiary is then living. If two or more beneficiaries are named and
survive the death of the owner(s) of the account, such beneficiaries will own this
account in equal shares, without right of survivorship. The person(s) creating either
a Pay-On-Death or Revocable Trust account reserves the right to: (1) change beneficiaries,
(2) change account types, and (3) withdraw all or part of the account funds at any
time.
BUSINESS ACCOUNTS - Earnings in the form
of interest, dividends, or credits will be paid only on collected funds, unless
otherwise provided by law or our policy. We may require the governing body of the
legal entity opening the account to give us a separate authorization telling us
who is authorized to act on its behalf. We will honor the authorization until we
actually receive written notice of a change from the governing body of the legal
entity.
STOP PAYMENTS - You must make
any stop-payment order in the manner required by law and we must receive it in time
to give us a reasonable opportunity to act on it before our stop-payment cutoff
time. To be effective, your stop-payment order must precisely identify the number,
date and amount of the item, and the payee.
You may stop payment on any item drawn
on your account whether you sign the item or not, if you have an equal or greater
right to withdraw from this account than the person who signed the item. A release
of the stop-payment request may be made only by the person who initiated the stop-payment
order.
Our stop-payment cutoff time is one
hour after the opening of the next banking day after the banking day on which we
receive the item. Additional limitations on our obligation to stop payment are provided
by law (e.g., we paid the item in cash or we certified the item).
TELEPHONE TRANSFERS - A telephone
transfer of funds from this account to another account with us, if otherwise arranged
for or permitted, may be made by the same persons and under the same conditions
generally applicable to withdrawals made in writing. Unless a different limitation
is disclosed in writing, we restrict the number of transfers from a savings account
to another account or to third parties, to a maximum of six per month (less the
number of "preauthorized transfers" during the month). Other account transfer restrictions
may be described elsewhere.
AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION -
We may change any term of this agreement. Rules governing changes in interest rates
are provided separately. For other changes, we will give you reasonable notice in
writing or by any other method permitted by law. We may also close this account
at any time upon reasonable notice to you and tender of the account balance personally
or by mail. Notice from us to any one of you is notice to all of you.
STATEMENTS - You must examine
your statement of account with "reasonable promptness." If you discover (or reasonably
should have discovered) any unauthorized signatures or alterations, you must promptly
notify us of the relevant facts. As between you and us, if you fail to do either
of these duties, you will have to either share the loss with us, or bear the loss
entirely yourself (depending on whether we used ordinary care and, if not, whether
we substantially contributed to the loss). The loss could be not only with respect
to items on the statement but other items with unauthorized signatures or alterations
by the same wrongdoer.
You agree that the time you have to
examine your statement and report to us will depend on the circumstances, but will
not, in any circumstance, exceed a total of 30 days from when the statement is first
sent or made available to you.
You further agree that if you fail
to report any unauthorized signatures, alterations, forgeries, or any other errors
in your account within 60 days of when we first send or make the statement available,
you cannot assert a claim against us on any items in that statement, and as between
you and us the loss will be entirely yours. This 60-day limitation is without regard
to whether we used ordinary care. The limitation in this paragraph is in addition
to that contained in the first paragraph of this section.
ACCOUNT TRANSFER - This account
may not be transferred or assigned without our prior written consent.
DIRECT DEPOSITS - If, in connection
with a direct deposit plan, we deposit any amount in an account which should have
been returned to the Federal Government for any reason, you authorize us to deduct
the amount of our liability to the Federal Government from the account or from any
other account you have with us, without prior notice and at any time, except as
prohibited by law. We may also use any other legal remedy to recover the amount
of our liability.
TEMPORARY ACCOUNT AGREEMENT -
If this option is selected, this is a temporary account agreement. Each person who
signs in the space designated for signatures on the signature card (except as indicated
to the contrary) may transact business on this account. However, we may at some
time in the future restrict or prohibit further use of this account if you fail
to comply with the requirements we have imposed within a reasonable time.
SETOFF - We may (without prior
notice and when permitted by law) set off the funds in this account against any
due and payable debt you owe us now or in the future, by any of you having the right
of withdrawal, to the extent of such persons' or legal entity's right to withdraw.
If the debt arises from a note, "any due and payable debt" includes the total amount
of which we are entitled to demand payment under the terms of the note at the time
we set off, including any balance the due date for which we properly accelerate
under the note.
This right of setoff does not apply
to this account if: (a) it is an IRA or other tax-deferred retirement account, or
(b) the debt is created by a consumer credit transaction under a credit card plan
(but this does not affect our rights under any consensual security interest), or
(c) the debtor's right of withdrawal only arises in a representative capacity. We
will not be liable for the dishonor of any check when the dishonor occurs because
we set off a debt against this account. You agree to hold us harmless from any claim
arising as a result of our exercise of our right of setoff.
AUTHORIZED SIGNER (Individual Accounts
only) - A single individual is the owner. The authorized signer is merely designated
to conduct transactions on the owner's behalf. We undertake no obligation to monitor
transactions to determine that they are on the owner's behalf.
RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS - We are
not required to honor any restrictive legend on checks you write unless we have
agreed in writing to the restriction. Examples of restrictive legends are "must
be presented within 90 days" or "not valid for more than $1,000.00."
PAYMENT ORDER OF ITEMS - The
law permits us to pay items (such as checks or drafts) drawn on your account in
any order. To assist you in handling your account with us, we are providing you
with the following information regarding how we process the items that you write.
When processing items drawn on your account, our policy is to pay
them according to the dollar amount. We pay the smallest items first.
The order in which items are paid is important if there is not enough money in your
account to pay all of the items that are presented. Our payment policy minimizes
the number of items that may result in an overdraft or NSF fee. If an item is presented
without sufficient funds in your account to pay it, we may, at our discretion, pay
the item (creating an overdraft) or return the item (NSF). The amounts of the overdraft
and NSF fees are disclosed elsewhere. We encourage you to make careful records and
practice good account management. This will help you to avoid writing checks or
drafts without sufficient funds and incurring the resulting fees.
ACH AND WIRE TRANSFERS - This agreement
is subject to Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code - Fund Transfers as adopted
in the state in which you have your account with us. If you originate a fund transfer
for which Fedwire is used, and you identify by name and number a beneficiary financial
institution, an intermediary financial institution or a beneficiary, we and every
receiving or beneficiary financial institution may rely on the identifying number
to make payment. We may rely on the number even if it identifies a financial institution,
person or account other than the one named. You agree to be bound by automated clearing
house association rules. These rules provide, among other things, that payments
made to you, or originated by you, are provisional until final settlement is made
through a Federal Reserve Bank or payment is otherwise made as provided in Article
4A-403(a) of the Uniform Commercial Code. If we do not receive such payment, we
are entitled to a refund from you in the amount credited to your account and the
party originating such payment will not be considered to have paid the amount so
credited. If we receive a credit to an account you have with us by wire or ACH,
we are not required to give you any notice of the payment order or credit.
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ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS YOUR RIGHTS
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This Electronic Fund Transfer disclosure does
not apply to any accounts other than consumer accounts, as defined by Regulation
E.
Indicated below are types of Electronic Fund
Transfers we are capable of handling, some of which may not apply to your account.
Please read this disclosure carefully because it tells you your rights and obligations
for the transactions listed. You should keep this notice for future reference.
Electronic Fund Transfers Initiated By
Third Parties. You may authorize a third party to initiate electronic fund transfers
between your account and the third party's account. These transfers to make or receive
payment may be one-time occurrences or may recur as directed by you. These transfers
may use the Automated Clearing House (ACH) or other payments network. Your authorization
to the third party to make these transfers can occur in a number of ways. For example,
your authorization to convert a check to an electronic fund transfer or to electronically
pay a returned check charge can occur when a merchant provides you with notice and
you go forward with the transaction (typically, at the point of purchase, a merchant
will post a sign and print the notice on a receipt). In all cases, these third party
transfers will require you to provide the third party with your account number and
bank information. This information can be found on your check as well as on a deposit
or withdrawal slip. Thus, you should only provide your bank and account information
(whether over the phone, the Internet, or via some other method) to trusted third
parties whom you have authorized to initiate these electronic fund transfers. Examples
of these transfers include, but are not limited to:
- Preauthorized credits.
You may make arrangements for certain direct deposits to be accepted into your
checking or savings account(s).
- Preauthorized payments.
You may make arrangements to pay certain recurring bills from your checking
or savings account(s).
- Electronic check conversion.
You may authorize a merchant or other payee to make a one-time electronic payment
from your checking account using information from your check to pay for purchases
or pay bills.
- Electronic returned check
charge. You may authorize a merchant or other payee to initiate an electronic
funds transfer to collect a charge in the event a check is returned for insufficient
funds.
Please also see Limitations on frequency
of transfers section regarding limitations that apply to savings accounts.
TeleBank 24 Telephone Transfers - types
of transfers - You may access your account by telephone 24 hours a day at (815)
844-3671 using your personal identification number, a touch tone phone, and your
account numbers, to:
- transfer funds between checking
and savings
- get information about:
- the account balance of checking or
savings accounts
- the last statement cycle
history
Please also see Limitations on frequency
of transfers section regarding limitations that apply to telephone transfers.
ATM Transfers - types of transfers
and dollar limitations - You may access your account(s) by ATM using your ATM
card and personal identification number or debit card and personal identification
number, to:
- make deposits to checking or
savings account(s)
- get cash withdrawals
from checking or savings account(s)
- you may withdraw no more than $200.00
per day
- transfer funds from savings
to checking account(s)
- transfer funds from checking
to savings account(s)
- get information about:
- the account balance of your checking
or savings accounts
Some of these services may not be available
at all terminals.
Please also see Limitations on frequency
of transfers section regarding limitations that apply to ATM transfers.
Types of Point-of-Sale Transactions
- You may access your checking account(s) to purchase goods (in person, online,
or by phone), pay for services (in person, online, or by phone), get cash from a
merchant, if the merchant permits, or from a participating financial institution,
and do anything that a participating merchant will accept.
Point-of-Sale
Transactions - frequency and dollar limitations - Using your card:
- you may make no more than 12 transactions
per day
- you may not exceed $500.00
in transactions per day
By activating this card, you accept all the
terms and conditions governing its usage.
Cards expire every 24 months and will
be automatically renewed unless you inform us in writing that you want the card
to be deactivated.
Please also see Limitations on frequency
of transfers section regarding limitations that apply to debit card transactions.
Currency Conversion. If you effect
a transaction with your MasterCard®-branded debit card in a currency other than
US Dollars, MasterCard will convert the charge into a US Dollar amount. The MasterCard
currency conversion procedure includes use of either a government-mandated exchange
rate, or a wholesale exchange rate selected by MasterCard. The exchange rate MasterCard
uses will be a rate in effect on the day the transaction is processed. This rate
may differ from the rate in effect on the date of purchase or the date the transaction
was posted to your account.
Advisory Against Illegal Use.
You agree not to use your card(s) for illegal gambling or other illegal purpose.
Display of a payment card logo by, for example, an online merchant does not necessarily
mean that transactions are lawful in all jurisdictions in which the cardholder may
be located.
Please see your cardholder agreement
for additional information relating to the use of your MasterCard®-branded card.
Computer Transfers - types of transfers
and charges - You may access your account(s) by computer through the Internet
by logging on to our website at www.bankofpontiac.com and using your password, to:
- transfer funds between checking
and savings
- make payments from checking
to third parties
- make payments from checking
or savings to loan accounts with us
- get information about:
- the account balance of checking or
savings accounts
- deposits to checking or savings
accounts
- withdrawals from checking
or savings accounts
There is no charge for Bill Pay Service as
long as you have at least one bill payment per month. If you do not have any bill
payments during a month, a fee of $4.95 will be charged for that month.
Please also see Limitations on frequency
of transfers section regarding limitations that apply to computer transfers.
Limitations on frequency of transfers.
In addition to those limitations on transfers elsewhere described, if any, the following
limitations apply:
- Transfers from a money market
account to another account or to third parties by preauthorized, automatic, telephone,
or computer transfer are limited to six per statement cycle with no more than three
by check, draft, or similar order to third parties.
- Transfers from a savings
account to another account or to third parties by preauthorized, automatic, telephone,
or computer transfer are limited to six per statement cycle with no transfers by
check, debit card or similar order to third parties.
- The minimum amount you can transfer
by withdrawal from Money Market accounts is $500.00.
FEES
- We do not charge for direct
deposits to any type of account.
- We do not charge for
preauthorized payments from any type of account.
- We will charge you $5.00
to replace a lost debit card.
To report your debit card lost or stolen during
regular business hours, please call our main telephone number (815) 844-6155. Our
regular business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:00
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon on Saturday - Central Standard
Time. To report your card lost or stolen at any time other than our regular business
hours, please call 1-800-523-4175.
Except as indicated elsewhere, we do
not charge for these electronic fund transfers.
ATM Operator/Network Fees. When you
use an ATM not owned by us, you may be charged a fee by the ATM operator or any
network used (and you may be charged a fee for a balance inquiry even if you do
not complete a fund transfer).
DOCUMENTATION
- Terminal transfers. You can
get a receipt at the time you make any transfer to or from your account using one
of our automated teller machines or point-of-sale terminals.
- Preauthorized credits.
If you have arranged to have direct deposits made to your account at least once
every 60 days from the same person or company, you can call us at (815) 844-6155
to find out whether or not the deposit has been made.
- Periodic statements.
You will get a monthly account statement from
us for your checking accounts.
You will get a monthly account statement
from us for your savings accounts, unless there are no transfers in a particular
month. In any case, you will get a statement at least quarterly.
PREAUTHORIZED PAYMENTS
- Right to stop payment and procedure
for doing so. If you have told us in advance to make regular payments out of
your account, you can stop any of these payments. Here is how:
Call or write us at the telephone number or
address listed in this brochure in time for us to receive your request 3 business
days or more before the payment is scheduled to be made. If you call, we may also
require you to put your request in writing and get it to us within 14 days after
you call.
We will charge you $25.00 for each
stop-payment order you give.
- Notice of varying amounts. If
these regular payments may vary in amount, the person you are going to pay will
tell you, 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 transfer. If you order us to stop one of these payments 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.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION'S LIABILITY
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 will be liable for your losses or
damages. However, there are some exceptions. We will not be liable, for instance:
- If, through no fault of ours, you do not
have enough money in your account to make the transfer.
- If you have an overdraft line and
the transfer would go over the credit limit.
- If the automated teller machine
where you are making the transfer does not have enough cash.
- If the terminal or system was not
working properly and you knew about the breakdown when you started the transfer.
- If circumstances beyond our control
(such as fire or flood) prevent the transfer, despite reasonable precautions that
we have taken.
- There may be other exceptions stated
in our agreement with you.
CONFIDENTIALITY
We will disclose information to third parties
about your account or the transfers you make:
- where it is necessary for completing transfers;
or
- in order to verify the existence
and condition of your account for a third party, such as a credit bureau or merchant;
or
- in order to comply with government
agency or court orders; or
- if you give us written permission.
UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFERS
(a) Consumer liability.
Generally. Tell
us AT ONCE if you believe your card and/or code has been lost or stolen, 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 you tell us within 2 business days after you learn of the loss
or theft of your card and/or code, you can lose no more than $50 if someone used
your card and/or code without your permission.
If you do NOT tell us within 2 business
days after you learn of the loss or theft of your card and/or code, and we can prove
we could have stopped someone from using your card and/or code without your permission
if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500.
Also, if your statement shows transfers
that you did not make, including those made by card, 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 you lost after the 60 days if we can prove that
we could have stopped someone from taking the money if you had told us in time.
If a good reason (such as a long trip
or a hospital stay) kept you from telling us, we will extend the time periods.
Additional Limits
on Liability for MasterCard®-branded debit card, when used for point-of-sale
transactions. You will not be liable for any unauthorized transactions using
your MasterCard®-branded debit card, when used for point-of-sale transactions,
if: (i) you can demonstrate that you have exercised reasonable care in safeguarding
your card from the risk of loss or theft, (ii) you have not reported to us two or
more incidents of unauthorized use within the prior twelve-month period, and (iii)
your account is in good standing. If any of these conditions are not met, your liability
is the lesser of $50 or the amount of money, property, labor, or services obtained
by the unauthorized use before notification to us. "Unauthorized use" means the
use of your debit card by a person, other than you, who does not have actual, implied,
or apparent authority for such use, and from which you receive no benefit. This
additional limitation on liability does not apply to PIN-based transactions or transactions
not processed by MasterCard.
(b) Contact in event of unauthorized
transfer. If you believe your card and/or code has been lost or stolen, call
or write us at the telephone number or address listed in this brochure. You should
also call the number or write to the address listed in this brochure if you believe
a transfer has been made using the information from your check without your permission.
ERROR RESOLUTION NOTICE
In Case of Errors or Questions About Your
Electronic Transfers, Call or Write us at the telephone number or address listed
in this brochure, as soon as you can, if you think your statement or receipt is
wrong or if you need more information about a transfer listed on the statement or
receipt. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent the FIRST statement
on which the problem or error appeared.
- Tell us your name and account number (if
any).
- Describe the error or the transfer
you are unsure about, and explain as clearly as you can why you believe it is 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 10 business days.
We will determine whether an error
occurred within 10 business days (20 business days if the transfer involved a new
account) after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need
more time, however, we may take up to 45 days (90 days if the transfer involved
a new account, a point-of-sale transaction, or a foreign-initiated transfer) to
investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will credit
your account within 10 business days (20 business days if the transfer involved
a new account) 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
10 business days, we may not credit your account. Your account is considered a new
account for the first 30 days after the first deposit is made, unless each of you
already has an established account with us before this account is opened.
We will tell you the results within three 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.
BANK OF PONTIAC
BOOKKEEPING DEPARTMENT
300 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, P.O. BOX 710
PONTIAC, ILLINOIS 61764-0710
Business Days: Monday through Friday
Excluding Federal Holidays
Phone: (815) 844-6155
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
NOTICE OF ATM/NIGHT DEPOSIT
FACILITY USER PRECAUTIONS
As with all financial transactions, please
exercise discretion when using an automated teller machine (ATM) or night deposit
facility. For your own safety, be careful. The following suggestions may be helpful.
- Prepare for your transactions at home
(for instance, by filling out a deposit slip) to minimize your time at the ATM or
night deposit facility.
- Mark each transaction in your
account record, but not while at the ATM or night deposit facility. Always save
your ATM receipts. Don't leave them at the ATM or night deposit facility because
they may contain important account information.
- Compare your records with the
account statements you receive.
- Don't lend your ATM card to anyone.
- Remember, do not leave your card
at the ATM. Do not leave any documents at a night deposit facility.
- Protect the secrecy of your Personal
Identification Number (PIN). Protect your ATM card as though it were cash. Don't
tell anyone your PIN. Don't give anyone information regarding your ATM card or PIN
over the telephone. Never enter your PIN in any ATM that does not look genuine,
has been modified, has a suspicious device attached, or is operating in a suspicious
manner. Don't write your PIN where it can be discovered. For example, don't keep
a note of your PIN in your wallet or purse.
- Prevent others from seeing you
enter your PIN by using your body to shield their view.
- If you lose your ATM card or if
it is stolen, promptly notify us. You should consult the other disclosures you have
received about electronic fund transfers for additional information about what to
do if your card is lost or stolen.
- When you make a transaction, be
aware of your surroundings. Look out for suspicious activity near the ATM or night
deposit facility, particularly if it is after sunset. At night, be sure that the
facility (including the parking area and walkways) is well lighted. Consider having
someone accompany you when you use the facility, especially after sunset. If you
observe any problem, go to another ATM or night deposit facility.
- Don't accept assistance from anyone
you don't know when using an ATM or night deposit facility.
- If you notice anything suspicious
or if any other problem arises after you have begun an ATM transaction, you may
want to cancel the transaction, pocket your card and leave. You might consider using
another ATM or coming back later.
- Don't display your cash; pocket
it as soon as the ATM transaction is completed and count the cash later when you
are in the safety of your own car, home, or other secure surrounding.
- At a drive-up facility, make sure
all the car doors are locked and all of the windows are rolled up, except the driver's
window. Keep the engine running and remain alert to your surroundings.
- We want the ATM and night deposit
facility to be safe and convenient for you. Therefore, please tell us if you know
of any problem with a facility. For instance, let us know if a light is not working
or there is any damage to a facility. Please report any suspicious activity or crimes
to both the operator of the facility and the local law enforcement officials immediately.
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YOUR ABILITY TO WITHDRAW FUNDS
This policy statement applies to all deposit
accounts.
Our policy is to make funds from your
cash and check deposits available to you on the first business day after the day
we receive your deposit. Electronic direct deposits will be available on the day
we receive the deposit. Once the funds are available, you can withdraw them in cash
and we will use the funds to pay checks that you have written.
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.
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 2:30 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 2:30 P.M. 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 at an ATM before
2:00 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 at an ATM after 2:00 P.M. 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 we cash a check for
you that is drawn on another bank, 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 bank, 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.
LONGER DELAYS MAY APPLY
Case-by-case delays. In some cases,
we will not make all of the funds that you deposit by check available to you on
the first business day after the day of your deposit. Depending on the type of check
that you deposit, funds may not be available until the fifth business day after
the day of your deposit. The first $100 of your deposits, however, may be available
on the first business day.
If we are not going to make all of
the funds from your deposit available on the first 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 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.
Safeguard exceptions. In addition,
funds you deposit by check may be delayed for a longer period under the following
circumstances:
- We believe a check you deposit will not be
paid.
- You deposit checks totaling more than
$5,000 on any one day.
- You redeposit a check that has been
returned unpaid.
- You have overdrawn your account repeatedly
in the last six months.
- There is an emergency, such as failure
of computer or communications 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 eleventh business
day after the day of your deposit.
SPECIAL RULES FOR NEW ACCOUNTS
If you are a new customer, 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 $5,000 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 first business day after the day of your deposit
if the deposit meets certain conditions. For example, the checks must be payable
to you (and you may have to use a special deposit slip). The excess over $5,000
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 $5,000 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 fifth business day after the day of your deposit.
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TRUTH-IN-SAVINGS DISCLOSURE
EVERYDAY CHECKING ACCOUNT
Minimum balance to open the account -
You must deposit $100.00 to open this account.
Minimum balance to avoid imposition
of fees - A service charge fee of $5.00 will be imposed every statement cycle
if the balance in the account falls below $500.00 any day of the cycle, unless the
average daily balance exceeds $750.00. We will continue to waive the service charge
for Direct Deposit (payroll or Social Security), Senior Citizens (age 65 or older),
Students (age 25 or under), and Charitable Organizations.
FREE CHECKING ACCOUNT
Minimum balance to open the account -
You must deposit $100.00 to open this account.
No monthly service charge. No minimum
balance. You will not receive items with your statement. Up to 12 complimentary
check images will be provided each year upon request.
SMALL BUSINESS CHECKING
ACCOUNT
This account is not a consumer account to
which Truth in Savings applies.
Minimum balance to open the account -
You must deposit $100.00 to open this account.
Minimum balance to avoid imposition
of fees - A service charge fee of $10.00 will be imposed every statement cycle
if the balance in the account falls below $100.00 any day of the cycle.
Fees:
An excess item fee of $.25 will be
charged for each item in excess of 50 checks written and 50 transit checks deposited
during a statement cycle.
BUSINESS CHECKING ACCOUNT
This account is not a consumer account to
which Truth-In-Savings applies.
Minimum balance to open the account
- You must deposit $100.00 to open this account.
Fees:
A maintenance fee of $5.00 will be
charged each monthly statement cycle.
A charge per check fee of $.15 will
be charged for each debit transaction or check paid.
A per transit check fee of $.15 will
be charged for each transit check deposited. Earnings
Credit - This account features an earnings credit which is applied to reduce
or eliminate fees on the account. If the earnings credit exceeds the fees for any
period, you will be assessed no fees but you will not be paid, carry forward or
otherwise receive credit for any excess earnings credit.
Earnings Credit Calculation - The earnings
credit will be calculated by applying the periodic earnings credit rate to the average
daily balance in the account for the period. At our discretion, the periodic earnings
credit rate may change at any time. The average daily balance is calculated by adding
the principal in the account for each day of the period and dividing by the number
of days in the period. The period we use is the monthly statement cycle.
INTEREST CHECKING ACCOUNT
Rate Information - Your interest rate
and annual percentage yield may change. Frequency of rate changes - We may
change the interest rate on your account at any time.
Determination of rate - At our
discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account.
Compounding and crediting frequency
- Interest will be compounded every day. Interest will be credited to your account
every month.
Minimum balance to open the account
- You must deposit $500.00 to open this account.
Minimum balance to avoid imposition
of fees - A service charge fee of $7.00 will be imposed every statement cycle
if the balance in the account falls below $500.00 any day of the cycle, unless the
average daily balance is $750.00 or more.
No monthly service charge for FunTimer
members who maintain at least $10,000.00 in combined deposits.
Daily balance computation method -
We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account. This
method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.
Accrual of interest on noncash deposits
- Interest begins to accrue on the business day you deposit noncash items (for
example, checks).
INTEREST CHECKING FOR
BUSINESS ACCOUNT
This account is not a consumer account to
which Truth-In-Savings applies.
Rate Information - Your interest rate
and annual percentage yield may change. Frequency of rate changes - We may
change the interest rate on your account at any time.
Determination of rate - At our
discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account.
Compounding and crediting frequency
- Interest will be compounded every day. Interest will be credited to your account
every month.
Minimum balance to open the account
- You must deposit $500.00 to open this account.
Daily balance computation method -
We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account. This
method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.
Accrual of interest on noncash deposits
- Interest begins to accrue on the business day you deposit noncash items (for
example, checks).
Fees:
A maintenance fee of $5.00 will be
charged monthly.
A per check fee of $.15 will be charged
for each debit transaction or check paid.
A per transit check fee of $.15 will
be charged for each transit check deposited.
MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT
Rate Information - Your interest rate
and annual percentage yield may change. Frequency of rate changes - We may
change the interest rate on your account at any time.
Determination of rate - At our
discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account.
Compounding and crediting frequency
- Interest will be compounded every month. Interest will be credited to your
account monthly.
Minimum balance to open the account
- You must deposit $1,000.00 to open this account.
Minimum balance to avoid imposition
of fees - A service charge fee of $7.00 will be imposed every statement cycle
if the balance in the account falls below $1,000.00 any day of the cycle.
Daily balance computation method -
We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account. This
method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.
Accrual of interest on noncash deposits
- Interest begins to accrue on the business day you deposit noncash items (for
example, checks).
Transaction limitations:
Transfers from a Money Market account
to another account or to third parties by preauthorized, automatic, telephone or
computer transfer are limited to six per statement cycle with no more than three
by check, draft, or similar order to third parties.
Withdrawals made in person are unlimited.
Fees:
An excess debit fee of $5.00 will be
charged for each debit transaction (withdrawal, check paid, automatic transfer or
payment out of this account) in excess of six during a month.
INVESTMENT MONEY MARKET
ACCOUNT
Rate Information - Your interest rate
and annual percentage yield may change. Frequency of rate changes - We may
change the interest rate on your account at any time.
Determination of rate - At our
discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account.
Compounding and crediting frequency
- Interest will be compounded every month. Interest will be credited to your
account every month.
Minimum balance to open the account
- You must deposit $5,000.00 to open this account.
Minimum balance to avoid imposition
of fees - A service charge fee of $12.00 will be imposed every statement cycle
if the balance in the account falls below $5,000.00 any day of the cycle.
Daily balance computation method -
We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account. This
method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.
Accrual of interest on noncash deposits - Interest begins
to accrue on the business day you deposit noncash items (for example, checks).
Transaction limitations:
Transfers from an Investment Money
Market account to another account or to third parties by preauthorized, automatic,
telephone or computer transfer are limited to six per statement cycle with no more
than three by checks, draft, or similar order to third parties. Withdrawals made
in person are unlimited.
Fees:
An excess debit fee of $5.00 will be
charged for each debit transaction (check paid, automatic transfer or payment out
of this account) in excess of six during a month.
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
Rate Information - Your interest rate
and annual percentage yield may change.
Frequency of rate changes -
We may change the interest rate on your account at any time.
Determination of rate - At our
discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account.
Compounding and crediting frequency
- Interest will be compounded every day. Interest will be credited to your account
every quarter.
Minimum balance to open the account
- You must deposit $100.00 to open this account.
Minimum balance to avoid imposition
of fees - A service charge fee of $12.00 will be imposed every quarter if the
balance in the account falls below $100.00 any day of the quarter, unless the average
daily balance is $250.00 or more. We will waive the service charge for Minors (age
18 or under), Senior Citizens (age 65 or older), Students (age 25 or under) and
Charitable Organizations.
Daily balance computation method
- We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account.
This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.
Accrual of interest on noncash deposits
- Interest begins to accrue on the business day you deposit noncash items (for
example, checks).
Transaction limitations:
Transfers from a Savings account to
another account or to third parties by preauthorized, automatic, telephone or computer
transfer are limited to six per month with no transfers by check, draft, debit card,
or similar order to third parties.
Withdrawals made in person are unlimited.
Fees:
An excess debit fee of $5.00 will be
charged for each debit transaction (automatic transfer or payment out of this account)
in excess of six during a month.
EASY SAVERS ACCOUNT
Rate Information - You will be paid
the disclosed interest rate for at least 30 calendar days. We will never decrease
this rate unless we first give you at least 30 days notice in writing.
Compounding and crediting frequency
- Interest will be compounded every day. Interest will be credited to your account
at maturity.
Effect of closing an account -
If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the
accrued interest.
Minimum balance to open the account
- You must deposit $25.00 to open this account.
Minimum balance to obtain the annual
percentage yield disclosed - You must maintain a minimum balance of $25.00 in
the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.
Daily balance computation method -
We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account. This
method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.
Accrual of interest on noncash deposits
- Interest begins to accrue on the business day you deposit noncash items (for
example, checks).
Transaction limitations:
Limited to one withdrawal during the
annual account cycle. An additional withdrawal will close the account and result
in loss of accrued interest.
Only electronic deposits will be permitted
into the account.
COMMON FEATURES
The following fees may be assessed
against your account and the following transaction limitations, if any, apply to
your account.
- Check printing - (fee depends on style and quantity
of check ordered)
- Certified checks - $10.00
- Traveler's checks
- Individual - $1.00 per $100.00
- Joint - $1.75 per $100.00
- A dormant checking account fee of $3.00 will be
charged each month if there are no deposits or withdrawals to the checking account
for one year. This fee will be charged to checking accounts if the balance is $500.00
or less. A dormant savings account fee of $3.00 will be charged each quarter for
accounts with a balance of $100.00 or less with no deposits or withdrawals to the
account for two years.
- Lost passbook replacement - $5.00
- Garnishments - $30.00
- Levies - $30.00
- The categories of transactions for which an overdraft
fee may be imposed are those by any of the following means: check, in-person withdrawal,
ATM withdrawal, or other electronic means.
- Overdraft - each overdraft paid - $25.00
- Daily overdraft fee after 15 days - $5.00
- Nonsufficient funds (NSF) - each - $25.00
- Account research - $25.00 per hour
- Check copies - each - $1.00
- Stop payments - each - $25.00
- Photocopies - $.15
- Wire transfers - domestic
- Outgoing - $20.00
- Incoming (Customer) - no charge
- Incoming (Noncustomer) - $20.00
- International wire transfer - $50.00
- Collection item fee - $10.00
- Escrow account set-up fee - $100.00
- Escrow account payment fee (min.$25.00/year) - $5.00
- Purchase of stock through broker - $10.00
- Purchase or sale
- of marketable U.S. Treasury of Agency Securities - $25.00
- Purchase of license tags - $3.00
- Redemption of bond interest coupons (per envelope) - $6.00
- Safekeeping Book-entry U.S. Treasury or
- Agency Securities per year - $2.00 per $1,000.00
- to $50.00 maximum per issue
- Sale of stock through broker - $15.00
- Secretary of State inquiries - $3.00
- Subscription of new issue
- U.S. Treasury Securities - $15.00
- Box Sizes - Main Bank & West Bank
2 x 51/2 x 211/4 - $10.00
31/2 x 51/2 x 211/4 - $11.00
4 x 5 x 211/4 - $13.00
5 x 5 x 211/4 - $17.00
21/2 x 101/4 x 211/4 - $20.00 |
31/2 x 101/4 x 211/4 - $25.00
43/4 x 93/4 x 211/4 - $30.00
7 x 101/2 x 211/4 - $45.00
93/4 x 93/4 x 211/4 - $55.00 |
- Box Sizes - Odell Bank
- 3 x 5 - $11.00
- 3 x 10 - $20.00
- 10 x 10 - $35.00
We may require not less than 7 days' notice in
writing before each withdrawal from an interest-bearing account other than a time
deposit, or from any other savings account as defined by Regulation D. Withdrawals
from a time account prior to maturity or prior to any notice period may be restricted
and may be subject to penalty. See your notice of penalty for early withdrawal.
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YOUR ACCOUNT
These are the accounts you have
opened or inquired about. Further details about these accounts are inside this brochure.
If the figures are not filled in, please see the insert that is with this disclosure
or your periodic statement.
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