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Truth in Savings
Important Account Information for Our Members
Terms and Conditions
Electronic Transfers
Funds Availability
Truth in Savings
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 Massachusetts (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.
BYLAWS - Our bylaws, which we may amend from time to time, establish
basic rules about our credit union policies and operations which affect your
account and membership. You may obtain a copy of the bylaws on request. Our
right to require you to give us notice of your intention to withdraw funds from
your account is described in the bylaws. Unless we have agreed otherwise, you
are not entitled to receive any original item after it is paid, although you may
request that we send you an item(s) or a copy of an item(s). Dividends are based
on current earnings and available earnings of the credit union, after providing
for required reserves.
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 requested 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 overdrafts or charges, 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 attorney’s 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 US 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 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 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.
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 reserve the right to refuse some forms
of ownership on any or all of our accounts. 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 - an account in the name of one person.
Joint Account - With Survivorship (And Not As Tenants In Common) - 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) -owned by two or
more persons, but none of you intended (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 Account - One or two of you (called trustees) may create
such an account in trust for another. Payments may be made to the trustees, to
either or both of the trustees or the survivor. Upon the death of the trustee or
the death of both trustees, payment may be made to the person for whom the trust
was made, or that person’s legal representative.
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 our bylaws and any term of
this agreement. Rules governing changes in 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 close this account if your membership in the
credit union terminates, or by giving reasonable notice to you and tender of the
account balance personally or by mail. At our option, we may suspend your rights
to member services if you violate the terms of this agreement. You must keep us
informed of your current address at all times. 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. 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 also 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 which should have been returned to the federal government for
any reason, you authorized 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.
RIGHT TO REPAYMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS - You each agree that we may (without
prior notice and when permitted by law) charge against and deduct from this
account any due and payable debt owed to 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 charge the account, including any balance the
due date for which we properly accelerate under the note.
In addition to these contract rights, we may also have rights under a "statutory
lien." A "lien" on property is a creditor’s right to obtain ownership of the
property in the event a debtor defaults on a debt. A "statutory lien" is one
created by federal or state statue. If federal or state law provides us with a
statutory lien, then we are authorized to apply, without prior notice, your
shares and dividends to any debt you owe us, in accord with the statutory lien.
Neither our contract rights nor rights under a statutory lien apply to this
account if: (a) it is an Individual Retirement Account 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 arises
only in a representative capacity. We will not be liable for the dishonor of any
check or draft when the dishonor occurs because we charge and deduct an amount
you owe us from your account. You agree to hold us harmless from any claim
arising as a result of our exercise of our right to repayment.
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."
CREDIT VERIFICATION - You agree that we may verify credit and employment
history by any necessary means, including preparation of a credit report by a
credit-reporting agency.
PLEDGES - Unless we agree otherwise in writing, each owner of this
account may pledge all or any part of the funds in it for any purpose to which
we agree. Any pledge of this account must first be satisfied before the rights
of any surviving account owner or account beneficiary become effective.
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, 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.
FACSIMILE SIGNATURES - You authorize us, at any time, to charge you for
all checks, drafts, or other orders, for the payment of money, that are drawn on
us regardless of by whom or by what means the facsimile signature(s) may have
been affixed so long as they resemble the facsimile signature specimen filed
with us, and contain the required number of signatures for this purpose.
ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS
YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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.
Preauthorized credits. You may make arrangements for certain direct
deposits to be accepted into your NOW or Main Share account(s).
Preauthorized payments. You may make arrangements to pay certain
recurring bills from your NOW or Main Share account(s).
Electronic check or draft conversion - types of transfers - Your check or
draft can result in an electronic funds transfer. This can happen in several
ways. For example:
- You can purchase goods or pay for services and authorize a merchant or
service provider to convert your check or draft into an electronic funds
transfer.
- At the time you offer a check or draft to a merchant or service
provider, you may be asked to authorize the merchant or service provider to
electronically collect a charge in the event the check or draft is returned
for insufficient funds. Paying such a fee electronically is an electronic
funds transfer.
Your authorization to make these types of electronic funds transfers may be
expressed in writing or implied through the posting of a sign.
Starline Telephone Transfers - types of transfers - You may access your
account by telephone 24 hours a day using your personal identification number, a
touch tone phone, and your account numbers, to:
- transfer funds from NOW to Main Share account
- transfer funds from Main Share to NOW
- transfer funds from Main Share to Main Share
- transfer funds from line of credit to NOW
- transfer funds from line of credit to Main Share
- make payments from NOW to loan accounts with us
- make payments from Main Share to loan accounts with us
- get information about:
- the account balance of NOW accounts
- the last three deposits to NOW accounts
- checks cleared by number, amount, or last transaction
- the account balance of Main Share accounts
- the last three deposits to Main Share accounts
- the last three withdrawals from Main Share account
Your Option to Limit Cash Withdrawals - In addition to dollar amount
limitations for withdrawals using your ATM or debit card and/or code that we may
establish, you have the option to limit the amount of cash that can be withdrawn
by your ATM or debit card and/or code to $50.00 per day or some other amount
acceptable to us.
ATM Transfers – types of transfers, dollar limitations, and charges -
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 NOW account(s)
- make deposits to Main Share account(s)
- get cash withdrawals from Now or Main Share account(s)
- you may withdraw no more than $500.00 per day in combination with
point-of-sale
- there is a charge of $1.00 per withdrawal
- transfer funds from Main Share to NOW account(s)
- there is a charge of $1.00 per transfer
- transfer funds from NOW to Main Share account(s)
- there is a charge of $1.00 per transfer
- get information about:
- the account balance of your NOW accounts
- there is a charge of $1.00 per inquiry
- the account balance of your Main Share accounts
- there is a charge of $1.00 per inquiry
Some of these services may not be available at all terminals.
Types of ATM Card Point-of-Sale Transactions - You may access your NOW
account(s) to purchase goods (in person), pay for services (in person), and get
cash from a merchant, if the merchant permits, or from a participating financial
institution.
Point-of-Sale Transactions - dollar limitations and charges - Using your
card:
- you may not exceed $500.00 in transactions per day (in combination with
ATM transactions)
- the charge to use your card is $1.00 per transaction
Types of Debit Card Point-of-Sale Transactions - You may access your
NOW account(s) to purchase goods (in person or by phone), pay for services (in
person or by phone), get cash from a merchant, if the merchant permits, or from
a participating financial institution, and do anything that can be done with a
credit card (that a participating merchant will accept with a credit card).
Point-of-Sale Transactions - dollar limitations and charges- Using your
card:
- you may not exceed $500.00 in transactions per day (in combination with
ATM transactions)
- There is no charge for point-of-sale transactions when using your Debit
Card
Currency Conversion. If you effect a transaction with your debit card
in a currency other than US dollars, MasterCard International Incorporated will
convert the charge into a US dollar amount. MasterCard International will use
its currency conversion procedure, which is disclosed to institutions that issue
MasterCard cards. Currently, the conversion rate used by MasterCard
International to determine the transaction amount in US dollars for such
transactions is generally either a government mandated rate or a wholesale rate
determined by MasterCard International for the processing cycle in which the
transaction is processed, increased by an adjustment factor established from
time to time by MasterCard International. The currency conversion rate used by
MasterCard International on the processing date may differ from the rate that
would have been used on the purchase date or cardholder statement posting date.
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.
Termination -
- You may terminate the electronic fund transfer agreement by written
notice to us.
- We may terminate the electronic fund transfer agreement by written
notice to you.
Minimum account balance -
- You must maintain a minimum account balance of $25.00 in your Main Share
account as a condition of using an access device (card and/or identification
code) to accomplish a transfer.
- FEES: We do not charge for direct deposits to any type of account.
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 617-739-7447 or Starline Automated
Teller to find out whether or not the deposit has been made.
- Periodic statements. You will get a monthly account statement
from us for your NOW accounts. You will get a monthly account statement from
us for your Main Share 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 us or write to 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 $20.00 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 three 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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY MASSACHUSETTS LAW
Unless otherwise provided in this agreement, you (the consumer) may not stop
payment of electronic fund transfers, therefore you should not employ electronic
access for purchases or services unless you are satisfied that you will not need
to stop payment.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LIABILITY
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:
There may be other exceptions stated in our agreement with you.
CONFIDENTIALITY
In order that your privacy may be protected, we will not disclose any
information about you or your account to any person, organization, or agency
except:
If an unauthorized disclosure has been made, we must inform you of the
particulars of the disclosure within 3 days after we have discovered that an
unauthorized disclosure has occurred.
UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFERS
Generally. Tell us AT ONCE if you think your card and/or code has been
lost, stolen or used without your permission. Telephoning is the best way, if
any, of minimizing your possible losses. You can lose no more than $50 if you
fail to give us notice of your lost or stolen card and/or code and your card
and/or code is used without your permission.
Additional Limits on Liability for Debit Card, when used for point-of-sale
transactions. You will not be liable for any unauthorized transactions using
your 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.
If you think your card and/or code has been lost or stolen or that someone has
transferred or may transfer money from your account without your permission,
call or write to us at the telephone number or address listed in this brochure.
PROTECTED CONSUMER USE
Chapter 167B of the Massachusetts General Laws was enacted to provide a means
for financial institutions, business, and consumers to conduct their business
relations more conveniently. Transferring funds electronically will supplement
the use of checks, credit, and cash and will not replace these present methods
of doing business. As a consumer, you should be aware of your rights if you
choose to utilize this system.
1. Prohibition of compulsory use. No person may:
-require you to use a preauthorized electronic fund transfer as a condition of
the extension of credit unless the credit is being extended in connection with
an overdraft checking plan, or is being extended to maintain a specified balance
in your account, or
-require you either to accept a transfer service or to establish an account
which is accessed electronically as conditions of employment or receipt of
governmental benefit, --require you to pay electronically for the purchase of
goods or services.
If your account is to be credited by a preauthorized transfer you may choose the
financial institution to which the transfer may be made, if the institution is
technically capable of receiving such preauthorized transfer.
2. Waiver of Rights. No writing or agreement signed by you can waive the
right conferred to you by Chapter 167B of the Massachusetts General Laws unless
you decide to waive these rights in settlement of a dispute or action.
3. Refunds. If it is the policy of a store or retail business to give
cash refunds in return for an item purchased by cash, then this policy must also
cover refunds for items purchased by electronic fund transfer unless it is
clearly disclosed at the time the transaction is consummated that no cash or
credit refunds are given for payments made by electronic fund transfers.
4. Suspension of obligations. If a person agrees to accept payment by
means of an electronic fund transfer and the system malfunctions preventing such
a transfer, then the consumer’s obligation is suspended until the transfer can
be completed, unless that person, in writing, demands payment by other means.
5. Prohibited means of identification. Your Social Security number cannot
be used as the primary identification number although it can be used as
secondary aid to identify you.
6. Criminal liability. Procuring or using a card, code, or other means of
electronic access to an account with the intent to defraud is a basis for
criminal liability.
ERROR RESOLUTION NOTICE
In Case of Errors or Questions About Your Electronic Transfers, Telephone or
Write us at the telephone number or address listed in this brochure as soon as
you can, if you think your statement, passbook or receipt is wrong or if you
need more information about a transfer listed on the statement, passbook or
receipt. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent you the FIRST
statement on which the problem or error appeared or, if the only transfer
possible is a direct deposit to your passbook account, no later than 60 days
after the problem or error was FIRST reflected in your passbook or statement.
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 calendar days after we
hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time,
however, we may take up to 45 calendar days to investigate your complaint or
question. If we decide to do this, we will credit your account within 10
calendar 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 10 business days, we may not credit your account.
We will tell you the results within three business days after completing our
investigations. If we decide that there was no error, we will send you a written
explanation.
You may inspect or ask for copies of the documents that we used in our
investigation. If there is no error, we may impose on you a reasonable charge
for making such reproductions.
UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION
846 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02215
Business Days: Monday through Friday
Business Hours:
Monday 8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Tuesday 8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Wednesday 8:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Thursday 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Friday 8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Excluding Federal and State Holidays
Phone: 617-739-7447
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
YOUR ABILITY TO WITHDRAW FUNDS
This policy statement applies to all 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
closing 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 closing 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 3:30 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 at an ATM after 3:30 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.
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 member, the following special rules will apply for 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 US 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 ninth business day
after the day of your deposit.
DEPOSITS AT AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES
Funds from any deposits (cash or checks) made at automated teller machines
(ATM’s) we do not own or operate will not be available until the fifth business
day after the day of your deposit. This rule may apply at ATMs that we own or
operate.
TRUTH-IN-SAVINGS DISCLOSURE
Share Type:
Main Share Account
18/55 Account (Share Draft)
NOW Accounts (Share Draft)
Money Market Draft Account
Kids Club Account (Ages 0-11)
Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may
change every day for the Main Share Account, 18/55 Draft Account, NOW Account
and Money Market Draft Account. We may change the dividend rate for these
accounts as determined by the credit union board of directors.
Compounding and Crediting: Dividends will be compounded every month.
Dividends will be credited to your account every month.
Dividend period: For these account types, the dividend period is monthly,
for example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar
year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31.
All other dividend periods follow the same pattern of dates. The dividend
declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example
above is January 31.
Minimum balance requirements: The minimum balance required to open the
Main Share Account is $25.00. You must maintain a minimum average daily balance
of $100.00 in your Main Share Account to obtain the disclosed annual percentage
yield. The minimum balance required to open the 18/55 Share Draft Account and
NOW Account is $5.00. The minimum balance required to open the Money Market
Draft Account is $1,000.00. The minimum balance required to open the Kids Club
Account is $5.00.
Average daily balance computation method: Dividends are calculated by the
average daily balance method, which applies a periodic rate to the average daily
balance in the account for the period. The average daily balance is calculated
by adding the balance in the account for each day of the period and dividing
that figure by the number of days in the period. The period we use is the
monthly statement cycle.
Accrual of dividends on non-cash deposits: Dividends will begin to accrue
on the business day you place non-cash items (for example, checks) to your
account.
Transaction limitations: You may not make any withdrawals or transfers to
another credit union account of yours or to a third part by means of a
preauthorized or automatic transfer, telephone order or instruction, or similar
order to a third party.
Par value of a share: The par value of a share in the Main Share Account
is $25.00.
Fees and charges: Please refer to our separate fee schedule.
Share Type:
Holiday Club Account
Vacation Club Account
IRA Super Saver Account
Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may
change every day. We may change the dividend rate for your account as determined
by the credit union board of directors.
Compounding and Crediting: Dividends will be compounded every quarter.
Dividends will be credited to your account every quarter.
Dividend period: For these account types, the dividend period is
quarterly, for example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the
calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is March
31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend
declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example
above is March 31.
Minimum balance requirements: No minimum balance requirements apply to
these accounts.
Average daily balance computation method: Dividends are calculated by the
average daily balance method which applies a periodic rate to the average daily
balance in the account for the period. The average daily balance is calculated
by adding the balance in the account for each day of the period and dividing
that figure by the number of days in the period. The period we use is the
quarter.
Accrual of dividends on non-cash deposits: Dividends will begin to accrue
on the business day you place non-cash items (for example, checks) to your
account.
Transaction limitations: You may not make any withdrawals or transfers to
another credit union account of yours or to a third party by means of a
preauthorized or automatic transfer, telephone order or instruction, or similar
order to a third party.
Fees and Overdrawing Accounts:
Fees may be imposed on each check, draft, item, ATM card withdrawal or debit
card withdrawal. Please refer to the Fee Schedule
for current fee information.
You have inquired about a Main Share Account, 18/55
Draft Account, NOW Draft Account, Club Account, IRA Super Saver Account, Money
Market Draft Account. Further details about these accounts are above. Please
refer to our recent rate sheet or your periodic statement for the most current
dividend declaration.
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