Truth in Savings
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Terms and Conditions
Electronic Transfers
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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:
  1. summarize some laws that apply to common transactions;
  2. establish rules to cover transactions or events which the law does not regulate;
  3. establish rules for certain transactions or events which the law regulates but permits variation by agreement; and
  4. 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.

Branch: 846 Commonwealth Avenue - Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-739-7447
Fax: 617-278-5890 Loan Dept. Fax: 617-739-8346  

Branch: 710 Albany Street - Boston, MA 02118

Phone: 617-638-1900

Fax: 617-638-1901 Routing Number: 211-080-767