Membership and Account Agreement

This Agreement is the contract of deposit, which covers your and our rights and responsibilities concerning Membership and Account(s) offered to you by University Credit Union (Credit Union). In this Agreement, the words “you” and “yours” mean those who sign the Account Card or Account Change Card (Account Card). The words “we,” “us,” and “our” mean University Credit Union. The word “account” means any one or more share accounts you have with the Credit Union.

 

The classification and form of ownership of your accounts are designated on your Account Card. By signing the Account Card that is a part of the Agreement, each of you, jointly and severally, agree to the terms and conditions in this Agreement, including the Funds Availability Policy, Electronic Services Agreement, Truth-in-Savings Disclosures (Rate and Fee Schedule), the Privacy Policy Statement, any account receipt, the Credit Union’s bylaws and policies, and any amendments which collectively govern your Membership and Accounts. You agree that additional accounts and services you request in the future will be governed by this Agreement, as amended from time to time. Any IRA or SEP arrangements will be governed by the terms of a separate Application Enrollment and Disclosure Agreement. Unless you waive your rights, you understand that certain account designations, such as joint ownership with right of survivorship or POD beneficiary may be invalidated upon the Credit Union's receipt of notice of marriage dissolution or a testamentary disposition, as required by applicable law.

 

I. ARBITRATION AND WAIVER OF CLASS ACTION

 

1. Agreement to Arbitrate.  You and the Credit Union agree that we shall attempt to informally settle any and all disputes arising out of, affecting, or relating to your accounts, or the products or services the Credit Union has provided, will provide or has offered to provide to you, and/or any aspect of your relationship with the Credit Union (hereafter referred to as the “Claims”). If that cannot be done, then you agree that any and all Claims that are threatened, made, filed or initiated after the Effective Date (defined below) of this Arbitration and Waiver of Class Action provision (“Arbitration Agreement”), even if the Claims arise out of, affect or relate to conduct that occurred prior to the Effective Date, shall, at the election of either you or us, be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (JAMS) in accordance with its applicable rules and procedures for consumer disputes (“Rules”), whether such Claims are in contract, tort, statute, or otherwise. The Rules can be obtained on the JAMS website free of charge at www.jamsadr.com; or a copy of the Rules can be obtained at any Credit Union Advisory Center upon request. Either you or we may elect to resolve a particular Claim through arbitration, even if one of us has already initiated litigation in court related to the Claim, by: (a) making written demand for arbitration upon the other party, (b) initiating arbitration against the other party, or (c) filing a motion to compel arbitration in court. AS A RESULT, IF EITHER YOU OR WE ELECT TO RESOLVE A PARTICULAR CLAIM THROUGH ARBITRATION, YOU WILL GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO GO TO COURT TO ASSERT OR DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THIS ACCOUNT AGREEMENT (EXCEPT FOR CLAIMS BROUGHT INDIVIDUALLY WITHIN SMALL CLAIMS COURT JURISDICTION, SO LONG AS THE CLAIM REMAINS IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT). This Arbitration Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act set forth in Title 9 of the U.S. Code to the fullest extent possible, notwithstanding any state law to the contrary, regardless of the origin or nature of the Claims at issue. This Arbitration Agreement does not prevent you from submitting any issue relating to your accounts for review or consideration by a federal, state, or local governmental agency or entity, nor does it prevent such agency or entity from seeking relief on your behalf.

 

2. Selection of Arbitrator.  The Claims shall be resolved by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the Rules and must have experience in the types of financial transactions at issue in the Claims. In the event of a conflict between the Rules and this Arbitration Agreement, this Arbitration Agreement shall supersede the conflicting Rules only to the extent of the inconsistency. If JAMS is unavailable to resolve the Claims, and if you and we do not agree on a substitute forum, then you can select the forum for the resolution of the Claims.

 

3. Effective Date.  This Arbitration Agreement is effective upon the 61st day after we provide it to you (“Effective Date”) unless you opt-out in accordance with the requirements of this Arbitration Agreement.

 

4. Claims Arising Prior to Effective Date.  THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT APPLIES TO ALL CLAIMS THAT ARE FILED OR INITIATED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE, EVEN IF THE CLAIM ARISES OUT OF, AFFECTS, OR RELATES TO CONDUCT THAT OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE. If a Claim is filed or initiated prior to the Effective Date, this Arbitration Agreement will not apply to such Claim.

 

5. Arbitration Proceedings.  Arbitration shall be conducted in the County where this Agreement was entered into. Any claims and defenses that can be asserted in court can be asserted in the arbitration. The Arbitrator shall be entitled to award the same remedies that a court can award, including public injunctive relief under the California Unfair Competition Law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act. Discovery shall be available for non- privileged information to the fullest extent permitted under the Rules. The Arbitrator’s award can be entered as a judgment in court. Except as provided in applicable statutes, the arbitrator’s award is not subject to review by the court, and it cannot be appealed. The Credit Union shall pay for any filing, administration, and arbitrator fees imposed on you by the JAMS. However, you will be responsible for your own attorneys’ fees, unless you prevail on your Claim in the arbitration, in which case, we will pay your attorneys’ fees. However, if the Credit Union prevails, then you will not be required to pay its attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

Any determination as to whether this Arbitration Agreement is valid or enforceable in part or in its entirety will be made solely by the arbitrator, including without limitation any issues relating to whether a Claim is subject to arbitration; provided, however, the enforceability of the Class Action Waiver set forth below shall be determined by the Court.

 

6. Class Action Waiver.  ANY ARBITRATION OF A CLAIM WILL BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS MEMBER IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

 

7. Severability.  In the event the Class Action Waiver in this Arbitration Agreement is found to be unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this Arbitration Agreement shall also be unenforceable. If any provision in this Arbitration Agreement, other than the Class Action Waiver, is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain fully enforceable.

 

8. Survival.  This Arbitration Agreement will survive termination of the Account Agreement.

 

9. Right to Opt-Out.  You have the right to opt-out of this Arbitration Agreement, provided you notify the Credit Union of your intent to do so within 60 days after it is provided to you. Your opt- out is only effective if you notify the Credit Union in writing at 1500 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025 within such 60-day time period. If you fail to opt-out within this 60-day time period, you will be deemed to have consented to the resolution of your Claims through binding arbitration. In the event you opt-out, it shall not affect other terms and conditions of your Account Agreement or your relationship with the Credit Union.

 

10. Amendment/Termination.  We reserve the right to amend or terminate this Arbitration Agreement, provided that we notify you in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to such amendment or termination taking effect. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, any amendment or termination of this Arbitration Agreement shall not apply to Claims that arise out of, affect, or relate to conduct that occurred prior to the effective date of such amendment or termination.

 

FOR MORE DETAILS or if you have questions, you may call us or visit an Advisory Center. If you have questions about JAMS procedures, you can visit their website, www.jamsadr.com, OR call 800.352.5267.

 

II. MEMBERSHIP AND ACCOUNTS

 

Important Information about Procedures for Opening New Accounts.  To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask you your name, address, date of birth and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see a valid government issued identification and other identifying documents.

 

1. Membership Eligibility.  To be eligible for membership in the Credit Union you must be an individual or entity qualifying within the Credit Union’s field of membership and must purchase and maintain at least one share in savings (the Membership Share Account) as required by the Credit Union’s Bylaws. You authorize us to check financial information data, and employment history about you by any means allowed by law, including obtaining a credit report or credit score from any consumer reporting agency to verify your eligibility for any accounts and services we offer, or you request.

 

2. Individual Accounts.  An individual account is an account owned by one depositor including any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, or other organization qualified for Credit Union membership. If the account is an individual account, the interest of a deceased individual (non-organizational) owner will pass, subject to applicable law, to the descendant’s estate or payable on death (POD) beneficiary, if applicable.

 

3. Joint Accounts.  An account owned by two or more persons is a joint account.

 

a. Rights of Survivorship.  If your account is a joint account, the account is owned as a joint account with rights of survivorship. If the account is a joint account with right of survivorship upon the death of one of the joint account owners, that person’s interest will become the property of the surviving joint account owners.

 

b. Rights of Joint Account Owners.  Any joint account owner is authorized and deemed to act for the other owner(s) and the Credit Union may accept orders and instructions regarding the account and requests for future services from any other account owner. Each account owner guarantees the signature of the other owners. Any account owner may withdraw all funds in the account, stop payment on items drawn on an account, withdraw, or pledge all or any part of the shares of any account, excluding funds representing a membership share, without the consent of the other account owner(s) and the Credit Union shall have no duty to notify any other joint account owner(s). If the Credit Union receives written notice of a dispute between account owners or receives inconsistent instructions from them, the Credit Union may suspend or terminate the account, require a Court order to act or require that all joint account owners agree in writing to any transaction concerning the account.

 

c. Joint Owner Account Information Access.  Please be advised that if your joint account owner enrolls for mobile or Online banking access or requests statements for your joint account, the joint owner will have access to all information associated with that account number. This access includes loan and credit card accounts to which the joint account owner may not be a party to. If you do not want to allow a joint owner to access information about loans or credit cards to which that person is not a party, you must disable Online banking access for that account number or remove the joint owner from the account. Disabling online access will prevent anyone (including yourself) from using Online Banking to access information about your deposit, loan, and credit card accounts. 

 

d. Joint Account Owner Liability.  If any item deposited in a joint account is returned unpaid or an account is overdrawn, or if we do not receive final payment on any transaction, each of the multiple account owners is jointly and severally liable to the Credit Union for the amount of the returned item, overdraft, or unpaid amount and any charges, regardless of who created the overdraft, deposited or cashed the item or benefited from the transaction. If any account owner is indebted to the Credit Union, the Credit Union may enforce its rights against any or all funds in the joint account regardless of who contributed the funds to the joint account.

 

4. Power of Attorney.  The Credit Union reserves the right to review and approve any form of power of attorney and may restrict account transactions based on the powers given to the attorney in fact. We are under no obligation to honor any power of attorney. The attorney in fact may add this authority to existing accounts or open a new account in the name of the principal. The attorney in fact cannot use their power of attorney to add themselves to an account due to an attorney in fact cannot change the distribution of the principal’s estate. The authority given to the attorney in fact shall remain in full force until written notice of revocation is delivered to and received by the Credit Union or if the Credit Union is notified that the account holder is deceased. The principal agrees to indemnify and hold the Credit Union harmless of any liability, claim, damage, or loss arising as a result of unauthorized acts of any attorney in fact or former attorney in fact or acts of any attorney in fact upon which the Credit Union relies prior to notice of revocation of the power of attorney document.

 

5. Representative Payee/V.A. Fiduciary Accounts.  You may open and own an account as a “representative payee” for a “social security beneficiary” or as a “fiduciary” for a recipient of Veteran’s Affairs (“V.A.”) benefits. You agree that we may require you to prove your authority to act as a representative payee or fiduciary for the social security beneficiary or V.A. benefit recipient before opening the account. The account is an individual account in which you hold funds for the exclusive right and benefit of the social security beneficiary or V.A. benefit recipient. While dividends paid to the account are reported under the beneficiary’s name and Social Security Number, you as the representative payee or fiduciary are the custodian of the account and, barring a court order, are the only person who is entitled to conduct transactions on the account, change, and/or close the account.

 

6. P.O.D. Beneficiaries.  A Payable on Death (POD) designation is an instruction to the Credit Union that a designated account is an account payable to the owner or owners during their lifetimes, and upon the death of the last joint account owner, payable to any named POD beneficiary designated on your Account Card. Accounts payable to more than one POD beneficiary are owned jointly by such beneficiaries without right of survivorship. Each POD beneficiary’s share of the account funds will be determined by dividing the amount of funds in the account by the number of POD beneficiaries designated on the account. If any POD beneficiary dies before claiming their share of the funds in the account, their share of the funds may be claimed by the personal representative of their estate, or another party authorized under law to claim the funds of the deceased POD beneficiary. The Credit Union shall at no time have any obligation to notify any beneficiary of the existence of any account or the vesting of the beneficiary’s interest in any account, except as otherwise provided by law. Any POD beneficiary designation shall not apply to IRA accounts, which shall be governed by a separate beneficiary designation.

 

7. Accounts for Minors.  For any account established by or for a minor, the primary owner listed on the Card agrees to be primarily liable to the Credit Union for any returned item, overdraft or unpaid charges or amounts on such account. The Credit Union may make payments of funds directly to the minor without regard to his or her minority. The Credit Union has no duty to inquire of the use or purpose of any transaction by the minor or joint account owner. The minor account owner’s tax identification number must be shown on the Card. When the minor owner reaches age eighteen (18), the minor owner may change the account status to an individual or joint account. However, the Credit Union shall not change the account status when the minor reaches age eighteen (18), until authorized in writing.

 

8. Accounts for Living Trusts.  An account of a living trust is an individual account held by one or more trustees of a trust for the benefit of one or more beneficiaries pursuant to a revocable trust agreement. Upon request of the Credit Union, the trustee shall sign an Account Authorization Card and provide any other evidence of the trustee’s authority the Credit Union requires. Trustee warrants that a valid living trust has been created, is currently existing, and that the trustee and primary beneficiary are eligible for membership in the Credit Union. The Credit Union does not act as a trustee and is under no obligation to inquire as to the powers or duties of the trustee(s). Trustee agrees to notify the Credit Union in writing if a change of trustee occurs. The Credit Union may withhold payment of funds to any party until proper evidence of authority is provided. The Credit union may rely upon the directions of any one trustee until a written notice of revocation of the living trust is received. Funds may be released to any one trustee acting alone or with a co-trustee. The trustee(s) agrees to indemnify and hold the Credit Union harmless of any liability, claim, damage, or loss arising as a result of unauthorized acts of any trustee or former trustee or acts of any trustee upon which the Credit Union relies prior to notice of revocation of the trust. This Agreement shall be binding on the trust, any trustee, successor trustee and beneficiaries.

 

9. Accounts of Businesses and Organizations.  Accounts held in the name of a business or association member are subject to the same terms set forth in this Agreement and the following additional rules. The Credit Union reserves the right to require the member to provide an Account Authorization Card informing the Credit Union who is authorized to act on its behalf. You agree to notify the Credit Union of any change in authority. The Credit Union may rely on the written authorization until such time as the Credit Union is informed of changes in writing and has had a reasonable time to act upon such notice. The Credit Union may require that third party checks payable to a business may not be cashed but must be deposited to a business account. The Credit Union shall have no notice of any breach of fiduciary duties arising from a transaction by any agent of the account owner unless the Credit Union has actual notice of any wrongdoing.

 

10. Deposit Requirements.  Funds may be deposited to any account in any manner approved by the Credit Union in accordance with the requirements set forth herein, Account Disclosures and the Rate and Fee Schedule. All accounts are non-assignable and nonnegotiable to third parties. Share Certificate accounts are governed by the terms of this Agreement and the terms and disclosures on your Share Certificate Receipt for each account, which is incorporated herein by this reference. You agree not to deposit any substitute check or similar item that you have created, or for which no financial institution has provided any substitute check, warranties and indemnity. If you do so, you agree to indemnify the Credit Union for all losses the Credit Union incurs in connection with the substitute check or item. You agree not to deposit any substitute check without our consent.

 

a. Endorsements.  You authorize the Credit Union, in its discretion, to accept transfers, checks, drafts, and other items for deposit into any of your accounts, whether or not they are endorsed by all payees. You authorize the Credit Union to supply missing endorsements if the Credit Union chooses to supply such endorsements. The Credit Union reserves the right to verify all endorsements on third party checks presented for deposit either in person or by comparison with member signature files. If an insurance, government, and certain other checks or drafts require an endorsement as set forth on the back of the check, the Credit Union may require endorsement as set forth on the check. Endorsements must be placed in the space on the back of the check between the top edge and 1-1/2 inches from the top edge. The Credit Union may accept drafts or checks with endorsements outside this space. However, if any such endorsement or other markings you or any prior endorser make on the check cause any delay or error in processing the item for payment, you will be responsible for any loss incurred by the Credit Union due to the delay or error.

 

b. Collection of Items.  The Credit Union shall not be responsible for deposits made by mail or at an un-staffed facility until the Credit Union actually receives them. In handling items for deposit or collection, the Credit Union only acts as your agent and assumes no responsibility beyond the exercise of ordinary care. The Credit Union will not be liable for default or negligence of any correspondent or for loss in transit, and each correspondent will only be liable for its own negligence. The Credit Union reserves the right to send any item for collection.

 

c. Final Payment.  All items or Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) transfers credited to your account are provisional and subject to our receipt of final payment. If final payment is not received, we reserve the right to charge your account for the amount of those items or ACH transfers and impose a return charge on your account. After we have received final payment, we refer to these deposits as collected items. If the Credit Union incurs any fee to collect any item, the Credit Union may charge such fee to your account. The Credit Union reserves the right to refuse or to return all or any item or funds transfer. The Credit Union shall have the right to charge back against your account all previously deposited items or other items endorsed by you that are returned to the Credit Union unpaid, regardless of whether the amount of the item has been available for your use.

 

d. Direct Deposit.  The Credit Union may offer direct deposit options allowing you to preauthorize deposits (i.e., payroll checks, Social Security or retirement checks, or other government checks) or preauthorize transfers from other accounts at the Credit Union. You must authorize any direct deposits to your accounts by a separate authorization form. If applicable, you must notify the Credit Union at least thirty (30) days prior to any direct deposit or preauthorized transfer if you wish to cancel or change the direct deposit or direct transfer option. Upon a filing of a bankruptcy, if you fail to cancel any direct deposit authorization, you instruct your employer and the Credit Union to make and apply direct deposits in accordance with your authorization on file with the Credit Union. If the Credit Union is required to reimburse the U.S. Government for any benefit payment directly deposited into your account for any reason, you agree the Credit Union may deduct the amount returned from any of your accounts, unless prohibited by law. The Credit Union reserves the right to demand payment if the account becomes negative and the right to pursue collection as appropriate.

 

e. Crediting of Deposits.  Deposits made on weekend days and Credit Union Holidays will be credited to your account on the next business day. Ask for our current deposit cutoff time. Items drawn from an institution located outside the United States are handled on a collection basis only. Deposits will be credited to your account when we receive final payment. You waive any notice of nonpayment, dishonor, or protest regarding any items purchased or received by the Credit Union for credit to your account or for collection.

 

11. Account Access

 

a. Authorized Signature.  To access any account, the Credit Union must have an authorized signature of yours on an Account Card. The Credit Union is authorized to recognize your signature but will not be liable for refusing to honor any item or instruction of yours if it believes in good faith that the signature on such item or instruction is not genuine. If you have authorized the use of a facsimile signature, the Credit Union may honor any draft that appears to bear your facsimile signature even if it was made by an unauthorized person. If you give your account number to a third person, you authorize us to honor transactions initiated by the third person even if you did not authorize a particular transaction and you agree to hold the Credit Union harmless from any loss caused by the third party.

 

b. Access Options.  You may make withdrawals or transfers from your account in any manner which is permitted by the Credit Union (i.e., check, automated teller machines (ATMs), debit card, in person, by mail, automatic transfer, telephone, or Online Banking). If the Credit Union accepts any draft that is not drawn on a form provided by the Credit Union, you will be responsible for any loss incurred by the Credit Union for handling the draft. The Credit Union may return as unpaid any check that is not drawn in the form provided by the Credit Union.

 

c. ACH & Domestic Wire Transfers.  If offered, you may initiate or receive credits or debits to your account via wire transfer or ACH (“Automated Clearing House”) transfer. You agree that if you receive funds by a wire or ACH transfer, the Credit Union is not required to notify you at the time the funds are received. Instead, the transfer will be shown on your periodic statement. The Credit Union may provisionally credit your account for an ACH transfer before it receives final settlement for the transfer. You agree that if the Credit Union does not receive final settlement for a transfer, it may reverse the provisional credit to your account, or you will refund the amount to the Credit Union, and the originator will be deemed not to have made payment to you. When you initiate a wire transfer, you may identify either the recipient or any financial institution by name and by account or identifying number. The Credit Union (and other institutions) may rely on the account or other identifying number you give as the proper identification number, even if it identifies a different party or institution. Terms and conditions for international wire transfers will be provided at the time of the transfer transaction. Domestic wire transfers are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code Section 4A and Federal Reserve Regulation J if the transfer is cleared through the Federal Reserve. ACH transactions are governed by the rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association. You agree that the authorized transfer to or from your account must comply with all applicable federal and state laws or regulations including OFAC (Office of Foreign Asset Control) regulations.

 

d. International ACH Transactions.  You understand that in the event an International ACH Transaction (“IAT”) Entry that is transmitted to or from any of your accounts is identified and designated by the Credit Union’s screening criteria for review and examination under the OFAC Rules and Regulations (“OFAC Rules”). The settlement of such an IAT Entry may be delayed or suspended pending the Credit Union’s review of the IAT Entry and may be terminated under applicable OFAC Rules. You acknowledge that we may be required to place an indefinite hold on the funds covered by the IAT Entry if the IAT Entry is required to be terminated under the OFAC Rules. You agree that any delay described above will be a permissible delay under the regulations applicable to the availability of funds held in deposit accounts. In the event an IAT Entry is delayed or terminated, we will provide you such notice as may be required by applicable laws and regulations.

 

12. Electronic Check Transactions.

 

a. Electronic Checks.  If you authorize a merchant to electronically debit your checking account using the routing, account, and serial number of your check to initiate the transfer, whether the check is blank, partially, or fully completed and signed, such authorization is an electronic check conversion. An electronic check conversion is an electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) subject to the terms in section III. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER agreement. You authorize us to honor any electronic check conversion from your checking account just the same as a regular written check.

 

b. Electronic Re-presented Checks.  If you write a check that we return unpaid the payee, or any subsequent holder of the check may re-present it through an electronic instruction (“Electronic Re-presented Check”) to charge your account for the amount of the check. If we receive an electronic re-presented check, we will pay or return it as if the original paper check was presented to us. Any collection fee you authorize the merchant to debit from your account is an electronic funds transfer subject to the terms in section III. ELECTRONIC SERVICES. If you want to reverse an electronic re-presented check, you must give us an affidavit within 15 days after we send or make available to you the periodic statement that reflects payment of that electronic re-presented check. In your affidavit you must declare that the electronic re-presented check was ineligible or unauthorized. If we receive a proper notice or affidavit from you within the 15-day period, we will credit your account with the amount of the charge. If you wish to stop payment of any electronic re-presented check, you must follow the procedures in this Agreement for stopping payment of checks, not the procedures for stopping payment on electronic loan or bill payments.

 

c. Credit Union Examination.  The Credit Union may disregard information on any check other than the signature of the drawer and amount of the item and any magnetic encoded information. You agree the Credit Union does not fail to exercise ordinary care in paying an item solely because its procedures do not provide for sight examination of items.

 

13. Account Rates and Fees.  The Credit Union’s payment of dividends on any account is subject to the account’s rates and fees, earnings, payment, and minimum balance requirements as set forth on the Rate and Fee Schedule and each Share Certificate Receipt, which are incorporated herein by this reference. You agree the Credit Union may impose fees and charges for the deposit account services provided by the Credit Union. A current Rate and Fee Schedule has been provided to you separately. You agree the Credit Union may change the Rate and Fee Schedule from time to time and you will be notified of such changes as required by law.

 

14. Transaction Limitations.  The Credit Union will permit a withdrawal only if you have sufficient available funds in your account to cover the full amount of the withdrawal or have an established overdraft protection plan. Drafts or other transfer or payment orders which are drawn against insufficient available funds will be subject to a service charge, set forth in the Rate and Fee Schedule. If there are sufficient available funds to cover some but not all your withdrawal orders, the Credit Union may allow those withdrawals for which there are sufficient available funds.

 

The Credit Union may also refuse to allow a withdrawal in other cases; for example: any dispute between the owners about the account (unless a court has ordered the Credit Union to allow the withdrawal); a legal garnishment or attachment is served; the account secures an obligation to the Credit Union; any required documentation has not been presented; or you fail to repay a Credit Union loan on time. You will be advised of the reasons for refusal if such action is taken. The Credit Union reserves the right to require members to give notice in writing of any intended withdrawals from any account (except checks) of not less than 7 days as required by law, before such withdrawal.

 

15. Insufficient Funds and Overdrafts. 

 

a. Determination of Available Balance to Pay Items.  Checks and other transactions on your account are paid based on your available balance, and not the actual balance. Your actual balance is the amount of funds in the account at a point in time based on transactions that have posted to the account as of that time. Your available balance is the amount of funds in the account that are available to pay checks, ACHs, and other items presented against the account without incurring an overdraft or non-sufficient funds fee or transferring funds from another account. The available balance is generally equal to the actual balance, less the amount of any holds placed on recent deposits, holds placed for other reasons, and holds for pending transactions (such as debit card purchases) that we have authorized but that have not yet posted to your account. If an item presented for payment against your account exceeds the available balance, we will treat it as presented against non-sufficient funds even if the actual balance exceeds the amount of the item. You are responsible to ensure that your available balance is sufficient to pay any checks that you issue and other items or electronic funds transfers that you authorize. You may check your available balance at any time through our online or mobile banking services, at an ATM, or by calling us during our business hours. 

 

b. Order in Which Checks, and Other Items are Paid.  In general, we pay checks and other transactions in the order in which they are presented to us for payment, regardless of when you issued or authorized them. Insufficient balances on your account may result from 1) checks, 2) automated clearing house (ACH) debits such as online bill payment transactions, 3) payments authorized by an owner or other withdrawal requests, 4) items deposited by an owner and returned unpaid by the paying institution, and 5) imposition of service charges. Checks and ACH debits may be presented to us in batches or data files and are paid when we process the data file. Checks in the same data file are processed in low to high order. Checks presented for payment at one of our Advisory Centers are processed at the time of payment. Debit card transactions are processed when they are transmitted to us, which may occur at the time of the transaction or up to several days later. The merchant or its processor determines when the transaction will be transmitted to us. When a merchant obtains authorization for a debit card transaction, we place a temporary hold against the funds in the account for the amount of the authorized transaction. A debit card transaction initiated using a personal identification number (“PIN”) will often post to your account on the business day on which it is originated. Debit card transactions initiated without use of a PIN may post to your account on the business day on which they are originated but may not post to your account until several days later. In some cases, such as restaurants, gas stations, or car rental transactions, there may be a hold for an amount determined by the merchant, but the transaction is submitted at a different amount. You should be certain there are always enough funds in your account to pay checks or other transactions you authorize, or those checks, or transactions will be handled according to the overdraft and insufficient funds terms of this Agreement or paid under one of our check overdraft services if applicable. You agree that we may change these practices at any time without prior notice to you to address data processing constraints, changes in law, regulation, clearing house rules or business concerns.

 

c. Responsibility for Items Presented Against Insufficient Available Funds.  If on any day, the available funds in your checking account are not sufficient to cover checks and other items posted to your account, those checks, and items will be handled in accordance with our overdraft procedures, or an overdraft protection plan you have with us. The Credit Union’s determination of an insufficient account balance may be made at any time between presentation and the Credit Union’s midnight deadline with only one review of the account required. The Credit Union has no duty to notify you of an insufficient funds check. Your account will then be subject to a charge for the item whether paid or returned as set forth in the Rate and Fee Schedule. The Credit Union may charge a fee each time a check or item is submitted or resubmitted for payment. Therefore, you may be assessed more than one fee as a result of a returned item or resubmission(s) of the returned item. However, the Credit Union will not charge an overdraft fee for covering an ATM or one-time debit card purchase transaction unless you request such protection. Except as otherwise agreed in writing, the Credit Union, by covering one or any overdraft, does not agree to cover overdrafts in the future and may discontinue covering overdrafts at any time. If the Credit Union pays a draft that would otherwise overdraw your account, you agree to pay the overdraft amount immediately. We reserve the right to pursue collection of previously dishonored items at any time, including giving a payor bank extra time beyond any midnight deadline limits.

 

d. Overdraft Protection. We will provide the following arrangements for payments of approved overdrafts.

 

i. Eligibility for the Services.  Overdraft services are not credit products and requires no application or credit approval process; it is a feature that is included with eligible accounts unless you Opt-Out of the service. Eligibility is at the sole discretion of the Credit Union and is based on you managing your account(s) in a responsible manner. This service is available for accounts in good standing and opened for at least thirty (30) days with the applicable minimum balance requirement. The Credit Union reserves the right to limit the service in its exclusive discretion. The Credit Union may suspend or permanently revoke the service in its sole and absolute discretion. This service is a benefit. Any payment made by the Credit Union will be made on a case-by-case basis in its sole and absolute discretion. This service does not constitute an actual or implied agreement between you and the Credit Union, nor does it constitute an actual or implied obligation of the Credit Union. The service is a privilege that the Credit Union provides from time to time, and which may be withdrawn, limited, or withheld by the Credit Union at any time, without prior notice, reason, or cause.

 

ii. Savings Overdraft Transfers.  If we approve your request for Overdraft Protection, we will honor checks and other items drawn on insufficient funds in your checking account by transferring the necessary funds from a savings account or other deposit account as you designate. If you have enough funds in your savings account, you authorize us to automatically transfer funds to cover any overdraft on your checking account. If your savings account balance is insufficient to cover the amount of the overdraft, we will only transfer the available funds to cover the amount of the overdraft, if another overdraft protection plan is available, we will not overdraw your savings account. If another overdraft protection plan is not available, we will return the check or item unpaid. There is an overdraft transfer fee for each overdraft transfer made as provided on the Account Fee Schedule. You may opt out of this overdraft transfer service at any time by notifying us verbally or in writing.

 

iii. Line of Credit Overdraft Transfers.  We will honor checks and other items drawn on insufficient funds in your checking account by transferring the necessary funds from an approved Line of Credit Account of yours, if applicable, unless you designate a different order. If you are within the credit limit of your line of credit account, you authorize us to transfer funds in amounts necessary to cover the overdraft. If your credit limit is insufficient to cover the overdraft amount, we will transfer the funds available to cover the overdraft if another overdraft protection plan is available to pay the remaining balance. If another overdraft protection plan is not available, we will return the check or item unpaid. There is an overdraft transfer fee for each overdraft transfer made as provided on the Fee Schedule and interest will begin to accrue from the date of any advance transfer. You may opt out of this overdraft transfer service at any time by notifying us verbally or in writing.

 

iv. Overdraft Service.  We may offer a discretionary overdraft service (“Overdraft Service”) to cover overdrafts on your checking accounts. The Credit Union offers the Overdraft Service to eligible consumer checking account owners who qualify. Overdraft Service is not offered to minors, fiduciary, or anyone who has caused a financial loss to the Credit Union, anyone with a past due loan payment at the Credit Union or anyone who has enrolled in a debt management program. The Overdraft Service is provided to qualified accounts automatically for checks; ACH and online transactions and you have the option to opt-out of the service at any time. The Overdraft Service will be provided for debit card purchase transactions only if you expressly request ("opt-in") Member Privilege for these transactions.

 

e. Terms & Conditions of the Overdraft Service.  The Overdraft Service may be provided under the following terms and conditions.

 

i. Discretionary Service.  Under the Overdraft Service, we are not obligated to pay any check or item presented for payment if your account does not contain sufficient funds. We may, as a discretionary service and not as a right of yours or our obligation to you, pay overdrafts up to an approved overdraft limit under the terms of this service and subject to this Agreement. This overdraft service is not a line of credit, is not guaranteed, and is independent of any loan arrangement you may have with us. We will not pay an overdraft for you in excess of any limit we have established for your account type. Also, we may refuse to pay an overdraft for you at any time, even if we have previously paid overdrafts for you.

 

ii. Overdraft Transactions Covered.  Subject to the opt-in requirement set forth above, if on any day you do not have available funds in your account, the following transactions, which may result in an insufficient or negative balance (“overdrafts”), may be covered under our service: checks, debit card purchases, online or other electronic funds transfers, ACH debits and other payments or withdrawals authorized by you, account service charges, pre-authorized drafts, and any other items that may be posted to your account. If we pay an item, we will pay the item in the order it is presented or received by us, regardless of amount and in accordance with our normal operating procedures for such checks, items, or transactions.

 

iii. Overdraft Limit.  If you qualify, the Credit Union may pay overdrafts up to a limit of $750. We may pay overdrafts up to this overdraft limit provided you continue to qualify for the service. We may adjust this limit at any time without notice. The Credit Union’s fees and charges and each paid check or item will be included in this limit. This overdraft limit will not be included or reflected in the actual balance of your account provided by a teller, at ATM or POS facilities, through online services or on your periodic statements. If you have reached your overdraft limit, any checks or items presented to us will be returned for insufficient funds.

 

iv. Overdraft Fees.  There is an Overdraft fee for each overdraft check or item we pay as set forth on the Rate and Fee Schedule. If we do not pay the overdraft, there is a Returned Item fee for each check or item we return as set forth on the Rate and Fee Schedule. These fees may be amended as set forth in our Rate and Fee Schedule. We may charge a fee each time a check or item is submitted or resubmitted for payment. Therefore, you may be assessed more than one fee as a result of a returned item or resubmission(s) of the returned item. There is no limit on the amount of overdraft fees that we will charge on any one day. If you have excess overdraft activity, we will notify you in writing to consider discontinuing the Service.

 

v. Member Repayment Responsibility.  You agree your overdraft balance, including applicable overdraft fees, is due and payable upon demand. If there is more than one owner on an account, all owners are jointly and severally liable for repayment of the overdraft balance. If you fail to repay your overdraft balance within 30 days of notice from us, we may immediately suspend the Overdraft Service. Accounts may be closed for failure to repay overdraft balances and we will report account closures to consumer reporting agencies.

 

vi. Member Opt-Out Right.  We offer the Overdraft Service as a service and convenience to members for incidental overdrafts. We do not encourage you to repeatedly overdraw your account. We encourage you to manage your finances responsibly. You may opt out of the Member Privilege Overdraft Service at any time by notifying us verbally or in writing. We may require that any verbal opt-out be confirmed in writing. You understand that by opting out of this service, we may refuse to pay any check or item that is presented against an insufficient balance on your account, and you will be responsible for any Returned Item fees. You are still responsible to pay any overdraft, even if you have opted out of the service.

 

16. Postdated and Stale Dated Items.  You authorize us to accept and pay any check, even if the check is presented for payment before its date, unless you notify a Credit Union Advisory Center Supervisor of the postdating. Your notice will be effective only if the Credit Union receives the notice in time for the Credit Union to notify its employees and reasonably act upon the notice and you accurately describe the check, including the number, date, and amount. You understand that the exact information is necessary for the Credit Union’s computer to identify the check. If you give the Credit Union an incorrect, incomplete, or untimely notice, the Credit Union will not be responsible for paying the item before the date stated and the Credit Union may charge your account as of the date the Credit Union pays the item. You may make an oral notice which will lapse within fourteen (14) days unless continued in writing within that time. A written notice will be effective for six (6) months. A written notice may be renewed in writing from time to time. You also agree not to deposit checks, drafts, or other items before they are properly payable. The Credit Union is under no obligation to you to pay a check or draft drawn on your account which is presented more than six months after its date.

 

17. Stop Payment Orders.

 

a. Stop Payment Request.  You may ask the Credit Union to stop payment on any check drawn upon or ACH debit scheduled from your checking account. You may request a stop payment by telephone, by mail or in person. For checks, the stop payment will be effective if the Credit Union receives the order in time for the Credit Union act upon the order. For ACH debits, the stop payment order must be received at least three (3) banking days before the scheduled date of the transfer. You must state the number of the account, date and the exact amount of the check or ACH and the number of the check or originator of the ACH debit. If you give the Credit Union incorrect or incomplete information, the Credit Union will not be responsible for failing to stop payment on the item. If the stop payment order is not received in time for the Credit Union to act upon the order, the Credit Union will not be liable to you or to any other party for the payment of the item. If we recredit your account after paying a check over a valid and timely stop payment order, you agree to sign a statement describing the dispute with the payee, to transfer all your rights against the payee or other holders of the check to the Credit Union, and to assist the Credit Union in legal action taken against the person.

 

b. Duration of Order.  You may make an oral stop payment order, which will lapse within fourteen (14) calendar days unless continued in writing within that time. A written stop payment order will be effective for twelve (12) months. A written stop payment order may be renewed in writing from time to time. The Credit Union is not obligated to notify you when a stop payment order expires.

 

c. Liability.  The Credit Union may charge a fee for each stop payment order requested, as set forth on the Rate and Fee Schedule. You may not stop payment on any certified check or draft, cashier’s check or teller’s check, or any other check, draft, or payment guaranteed by the Credit Union. You should be aware that if we place a stop payment order on an item, you may remain liable to any person, including the Credit Union, who is a holder of the item despite the stop payment order. You agree to indemnify and hold the Credit Union harmless from all costs, including attorney fees, damages or claims related to the Credit Union’s action in refusing payment of an item, including claims of any multiple party account owner, payee, or endorsee in failing to stop payment of an item as a result of incorrect information provided by you.

 

18. Lost Items.  The Credit Union, in receiving items from you for withdrawal or deposit, acts only as your agent and reserves the right to reverse the credit for any deposited items or to charge your account for the items should they become lost in the collection process.

 

19. Credit Union’s Liability for Errors.  If the Credit Union does not properly complete a transaction according to this Agreement, the Credit Union will be liable for your losses or damages not to exceed the amount of the transaction, except as otherwise provided by law. The Credit Union will not be liable if: (a) through no fault of the Credit Union, your account does not contain enough money to make the transaction; (b) circumstances beyond the Credit Union’s control prevents the transaction; (c) your loss is caused by your negligence or the negligence of another financial institution; or (d) the money in your account is subject to legal process or other claim. The Credit Union will not be liable for consequential damages except liability for wrongful dishonor. The Credit Union’s actions will constitute the exercise of ordinary care if such actions or non-actions are consistent with applicable state law, Federal Reserve regulations and operating letters, clearing house rules, and general banking practices followed in the area serviced by the Credit Union. You grant the Credit Union the right, in making payments of deposited funds, to rely exclusively on the form of the account and the terms of this Account Agreement. Any conflict between oral representations by you or Credit Union employees and any written form will be resolved by reference to this Agreement and applicable written form.

 

20. Credit Union Lien and Security Interest.  To the extent you owe the Credit Union money as a borrower, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, the Credit Union has a lien on any or all the funds in any account in which you have an ownership interest at the Credit Union, regardless of the source of the funds. The Credit Union may apply these funds in any order to pay off your indebtedness without further notice to you. If the Credit Union chooses not to enforce its lien, the Credit Union does not waive its right to enforce the lien at a later time. In addition, you grant the Credit Union a consensual security interest in your accounts and agree the Credit Union may use the funds from your accounts to pay any debt or amount owed the Credit Union, except obligations secured by your dwelling, unless prohibited by applicable law. All accounts are non-assignable and nontransferable to third parties.

 

21. Legal Process.  If any legal action, such as a levy, garnishment, or attachment, is brought against your account, the Credit Union may impose a legal process fee and may refuse to pay out any money from your account until the dispute is resolved. If the Credit Union incurs any expenses or attorney fees in responding to legal process, such expenses may be charged against your account without prior notice to you, unless prohibited by law. Any legal process against your account is subject to the Credit Union's lien and security interest.

 

22. Account Information.  Upon your request, the Credit Union will inform you of the name and address of each credit-reporting agency from which the Credit Union obtains a credit report in connection with your account. The Credit Union agrees not to disclose information to third parties about your account regarding any transaction or balances except when: (1) it is necessary to complete the transaction; (2) in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act or other applicable laws and regulations; (3) such disclosure is in compliance with the law, government agencies or court orders; or (4) you give us your express permission.

 

23. Notices.

 

a. Name or Address Changes.  It is your responsibility to notify the Credit Union upon a change of address or change of name. The Credit Union is only required to attempt to communicate with you at the most recent address you have provided to the Credit Union. The Credit Union may accept oral notices of a change in address and may require any other notice from you to the Credit Union be provided in writing to a member services representative of the Credit Union. If the Credit Union attempts to locate you, the Credit Union may impose a service fee as set forth on the Rate and Fee Schedule.

 

b. Notice of Amendments.  Except as otherwise prohibited by applicable law, the terms of this Agreement are subject to change at any time. The Credit Union will notify you of any changes in account terms, rates, or fees as required by law. Changes in account ownership such as adding or removing a joint account owner, must be evidenced by a signed Account Change Card, which, upon execution, will be incorporated herein by this reference. The Credit Union reserves the right to waive any term in this Agreement. Any such waiver shall not affect the Credit Union’s right to enforce any right in the future.

 

c. Effect of Notice.  Any written notice you give to the Credit Union is effective when it is actually received by the Credit Union. Any written notice the Credit Union gives to you is effective when it is deposited in the U.S. Mail, postage prepaid and addressed to you at your statement mailing address. Notice to any one account owner is considered notice to all owners of the account.

 

d. Negative Information Notice.  We may report information about your loan, share or deposit accounts to credit bureaus. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your accounts may be reflected in your credit report.

 

e. Consent to Communications.  By providing an email address, telephone number for a cellular phone, or other wireless device, you are expressly consenting to receiving communications at that address or number, including, but not limited to, prerecorded or voice message calls, text messages, and calls made by an automatic telephone dialing system from us and our affiliates and agents. This express consent applies to each such address or telephone number that you provide to us now or in the future and permits such communication regardless of their purpose. In the regular course of our service to you, we may monitor, and record phone conversations made or receive by our employees. You agree that we will have this right with respect to all phone conversations between you and our employees, whether initiated by you or any of our employees. For payment authorizations you provide by telephone, we may require you confirm such instructions in writing. 

 

24. Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN) and Backup Withholding.  If your account is or becomes subject to backup withholding, the Credit Union is required by law to withhold and pay to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a required percentage of interest, dividends, and certain other payments under certain conditions. Your failure to furnish a correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) or meet other applicable requirements may result in backup withholding as well as civil or criminal penalties. If you refuse to provide your TIN, the Credit Union may suspend the opening of your account or refuse to open the account.

 

25. Statements.

 

a. Contents.  If the Credit Union provides a statement for your account, you will receive a periodic statement of all transactions and activity on your account during the statement period. If a periodic statement is provided you agree that only one statement is necessary for a multiple party account. For checking accounts, you understand that when paid, your original check (or any substitute check) become property of the Credit Union and may not be returned to you. You agree to keep a copy or carbon copy of your original check in order to verify its validity. If you request us to provide you with an original check or sufficient copy, you agree that we may provide an electronic image of the original check or sufficient copy if you have agreed to receive account information or statements electronically. You understand statements and checks are made available to you on the date the statement is mailed to you, unless you have requested that they be made available to you electronically in which case you understand and agree that they are made available on the date you are electronically notified of their availability. You also understand and agree that drafts or copies including electronic images thereof are made available to you on the date the statement is mailed to you or otherwise made available electronically if agreed to by you, even if the drafts do not accompany the statement.

 

b. Examination.  You are responsible for examining each statement and reporting any irregularities to the Credit Union. The Credit Union will not be responsible for any forged, altered, or unauthorized item drawn on your account if (1) you fail to notify the Credit Union within thirty (30) days after we send or make available to you the earliest statement and availability of checks containing any forgery, alteration, or unauthorized signature on the item; or (2) any items are forged or altered in a manner not detectable by a reasonable person including the unauthorized use of a facsimile signature machine.

 

c. Notice to Credit Union.  You agree that the Credit Union’s retention of drafts does not alter or waive your responsibility to examine your statements and draft copies or the time limit for notifying the Credit Union of any errors. The statement will be considered correct for all purposes and the Credit Union will not be liable for any payment made or charge to your account unless you notify the Credit Union in writing within the above time limit after the statement and checks are made available to you.

 

d. Electronic Statements (E-Statements) and Notices.  If your statement or any other notices are provided electronically, we will provide instructions regarding how you may access, review, print and otherwise copy/download your periodic statements using procedures we authorize. Electronic mail communications from us will be sent to the electronic mail address provided by the account owner.

 

26. Dormant and Abandoned Accounts.  If you have an account that has a balance less than our minimum and you have not made a withdrawal from, deposit to, or transfer involving your account for more than one (1) year and the Credit Union has been unable to contact you by regular mail during that period, the Credit Union may classify your account as a dormant account and may charge a dormant account service fee as allowed by applicable law and set forth on the Rate and Fee Schedule. Thereafter, dividends will not be paid on the account if the balance falls below any minimum balance requirement. The Credit Union will notify you at your last known address prior to imposing any fee as required by law. Checking accounts will continue to incur the monthly maintenance fee until closed by the member. You authorize us to transfer funds from an available share or access account of yours to cover the monthly maintenance fee, if necessary. If a deposit or withdrawal has not been made on the account and the Credit Union has had no other contact with you as provided or required by the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, the account will be presumed to be abandoned. Funds in abandoned accounts will be remitted in accordance with state law. Once funds have been turned over to the state, the Credit Union has no further liability to you for such funds and if you choose to reclaim such funds, you must apply to the appropriate state agency.

 

27. Death of Account Owner.  You irrevocably waive the right to make a testamentary disposition of any account with the Credit Union, now and in the future. You agree that upon your death, your account will be payable in accordance with any existing account designations and the terms of this Agreement. The Credit Union may require the survivor or other claimant to the account to produce certain documents before releasing the funds in the account. The Credit Union may continue to honor all transfers, withdrawals, deposits, and other transactions on the account until the Credit Union learns of an account owner’s death. Once the Credit Union learns of a member’s death, the Credit Union may pay checks or honor other payments, or transfer orders authorized by the deceased member for a period of ten (10) days unless the Credit Union receives instructions from any person claiming an interest in the account to stop payment on the checks or other items. You agree that the Credit Union can require that anyone who claims funds in your account after your death indemnify the Credit Union for any losses resulting from honoring that claim.

 

28. Denial or Suspension of Services.  You agree that we may deny you or suspend your account or account services, for any reason not prohibited by law, including for example, if you or any authorized user of your account, account services or access code do not satisfy any qualifications, conditions or requirements for such services; breach this or any other agreement with us; if we have reason to believe that there has been an unauthorized use of your Accounts, services or access devices or codes; if you conduct or attempt to conduct any fraudulent, illegal or unlawful transaction or engage in any abusive or threatening behavior, or if we reasonably believe your account conduct poses an undue risk to the Credit Union. Our suspension of any service may be implemented immediately and prior to notifying you in order to prevent risk to the Credit Union. We will provide you written notice of the denied or suspended service. In addition to suspending your account or service access, we may freeze the funds in your account if we reasonably believe the risk will cause a loss to the Credit Union.

 

29. Termination of Account.  The Credit Union may terminate your account and any services at any time without notice to you and may require you to close your account and apply for a new account for any reason not prohibited by law, including for example if (1) there is a change in owners or authorized signers; (2) there has been a forgery or fraud reported or committed involving your account; (3) there is a dispute as to the ownership of the funds in the account; (4) any account checks are lost or stolen; (5) there are excessive returned unpaid items not covered by an overdraft protection plan; (6) there has been any misrepresentation or any other abuse of any of your accounts; or (7) you violate the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement with the Credit Union. You may terminate your account at any time by notifying the Credit Union in writing. You or any account owner may change the account ownership only with the consent of all other account owners. The Credit Union is not responsible for payment of any check, withdrawal, or other item once your account is terminated; however, if the Credit Union pays a check after termination, you agree to reimburse the Credit Union for payment.

 

30. Termination of Membership.  You may terminate your membership at the Credit Union after giving written notice of your intent to withdraw from membership. You may be denied services or expelled from membership for any reason allowed by applicable law, including causing a loss to the Credit Union.

 

31. Special Account Instructions.  You may request the Credit Union to facilitate certain trust, will, or court-ordered account arrangements. However, because the Credit Union does not give legal advice, we cannot counsel you as to which account arrangement most appropriately meets the specific requirements of your trust, will, or court order. You and any surviving owner or beneficiary agree(s) to indemnify and hold the Credit Union harmless from any claim or liability asserted against the Credit Union as a result of the disposition of funds in reliance on this Agreement and any account designations of yours. If you ask the Credit Union to follow instructions that the Credit Union believes might expose us to claims, lawsuits, expenses, liabilities, or damages, whether directly or indirectly, the Credit Union may refuse to follow your instructions or may require you to post a bond to indemnify the Credit Union. Any item presented with a full payment legend must be presented in person to a Credit Union officer, otherwise, payment is accepted with full reservation of rights. Account changes requested by you, or any account owner, such as adding or closing an account or service, must be evidenced by a signed Account Card and accepted by the Credit Union. The Credit Union will not recognize the authority of someone to whom you have given power of attorney without a copy of the Power of Attorney on record at the Credit Union. You understand that the Credit Union may choose to retain electronic or imaged copies of any original documents and you agree that an electronic or imaged copy is valid as an original document.

 

32. Electronic Records and Actions.  The Credit Union may permit you to initiate or authorize accounts, transactions, or service requests through electronic means, including actions taken through our website, online or remote banking, telephone, or any other means we deem appropriate. In such cases, you agree that we may rely on our electronic records of such actions, transactions, requests, or communications and that you are bound by such electronic records to the same extent as if they had been initiated or authorized on paper. 

 

33. Severability.  In the event that any paragraph of this Agreement or any portion thereof is held by a court to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the other paragraphs and portions of this Agreement shall not be invalid or unenforceable and will continue in full force and effect.

 

34. Enforcement.  You agree to be liable to the Credit Union for any liability, loss, or expense as provided in the Agreement that the Credit Union incurs as a result of any dispute involving your accounts or services. You authorize the Credit Union to deduct any such liability, loss, or expense from your account without prior notice to you. In the event either party brings a legal action to enforce the Agreement or collect any overdrawn funds on accounts accessed under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled, subject to applicable law, to payment by the other party of its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, including fees on any appeal, bankruptcy proceeding, and any post-judgment collection actions, if applicable.

 

35. Governing Law.  This Agreement is governed by the Bylaws of the Credit Union, federal laws and regulations, the laws and regulations of the State of California and local clearing house rules, as amended from time to time. Any disputes regarding this Agreement shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the court of the county in which the Credit Union is located.

 

36. Limitation of Time to Commence Action.  Any action or proceeding that either party brings to enforce any obligation, duty or right arising under this Agreement or by law with respect to your account and account services must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues.

 

III. FUNDS AVAILABILITY POLICY

 

1. General Policy.  This policy applies to checking accounts. For all other accounts, we reserve the right to place reasonable holds on deposited funds to the extent permitted by law. 

 

For checking accounts our policy is to make funds from your deposits available to you on the first business day after the day we receive your deposit. Electronic direct deposits will be available the day we receive the deposit. Once they are available, you can withdraw the funds in cash, and we will use the funds to pay share drafts that you have written. For determining the availability of your deposits, except for Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, Monday – Friday are business days. If you make a deposit before we close 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 we close or on a day we are not open, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open. The Credit Union may hold deposits of checks drawn on foreign financial institutions for a reasonable period or submit for collection at the Credit Union’s discretion.

 

2. Reservation of Right to Hold.  In some cases, we will not make all the funds that you deposit by check available to you on the business day after the day that we receive your deposit. Depending on the type of check that you deposit, funds may not be available until the second business day after the day of your deposit. However, the first $225.00 of your deposit will be available on the first business day. If we are not going to make all 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 need the funds from a deposit immediately, you should ask us when the funds will be available.

 

3. Holds on Other Funds.  If we cash a check for you that is drawn on another financial institution, we may withhold the availability of a corresponding amount of funds that are already in your account. Those funds will be available at the time funds from the check we cashed would have been available if you had it deposited. If we accept for deposit a check that is drawn on another financial institution, we may make funds from the deposit available for withdrawal immediately but delay your ability to withdraw a corresponding amount of funds that you have on deposit in another account with us. The funds in the other account would then not be available for withdrawal until the time periods that are described elsewhere in this disclosure for the type of check that you deposited.

 

4. Longer Delays May Apply.  We may delay your ability to withdraw funds deposited by share draft into your account an additional number of days for these reasons:

 

i. We believe a check you deposit will not be paid.

 

ii. You deposit checks totaling more than $5,525.00 on any one day.

 

iii. You deposit a check that has been returned unpaid.

 

iv. You have overdrawn your account repeatedly in the last six months.

 

v. There is an emergency, such as failure of communications or computer equipment.

 

We will notify you if we delay your ability to withdraw funds for any of these reasons, and we will tell you when the funds will be available. They will generally be available no later than the fifth business day after the day of your deposit.

 

5. Special Rules for New Accounts.  The following rules may apply during the first thirty (30) days after you start a new account with us:

 

• Funds from electronic direct deposits will be available on the day we receive the deposit.
• Funds from deposits of wire transfers, and the first $5,525 of a day’s total deposits of cashier’s, certified, teller’s, travelers, and federal, state, and local government checks will be available on the first (1st) business day of the deposit if the deposit meets certain criteria (for example, the check must be payable to you). The excess over $5,525 may not be available until the ninth (9th) business day after the day of your deposit.
• Funds from all other check deposits may not be available until the ninth (9th) business day after the day of your deposit.

 

6. Foreign Checks.  Checks drawn on financial institutions located outside the United States are not subject to these policies. Such checks must be specifically identified and processed. Generally, availability of funds from foreign check deposits will be delayed until we have collected the funds from the institutions on which they are drawn.

 

IV. ELECTRONIC SERVICES

 

The following disclosures set forth yours and the Credit Union’s additional rights and responsibilities concerning electronic services. Terms and conditions set forth elsewhere in this Agreement shall also apply to your electronic funds transfer service. Electronic funds transfers (EFTs), including electronic check transfers, phone and computer transfers, Debit Card transactions, Online and Remote Banking transactions, direct deposits and ATM transactions involving your deposit accounts at the Credit Union.

 

By submitting an authorization for any EFT service or by accepting or using a Card or Access Code to make any EFT transaction, you agree to the following terms governing your and our rights and responsibilities concerning online electronic funds transfer services.

 

1. Debit Card. 

 

a. Services.  You may use your Card and PIN in ATMs owned and operated by the Credit Union, ATMs within the Co-Op, Star, and PLUS networks, and such other machines or facilities as the Credit Union may designate. At the present time, you may use your Card to:

 

• Make deposits to your savings, checking, or money market account (deposits are subject to verification by a Credit Union employee).

• Withdraw cash from your savings, checking, or money market account.

• Transfer funds between your accounts.

• Obtain balance information for your savings, checking, or money market accounts.

• Make POS (Point of Sale) transactions with your card and PIN (Personal Identification Number) to purchase goods or services at POS terminals that are part of the PLUS Network or such other POS terminals as the Credit Union may designate.

• Purchase goods and services any place your Card is honored by participating merchants, including POS terminals, PLUS, and Star networks. Funds to cover your Card purchases will be deducted from your checking account. If the balance in your account is not sufficient to pay the transaction amount, the Credit Union may treat the transaction as an overdraft request pursuant to an overdraft protection plan, if applicable, or may terminate all services under this Agreement.

 

b. Card Limitations.

 

i. Withdrawals.  Cash withdrawals for ATMs can be made as often as you like. You may withdraw up to $1,000.00 per day (if there are sufficient funds in your account).

 

ii. Deposits.  Deposits made at automated teller machines will be credited to your account the day we receive the funds. Deposits are subject to verification by the Credit Union. You should review the Credit Union’s Funds Availability Policy to determine the availability of funds deposited at ATMs.

 

iii. Purchases.  There is no limit on the number of debit card or POS purchase transactions you may make during a statement period. You may purchase up to $5,000.00 per day or up to the available balance in your account. The Credit Union reserves the right to refuse any transaction which would draw upon insufficient funds or require us to increase our required reserve on the account. The Credit Union may set other limits on the amount of any transaction, and you will be notified of those limits.

 

iv. Non-Mastercard Debit Transactions Processing.  Some merchants may permit you to initiate debit and bill payment transactions with your card using either the Mastercard network or another network shown on your card. We will honor your debit transactions processed by any of these networks. Depending on our authorization protocols and network availability, transactions processed over other networks may or may not require you to use your PIN to validate a transaction. Generally, you enter your card number or swipe your card and provide or enter a PIN. You may instead be asked to sign a receipt or payment authorization. Provisions applicable only to Mastercard transactions (such as Mastercard’s zero liability protections) will not apply to non-Mastercard debit transactions and the liability rules for other EFTs in the section titled “Member Liability” will apply.

 

v. Illegal Use of Internet Gambling.  You agree that all transactions that you initiate by use of your Debit Card must be legal in the jurisdiction where you live and where the transaction occurred. Internet gambling may be illegal in the jurisdiction in which you are located, including the United States. Your Debit Card may only be used for legal transactions. Display of a payment card logo by an online merchant does not mean that internet gambling transactions are lawful in all jurisdictions in which you may be located. We have restricted all online gambling transactions with the Debit Card.

 

2. Online Banking Services.  Upon approval, you may use your personal devices to access your accounts. You must use your username and security code to access your accounts. The Online Banking service is accessible seven (7) days a week, 24 hours a day. However, from time to time, some or all the Online Banking services may not be available due to system maintenance. You will need a computer, tablet, or other communications device with internet access and a commonly used web browser or the UCU mobile app which may be downloaded on compatible devices. The online address for the Online Banking service is www.ucu.org. You are responsible for the installation, maintenance and operation of your communications equipment and internet access. The Credit Union will not be responsible for any errors or failures involving any telephone service or your device.

 

At the present time, you may use the Online Banking service to:

 

• Transfer funds between your savings, checking, and money market accounts.

• Make payments on your University Credit Union loan from your savings, checking, or money market account.

• Review account balance and transaction history for checking, savings, money market, certificate, and IRA accounts.

• Review information on your loan account including payoff amounts, due dates, finance charges, interest rate, balance information, and past statements.

• Pay bills using the bill payment service. 

• Request withdrawals to be sent to you via check. 

 

The following limitations on Online Banking transactions may apply:

 

• Transfers.  You may transfer funds between your accounts as often as you like. The frequency or amount of transfers may be subject to limitations as set forth in our Truth in Savings Disclosures and Rate and Fee Schedule. The Credit Union reserves the right to refuse any transaction that would draw upon insufficient or unavailable funds, lower an account below a required balance, or otherwise require us to increase our required reserve on the account.
• Account Information.  The account balance and transaction history information may be limited to recent account information involving your accounts. Also, the availability of funds for transfer or withdrawal may be limited due to the processing time for any ATM deposit transactions and our Funds Availability Policy
• Email.  You may use email to send messages to us. Email may not, however, be used to initiate a transfer on your account or a stop payment request. The Credit Union may not immediately receive email communications that you send, and the Credit Union will not take action based on email requests until the Credit Union actually receives your message and has a reasonable opportunity to act. If you need to contact the Credit Union immediately regarding an unauthorized transaction or stop payment request, you may call the Credit Union at the telephone number set forth above.

 

3. Online Bill Pay Services.  When you apply for bill payment (Online bill Pay) service you must designate your checking account as the account from which payments that you authorize will be deducted. You will be given the ability to set up merchants, institutions, or individuals that you would like to pay. You are not permitted to designate governmental agencies or courts. All payees must be in the United States. We reserve the right to not allow the designation of a particular merchant or institution.

 

a. Bill Pay Transactions.  You authorize us to process Bill Pay transactions from your checking account. You or any persons who you have authorized to use your Bill Pay service or PIN can perform the following Bill Pay transactions:

 

• Make Bill Payments.  Pay any designated merchant, institution or individual in accordance with this agreement, a fixed recurring amount or a variable amount from your designated checking account.

• Obtain Information.  Obtain information (payee information, payment status information, etc.) about your bill payment account status.

• Bill Pay Payment Transactions.  You authorize us to process bill payments from your designated account.  You authorize us to process bill payments from your designated account. You may use the Bill Pay service to initiate different types of payment transactions.

 

b. Authorized Payees.  You may schedule payments to payees located in the United States. You may not make payments to federal, state, or local governments or other categories of payees we designate from time to time. When you submit a Bill Pay transaction, you authorize us to transfer funds from your checking account. We will process Bill Pay transactions only to those payees the Credit Union has designated, payees you authorize and payees for whom the Credit Union has the proper payee member number. The Credit Union will not process any Bill Pay transfer if we know the required transaction information is incomplete. In any event, the Credit Union will not be liable for any transaction that contains incorrect information that the Credit Union was not responsible for entering or knowing. If there are insufficient funds in your account to process the Bill Pay transaction, we may refuse to process the transaction or we may process the transaction and transfer funds from any overdraft protection account you have authorized. The Credit Union reserves the right to refuse to process transactions that reasonably appear to the Credit Union to be fraudulent or erroneous. 

 

c. Additional Terms and Conditions.  Bill payment transactions are subject to additional terms, conditions, and instructions made available to you during the enrollment process and at any time after that. 

 

4. Electronic Check Transactions.  You authorize us to honor any electronic check conversion transaction and re-presented check fee debit transactions you authorize (“Electronic Check Transactions”). You agree that your authorization for an electronic check transaction occurs when you initiate such a transaction after receiving any notice regarding the merchant’s right to process the transaction, including any written sign provided by the merchant at the time of your transaction. All terms governing electronic funds transfer services will apply to electronic check transactions, except the $50 and $500 limits of liability for unauthorized transactions in Section 9.

 

5. Mobile Banking Service Terms.

 

a. Service Access.  Mobile Banking is a personal financial information management service that allows you to access account information and make transactions as set forth above using compatible and supported mobile phones and/or other compatible and supported wireless devices (“Mobile Device”). If we approve the Mobile Banking service, a separate PIN will be assigned to you. You must use your PIN with your account number to access your accounts. We reserve the right to modify the scope of the Mobile Banking Services at any time. We reserve the right to refuse to make any transaction you request through Mobile Banking. You agree and understand that Mobile Banking may not be accessible or may have limited utility over some mobile telephone networks, such as while roaming. The most up-to-date list of services which you may be able to access through Mobile Banking is posted on the Mobile Banking registration and management website accessed through the Online banking system. When you register for Mobile Banking, designated accounts, and payees (or billers) linked to your account through Home Banking and Bill Payment services will be accessible through the Mobile Banking service. 

 

b. Use of Services.  You accept responsibility for making sure that you understand how to use Mobile Banking before you actually do so, and you use Mobile Banking in accordance with the Online instructions posted on our Web site. You also accept responsibility for making sure that you know how to properly use your Mobile Device and the Mobile Banking software application. In the event we change or upgrade Mobile Banking, you are responsible for making sure you that you understand how to use Mobile Banking as changed or upgraded. We will not be liable to you for any losses caused by your failure to properly use Mobile Banking or your Mobile Device.

 

c. Transactions.  At the present time, you may use the Mobile Banking account access service to:

 

• Transfer funds between your savings, checking, and money market accounts.

• Make payments on your University Credit Union loan from your savings, checking, or money market account.

• Review account balance and transaction history for checking, savings, money market, certificate, and IRA accounts.

• Review information on your loan account including payoff amounts, due dates, finance charges, interest rate, balance information, and past statements.

• Pay bills using the bill payment service. 

 

d. Relationship to Other Agreements.  You agree that when you use Mobile Banking, you will remain subject to the terms and conditions of all your existing agreements with us or any service providers of yours, including service carrier or provider (e.g., Verizon, T-Mobile, Alltel, etc.). You understand that those agreements may provide for fees, limitations and restrictions which might impact your use of Mobile Banking (for example, your mobile service carrier or provider may impose data usage or text message charges for your use of or interaction with Mobile Banking, including while downloading the Software, receiving or sending Mobile Banking text messages, or other use of your Mobile Device when using the Software or other products and services provided by Mobile Banking), and you agree to be solely responsible for all such fees, limitations and restrictions. You agree that only your mobile service carrier or provider is responsible for its products and services. Accordingly, you agree to resolve any problems with your carrier or provider directly with your carrier or provider without involving us. You also agree that if you have any problems with Mobile Banking, you will contact us directly.

 

e. Mobile Banking Software License.  You are hereby granted a personal, limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable and non-assignable license (“License”) to download, install and use the Software application on your Mobile Device within the United States and its territories. In the event that you obtain a new or different Mobile Device, you will be required to download and install the Software application to that new or different Mobile Device. This License shall be deemed revoked immediately upon (i) your termination of Mobile Banking in accordance with this Addendum; (ii) your deletion of the Software application from your Mobile Device; or (iii) our written notice to you at any time with or without cause. If this License is revoked for any of the foregoing reasons, you agree to promptly delete the Software application from your Mobile Device. 

 

f. Your Obligations.  When you use Mobile Banking to access accounts you designate during the registration process, you agree to the following requirements:

 

g. Account Ownership/Accurate Information.  You represent that you are the legal owner of the accounts and other financial information which may be accessed via Mobile Banking. You represent and agree that all information you provide to us in connection with Mobile Banking is accurate, current, and complete, and that you have the right to provide such information to us for the purpose of operating Mobile Banking. You agree to not misrepresent your identity or your account information. You agree to keep your account information up to date and accurate.

 

h. User Conduct.  You agree not to use Mobile Banking or the content or information delivered through Mobile Banking in any way that would: (a) infringe any third-party copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy, including any rights in the Software application (b) be fraudulent or involve the sale of counterfeit or stolen items, including, but not limited to, use of Mobile Banking to impersonate another person or entity; (c) violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising); (d) be false, misleading or inaccurate; (e) create liability for us or our affiliates or service providers, or cause us to lose (in whole or in part) the services of any of our service providers; (f) be defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing; (g) potentially be perceived as illegal, offensive or objectionable; (h) interfere with or disrupt computer networks connected to Mobile Banking; (i) interfere with or disrupt the use of Mobile Banking by any other user; or (k) use Mobile Banking in such a manner as to gain unauthorized entry or access to the computer systems of others.

 

i. Mobile Banking Service Limitations.  Neither we nor any of our service providers assume responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, misdelivery, or failure to store any user data, communications, or personalization settings in connection with your use of Mobile Banking. Neither we nor any of our service providers assume responsibility for the operation, security, functionality or availability of any Mobile Device or mobile network which you utilize to access Mobile Banking. You agree to exercise caution when utilizing the Mobile Banking application on your Mobile Device and to use good judgment and discretion when obtaining or transmitting information. Financial information shown on Mobile Banking reflects the most recent account information available through Mobile Banking and may not be current. You agree that neither we nor our service providers will be liable for any delays in the content, or for any actions you take in reliance thereon. If you need current account information you agree to contact us directly.

 

6. Preauthorized EFTs.

 

a. Direct Deposit.  Upon instruction of your employers, the Treasury Department or other financial institutions, the Credit Union will accept direct deposits of your paycheck or of federal recurring payments, such as Social Security, to your savings and/or checking account.

 

b. Pre-authorized Debits.  You may authorize a third party to automatically debit your savings or checking account on a recurring basis to pay for goods and services or to make your loan payments. If the balance in your account is not sufficient to pay the transaction amount, the Credit Union will attempt to pay the amount and treat the transaction as a request to transfer funds from other deposit accounts or approved overdraft protection accounts that you may have established with the Credit Union. If you initiate a transaction that overdraws your account, you agree to make immediate payment of the overdrawn amount including any service charges. In the event of repeated overdrafts, the Credit Union may terminate all services under this Agreement. 

 

c. Variance to Pre-authorized Debits.  If your pre-authorized debits vary in amount the payee will notify you ten (10) days before each payment. Notification will include the date and payment amount. You may choose 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 per your vendor agreement.

 

d. Pre-authorized Debit Stop Payments.  You may ask the Credit Union to stop payment on any pre-authorized charges drawn upon your account. You must notify us verbally or in writing at any time up to three (3) business days before the scheduled date of the transactions. Verbal requests require a signed acknowledgment that must be received within fourteen (14) days, or your verbal stop payment will expire. A written stop payment order will be effective for six (6) months. The Credit Union is not obligated to notify you and will not notify you when a stop payment order expires. If you request a stop payment three (3) business days or more before the transfer is scheduled, and we do not do so, we will be liable for your losses or damages.

 

Remote Deposit Capture Service

 

Remote Deposit Capture Service.  Remote Deposit Capture service allows you to make deposits to your accounts using compatible and supported mobile phones and/or other compatible and supported Mobile Devices. You must designate a Credit Union savings, checking or loan account as the settlement account to be used for the purposes of settling, in aggregate, the financial transactions requested in connection with a Deposit Capture service. The Credit Union shall provide you with details of the specific transactions, reported similarly as other transactions may be done, that were a result of access to the service.

 

Your Responsibility for Deposit Capture Services.

 

Funds Availability.  Funds from items deposited through a Deposit Capture service will generally be available on the second business day following the day of deposit, pending verification of deposit. There may be additional holds on deposited items as set forth in the Credit Union's Funds Availability disclosure, as amended from time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference. For purposes of determining the availability of funds, checks deposited by a Deposit Capture service are considered received by the Credit Union when the checks have cleared, and funds are available to the Credit Union. You agree that the scanning and transmitting of checks does not constitute receipt by Credit Union. Acknowledgment of receipt or delivery does not constitute an acknowledgment by Credit Union that the transmission of a check or items does not contain errors or that funds will be available.

 

Deposit Acceptance.  You agree that Credit Union may at any time, in its sole discretion, refuse to accept deposits of Checks from you by a Deposit Capture service. In the event that a Deposit Capture service is interrupted or are otherwise unavailable, you may deposit checks in-person at a Credit Union Advisory Center or via U.S. Mail or other contractually acceptable method.

 

Responsibility for Scanning.  You are solely responsible for scanning deposit items, accessing the service from the Credit Union and for maintaining your mobile device. You are responsible for the payment of all telecommunications expenses associated with the service. Credit Union shall not be responsible for providing or servicing any scanning equipment or mobile device of yours.

 

Deposit Requirements.  You agree that you will only use a Deposit Capture service to deposit checks drawn on financial institutions within the United States. You must deposit checks not falling within this requirement in person or by U.S. Mail. You agree that each check you submit for deposit through a Deposit Capture service will meet image quality standards.

 

Check Retention & Destruction.  You understand and agree that all deposit items belong to you and not to Credit Union and that those items shall be handled in accordance with this Agreement. After receipt by Credit Union of any transmission by you of imaged items for deposit to your account, Credit Union will acknowledge by electronic means its receipt of such electronic transmission. Your electronic transmission is subject to proof and verification. You shall retain the original of all imaged items that have been deposited via Remote Deposit for reasonable period of time in order to verify settlement and credit or to balance periodic statements, but in no case beyond thirty (30) days from the date processed and shall properly destroy and dispose of such original checks after such time. During the period that you maintain the original checks, you understand and agree that it must use a high degree of care to protect these original checks against security risks. These risks include, without limitation:

 

a. theft or reproduction of the original checks (including by employees) for purposes of presentment for deposit of these original checks (i.e., after the original checks have already been presented for deposit via the Remote Deposit Capture service), and

 

b. unauthorized use of information derived from the original checks.

 

When you destroy and dispose of, the original checks pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement, you understand and agree that it must use a high degree of care when selecting and implementing destruction and disposal procedures. Among other things, these procedures must be designed to ensure that the original checks are not accessed by unauthorized persons during the destruction and disposal process and once destroyed, the original checks are no longer readable or capable of being reconstructed (e.g., through the use of competent shredding equipment.)

 

Endorsement.  All items must be endorsed prior to submitting them via the Remote Deposit Capture service. Eligible endorsements must include your signature.

 

Financial Responsibility.  You are solely and exclusively responsible for any and all financial risks, including, without limitation, insufficient funds, associated with accessing the service. The Credit Union shall not be liable in any manner for such risk unless Credit Union fails to follow the procedures described in materials for use of the service. You assume exclusive responsibility for the consequences of any instructions it may give to the Credit Union, for your failure to access the service properly in a manner prescribed by the Credit Union and for your failure to supply accurate input information.

 

Account Reconciliation.  You will verify and reconcile any out-of-balance condition, and promptly notify the Credit Union of any errors within the time periods established in the Help File (exclusive of weekends and applicable holidays) after receipt of the applicable detail report from the Credit Union. If notified within such period, the Credit Union shall correct and resubmit all erroneous files, reports, and other data at the Credit Union's then standard charges, or at no charge, if the erroneous report or other data directly resulted from the Credit Union's error.

 

c. Deposit Prohibitions.  You shall not deposit, or attempt to deposit, or allow others, either directly or indirectly, to deposit, or attempt to deposit, by any means:

 

• Any substitute check, the original of which has already been presented for deposit via the Service;

• Any image of a check that has already been deposited either as an original or as a substitute check;

• Any original check, the substitute check of which has already been presented for deposit via Remote Deposit;

• Any check made payable (individually or jointly) to someone who is not an owner on your account;

• Any post-dated or stale-dated check;

• Money orders, traveler’s checks, or gift checks;

• Starter checks or counter checks; and

• State warrants or other instruments that are not checks.

 

If you or any third party transmits, or attempts to transmit, a deposit in violation of this subsection you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Credit Union and its agents harmless from and against all liability, damage and loss arising out of any claims, suits, or demands brought by third parties with respect to any such item. You agree that the aggregate amount of any items which are deposited more than once will be debited from your account, and to the extent funds in your account are insufficient to cover such amount, any balance shall be debited by Credit Union from any other deposit accounts with Credit Union in its sole discretion. You further acknowledge that you (and not the Credit Union) are responsible for the processing and handling of any original items which are imaged and deposited utilizing the service and you assume all liability to the drawer of any item imaged using the service or liability arising from the Credit Union's printing of any substitute check from those images.

 

d. Your Representations and Warranties.  You represent and warrant: (i). that you will comply with all federal and state laws, and rules and regulations applicable to Deposit Capture transactions, including those of the National Automated Clearing House for ACH transactions;(ii) that all Checks scanned through image transport are made payable to you; (iii) that all signatures on each check are authentic and authorized; and (iv) that each check has not been altered. In the event you breach any of these representations or warranties, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold Credit Union and its agents harmless from and against all liability, damages and loss arising out of any claims, suits or demands brought by third parties with respect to any such breach. You further authorize the Credit Union to charge your account for the amount of any such demand, claim or suit that constitutes a breach of warranty claim under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.

 

e. Credit Union's Obligations.

 

Financial Data.  We will transmit all the financial data under its control required to utilize the service selected by you and to act on appropriate instructions received from you in connection with such service. We shall exercise due care in seeking both to preserve the confidentiality of the user number, password, test key, or other code or identifier and to prevent the use of the service by unauthorized persons and in this connection it is understood and agreed that implementation by the Credit Union of its normal procedures for maintaining the confidentiality of information relating to you, and where practicable the obtaining by the Credit Union from any third parties engaged in the installation, maintenance and operation of the system of similar undertakings, shall constitute fulfillment of its obligation to exercise due care. We will retain any substitute checks we generate for seven (7) years.

 

Exception Items.  When we review and process your electronic file, we may reject any electronic image that we determine to be ineligible for the service ("Exception Item") including, without limitation, electronic images of items drawn on banks located outside the United States, items drawn on U.S. Banks in foreign currency, electronic images that are illegible (due to poor image quality or otherwise), electronic images of items previously processed, electronic images previously converted to substitute checks, and electronic images with unreadable MICR information. We will notify you of any Exception Items. You agree that if you wish to attempt to deposit any Exception Item to any account with Credit Union, you shall only do so by depositing the original item on which the Exception Item is based. You acknowledge and agree that even if Credit Union does not initially identify an electronic image as an Exception Item, the substitute check created by us may nevertheless be returned to us because the electronic image is deemed illegible by a paying bank.

 

Disclaimer of Warranties.  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE CREDIT UNION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN OR TO ANY INFORMATION RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. THE CREDIT UNION MAKES NO AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SERVICE INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF TITLE AND THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE CREDIT UNION DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE OPERATION, PERFORMANCE OR FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SERVICE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THAT THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR BE ERROR FREE). YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN SECURITY, CORRUPTION, TRANSMISSION ERROR AND ACCESS AVAILABILITY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH USING OPEN NETWORKS SUCH AS THE INTERNET AND/OR TELECOMMUNICATION LINES OR CIRCUITS. YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS RELATING TO THE FOREGOING.

 

8. Security of Password and Access Code.

 

a. Security.  Your username and access code or PIN are required for your security purposes. They are confidential and should not be disclosed to third parties or recorded. You are responsible for safekeeping your access code and PIN. You agree not to disclose or otherwise make your access code or PIN available to anyone not authorized by you to sign on your accounts. If you authorize anyone to have or use your access code or PIN, you understand that person may use the Online Banking or Remote Banking service to review all your account information and make account transactions. Therefore, we are entitled to act on transaction instructions received using your access code and you agree that the use of your access code will have the same effect as your signature authorizing transactions.

 

b. Authorization.  If you authorize anyone to use your access code in any manner, that authority will be considered unlimited in amount and manner until you specifically revoke such authority by notifying the Credit Union and changing your access code immediately. You are responsible for any transactions made by such persons until you notify us that transactions and access by that person are no longer authorized, and your access code is changed. If you fail to maintain or change the security of these access codes and the Credit Union suffers a loss, we may terminate your electronic funds transfer and account services immediately.

 

9. Member Liability.  You are responsible for all transfers you authorize using your EFT services under this Agreement. If you permit other persons to use an EFT service, Card, or access code, you are responsible for any transactions they authorize or conduct on any of your accounts. However, tell us at once if you believe anyone has used your Account, Card, or access code and accessed your accounts without your authority. Telephoning is the best way of keeping your possible losses down. For Card transactions, if you notify us of your lost or stolen card, you will not be liable for any losses provided you notify us promptly and were not negligent or fraudulent in handling your Card and you provide us with a written statement regarding your unauthorized Card claim, otherwise the following liability limits will apply. For all other EFT transactions (excluding Remote Deposit transactions), if you tell us within two (2) business days, you can lose no more than $50 if someone accessed your account or EFT service, and we can prove that we could have stopped someone from accessing your account without your permission if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500. Also, if your statement shows EFT transfers that you did not make, tell us at once. If you do not tell us within sixty (60) days after the statement was mailed to you, you may be liable for the full amount of the loss if we can prove that we could have stopped someone from making the transfers if you had told us in time. If for good reason, (such as a hospital stay) kept you from calling us, we will extend the time periods.

 

If you believe your Card or PIN has been lost or stolen or that someone has transferred or may transfer money from your account without your permission, call:

 

800.UCU.4510 or call the number listed on your Card or periodic statement or write:

 

University Credit Union

1500 S. Sepulveda Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90025

 

or contact us electronically by sending email messages through the Online Banking service: www.ucu.org

 

10. Business Days.  Our business days are Monday – Saturday, not including holidays.

 

11. Fees and Charges.  There are certain charges for electronic fund transfer services as set forth on the Service Charge Schedule. From time to time, the charges may be changed. We will notify you of any change as required by law. When you use an ATM that is not operated by us, you may be charged a fee by the ATM operator or an ATM network utilized for such a transaction, and you may be charged a fee for a balance inquiry even if you do not complete a fund transfer. The ATM fee will be debited from your account. Debit card purchases and cash withdrawal transactions made in foreign countries will be billed to you in U.S. dollars. The currency conversion rate for international transactions as is established by Mastercard is a rate selected by Mastercard from the range of rates available in the wholesale currency markets for the applicable transaction, which rate may vary from the rate Mastercard itself receives, or the government mandated rate in effect for the applicable transaction.

 

12. Right to Receive Documentation of Transfers.

 

a. Periodic Statements.  Transfers and withdrawals transacted through an ATM will be recorded on your periodic statement. You will receive a statement monthly unless there is no transaction in a particular month. In any case, you will receive a statement at least quarterly.

 

b. Direct Deposits.  If you have arranged to have a direct deposit made to your account at least once every sixty (60) days from the same source and you do not receive a receipt (such as a pay stub), you can find out whether or not the deposit has been made by calling the phone number listed above. This does not apply to transactions occurring outside the United States.

 

c. Terminal Receipt.  You may obtain a receipt at the time you make any transfer to or from your account using an ATM, except some electronic terminals will not provide receipts for transactions of $15 or less.

 

13. Account Information Disclosure.  We will maintain the confidentiality and privacy of your electronic funds transaction information in accordance with our privacy policy as stated on our website at: www.ucu.org However, we will disclose information to third parties about your account or the transfers you make in the following limited circumstances:

 

• As necessary to complete transfers;

• To verify the existence of sufficient funds to cover specific electronic transactions upon the request of a third party, such as a credit bureau or merchant;

• To comply with a government agency or court orders;

• If you give us your express permission.

 

14. Limitation of Liability for Electronic Services.  Our sole responsibility for an error in a transfer will be to correct the error. You agree that neither we nor the service providers shall be responsible for any loss, property damage or bodily injury, whether caused by the equipment, software, Credit Union, or by Internet browser providers such as Netscape (Netscape Navigator browser) and Microsoft (Microsoft Internet Explorer browser), or by Internet access providers or by online service providers or by an agent or subcontractor of any of the foregoing. Nor shall we or the service providers be responsible for any direct, indirect, special, or consequential economic or other damages arising in any way out of the installation, download, use, or maintenance of the equipment, software, Online Banking services, or Internet browser or access software. In this regard, although we have taken measures to provide security for communications from you to us via the Online Banking services and may have referred to such communication as “secured” we cannot and do not provide any warranty or guarantee of such security. In states that do not allow the exclusion or limitation of such damages, our liability is limited to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Credit Union will not be liable for the following:

 

• If, through no fault of ours, you do not have enough money in your account to make the transfer, your account is inactive, or the transfer would go over the credit limit on your line of credit, if applicable.

• If you used the wrong access code or you have not properly followed any applicable computer or Credit Union user instructions for making transfers.

• If your computer fails or malfunctions or the phone lines or Credit Union computer system was not properly working, and such problem should have been apparent when you attempted such transaction.

• If circumstances beyond our control (such as fire, flood, telecommunication outages or strikes, equipment or power failure) prevent making the transaction.

• If the funds in your account are subject to an administrative hold, legal process or other claim.

• If you have not given the Credit Union complete, correct, and current instructions so the Credit Union can process a transfer.

• If the error was caused by a system beyond the Credit Union’s control such as a telecommunications system, an Internet service provider, any computer virus or problems related to software not provided by the Credit Union.

• If there are other exceptions as established by the Credit Union.

 

15. Termination of EFT Services.  You agree that we may terminate this Agreement and your EFT services, if you, or any authorized user of your EFT services or access code breach this or any other agreement with us; or if we have reason to believe that there has been an unauthorized use of your accounts or access code or if you conduct or attempt to conduct any fraudulent, illegal or unlawful transaction, or if we reasonably believe your account conduct poses an undue risk of illegality or unlawfulness.

 

You or any other party to your account can terminate this Agreement by notifying us in writing. Termination of service will be effective the first business day following receipt of your written notice. Termination of this Agreement will not affect the rights and responsibilities of the parties under this Agreement for transactions initiated before termination.

 

16. Notices.  The Credit Union reserves the right to change the terms and conditions upon which this service is offered. The Credit Union will mail a notice to you at least twenty-one (21) days before the effective date of any change, as required by law. Use of this service is subject to existing regulations governing the Credit Union account and any future changes to those regulations.

 

17. Billing Errors.  In case of errors or questions about your electronic transfers, telephone us at the phone number or write us at the address set forth above as soon as you can. We must hear from you no later than sixty (60) days after we sent the first statement on which the problem appears.

 

a. Include your name and account number.

 

b. Describe 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.

 

c. Include the dollar amount of the suspected error.

 

The Credit Union will tell you the results of our investigation within ten (10) business days after we hear from you and will correct the error promptly. For errors related to transactions occurring within thirty (30) days after the first deposit to the account (new accounts), we will tell you the results of our investigation within twenty (20) business days. If we need more time, however, we may take up to forty-five (45) calendar days to investigate your complaint or question (ninety (90) calendar days for POS transaction errors, new account transaction errors, or errors involving transactions initiated outside the United States). If we decide to do this, we will recredit your account within ten (10) business days for the amount you think is in error, so that you will have the use of the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within ten (10) business days, we may not recredit your account.

 

If the Credit Union decides after the investigation that an error did not occur, we will deliver or mail to you an explanation of our findings within three (3) business days after the conclusion of the investigation. If you request, the Credit Union will provide you with copies of documents (to the extent possible without violating other members’ rights to privacy) relied upon to conclude that the error did not occur.

 

18. ATM Safety Notice.  The following information is a list of safety precautions regarding the use of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs).

 

a. Be aware of your surroundings, particularly at night.

 

b. Consider having someone accompany you when the ATM is used after dark.

 

c. If another person is uncomfortably close to you at the time of your transaction, ask the person to step back before you complete your transaction.

 

d. Refrain from displaying your cash at the ATM. As soon as your transaction is completed, place your money in your purse or wallet. Count the cash later in the safety of your car or home.

 

e. If you notice anything suspicious at the ATM, consider using another ATM or coming back later. If you are in the middle of a transaction and you notice something suspicious, cancel the transaction, take your ATM access device or deposit envelope, and leave.

 

f. If you are followed after making a transaction, go to the nearest public area where people are located.

 

g. Do not write your personal identification number or code on your ATM card.

 

h. Report all crimes to law enforcement officials immediately.

 

19. Severability.  In the event that any portion of this Agreement is held by a court to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be invalid or unenforceable and will continue in full force and effect. All headings are intended for reference only and are not to be construed as part of the Agreement. 

 

20. Enforcement.  You agree to be liable to the Credit Union for any liability, loss, or expense as provided in this Agreement that the Credit Union incurs as a result of any dispute involving your accounts or services. You authorize the Credit Union to deduct any such liability, loss, or expense from your account without prior notice to you. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the state of California as applied to contracts entered into solely between residents of, and to be performed entirely in, such state.  In the event either party brings a legal action to enforce the Agreement or collect any overdrawn funds on accounts accessed under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled, subject to California law, to payment by the other party of its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, including fees on any appeal, bankruptcy proceedings, and any post-judgment collection actions, if applicable. Should any one or more provision(s) of this Agreement be determined illegal or unenforceable in any relevant jurisdiction, then such provision will be modified by the proper court, if possible, but only to the extent necessary to make the provision enforceable and such modification shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement.