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Terms and Conditions of Your Account IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT - 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. What this means for you: When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see your driver's license or other identifying documents. AGREEMENT - This document, along with any other documents we give you pertaining to your account(s), is a contract that establishes rules which control your account(s) with us. Please read this carefully. If you sign the signature card or open or continue to use the account, you agree to these rules. You will receive a separate schedule of rates, qualifying balances, and fees if they are not included in this document. If you have any questions, please call us. This agreement is subject to applicable federal laws and the laws of the state of New York (except to the extent that this agreement can and does vary such rules or laws). The body of state and federal law that governs our relationship with you, however, is too large and complex to be reproduced here. The purpose of this document is to:
If any provision of this document is found to be unenforceable according to its terms, all remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. We may permit some variations from our standard agreement, but we must agree to any variation in writing either on the signature card for your account or in some other document. As used in this document the words "we," "our," and "us" mean the financial institution and the words "you" and "your" mean the account holder(s) and anyone else with the authority to deposit, withdraw, or exercise control over the funds in the account. The headings in this document are for convenience or reference only and will not govern the interpretation of the provisions. Unless it would be inconsistent to do so, words and phrases used in this document should be construed so the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. BYLAWS - Our bylaws, which we may amend from time to time, establish basic rules about our credit union policies and operations which affect your account and membership. You may obtain a copy of the bylaws on request. Our right to require you to give us notice of your intention to withdraw funds from your account is described in the bylaws. Unless we have agreed otherwise, you are not entitled to receive any original item after it is paid, although you may request that we send you an item(s) or a copy of an item(s). Dividends are based on current earnings and available earnings of the credit union, after providing for required reserves. LIABILITY - You agree, for yourself (and the person or entity you represent if you sign as a representative of another) to the terms of this account and the schedule of charges. You authorize us to deduct these charges directly from the account balance as accrued. You will pay any additional reasonable charges for services you request which are not covered by this agreement. Each of you also agrees to be jointly and severally (individually) liable for any account shortage resulting from charges or overdrafts, whether caused by you or another with access to this account. This liability is due immediately, and can be deducted directly from the account balance whenever sufficient funds are available. You have no right to defer payment of this liability, and you are liable regardless of whether you signed the item or benefited from the charge or overdraft. You will also be liable for our costs to collect the deficit as well as for our reasonable attorneys' fees, to the extent permitted by law, whether incurred as a result of collection or in any other dispute involving your account including, but not limited to, disputes between you and another joint owner; you and an authorized signer or similar party; or a third party claiming an interest in your account. DEPOSITS - We will give only provisional credit until collection is final for any items, other than cash, we accept for deposit (including items drawn "on us"). Actual credit for deposits of, or payable in, foreign currency will be at the exchange rate in effect on final collection in U.S. dollars. We are not responsible for transactions by mail or outside depository until we actually record them. We will treat and record all transactions received after our "daily cutoff time" on a business day we are open, or received on a day we are not open for business, as if initiated on the next business day that we are open. WITHDRAWALS - Unless clearly indicated otherwise on the account records, any of you, acting alone, who signs to open the account or has authority to make withdrawals may withdraw or transfer all or any part of the account balance at any time. Each of you (until we receive written notice to the contrary) authorizes each other person who signs or has authority to make withdrawals to indorse any item payable to you or your order for deposit to this account or any other transaction with us. You agree that, as to any item that we have no opportunity to examine the signatures, such as an electronic check conversion transaction where a check or similar item is converted into an electronic fund transfer as defined in the Electronic Fund Transfers regulation, you waive any requirement of multiple signatures for withdrawal. We may charge your account for a check even though payment was made before the date of the check, unless we have received written notice of the postdating in time to have a reasonable opportunity to act. We may refuse any withdrawal or transfer request which you attempt on forms not approved by us, by any method we do not specifically permit, which is greater in number than the frequency permitted, or which is for an amount greater or less than any withdrawal limitations. Even if we honor a nonconforming request, we may treat continued abuse of the stated limitations (if any) as your act of closing the account. We will use the date the transaction is completed by us (as opposed to the date you initiate it) to apply the frequency limitations. The fact that we may honor withdrawal requests that overdraw the available account balance does not obligate us to do so later. You agree that we may charge fees for overdrafts and use subsequent deposits, including direct deposits of social security or other government benefits, to cover such overdrafts and overdraft fees. If we are presented with an item drawn against your account that would be a "substitute check," as defined by law, but for an error or defect in the item introduced in the substitute check creation process, you agree that we may pay such item. See the funds availability policy disclosure for information about when you can withdraw funds you deposit. For those accounts for which our funds availability policy disclosure does not apply, you can ask us when you make a deposit when those funds will be available for withdrawal. OWNERSHIP OF ACCOUNT AND BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION - These rules apply to this account depending on the form of ownership and beneficiary designation, if any, specified on the account records. We make no representations as to the appropriateness or effect of the ownership and beneficiary designations, except as they determine to whom we pay the account funds. Individual Account - is an account in the name of one person. Revocable Trust Account - If two or more of you create such an account, you own the account jointly with survivorship. Beneficiaries cannot withdraw unless: (1) all persons creating the account die, and (2) the beneficiary is then living. If two or more beneficiaries are named and survive the death of all persons creating the account, such beneficiaries will own this account in equal shares, without right of survivorship. The person(s) creating this account type reserve the right to: (1) change beneficiaries, (2) change account types, and (3) withdraw all or part of the account funds at any time. ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS - Earnings in the form of interest, dividends, or credits will be paid only on collected funds, unless otherwise provided by law or our policy. We may require the governing body of the entity opening the account to give us a separate authorization telling us who is authorized to act on its behalf. We will honor the authorization until we actually receive written notice of a change from the governing body of the entity. STOP PAYMENTS - A stop-payment order must be given in the manner required by law, must be received in time to give us a reasonable opportunity to act on it, and must precisely identify the number, date and amount of the item, and the payee. We will honor a stop-payment request by the person who signed the particular item, and, by any other person, even though such other person did not sign the item, if such other person has an equal or greater right to withdraw from this account than the person who signed the item in question. A release of the stop-payment request may be made only by the person who initiated the stop-payment order. TELEPHONE TRANSFERS - A telephone transfer of funds from this account to another account with us, if otherwise arranged for or permitted, may be made by the same persons and under the same conditions generally applicable to withdrawals made in writing. Unless a different limitation is disclosed in writing, we restrict the number of transfers from a savings account to another account or to third parties, to a maximum of six per month (less the number of "preauthorized transfers" during the month). Other account transfer restrictions may be described elsewhere. AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION - We may change our bylaws and any term of this agreement. Rules governing changes in rates are provided separately. For other changes we will give you reasonable notice in writing or by any other method permitted by law. We may close this account if your membership in the credit union terminates, or by giving reasonable notice to you and tender of the account balance personally or by mail. At our option, we may suspend your rights to member services if you violate the terms of this agreement. You must keep us informed of your current address at all times. Notice from us to any one of you is notice to all of you. STATEMENTS - Your duty to report unauthorized signatures, alterations and forgeries - You must examine your statement of account with "reasonable care and promptness." If you discover (or reasonably should have discovered) any unauthorized signatures or alterations, you must promptly notify us of the relevant facts. As between you and us, if you fail to do either of these duties, you will have to bear the entire loss. Your loss could be not only with respect to items on the statement but other items with unauthorized signatures or alterations by the same wrongdoer. We lose these protections if you establish that we failed to exercise ordinary care in paying an item with an unauthorized signature or alteration. You agree that the time you have to examine your statement and report to us will depend on the circumstances, but will not, in any circumstance, exceed a total of 14 days from when the statement is first sent or made available to you. You further agree that if you fail to report any unauthorized signatures, alterations or forgeries in your account within 60 days of when we first send or make the statement available, you cannot assert a claim against us on any items in that statement, and as between you and us the loss will be entirely yours. This 60-day limitation is without regard to whether we used ordinary care. The limitation in this paragraph is in addition to that contained in the first paragraph of this section. Your duty to report other errors - In addition to your duty to review your statements for unauthorized signatures, alterations and forgeries, you agree to examine your statement with reasonable promptness for any other error - such as an encoding error. You agree that the time you have to examine your statement and report to us will depend on the circumstances. However, such time period shall not exceed 60 days. Failure to examine your statement and report any such errors to us within 60 days of when we first send or make the statement available precludes you from asserting a claim against us for any such errors on items identified in that statement and as between you and us the loss will be entirely yours. Errors relating to electronic fund transfers or substitute checks - For information on errors relating to electronic fund transfers (e.g., computer, debit card or ATM transactions) refer to your Electronic Fund Transfers disclosure and the sections on consumer liability and error resolution. For information on errors relating to a substitute check you received, refer to your disclosure entitled Substitute Checks and Your Rights. ACCOUNT TRANSFER - This account may not be transferred or assigned without our prior written consent. DIRECT DEPOSITS - If, in connection with a direct deposit plan, we deposit any amount in an account which should have been returned to the Federal Government for any reason, you authorize us to deduct the amount of our liability to the Federal Government from the account or from any other account you have with us, without prior notice and at any time, except as prohibited by law. We may also use any other legal remedy to recover the amount of our liability. RIGHT TO REPAYMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS - You each agree that we may (when permitted by law) charge against and deduct from this account any due and payable debt owed to us now or in the future, by any of you having the right of withdrawal, to the extent of such persons' or legal entity's right to withdraw. If the debt arises from a note, "any due and payable debt" includes the total amount of which we are entitled to demand payment under the terms of the note at the time we charge the account, including any balance the due date for which we properly accelerate under the note. In addition to these contract rights, we may also have rights under a "statutory lien." A "lien" on property is a creditor's right to obtain ownership of the property in the event a debtor defaults on a debt. A "statutory lien" is one created by federal or state statute. If federal or state law provides us with a statutory lien, then we are authorized to apply, without prior notice, your shares and dividends to any debt you owe us, in accord with the statutory lien. Neither our contract rights nor rights under a statutory lien apply to this account if prohibited by law. For example, neither our contract rights nor rights under a statutory lien apply to this account if: (a) it is an Individual Retirement Account or similar tax-deferred account, or (b) the debt is created by a consumer credit transaction under a credit card plan (but this does not affect our rights under any consensual security interest), or (c) the debtor's right of withdrawal arises only in a representative capacity, or (d) social security or supplemental security income payments are deposited directly into this account pursuant to an agreement with us which permits such direct deposit without presentation to you at the time of deposit. We will not be liable for the dishonor of any check or draft when the dishonor occurs because we charge and deduct an amount you owe us from your account. You agree to hold us harmless from any claim arising as a result of our exercise of our right to repayment. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS - We are not required to honor any restrictive legend on checks you write unless we have agreed in writing to the restriction. Examples of restrictive legends are "must be presented within 90 days" or "not valid for more than $1,000.00." PAYMENT ORDER OF ITEMS - The law permits us to pay items drawn on your account in any order (for purposes of this section "items" means checks, orders and electronic transactions). To assist you in handling your account with us, we are providing you with the following information regarding how we process those items. When processing checks or orders drawn on your account, our policy is to pay them according to the dollar amount. We pay the smallest checks and orders first. For electronic transactions, our policy is to pay them in the order that they are received. The order in which items are paid is important if there is not enough money in your account to pay all of the items that are presented. There is no policy that is favorable in every instance. If the smallest items are paid first, you may have fewer NSF or overdraft fees, but the largest, and perhaps more important items (such as rent or mortgage payments) might not be paid. However, if the largest items are paid first, your most important items might be paid but it may increase the overdraft or NSF fees if funds are not available to pay all of the items. If an item is presented without sufficient funds in your account to pay it, we may, at our discretion, pay the item (creating an overdraft) or return the item (NSF). The amounts of the overdraft and NSF fees are disclosed elsewhere. We encourage you to make careful records and practice good account management. This will help you to avoid creating items without sufficient funds and incurring the resulting fees. CHECK PROCESSING - We may process items mechanically by relying on the information encoded along the bottom of the items. This means that we may not individually examine all of your items to determine if the item is properly completed, signed and indorsed. You agree that we have not failed to exercise ordinary care solely because we use an automated system to process items and do not inspect all items processed in such a manner. We reserve the right not to inspect each item because using an automated process helps us keep costs down for you and all account holders. We may determine the amount of available funds in your account for the purpose of deciding whether to return an item for insufficient funds at any time between the time we receive the item and when we return the item or send a notice in lieu of return. We need only make one determination, but if we choose to make a subsequent determination, the account balance at the subsequent time will determine whether there are insufficient available funds. CHECK CASHING - We may charge a fee for anyone that does not have an account with us who is cashing a check, draft or other instrument written on your account. We may also require reasonable identification to cash such a check, draft or other instrument. We can decide what identification is reasonable under the circumstances and such identification may be documentary or physical and may include collecting a thumbprint or fingerprint. ACH AND WIRE TRANSFERS - This agreement is subject to Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code - Fund Transfers as adopted in the state in which you have your account with us. If you originate a fund transfer for which Fedwire is used, and you identify by name and number a beneficiary financial institution, an intermediary financial institution or a beneficiary, we and every receiving or beneficiary financial institution may rely on the identifying number to make payment. We may rely on the number even if it identifies a financial institution, person or account other than the one named. You agree to be bound by automated clearing house association rules. These rules provide, among other things, that payments made to you, or originated by you, are provisional until final settlement is made through a Federal Reserve Bank or payment is otherwise made as provided in Article 4A-403(a) of the Uniform Commercial Code. If we do not receive such payment, we are entitled to a refund from you in the amount credited to your account and the party originating such payment will not be considered to have paid the amount so credited. If we receive a payment order to credit an account you have with us by wire or ACH, we are not required to give you any notice of the payment order or credit. Discretionary Courtesy Payment Policy - Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union may, as a discretionary policy and not a right or obligation guaranteed to you, approve your reasonable check or ACH item overdrafts, including any applicable fees, up to $500, when your account is in good standing. Good standing may include any or all of the following criteria:
Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union reserves the right to revoke this discretionary policy at any time if your account is not in good standing, as defined above. We have adopted this discretionary policy, known as Courtesy Payment, to provide for the highest efficiency in managing member check or ACH item overdrafts consistently and fairly. We are not obligated to pay any check or ACH item presented for payment if your account does not contain sufficient collected (available) funds. Any discretionary payment of any non-sufficient fund check or checks (or ACH item) does not obligate us to pay any additional non-sufficient fund check or ACH item or to provide prior written notice of our decision to refuse to pay any additional non-sufficient fund check or ACH item. If you present a check or ACH item for payment and we create an overdraft, pursuant to this agreement, you agree to pay us the amount of any overdraft and related fee, immediately, without notice or demand from us, unless you otherwise specify that you wish all NSF's be returned. Each account holder is jointly and severally responsible under the agreement for paying any overdraft amounts. The categories of transactions for which an overdraft fee may be imposed are those by any of the following means: check, ACH item, or other electronic means. It is our policy to operate in accordance with all applicable safety and soundness standards. This agreement controls the duties, obligations and rights of the Depositor, the Authorized Signatories, and the Financial Institution with regard to your checking account. The terms cited in this agreement shall control any possible conflict, if any, between any provision of the overdraft policy and this agreement. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please contact our Courtesy Payment Administrator at (516) 714-2910. Important Note: If you have multiple checking accounts, Courtesy Payment is only available for one of your primary checking accounts. -------------------------- ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS Indicated below are types of Electronic Fund Transfers we are capable of handling, some of which may not apply to your account. Please read this disclosure carefully because it tells you your rights and obligations for the transactions listed. You should keep this notice for future reference. Electronic Fund Transfers Initiated By Third Parties. You may authorize a third party to initiate electronic fund transfers between your account and the third party's account. These transfers to make or receive payment may be one-time occurrences or may recur as directed by you. These transfers may use the Automated Clearing House (ACH) or other payments network. Your authorization to the third party to make these transfers can occur in a number of ways. For example, your authorization to convert a check or draft to an electronic fund transfer or to electronically pay a returned check or draft charge can occur when a merchant provides you with notice and you go forward with the transaction (typically, at the point of purchase, a merchant will post a sign and print the notice on a receipt). In all cases, these third party transfers will require you to provide the third party with your account number and credit union information. This information can be found on your check or draft as well as on a deposit or withdrawal slip. Thus, you should only provide your credit union and account information (whether over the phone, the Internet, or via some other method) to trusted third parties whom you have authorized to initiate these electronic fund transfers. Examples of these transfers include, but are not limited to:
PAL Telephone Transfers - types of transfers and dollar limitations - You may access your account by telephone 24 hours a day at (516) 825-8060 (PAL), or from (516) 561-0030 using your personal identification number and account numbers, to:
ATM Transfers - types of transfers, dollar limitations, and charges - You may access your account(s) by ATM using your NEFCU VISA® Check Card and personal identification number, to:
Some of these services may not be available at all terminals. Types of NEFCU VISA® Check Card Point-of-Sale Transactions - You may access your checking or savings accounts to purchase goods (in person or by phone), pay for services (in person or by phone), get cash from a merchant, if the merchant permits, or from a participating financial institution, and do anything that a participating merchant will accept. Point-of-Sale Transactions - dollar and frequency limitations - Using your card:
Some of these services may not be available at all terminals. Currency Conversion and International Transactions. When you use your VISA® Check Card at a merchant that settles in currency other than US dollars, the charge will be converted into the US dollar amount. The currency conversion rate used to determine the transaction amount in US dollars is either a rate selected by Visa from the range of rates available in wholesale currency markets for the applicable central processing date, which rate may vary from the rate Visa itself receives, or the government-mandated rate in effect for the applicable central processing date. The conversion rate in effect on the processing date may differ from the rate in effect on the transaction date or posting date. We will charge you a 1% international transaction fee on all international transactions regardless of whether there is a currency conversion. An international transaction is a transaction where the country of the merchant is outside the USA. Advisory Against Illegal Use. You agree not to use your card(s) for illegal gambling or other illegal purpose. Display of a payment card logo by, for example, an online merchant does not necessarily mean that transactions are lawful in all jurisdictions in which the cardholder may be located. NEFCU reserves the right to revoke charging privileges based on misuse of card or credit union account such as illegal activity or violation of this agreement. Non-Visa Debit Transaction Processing. We have enabled non-Visa debit transaction processing. This means you may use your Check Card on a PIN-Debit Network* (a non-Visa network) without using a PIN. The non-Visa debit network(s) for which such transactions are enabled are: NYCE Network. Examples of the types of actions that you may be required to make to initiate a Visa transaction on your Check Card include signing a receipt, providing a card number over the phone or via the Internet, or swiping the card through a point-of-sale terminal. Examples of the types of actions you may be required to make to initiate a transaction on a PIN-Debit Network include initiating a payment directly with the biller (possibly via telephone, Internet, or kiosk locations), responding to a logo displayed at a payment site and choosing to direct payment through that network, and having your identity verified using known information derived from an existing relationship with you instead of through use of a PIN. Examples of the types of actions you may be required to make to initiate a transaction on a PIN-Debit Network include initiate a transaction on the NYCE Network include initiating a payment directly with the biller, possibly via telephone, Internet, or kiosk locations. NYCE Network billers are required to display the NYCE logo. NYCE Network billers must also allow you to choose how your payment is directed. Thus, you could see the NYCE logo and choose to direct your payment through the NYCE Network. In addition, NYCE Bill Payments are not authenticated with a PIN; instead the biller authenticates your identity using known information derived from an existing relationship with you. The provisions of your agreement with us relating only to Visa transactions are not applicable to non-Visa transactions. For example, the additional limits on liability (sometimes referred to as Visa's zero-liability program) and the streamlined error resolution procedures offered on Visa debit card transactions are not applicable to transactions processed on a PIN-Debit Network. *Visa Rules generally define PIN-Debit Network as a non-Visa debit network that typically authenticates transactions by use of a personal identification number (PIN) but that is not generally known for having a card program. e-PAL Computer Transfers - types of transfers and dollar limitations - You may access your account(s) by computer 24 hours a day by using your personal identification number and your social security number or user ID, to:
FEES
ATM Operator/Network Fees. When you use an ATM not owned by us, you may be charged a fee by the ATM operator or any network used (and you may be charged a fee for a balance inquiry even if you do not complete a fund transfer). DOCUMENTATION
PREAUTHORIZED PAYMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION'S LIABILITY Liability for failure to make transfers. If we do not complete a transfer to or from your account on time or in the correct amount according to our agreement with you, we will be liable for your losses or damages. However, there are some exceptions. We will not be liable, for instance:
CONFIDENTIALITY We will disclose information to third parties about your account or the transfers you make:
UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFERS (a) Consumer liability. • Generally. Tell us AT ONCE if you believe your card and/or code has been lost or stolen, or if you believe that an electronic fund transfer has been made without your permission using information from your check or draft. Telephoning is the best way of keeping your possible losses down. You could lose all the money in your account (plus your maximum overdraft line of credit). If you tell us within 2 business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your card and/or code, you can lose no more than $50 if someone used your card and/or code without your permission. If you do NOT tell us within 2 business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your card and/or code, and we can prove we could have stopped someone from using your card and/or code without your permission if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500. Also, if your statement shows transfers that you did not make, including those made by card, code or other means, tell us at once. If you do not tell us within 60 days after the statement was mailed to you, you may not get back any money you lost after the 60 days if we can prove that we could have stopped someone from taking the money if you had told us in time. If a good reason (such as a long trip or a hospital stay) kept you from telling us, we will extend the time periods. • Additional Limit on Liability for NEFCU VISA® Check Card. Unless you have been grossly negligent or have engaged in fraud, you will not be liable for any unauthorized transactions using your lost or stolen NEFCU VISA® Check Card. This additional limit on liability does not apply to ATM transactions or to transactions using your Personal Identification Number which are not processed by VISA®. (b) Contact in event of unauthorized transfer. If you believe your card and/or code has been lost or stolen, call or write us at the telephone number or address listed in this brochure. You should also call the number or write to the address listed in this brochure if you believe a transfer has been made using the information from your check or draft without your permission. ERROR RESOLUTION NOTICE In Case of Errors or Questions About Your Electronic Transfers, Call or Write us at the telephone number or address listed in this brochure, as soon as you can, if you think your statement or receipt is wrong or if you need more information about a transfer listed on the statement or receipt. If you call you are still required to inform us in writing no later than 60 days after we sent the FIRST statement on which the problem or error appeared.
If you tell us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in writing within 10 business days. We will determine whether an error occurred within 10 business days (5 business days for NEFCU VISA® Check Card point-of-sale transactions processed by Visa and 20 business days if the transfer involved a new account) after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45 days (90 days if the transfer involved a new account, a point-of-sale transaction, or a foreign-initiated transfer) to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will credit your account within 10 business days (5 business days for NEFCU VISA® Check Card point-of-sale transactions processed by Visa and 20 business days if the transfer involved a new account) for the amount you think is in error, so that you will have the use of the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within 10 business days, we may not credit your account. Your account is considered a new account for the first 30 days after the first deposit is made, unless each of you already has an established account with us before this account is opened. We will tell you the results within three business days after completing our investigation. If we decide that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation. You may ask for copies of the documents that we used in our investigation. NASSAU EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION NOTICE OF ATM/NIGHT DEPOSIT As with all financial transactions, please exercise discretion when using an automated teller machine (ATM) or night deposit facility. For your own safety, be careful. The following suggestions may be helpful.
-------------------------- YOUR ABILITY TO WITHDRAW FUNDS This policy statement applies to all accounts. Our policy is to make funds from your deposits available to you as per the schedule of check holds at the end of this section. During the delay, you may not withdraw the funds in cash and we will not use the funds to pay checks that you have written. Please remember that even after we have made funds available to you, and you have withdrawn the funds, you are still responsible for checks you deposit that are returned to us unpaid and for any other problems involving your deposit. DETERMINING THE AVAILABILITY OF A DEPOSIT For determining the availability of your deposits, every day is a business day, except Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays. If you make a deposit before closing on a business day that we are open, we will consider that day to be the day of your deposit. However, if you make a deposit after closing or on a day we are not open, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open. If you make a deposit at an ATM before 3:30 P.M. on a business day that we are open, we will consider that day to be the day of your deposit. However, if you make a deposit at an ATM after 3:30 P.M. or on a day we are not open, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open. The length of the delay varies depending on the type of deposit and is explained below. CHECK HOLDS TYPE OF DEPOSIT - NEFCU POLICY Cash - Immediate CHECKS Payroll - Immediate * For check clearing purposes only. Other Check Deposits Subject The first $100 from a deposit of other checks will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit. The remaining funds will be available on the second business day after the day of your deposit. For example, if you deposit a check of $700 on a Monday, $100 of the deposit is available on Tuesday. The remaining $600 is available on Wednesday. If we cash a check for you that is drawn on another bank, we may withhold the availability of a corresponding amount of funds that are already in your account. Those funds will be available at the time funds from the check we cashed would have been available if you had deposited it. If we accept for deposit a check that is drawn on another bank, we may make funds from the deposit available for withdrawal immediately but delay your availability to withdraw a corresponding amount of funds that you have on deposit in another account with us. The funds in the other account would then not be available for withdrawal until the time periods that are described elsewhere in this disclosure for the type of check that you deposited. CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMITATION For checks subject to second-day availability, we place certain limitations on withdrawals in cash. In general, $100 of a deposit is available for withdrawal in cash on the first business day after the day of deposit. In addition, a total of $400 of other funds becoming available on the second day after the day of deposit is available for withdrawal in cash on or after 3:00 P.M. on that day. Any remaining funds will be available for withdrawal in cash on the following business day. LONGER DELAYS MAY APPLY Funds you deposit by check may be delayed for a longer period under the following circumstances:
We will notify you if we delay your ability to withdraw funds for any of these reasons, and we will tell you when the funds will be available. They will generally be available no later than the seventh business day after the day of your deposit. SPECIAL RULES FOR NEW ACCOUNTS If you are a new member, the following special rules will apply during the first 30 days your account is open. Funds from electronic direct deposits to your account will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Funds from deposits of cash, wire transfers, and the first $5,000 of a day's total deposits of cashier's, certified, teller's, traveler's, and federal, state and local government checks will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit if the deposit meets certain conditions. For example, the checks must be payable to you (and you may have to use a special deposit slip). The excess over $5,000 will be available on the ninth business day after the day of your deposit. If your deposit of these checks (other than a U.S. Treasury check) is not made in person to one of our employees, the first $5,000 will not be available until the second business day after the day of your deposit. Funds from all other check deposits will be available no later than the ninth business day after the day of your deposit. Wire transfers (domestic or international) cannot be sent from your new membership account within the first 30 days of new member account opening. You can, however, receive an inbound wire transfer into your account. -------------------------- TRUTH-IN-SAVINGS DISCLOSURE SHARE SAVINGS ACCOUNT Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time, as determined by the NEFCU Board of Directors. Compounding and crediting - Dividends will be compounded every month. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly. For example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: The minimum required to open this account is the purchase of a share in the credit union. Please see the bylaw requirements in the Common Features section for additional information. If the balance in your account falls below $5.00 then this account may be closed. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: During any statement cycle, you may not make more than six withdrawals or transfers to another credit union account of yours (except a loan) or to a third party by means of a preauthorized, automatic, or computer transfer, telephonic order or instruction, or by debit card or similar order to a third party. If you exceed the transfer limitations set forth above, your account will be subject to closure by the credit union. Par value of a share: The par value of a share in this account is $5.00. Fees and charges: An excess withdrawal fee will be charged for each transaction in excess of the above limitations. KID'S DOLLAR DOG SHARE ACCOUNT Children or a child, age 10 years or younger, may establish a Dollar Dog Share account as long as a parent, legal guardian, or an adult member of the child's family has joint ownership of the account. Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time, as determined by the NEFCU Board of Directors. Compounding and crediting - Dividends will be compounded every month. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly, for example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: The minimum required to open this account is the purchase of a share in the credit union. Please see the bylaw requirements in the Common Features section for additional information. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: During any statement cycle, you may not make more than six withdrawals or transfers to another credit union account of yours or to a third party by means of a preauthorized, automatic, or computer transfer, telephonic order or instruction, or by debit card or similar order to a third party. If you exceed the transfer limitations set forth above, your account will be subject to closure by the credit union. Par value of a share: The par value of a share in this account is $5.00. This account will automatically convert to an Elements Share account when the child reaches 11 years of age. Fees and charges: An excess withdrawal fee will be charged for each transaction in excess of the above limitations. ELEMENTS SHARE ACCOUNT A teen, age 11-17 years, may establish an Elements Share account individually or jointly. Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time, as determined by the NEFCU Board of Directors. Compounding and crediting -Dividends will be compounded every month. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly, for example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: The minimum required to open this account is the purchase of a share in the credit union. Please see the bylaw requirements in the Common Features section for additional information. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: During any statement cycle, you may not make more than six withdrawals or transfers to another credit union account of yours or to a third party by means of a preauthorized, automatic, or computer transfer, telephonic order or instruction, or by debit card or similar order to a third party. If you exceed the transfer limitations set forth above, your account will be subject to closure by the credit union. Par value of a share: The par value of a share in this account is $5.00. This account will automatically convert to a Share Account when the minor reaches 18 years of age. Fees and charges: An excess withdrawal fee will be charged for each transaction in excess of the above limitations. CLUB (HOLIDAY/VACATION) ACCOUNT Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time, as determined by the NEFCU Board of Directors. Compounding and crediting - Dividends will be compounded every month. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly. For example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: No minimum balance requirements apply to this account. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: You may not make any withdrawals or transfers out of this account. If any withdrawal is made from this account before the payout date (mid October for the Holiday account; mid June for the Vacation account) then this account may be closed and all accrued interest will be forfeited. At the end of the club term the balance in the account will be transferred to your Share Savings account with us. You have the option to transfer the proceeds into another account. IRA SAVERS DIVIDEND ACCOUNT Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time, as determined by the NEFCU Board of Directors. Compounding and crediting - Dividends will be compounded every month. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly. For example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: No minimum balance requirements apply to this account. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: During any statement cycle, you may not make more than six withdrawals or transfers to another credit union account of yours (except a loan) or to a third party by means of a preauthorized, automatic or computer transfer or telephone order or instruction. Refer to IRA disclosure for information concerning distributions, rollovers, or transfers. Fees and charges: An excess withdrawal fee will be charged for each transaction in excess of the above limitations. SUPER SAVER ACCOUNT Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time, as determined by the NEFCU Board of Directors. Compounding and crediting - Dividends will be compounded every month. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly. For example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: The minimum balance required to open this account is $10,000.00. You must maintain a minimum daily balance of $10,000.00 to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield. If the balance in this account drops below $10,000.00 on any day, the account may earn a lower annual percentage yield or may not earn dividends. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: During any statement cycle, you may not make more than six withdrawals or transfers to another credit union account of yours (except a loan) or to a third party by means of a preauthorized, automatic or computer transfer or telephone order or instruction. Fees and charges: An excess withdrawal fee will be charged for each transaction in excess of the above limitations. TUITION BUILDER ACCOUNT Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change every quarter. The dividend rate for your account will be equal to the average of the past three months' dividend rates on the 6-Month Term Certificate Account. Compounding and crediting - Dividends will be compounded every day. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly. For example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: The minimum balance required to open this account is $100.00. If the balance in this account drops below $100.00 on any day, the account will be closed and the remaining balance will be transferred to a Share Savings account. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: Withdrawals from this account can only be made in June and December without required documentation, or at any time accompanied by a bill for tuition at an educational facility. Any withdrawals other than the above shall be subject to a penalty of 90 days dividends at the current rate, whether earned or not, on the amount withdrawn. During any statement cycle, you may not make more than six withdrawals or transfers to another credit union account of yours (except a loan) or to a third party by means of a preauthorized, automatic or computer transfer or telephone order or instruction. Fees and charges: An excess withdrawal fee will be charged for each transaction in excess of the above limitations. GO GREEN CHECKING ACCOUNT Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time, as determined by the NEFCU Board of Directors. If an account is closed out prior to months end dividends crediting, dividends will not be paid on balances of $25,000.00 or less. Compounding and crediting - Dividends will be compounded every month. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly, for example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: No minimum balance requirements apply to this account. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Minimum account activity requirements:
If the minimum activity requirements are not met and your balance is $25,000 or below for the current statement cycle, you will not be paid any dividends for that statement cycle. ATM fees reimbursement - If you have met the minimum account activity requirements for the statement cycle, we will reimburse your foreign ATM fees charged by other financial institutions for that cycle up to a maximum of $15.00 per month. Fees and charges: Please refer to our separate fee schedule for details. SIMPLE CHECKING ACCOUNT Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time, as determined by the NEFCU Board of Directors. Compounding and crediting - Dividends will be compounded every month. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly. For example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: No minimum balance requirements apply to this account. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: No transaction limitations apply to this account unless otherwise stated in the Common Features section. eCHECKING ACCOUNT Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time, as determined by the NEFCU Board of Directors. Compounding and crediting - Dividends will be compounded every month. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly. For example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: No minimum balance requirements apply to this account. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: No transaction limitations apply to this account unless otherwise stated in the Common Features section. Additional Features: eChecking statements are delivered via the internet. If you wish to receive paper statements, a fee will apply. Refer to our fee schedule. ELEMENTS CHECKING ACCOUNT A teen, age 11-16 years, may establish an Elements Checking account as long as a parent, legal guardian, or an adult member of the minor's family has joint ownership of the account. A minor, age 17 years, can establish an individual account. Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time, as determined by the NEFCU Board of Directors. Compounding and crediting - Dividends will be compounded every month. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly, for example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: No minimum balance requirements apply to this account. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: No transaction limitations apply to this account unless otherwise stated in the Common Features section. This account will automatically convert to a Simple Checking account when the minor reaches 18 years of age. Debit Card Transaction Limitations - The Elements Checking account is eligible for issuance of a Debit Card. Debit Card transactions are limited to a total daily amount of $400.00 on signature-based and $400.00 on POS (Point of Sale) and cash withdrawals. CORNERSTONE MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT Rate Information: The dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time, as determined by the NEFCU Board of Directors. Compounding and crediting - Dividends will be compounded every month. Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly, for example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: The minimum balance required to open this account is $2,500.00. You must maintain a minimum daily balance of $2,500.00 in your account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: The minimum amount you may withdraw is $250.00 per withdrawal. During any statement cycle, you may not make more than six withdrawals or transfers to another credit union account of yours (except a loan) or to a third party by means of a preauthorized, automatic, or computer transfer, telephonic order or instruction, or by check, draft, or similar order to a third party. If you exceed the transfer limitations set forth above, your account will be subject to closure by the credit union. Fees and charges: An excess withdrawal fee will be charged for each transaction in excess of the above limitations. TERM CERTIFICATE ACCOUNTS Rate Information - Please refer to our separate rate schedule for additional information about dividend rates. Compounding frequency - Unless otherwise paid, dividends will be compounded every day. Crediting frequency - Dividends will be credited to your account every month. Alternatively, except for IRAs, you may choose to have dividends paid to you by mail or credited to another account every month, rather than credited to this account. Dividend period - For this account type, the dividend period is monthly. For example, the beginning date of the first dividend period of the calendar year is January 1, and the ending date of such dividend period is January 31. All other dividend periods follow this same pattern of dates. The dividend declaration date is the last day of the dividend period, and for the example above is January 31. Minimum balance requirements: The minimum balance required to open this account is $1,000.00 except $500.00 for IRAs. You must maintain a minimum daily balance of $1,000.00 or $500.00 for IRA Term Certificates in your account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield, and keep the Term Certificate open. Daily balance computation method - Dividends are calculated by the daily balance method which applies a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day. Accrual of dividends on noncash deposits - Dividends will begin to accrue on the business day you place noncash items (for example, checks) to your account. Transaction limitations: After the account is opened, you may not make additions into the account until the maturity date stated on the account. Except for certain IRA Term Certificates: For an IRA Term Certificate with an original maturity or renewal term of two years or less; deposits of any amount may be made prior to maturity. You may make withdrawals of principal from your account before maturity. Principal withdrawn before maturity is included in the amount subject to early withdrawal penalty. If a withdrawal draws the balance below $1,000.00 or $500.00 for IRA Term Certificates, the certificate must be closed. You can only withdraw dividends credited before maturity of the current term without penalty. Time requirements - Your account will mature ---------------------------------------------------------------- . Early withdrawal penalties (a penalty may be imposed for withdrawals before maturity) -
In certain circumstances such as the death or incompetence of an owner of this account, the law permits, or in some cases requires, the waiver of the early withdrawal penalty. Other exceptions may also apply, for example, if this is part of an IRA or other tax-deferred savings plan. Withdrawal of dividends prior to maturity - The annual percentage yield is based on an assumption that dividends will remain in the account until maturity. A withdrawal will reduce earnings. See your plan disclosure if this account is part of an IRA. Automatically renewable account - This account will automatically renew at maturity. You may prevent renewal if we receive written notice from you before maturity of your intention not to renew, or you withdraw the funds in the account at maturity (or within the grace period mentioned below, if any). We can prevent renewal if we mail notice to you at least 30 calendar days before maturity. If either you or we prevent renewal and you enter the grace period described below, dividends will continue to accrue after final maturity for up to seven days. The dividend rate will be the rate in effect on the day of maturity. The renewal term will be the minimum term for that account type. The dividend rate will be the same we offer on new term certificate accounts on the maturity date which have the same term, minimum balance and other features as the original term certificate account. You will have a grace period of seven calendar days after maturity to withdraw the funds without being charged an early withdrawal penalty. All terms and conditions disclosed above for the term certificate accounts apply equally to IRAs, except as otherwise stated. COMMON FEATURES Bylaw requirements: You must complete payment of one share in your Share account as a condition of membership. Transaction limitation - We reserve the right to at any time require not less than seven days' notice in writing before each withdrawal from an interest-bearing account other than a time deposit, or from any other savings account as defined by Regulation D. Nature of dividends - Dividends are paid from current income and available earnings, after required transfers to reserves at the end of a dividend period. (This disclosure further explains the dividend feature of your share account(s).) National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund - Member accounts in this credit union are federally insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. Please refer to our separate fee schedule for additional information about charges and our rate schedule for dividend rates. Explanation of the crediting of dividends for Savings and Term Certificates: Dividends are accrued through the end of the dividend period but paid one business day prior to the end of the dividend period. All transactions conducted on the last business day of the dividend period will have the effected accrual of dividends credited to their account at the end of the following dividend period. Main Office: Call: (516) 561-0030 Click: www.nassaued.org PAL Touchtone Transactions: e-mail: info@nassaued.org For more information or branch
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