CONSUMER DEPOSIT ACCOUNT AGREEMENT AND DISCLOSURE
This disclosure contains information about terms, fees and interest rates for our Personal Deposit Solutions that we offer.
EA$Y CHECKING
- Rate Information: This account is a non-interest-bearing account with a $.10 reward for every debit card Point-Of-Sale Transaction, up to $20.00 per month.
- Balance Information: No minimum balances and no account fees.
- Limitations: You must deposit $100.00 to open this account. There is a mailed statement fee of $3.00.
INCOME CHECKING
A basic checking account that earns you a competitive rate of interest.
- Rate Information: This Account is an interest-bearing account. The interest rate and annual percentage yield will depend upon the daily balance in the account as shown on the Rate Chart. The interest rate and annual percentage yield may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account Daily. Interest begins to accrue no later than the business day we receive credit for the deposit of noncash items (for example, checks). Interest will be compounded daily and will be credited to the account monthly. If this account is used as an IOLTA Trust Account, then Interest (less applicable fees and service charges) will be sent to the Texas Access to Justice Foundation.
- Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum balance of $1,500.00 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.
- Limitations: You must deposit $200.00 to open this account.
- Account Fees: A monthly service charge of $10.00 will be imposed if the balance in the account falls below $1,500.00 any day of the statement cycle.
R BEST CHECKING
A basic checking account that can earn a high rate of interest and get ATM fee refunds nationwide when you meet the simple qualifications. Limit two (2) accounts per tax identification number.
- Rate Information: This Account is an interest-bearing account. The interest rate and annual percentage yield will depend upon the daily balance in the account as shown on the Rate Chart. The interest rate and annual percentage yield may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account Daily. Interest begins to accrue no later than the business day we receive credit for the deposit of noncash items (for example, checks). Interest will be compounded daily and will be credited to the account monthly.
- Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum balance of $0.01 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed percentage yield.
- Limitations: You must deposit $100.00 to open this account. In order to receive the maximum interest rate and ATM fee refunds, the minimum monthly activity required is:
- Have one (1) recurring Direct Deposit or ACH Credit post and settle from your account per qualification cycle, with a minimum ACH amount of $250.00;
- Have Six (6) or more transactions post and settle per qualification cycle by using the R Bank Cash & Check Card (excluding ATM transactions);
- Enroll and receive electronic statement (e-Statement).
A base rate will be earned on all balances if qualifications are not met. ATM fee refunds are awarded each cycle when qualifications are met, up to $20.00 per month. If you have met your qualifications for the specified qualification cycle, we will reimburse you for domestic ATM fees. ATM fee reimbursements will be credited to your account on the last day of your statement cycle. ATM fees will be reimbursed up to a maximum of $20.00 per statement cycle. If you believe that you have not been reimbursed the correct amount, please contact us. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after the statement cycle when the reimbursement was applicable. Note: ATM withdrawals do not count as qualifying debit card transactions for purposes of earning rewards within this account.
- Account Fees: There is no monthly service charge for this account.
REFRESH CHECKING
- Rate Information: This account is a non-interest-bearing account.
- Balance Information: No minimum balances and no minimum balance fees.
- Limitations: You must deposit $25.00 to open this account. There is no Automatic Overdraft (AOD) coverage allowed for this product. Items presented against an insufficient balance shall be returned to the payee of an item without a Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) fee. Checks are not included with this product. The standard Overdraft Policy rules do not apply to this product. The default statement type for this product is a paper statement without a charge.
- Account Fees: There is no monthly service charge for this account.
PERSONAL SAVINGS
- Rate Information: This Account is an interest-bearing account. The interest rate and annual percentage yield will depend upon the daily balance in the account as shown on the Rate Chart. The interest rate and annual percentage yield may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account at any time. Interest begins to accrue no later than the business day we receive credit for the deposit of noncash items (for example, checks). Interest will be compounded daily and will be credited to the account quarterly.
- Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum balance of $200.00 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.
- Limitations: You must deposit $200.00 to open this account. You may make six (6) transfers from your account each statement cycle, if by preauthorized or automatic transfer, or telephone (including data transmission) agreement, order or instruction, by check, draft, debit card or similar order (including POS transactions), made by the depositor and payable to third parties. Transfers and withdrawals made in person, by messenger, by mail or at an ATM are unlimited.
- Account Fees: A monthly service charge of $4.00 will be imposed each month if the balance in the account falls below $200.00 any day of the month. An excess withdrawal fee of $10.00 will be charged for each withdrawal in excess of six (6) per statement cycle.
KIDS SAVERS CLUB SAVINGS
An account designed to teach young savers to achieve financial goals today and into adulthood.
- Rate Information: This Account is an interest-bearing account. The interest rate and annual percentage yield are included in the Rate Chart. The interest rate and annual percentage yield may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account at any time. Interest begins to accrue no later than the business day we receive credit for the deposit of noncash items (for example, checks). Interest will be compounded daily and will be credited to the account quarterly.
- Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum balance of $200.00 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.
- Limitations: You must deposit $200.00 to open this account. You may make six (6) transfers from your account each statement cycle, if by preauthorized or automatic transfer, or telephone (including data transmission) agreement, order or instruction, by check, draft, debit card or similar order (including POS transactions), made by the depositor and payable to third parties. Transfers and withdrawals made in person, by messenger, by mail or at an ATM are unlimited.
- Account Fees: A monthly service charge of $3.00 will be imposed each month if the balance in the account falls below $200.00 any day of the month. An excess withdrawal fee of $10.00 will be charged for each withdrawal in excess of six (6) per statement cycle. Balance requirements are waived for minor children until the minor reaches his/her 22nd birth date.
HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT
- Rate Information: This Account is an interest-bearing account. The interest rate and annual percentage yield will depend upon the daily balance in the account as shown on the Rate Chart. The interest rate and annual percentage yield may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account at any time. Interest begins to accrue no later than the business day we receive credit for the deposit of noncash items (for example, checks). Interest will be compounded daily and will be credited to the account quarterly.
- Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum balance of $0.01 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.
- Limitations: You must deposit $25.00 to open this account.
- Account Fees: A monthly service charge of $2.00 will be imposed each month if the balance in the account falls below $500.00 any day of the month.
PERSONAL MONEY MARKET
- Rate Information: This Account is an interest-bearing account. The interest rate and annual percentage yield will depend upon the daily balance in the account as shown on the Rate Chart. The interest rate and annual percentage yield may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account at any time. Interest begins to accrue no later than the business day we receive credit for the deposit of noncash items (for example, checks). Interest will be compounded daily and will be credited to the account monthly.
- Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum balance of $2,500.00 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.
- Limitations: You must deposit $200.00 to open this account. You may make six (6) transfers from your account each statement cycle, if by preauthorized or automatic transfer, or telephone (including data transmission) agreement, order or instruction, by check, draft, debit card or similar order (including POS transactions), made by the depositor and payable to third parties. Transfers and withdrawals made in person, by messenger, by mail or at an ATM are unlimited.
- Account Fees: A monthly service charge of $10.00 will be imposed if the balance in the account falls below $2,500.00 any day of the statement cycle. An excess withdrawal fee of $10.00 will be charged for each withdrawal in excess of six (6) during a statement cycle.
PREMIUM MONEY MARKET
- Rate Information: This Account is an interest-bearing account. The interest rate and annual percentage yield will depend upon the daily balance in the account as shown on the Rate Chart. The interest rate and annual percentage yield may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account at any time. Interest begins to accrue no later than the business day we receive credit for the deposit of noncash items (for example, checks). Interest will be compounded daily and will be credited to the account monthly.
- Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum balance of $10,000.00 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.
- Limitations: You must deposit $2,500.00 to open this account. You may make six (6) transfers from your account each statement cycle, if by preauthorized or automatic transfer, or telephone (including data transmission) agreement, order or instruction, by check, draft, debit card or similar order (including POS transactions), made by the depositor and payable to third parties. Transfers and withdrawals made in person, by messenger, by mail or at an ATM are unlimited.
- Account Fees: A monthly service charge of $15.00 will be imposed if the balance in the account falls below $10,000.00 any day of the statement cycle. An excess withdrawal fee of $10.00 will be charged for each withdrawal in excess of six (6) during a statement cycle.
HIGH YIELD MONEY MARKET
- Rate Information: This Account is an interest-bearing account. The interest rate and annual percentage yield will depend upon the daily balance in the account as shown on the Rate Chart. The interest rate and annual percentage yield may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account at any time. Interest begins to accrue no later than the business day we receive credit for the deposit of noncash items (for example, checks). Interest will be compounded daily and will be credited to the account monthly.
- Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum balance of $25,000.00 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.
- Limitations: You must deposit $2,500.00 to open this account. You may make six (6) transfers from your account each statement cycle, if by preauthorized or automatic transfer, or telephone (including data transmission) agreement, order or instruction, by check, draft, debit card or similar order (including POS transactions), made by the depositor and payable to third parties. Transfers and withdrawals made in person, by messenger, by mail or at an ATM are unlimited.
- Account Fees: A monthly service charge of $15.00 will be imposed if the balance in the account falls below $25,000.00 any day of the statement cycle. An excess withdrawal fee of
$10.00 will be charged for each withdrawal in excess of six (6) during a statement cycle.
CHAMPIONS CONSUMER MONEY MARKET
- Rate Information: This Account is an interest-bearing account. The interest rate and annual percentage yield will depend upon the daily balance in the account as shown on the Rate Chart. The interest rate and annual percentage yield may change. At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on the account at any time. Interest begins to accrue no later than the business day we receive credit for the deposit of noncash items (for example, checks). Interest will be compounded daily and will be credited to the account monthly.
- Balance Information: We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on the account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day. You must maintain a minimum balance of $750,000.00 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.
- Limitations: You must deposit $2,500.00 to open this account. You may make six (6) transfers from your account each statement cycle, if by preauthorized or automatic transfer, or telephone (including data transmission) agreement, order or instruction, by check, draft, debit card or similar order (including POS transactions), made by the depositor and payable to third parties. Transfers and withdrawals made in person, by messenger, by mail or at an ATM are unlimited.
- Account Fees: A monthly service charge of $25.00 will be imposed if the balance in the account falls below $25,000.00 any day of the statement cycle. An excess withdrawal fee of
$10.00 will be charged for each withdrawal in excess of six (6) during a statement cycle.
MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND CHARGES
ATM Fees
Non-R Bank ATM Transactions: $2.00
Banking Services
- Account Balancing/Research: $30.00 per hour minimum
- Authorized Overdraft Privilege: $35.00
- Automatic Overdraft Transfer Fee: $10.00
- Balance Inquiry by Telephone: $2.00
- Cash/Currency Deposited: $0.125 fee for cash deposited
- Coin (per roll): $0.15
- Chargeback Item/Re-deposit fee: $10.00
- Currency (strapped): $0.35
- Deposit Correction: $1.00
- Excessive Withdrawal Fee – All Savings and Money Market accounts: $10.00
- Instant Issue Debit Card Reprint Fee: $7.50
- Monthly Money Service Business (MSB) Fee: $300.00
- NSF (Non-Sufficient Funds): $35.00
- Night Depository Lock Bag: $20.00
- Night Depository Replacement Key: $5.00
- Statement – Mailed: $3.00
- Statement – Special Printout: $5.00
- Statement- Duplicate, Mailed: $10.00
- Statement Item Copies: $2.00
- Statement – Undeliverable: $5.00
- Stop Payment: $35.00
- Telephone Transfer (Live): $5.00
- Temporary Checks: $1.00 per page
Collections
- Collection Item(s)-Domestic: $15.00 plus processing fees
- Collection Item(s)-Foreign: $25.00 plus processing fees
Miscellaneous
Check Cashing for non-account holders:
- 2% of checks equal to or greater than $2,500, no fee for checks less than $2,500
- Cashier’s/Official Check: $5.00
- Copies – per page: $0.50
- Fax – per page: $0.50
Legal
- Garnishment/Levy/Lien/Court Order: $50.00 plus cost
Wires
- Wire Transfer – Outgoing (Domestic): $25.00
- Wire Transfer – Outgoing (International): $50.00
Treasury Management Services
- ACH Origination: $30.00 per month
- Wire Transfer Fees within Treasury Management – Outgoing Domestic only: $15.00
- Remote Deposit Capture: $30.00 per month
- Scanner Fee – Buy: $300.00
- Scanner Fee – Rent: $10.00 per month
- Lockbox Processing Services
- Lockbox Remittance Fee: $50.00 month
- Per Item fee: refer to Commercial Account Analysis Fee Disclosure
- Commercial Vault Services: Fee based on transaction volume
- Cash/Currency Deposited: $0.125 fee for cash deposited
Safety Deposit Box Services*
- 3×10 Safe Deposit Box Annual Rental Fee: $40.00
- 5×10 Safe Deposit Box Annual Rental Fee: $60.00
- 10×10 Safe Deposit Box Annual Rental Fee: $80.00
- Security Key Deposit: $20.00
- Past Due Fee: $10.00
- Drilling Fee: $50.00 plus vendor fee
- Lost Key Fee: $15.00
*At Selected Banking Centers
FUNDS AVAILABILITY POLICY DISCLOSURE
Your ability to withdrawal funds at R Bank.
Our policy is to make funds from your cash and check deposits available to you on the first business day after the day we receive your deposit. However, funds from electronic direct deposits will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Once the funds are available, you can withdraw them in cash and/or we will use them to pay checks that you have written. For determining the availability of your deposits, every day is a business day, except Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. If you make a deposit during business hours 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 outside of business hours or on a day, we are not open, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open.
Reservation of Right to Hold.
In some cases, we will not make all of the funds that you deposit by check available to you on the first business day after the day of your deposit. Depending on the type of check that you deposit, funds may not be available until the second business day after the day of your deposit. The first $225.00 of your deposit, however, may be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit. If we are not going to make all of the funds from your deposit available on the first business day, we will notify you at the time you make your deposit. We will also tell you when the funds will be available. If your deposit is not made directly to one of our employees, or if we decide to take this action after you have left the premises, we will mail you the notice by the business day after we receive your deposit. If you need the funds from a deposit right away, you should ask us when the funds will be available.
Longer Delays May Apply.
We may delay your ability to withdraw funds deposited by check into your account an additional number of days for these reasons:
- You deposit checks totaling more than $5,525 on any one day.
- You redeposit a check that has been returned unpaid.
- You have overdrawn your account repeatedly in the last six months.
- We believe a check you deposit will not be paid.
- There is an emergency, such as failure of computer or communications equipment.
We will notify you if we delay your ability to withdraw funds for any of these reasons, and we will tell you when the funds will be available. They will generally be available no later than the seventh business day after the day of your deposit.
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 deposited it. If we except 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 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.
Special Rules for New Accounts.
If you are a new customer, the following special rules will apply during the first 30 days your account is open:
Funds from electronic direct deposits to your account will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Funds from deposits of cash, wire transfers, and the first $5,525 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. The excess over $5,525 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 $5,525 will not be available until the second business day after the day of your deposit.
Funds from deposits of checks drawn on R BANK will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit. Funds from all other check deposits will be available on the ninth business day after the day of your deposit.
ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER AGREEMENT AND DISCLOSURES
This Agreement and Disclosure is made in compliance with federal law regulating electronic funds transfer (EFT) services. Electronic funds transfers are electronically initiated transfers of money involving an account at the Financial Institution. The following disclosures set forth your and our rights and responsibilities concerning the electronic funds transfers. In this Agreement, the words “you” and “your” mean those who sign as applicants or any authorized user(s). The words “we”, “us” and “our” mean the Financial Institution. The abbreviation “PIN” or word “code” means a personal identification number.
ONLINE BANKING
Types of Transactions:
You may access certain account(s) you maintain with us by computer using your assigned user ID and password by accessing the online banking service. You may use the online banking service to perform the following functions:
- Transfer funds between eligible accounts.
- Obtain balance information on eligible accounts.
- Review transactions on eligible accounts.
- Make loan payments.
- Request withdrawal from savings account.
- Online bill payment.
- Obtain copy of statement.
- Order checks.
- Allow export of transaction history to personal finance manager.
- Online Mobile Deposit
- Transfer funds from your checking account with us to an account another financial institution.
- Transfer funds from your savings account with us to an account at another financial institution
- Transfer funds from your checking account to other individuals with Zelle
- Transfers funds from your savings account to other individuals with Zelle.
Limitations on Frequency and Amount:
For security purposes, there are limits on the frequency and amount of transfers you may make using this Online Banking Service.
Fees and Charges for Online Service:
There is no charge for banking online with us.
Preauthorized EFT (ACH)
Types of Preauthorized Transfers:
You may arrange for us to complete the following preauthorized transfers to or from your deposit accounts:
- Pay certain recurring bills from your checking or savings account.
Fees and Charges:
We do not charge for any preauthorized EFTs.
R Bank Cash & Check Card
Types of Transactions/Transfers: You may use the card and PIN issued you to pay for purchases from merchants who have agreed to accept the card at Point of Sale (POS) terminals within the networks identified on your card and such other terminals as the Bank may designate from time to time. Point of Sale (POS) transactions will be deducted from your Primary Account. Point of Sale (POS) transactions involving a refund will be credited to your Primary Account. You may also use the card to pay for purchases from merchants that accept the POS debit card with a MasterCard symbol. You may use the automated teller machine (ATM) card and personal identification number (PIN) issued to you to initiate transactions at ATMs of ours, ATMs within the networks identified on your card and such other facilities as we may designate from time to time. Unless you specify a different account during Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions, your Primary Account will be used for your transactions. Your Primary Account number and information may be obtained from the Combined ATM/POS/Debit Card Request Form. At present you may use your card to (some of these services may not be available at all ATMs):
- Withdraw cash from your checking account.
- Withdraw cash from your savings account.
- Obtain balance information on your deposit accounts.
- Transfer funds from savings to checking.
- Transfer funds from checking to savings.
Limitations on Frequency and Amount:
- You may withdraw up to a maximum of $500.00 (if there are sufficient funds in your account) per day.
- For security purposes, there are limits on the frequency and amount of transfers you may make using ATMs.
- You may purchase up to a maximum of $2500.00 worth of goods and services per day, exclusive of ATM withdrawals.
Fees and Charges:
- There is no charge for ATM withdrawals at machines owned by us.
- There is a $2.00 charge for each ATM withdrawal at machines we do not own, and which are not in the MoneyPass network.
- We do not charge for any POS transactions.
ATM 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).
Other EFT Transactions: You may access certain account(s) you maintain with us by other EFT transaction types as described below.
Electronic Check Conversion: You may authorize a merchant or other payee to make a one-time electronic payment from your account using information from your check to pay for purchases or pay bills. Electronic check conversion is a payment process in which a merchant or other payee (after obtaining your authorization) uses your check to gather routing, account, and check number information to initiate a one-time EFT. When information from your check is used to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day you make your payment. This type of EFT transaction involving a consumer account is covered by the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and this disclosure. A description of the transaction will appear on your statement.
Re-presented Check Transactions and Fees: You may authorize a merchant to electronically collect a fee associated with the re-presentment of a check that is returned due to insufficient or unavailable funds. The resulting fee transaction if debited as an EFT from a consumer account is covered by the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and this disclosure. When a merchant re- presents a check electronically, that transaction is not covered by the Electronic Funds Transfer Act or this disclosure. A description of the transaction will appear on your statement.
Reg E Account Opening Disclosure for the R Best Checking account only: When you use a domestic ATM not owned by us, you may be charged a fee by the ATM operator or network. You may be charged a fee for a balance inquiry even if you do not complete a fund transfer. If you have met your qualifications for the specified qualification cycle, we will reimburse you for domestic ATM fees. ATM fee reimbursements will be credited to your account on the last day of your statement cycle. ATM fees will be reimbursed up to a maximum of $20.00 per statement cycle. If you believe that you have not been reimbursed the correct amount, please contact us. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after the statement cycle when the reimbursement was applicable. Note: ATM withdrawals do not count as qualifying debit card transactions for purposes of earning rewards within this account.
If you believe that you have not been reimbursed the correct amount, please contact us. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after the statement cycle when the reimbursement was applicable. Note: ATM withdrawals do not count as qualifying debit card transactions for purposes of earning rewards within this account.
The following limitations may be applicable to your accounts, except as provided by law:
Liability for Unauthorized MasterCard Debit Card Transactions on Cards Issued to Certain Consumers and Small Businesses: The zero liability limit described below only applies to a United States-issued MasterCard branded debit card issued to: (i) a natural person, or (ii) a business or other entity only if the card is issued under a “small business” program described on MasterCard’s website at www.mastercardbusiness.com. The zero-liability limit described below does not apply if you are a business or an entity of any sort (corporation, limited liability company, partnership, etc.) unless the card issued to you is a “small business” card described above. The zero-liability limit described below does not apply until your identity is registered by or on behalf of the card issuer. Under MasterCard’s zero liability policy as described in the MasterCard Rules (as may be amended from time to time), the zero-liability limitation described below may not apply for other reasons.
Tell us AT ONCE if you believe your MasterCard debit card has been lost or stolen or if you believe any unauthorized transactions have been made using your MasterCard debit card. Your liability for unauthorized use of your debit card with the MasterCard logo will not exceed zero dollars ($0.00) if the following conditions have been met: (i) you have exercised reasonable care in safeguarding your card from risk of loss or theft; and (ii) upon becoming aware of such loss or theft you promptly reported the loss or theft to us. If the conditions set forth above have not been met, you may be liable for unauthorized transactions to the extent allowed under applicable law (for example, see Liability for Unauthorized Transfers paragraph below). To notify us of lost or stolen cards, or of unauthorized transactions, call or write to us at the telephone number or address set forth in the Liability for Unauthorized Transfers paragraph below. This will help prevent unauthorized access to your account and minimize any inconvenience.
MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard Worldwide or its subsidiaries in the United States.
In addition to the limitations set forth above, the following limitations may be applicable to your accounts:
Liability for Unauthorized Transfers: Tell us AT ONCE if you believe your card, ATM PIN, POS card or PIN, or online banking PIN has been lost or stolen or if you believe that an electronic fund transfer has been made without your permission using information from your check. Telephoning is the best way of keeping your possible losses down. You could lose all the money in your account (plus your maximum overdraft line of credit). If you tell us within two (2) business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your card or code, you can lose no more than $50.00 if someone used your card or code without your permission. If you do NOT tell us within two (2) business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your card or code, and we can prove that we could have stopped someone from using your card or code without your permission if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500.00. Also, if your statement shows transfers that you did not make, including those made by card code or other such means, tell us at once. If you do not tell us within sixty (60) days after the statement was mailed to you, you may not get back any money lost after the sixty (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. If you believe that your card or code has been lost or stolen or that someone has transferred or may transfer money from your account without your permission, call (844) 722-6589, or write us at R BANK,3600 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78665. You should also call the number or write this address if you believe a transfer has been made using the information from your check without your permission.
Illegal Transactions: You may not use your ATM, POS, or Debit Card, or other access device for any illegal or unlawful transaction, and we may decline to authorize any transaction that we believe poses an undue risk of illegality or unlawfulness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may collect on any debt arising out of any illegal or unlawful transaction.
Business Days: For purposes of these electronic funds transfer disclosures, our business days are Monday through Friday. Holidays are not included. Stop Payments on ATM, POS, or Debit Card Transactions. You may not place a stop payment order on any ATM, POS, or debit card transaction.
DOCUMENTATION
Periodic Statement: You will get a monthly account statement from us unless there are no transactions in a particular month. In any case you will get a statement quarterly. You will get a quarterly statement from us on your savings account if this is the only account you maintain and the only possible electronic transfer to or from the account is a preauthorized deposit.
Terminal Receipt: You can get a receipt at the time you make a transfer to or from your account using an ATM or a POS terminal. However, receipts for transactions of $15.00 or less may not always be available.
Direct Deposits: If you have arranged to have direct deposits made to your account at least once every sixty (60) days from the same person or company, you can call us at (844) 722-6589 to find out whether or not the deposit has been made.
Our Liability for Failure to Make Transfers: If we do not complete a transfer to or from your account on time or in the correct amount according to our agreement with you, we will be liable for your losses or damages. However, there are some exceptions. We will NOT be liable for instance:
- If, through no fault of ours, you do not have enough money in your account to make the transfer.
- If the money in your account is subject to legal process or other claim restricting such transfer.
- If the transfer would go over the credit limit on your overdraft line.
- If the ATM where you are making the transfer does not have enough cash.
- If the terminal or system was not working properly and you knew about the breakdown when you started the transfer.
- If circumstances beyond our control (such as fire or flood) prevent the transaction, despite reasonable precautions that we have taken.
In Case of Errors or Questions About Your Electronic Transfers: Telephone us at (844) 722-6589, or write us at R BANK,3600 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78665 as soon as you can, if you think your statement or receipt is wrong or if you need more information about a transfer listed on the statement or receipt. We must hear from you no later than sixty days after we sent the FIRST statement on which the problem or error appeared.
- Tell us your name and account number (if any).
- Describe the error or the transfer you are unsure about and explain as clearly as you can why you believe it is an error or why you need more information.
- Tell us the dollar amount of the suspected error.
- If you tell us orally, we may request that you send us your complaint or question in writing within ten (10) business days.
We will determine whether an error occurred within ten (10) business days after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to forty-five (45) days to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will credit your account within ten 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 credit your account.
If a notice of error involves an electronic fund transfer that occurred within thirty (30) days after the first deposit to the account was made, the error involves a new account. For errors involving new accounts, point of sale debit card transactions, or foreign-initiated transactions, we may take up to ninety (90) days to investigate your complaint or question. For new accounts, we may take up to twenty (20) business days to credit your account for the amount you think is in error.
We will tell you the results within three (3) 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.
Confidentiality. We will disclose information to third parties about your account or the transfers you make:
- To complete transfers as necessary;
- To comply with government agency or court orders; or
- To verify the existence and condition of your account upon the request of a third party, such as a credit bureau or;
- If you give us your written permission.
Personal Identification Number (PIN): The ATM PIN or POS PIN issued to you is for your security purposes. The numbers are confidential and should not be disclosed to third parties or recorded on the card. You are responsible for safekeeping your PIN(s). You agree not to disclose or otherwise make your ATM PIN or POS PIN available to anyone not authorized to sign on your accounts.
Notices: All notices from us will be effective when we have mailed them or delivered them to your last known address on our records. Notices from you will be effective when received by us at the telephone number or the address specified in this Agreement. We reserve the right to change the terms and conditions upon which this service is offered. We will mail 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 your account and any future changes to those regulations.
Enforcement: In the event either party brings a legal action to enforce this Agreement or collect amounts owing as a result of any Account transaction, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, including fees on any appeal, subject to any limits under applicable law.
Termination of ATM and POS Services: You agree that we may terminate this Agreement and your use of the ATM Card or POS services, if:
- You or any authorized user of your ATM PIN or POS card or PIN breach this or any other agreement with us;
- We have reason to believe that there has been an unauthorized use of your ATM PIN or POS card or PIN;
- We notify you or any other party to your account that we have cancelled or will cancel this Agreement. 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.
Preauthorized Electronic Fund Transfers
Stop Payment Rights: If you have told us in advance to make regular electronic fund transfers out of your account(s), you can stop any of these payments. Here’s how: Call us or write to us at the telephone number or address set forth above, in time for us to receive your request three (3) business days or more before the payment is scheduled to be made. If you call, we may also require you to put your request in writing and get it to us within fourteen (14) days after you call. We will charge you $30.00 for each stop payment order you give.
Notice of Varying Amounts: If these regular payments may vary in amount, the person you are going to pay will tell you, ten (10) days before each payment, when it will be made and how much it will be. You may choose instead to get this notice only when the payment would differ by more than a certain amount from the previous payment, or when the amount would fall outside certain limits that you set.
Liability for Failure to Stop Payment of Preauthorized Transfers: If you order us to stop one of these payments 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.
Other Provisions: There may be a delay between the time a deposit is made and when it will be available for withdrawal. You should review our Funds Availability Policy to determine the availability of the funds deposited at ATMs. We reserve the right to refuse any transaction which would draw upon insufficient funds, exceed a credit limit, lower an account below a required balance, or otherwise require us to increase our required reserve on the account.
ATM SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
As issuers of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) access devices, we have provided for your information a list of safety precautions regarding the use of automated teller machines. Please read the following safety precautions:
When using walk-up or drive-up unmanned automated teller machines (ATMs) –
- Remain aware of surroundings, particularly at night, and exercise
- caution when withdrawing funds;
- Inspect an ATM before use for possible tampering, or for the
- presence of an unauthorized attachment that could capture information from the access device or your Personal Identification Number (PIN);
- Refrain from displaying cash and put it away as soon as the transaction is completed; and
- Wait to count cash until you are in the safety of a locked enclosure, such as your car or home.
- Do not reveal your personal identification number (PIN) to others. Avoid allowing others to view your PIN entry into an ATM. Memorize your PIN and do not write your personal identification number or code on your ATM access device.
- Safeguard and protect your access device. Treat it as if it was cash, and if it has an embedded chip, keep the device in a safety envelope to avoid undetected and unauthorized scanning.
- Promptly report a lost or stolen access device and report all crimes to law enforcement officials immediately.
- If you observe suspicious persons or circumstances while approaching or using an ATM, do not use the machine or, if you are in the middle of a transaction, cancel the transaction, take the access device, leave the area, and come back another time or use an ATM at another location.
- Safeguard and securely dispose of ATM receipts.
- Do not surrender information about your access device over the telephone or over the Internet, unless to a trusted merchant in a call or transaction initiated by you.
- Promptly review your monthly statement and compare ATM receipts against your statement to protect against ATM fraud.
- If purchasing online with the access device, end transactions by logging out of websites rather than simply closing the web browser to protect against Internet fraud.
SUBSTITUTE CHECK POLICY DISCLOSURE
Substitute Checks and Your Rights
What is a substitute check?
To make check processing faster, federal law permits credit unions and banks to replace original checks with “substitute checks”. These checks are similar in size to original checks with a slightly reduced image of the front and back of the original check. The front of a substitute check states: “This is a legal copy of your check. You can use it the same way you would use the original check.” You may use a substitute check as proof of payment just like the original check.
Some or all of the checks that you receive back from us may be substitute checks. This notice describes rights you have when you receive substitute checks from us. The rights in this notice do not apply to original checks or to electronic debits to your account. However, you have rights under other law with respect to those transactions.
What are my rights regarding substitute checks?
In certain cases, federal law provides a special procedure that allows you to request a refund for losses you suffer if a substitute check is posted to your account (for example, if you think that we withdrew the wrong amount from your account or that we withdrew money from your account more than once for the same check). The losses you may attempt to recover under this procedure may include the amount that was withdrawn from your account and fees that were charged as a result of the withdrawal (for example, bounced check fees).
The amount of your refund under this procedure is limited to the amount of your loss or the amount of the substitute check, whichever is less. You also are entitled to interest on the amount of your refund if your account is an interest-bearing account. If your loss exceeds the amount of the substitute check, you may be able to recover additional amounts under other law.
If you use this procedure, you may receive up to $2,500.00 of your refund (plus interest if your account earns interest) within 10 business days after we received your claim and the remainder of your refund (plus interest if your account earns interest) not later than 45 calendar days after we received your claim.
We may reverse the refund (including any interest on the refund) if we later are able to demonstrate that the substitute check was correctly posted to your account.
How do I make a claim for a refund?
If you believe that you have suffered a loss relating to a substitute check that you received and that was posted to your account, please contact us at:
R Bank | 3600 E. Palm Valley Blvd | Round Rock, TX, 78665 | (844) 722-6589
customerservice@rbanktexas.com
You must contact us within 40 calendar days of the date that we mailed (or otherwise delivered by a means to which you agreed) the substitute check in question or the account statement showing that the substitute check was posted to your account, whichever is later. We will extend this time period if you were not able to make a timely claim because of extraordinary circumstances.
Your claim must include:
- A description of why you have suffered a loss (for example, you think the amount withdrawn was incorrect);
- An estimate of the amount of your loss;
- An explanation of why the substitute check you received is insufficient to confirm that you suffered a loss; and
- A copy of the Substitute Check
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT AGREEMENT AND DISCLOSURE
Introduction: In this Deposit Account Agreement and Disclosure, each and all of the depositors are referred to as “you” and “your.” The Financial Institution is referred to as “we,” “our,” and “us.” This Deposit Account Agreement contains the terms and conditions governing certain of your deposit accounts with us. As used in this document, the term “Agreement” means this document, the signature card, a rate and fee schedule (which may be in the form of a Rate and Fee Schedule, Time Certificate of Deposit, or Confirmation of Time Deposit, hereinafter called the “Schedule”), Truth in Savings disclosures, a Funds Availability Policy Disclosure, and an Electronic Funds Transfer Agreement and Disclosure, if applicable. Each of you signing the signature card for a deposit account acknowledges receipt of this Agreement and agrees to the terms set forth in the Agreement, as amended from time to time. You agree that we may waive, in our sole discretion, any fee, charge, term, or condition set forth in this Agreement at the time the Account is opened or subsequent thereto, on a one-time basis or for any period or duration, without changing the terms of the Agreement or your obligation to be bound by the Agreement, and we are not obligated to provide similar waivers in the future or waive our rights to enforce the terms of this Agreement.
Deposit Accounts: From time to time, we may offer, or you may open a variety of deposit accounts. Each such account (the “Account”) is subject to the general terms and conditions and any specific terms and conditions relating to that type of account that may be set forth in this Agreement. If you open multiple Accounts, you may receive Schedule information for each Account, but this Agreement will cover all your Accounts with us. Each of you will be jointly and severally liable to us for debit balances in the Account, including without limitation overdrafts and Account charges, and jointly and severally promise to pay, upon demand, any and all debit balances, all fees and charges, and our reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs and expenses of collection, including but not limited to those incurred at trial and on any appeal.
Interest: If your Account earns interest, the following information applies: (A) Payment of Interest. We will pay interest at the annual rate specified on the Schedule, which does not reflect compounding (“Interest Rate”). The Schedule also sets forth the frequency of interest payments, the frequency of any compounding and crediting, the interest accrual basis, the balance on which interest will be paid, and any minimum balance requirements. (B) Minimum Balance Requirements. The Schedule may specify a minimum balance that you are required to maintain in your Account. If the minimum balance is not maintained during a specified period, we, at our option, may not pay interest on your Account and/or may charge a fee for that period. You should review any minimum balance requirements on the Schedule. (C) Initial Interest Rate. The initial interest rate is the current annual rate of interest that we will pay on the specified balance in your Account. We may pay interest at different rates, depending on the amount deposited and the type of depositor (individual, business, non-profit organization, etc.). (D) Interest Compounding and Crediting. The Schedule will indicate the interest compounding and crediting frequency for your Account (if any). Compounding generally means that interest is being accrued on earned interest. Interest may be compounded more frequently than interest is credited to your Account. (E) Interest Accrual. We may accrue interest on your Account more frequently than we pay or credit interest. The interest that has been calculated, but not paid to the Account, is called accrued unpaid interest. (F) Changes. We have the right to change the rates and fees in accordance with the terms of the Schedule. We also reserve the right to change any other term of this Agreement at our sole discretion.
Fees and Charges: Subject to applicable law, you agree to pay us the fees and charges shown in the Schedules as are applicable to your Account or for other services performed by us. You agree the fees and charges may be changed by us from time to time and authorize us to charge your account for their payment whether or not each charge results in an overdraft of your account. Existing and future charges may be based upon the overall costs of providing account services and may or may not be based upon the direct cost or expense associated with providing the particular service involved. The charges may be based on consideration of profit, competitive position, deterrence of misuse of account privileges by customers, and the safety and soundness of the financial institution. We will notify you of the changes, to the extent required by law.
Balance Methods: As used in this Agreement, the “average daily balance” method means “the application of a periodic rate to the average daily balance in the account for the period, determined by adding the full amount of principal in the account for each day of the period and dividing that figure by the number of days in the period.” The “daily balance” method means “the application of a daily periodic rate to the full amount of principal in the account each day.”
Deposit Rules: The following terms apply to deposits made to your Account:
(A) Endorsements. You authorize us to accept transfers, checks, and other items for deposit to your Account if they are made payable to, or to the order of, any one or more of you, whether or not they are endorsed by you. You authorize us to supply missing endorsements, and you warrant that all endorsements are genuine. All checks and other items deposited to your Account should be endorsed payable to the order of us for deposit only, followed by your signature and Account number. All endorsements must appear on the back of the check or other item within the first 1-1/2 inches from the left side of the item when looking at it from the front. Endorsements should be in black ink. While we may accept non- conforming endorsements, you will be responsible for any loss incurred by us due to the delay in processing or returning the item for payment.
(B) Final Payment. All non-cash items (for example, checks) deposited to your Account are posted subject to our receipt of final payment by the payor bank. Upon receipt of final payment, the item becomes a collected item. If final payment is not received or if any item you have deposited or cashed is charged back to us for any reason, you authorize us to charge any of your Accounts, without prior notice and at any time, for the amount of the returned item, our returned item fee, any interest paid on that item, and any other fee we pay or incur. If an item to be charged back is lost in the process of collection or unavailable for return, we may rely upon a photocopy of the item or upon any other generally accepted notification of return of the item, in charging you or any of your Accounts for the amount of the returned item. We reserve the right to refuse any item for deposit into your Account.
(C) Direct Deposits. If we offer direct deposit services for automatic preauthorized deposits to your Account of Social Security payments or automatic transfers from your other accounts with us, you must notify us at least 30 days prior to the next scheduled direct deposit or preauthorized transfer if you wish to cancel the direct deposit or transfer service. If any amount deposited must be returned to the government for any reason, you authorize us to deduct the amount from your Account as provided in the Final Payment paragraph above.
(D) Crediting of Deposits. The Funds Availability Policy Disclosure provided to you reflects our policies relating to the availability of deposited funds.
(E) Substitute Checks and Electronic Files Pertaining to Original Checks. If you deposit a “substitute check” (as defined in Regulation CC § Section 229.2(aaa)) or a purported substitute check into your Account, you agree to reimburse us for losses, costs and expenses we may pay or incur associated with the item not meeting applicable substitute check standards and/or from duplicate payments associated with the item. If you provide us with an electronic representation of a substitute check for deposit into your account instead of an original check, you agree to reimburse us for losses, costs and expenses we may pay or incur associated with the substitute check resulting from the electronic representation not meeting applicable substitute check standards and/or from duplicate payments associated with the item.
(F) Deposit Discrepancies. When you make a deposit to your account, we will credit your account for the amount stated on your deposit slip and we may provide you with a deposit receipt. We reserve the right to review the deposit and confirm the amount of funds you deposited but are not required to do so. If after any review we determine that the amount credited to your account is incorrect, we may adjust your account for the amount of the discrepancy but reserve the right not to do so if the discrepancy would not be a disadvantage to you. This may be the case, for example, if the amount credited to your account was more than the amount actually deposited by you. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we are not required to adjust your account unless within one year of the date of your account statement that shows the deposit either you notify us of the discrepancy, or we discover it on our own. If you do not notify us of the error or we do not discover it on our own during this notice period, the amount credited to the account will be considered final.
Checking Sub-Accounts. This Account consists of a checking sub account and a savings sub account. The Bank may periodically transfer funds between these two sub accounts. On a sixth transfer during a calendar month, any funds in the savings sub account will be transferred back to the checking sub account. If your Account is a Plan on which interest is paid, your interest calculation will remain the same. Otherwise, the savings sub account will be non-interest bearing. The savings sub account will be governed by the rules governing our other savings accounts. This process will not affect your available balance, the interest you may earn, FDIC insurance protection, or your monthly statement.
WITHDRAWAL RULES: The following terms apply to withdrawals from your Account:
(A) Manner of Withdrawal. You may make withdrawals from your Account in any manner that is permitted by us for the type of Account that you have opened. Withdrawals by mail will be posted to your Account as of the day the transaction is processed by us. We may refuse to accept any check other than standard checks provided by us or approved by us in advance. Withdrawals and transfers from your Account may be restricted as provided in the Agreement, or in the Schedule, or by applicable law.
(B) Withdrawal Restrictions and Overdrafts. We do not have to allow you to make a withdrawal from your Account if you don’t have sufficient available funds in the Account to cover the full amount of the withdrawal. If there are available funds to cover some, but not all, of the withdrawals or other debits to your Account on a single business day, we will post the checks for which there are sufficient available funds from the lowest check number (also referred to as check sequence number or check serial number) to the highest. We may pay other withdrawals or debit items (such as charges) prior to paying any checks, and we may post those other withdrawals or debit items in any order we may choose at our sole discretion. If an item drafted by you (such as a check) or a transaction you set up (such as a preauthorized transfer) is presented for payment in an amount that is more than the amount of money available in your account, and we decide not to pay the item or transaction, you agree that we can charge you an NSF fee for returning the payment. Be aware that such an item or payment may be presented multiple times by the merchant or other payee until it is paid, and that we do not monitor or control the number of times a transaction is presented for payment. You agree that we may charge you an NSF fee each time a payment is presented if the amount of money available in your account is not sufficient to cover the payment, regardless of the number of times the payment is presented. If there are insufficient funds available in your Account to cover a withdrawal or debit presented against your Account, this is called an “overdraft”. We will handle each overdraft in accordance with our Standard Overdraft Policy (described below) or in accordance with any other agreement you may have with us (such as an overdraft protection agreement). Even if we choose to pay one or more overdrafts, we are not obligated to cover any future overdrafts. When we determine whether payment of an item will create an overdraft, we may determine the balance of your account at any time between the time we receive the item and the deadline for us to take action on the item. We are not required to determine your account balance more than one (1) time during this period.
(C) Standard Overdraft Policy. Unless we have agreed to a separate overdraft protection agreement with you, the following rules apply. We are not obligated to pay any overdraft. Subject to the special rules discussed below for transactions at an ATM and one-time debit card transactions, we may assess a service charge on any withdrawal created by check, in-person withdrawal, ATM withdrawal, or other electronic means that results in an overdraft, whether we pay the overdraft or not. If we pay the overdraft, you agree, immediately upon notice from us, to deposit funds sufficient to cover the overdraft plus any service charge we impose. We may not impose a service charge in connection with an overdraft that results from a transaction at an ATM or a one-time debit card transaction unless you have given us your consent to pay service charges in connection with overdrafts that result from these transactions, and we have sent written confirmation of that consent to you. You may revoke that consent at any time.
(D)Notice Requirements. Federal regulations require us to retain the right to require you to give at least seven (7) days’ notice in writing prior to any intended withdrawal from a savings, negotiable order of withdrawal (“NOW”), or money market account. Although we usually pay withdrawals or checks without notice on these accounts, doing so does not mean that we give up this right.
(E)Postdated Items. You agree that when you write a check, you will not date the check in the future. If you do and the check is presented for payment before the date of the check, we may pay it or return it unpaid. You agree that if we pay the check, the check will be posted to your Account on the date we pay the check, even though the posting date is prior to the date of the check. You further agree that we are not responsible for any loss to you in doing so. If we are required by state law not to honor a postdated check after advance notice from you, you agree to give us advance notice early enough for us to act on it, to do so in writing, and to specify the date, exact amount, and number of the check, along with the name of the payee. You agree that we may return a postdated check to the presenter.
(F) Power of Attorney. The person executing a power of attorney will be referred to as the principal and the person acting for the principal as the agent. We may refuse to comply with a power of attorney for reasonable cause, or until we receive an affidavit from the agent stating that the Power of Attorney presented is a true copy and that, to the best of the agent’s knowledge, the principal is alive and that the relevant powers of the agent have not been altered or terminated.
(G) Signatures. You recognize that we have adopted automated collection and payment procedures so that we can process the greatest volume of items at the lowest possible cost to our customers. In light of this, you agree that we do not fail to exercise ordinary care in paying an item solely because our procedures do not provide for the sight examination of items with a face amount below an amount specified by us from time to time. You authorize us to store and use Signature Card information in any reasonable form we deem necessary, including any digitized signature capture process. If you use a facsimile signature or other form of mechanically reproduced signature (such as, but not limited to, desktop publishing, digitized, or computer software generated signature), you agree you shall have the sole responsibility for maintaining security of the facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature and the device by which the facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature is affixed and you shall bear the entire risk for unauthorized use thereof whether or not you are negligent. You agree that no facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature we have been authorized to honor may be considered a forgery or an unauthorized signature, but that such facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature shall be effective as your signature or endorsement whether or not you have been negligent. You further agree to idemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all loss, costs, damage, liability, or exposure (including reasonable attorney’s fees) we or you may suffer or incur as a result of the unlawful use, unauthorized use, or misuse by any person of any such facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature or the device by which it is affixed. If you use any form of facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature device, you agree to deliver a sample to us if we request it.
(H) Preauthorized Drafts. If we are unable to enforce presentment and transfer warranties on remotely created checks under Regulation CC, then if you voluntarily give information about your Account (such as our routing number and your account number) to a party who is seeking to sell you goods or services, and you do not physically deliver a check to the party, any debit to your account initiated by the party to whom you gave the information is deemed authorized by you.
(I) Electronic Check Conversion. You may authorize a merchant or other payee to make a one-time electronic payment from your account using information from your check to pay for purchases or pay bills. The merchant or other payee uses the check information, along with the transaction amount, to initiate an ACH debit transaction. The transaction is electronically transferred through the ACH system and the funds will be debited directly from your account and deposited automatically into the merchant or payee’s account. When information from your check is used to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day you make your payment. A description of the transaction will appear on your statement from us. Checks used in these types of transactions will not be returned with your statement. This type of electronic funds transfer from a consumer account is governed by the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and subject to the Electronic Funds Transfer Agreement and Disclosure(s).
(J) Re-presented Checks. If a merchant electronically re- presents a check returned due to Insufficient or uncollected funds, that transaction is not covered by the Electronic Funds Transfer Act. Checks involved in this type of transaction will not be included with your statement. You may authorize a merchant to electronically collect a fee associated with the re-presentment of a check. If a merchant electronically collects a fee associated with the re-presentment of a check, the fee transaction is covered by the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and subject to the Electronic Funds Transfer Agreement and Disclosures if the fee is debited as an electronic funds transfer from a consumer account. A description of the transaction will appear on your statement.
(K) Check Legends. We may disregard information on any check or item other than the signature of the drawer, the identification of the drawee financial institution and payee, the amount, the endorsements, and any other information that appears on the MICR line. In addition, we are not responsible to take action on, or for failure to notify you of restrictive language placed on checks or other items, including but not limited to terms such as, “Void after 90 Days,” “Paid in Full,” “Two Signatures Required,” “Void Over $100” or similar statements. In accordance with reasonable banking standards, most checks and other items are processed through automated processing and, except in limited circumstances and in our discretion, most items are not individually examined. You agree that we act within reasonable banking standards by processing most checks and other items through automated processing systems. We may agree to adhere to extraneous legends if you notify us of such legends and we have agreed in writing to honor such legends.
(L) Non-Customer Check Cashing Fee and Identification. If a person who is not a customer of ours presents a check drawn against one of your accounts for payment over the counter, we may require identification that meets our standards including a thumbprint or fingerprint from the person and we may charge the person a service charge for cashing the check. You agree that if the person refuses to comply with our identification standards and/or refuses to pay the service charge, we may not cash the check and we have no liability to you for refusing to cash the check.
For customers who elect to Opt In to authorize and pay overdrafts on debit card transactions, a temporary debit authorization hold affects your account balance: On debit card purchases, merchants may request a temporary hold on your account for a specified sum of money when the merchant does not know the exact amount of the purchase at the time the card is authorized. The amount of the temporary hold may be more than the actual amount of your purchase. Some common transactions where this occurs involve purchases of gasoline, hotel rooms, or meals at restaurants. When this happens, our processing system cannot determine that the amount of the hold exceeds the actual amount of your purchase. This temporary hold, and the amount charged to your account, will eventually be adjusted to the actual amount of your purchase, but it could be three calendar days, or even longer in some cases, before the adjustment is made. Until the adjustment is made, the amount of funds in your account available for other transactions will be reduced by the amount of the temporary hold. If one or more transactions are presented for payment in an amount greater than the funds left after the deduction of the temporary hold amount, you will be charged an NSF fee according to our Withdrawal Restrictions and Overdrafts, which may result in one or more NSF fees. You will be charged the fee even if you would have had sufficient funds in your account if the amount of the hold had been equal to the amount of your purchase.
STALE CHECKS
- We reserve the right to pay or dishonor a check more than six (6) months old without prior notice to you.
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
- If your account is a checking account, the following terms may apply. If we offer NOW accounts, the account must consist solely of funds in which the entire beneficial interest is held by one or more individuals in an individual capacity, a sole proprietor, or a governmental unit, but not professional corporations or business partnerships. A NOW account may also be held by a for profit organization serving in a fiduciary or trustee capacity for an entity that is itself permitted to hold a NOW account. Otherwise, an organization may hold a NOW account only if it is operated primarily for religious, philanthropic, charitable, educational, or other similar purpose.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS If your account is an interest-bearing account and is not a NOW account or time deposit, the following terms may apply.
(A) Transfers and Withdrawals. If your Account is a savings or money market deposit account, federal law requires that an Account Holder may make no more than six (6) transfers and/or withdrawals during any one (1) calendar month or statement cycle (the period from one statement to the next) or similar period of at least four weeks, to another of your accounts with us or to a third party by means of a preauthorized or automatic transfer, or telephonic (including data transmission) agreement, order or instruction or by check, draft, debit card, or similar order made by you and payable to third parties. A “preauthorized transfer” includes any arrangement by us to pay a third party from your account upon written or oral instruction (including an order received through an automated clearing house (ACH) or any arrangement by us to pay a third party from your account at a predetermined time or on a fixed schedule.
(B) Excess transactions. In accordance with federal law, if you have more than the allowable preauthorized transfers or preauthorized checks or drafts (for money market accounts) in any one period, your Account may be subject to closure by us and the funds placed in another account that you are eligible to maintain, or we may take away the transfer and draft capabilities of the account. In addition to the above preauthorized transfers, you may make unlimited withdrawals (payments directly to you or transfers of funds from your Account to any of your other deposit accounts or loan accounts with us), either in person at our locations, by mail, messenger, telephone (via check mailed to you), or use of an ATM card (if applicable).
AUTHORIZED OVERDRAFT PRIVILEGE POLICY AND REGULATION D CHANGES
“It is the policy of our Bank to comply with applicable laws and regulations, and to conduct business in accordance with applicable safety and soundness standards.”
An insufficient balance may result from: A) the payment of checks, electronic funds transfers, or other withdrawal requests; B) payments authorized by you; C) the return, unpaid, of items deposited by you; D) the imposition of bank service charges; or E) the deposit of items which, according to the Bank’s Funds Availability Policy, are treated as not yet “available” or finally paid.
We are not obligated to pay any item presented for payment if your account does not contain sufficient collected funds. However, if your account has been open 30 days and maintained in good standing, defined as A) Making regular deposits sufficient to cover your transactions; B) Bringing the account to a positive balance every thirty (30) days or less; and C) There are no legal orders outstanding, we will approve your reasonable overdrafts as a non-contractual courtesy. Generally, we will not approve an overdraft for you in excess of $300.00 for “Easy Checking” accounts or $500.00 for other personal checking accounts. These limits include our Non-Sufficient Funds and/or Overdraft (NSF/OD) charge(s).
We may refuse to pay an overdraft for you at any time, even though we may have previously paid overdrafts for you. You will be notified by mail of any non-sufficient items paid or returned that you may have; however, we have no obligation to notify you before we pay or return any item. The amount of any overdraft plus our NSF/OD charge(s) that you owe us shall be due and payable upon demand. If there is an overdraft paid by us on an account with more than one (1) owner on the signature card, each owner and agent, if applicable, drawing/presenting the item creating the overdraft shall be jointly and severally liable for such overdrafts plus our NSF/OD charge(s).
Limitations: Available only to consumer accounts (excluding Money Market accounts) for personal and household use and we may limit the number of accounts eligible for Overdraft Privilege to one (1) account per household. Additionally, we reserve the right to not approve any overdrafts against your account until we can verify that your account is being maintained in good standing, as defined above.
Account Fees: Whether we return or pay a Non-Sufficient Funds item, a flat per-item handling fee of $35.00 will be charged to your account as an Authorized Overdraft Fee, as set forth in our common fees schedule.
ATM: Your R Bank Cash and Check Card available balance will not reflect the Overdraft Privilege limit on your account.
Regulation D changes: Effective July 2, 2009, withdrawal limitations have changed on savings account and money market accounts. You may make six (6) transfers from your account each four (4) week or similar periods, if by preauthorized or automatic transfer, or telephone (including data transmission) agreement, order or instruction, by check, draft, debit card or similar order (including POS transactions), made by the depositor and payable to third parties. Transfers and withdrawals made in person, by messenger, by mail or at an ATM are unlimited.
Regulation E changes: Effective August 1, 2010, we will not authorize and pay overdrafts for everyday debit card and ATM transactions unless you have authorized R Bank to do so.
R Phone Banking: When you call R Phone Banking, the current balance will not include your Authorized Overdraft Privilege limit. R Phone Banking will be sunset as of July 31, 2023.
STOP PAYMENT ORDERS
Subject to certain limitations, you may order us to stop payment on any check, automated clearing house/pre-authorized electronic funds transfer (“ACH/EFT”), or other item payable from your Account, whether drawn or authorized by you or any other account holder, as follows:
Stop Payment Against a Check or Other Item: A stop payment request against a check or other item payable from your Account will be effective if we receive the order at such time and in such manner as to afford us a reasonable opportunity to act upon the order. Stop payment orders must be received in writing to be effective. A stop payment order against a check or other item payable from your Account is effective for six (6) months. A stop payment order against a check or other item payable from your Account may be renewed for additional six (6) month periods if renewed during a period within which the stop payment order is effective.
Stop Payment Against an ACH/EFT: A stop payment order against an ACH/EFT may be honored if received at least three (3) banking days before the scheduled date of the transfer. Stop payment orders must be received in writing to be effective. If we honor a stop payment request against an ACH/EFT received on or within three (3) banking days of the scheduled transfer, we do so without any liability or responsibility to any party having any interest in the entry. A stop payment order against an ACH/EFT is effective until the earlier of: (i) you withdraw the stop payment order, or (ii) the debit entry is returned, or, where a stop payment order is applied to more than one debit entry under a specific authorization involving a specific party, all such debit entries are returned. Additionally, if you request us to stop all future payments pursuant to a specific ACH/EFT authorization involving a particular party, we may require you to confirm in writing that you have revoked such authorization.
All stop payment order requests will require you to provide the date, the amount, and the number of the item or authorization, together with the name of the payee. If you give us incorrect information, we will not be liable for failing to stop payment on the item or authorization. Our acceptance of a stop payment order will not constitute a representation that the item or authorization has not already been paid or that we have a reasonable opportunity to act upon the order. You may not stop payment on an official, certified, cashier’s, or teller’s check issued by us, or request us to stop payment if we have otherwise become accountable for the item or authorization. In addition, you may not stop payment on checks governed by a separate agreement, such as a check guaranty agreement. Further you may not stop payment on an item or authorization after acceptance of the same by us.
Based upon the type of account ownership that you have designated; the following terms and conditions apply.
NOTICE: THE TYPE OF ACCOUNT YOU SELECT MAY DETERMINE HOW PROPERTY PASSES ON YOUR DEATH. YOUR WILL MAY NOT CONTROL THE DISPOSITION OF FUNDS HELD IN SOME OF THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS.
You may select some of the following accounts by placing your initials next to the account you select on the Texas Uniform Single or Multiple- Party Account Selection Form.
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS
An Individual (“Single-Party”) Account is an account in the name of one depositor only.
Single-Party Account Without P.O.D. (Payable on Death) Designation: The party to the account owns the account. On the death of the party, ownership of the account passes as a part of the party’s estate under the party’s will or by intestacy.
Single-Party Account with P.O.D. (Payable on Death) Designation: The party to the account owns the account. On the death of the party, ownership of the account passes to the P.O.D. beneficiaries of the account. The account is not a part of the party’s estate. Note, a sole proprietorship may be considered a Single-Party Account and may contain a payable on death (P.O.D.) designation.
MULTIPLE-PARTY ACCOUNTS
Our rights and liabilities for payment of any sums on deposit in this account shall be governed by the Texas Estates Code, as amended from time to time. This section pertains to multiple-party accounts:
(A) Joint Account Ownership: An account with two or more Account Holders is a joint (“multiple-party”) account.
Multiple-Party Account Without Right of Survivorship: The parties to the account own the account in proportion to the parties’ net contributions to the account. The financial institution may pay any sum in the account to a party at any time. On the death of a party, the party’s ownership of the account passes as a part of the party’s estate under the party’s will or by intestacy.
Community Property Without Right of Survivorship: If you have designated your Account as a community property account without right of survivorship, the money in your Account is the community property of the named parties who are husband and wife. You will need to select the Multiple-Party Account Without Right of Survivorship designation on the Texas Uniform Single or Multiple-Party Account Selection Form according to Section 113.052 of the Texas Estates Code. The ownership of the community property account during the lifetime and after death of a spouse is determined by state law and may be affected by a will.
Multiple-Party Account with Right of Survivorship: The parties to the account own the account in proportion to the parties’ net contributions to the account. The financial institution may pay any sum in the account to a party at any time. On the death of a party, the party’s ownership of the account passes to the surviving parties.
Community Property with Right of Survivorship: Texas law allows a husband and wife to agree in writing that community property funds in an account shall become the property of the surviving spouse on the death of either spouse. If the parties to the account have community property funds and desire to have right of survivorship in those funds, they will not only need to choose the Multiple-Party Account With Right of Survivorship designation on the Texas Uniform Single or Multiple-Party Account Selection Form according to Section 113.052 of the Texas Estates Code, but will also need to execute an additional agreement signed by both the husband and wife regarding the disposition of the community property funds. We will furnish a written survivorship agreement to be placed on file with us for community property accounts with right of survivorship, however, you should consult your own attorney if you have any questions regarding community property laws and the division of property at the death of either spouse.
Multiple-Party Account with Right of Survivorship and P.O.D. (Payable on Death) Designation: The parties to the account own the account in proportion to the parties’ net contributions to the account. The financial institution may pay any sum in the account to a party at any time. On the death of the last surviving party, the ownership of the account passes to the P.O.D. beneficiaries.
(B) Convenience Account: The parties to the account own the account. One or more convenience signers to the account may make account transactions for a party. A convenience signer does not own the account. On the death of the last surviving party, ownership of the account passes as a part of the last surviving party’s estate under the last surviving party’s will or by intestacy. The financial institution may pay funds in the account to a convenience signer before the financial institution receives notice of the death of the last surviving party. The payment to a convenience signer does not affect the parties’ ownership of the account.
(C) Totten Trust Account: The party or parties named trustee(s) to the account own the account in proportion to the party’s or parties’ net contributions to the account. A trustee may withdraw funds from the account. A beneficiary may not withdraw funds from the account before all trustees are deceased. On the death of the last surviving trustee, the ownership of the account passes to the beneficiary. The trust account is not part of a trustee’s estate and does not pass under the trustee’s will or by intestacy, unless the trustee survives all of the beneficiaries and all other trustees.
Each joint (“multiple-party”) Account Holder, without the consent of any other Account Holder, may, and hereby is authorized by every other joint Account Holder, to make any transaction permitted under the Agreement, including without limitation: to withdraw all or any part of the account funds; to pledge the account funds as collateral to us for any obligation, whether that of one or more Account Holders or of a third party; to endorse and deposit checks and other items payable to any joint Account Holder; to give stop payment orders on any check or item, whether drawn by that Account Holder or not; to consent to or revoke consent to payment of service charges on overdrafts that result from ATM transactions or one-time debit card transactions under the Standard Overdraft Policy; and, to close the account, with the disbursement of account proceeds as instructed by the joint Account Holder.
Each joint Account Holder is authorized to act for the other Account Holder(s), and we may accept orders and instructions regarding the account from any joint Account Holder. If we believe there to be a dispute between joint Account Holders or we receive inconsistent instructions from the Account Holders, we may suspend or close the account, require a court order to act, and/or require that all joint Account Holders agree in writing to any transaction concerning the account.
Your obligations under the Agreement are joint and several. This means that each joint Account Holder is fully and personally obligated under the terms of the Agreement, including liability for overdrafts and debit balances as set forth above, irrespective of which joint Account Holder benefited from the withdrawal. If you establish a joint account without the signature of the other joint Account Holder(s), you agree to hold us harmless for our reliance upon your designation of the other joint Account Holder(s) listed on our documents. Further, the Account is subject to the right of setoff as set forth below.
ADDITIONAL ACCOUNT TYPES
This section applies to other deposit account types:
(A) Formal Trust Account: A Formal Trust Account is an account held by one or more trustees for the benefit of one or more beneficiaries according to a written trust agreement. Upon our request, the trustee(s) will supply to us a copy of any trust agreement covering the account. We act only as custodian of the trust funds and are under no obligation to act as a trustee or to inquire as to the powers or duties of the trustee(s). The trustee(s) and/or any person opening the Account, in their individual capacity and jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all loss, costs, damage, liability, or exposure, including reasonable attorney’s fees, we may suffer or incur arising out of any action or claim by any beneficiary or other trustee with respect to the authority or actions taken by the trustee(s) in handling or dealing with the Account.
(B) Uniform Transfer to Minors: If you have established the account as a custodian for a minor beneficiary under our state version of the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, your rights and duties are governed by the Act. You will not be allowed to pledge the account as collateral for any loan to you. Deposits in the account will be held by us for the exclusive right and benefit of the minor. The custodian and/or any person opening the Account, in their individual capacity, agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all loss, costs, damage, liability, or exposure, including reasonable attorney’s fees, we may suffer or incur arising out of any action or claim by any beneficiary or other custodian with respect to the authority or actions taken by the custodian in handling or dealing with the Account.
(C) Representative Payee Accounts: Subject to applicable law, a Representative Payee Account is a type of fiduciary account in which a representative payee (appointed by the Social Security Administration) manages Social Security and Supplemental Security funds received on behalf of a beneficiary. Upon our request, the representative payee will provide sufficient documentation from the Social Security Administration indicating his or her appointment as a representative payee for the Account Holder. We may require additional documentation from the representative payee indicating his or her authority to act on behalf of the Account Holder. The representative payee does not have an ownership interest in funds in the Account. The representative payee does not have a right of survivorship in the Account on the death of the Account Holder. We act only as custodian of the funds and are under no obligation to act as a trustee or to inquire as to the powers or duties of the representative payee. The representative payee agrees to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all loss, cost, damage, liability, or exposure, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, we may suffer or incur arising out of any action or claim by the beneficiary, a government entity or by any other party regarding the authority or actions taken by the representative payee in handling or dealing with the Account.
(D) Agency Account: An Agency Account is an account to which funds may be deposited and withdrawals made by an Agent designated by the owner of the funds. An Agent has full authority with regard to the Account but does not have an ownership interest in the account. An Agency Account is revocable at any time by notifying us in writing. An Agency designation may be combined with one of the other forms of account ownership.
(F) Fiduciary Accounts: With respect to all fiduciary accounts, including but not limited to estate accounts, guardianship accounts, representative payee accounts, and conservatorship accounts, and any Formal Trust Account, Uniform Transfers to Minors Act Account, or Agency Account, we reserve the right to require such documents and authorizations as we may deem necessary or appropriate to satisfy that the person(s) requesting or directing the withdrawal of funds held in the Account have the authority to withdraw such funds. This always applies at the time of account opening and thereafter.
(H) Health Savings Account: A Health Savings Account (HSA) is a tax preferred account that you agree: a) you are eligible to open and maintain, b) to notify us when you are no longer eligible to maintain, c) will be used for contributions, withdrawals, and earnings for qualified medical expenses or as allowed by law, and d) you will execute and comply with the terms and conditions in the Health Savings Account Trust or Custodial Agreement. Consult your tax advisor about the tax treatment of contributions, withdrawals and earnings.
ASSIGNABILITY: The account established under this Agreement is not assignable or transferable except with our consent. We must approve any pledge of the Account and any such pledge remains subject to any right we have under the Agreement and applicable state and federal law. If ownership is proposed to be transferred, we may require the Account be closed and a new account opened in the name of the transferee or pledgee.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION LIABILITY: You agree that if we do not properly complete a transaction according to the Agreement, we will not be liable in any event for losses or damages in excess of the amount of the transaction, and we will not be liable if circumstances beyond our control prevent the transaction, or the funds in your Account are or may be subject to legal process or other claim. In no event will we be liable for consequential damages. In receiving items from you for withdrawal or deposit, we act only as your agent. You are responsible for the condition of a check or item when you issue it. If a check or item is returned or payment is delayed as a result of any writing or marking that you or a prior endorser placed on the front or back of the check or item, you will be responsible for any cost and liabilities associated with such return or delay. We reserve the right to refuse any item for deposit or to reverse credit for any deposited items or to charge your Account for items should they become lost in the collection process.
RIGHT OF SETOFF: Subject to applicable law, we may exercise our right of setoff or security interest against any and all of your Accounts (except IRA, HSA, Keogh plan and Trust Accounts) without notice, for any liability or debt of any of you, whether joint or individual, whether direct or contingent, whether now or hereafter existing, and whether arising from overdrafts, endorsements, guarantees, loans, attachments, garnishments, levies, attorneys’ fees, or other obligations. However, under Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6)(H) of the Texas Constitution, we may not setoff against any of your accounts for a liability arising from a home equity loan secured by Texas Homestead Property. If the Account is a joint or multiple-party account, each joint or multiple-party account holder authorizes us to exercise our right of setoff against any and all Accounts of each Account Holder. We may not exercise our right of setoff or security interest if prohibited by the Military Lending Act.
DORMANT ACCOUNTS: If you have not made a withdrawal from, or a deposit to, your Account for an extended period of time and we have been unable to contact you, your Account may be classified by us as dormant. Subject to applicable law, the Account will be presumed to be abandoned. In accordance with state law, funds in abandoned accounts will be remitted to the custody of the applicable state agency, and we will have no further liability to you for such funds. We reserve the right not to send statements on accounts we consider dormant, subject to applicable law.
ACCOUNT STATEMENTS: You are responsible for promptly examining your statement each statement period and reporting any irregularities to us. Each account statement will be considered to correctly reflect your transactions, such as deposits, withdrawals, credits, refunds, imposition of fees, interest or dividends, and other additions and subtractions to your Account, unless you notify us in writing within certain time limits after the statement that incorrectly reflects your transactions is made available to you. We will not be liable for any check that is altered or any signature that is forged unless you notify us within Thirty (30) calendar days after the statement and the altered or forged item(s) are made available. Also, we will not be liable for any subsequent items paid, in good faith, containing an unauthorized signature or alteration by the same wrongdoer unless you notify us within Ten (10) calendar days after the statement and first altered or forged items were made available. You must report any other Account problem including encoding errors, and errors involving additions or subtractions (debits and credits) not otherwise covered herein, including electronic transactions not covered by the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, within Thirty (30) calendar days. If the suspected account problem involves a substitute check that you receive, you may (under some circumstances) be entitled to make a claim for an expedited refund. Such a claim may be subject to different notification timeframes. See the Substitute Check Policy Disclosure (if applicable) for further information. If you have requested us to hold your Account statements, we have the right to mail your statements if you have not claimed them within Thirty (30) calendar days. If we truncate your checks, you understand that your original checks will not be returned to you with your statement. You agree that our retention of checks does not alter or waive your responsibility to examine your statements or change the time limits for notifying us of any errors.
WHOLESALE WIRE AND ACH TRANSACTIONS: With respect to wire transfers or other transfers of funds not governed by the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, you agree to enter into and comply with our wire transfer (if applicable) agreement and to comply with our security procedures and this section. We advise you that any receiving financial institution (including us) is entitled to rely on any account or bank number you have provided even though that account or bank number may identify a party different from the person or entity you have described by name in any transfer order.
(A) Provisional Payment. Credit given by us to you with respect to an ACH credit or wholesale (wire) funds transfer entry is provisional until we receive final settlement for such entry through a Federal Reserve Bank. If we do not receive final settlement, you are hereby notified and agree that we are entitled to a refund of the amount credited to your Account in connection with such entry, and the party (the originator of the entry) making payment to you via such entry shall not be deemed to have paid you the amount of such entry.
(B) Notice of Receipt. We will notify you of the receipt of payments in the periodic account statements we provide to you. You acknowledge that we will not give next day notice to you of receipt of an ACH or wholesale (wire) funds transfer item.
UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING TRANSACTIONS
PROHIBITED. If you are a commercial customer, you certify that you are not now engaged in, and during the life of this Agreement will not engage in, any activity or business that is unlawful under the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, 31 USC 5361, et seq., (the “UIGEA”). You may not use your Account or any other service we offer to receive any funds, transfer, credit, instrument or proceeds that arise out of a business that is unlawful under the UIGEA. You agree that if anyone asks us to process a transaction that we believe is restricted under the UIGEA, we may block the transaction and take any other action we deem to be reasonable under the UIGEA and this Agreement.
NOTICES. The following terms apply to notices relating to your Account.
(A) Notice of Amendments. You agree that the terms and conditions of the Agreement, including without limitation all rates, fees, and charges, may be amended by us from time to time. We will notify you of amendments as required by applicable law. Your continued use of the Account evidences your agreement to any amendment. Notices will be sent to the most recent address shown on our records for your Account. Only one notice will be given in the case of joint account holders.
(B) Account Changes. Any account holder or person authorized to sign on an account is required to notify us in writing if any account holder or other person authorized to sign on an account dies or is declared incompetent by a court. It is your responsibility to notify us of any change in your address or name. We are required to honor items drawn only on the listed Account name. Further, we are required to attempt to communicate with you only at the most recent address provided to us.
ACCOUNT TERMINATION
You and we agree that either of us may close your Account and terminate this Agreement at any time with or without cause. We will provide written notice to you in advance if we decide to terminate your Account relationship for any reason other than abuse of the account relationship or to prevent a loss. You agree that advance written notice from us will be reasonable if it is mailed to your statement mailing address immediately upon account closure. You agree that in instances of account abuse or to prevent a loss, notice is reasonably given by us if mailed immediately upon account closure. You may close any of your accounts by notifying us in writing. We will consider your Account closed if the balance in your account reaches a zero balance. When an interest-bearing account is closed, there may be accrued interest that has not been credited to the account. In that case, we will pay you the interest UNLESS we have told you otherwise. Further, for security reasons, we may require you to close your Account and to open a new account if: there is a change in authorized signers; there has been a forgery or fraud reported or committed involving your Account; any Account checks are lost or stolen; you have too many transfers from your Account; or, any other provision of our Agreement with you is violated. After the Account is closed, we have no obligation to accept deposits or pay any outstanding checks. You agree to hold us harmless for refusing to honor any check drawn on a closed account. In the event that we close your Account, we may mail you a Cashier’s Check for the applicable remaining Account balance. The termination of this Agreement and closing of an account will not release you from any fees or other obligations incurred prior to the date upon which this Agreement is terminated, and an account closed, any fees assessed by us in the process of closing an account, or from your responsibility to maintain sufficient funds in an account to cover any outstanding checks or other debit items.
GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with all applicable federal laws and all applicable substantive laws of the State of Texas in which we are located and where you opened your account. In addition, we are subject to certain federal and state regulations and local clearing house rules governing the subject matter of the Agreement. You understand that we must comply with these laws, regulations, and rules. You agree that if there is any inconsistency between the terms of the Agreement and any applicable law, regulation, or rule, the terms of the Agreement will prevail to the extent any such law, regulation, or rule may be modified by agreement.
SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE. We shall not be responsible to you for any loss or damages suffered by you as a result of the failure of systems and software used by you to interface with our systems or systems and software utilized by you to initiate or process banking transactions whether such transactions are initiated or processed directly with our systems or through a third-party service provider. You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for the adequacy of systems and software utilized by you to process banking transactions and the ability of such systems and software to do so accurately.
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.
CREDIT VERIFICATION: You authorize us to request and obtain one or more credit reports about you from one or more credit reporting agencies for the purposes of considering your application for the Account, reviewing or collecting any Account opened for you, or for any other legitimate business purpose. You authorize us to disclose information about your account to a credit reporting agency if your Account was closed because you have abused it.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS: If you or your Account becomes involved in any legal proceedings, your use of the Account may be restricted. You agree not to use the Account in any illegal activity. We shall be entitled to act upon any legal process served upon us which we reasonably believe to be binding, with no liability to you for doing so. You understand that supervisory personnel may randomly monitor customer service telephone conversations to ensure that you receive accurate, courteous, and fair treatment. If you ask us to follow instructions that we believe might expose us to any claim, liability, or damages, we may refuse to follow your instructions or may require a bond or other protection, including your agreement to indemnify us. You agree to be liable to us, to the extent permitted by law, for any loss, costs, or expenses that we may incur as a result of any dispute or legal proceeding involving your Account. You authorize us to deduct any such loss, costs, or expenses from your Account without prior notice to you or to bill you separately. This obligation includes disputes between you and us involving your Account and situations where we become involved in disputes between you and an authorized signer, a joint owner, or a third party claiming an interest in your Account. It also includes situations where any action taken on your Account by you, an authorized signer, a joint owner, or a third party causes us to seek the advice of an attorney, whether or not we actually become involved in a dispute. Any action by us for reimbursement from you for any costs or expenses may also be made against your estate, heirs and legal representatives, who shall be liable for any claims made against and expenses incurred by us. If a court finds any provision of the Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable, such finding shall not make the rest of the Agreement invalid or unenforceable. If feasible, any such offending provision shall be deemed to be modified to be within the limits of enforceability or validity; however, if the offending provision cannot be so modified, it shall be stricken and all other provisions of the Agreement in all other respects shall remain valid and enforceable.
This disclosure is current and effective as of: November 8, 2024.