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AGREEMENT - This document, along with any other documents we give you pertaining to your account(s), is a contract that establishes rules which control your account(s) with us. Please read this carefully. If you sign the signature card or open or continue to have your account with us, you agree to these rules. You will receive a separate schedule of rates, qualifying balances, and fees if they are not included in this document. If you have any questions, please call us.

This agreement is subject to applicable federal laws and the laws of the state of Florida (except to the extent that this agreement can and does vary such rules or laws). The body of state and federal law that governs our relationship with you, however, is too large and complex to be reproduced here. The purpose of this document is to:

  • summarize some laws that apply to common transactions;
  • establish rules to cover transactions or events which the law does not regulate;
  • establish rules for certain transactions or events which the law regulates but permits variation by agreement; and
  • give you disclosures of some of our policies to which you may be entitled or in which you may be interested.

If any provision of this document is found to be unenforceable according to its terms, all remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. We may permit some variations from our standard agreement, but we must agree to any variation in writing either on the signature card for your account or in some other document.

As used in this document the words "we," "our," and "us" mean the financial institution and the words "you" and "your" mean the account holder(s) and anyone else with the authority to deposit, withdraw, or exercise control over the funds in the account. The headings in this document are for convenience or reference only and will not govern the interpretation of the provisions. Unless it would be inconsistent to do so, words and phrases used in this document should be construed so the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. "Party" means a person who, by the terms of an account, has a present right, subject to request, to payment from the account other than as a beneficiary or agent.

LIABILITY - You agree, for yourself (and the person or entity you represent if you sign as a representative of another) to the terms of this account and the schedule of charges. You authorize us to deduct these charges directly from the account balance as accrued. You will pay any additional reasonable charges for services you request which are not covered by this agreement.

Each of you also agrees to be jointly and severally (individually) liable for any account shortage resulting from charges or overdrafts, whether caused by you or another with access to this account. This liability is due immediately, and can be deducted directly from the account balance whenever sufficient funds are available. You have no right to defer payment of this liability, and you are liable regardless of whether you signed the item or benefited from the charge or overdraft. This includes liability for our costs to collect the deficit including, to the extent permitted by law, our reasonable attorneys' fees.

DEPOSITS - We will give only provisional credit until collection is final for any items, other than cash, we accept for deposit (including items drawn "on us"). Actual credit for deposits of, or payable in, foreign currency will be at the exchange rate in effect on final collection in U.S. dollars. We are not responsible for transactions by mail or outside depository until we actually record them. We will treat and record all transactions received after our "daily cutoff time" on a business day we are open, or received on a day we are not open for business, as if initiated on the next following business day that we are open.

WITHDRAWALS - Unless clearly indicated otherwise on the account records, any of you, acting alone, who signs in the space designated for signatures on the signature card may withdraw or transfer all or any part of the account balance at any time. Each of you (until we receive written notice to the contrary) authorizes each other person signing the signature card to indorse any item payable to you or your order for deposit to this account or any other transaction with us. We may charge your account for a check even though payment was made before the date of the check, unless we have received written notice of the postdating in time to have a reasonable opportunity to act. We may refuse any withdrawal or transfer request which you attempt on forms not approved by us, by any method we do not specifically permit, which is greater in number than the frequency permitted, or which is for an amount greater or less than any withdrawal limitations. Even if we honor a nonconforming request, we may treat continued abuse of the stated limitations (if any) as your act of closing the account. We will use the date the transaction is completed by us (as opposed to the date you initiate it) to apply the frequency limitations. The fact that we may honor withdrawal requests that overdraw the available account balance does not obligate us to do so later. See the funds availability policy disclosure for information about when you can withdraw funds you deposit. For those accounts for which our funds availability policy disclosure does not apply, you can ask us when you make a deposit when those funds will be available for withdrawal.

We may require not less than 7 days' notice in writing before each withdrawal from an interest-bearing account other than a time deposit, or from any other savings account as defined by Regulation D. Withdrawals from a time account prior to maturity or prior to any notice period may be restricted and may be subject to penalty. See your notice of penalty for early withdrawal.

OWNERSHIP OF ACCOUNT AND BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION - These rules apply to this account depending on the form of ownership and beneficiary designation, if any, specified on the account records. We make no representations as to the appropriateness or effect of the ownership and beneficiary designations, except as they determine to whom we pay the account funds.

Single-Party Account - Such an account is owned by one party.

Multiple-Party Account - Such an account is payable on request to one or more of two or more parties, whether or not a right of survivorship is mentioned.

Multiple-Party Account - Tenancy by the Entireties - The parties to the account are husband and wife and hold the account as tenants by the entirety.

RIGHTS AT DEATH - Single-Party Account - At the death of a party, ownership passes as part of the party's estate.

RIGHTS AT DEATH - Single-Party Account - At the death of a party, ownership passes as part of the party's estate.

   

Multiple-Party Account With Right of Survivorship - At death of party, ownership passes to the surviving party or parties.

Multiple-Party Account Without Right of Survivorship - At death of party, deceased party's ownership passes as part of deceased party's estate.

Single-Party Account With Pay-on-Death Designation - At death of the party, ownership passes to the designated pay-on-death beneficiaries and is not part of the party's estate.

Multiple-Party Account With Right of Survivorship and Pay-on-Death Designation - At death of last surviving party, ownership passes to the designated pay-on-death beneficiaries and is not part of the last surviving party's estate.

BUSINESS ACCOUNTS - Earnings in the form of interest, dividends, or credits will be paid only on collected funds, unless otherwise provided by law or our policy. We may require the governing body of the legal entity opening the account to give us a separate authorization telling us who is authorized to act on its behalf. We will honor the authorization until we actually receive written notice of a change from the governing body of the legal entity.

STOP PAYMENTS - You must make any stop-payment order in the manner required by law and we must receive it in time to give us a reasonable opportunity to act on it before our stop-payment cutoff time. To be effective, your stop-payment order must precisely identify the number, date and amount of the item, and the payee.

You may stop payment on any item drawn on your account whether you sign the item or not, if you have an equal or greater right to withdraw from this account than the person who signed the item. A release of the stop-payment request may be made only by the person who initiated the stop-payment order.

Our stop-payment cutoff time is one hour after the opening of the next banking day after the banking day on which we receive the item. Additional limitations on our obligation to stop payment are provided by law (e.g., we paid the item in cash or we certified the item).

TELEPHONE TRANSFERS - A telephone transfer of funds from this account to another account with us, if otherwise arranged for or permitted, may be made by the same persons and under the same conditions generally applicable to withdrawals made in writing. Unless a different limitation is disclosed in writing, we restrict the number of transfers from a savings account to another account or to third parties, to a maximum of six per month (less the number of "preauthorized transfers" during the month). Other account transfer restrictions may be described elsewhere.

AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION - We may change any term of this agreement. Rules governing changes in interest rates are provided separately. For other changes, we will give you reasonable notice in writing or by any other method permitted by law. We may also close this account at any time upon reasonable notice to you and tender of the account balance personally or by mail. Notice from us to any one of you is notice to all of you.

STATEMENTS - You must examine your statement of account with "reasonable promptness." If you discover (or reasonably should have discovered) any unauthorized signatures or alterations, you must promptly notify us of the relevant facts. As between you and us, if you fail to do either of these duties, you will have to either share the loss with us, or bear the loss entirely yourself (depending on whether we used ordinary care and, if not, whether we substantially contributed to the loss). The loss could be not only with respect to items on the statement but other items with unauthorized signatures or alterations by the same wrongdoer.

You agree that the time you have to examine your statement and report to us will depend on the circumstances, but will not, in any circumstance, exceed a total of 30 days from when the statement is first sent or made available to you.

You further agree that if you fail to report any unauthorized signatures, alterations, forgeries, or any other errors in your account within 60 days of when we first send or make the statement available, you cannot assert a claim against us on any items in that statement, and as between you and us the loss will be entirely yours. This 60-day limitation is without regard to whether we used ordinary care. The limitation in this paragraph is in addition to that contained in the first paragraph of this section.

ACCOUNT TRANSFER - This account may not be transferred or assigned without our prior written consent.

DIRECT DEPOSITS - If, in connection with a direct deposit plan, we deposit any amount in an account which should have been returned to the Federal Government for any reason, you authorize us to deduct the amount of our liability to the Federal Government from the account or from any other account you have with us, without prior notice and at any time, except as prohibited by law. We may also use any other legal remedy to recover the amount of our liability.

TEMPORARY ACCOUNT AGREEMENT - If this option is selected, this is a temporary account agreement. Each person who signs in the space designated for signatures on the signature card (except as indicated to the contrary) may transact business on this account. However, we may at some time in the future restrict or prohibit further use of this account if you fail to comply with the requirements we have imposed within a reasonable time.

SETOFF - We may (without prior notice and when permitted by law) set off the funds in this account against any due and payable debt you owe us now or in the future, by any of you having the right of withdrawal, to the extent of such persons' or legal entity's right to withdraw. If the debt arises from a note, "any due and payable debt" includes the total amount of which we are entitled to demand payment under the terms of the note at the time we set off, including any balance the due date for which we properly accelerate under the note.

This right of setoff does not apply to this account if: (a) it is an IRA or other tax-deferred retirement account, or (b) the debt is created by a consumer credit transaction under a credit card plan (but this does not affect our rights under any consensual security interest), or (c) the debtor's right of withdrawal only arises in a representative capacity. We will not be liable for the dishonor of any check when the dishonor occurs because we set off a debt against this account. You agree to hold us harmless from any claim arising as a result of our exercise of our right of setoff.

CONVENIENCE ACCOUNT AGENT (Single-Party Accounts only) - A convenience account, as defined by Florida law, means a deposit account other than a certificate of deposit, in the name of one individual, in which one or more individuals have been designated as agent with the right to make deposits to and withdraw funds from or draw checks on such account on the owner's behalf. A single individual is the owner, and the agent is merely designated to conduct transactions on the owner's behalf. Only the owner may designate, substitute, or remove an agent. We undertake no obligation to monitor transactions to determine that they are on the owner's behalf.

RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS - We are not required to honor any restrictive legend on checks you write unless we have agreed in writing to the restriction. Examples of restrictive legends are "must be presented within 90 days" or "not valid for more than $1,000.00."

PAYMENT ORDER OF ITEMS - The law permits us to pay items (such as checks or drafts) drawn on your account in any order. To assist you in handling your account with us, we are providing you with the following information regarding how we process the items that you write. When processing items drawn on your account, our policy is to pay them in numerical sequence. Lower item numbers are paid first. The order in which items are paid is important if there is not enough money in your account to pay all of the items that are presented. There is no policy that is favorable in every instance. If the smallest items are paid first, you may have fewer NSF or overdraft fees, but the largest, and perhaps more important items (such as rent or mortgage payments) might not be paid. If an item is presented without sufficient funds in your account to pay it, we may, at our discretion, pay the item (creating an overdraft) or return the item (NSF). The amounts of the overdraft and NSF fees are disclosed elsewhere. By paying items in numerical sequence, we think our policy attains a reasonable balance between minimizing additional cost to you and paying your more important items. We encourage you to make careful records and practice good account management. This will help you to avoid writing checks or drafts without sufficient funds and incurring the resulting fees.

ACH AND WIRE TRANSFERS - This agreement is subject to Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code - Fund Transfers as adopted in the state in which you have your account with us. If you originate a fund transfer for which Fedwire is used, and you identify by name and number a beneficiary financial institution, an intermediary financial institution or a beneficiary, we and every receiving or beneficiary financial institution may rely on the identifying number to make payment. We may rely on the number even if it identifies a financial institution, person or account other than the one named. You agree to be bound by automated clearing house association rules. These rules provide, among other things, that payments made to you, or originated by you, are provisional until final settlement is made through a Federal Reserve Bank or payment is otherwise made as provided in Article 4A-403(a) of the Uniform Commercial Code. If we do not receive such, we are entitled to a refund from you in the amount credited to your account and the party originating such payment will not be considered to have paid the amount so credited. If we receive a credit to an account you have with us by wire or ACH, we are not required to give you any notice of the payment order or credit.

Checking and Auto Transfer Savings Accounts - These Accounts consist of a checking sub account and a savings sub account. The Bank may periodically transfer funds between these two sub accounts. If your Account is a Plan on which interest is paid, your interest calculation will remain exactly the same. The savings sub account will be governed by the same 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.

   

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ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS

 

Your Rights and Responsibilities

 

Indicated below are types of Electronic Fund Transfers we are capable of handling, some of which may not apply to your account. Please read this disclosure carefully because it tells you your rights and obligations for the transactions listed. You should keep this notice for future reference.

Electronic Funds Transfers Initiated By Third Parties. You may authorize a third party to initiate electronic funds transfers between your account and the third party's account. These transfers to make or receive payment may be one-time occurrences or may recur as directed by you. These transfers may use the Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) or other payments network. Your authorization to the third party to make these transfers can occur in a number of ways. In some cases, your authorization can occur when the merchant posts a sign informing you of their policy. In all cases, the transaction will require you to provide the third party with your account number and bank information. This information can be found on your check as well as on a deposit or withdrawal slip. Thus, you should only provide your bank and account information (whether over the phone, the Internet, or via some other method) to trusted third parties whom you have authorized to initiate these electronic funds transfers. Examples of these transfers include, but are not limited to:

  • Preauthorized credits. You may make arrangements for certain direct deposits (such as U.S. Treasury, employer payroll, or pension plans) to be accepted into your checking or savings account(s).
  • Preauthorized payments. You may make arrangements to pay certain recurring bills from your checking or savings account(s).
  • Electronic check conversion. You may provide your check to a merchant or service provider who will scan the check for the encoded bank and account information. The merchant or service provider will then use this information to convert the transaction into an electronic funds transfer. This may occur at the point of purchase, or when you provide your check by other means such as by mail or drop box.
  • Electronic returned check charge. Some merchants or service providers will initiate an electronic funds transfer to collect a charge in the event a check is returned for insufficient funds.

Overdraft Protection. You may set up overdraft protection from another account to your checking account.

Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFT): Addendum to Disclosure: Pursuant to 12 CFR 205.7(a) (4) of the Electronic Transfer Act, please refer to the Truth in Savings Act disclosure for limitations on the frequency of preauthorized withdrawals for both money market and savings accounts.

Telephone Transfers - types of transfers and frequency limitations - You may access your account by telephone 24 hours a day at 293-0000 or 1-800-451-6556 using your personal identification number, a touch tone phone, and your account numbers, to:

  • transfer funds from checking to checking
  • transfer funds from checking to savings
  • transfer funds from checking to Money Market
  • transfer funds from savings to checking
    • you may make three transfers per statement cycle
  • transfer funds from savings to savings
    • you may make three transfers per statement cycle
  • transfer funds from savings to Money Market
    • you may make three transfers per statement cycle
  • make payments from checking to loan accounts with us
  • make payments from savings to loan accounts with us
  • get information about:
    • account balance of checking accounts
      • you may inquire ten times per statement cycle
    • the last deposit(s) to checking accounts
      • you may inquire ten times per statement cycle
    • the last withdrawal(s) from checking accounts
      • you may inquire ten times per statement cycle
    • account balance of savings accounts
      • you may inquire ten times per statement cycle
    • the last deposit(s) to savings accounts
      • you may inquire ten times per statement cycle

Cash Cow Card or Cash Cow ATM & Check Card ATM Transfers - types of transfers and frequency and dollar limitations - You may access your account(s) by ATM using your Cash Cow Card or Cash Cow ATM & Check Card and personal identification number, to:

  • make deposits to checking account(s)
  • make deposits to savings account(s)
  • get cash withdrawals from checking account(s)
    • you may withdraw no more than $500.00 per business day
  • get cash withdrawals from savings account(s)
    • you may withdraw no more than $500.00 per business day
  • transfer funds from savings to checking account(s)
    • you may make no more than six transfers per statement cycle
  • transfer funds from checking to savings account(s)
  • make payments from checking account(s) with an ATM card at proprietary ATMs
  • get information about:
    • the account balance of your checking accounts
    • the account balance of your savings accounts

Some of these services may not be available at all terminals.

Types of Cash Cow Card Point-of-Sale Transactions - You may access your Checking account to purchase goods (in person) and pay for services (in person).

Point-of-Sale Transactions - dollar limitations - Using your Cash Cow Card:

  • you may not exceed $500.00 in transactions per business day

Types of Cash Cow ATM & Check Card Point-of-Sale Transactions - You may access your checking or NOW account(s) to purchase goods (in person) and pay for services (in person).

Point-of-Sale Transactions - dollar limitations - Using your Cash Cow ATM & Check Card:

  • you may not exceed $1,000.00 in transactions per day on-line
  • you may not exceed $500.00 in transactions per day off-line

Computer Transfers - types of transfers - You may access your account(s) through FSB Online 24 hours a day at www.keysbank.com using your user ID and password, to:

  • transfer funds from checking to checking
  • transfer funds from checking to savings
  • transfer funds from savings to checking
  • transfer funds from savings to savings
  • make payments from checking to loan accounts with us
  • make payments from checking to third parties
  • make payments from savings to loan accounts with us

ATM Operator/Network Fees. When you use an ATM not owned by us, you may be charged a fee by the ATM operator or any network used (and you may be charged a fee for a balance inquiry even if you do not complete a fund transfer).

DOCUMENTATION

  • Terminal transfers. You can get a receipt at the time you make any transfer to or from your account using one of our automated teller machines or point-of-sale terminals.
  • Preauthorized credits. If you have arranged to have direct deposits made to your account at least once every 60 days from the same person or company, you can call our Cash Cow Tellerphone Service at 305-293-0000 or 1-800-451-6556; or visit us at FSB Online at www.keysbank.com; or call one of our branches to find out whether or not the deposit has been made.
  • Periodic statements.
         You will get a monthly account statement from us for your checking accounts.
         You will get a monthly account statement from us for your savings accounts, unless there are no transfers in a particular month. In any case, you will get a statement at least quarterly.

PREAUTHORIZED PAYMENTS

  • Right to stop payment and procedure for doing so. If you have told us in advance to make regular payments out of your account, you can stop any of these payments. Here is how:
         Call or write us at the telephone number or address listed in this brochure in time for us to receive your request 3 business days or more before the payment is scheduled to be made. If you call, we may also require you to put your request in writing and get it to us within 14 days after you call.
         Please refer to our separate fee schedule for the amount we will charge you for each stop-payment order you give.
  • Notice of varying amounts. If these regular payments may vary in amount, the person you are going to pay will tell you, 10 days before each payment, when it will be made and how much it will be. (You may choose instead to get this notice only when the payment would differ by more than a certain amount from the previous payment, or when the amount would fall outside certain limits that you set.)
  • Liability for failure to stop payment of preauthorized transfer. If you order us to stop one of these payments 3 business days or more before the transfer is scheduled, and we do not do so, we will be liable for your losses or damages.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION'S LIABILITY

Liability for failure to make transfers. If we do not complete a transfer to or from your account on time or in the correct amount according to our agreement with you, we will be liable for your losses or damages. However, there are some exceptions. We will not be liable, for instance:

  1. If, through no fault of ours, you do not have enough money in your account to make the transfer.
  2. If you have an overdraft line and the transfer would go over the credit limit.
  3. If the automated teller machine where you are making the transfer does not have enough cash.
  4. If the terminal or system was not working properly and you knew about the breakdown when you started the transfer.
  5. If circumstances beyond our control (such as fire or flood) prevent the transfer, despite reasonable precautions that we have taken.
  6. There may be other exceptions stated in our agreement with you.

UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFERS

(a) Consumer liability.

* Generally. Tell us AT ONCE if you believe your card and/or code has been lost or stolen. Telephoning is the best way of keeping your possible losses down. You could lose all the money in your account (plus your maximum overdraft line of credit). If you tell us within 2 business days, you can lose no more than $50 if someone used your card and/or code without your permission. (If you believe your card and/or code has been lost or stolen, and you tell us within 2 business days after you learn of the loss or theft, you can lose no more than $50 if someone used your card and/or code without your permission.)

If you do NOT tell us within 2 business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your card and/or code, and we can prove we could have stopped someone from using your card and/or code without your permission if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500.

Also, if your statement shows transfers that you did not make, tell us at once. If you do not tell us within 60 days after the statement was mailed to you, you may not get back any money you lost after the 60 days if we can prove that we could have stopped someone from taking the money if you had told us in time.

If a good reason (such as a long trip or a hospital stay) kept you from telling us, we will extend the time periods.

* Additional Limit on Liability for Cash Cow ATM & Check Card. Unless you have been grossly negligent or have engaged in fraud, you will not be liable for any unauthorized transactions using your lost or stolen Cash Cow ATM & Check Card. This additional limit on liability does not apply to ATM transactions, to transactions using your Personal Identification Number which are not processed by VISAŽ, or to commercial cards.

(b) Contact in event of unauthorized transfer. If you believe your card and/or code has been lost or stolen or that someone has transferred or may transfer money from your account without your permission, call or write us at the telephone number or address listed in this brochure.

ERROR RESOLUTION NOTICE

In Case of Errors or Questions About Your Electronic Transfers, Call or Write us at the telephone number or address listed in this brochure, as soon as you can, if you think your statement or receipt is wrong or if you need more information about a transfer listed on the statement or receipt. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent the FIRST statement on which the problem or error appeared.

  1. Tell us your name and account number (if any).
  2. 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.
  3. Tell us the dollar amount of the suspected error.

If you tell us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in writing within 10 business days.

We will determine whether an error occurred within 10 business days (5 business days for Cash Cow ATM & Check Card point-of-sale transactions and 20 business days if the transfer involved a new account) after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45 days (90 days if the transfer involved a new account, a point-of-sale transaction, or a foreign-initiated transfer) to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will credit your account within 10 business days (5 business days for Cash Cow ATM & Check Card point-of-sale transactions and 20 business days if the transfer involved a new account) for the amount you think is in error, so that you will have the use of the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within 10 business days, we may not credit your account. Your account is considered a new account for the first 30 days after the first deposit is made, unless each of you already has an established account with us before this account is opened.

We will tell you the results within three business days after completing our investigation. If we decide that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation.

You may ask for copies of the documents that we used in our investigation.

FIRST STATE BANK OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
EFT DEPARTMENT
3406 N. ROOSEVELT BLVD.
KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
Business Days: Monday through Friday
Excluding Federal Holidays
Phone: (305) 296-8535

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

NOTICE OF ATM/NIGHT DEPOSIT
FACILITY USER PRECAUTIONS

As with all financial transactions, please exercise discretion when using an automated teller machine (ATM) or night deposit facility. For your own safety, be careful. The following suggestions may be helpful.

  1. Prepare for your transactions at home (for instance, by filling out a deposit slip) to minimize your time at the ATM or night deposit facility.
  2. Mark each transaction in your account record, but not while at the ATM or night deposit facility. Always save your ATM receipts. Don't leave them at the ATM or night deposit facility because they may contain important account information.
  3. Compare your records with the account statements you receive.
  4. Don't lend your ATM card to anyone.
  5. Remember, do not leave your card at the ATM. Do not leave any documents at a night deposit facility.
  6. Protect the secrecy of your Personal Identification Number (PIN). Protect your ATM card as though it were cash. Don't tell anyone your PIN. Don't give anyone information regarding your ATM card or PIN over the telephone. Don't write your PIN where it can be discovered. For example, don't keep a note of your PIN in your wallet or purse.
  7. Prevent others from seeing you enter your PIN by using your body to shield their view.
  8. If you lose your ATM card or if it is stolen, promptly notify us. You should consult the other disclosures you have received about electronic fund transfers for additional information about what to do if your card is lost or stolen.
  9. When you make a transaction, be aware of your surroundings. Look out for suspicious activity near the ATM or night deposit facility, particularly if it is after sunset. At night, be sure that the facility (including the parking area and walkways) is well lighted. Consider having someone accompany you when you use the facility, especially after sunset. If you observe any problem, go to another ATM or night deposit facility.
  10. Don't accept assistance from anyone you don't know when using an ATM or night deposit facility.
  11. If you notice anything suspicious or if any other problem arises after you have begun an ATM transaction, you may want to cancel the transaction, pocket your card and leave. You might consider using another ATM or coming back later.
  12. Don't display your cash; pocket it as soon as the ATM transaction is completed and count the cash later when you are in the safety of your own car, home, or other secure surrounding.
  13. At a drive-up facility, make sure all the car doors are locked and all of the windows are rolled up, except the driver's window. Keep the engine running and remain alert to your surroundings.
  14. We want the ATM and night deposit facility to be safe and convenient for you. Therefore, please tell us if you know of any problem with a facility. For instance, let us know if a light is not working or there is any damage to a facility. Please report any suspicious activity or crimes to both the operator of the facility and the local law enforcement officials immediately.
   

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FUNDS AVAILABILITY

 

YOUR ABILITY TO WITHDRAW FUNDS

 

This policy statement applies to "transaction" accounts. Transaction accounts, in general, are accounts which permit an unlimited number of payments to third persons and an unlimited number of telephone and preauthorized transfers to other accounts of yours with us. Checking accounts are the most common transaction accounts. Feel free to ask us whether any of your other accounts might also be under this policy.

Our policy is to delay the availability of funds from your cash and check deposits. During the delay, you may not withdraw the funds in cash and we will not use the funds to pay checks that you have written.

Please remember that even after we have made funds available to you, and you have withdrawn the funds, you are still responsible for checks you deposit that are returned to us unpaid and for any other problems involving your deposit.

DETERMINING THE AVAILABILITY OF A DEPOSIT

The length of the delay is counted in business days from the day of your deposit. Every day is a business day except Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. If you make a deposit before 2:00 P.M. on a business day that we are open, we will consider that day to be the day of your deposit. However, if you make a deposit after 2:00 P.M. or on a day we are not open, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open.

The length of the delay varies depending on the type of deposit and is explained below.

Same-Day Availability

Funds from electronic direct deposits to your account will be available on the day we receive the deposit.

Next-Day Availability

Funds from the following deposits are available on the first business day after the day of your deposit:
U.S. Treasury checks that are payable to you.
Wire transfers.
Checks drawn on First State Bank.
If you make the deposit in person to one of our employees, funds from the following deposits are also available on the first business day after the day of your deposit:
Cash.
State and local government checks that are payable to you if you use a special deposit slip available from any customer service representative.
Cashier's, certified, and teller's checks that are payable to you if you use a special deposit slip available from any customer service representative.
Federal Reserve Bank checks, Federal Home Loan Bank checks, and postal money orders, if these items are payable to you if you use a special deposit slip available from any customer service representative.
If you do not make your deposit in person to one of our employees (for example, if you mail the deposit), funds from these deposits will be available on the second business day after the day of your deposit.

Other Check Deposits

The delay for other check deposits depends on whether the check is a local or a nonlocal check. To see whether a check is a local or a nonlocal check, look at the routing number on the check:

If the first four digits of the routing number are 0670, 2670, 0660, 2660, 0630, 2630, 0631, 2631, 0632, or 2632, then the check is a local check. Otherwise, the check is a nonlocal check. Some checks are marked "payable through" and have a four- or nine-digit number nearby. For these checks, use the four-digit number (or the first four digits of the nine-digit number), not the routing number on the bottom of the check, to determine if these checks are local or nonlocal. Our policy is to make funds from local and nonlocal checks available as follows.

1. Local checks. The first $100 from a deposit of local checks will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit. The remaining funds will be available on the second business day after the day of your deposit.

For example, if you deposit a local check of $700 on a Monday, $100 of the deposit is available on Tuesday. The remaining $600 is available on Wednesday.

2. Nonlocal checks. The first $100 from a deposit of nonlocal checks will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit. The remaining funds will be available on the fifth business day after the day of your deposit.

For example, if you deposit a $700 nonlocal check on a Monday, $100 of the deposit is available on Tuesday. The remaining $600 is available on Monday of the following week.

3. Local and nonlocal checks. If you deposit both categories of checks, $100 from the checks will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit, not $100 from each category of check.

If we cash a check for you that is drawn on another bank, we may withhold the availability of a corresponding amount of funds that are already in your account. Those funds will be available at the time funds from the check we cashed would have been available if you had deposited it.

If we accept for deposit a check that is drawn on another bank, we may make funds from the deposit available for withdrawal immediately but delay your availability to withdraw a corresponding amount of funds that you have on deposit in another account with us. The funds in the other account would then not be available for withdrawal until the time periods that are described elsewhere in this disclosure for the type of check that you deposited.

CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMITATION

We place certain limitations on withdrawals in cash. In general, $100 of a deposit is available for withdrawal in cash on the first business day after the day of deposit. In addition, a total of $400 of other funds becoming available on a given day is available for withdrawal in cash at or after 9:00 A.M. on that day. Any remaining funds will be available for withdrawal in cash on the following business day.

LONGER DELAYS MAY APPLY

Funds you deposit by check may be delayed for a longer period under the following circumstances:
We believe a check you deposit will not be paid.
You deposit checks totaling more than $5,000 on any one day.
You redeposit a check that has been returned unpaid.
You have overdrawn your account repeatedly in the last six months.
There is an emergency, such as failure of computer or communications equipment.
We will notify you if we delay your ability to withdraw funds for any of these reasons, and we will tell you when the funds will be available. They will generally be available no later than the ninth business day after the day of your deposit.

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 $5,000 of a day's total deposits of cashier's, certified, teller's, traveler's, and federal, state and local government checks will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit if the deposit meets certain conditions. For example, the checks must be payable to you (and you may have to use a special deposit slip). The excess over $5,000 will be available on the ninth business day after the day of your deposit. If your deposit of these checks (other than a U.S. Treasury check) is not made in person to one of our employees, the first $5,000 will not be available until the second business day after the day of your deposit.

Funds from all other check deposits will be available on the ninth business day after the day of your deposit.

   

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TRUTH IN SAVINGS

PRIME TIME 55 CHECKING ACCOUNT

Minimum balance to open the account - You must deposit $100.00 to open this account.

Minimum balance to avoid imposition of fees - If your balance falls below $200.00 on any day in the monthly statement cycle we will impose a service charge fee of $11.00 once during the statement cycle. This fee is waived if the account holder has total deposits of $5,000.00 or more with us.

If your balance is at least $200.00 on every day in the monthly statement cycle but falls below $400.00 on any day during the monthly statement cycle we will impose a service charge fee of $9.00 once during the statement cycle. This fee is waived if the account holder has total deposits of $5,000.00 or more with us.

If your balance is at least $400.00 on every day in the monthly statement cycle but falls below $600.00 on any day during the monthly statement cycle wewill impose a service charge fee of $7.00 once during the statement cycle. This fee is waived if the account holder has total deposits of $5,000.00 or more with us.

PERSONAL CHECKING ACCOUNT

Minimum balance to open the account - You must deposit $100.00 to open this account.

Minimum balance to avoid imposition of fees - If your balance falls below $200.00 on any day in the month we will impose a service charge fee of $11.00 for that month.

If your balance is at least $200.00 on every day in the month but falls below $400.00 on any day during the month we will impose a service charge fee of $9.00 for that month.

If your balance is at least $400.00 on every day in the month but falls below $600.00 on any day during the month we will impose a service charge fee of $7.00 for that month.

This fee will not be imposed if your average daily balance in this account for the month is at least $1,000.00. The average daily balance is calculated by adding the principal in the account for each day of the period and dividing that figure by the number of days in the period.

FREEBEE CHECKING ACCOUNT

  • No monthly maintenance or per check fee (Other fees may apply.  Please refer to the General Service Charges fee schedule.)
  • Account requirement - You must order duplicate checks

Minimum balance to open the account - You must deposit $100.00 to open this account.

FIRST CHOICE CHECKING ACCOUNTS
(You must have $1,000.00 in a First State Savings account to be eligible for this account.)

Minimum balance to open the account - You must deposit $100.00 to open this account.

Minimum balance to avoid imposition of fees - If your balance falls below $200.00 on any day in the month we will impose a service charge fee of $11.00 for that month.

If your balance is at least $200.00 on every day in the month but falls below $400.00 on any day during the month we will impose a service charge fee of $9.00 for that month.

If your balance is at least $400.00 on every day in the month but falls below $600.00 on any day during the month we will impose a service charge fee of $7.00 for that month.

This fee will not be imposed if you maintain a daily balance of $1,000.00 in a First State Savings account or if your average daily balance in this account for the month is at least $1,000.00. The average daily balance is calculated by adding the principal in the account for each day of the period and dividing that figure by the number of days in the period.

ULTRA PACKAGE ACCOUNT

(To qualify, all you need is a Personal Checking account and one or more investment accounts (Savings, CD, or Money Market).)

Minimum balance to open the account - You must deposit $100.00 to open this account.

Fees:

A service charge fee of $15.00 will be charged each monthly statement cycle. This fee will not apply if the combined daily balance of your Personal Checking and an investment account (Savings, CD, or Money Market account) is $5,000.00 or more.

NOW ACCOUNT

Rate Information - Your interest rate and annual percentage yield may change.

Frequency of rate changes - We may change the interest rate on your account at any time.

Determination of rate - At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account.

Compounding and crediting frequency - Interest will be compounded every month. Interest will be credited to your account every month.

Effect of closing an account - If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.

Minimum balance to open the account - You must deposit $1,000.00 to open this account.

Minimum balance to avoid imposition of fees - A service charge fee of $10.00 will be imposed each monthly statement cycle if the average daily balance for the monthly statement cycle falls below $1,000.00. The average daily balance is calculated by adding the principal in the account for each day of the period and dividing that figure by the number of days in the period.

Minimum balance to obtain the annual percentage yield disclosed - You must maintain a minimum balance of $1,000.00 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.

Daily balance computation method - We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.

Accrual of interest on noncash deposits - Interest begins to accrue no later than when we receive credit for the funds for noncash items (for example, checks).

SUPER NOW ACCOUNT

Rate Information - Your interest rate and annual percentage yield may change.

Frequency of rate changes - We may change the interest rate on your account at any time.

Determination of rate - At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account.

Compounding and crediting frequency - Interest will be compounded every month. Interest will be credited to your account every month.

Effect of closing an account - If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.

Minimum balance to open the account - You must deposit $2,500.00 to open this account.

Minimum balance to avoid imposition of fees - A service charge fee of $10.00 will be imposed each monthly statement cycle if the average daily balance for the monthly statement cycle falls below $2,500.00. The average daily balance is calculated by adding the principal in the account for each day of the period and dividing that figure by the number of days in the period.

Minimum balance to obtain the annual percentage yield disclosed - You must maintain a minimum balance of $2,500.00 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.

Daily balance computation method - We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.

Accrual of interest on noncash deposits - Interest begins to accrue no later than when we receive credit for the funds for noncash items (for example, checks).

PERSONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT

Rate Information - Your interest rate and annual percentage yield may change.

Frequency of rate changes - We may change the interest rate on your account at any time.

Determination of rate - At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account.

Compounding and crediting frequency - Interest will be compounded every day. Interest will be credited to your account every quarter.

Effect of closing an account - If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.

Minimum balance to open the account - You must deposit $100.00 to open this account.

Minimum balance to avoid imposition of fees - A service charge fee of $2.00 will be imposed each monthly statement cycle if the average daily balance for the monthly statement cycle falls below $200.00. The average daily balance is calculated by adding the principal in the account for each day of the period and dividing that figure by the number of days in the period. This fee will not apply to minors under 18 years of age.

Minimum balance to obtain the annual percentage yield disclosed - You must maintain a minimum balance of $25.00 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.

Daily balance computation method - We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.

Accrual of interest on noncash deposits - Interest begins to accrue on the business day you deposit noncash items (for example, checks).

Transaction limitations:

Transfers from a Personal Savings account to another account or to third parties by preauthorized, automatic, telephone, or computer transfer are limited to six per month with no transfers by check, draft, debit card or similar order to third parties.

Fees:

A debits processed charge fee of $1.00 will be charged for each withdrawal in excess of three during a statement cycle.

HOLIDAY CLUB SAVINGS ACCOUNT

Rate Information - Your interest rate and annual percentage yield may change.

Frequency of rate changes - We may change the interest rate on your account at any time.

Determination of rate - At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account.

Compounding and crediting frequency - Interest will be compounded every day. Principal and accrued interest will be credited to your checking account on or after November 1.

Account limitations - The entire balance plus accrued interest will be transferred into your checking account on or after November 1 and the account will remain open.

Effect of closing an account - If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.

Requirements to open and maintain the Holiday Club Savings account:

  • You must maintain a First State Bank Checking account
  • Automatic weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, or monthly transfers of an amount to be determined by you must be transferred from your Required Checking account to the Holiday Club Savings account.

Minimum balance to open the account - There is no minimum balance to open this account.

Minimum balance to avoid imposition of fees - There is no minimum balance to avoid imposition of fees.

Minimum balance to obtain the annual percentage yield disclosed - You must maintain a minimum balance of $25.00 in the account each day to obtain the disclosed annual percentage yield.

Daily balance computation method - We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account. This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal in the account each day.

Accrual of interest on noncash deposits - Interest begins to accrue no later than the business day we receive credit for the deposit of noncash items (for example, checks).

Transaction limitations:

Transfers from a Holiday Club Savings account to another account or to third parties by preauthorized, automatic, telephone, or computer transfer are limited to six per month with no transfers by check, draft, debit card, or similar order to third parties.

Fees:

A debits processed charge fee of $10.00 will be charged for each withdrawal.

INSURED INVESTORS MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT

Rate Information - Your interest rate and annual percentage yield may change.

Frequency of rate changes - We may change the interest rate on your account at any time.

Determination of rate - At our discretion, we may change the interest rate on your account.

Compounding and crediting frequency - Interest will be compounded every month. Interest will be credited to your account every month.

Effect of closing an account - If you close your account before interest is credited, you will not receive the accrued interest.

Minimum balance to open the accoun