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Truth In Savings (Electronic Funds Transfer)

The Electronic Fund Transfers Agreement is the contract which covers your and our rights and responsibilities concerning the electronic fund transfers (EFT) services offered to you by Texas Community Federal Credit Union (“Credit Union”). In this agreement, the words “you” and “yours” mean those who sign the application or account card as applicants, joint owners, or any authorized users. The word “we”, “us”, and “our” mean the Credit Union. The word “account” means any one (1) or more share and share draft accounts you have with the Credit Union. Electronic fund transfers are electronically initiated transfers of money from your account through the EFT services described below. By signing an application or account card for EFT services, signing your card, or using any service, each of you, jointly and severally, agree to the terms and conditions in this agreement and any amendments for the EFT services offered. 1. EFT SERVICES If approved, you may conduct any one (1) or more of the EFT services offered by the Credit Union. a. Visa Check Card If approved, you may use your card to purchase goods and services from participating merchants. However, you may not use your card to initiate any type of electronic gambling transactions through the internet, you may be required to provide card number security information before you will be permitted to complete the transaction. You agree that you will not use your card for any transaction that is illegal under applicable federal, state, or local law. Funds to cover your card purchases will be deducted from your share draft account. For one-time debit transactions, you must consent to the Credit Union’s overdraft protection plan in order for the transaction amount to be covered under the plan. Without our consent, the Credit Union may not authorize and pay an overdraft resulting from these types of transaction. Services and fees for overdrafts are shown in the document the Credit Union uses to capture the member’s opt-in choice for overdraft protection and the Schedule of Fees and Charges. For other types of transactions, if the balance in your account is not sufficient to pay the transaction amount, the Credit Union may pay the amount and treat the transaction as request to transfer funds from other deposit accounts, approved overdraft protections accounts, or loan accounts that you have established with the Credit Union. If you initiate a transaction that overdraws your account, you agree to make immediate payment of any overdrafts together with any service charges to the Credit Union. In the event of repeated overdrafts, the Credit Union may terminate all services under this Agreement. You may use you card and personal identification number (PIN) in ATM’s of the Credit Union, Pulse and Cirrus networks, and such other machines or facilities as the Credit Union may designate. At the present time, you may also use your card to: Make deposits to your share and share draft accounts; Withdraw funds from your share and share draft accounts; Transfer funds from your share and share draft accounts; Obtain balance information for our share and share draft accounts; Make point-of-sale (POS) transactions with your card and personal identification number (PIN) to purchase goods or services at merchants that accept VISA; Order goods or services by mail or telephone from places that accept Visa. The following limitations on the frequency and amount of Visa Check Card transactions may apply: There is no limit on the number of Visa Check Card purchases you make per day; You may make seven (7) cash withdrawals in any one (1) day from an ATM machine; You may withdraw up to a maximum of $300.00 in any one (1) day from an ATM machine, if there are sufficient funds in your account; For security purposes, there are other limits on the frequency and amount of transfers available at ATMs; You may transfer up to the available balance in your account at the time of the transfer. See Section 2 for transfer limitations that may apply to these transactions. b. Preauthorized EFT’s Direct Deposit. Upon instruction of (i) your employer or (ii) the Treasury Department or (iii) other financial institutions, the Credit Union will accept direct deposits of your paycheck or federal recurring payments, such as Social Security, to your share and/or share draft account. Preauthorized Debits. Upon instruction, we will pay certain recurring transactions from your share and/or share draft account. See Section 2 for transfer limitations that may apply to these transactions. Stop Payment Rights. If you have arranged in advance to make electronic fund transfers out of your account(s) for money you owe others, you may stop payment of preauthorized transfers from your account. You must notify us orally or in writing at any time up to three (3) business days before the schedule date of the transfer. We may require written confirmation of the stop payment order to be made within fourteen (14) days of any oral notification. If we do not receive the written confirmation, the oral stop payment order shall cease to be binding fourteen (14) days after it has been made. A stop payment request for preauthorized Electronic Fund Transfers will apply to all subsequent transfers, unless you withdraw the request. Notice of Varying Amounts. If these regular payments may vary in amount, the person you are going to pay is required to 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.

1) Liability for Failure to Stop Payment of Preauthorized Transfers.

If you order us to stop payment of a preauthorized transfer 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. c. Electronic Check Conversion/Electronic Returned Check Fees If you pay for purchases or bills with a check or share draft, you may authorize your check or share draft to be converted to an electronic fund transfers. You may also authorize merchants or other payees to electronically debit your account for returned check fees. You are considered to have authorized these electronic fund transfers if you complete the transaction after being told (orally or by a notice posted or sent to you) that the transfer may be processed electronically or if you sign a written authorization.

2) Transfer Limitations

For all Share accounts, you may make no more than six (6) transfers and withdrawals from your account to another account of yours or to a third party in any month by means of a preauthorized, automatic or internet transfer, by telephonic order or instruction, or by check, draft, debit card or similar order. If you exceed these limitations, your account may be subject to a fee or be closed.

3) Conditions of EFT Services

a. Ownership of Cards Any card or other device which we supply to you is our property and must be returned to us, or to any person whom we authorize to act as our agent, or to any person who is authorized to honor the card, immediately according to instructions. The card may be repossessed at any time at our sole discretion without demand notice. You cannot transfer your card or account to another person.
b. Honoring the Card Neither we nor merchants authorized to honor the card will be responsible for the failure or refusal to honor the card or any other device we supply to you. If a merchant agrees to give you a refund or adjustment, you agree to accept a credit to your account in lieu of a cash refund.
c. Foreign Transaction Visa purchases and cash withdrawals made in foreign currencies will be debited from your account in U.S. dollars. The exchange rate between the transaction currency and the billing currency used for processing international transactions is a rate selected by Visa from a range of rates available in wholesale currency markets for the applicable central processing date, which rate may vary from the rate Visa itself receives, or the government-mandated rate in effect for the applicable central processing date, in each instance plus an additional 1.00%. The exchange rate used on the processing date may differ from the rate that would have been used on the purchase date or cardholder statement posting date.
d. Security of Access Code You may use one (1) or more access codes with your electronic fund transfers. The access codes issued to you are for your security purposes. Any codes issued to you are confidential and should not be disclosed to third parties or recorded on or with the card. You are responsible for safekeeping your access codes. You agree not to disclose or otherwise make your access codes available to anyone not authorized to sign on your accounts. If you authorize anyone to use your access codes, that authority shall continue until you specifically revoke such authority by notify the Credit Union. You understand that any joint owner you authorize to use an access code may withdraw or transfer funds from any of your accounts. If you fail to maintain the security of these access codes and the Credit Union suffers a loss, we may terminate your EFT services immediately.
e. Joint Accounts If any of your accounts accessed under this agreement are joint accounts, all joints users, shall be bound by this agreement and, alone and together, shall be responsible for all EFT transaction to or from any share and share draft or loan accounts as provided in this agreement. Each joint account owner, without the consent of any other account owner, may, and is hereby authorized by every other joint account owner, make any transaction permitted under this agreement. Each joint account owner is authorized to act for the other account owners, and the Credit Union may accept orders and instructions regarding any EFT transaction on any account from any joint account owner.

4. Fees and Charges

There are certain fees and charges for EFT services. For a current listing of all applicable fees see our current Fee Schedule that was provided to you at the time you applied for or requested these electronic services. From time to time, the changes may be changed. We will notify you of any changes as required by applicable law. If you use an ATM not operated by us, you may be charged a fee by the ATM operator and by any national, regional, or local network used in processing the transaction (and you may be charged a fee for a balance inquiry even if you do not complete a funds transfer). The ATM surcharge will be debited from your account if you elect to complete the transaction or continue with the balance inquiry.

5. Member Liability

You are responsible for all EFT transactions you authorize. If you permit someone else to use an EFT service, your card or your access code, you are responsible for any transactions they authorize or conduct on any of your accounts. TELL US AT ONCE if you believe your card has been lost or stolen, if you believe someone has used your card or access code or otherwise accessed your accounts without your authority, 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 possible maximum overdraft line of credit). If a transaction was made with your card or card number without your permission, and was either a Visa or Interlink transaction, you will have no liability for the transaction, unless you were grossly negligent in the handling of your account or card. For all other EFT transactions, including ATM transactions or if you were grossly negligent in the handling of your account or card, your liability for an unauthorized transaction is determined as follows. If you tell us within two (2) business days you can lose no more than $50.00 if someone used your card 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, and we can prove we could have stopped someone from using your card 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 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 making the transfers if you had told us in time. If a good reason (such as hospital stay) kept you from telling us, we will extend the time periods.

If you believe your card has been lost or stolen or that someone has transferred or may transfer money from your account without your permission, call: (361) 595-5538 (877) 595-5538 Or write to:
Texas Community Federal Credit Union
605 E. Caesar Kingsville,
TX 78363
Fax: (361) 595-5530

You should also call the number or write to the address listed above if you believe a transfer has been made using the information from your check without your permission.

6) Right to Receive Documentation

a. Periodic Statements Transfers and withdrawals made through any debit card transactions or preauthorized EFTs will be recorded on your periodic statement. You will receive a statement monthly unless there is no transaction in a particular month. In any case, you will receive a statement at least quarterly.
b. Terminal Receipt You can get a receipt at the time you make any transaction (except inquiries) involving your account using an ATM and/or point-of-service (POS) terminal. c. Direct Deposit If you have arranged to have a direct deposit made to your account at least once every sixty (60) days from the same source and you do not receive a receipt (such as a pay stub), you can find out whether or not the deposit has been made by calling (361) 595-5538 or (877) 595-5538. This does not apply to transactions occurring outside the United States.

7) Account Information Disclosure

We will disclose information to third parties about your account or the transfers you make: As necessary to complete transfers; To verify the existence of sufficient funds to cover specific transactions upon the request of a third party, such as a credit bureau or merchant; If your account is eligible for emergency cash and/or emergency card replacement services, and you request such services, you agree that we may provide personal information about you and your account that is necessary to provide you with the requested service(s); To comply with government agency or court orders; or if you give us your written permission. 8. BUSINESS DAYS Our business days are Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays.

9) Credit Union 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 may be liable for your losses or damages. However, we will not be liable for direct or consequential damages in the following events: If, through no fault of ours, there is not enough money in your account to complete the transaction, if any funds in your accounts necessary to complete the transaction are held as uncollected funds pursuant to our Funds Availability Policy, or if the transaction involves a loan request exceeding your credit limit; If you used your card or access code in an incorrect manner; If the ATM where you are making the transfer does not have enough cash; If the ATM was not working properly and you knew about the problem when you started the transaction; If the money in your account is subject to legal process or other claim; If the funds in your account are pledged as collateral or frozen because of a delinquent loan; If the error was caused by a system of any participating ATM network; If the electronic transfer is not completed as a result of your willful or negligent use of your card, access code, or any EFT facility for making such transfers; Any other exceptions as established by the Credit Union.

10) Notices

All notices from us will be effective when we have mailed them or delivered them to your last known address in the Credit Union’s records. Notices from you will be effective when received by the Credit Union at 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 twenty-one (21) days before the effective date of any changes. Use of this service is subject to existing regulations governing the Credit Union account and any future changes to those regulations. The following information is a list of safety precautions regarding the use of ATMs and night deposit facilities: Be aware of your surroundings, particularly at night; Consider having someone accompany you when the ATM or night deposit facility is used after dark; Close the entry door of any ATM facility equipped with a door; If another person is uncomfortably close to you at the time of your transaction, ask the person to step back before you complete your transaction. If it is after the regular hours of the financial institution and you are using an ATM, do not permit entrance to any person you do not know; Refrain from displaying your cash at the ATM or night deposit facility. As soon as your transaction is completed, place your money in your purse or wallet. Count the cash later in the safety of your car or home; If you notice anything suspicious at the ATM or night deposit facility, consider using another ATM or night deposit facility or coming back later. If you are in the middle of a transaction and you notice something suspicious, cancel the transaction, take your card or deposit envelope, and leave; If you are followed after making a transaction, go to the nearest public area where people are located; Do not write your personal identification number (PIN) or access code on your ATM card; Report all crimes to law enforcement officials immediately. If emergency assistance is needed, call the police from the nearest available public telephone.

11) Billing Errors

In case of errors or questions about electronic fund transfers from your share and share draft accounts or if you need more information about a transfer on the statement or receipt, telephone us at the following number or send us a written notice to the following address as soon as you can. We must hear from you no later than sixty (60) days after we sent the first statement on which the problem appears. Call us at: (361) 595-5538 (877) 595-5538 Or write to:

Texas Community Federal Credit Union
605 E. Caesar
Kingsville, TX 78363
Fax: (361) 595-5530

Tell us your name and account number. Describe the electronic transfer you are unsure about and explain, as clearly as you can, why you believe the Credit Union has made an error or why you need more information. 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 ten (10)* business days. We will determine whether an error has 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 (10) business days, for the amount you think is in error so that you will have the use of the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we asked you to put your complaint in writing and we do not receive it within ten (10) business days, we may not credit your account. We will tell you the results within three (3) business days of 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. *If you give notice of an error within thirty (30) day after you make the first deposit to your account, we will have twenty (20) business days instead of ten (10) business days to investigate the error. **If you give notice of an error within thirty (30) days after you make the first deposit to your account, notice of an error involving a POS transaction, or notice of an error involving a transaction initiated outside the U.S., its possessions and territories, we will have ninety (90) days instead of forty-five (45) days to investigate the error. NOTE: If the error you assert is an unauthorized Visa transaction, other than a cash disbursement at an ATM, we will credit your account within five (5) business days unless we determine that the circumstances or your account history warrant a delay, in which case you will receive credit within ten (10) business days.

12) Termination of EFT Services

You may terminate this agreement or any EFT service under this agreement at any time by notifying us in writing and stopping your use of your card and any access code. You must return all cards to the Credit Union. You also agree to notify any participating merchants that the authority to make bill payment transfers has been revoked. We may also terminate this agreement, We may notify participating merchants making preauthorized debits or credits to any of your accounts that this agreement has been terminated. We may also program our computer not to accept your card or access code for any EFT service. Whether you or the Credit Union terminates this agreement, the termination shall not affect your obligations under this agreement for any electronic transactions made prior to termination.

13) Governing Law

This agreement is governed by the bylaws of the Credit Union, federal laws and regulations, the laws and regulations of the state of Texas, and local clearinghouse rules, as amended from time to time. Any disputes regarding this agreement shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the court of the county in which the Credit Union is located.

14) Enforcement

You are liable to us for any losses, costs, or expenses we incur resulting from your failure to follow this agreement. You authorize us to deduct any such losses, costs, or expenses from your account without prior notice to you. If we bring a legal action to collect any amount due under or to enforce this agreement, we shall be entitled, subject to applicable law, to payment of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, including fees on any appeal, bankruptcy proceedings, and any post-judgment collection actions. © CUNA MUTUAL GROUP, 1999, 2003, 06, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.


Funds Availability

Our policy describes the member ability to withdraw funds at Texas Community Federal Credit Union. It only applies to the availability of funds in transaction accounts. The credit union reserves the right to delay the availability of funds deposited to accounts that are not transaction accounts for periods longer than those disclosed in this policy.

1) General Policy

Our policy is to make funds from member cash and check deposits available to member on the next business day after we receive your deposit. Electronic direct deposits will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Once they are available, the member can withdraw the funds in cash and we will use the funds to pay checks that the member has written. For determining the availability of member deposits, every day is a business day, except Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. If the member makes a deposit before 5:30 p.m. on a business day that we are open, we will consider that day to be the day of the member deposit. However, if the member makes a deposit after 5:30 p.m. or on a day we are not open, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open.

2) Reservation of Right to Hold

In some cases, we will not make all of the funds that the member deposits by check available to the member on the next business day after we receive the member deposit. Funds may not be available until the second business day after the day of member deposit. However, the first $200.00 of member deposit will be available on the first business day after the day of the member deposit. If we are not going to make all of the funds from member deposit available on next business day, we will notify member at the time member makes the deposit. We will also tell you when the funds will be available. If member 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 next business day after we receive member deposit. If member will need the funds from a deposit right away, member should ask us when the funds will be available.

3) Holds on Other Funds

If we cash a check for member that is drawn on another financial institution, we may withhold the availability of a corresponding amount of funds that are already in member account. Those funds will be available at the time funds from the check we cashed would have been available if member had deposited it. If we accept for deposit a check that is drawn on another financial institution, we may make funds from the deposit available for withdrawal immediately, but delay member availability to withdraw a corresponding amount of funds that member 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 member deposited.

4) Longer Delays May Apply

We may delay member ability to withdraw funds deposited by check into member account an additional number of days for these reasons: We believe a check member deposited will not be paid. Member deposit checks totaling more than $5,000.00 on any one (1) day. Member deposit check that has been returned unpaid. Member has overdrawn member account repeatedly in the last six (6) months. There is an emergency, such as failure of communications or computer equipment. We will notify member if we delay member ability to withdraw funds for any of these reasons, and we will tell member when the funds will be available. They will generally be available no later than the seventh business day after the day of member deposit.

5) Special Rules for New Accounts

If you are a new member, the following special rules will apply during the first 30 days new member account is open. Funds from electronic direct deposits to member account will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Funds from deposits of cash, wire transfers, and the first $5,000.00 of a day’s total deposits of cashier’s certified, tellers, travelers, and federal, state, and local government checks will be available on the next business day after the day of member deposit if the deposit meets certain conditions. For example, the checks must be payable to member. The excess over $5,000.00 will be available on the ninth business day after the day of member deposit. If member deposit of these checks (other than a U.S. Treasury check) is not made available until the second business day after the day of your deposit. Funds from all other checks deposits will be available on the ninth business day after the day of member deposit.

6) Foreign Checks

Checks drawn on financial institutions located outside the U.S. (foreign checks) cannot be processed the same as checks drawn on U.S. financial institutions. Foreign checks are exempt from the policies outlined in this disclosure. Generally, the availability of funds for deposits of foreign checks will be delayed for the time it takes us to collect the funds from the financial institutions upon which it is drawn.


Credit Card Agreement

In this section, “Agreement” means this Consumer Credit Card Agreement. “Disclosure” means the Credit Card Account Opening Disclosure. The Account Opening Disclosure is incorporated into this Consumer Credit Card Agreement and is part of the Agreement. In this Agreement the words “you,” “your,” and “yours” mean each and all of those who agree to be bound by this Agreement; “card” means the Visa credit card and any duplicates, renewals, or substitutions the Credit Union issues to you; “account” means your Visa credit card line-of-credit account with the Credit Union; and “Credit Union” means the Credit Union whose name appears on this Agreement or anyone to whom the Credit Union transfers this Agreement.

1) Using Your Account

If you are approved for an account, the Credit Union will establish a line of credit for you. You agree that your credit limit is the maximum amount (purchases, cash advances, finance charges, plus “other charges”) which you will have outstanding on your account at any time. Unless disclosed otherwise, the Credit Union will not allow advances over the credit limit. If the Credit Union has a program whereby it allows payment of advances that exceed your credit limit, subject to a fee, the Credit Union will provide you with notice, either orally, in writing, or electronically (notwithstanding the requirements of the paragraph entitled “Statements and Notices”) explaining your right to opt into the Credit Union’s program whereby it will honor advance requests over the credit limit. In the event you opt in to such a program, you agree to the terms of such a program. You may request an increase in your credit limit only by a method acceptable to the Credit Union. The Credit Union may increase or decrease your credit limit, refuse to make an advance and/or terminate your account at any time for any reason not prohibited by law. If you are permitted to obtain cash advances on your account, we may, from time to time, issue convenience checks to you that may be drawn on your account. Convenience checks may not be used to make a payment on your account balance. If you use a convenience check, it will be posted to your account as a cash advance. We reserve the right to refuse to pay a convenience check drawn on your account for any reason and such refusal shall not constitute wrongful dishonor. You may request that we stop the payment of a convenience check drawn on your account. You agree to pay any fee imposed to stop a payment on a convenience check issued on your account. You may make a stop payment request orally, if permitted, or in writing. Your request must be made with sufficient time in advance of the presentment of the check for payment to give us a reasonable opportunity to act on your request. In addition, your request must accurately describe the check including the exact account number, the payee, any check number that may be applicable, and the exact amount of the check. If permitted, you may make a stop payment request orally but such a request will expire after 14 days unless you confirm your request in writing within that time. Written stop payment orders are effective only for six (6) months and may be renewed for additional six-month periods by requesting in writing that the stop payment order be renewed. We are not required to notify you when a stop payment order expires. If we re-credit your account after paying a check or draft over a valid and timely stop payment order, you agree to sign a statement describing the dispute with the payee, to assign to us all of your rights against the payee or other holders of the check or draft and to assist us in any legal action. You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from all costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, damages, or claims, related to our honoring your stop-payment request or failing to stop payment of an item as a result of incorrect information provided to us or the giving of inadequate time to act upon a stop payment request.

2) Using Your Card

You understand that the use of your credit card or credit card account will constitute acknowledgment of receipt and agreement to the terms of the Credit Card Agreement and Credit Card Account Opening Disclosure (Disclosure). You may use your card to make purchases from merchants and others who accept your card. The credit union is not responsible for the refusal of any merchant or financial institution to honor your card. If you wish to pay for goods or services over the Internet, you may be required to provide card number security information before you will be permitted to complete the transaction. In addition, you may obtain cash advances from the Credit Union, from other financial institutions that accept your card, and from some automated teller machines (ATMs). (Not all ATMs accept your card.) If the credit union authorizes ATM transactions with your card, it will issue you a personal identification number (PIN). To obtain cash advances from an ATM, you must use the PIN issued to you for use with your card. You agree that you will not use your card for any transaction that is illegal under applicable federal, state, or local law. Even if you use your card for an illegal transaction, you will be responsible for all amounts and charges incurred in connection with the transaction. If you are permitted to obtain cash advances on your account, you may also use your card to purchase instruments and engage in transactions that we consider the equivalent of cash. Such transactions will be posted to your account as cash advances and include, but are not limited to, wire transfers, money orders, bets, lottery tickets, and casino gaming chips, as applicable. This paragraph shall not be interpreted as permitting or authorizing any transaction that is illegal.

3) Promise to Pay

You promise to pay all charges (purchases, cash advances, balance transfers, use of convenience checks or any other charge) made to your account by you or anyone you authorize to use your account. You also promise to pay all finance charges and other charges added to your account under the terms of this Agreement or another agreement you made with the Credit Union. If this is a joint account, the paragraph on JOINT ACCOUNTS also applies to your account.

4) Periodic Rates

The periodic rates applicable to purchases, cash advances, and balance transfers are disclosed on the Disclosure that accompanies this Agreement. Any penalty rate that may be imposed for failing to make a payment by the payment due date is also disclosed on the Disclosure. Any rate change will be made pursuant to applicable law. If the rate for your account is variable, as indicated on the accompanying Disclosure, the rate charged on purchases, cash advances, balance transfers and any penalty rate will vary periodically as disclosed in the Disclosure accompanying this Agreement. The initial rate on your account for certain types of transactions may be an introductory discounted rate (Introductory Rate) that is lower than the rate that would ordinarily apply for that type of transaction. If an Introductory Rate applies to your account, the rates and the period of time it will be effective is shown on the Disclosure accompanying this Agreement. After the Introductory Rate period expires, the periodic rate will automatically increase to the rates that would ordinarily apply for that type of transaction based on the terms of this Agreement.

5) Finance Charges

New purchases posted to your account during a billing cycle will not incur a finance charge for that billing cycle if you had a zero or credit balance at the beginning of that billing cycle, or you paid the entire new balance on the previous cycle’s billing statement by the payment due date of that statement; otherwise a finance charge will accrue from the date a purchase is posted to your account. To avoid an additional finance charge on the balance of purchases, you must pay the entire new balance on the billing statement by the payment due date of that statement. A finance charge begins to accrue on cash advances from the date you get the cash advance or from the first day of the billing cycle in which the cash advance is posted to your account, whichever is later (transaction date). The finance charge is calculated separately for purchases and cash advances. For purchases, the finance charge is computed by applying the periodic rate to the average daily balance of purchases. To calculate the average daily balance of purchases, we take the beginning outstanding balance of purchases each day, add any new purchases, and subtract any payments and/or credits. This gives us the daily balance of purchases. We then add all of the daily balances of purchases for the billing cycle together and divide the total by the number of days in the billing cycle. This gives us the average daily balance of purchases. Balance transfers are calculated in the same manner as purchases. For cash advances, the finance charge is computed by applying the periodic rate to the average daily balance of cash advances. To calculate the average daily balance of cash advances, we take the beginning outstanding balance of cash advances each day, add in any new cash advances, and subtract any payments and/or credits that we apply to the cash advance balance. This gives us the daily balance of cash advances. We then add all of the daily balances of cash advances for the billing cycle together and divide the total by the number of days in the billing cycle. This gives us the average daily balance of cash advances.

6) Foreign Transactions

Purchases and cash advances made in foreign currencies will be debited from your account in U.S. dollars. The exchange rate between the transaction currency and the billing currency used for processing international transactions is a rate selected by Visa from a range of rates available in wholesale currency markets for the applicable central processing date, which rate may vary from the rate Visa itself receives or the government-mandated rate in effect for the applicable central processing date. The exchange rate used on the processing date may differ from the rate that would have been used on the purchase date or cardholder statement posting date. A fee (finance charge), calculated in U.S. dollars, will be imposed on all foreign transactions, including purchases, cash advances and credits to your account. A foreign transaction is any transaction that you complete or a merchant completes on your card outside of the United States, with the exception of U.S. military bases, U.S. territories, U.S. embassies or U.S. consulates. The Foreign Transaction Fee is set forth on the Disclosure accompanying this Agreement.

7) Fees

In addition to the periodic rate, the following additional fees may be imposed on your account. If applicable to your account, the fee amounts and explanations are disclosed on the Disclosure accompanying this Agreement. Your account may also be subject to additional fees as set forth on the Disclosure accompanying this Agreement. a. Annual Fee. If your account is subject to an Annual Fee, the fee will be charged to your account upon the issuance of your card. Each year following, the annual fee will be charged to your account during the same month that you were first charged the fee. The fee will be charged each year until your account is closed and paid in full. b. Application Fee. If your account is subject to an Application Fee, a fee will be charged when you apply for a credit card account. c. Balance Transfer Fee (Finance Charge). If your account is subject to a Balance Transfer Fee (finance charge), the fee as disclosed on the Disclosure accompanying this Agreement will be charged to your account when you transfer a balance from an account of another creditor to the account subject to this Agreement. d. Cash Advance Fee (Finance Charge). If your account is subject to a Cash Advance Fee (finance charge), the fee will be charged to your account when you obtain a cash advance from an ATM, the Credit Union or other financial institution. e. Foreign Transaction Fee (Finance Charge). If your account is subject to a Foreign Transaction Fee (finance charge), a fee may be charged to your account for transactions made outside of the United States or in a foreign currency. f. Late Payment Fee. If your account is subject to a Late Payment Fee, the fee will be charged to your account when you do not make the required minimum payment by or within the number of days of the statement Payment Due Date set forth on the Disclosure accompanying this Agreement. g. Over-the-Credit Limit Fee. If you have elected the feature to allow your account to go over your credit limit, we may charge you a fee as allowed by law. However, in no case will we impose an over-the-limit fee except in the next two billing cycles unless you have obtained an additional extension of credit in excess of such credit limit during each subsequent cycle or you have reduced the balance below the credit limit as of the end of each bill cycle. h. Returned Payment Fee. If your account is subject to a Returned Payment Fee, the fee will be charged to your account when a payment is returned for any reason. i. Statement Copy Fee. If your account is subject to a Statement Copy Fee, except as limited by applicable law and when the request is made in connection with a billing error made by the Credit Union, a fee may be charged to your account for each copy of a sales draft or statement that you request. j. Document Copy Fee. If your account is subject to a Document Copy Fee, except as limited by applicable law, a fee may be charged to your account for each copy of a sales draft or statement that you request (except when the request is made in connection with a billing error made by the Credit Union). k. Rush Fee. If your account is subject to a Rush Fee, except as limited by applicable law, a fee may be charged to your account for each rush card that you request, providing delivery of the card is also available by standard mail service, without paying a fee for delivery. l. Emergency Card Replacement Fee. If your account is subject to an Emergency Card Replacement Fee, a fee will be charged to your account for each emergency replacement card that is issued to you. m. PIN Replacement Fee. If your account is subject to a PIN Replacement Fee, a fee will be charged to your account whenever you request a new PIN number for your account. n. Card Replacement Fee. If your account is subject to a Card Replacement Fee, a fee will be charged for each replacement card that is issued to you for any reason.

8) Payments

Each month you must pay at least the minimum payment shown on your statement by the date specified on the statement. You may pay more frequently, pay more than the minimum payment or pay the total new balance in full. If you make extra or larger payments, you are still required to make at least the minimum payment each month your account has a balance (other than a credit balance). The minimum payment is 5.00% of your total new balance, or $1.00, whichever is greater, plus the amount of any prior minimum payments that you have not made, all outstanding unpaid fees and charges, and any amount you are over your credit limit by the date specified on the statement. The Credit Union also has the right to demand immediate payment of any amount by which you are over your credit limit.

9) Payment Allocation

Subject to applicable law, your payments may be applied to what you owe the Credit Union in any manner the Credit Union chooses. However, in every case, in the event you make a payment in excess of the required minimum periodic payment, the Credit Union will allocate the excess amount first to the balance with the highest annual percentage rate and any remaining portion to the other balances in descending order based on applicable annual percentage rate.

10) Security Interest

You grant the Credit Union a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code and under any common law rights the Credit Union may have in any goods you purchase. If you give the Credit Union a specific pledge of shares by signing a separate pledge of shares, your pledged shares will secure your account. You may not withdraw amounts that have been specifically pledged to secure your account until the Credit Union agrees to release all or part of the pledged amount. Your Account is secured by all other shares you have in any individual or joint account with the Credit Union, except for shares in an Individual Retirement Account or in any other account that would lose special tax treatment under state or federal law if given as security. These other shares may be withdrawn unless you are in default under this agreement. You authorize the Credit Union to apply the balance in your individual or joint share accounts to pay any amounts due on your Account if you should default. Collateral securing other loans you have with the Credit Union may also secure this loan, except that a dwelling will never be considered as security for this account, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other agreement.

11) Default

You will be in default if you fail to make any minimum payment or other required payment by the date that it is due. You will be in default if you break any promise you make under this Agreement. You will be in default if you die, file for bankruptcy or become insolvent, that is, unable to pay your obligations when they become due. You will be in default if you make any false or misleading statements in any credit application or credit update. You will also be in default if something happens that the Credit Union believes may substantially reduce your ability to repay what you owe. When you are in default, the Credit Union has the right to demand immediate payment of your full account balance without giving you notice. If immediate payment is demanded, you agree to continue paying finance charges at the periodic rate charged before default, until what you owe has been paid, and any shares that were given as security for your account may be applied towards what you owe.

12) Liability for Unauthorized Use-Lost/Stolen Card Notification

You agree to notify us immediately, orally or in writing, at 605 East Caesar, Kingsville, TX 78363, or by telephone at (866) 604-0381 seven (7) days a week, 24 hours a day or at (361) 595-5538 seven (7) days a week, 24 hours a day, of the loss, theft, or unauthorized use of your credit card. You may be liable for the unauthorized use of your credit card. You will not be liable for unauthorized use that occurs after you notify us of the loss, theft, or possible unauthorized use. You will have no liability for unauthorized purchases made with your credit card, unless you are grossly negligent in the handling of your card. In any case, your liability will not exceed $50.00.

13) Changing or Terminating Your Account

As permitted by law, the Credit Union may change the terms of this Agreement and any attached Disclosure from time to time. Notice of any change will be given in accordance with applicable law. If permitted by law and specified in the notice to you, the change will apply to your existing account balance as well as to future transactions. Either you or the Credit Union may terminate this Agreement at any time, but termination by you or the Credit Union will not affect your obligation to pay the account balance plus any finance and other charges you owe under this Agreement. Your obligation to pay the account balance plus any finance and other charges you owe under this agreement are subject to all applicable laws and regulations regarding repayment requirements. You are also responsible for all transactions made to your account after termination, unless the transactions were unauthorized. The card or cards you receive remain the property of the Credit Union and you must recover and surrender to the Credit Union all cards upon request or upon termination of this Agreement whether by you or the Credit Union. If this is a joint account, the paragraph on JOINT ACCOUNTS of this Agreement also applies to termination of the account.

14) Changing or Terminating Authorized Users

Upon your request, we may issue additional cards for authorized users that you designate. You must notify us in writing of any termination of an authorized user’s right to access your account. Your letter must include the name of the authorized user and your account number and/or any subaccount number issued to the authorized user along with the authorized user’s card and any convenience or other access checks issued to the authorized user. If you cannot return the authorized user’s card or access checks and if you request your account to be closed, we will close your account and you may apply for a new account.

15) Credit Review and Release of Information

You authorize the Credit Union to investigate your credit standing when opening or reviewing your account. You authorize the Credit Union to disclose information regarding your account to credit bureaus and creditors who inquire about your credit standing. If your account is eligible for emergency cash and/or emergency card replacement services, and you request such services, you agree that we may provide personal information about you and your account that is necessary to provide you with the requested service(s).

16) Returns and Adjustments

Merchants and others who honor your card may give credit for returns or adjustments, and they will do so by sending the Credit Union a credit slip which will be posted to your account. If your credits and payments exceed what you owe the Credit Union, the amount will be applied against future purchases and cash advances. If the credit balance amount is $1.00 or more, it will be refunded upon your written request or automatically after six (6) months.

17) Additional Benefits/Card Enhancements

The Credit Union may from time to time offer additional services to your account, such as travel accident insurance, at no additional cost to you. You understand that the Credit Union is not obligated to offer such services and may withdraw or change them at any time.

18) Merchant Disputes

The Credit Union is not responsible for the refusal of any merchant or financial institution to honor your card. The Credit Union is subject to claims and defenses (other than tort claims) arising out of goods or services you purchase with the card if you have made a good faith attempt but have been unable to obtain satisfaction from the merchant or service provider, and (a) your purchase was made in response to an advertisement the Credit Union sent or participated in sending to you; or (b) your purchase cost more than $50.00 and was made in your state or within 100 miles of your home.

19) Joint Accounts

If this is a joint account, each of you will be individually and jointly responsible for paying all amounts owed under this Agreement. This means that the Credit Union can require any one of you individually to repay the entire amount owed under this Agreement. Each of you authorizes the other(s) to make purchases or cash advances individually. Any one of you may terminate the account and the termination will be effective as to all of you.

20) Effect of Agreement

This Agreement is the contract which applies to all transactions on your account even though the sales, cash advances, credit or other slips you sign or receive may contain different terms.

21) No Waiver

The Credit Union can delay enforcing any of its rights any number of times without losing them.

22) Statements and Notices

Statements and notices will be mailed or delivered to you at the appropriate address you have given the Credit Union. Notice sent to any one of you will be considered notice to all.

23) Severability and Final Expression

This Agreement and the Disclosure are the final expression of the terms and conditions of your account. This written Agreement and Disclosure may not be contradicted by evidence of any alleged oral agreement. Should any part of this Agreement or the Disclosure be found to be invalid or unenforceable, all other parts of this Agreement and Disclosure shall remain in effect and fully enforceable to the fullest extent possible under this Agreement.

24) Copy Received

You acknowledge that you have received a copy of this Agreement and Disclosure.

25) Internet Gambling Transactions Prohibited

You may not use your card to initiate any type of electronic gambling transaction through the Internet.

26) Penalty Rate Disclosures

If applicable to your account, all rates for your account, including the rates for purchases, cash advances, and balance transfers, will increase to the Penalty Rate when you meet one or more of the conditions as set forth in the Disclosure accompanying this Agreement. Any rate increases applied to your account are subject to applicable notice requirements. Please refer to the Disclosure for additional information regarding the Penalty Rate.

27) Notice to Utah Borrowers

This written agreement is a final expression of the agreement between you and the Credit Union. This written agreement may not be contradicted by evidence of any oral agreement.

28) The Following is Required by Vermont Law Notice to Co-Signer - Your Signature On This Notice Means That You Are Equally Liable for Repayment of This Loan. If the Borrower Does Not Pay, The Lender Has A Legal Right To Collect From You.

Your Billing Rights: Bookmark this webpage document for future use. This notice tells you about your rights and our responsibilities under the Fair Credit Billing Act. What To Do If You Find A Mistake On Your Statement If you think there is an error on your statement, write to us at the address listed on your statement. In your letter, give us the following information: – Account information: Your name and account number. – Dollar amount: The dollar amount of the suspected error. – Description of problem: If you think there is an error on your bill, describe what you believe is wrong and why you believe it is a mistake. You must contact us: – Within 60 days after the error appeared on your statement. – At least 3 business days before an automated payment is scheduled, if you want to stop payment on the amount you think is wrong. You must notify us of any potential errors in writing [or electronically]. You may call us, but if you do we are not required to investigate any potential errors and you may have to pay the amount in question What Will Happen After We Receive Your Letter When we receive your letter, we must do two things: 1. Within 30 days of receiving your letter, we must tell you that we received your letter. We will also tell you if we have already corrected the error. 2. Within 90 days of receiving your letter, we must either correct the error or explain to you why we believe the bill is correct. While we investigate whether or not there has been an error: – We cannot try to collect the amount in question, or report you as delinquent on that amount. – The charge in question may remain on your statement, and we may continue to charge you interest on that amount. – While you do not have to pay the amount in question, you are responsible for the remainder of your balance. – We can apply any unpaid amount against your credit limit. After we finish our investigation, one of two things will happen: – If we made a mistake: You will not have to pay the amount in question or any interest or other fees related to that amount. – If we do not believe there was a mistake: You will have to pay the amount in question, along with applicable interest and fees. We will send you a statement of the amount you owe and the date payment is due. We may then report you as delinquent if you do not pay the amount we think you owe. If you receive our explanation but still believe your bill is wrong, you must write to us within 10 days telling us that you still refuse to pay. If you do so, we cannot report you as delinquent without also reporting that you are questioning your bill. We must tell you the name of anyone to whom we reported you as delinquent, and we must let those organizations know when the matter has been settled between us. If we do not follow all of the rules above, you do not have to pay the first $50 of the amount you question even if your bill is correct. Your Rights if You Are Dissatisfied With Your Credit Card Purchases If you are dissatisfied with the goods or services that you have purchased with your credit card, and you have tried in good faith to correct the problem with the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the remaining amount due on the purchase. To use this right, all of the following must be true: 1. The purchase must have been made in your home state or within 100 miles of your current mailing address, and the purchase price must have been more than $50. (Note: Neither of these are necessary if your purchase was based on an advertisement we mailed to you, or if we own the company that sold you the goods or services.) 2. You must have used your credit card for the purchase. Purchases made with cash advances from an ATM or with a check that accesses your credit card account do not qualify. 3. You must not yet have fully paid for the purchase. If all of the criteria above are met and you are still dissatisfied with the purchase, contact us in writing [or electronically] at the address listed on your statement. While we investigate, the same rules apply to the disputed amount as discussed above. After we finish our investigation, we will tell you our decision. At that point, if we think you owe an amount and you do not pay, we may report you as delinquent. VISA CLASSIC CONSUMER CREDIT CARD AGREEMENT 1-28WRR200 CCM002 © CUNA Mutual Group 1991, 2006, 09, 10, 12 All Rights Reserved MXC501 TEXAS COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 605 East Caesar Avenue Kingsville, TX 78363 (361) 595-5538


U.S.A. Patriot Act

Member Identification Requirements: In accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act, applicants for new accounts are requested to provide current picture identification that verifies identity including name, address and other identifying information. In some cases, identification will be requested for current members if original documentation was not obtained with the opening of the account. In all cases, protection of our members’ identity and confidentiality is our pledge to you. We proudly support all efforts to protect and maintain the security of our members and our country.


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