Substitute Check Policy Disclosure
Substitute Check Policy Disclosure
Substitute Check Policy Disclosure
Substitute Checks and Your Rights—[Important Information About Your Checking Account]
What Is a Substitute Check?
To make check processing faster, federal law permits banks to replace original checks with “substitute checks.” These checks are similar in size to original checks with a slightly reduced image of the front and back of the original check. The front of a substitute check states: “This is a legal copy of your check. You can use it the same way you would use the original check.” You may use a substitute check as proof of payment just like the original check. Some or all of the checks that you receive back from us may be substitute checks. This notice describes rights you have when you receive substitute checks from us. The rights in this notice do not apply to original checks or to electronic debits to your account. However, you have rights under other law with respect to those transactions.
What Are My Rights Regarding Substitute Checks?
In certain cases, federal law provides a special procedure that allows you to request a refund for losses you suffer if a substitute check is posted to your account (for example, if you think that we withdrew the wrong amount from your account or that we withdrew money from your account more than once for the same check). The losses you may attempt to recover under this procedure may include the amount that was withdrawn from your account and fees that were charged as a result of the withdrawal (for example, bounced check fees). The amount of your refund under this procedure is limited to the amount of your loss or the amount of the substitute check, whichever is less. You also are entitled to interest on the amount of your refund if your account is an interest-bearing account. If your loss exceeds the amount of the substitute check, you may be able to recover additional amounts under other law. If you use this procedure, you may receive up to (amount, not lower than $2,500) of your refund (plus interest if your account earns interest) within (number of days, not more than 10) business days after we received your claim and the remainder of your refund (plus interest if your account earns interest) not later than (number of days, not more than 45) calendar days after we received your claim. We may reverse the refund (including any interest on the refund) if we later are able to demonstrate that the substitute check was correctly posted to your account.
How Do I Make a Claim for a Refund?
If you believe that you have suffered a loss relating to a substitute check that you received and that was posted to your account, please contact us at (contact information, for example phone number, mailing address, e-mail address). You must contact us within (number of days, not less than 40) calendar days of the date that we mailed (or otherwise delivered by a means to which you agreed) the substitute check in question or the account statement showing that the substitute check was posted to your account, whichever is later. We will extend this time period if you were not able to make a timely claim because of extraordinary circumstances. Your claim must include—A description of why you have suffered a loss (for example, you think the amount withdrawn was incorrect);
An estimate of the amount of your loss;
An explanation of why the substitute check you received is insufficient to confirm that you suffered a loss; and
A copy of the substitute check [and/or] the following information to help us identify the substitute check: (identifying information, for example the check number, the name of the person to whom you wrote the check, the amount of the check).
Funds Availability Policy
This disclosure describes your ability to withdraw funds at Antioch 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. Please ask us if you have a question about which accounts are affected by this policy.
GENERAL POLICY
Our policy is to make funds from your deposits available to you on the same business day that we receive your deposit. Electronic direct deposits will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Once they are available, you can withdraw the funds in cash and we will use the funds to pay checks or drafts that you have written. For determining the availability of your deposits, every day is a business day, except Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. If you make a deposit before close of business 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 close of business or on a day we are not open, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open.
RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO HOLD
In some cases, we will not make all of the funds that you deposit by check or draft available to you on the same business day that we receive your deposit. Funds may not be available until the second (2nd) business day after the day of your deposit. However, the first $200.00 of your deposit will be available on the first (1st) business day. If we are not going to make all of the funds from your deposit available on the first (1st) business day, we will notify you at the time you make your deposit. We will also tell you when the funds will be available. If your deposit is not made directly to one of our employees, or if we decide to take this action after you have left the premises, we will mail you the notice by the day after we receive your deposit.
LONGER DELAYS MAY APPLY
We may delay your ability to withdraw funds deposited by check or draft into your account an additional number of days for these reasons:We believe a check or draft you deposit will not be paid.
You deposit checks or drafts totaling more than $5,000 on any one day.
You deposit a check or draft that has been returned unpaid.
You have overdrawn your account repeatedly in the last six months.
There is an emergency, such as failure of communications or computer equipment.
We will notify you if we delay your ability to withdraw funds for any of these reasons, and we will tell you when the funds will be available. They will generally be available no later than the seventh (7th) business day after the day of your deposit.
SPECIAL RULES FOR NEW ACCOUNTS
If you are a new member, the following special rules will apply during the first thirty (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 or drafts will be available on the first (1st) business day after the day of your deposit if the deposit meets certain conditions. For example, the checks or drafts must be payable to you. The excess over $5,000 will be available on the ninth (9th) business day after the day of your deposit. If your deposit of these checks or draft s (other than a U.S. Treasury check or draft) is not made in person to one of our employees, the first $5,000 will not be available until the second (2nd) business day after the day of your deposit. Funds from all other check or draft deposits will be available on the ninth (9th) business day after the day of your deposit.
FOREIGN CHECKS OR DRAFTS
We do not accept Foreign Checks or Drafts.
Mobile Banking Disclosure
“As originally agreed you must write a restrictive endorsement on the back: For Remote Deposit, Account #_______. -After submission you must write ‘Mobile Deposited’ conspicuously on the front of the check, and not attempt to deposit it again anywhere. -You must submit items by noon on a regular business day for the full deposit to be considered by 4 pm , otherwise the entire item may not be approved until 4 pm on the following full business day. -We reserve the right to reject any item transmitted through this Service, at our discretion, and we may limit the amount or number of items you can deposit with this service in a day or in a given period of time. If we doubt the collectability we may place holds until funds are received from the institution it is drawn upon. -We are not liable for items we do not receive or for images that are not transmitted completely. -An image is considered received after 4 pm on the following business day (when the full amount has been credited to your account), however, this does not mean that the transmission was without error and may not be withdrawn. -If an item you transmit for deposit is dishonored, rejected or otherwise returned unpaid, you agree that we may charge back the amount of the return to the account the check was originally deposited to and you may be assessed a fee as disclosed. If there are not sufficient funds in your account to cover the amount of the returned check, the account will be overdrawn and you will be responsible for payment or related fees. ACFCU’s liability for errors or omissions with respect to the data transmitted or printed by ACFCU will be limited to correcting the errors or omissions. You agree to your personal responsibility to ensure the security of the personal computer and/or mobile device you own and use to access the Service, which includes the security of any wireless or internet service or network you may be utilizing. You agree that ACFCU will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to damages for lost profits, goodwill, use data or other losses resulting from use of the Service, inability to use the services, or termination of the services, incurred by you or any third party, regardless of the form of action or claim (whether contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise) even if ACFCU has been informed of the possibility thereof. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless ACFCU from any loss for breach of the warranty provision, such that you warrant to ACFCU that: a. You will only transmit eligible items that are properly endorsed. b. Images will meet the image quality standards. c. You will not transmit duplicate items. d. You will not deposit or re-present the original item once it has been scanned and sent through this Service unless specifically requested to do so by ACFCU. e. All information you provide to ACFCU is accurate and true. f. ACFCU will not sustain a loss because you have deposited an image. h. You will comply with the original and any subsequent provisions of the Agreement and all applicable rules, laws and regulations.”