Privacy Notice Disclosure
Visa Credit Card Disclosure
How to Avoid Paying Interest on Purchases
Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each billing cycle. We will not charge you any interest on purchases if you pay your entire balance by the due date each month.
For Credit Card Tips from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
To learn more about factors to consider when applying for or using a credit card, visit the website of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at https://www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore/
How We Will Calculate Your Balance
We use a method called "average daily balance (including new purchases)."
Effective Date:
The information about the costs of the card described in this application is accurate as of: This information may have changed after that date. To find out what may have changed, contact the Credit Union.
For California Borrowers, the Visa Platinum is a secured credit card. Credit extended under this credit card account is secured by various personal property and money including, but not limited to: (a) any goods you purchase with this account, (b) any shares you specifically pledge as collateral for this account on a separate Pledge of Shares, (c) all shares you have in any individual or joint account with the Credit Union excluding shares in an Individual Retirement Account or in any other account that would lose special tax treatment under state or federal law, and (d) collateral securing other loans you have with the Credit Union excluding dwellings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that during any periods when you are a covered borrower under the Military Lending Act your credit card will be secured by any specific Pledge of Shares you grant us but will not be secured by all shares you have in any individual or joint account with the Credit Union. For clarity, you will not be deemed a covered borrower if: (i) you establish your credit card account when you are not a covered borrower; or (ii) you cease to be a covered borrower.
Fees
SERVICES | FEES |
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Foreign Transaction Fee | 1.00% of each transaction in U.S dollars |
Late Payment Fee | $20.00 or the amount of the required minimum payment, whichever is less, if you are 10 or more days late in making a payment. |
Returned Payment Fee | $25.00 or the amount of the required minimum payment, whichever is less. |
Card Replacement | $15.00 |
Document Copy Fee | $10.00 |
Rush Fee | $25.00 |
Statement Copy Fee | $10.00 |
EFT Disclosure
ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS AGREEMENT AND DISCLOSURE
This Electronic Fund Transfers Agreement and Disclosure is the contract which covers your and our rights and responsibilities concerning the electronic fund transfers (EFT) services offered to you by USE Credit Union (“Credit Union”). In this Agreement, the words “you,” “your,” and “yours” mean those who sign the application or account card as applicants, joint owners, or any authorized users. The words “we,” “us,” and “our” mean the Credit Union. The word “account” means any one (1) or more savings and checking 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. Furthermore, electronic fund transfers that meet the definition of remittance transfers are governed by 12 C.F.R. part 1005, subpart B—Requirements for remittance transfers, and consequently, terms of this agreement may vary for those types of transactions. A “remittance transfer” is an electronic transfer of funds of more than $15.00 which is requested by a sender and sent to a designated recipient in a foreign country by a remittance transfer provider. Terms applicable to such transactions may vary from those disclosed herein and will be disclosed to you at the time such services are requested and rendered in accordance with applicable law.
1. EFT SERVICES — If approved, you may conduct any one (1) or more of the EFT services offered by the Credit Union.
a. Mastercard Check Card. If approved, you may use your Mastercard® card to purchase goods and services from participating merchants. However, you may not use your card to initiate any type of gambling transaction. 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. 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 checking account. For ATM and one-time debit card 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 your consent, the Credit Union may not authorize and pay an overdraft resulting from these types of transactions. 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 a request to transfer funds from other deposit accounts, approved overdraft protection 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 your card and personal identification number (PIN) in ATMs of the Credit Union, Pulse, the Exchange, 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:
- Withdraw funds from your savings and checking accounts.
- Transfer funds from your savings and checking accounts.
- Obtain balance information for your savings and checking accounts.
- Make point-of-sale (POS) transactions with your card and personal identification number (PIN) to purchase goods or services at merchants that accept Mastercard.
- Order goods or services online or by mail or telephone from places that accept Mastercard.
The following limitations on Mastercard Check Card transactions may apply:
- You may make 30 Mastercard Check Card purchases per day.
- Purchase amounts are limited to the amount in your account.
- You may withdraw up to a maximum of $500.00 in any one (1) day from an ATM machine, if there are sufficient funds in your account.
- You may make 35 POS transactions in any one (1) day.
- You may purchase up to a maximum of $2,500.00 from POS terminals per day, 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 accounts at the time of the transfer.
- See Section 2 for transfer limitations that may apply to these transactions.
Card Information Updates and Authorizations. If you have authorized a merchant to bill charges to your card on a recurring basis, it is your responsibility to notify the merchant in the event your card is replaced, your card information (such as card number and expiration date) changes, or the account associated with your card is closed. However, if your card is replaced or card information changes, you authorize us, without obligation on our part, to provide the updated card information to the merchant in order to permit the merchant to bill recurring charges to the card. You authorize us to apply such recurring charges to the card until you notify us that you have revoked authorization for the charges to your card.
Your card is automatically enrolled in an information updating service. Through this service, your updated card information (such as card number and expiration date) may be shared with participating merchants to facilitate continued recurring charges. Updates are not guaranteed before your next payment to a merchant is due. You are responsible for making direct payment until recurring charges resume. To revoke your authorization allowing us to provide updated card information to a merchant, please contact us. 04204459-51002-P-1-051624 (51002G)-e
b. STAR Teller. If we approve STAR Teller for your accounts, a separate personal identification number (PIN) will be assigned to you. You must use your personal identification number (PIN) along with your account number to access your accounts. At the present time, you may use STAR Teller to:
- Withdraw funds from your savings and checking accounts.
- Transfer funds from your savings and checking accounts.
- Obtain balance information for your savings and checking accounts.
- Make loan payments from your savings and checking accounts.
- Determine if a particular item has cleared.
- Verify the last date and amount of your payroll deposit.
Your accounts can be accessed under STAR Teller via a touch-tone telephone only. STAR Teller service will be available for your convenience 24 hours per day. This service may be interrupted for a short time each day for data processing.
The following limitations on STAR Teller transactions may apply:
- There is no limit to the number of inquiries, transfers, or withdrawal requests you may make in any one (1) day.
- There is a limit of ten (10) transactions per call and certain limits on the account history information available.
- See Section 2 for transfer limitations that may apply to these transactions.
The Credit Union reserves the right to refuse any transaction which would draw upon insufficient funds, exceed a credit limit, lower an account below a required balance, or otherwise require us to increase our required reserve on the account. All checks are payable to you as a primary member and will be mailed to your address of record. The Credit Union may set other limits on the amount of any transaction, and you will be notified of those limits. The Credit Union may refuse to honor any transaction for which you do not have sufficient available verified funds. The service will discontinue if no transaction is entered after numerous unsuccessful attempts to enter a transaction and there may be limits on the duration of each telephone call.
c. Preauthorized EFTs.
- Direct Deposit. Upon instruction of (i) your employer, (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 account.
- Preauthorized Debits. Upon instruction, we will pay certain recurring transactions from your checking 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 on preauthorized transfers from your account. You must notify us in writing at any time up to three (3) business days before the scheduled date of the transfer. A stop payment request may apply to a single transfer, multiple transfers, or all future transfers as directed by you, and will remain in effect unless you withdraw your request or all transfers subject to the request have been returned.
- 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.
- 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.
d. Electronic Check Conversion/Electronic Returned Check Fees. If you pay for purchases or bills with a check or draft, you may authorize your check or draft to be converted to an electronic fund transfer. 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.
e. Online Banking. If Online Banking is activated for your account(s), you will be required to use secure login information to access the account(s). At the present time, you may use Online Banking to:
- Withdraw funds from your savings and checking accounts.
- Transfer funds from your savings and checking accounts.
- Obtain balance information for your savings and checking accounts.
- Make loan payments from your savings and checking accounts.
- Determine if a particular item has cleared.
- Obtain tax information on amounts earned on savings and checking accounts or interest paid on loan accounts.
- Verify the last date and amount of your payroll deposit.
- Make bill payments to preauthorized creditors.
Your accounts can be accessed under Online Banking via personal computer. Online Banking will be available for your convenience 24 hours per day. This service may be interrupted for a short time each day for data processing. We reserve the right to refuse any transaction which would draw upon insufficient funds, exceed a credit limit, lower an account below a required balance, or otherwise require us to increase our required reserve on the account. All checks are payable to you as a primary member and will be mailed to your address of record. We may set other limits on the amount of any transaction, and you will be notified of those limits. We may refuse to honor any transaction for which you do not have sufficient available verified funds. The service will discontinue if no transaction is entered after numerous unsuccessful attempts to enter a transaction and there may be limits on the duration of each access.
The following limitations on Online Banking transactions may apply:
- There is no limit to the number of inquiries, transfers, or withdrawal requests you may make in any one (1) day. 04204459-51002-P-1-051624 (51002G)-e
- See Section 2 for transfer limitations that may apply to these transactions.
f. Mobile Banking. If Mobile Banking is activated for your account(s), you will be required to use secure login information to access the account(s). At the present time, you may use Mobile Banking to:
- Withdraw funds from your savings and checking accounts.
- Transfer funds from your savings and checking accounts.
- Obtain balance information for your savings and checking accounts.
- Make loan payments from your savings and checking accounts.
- Determine if a particular item has cleared.
- Obtain tax information on amounts earned on savings and checking accounts or interest paid on loan accounts.
- Verify the last date and amount of your payroll deposit.
- Make bill payments to preauthorized creditors.
- Make deposits via Remote Deposit Capture, see separate Terms and Conditions for more details.
Your accounts can be accessed under Mobile Banking via mobile device or other approved access device(s). Mobile Banking will be available for your convenience 24 hours per day. This service may be interrupted for a short time each day for data processing. We reserve the right to refuse any transaction which would draw upon insufficient funds, exceed a credit limit, lower an account below a required balance, or otherwise require us to increase our required reserve on the account. All checks are payable to you as a primary member and will be mailed to your address of record. We may set other limits on the amount of any transaction, and you will be notified of those limits. We may refuse to honor any transaction for which you do not have sufficient available verified funds. The service will discontinue if no transaction is entered after numerous unsuccessful attempts to enter a transaction and there may be limits on the duration of each access.
The following limitations on Mobile Banking transactions may apply:
- There is no limit to the number of inquiries, transfers, or withdrawal requests you may make in any one (1) day.
- See Section 2 for transfer limitations that may apply to these transactions.
g. IPay Solutions Bill Pay. We will process bill payment transfer requests only to those creditors the Credit Union has designated in the User Instructions and such creditors as you authorize and for whom the Credit Union has the proper vendor code number. We will not process any bill payment transfer if the required transaction information is incomplete.
We will withdraw the designated funds from your checking account for bill payment transfer by the designated cutoff time on the date you schedule for payment. We will process your bill payment transfer within a designated number of days before the date you schedule for payment. You must allow sufficient time for vendors to process your payment after they receive a transfer from us. Please leave as much time as though you were sending your payment by mail. We cannot guarantee the time that any payment will be credited to your account by the vendor.
The following limitations on IPay Solutions Bill Pay transactions may apply:
- There is no limit on the number of bill payments per day.
- May be cancelled, without notice, after ninety (90) days of inactivity.
2. TRANSFER LIMITATIONS — For all savings and money market 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 or 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 Transactions.
Mastercard. Purchases and cash withdrawals made in foreign currencies will be debited from your account in U.S. dollars. The exchange rate used to convert foreign currency transactions to U.S. dollars is based on rates observed in the wholesale market or governmentmandated rates, where applicable. The currency conversion rate Mastercard uses for a particular transaction is the rate for the applicable currency on the date the transaction occurs. However, in limited situations, particularly where transaction submissions to Mastercard for processing are delayed, the currency conversion rate Mastercard uses may be the rate for the applicable currency on the date the transaction is processed.
A fee of up to 1.00% will be charged on all foreign transactions. A foreign transaction is any transaction that you complete or a merchant completes on your card outside of the United States. All fees are calculated based on the transaction amount after it is converted to U.S. dollars and are charged except where excluded. Transactions completed by merchants outside of the United States are considered foreign transactions, regardless of whether you are located inside or outside the United States at the time of the transaction.
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 access codes issued to you are confidential and should not be disclosed to third parties or 04204459-51002-P-1-051624 (51002G)-e 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 notifying 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 joint owners, including any authorized users, shall be bound by this Agreement and, alone and together, shall be responsible for all EFT transactions to or from any savings and checking 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 — We assess certain fees and charges for EFT services. From time to time, the fees and charges may be changed, and we will notify you as required by applicable law. Additionally, if you use an ATM not operated by us, you may be charged a fee(s) by the ATM operator and by any international, 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 fee(s), or surcharge(s), will be debited from your account if you elect to complete the transaction and/or continue with the balance inquiry. You understand and agree that we and/or the ATM operator may charge you multiple fees for multiple transactions during the same ATM session (for example, fees for both a balance inquiry and a cash withdrawal).
a. Mastercard Check Card Fees.
- $1.00 charge for ATM withdrawals at machines we do not own (nonproprietary).
- Replacement card fee of $15.00 per card.
- Nonsufficient funds fee of $31.00 per submission/resubmission of an item.
b. Preauthorized EFT Fees. - Nonsufficient funds fee of $31.00 per submission/resubmission of an item.
c. IPay Solutions Bill Pay Fees. - $5.95 service fee per month.
5. MEMBER LIABILITY — You are responsible for all transactions you authorize using your EFT services under this Agreement. 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. However, TELL US AT ONCE if you believe your card and/or access code has been lost or stolen, if you believe someone has used your card or access code or otherwise accessed your accounts without your permission, or if you believe that an electronic fund transfer has been made without your permission using information from your check. Telephoning is the best way of keeping your possible losses down. You could lose all the money in your account (plus your maximum overdraft line-of-credit).
You are not liable for an unauthorized Mastercard debit card transaction if you can demonstrate that you have exercised reasonable care in protecting your card or access code from loss or theft and, upon discovering the loss or theft, you promptly report the loss or theft to us.
For all other EFT transactions involving access devices, your liability for unauthorized transactions is determined as follows. If you tell us within two (2) business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your card or access code, you can lose no more than $50.00 if someone used your card or access code without your permission. If you do NOT tell us within two (2) business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your card or access code and we can prove that we could have stopped someone from using your card or access code without your permission if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500.00.
Also, if your statement shows transfers that you did not make including those made by card, access code or other means, TELL US AT ONCE. If you do not tell us within 60 days after the statement was mailed to you, you may not get back any money lost after the 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 a hospital stay) kept you from telling us, we will extend the time periods.
If you believe your card or access code has been lost or stolen or that someone has transferred or may transfer money from your accounts without your permission, call:
or write to:
USE Credit Union
24909 Kuykendahl
Tomball, TX 77375
Fax: (713) 595-3304
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. 04204459-51002-P-1-051624 (51002G)-e
6. RIGHT TO RECEIVE DOCUMENTATION —
a. Periodic Statements. Transfers and withdrawals made through any debit card transactions, audio response transactions, preauthorized EFTs, online/PC transactions or bill payments you make 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-sale (POS) terminal.
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 Friday, 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 an insufficient available balance 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 Disclosure, 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 circumstances beyond our control (such as fire, flood, or power failure) prevent the transaction.
- If the money in your account is subject to legal process or other claim.
- If 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.
- If the telephone or computer equipment you use to conduct audio response, online/PC, or mobile banking transactions is not working properly and you know or should have known about the breakdown when you started the transaction.
- If you have bill payment services, we can only confirm the amount, the participating merchant, and date of the bill payment transfer made by the Credit Union. For any other error or question you have involving the billing statement of the participating merchant, you must contact the merchant directly. We are not responsible for investigating such errors.
- 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 the appropriate address in the Credit Union’s records. Written notice you provide in accordance with your responsibility to report unauthorized transactions to us will be considered given at the time you mail the notice or deliver it for transmission to us by any other usual means. All other 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 EFT services are offered and will provide notice to you in accordance with applicable law. Use of EFT services is subject to existing regulations governing your 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 savings and checking 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 04204459-51002-P-1-051624 (51002G)-e to the following address as soon as you can. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent the FIRST statement on which the problem appears.
Call us at:
or write to:
USE Credit Union
24909 Kuykendahl
Tomball, TX 77375
Fax: (713) 595-3304
- 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 it is an error or why you need more information.
- Tell us the dollar amount of the suspected error. If you tell us orally, we may 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 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 ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within ten (10) business days, we may not credit your account.
We will tell you the results within three (3) business days after completing our investigation. If we decide that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation. You may ask for copies of the documents that we used in our investigation.
* If you give notice of an error occurring within 30 days after you make the first deposit to your account, we may take up to 20 business days instead of ten (10) business days to investigate the error.
** If you give notice of an error occurring within 30 days after you make the first deposit to your account, notice of an error involving a point-of-sale (POS) transaction, or notice of an error involving a transaction initiated outside the U.S., its possessions and territories, we may take up to 90 days instead of 45 days to investigate the error. Additionally, for errors occurring within 30 days after you make the first deposit to your account, we may take up to 20 business days instead of ten (10) business days to credit your account.
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 authority to make bill payment transfers has been revoked. We may also terminate this Agreement at any time by notifying you orally or in writing. If we terminate this Agreement, we may notify any participating merchants making preauthorized debits or credits to any of your accounts that this Agreement has been terminated and that we will not accept any further preauthorized transaction instructions. 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 postjudgment collection actions.
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Third Party Web Linking Disclosure
Any links on the USE Credit Union website to third party websites are provided solely for your convenience. By clicking on any link to a third party website you acknowledge that:
You are leaving the USE Credit Union website
USE Credit Union does not operate, monitor, or control the content of any other website
USE Credit Union does not represent either the third party or the member if the two enter into a transaction
USE Credit Union does not endorse, adopt or have any responsibility for any information on any other website
Security and privacy policies on the third party sites may differ from those practiced by USE Credit Union
While we believe these resources are reliable, we are not responsible for and do not guarantee the products, services, information, or content provided by the third party.
Complaint Notice
If you have a problem with the services provided by this credit union, please contact us at:
USE Credit Union
24909 Kuykendahl Rd.
Tomball, Texas 77375
(713) 595-3400 or info@usecreditunion.com
The credit union is incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas and under state law is subject to regulatory oversight by the Texas Credit Union Department. If any dispute is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may also file a complaint against the credit union by contacting the Texas Credit Union Department at 914 East Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas 78752-1699, Telephone number : (512) 837-9236, Fax: (512) 832-0278, Email: complaints@cud.texas.gov, Website: www.cud.texas.gov
Access to Credit Union Documents
As a member of the credit union, you are entitled to review or receive a copy of the most recent version of the following credit union documents:
Balance sheet and income statements
A summary of the most recent annual audit
Written board policy regarding access to the articles of incorporation, bylaws, rules guidelines and board policies and copies thereof
Internal Revenue Service Form 990
To request any of these documents, please write to:
USE Credit Union
24909 Kuykendahl Rd.
Tomball, TX 77375
Inactive Accounts
Credit Unions are legally required to report and remit the member’s assets to the state of Texas once the “dormancy period” has expired. USECU makes several attempts to contact the member before reporting the member’s assets to the state of Texas.
The state of Texas determines the length of time an account can be inactive before it is reportable to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Texas Unclaimed Property Official Website
www.ClaimItTexas.org
1(800) 321-2274
Or email requests to
Searching & Claiming – unclaimed.property@cpa.texas.gov
Property Auctions – unclaimed.auction@cpa.texas.gov
Or Walk-In Visits to
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm CST
Unclaimed Property
LBJ Building
111 E 17th St
Austin, TX 78711
Or mail requests to
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Unclaimed Property Claims Section
P.O. Box 12046
Austin, Texas 78711-2046
Mobile Deposit Capture Disclosure and Agreement
This agreement contains the terms and conditions for the use of this service and/or any other remote deposit capture service that USE Credit Union (us or we) may provide.
Remote deposit capture services allow you to make deposits to your accounts using your mobile device. The service requires use of the mobile application and connectivity to the internet from remote locations. The service requires taking pictures of both the front and back of the check(s) using our mobile application and submitting the images electronically for processing. Checks must also be properly endorsed.
You agree to endorse any item transmitted and to send a picture of the front and back of the item presented for payment. Endorsements must include the following:
Account number
Signature
“For Mobile Deposit Only”
Failure to properly endorse items could result in the item(s) being rejected for deposit.
You should keep the physical check until you have verified the item has been credited to your account. We recommend safe keeping items for 90 days before destroying items.
Deposit Limits:
The credit union has established the following deposit limits within a 24 hour period
$1,500.00 max amount of single check deposit
$5,000.00 max aggregate deposit
Your use of the service constitutes accepting the agreement. The agreement is subject to change from time to time by us. We will notify you of any material change via various channels (e-mail, our website, mobile banking platform, hyperlink or regular mail). Your continued use of the service will indicate that you accept the revised terms and conditions. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions from the service.
You may experience technical or other difficulties while using the service; while we strive to ensure this does not happen, we cannot and do not assume any responsibility for technical or other difficulties or any resulting damages that may occur. Some of the services may have qualification requirements, and we reserve the right to change them at any time without prior notice. We further reserve the right to change, suspend or discontinue the service, in whole or part, or your use of the service immediately and at any time without prior notice.
You agree that you will not use the service to scan and deposit any checks or other ineligible items as follows:
Checks or items payable to any person or entity other than you.
Any third party checks, i.e., any item that is made payable to another party and then endorsed over to you by such party.
Checks or items drawn on one account and being deposited to the same account.
Checks or items containing obvious alteration to any of the fields on the front of the item.
Checks or items drawn on a financial institution located outside of the United States of America.
Checks or items not payable in American currency.
Photocopies of checks.
Money Orders.
Savings Bonds.
Checks purported to be a lottery or prize winning.
Checks previously submitted for deposit.
Checks or items prohibited by our current procedures.
Use of the service for these ineligible items may result in the suspension or termination of your use of the service.
You agree to follow this and any other procedure and instructions for use of the service.
At our discretion, we reserve the right to reject any item transmitted through the service without liability. We are not responsible for items that we do not receive or for images that are “dropped” during transmission. Once we receive an item for deposit, we will review the item for processing. You should review the deposit history to confirm status of the deposit. No additional notice will be sent if for any reason the deposit was rejected.
Funds deposited will be available in accordance with USECU’s Funds Availability Policy Disclosure. Generally, checks scanned and received by USECU before 2:00 pm Central Time on a business day using the service will ordinarily be credited with the funds available to you on the same business day, unless a longer hold is applied in accordance with our funds availability policy. Checks scanned and received by USECU after 2:00 pm Central Time on a business day or on a Saturday, Sunday or a Credit Union holiday will ordinarily be processed on the next business day.
You agree that we will not be liable for any damages from the use or the inability to use the service incurred by you or any third party arising from or related to the use of the service.
Funds Availability Policy Disclosure
This disclosure describes your ability to withdraw funds at USE Credit Union. It only applies to the availability of funds in your transaction accounts (e.g., checking accounts). We reserve the right to delay the availability of funds deposited to accounts that are not transaction accounts for periods longer than those outlined in this disclosure. Please ask us if you have a question about which accounts are affected by our availability policy.
For purposes of this disclosure, the terms "you" or "your" mean the member, and the terms "our," "we," or "us" mean USE Credit Union. The term "check" means check or share draft, as applicable.
1. YOUR ABILITY TO WITHDRAW FUNDS – Our policy is to make funds from your cash and check 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 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 4:00 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 our cutoff hour 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. LONGER DELAYS MAY APPLY – In some cases, we will not make all of the funds that you deposit by check available to you on the same business day that we receive your deposit. Depending on the type of check you deposit, funds may not be available until the second business day after the day of your deposit. The first $275.00 of your deposits, however, may be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit. If we are not going to make all of the funds from your deposit available on the same 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 send you the notice by the day after we receive your deposit. If you will need the funds from a deposit right away, you should ask us when the funds will be available.
In addition, funds you deposit 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 $6,725.00 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 seventh business day after the day of your deposit.
3. SPECIAL RULES FOR NEW ACCOUNTS – If you are a new member, the following special rules will apply during the first 30 days your account is open.
Funds from electronic direct deposits to your account will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Funds from deposits of cash, wire transfers, and the first $6,725.00 of a day's total deposits of cashier's, certified, teller's, traveler's, and federal, state, and local government checks will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit if the deposit meets certain conditions. For example, the checks must be payable to you. The excess over $6,725.00 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
$6,725.00 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.
4. HOLDS ON OTHER FUNDS FOR CHECK CASHING – If we cash a check for you that is drawn on another financial institution, we may withhold the availability of a corresponding amount of funds that are already in your account. Those funds will be available at the time funds from the check we cashed would have been available if you had deposited it.
5. HOLDS ON OTHER FUNDS IN ANOTHER ACCOUNT – 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 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.
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 institution upon which it is drawn.