Funds Availability
As a customer of our financial services, you need to know when the funds you deposit by check to your accounts are available for you to withdraw and use...
Purpose of this Disclosure
Our general policy is to allow you to withdraw funds deposited in a transaction account on the first Business Day after the day of deposit. Funds from electronic direct deposits will be available on the day we receive the deposit. In some cases, may delay your ability to, withdraw funds beyond the first Business Day after the day the day of deposit. Our complete policy is summarized below, for purpose of the disclosure, the terms “you/your" refer to the customer and the terms “our/we/us” refer to First Secure State Banks.
Generally, transaction accounts are accounts which would permit an unlimited number of payments by check to third persons, and also an unlimited number of telephonic and preauthorized transfers to third persons or other accounts you may have with us.
Determining the Availability of your Deposit
The length of the delay varies depending on the type of deposit and is explained below. When we delay your ability to withdraw funds from a deposit, you may not withdraw the funds in cash, and we will not pay checks you have written on your account by using these funds. Even after we have made funds available to you and you have withdrawn the funds, you are still responsible for checks you deposit that are returned to us unpaid and for any other problems involving your deposit. When we delay your ability to withdraw funds, the length of the delay is counted in Business Days from the day of your deposit. The term “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or federally declared legal holiday, and the term “Banking Day” means that part of and Business Day on which we are open to the public for carrying on substantially all of our banking functions.
If you make a deposit before the 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 the close of business or on a date that we are not open, we will consider the deposit made on the next Business Day we are open. If you make a deposit into a savings account, we may hold it for five business days after the day of the deposit.
Availability Schedule
Same Day Availability. Funds from deposits of
- Electronic direct deposit
- Cash*
Will be available on the day of deposit.
Next Day Availability. Funds from deposits of
- Wire transfers
- U.S. Treasury Checks**
- U.S Postal Service Money Orders**
- Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank Checks**
- State or Local Government Checks**
- Checks drawn on us
will be available on the first Business Day after the day of deposit.
Other Check Deposits. Funds from all other check deposits will be available on the first Business Day after the day of your deposit.
* Cash Deposits. If the cash deposits are made in person to an employee of First Secure State Banks, then the funds will be made available on the day we receive your deposit. If the deposits are not made in person to an employee, then the funds will be made available no later than the second business day after the date of your deposit.
** Check Deposits. Check deposits include U.S. Treasury checks; U. S. Postal Service money orders, Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank checks; State or Local Government checks; and Cashier's, Certified, or Tellers Checks. In order for these check deposits to be made available according to the funds availability schedule above, the following conditions are required:
U.S. Treasury Checks. These checks must be made payable to you and deposited into your account.
U.S. Postal Service Money Orders; Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank Checks; State or Local Government Checks; or Cashier’s, Certified, or Teller’s Checks. These checks must be made payable to you, made in person to one of our employees, and deposited into your account.
If any of these conditions are not satisfied, then the funds from these check deposits will be made available no later than the second Business Day after the day of your deposit.
Longer Delays May Apply
In some cases, we will not make all of the funds that you deposit by check available you according to the previously stated availability schedule. Depending on the type of check that you deposit, funds may not be available until the second Business Day after the day of your deposit. The first $225 of your deposits, however, may be available on the first Business Day after the day of deposit.
If we are not going to make all of the funds from your deposit available to you according to the previously stated availability schedule, 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. If you need the funds from a deposit right away, you should ask us when the funds will be available.
Funds you deposit by check may be delayed for a longer period under the following circumstances:
a) We believe a check you deposit will not be paid.
(b) You deposit checks totaling more than $5,525 on any one day.
(c) You redeposit a check that has been returned unpaid.
(d) You have overdrawn your account repeatedly in the last six months.
(e) If an emergency condition arises that would not enable us to make the funds available to you, such as the 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 generally will be available no later than the 5th Business Day after the day of your deposit. If you will need the funds from a deposit right away, you should ask us when the funds will be available.
Special Rules for New Accounts
If you are a new customer, the following special rules may apply during the first 30 days your account is open.
Funds from electronic direct deposit to your account will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Funds from deposit of cash, wire transfers, and the first $5,525 of a day 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 deposit if the deposit meets certain conditions. For example, the checks must be payable to you (and you may have to use a special deposit slip). The excess over $5,525 will be available on the ninth Business Day after the day of your deposit. If your deposit of these checks (other than a U.S. Treasury check) is not made in person to one of our employees, the first $5,525 will not be available until the second Business Day after the deposit.
Other Check Deposits. Funds from all other check deposits will be available on the ninth Business Day after the day of deposit.
Additional Deposit Information
If you use the electronic check funding choice when opening accounts online, your funds will be available three business days after the day you initiate account finding.
05/01/2020
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