PAT (Personal
Audio Teller) Agreement and Disclosure Information
Welcome to our
PAT program. Do virtually all of your banking in the comfort of your own home,
office, or anywhere there is a Touch-Tone phone.
Please read the
following disclosure detailing the terms of your agreement.
What the Words Mean
In this agreement,
the words, "you" and "your" mean each of the
persons who signed a PAT request or who uses your PAT PIN with your consent.
"We,""us" and "our"
mean ACUME Credit Union.
"Account"
means each of your accounts with which you use your PIN. PIN means your Personal
Identification Number. PAT means our Personal Audio-Teller system.
General Agreement
It you use your
PIN, you are bound by this agreement. We can change the terms or conditions
of the agreement without telling you, unless it is required by law. Access to
PAT may be discontinued without notice.
Accounts
Account Access.
You may use your PAT to:
Make withdrawals
from your savings and checking accounts. A check will be mailed from the
credit union to the address of record on the next business day.
Obtain account
balances, loan payment amounts and due dates.
Transfer
funds between your savings, checking and loan accounts. Federal regulations
may limit the number of transfers from certain kinds of accounts.
Obtain information
about the last dividend paid to an account.
Obtain information
about the most recent payroll deductions or direct deposit posted to your
accounts.
Obtain information
on checks that have cleared within the past month.
For security
reasons there are other limits on the number of transfers you can make
using PAT.
When you do the
above transactions, you are subject to all the terms of the contracts for
those accounts.
Joint
Owner Usage. You may authorize the joint owners of your account to utilize
PAT by disclosing your PIN to them. Be advised that your PIN grants access
to all savings and loan suffix sub-accounts of your primary account number,
and you agree that you are responsible for all transactions invited by your
PIN.
Our Responsibilities
Your PIN.
You must contact the credit union in writing to activate your PIN. Your money
is protected because PAT does not disburse cash from your account and you
cannot transfer funds from one member's account to another's account.
Statements.
You will receive an account statement showing all transactions involving your
transactions made through PAT. No other receipts will be sent.
Our Liability.
If we do not complete a transaction to or from your account on time or in
the correct amount according to our agreement with you, we may be liable for
losses or damages.
However, there
are some exceptions. We will not be liable, for example:
If, through
no fault of ours, you do not have enough funds in your account to make the
transfer.
If the transaction
would exceed the credit limit on your overdraft line, if available.
If the PAT
system is not working properly and you know about the breakdown when you
start the transaction.
If the circumstances
beyond our control (such as fire or flood) prevent the transaction, despite
reasonable precautions we have taken.
Limit
on Liability.
You may recover only your actual damages if our failure to complete a transaction:
Is not intentional.
Results from
mistakes made in good faith.
Should have
been prevented by our usual practices.
Your Responsibilities
Safeguarding
your PIN. You agree to protect your PIN. Do not keep your PIN and your
account number in the same place. Memorize your PIN. Do not reveal your PIN
to anyone who is not allowed to access your account. We will not be responsible
for losses which occur because you did not follow these instructions.
Loss or Theft/Liability.
Tell us AT ONCE if you believe your PIN has been lost or stolen. Telephoning
is the best way of keeping your possible losses down. You could lose up to
$500 from your accounts (plus your maximum overdraft line of credit, if available).
If you tell us within (2) business days, you can lose no more than $50 if
someone used your PIN without your permission.
If you do NOT
tell us within (2) business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your
PIN, and we have proof that we could have stopped someone from using your
PIN without your permission if you had told us, you could lose as much as
$500.
Also, if your
statement shows transactions you did not make, 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 the funds you lost. After the sixty (60) days if we can
prove that we could have stopped someone from taking the funds you had told
us on time.
If good reason
(such as a long trip or hospital stay) kept you from telling us, we will extend
the time periods.
Wrongful
Use. If someone uses your PIN without your consent, you will agree to
provide us with a written sworn statement and will help us investigate the
wrongful use. The statement will be written on our form and completely filled
in. We do not have to credit you for the losses before you give us that statement.
Reviewing
your Statements.
You agree to review your statements as soon as you receive them. If a statement
shows a transaction not made by you or shows any other error, you must tell
us promptly. If you do not notify us within sixty (60) days after we mail
the statement to you, the statement will be deemed correct; all transactions
shown on the statement will be deemed to have your consent. In addition, any
further unauthorized transactions made with your number, after an error which
is not reported to us, will be deemed to have your consent.
If You Have a Problem
Business
Days. Our business days and hours are Monday through Friday 7:30 am -
6:00 pm. Holidays are not included.
Lost or Stolen
PIN. If you believe your PIN has been lost or stolen, or that someone
has transferred money from your account without your permission, call us at
1-877-228-6344 or write:
ACUME CU
PO Box 680
Moorestown, NJ 08057-0680
We will require
a sworn statement from you in a lost or stolen PIN report.
Ending
Authorized Use.
If someone else is allowed to use your PIN and you want to end that person's
use, you must notify us in writing. Send your notice to:
ACUME CU
PO Box 680
Moorestown, NJ 08057-0680
Account
Information Disclosure. We will disclose information to third parties
about your accounts or the transactions you make:
Where it is
necessary for completing transactions.
In order to
verify the existing condition of your account for a third party, such as
a credit bureau or merchant.
In order to
comply with a government agency or court orders.
If you give
us permission.
If it involves
a claim against us on an item.
If it is allowed
under state or federal privacy laws.
In Case of Errors or
Questions
If you have errors
or questions about your transactions call us at 1-877-228-6344, or write:
ACUME CU
PO Box 680
Moorestown, NJ 08057-0680
as soon as possible
if you think your statement is wrong or if you need more information about a
transaction listed on the statement. We must hear from you within sixty (60)
days after we send the FIRST statement on which the problem or errors appear.
Tell us your
name and account number.
Describe the
error or transaction in question and explain as early as possible why you
believe it is an error or why you need more information.
Tell us the
dollar amount suspected in error. If you tell us orally, we may require that
you send and we receive your complaint or question in writing within ten (10)
business days.
We will tell you
the results of our investigation within ten (10) business days after we hear
from you and will correct any error promptly. If additional time is required,
it may take up to forty-five (45) days to investigate your complaint or question.
If so, your account will be adjusted within (10) business days for the amount
you think is in error. If we ask you to put your complaint in question in writing
and we do not receive it within ten (10) business days, we may not adjust your
account. If we decided that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation
within three (3) business days after our investigation is complete. You may
request copies of the documents used in our investigation. A fee may be charged
for this documentation request.
Additional Services
We may offer PAT
transaction services from time to time; all of those transactions will be subject
to this agreement.
Account Information Disclosure
You will be given 6 free sessions per month (1 session equals 3 minutes). There will be a $0.50 fee for each session thereafter.
The system
will hang up after you have been on the phone for 6 minutes.
If you are
on the phone for 10 seconds and hang up this is considered a complete session.
We're open Monday to Friday 7:30 AM to 6 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM.