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Sponsor Bank Business Deposit Agreement
This Sponsor Bank Business Deposit Agreement, including all attached and referenced fee schedules, (collectively, this “Agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions of the Branch Business Debit Account (the “Account” or “Business Account”) issued to you pursuant to this Agreement, by Lead Bank, Member FDIC (“Lead”) with respect to Accounts issued by Lead (“Sponsor Bank” or the “Bank”) and constitutes an agreement between the applicable Bank and you. For the purpose of this Agreement, the term “Account” may also collectively include Sub-Deposit Accounts. The identity of the Bank that issued your Card is indicated on the reverse side of your physical Card and is also available within the Branch App. To view this information in the Branch App, tap the information icon located in the upper right corner of your mobile device’s screen.
References to the “Bank,” “we,” “us,” or “our” means the Bank, and its successors, affiliates, assignees and our third-party service providers, including Service Provider. References to “you” and “your” means any person or entity that holds, owns or has authority to use, whether individually or on behalf of another person or entity, the Business Account. The Agreement may be supplemented or amended as set forth in Section 6 (Miscellaneous Terms). Each Bank has retained Branch Messenger, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Service Provider” or “Branch”) as its program manager to provide certain services in connection with the Account on the Bank’s behalf. Bank services and access to and use of your Business Account may be provided to you through the Service Provider’s website and mobile phone application (collectively, the “Service Provider Platform”) ). The Service Provider may offer you additional services through its Service Provider Platform, pursuant and subject to the terms and conditions between you and the Service Provider (the “Services” and such terms and conditions, the “Service Provider Terms”). Please see Section 2 (The Business Account) for additional information.
By opening or continuing to maintain a Business Account with us, you agree to be bound by this Agreement, and all applicable agreements, disclosures, and other documents, as well as by all applicable federal or state laws, statutes and regulations. Please keep a copy of this Agreement.
We may decline to open a Business Account for any reason, or for no reason. We are not liable for any damages or liabilities resulting from refusal of a Business Account relationship.
THIS AGREEMENT ARE SUBJECT TO MANDATORY ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT AND A WAIVER OF CLASS ACTION AND JURY PROVISION. PLEASE CAREFULLY READ SECTION IV (ARBITRATION AND WAIVERS).
The Business Account is available only to a corporation, unincorporated business association, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated nonprofit organization or sole proprietorship that is legally operating in the U.S. and with a U.S. physical address. The Business Account may be used for business purposes , and may not be primarily used for personal, family or household purposes. You are not entitled to open a Business Account under this Agreement if you are not a corporation, unincorporated business association, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated nonprofit organization, sole proprietorship or otherwise acting in an independent contractor or self-employed capacity. You acknowledge and understand that use of the Account, including use of the Card, will not be treated as a consumer account or card under the provisions of state and federal law. We reserve the right to close your Business Account if we determine that it is used for any impermissible purpose, as we may determine from time to time.
You must also agree to go paperless. This means that: (1) you must keep us supplied with your valid email address and telephone number; and (2) you must agree to accept electronic delivery of all communications that we need or decide to send you. Please see the Branch Electronic Communication Consent.
The Business Account is a business debit account that allows you to make certain payments and transfers to third parties. It is a business account that may be used only for business purposes. The Business Account may not be opened as a joint account.
You cannot give a security interest or pledge your Business Account to someone other than us without first getting our express written consent. We are not required to give consent to a security interest or pledge to someone else. Unless we agree in a separate writing otherwise a security interest or pledge to someone else must be satisfied or released before any right to withdraw from the account can be exercised.
Except as otherwise provided by law, you shall be liable for any loss or damage to which your negligence contributed or which resulted in unauthorized, fraudulent, or dishonest acts by your current and/or former authorized users. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, you are liable for all losses relating to unauthorized funds transfers that do not result solely from our negligence or intentional misconduct, unless the laws governing your account require a lesser liability.
To open a Business Account, you must submit to us an application and all information that we may require. You represent to the Bank that you have the capacity and authority to do business in the manner indicated to us and that the acts of the person(s) opening the Business Account have been ratified. You agree that the Bank may rely on such representations without requiring additional information or documentation and that you will furnish such information upon request. You are solely responsible for meeting any legal requirements to establish and maintain the type of Business Account requested and have a duty to inform us of the status of any change to your organization, including any change to the type of entity.
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires us to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each customer who opens an Account. This means that when you open an Account, we will ask for your name, address, tax identification number, and other information that will allow us to identify you. Federal regulations require that you provide us with information concerning the beneficial owners of a legal entity at Business Account opening. You may also be asked to provide such information at other times (and on any qualifying account) upon request of the Bank. You shall have a continuing obligation to provide any other documentation we may request from time to time, including any information required under our customer identification program to establish your identity. If at any time we determine that the beneficial ownership information you provided to us was false, incorrect, or of concern to the Bank, or if you refuse to provide us with the information when requested, we may close, block, restrict or freeze any or all of your Business Accounts.
We reserve the right to require the Business Account holder(s) to furnish us with such resolutions, agreements or documents as we may reasonably request to evidence the authority of individuals to act on behalf of the Business Account holder(s). We will honor such an authorization until we receive written notice of change from the governing body of the organization. It is mutually agreed that the power and authority of each person named as authorized to take action with respect to the Business Account shall continue in full force and effect until we receive actual written notice of revocation, whether the same be brought about by dissolution of the Business Account holder or otherwise.
By opening a Business Account, you agree that we can gather personal information about you and/or your beneficial owners from one or more consumer reporting agencies, governmental entities and/or other third parties. You also agree that we have the right to access follow-up consumer reports while your Business Account is open for maintenance, review or collection purposes.
Your Business Account will not be considered "opened" until it is funded. This means your balance must be at least a penny. Once your account is considered “opened,” there is no minimum balance required and no maximum balance limit. However, we may, at our sole discretion and at any time, require a minimum balance and set a maximum balance limit.
By applying for an Account or Card, you certify that all information you have provided to us is true, accurate and complete. If you falsify, misrepresent, or fail to provide requested information, we may cancel your Account or Card. In addition, funds tied to suspected illicit or illegal activity may be subject to internal holds and investigation and potentially federal investigation. We reserve the right to restrict or delay your access to any such funds, subject to applicable law. We may share any of the information collected and any results of any investigation with the Service Provider. Please see our Privacy Policy for additional details by visiting https://www.lead.bank/privacy-and-terms, for Accounts issued by Lead.
You understand that we have engaged Service Providers to perform a number of services for you under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, identity verification, compliance monitoring, risk mitigation and management, managing your transfer instructions and other related services. Service Providers, along with their partners and agents, are the servicer of your Business Account. In that capacity, the Service Provider may act on our behalf, perform our obligations or enforce our rights under this Agreement. A Service Provider may also offer Services in connection with your Business Account to allow you to provide us with payment instructions and to view certain Business Account information using the Service Provider Platform. You understand that any payment instruction provided to us or activity performed in connection with your Business Account (including electronic fund transfers (“EFTs”)) using the Services shall be deemed authorized and valid and the Bank is under no obligation to investigate the instruction or activity.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not have any liability in connection with the Services and disclaim all warranties, either express or implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and lack of viruses related to the Services. In no event shall we be liable for: (1) damages caused other than by our own gross negligence or intentional misconduct; or (2) indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for lost profits, disclosure of confidential information, or loss of privacy) arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the Services, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
In connection with your Business Account, we may (but are not obligated to) issue you a debit card (the “Card”) that will automatically link to the Business Account. If a Card is made available to you, it is subject to a debit card agreement by and between you and us. The Card may be used to initiate withdrawals at ATMs and points of sale and may be used to purchase goods and services. By using your Card, you authorize us and/or our agents to debit your Business Account. We reserve the right to refuse to make any transfer for security, credit, legal/regulatory, or other reasons, as we determine in our sole discretion. You are responsible for all transactions you authorize using the Card, including any losses, charges, or penalties incurred as a result. You may be charged for your use of the Card at ATMs. The Card is the property of the Bank, and if your Business Account is closed or your Card privileges are cancelled, you agree to stop using the Card and destroy it.
You may link your bank account at another financial institution (“Linked Account”) to your Business Account in order to transfer funds between your Linked Account and your Business Account. You represent and warrant: (1) that you have the right to authorize any and all charges and debits to the Linked Account; (2) the Linked Account is held at a depository institution located in the U.S.; (3) you are individually or jointly the owner of the Linked Account; and (4) the Linked Account is a business purpose or commercial account. You will indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims by any person related to the Linked Account, including any other owner of the Linked Account. You are not permitted to link your Business Account with a credit, debit, gift, or other type of card issued by a third party or another bank. You may deposit funds into or withdraw funds from your Business Account by using the Service Provider Platform to initiate an Automated Clearing House transfer (“ACH Transfer”) to or from the Linked Account. We do not accept requests made otherwise to initiate ACH Transfers. Requests for ACH Transfers to debit the Linked Account that are made before 4:00 PM MT on a business day, shall be considered received on the business day the request is made. Requests for ACH Transfers to debit the Linked Account that are made after 4:00 PM MT on a business day or on a non-business day, shall be considered received the next business day.
You may deposit funds into or withdraw funds from your Business Account by having an external bank (directly or through a third party) initiate an ACH Transfer to or from your Business Account at the Bank. The external account that you are depositing funds into or withdrawing funds from must be at an external bank located in the U.S.
We may (but are not obligated to) permit you to initiate a transfer of funds between your accounts at the Bank through a Service Provider Platform. We do not accept requests made otherwise to initiate internal transfers.
When you make a deposit, we will act only as your collection agent and will not be responsible beyond the exercise of good faith and ordinary care. All deposits are provisionally credited subject to our receipt of final payment. If a deposit or transfer of funds into your Business Account is returned or rejected by the paying financial institution for any reason, you agree that we may deduct the amount of the deposit or transfer against your Business Account, without prior written notice to you.
We use automated systems to process transactions and then to post transactions to your Business Account. When we process multiple transactions for your Business Account on the same day, you agree that we may in our discretion determine our posting orders for the transactions and that we may credit, authorize, accept, pay, decline or return credits, debits and holds in any order at our option.
We generally post common transactions as follows. We group the different types of transactions into categories. We use several different categories for holds, credits, and debits. Most categories include more than one transaction type. After the end of the business day, our automated systems assign each transaction received for that day to a category. We generally post all transactions within a category, using the posting order or orders that apply to that category, before we post any transactions assigned to the next category.
First, we start with the balance in your Business Account at the beginning of the business day, subtract holds from your balance, and make any adjustments from prior days. Next, we generally add available deposits and credits to your balance and then subtract debits from your balance based on the debit category. We subtract debits in a category from your balance in order from the highest to lowest dollar amount, unless specified otherwise herein. The first category of debits to be applied against your balance are certain Card and ATM transactions (e.g., Card transactions and ATM withdrawals and transfers). The debits within this category are subtracted from your balance in the date and time order our systems receive date and time information. If we make checks available to you, this category is applied next against your balance. Check posting will be in sequential order based on the check number, and for any check for which the number cannot be read, from highest to lowest amount following the posting of number legible checks. We then subtract from your balance any other types of electronic debits in order from the highest to lowest dollar amount. These debits include ACH Transfers. Finally, we subtract from your balance most fees (such as ATM fees, if any) in order from highest to lowest dollar amount.
Some fees may show as “processing” until the next day.
The Sub-Deposit Account will be established by an Insured Depository Institution that has entered into agreements with us. All payments with respect to the Sub-Deposit Account by the Insured Depository Institutions will be made to us, and we will credit the funds to your Business Account.
Your only rights with respect to the Sub-Deposit Account is to demand we repay you all amounts in your Business Account, including those transferred to the Sub-Deposit Account. The Sub-Deposit Account may not be transferred to another institution, except by us or the Insured Depository Institution. You may terminate our role as your agent/custodian and our ability to deposit funds you provide us in the Sub-Deposit Account. Any termination will result in a return of funds in accordance with law and closing of your Business Account and any Sub-Deposit Account opened specifically for you.
When we place funds with an Insured Depository Institution and act as your agent with respect to the Sub-Deposit Account, we will ensure the records of the Insured Depository Institution are in our name, as agent or custodian. The funds deposited in the Sub-Deposit Account will be FDIC insured to the same extent as if such funds were held in the Business Account with us. In other words, the depositing of your funds into the Sub-Deposit Account will not otherwise increase your FDIC deposit insurance coverage. You will not receive any written confirmation of the establishment of the Sub-Deposit Account or transfer of funds to the Sub-Deposit Account; instead, we will maintain records clearly indicating the transfer and beneficial ownership of the Sub-Deposit Account. You must immediately report to us any changes in Business Account ownership information that you originally provided to us in connection with the submission of your application for an account.
Our placing of funds may reflect considerations of federal and state law, our funding needs and funding needs of Insured Depository Institutions, general economic conditions or other factors determined by us in our sole discretion. We will not place funds with more than one Insured Depository Institution. We may place funds to enhance our business objectives and for balance sheet management without any benefit to you, including increased FDIC deposit insurance coverage. Further, we may receive greater benefits when we place your funds with an Insured Depository Institution than if we otherwise maintained your funds with us. We are under no obligation to place your funds with an Insured Depository Institution.
A Sub-Deposit Account will be a deposit obligation of the Insured Depository Institution that maintains the Sub-Deposit Account; provided, this does not modify our obligation to repay all amounts you deposited in your Business Account.
All deposits that are maintained with an Insured Depository Institution in the Sub-Deposit Account are aggregated with deposits maintained in your Business Account with us for purposes of the SIA. Funds you hold in one or more accounts with us (including funds we maintain before placement with Insured Depository Institution), funds in the Sub-Deposit Account will be aggregated for FDIC insurance purposes with all other deposits you hold in deposit accounts with us in the same ownership category and therefore may not be fully insured by the FDIC. For the avoidance of doubt, funds deposited in the Sub-Deposit Account will be treated as funds on deposit in the Business Account with us for FDIC insurance calculation purposes. As such, your total FDIC deposit insurance coverage for funds you provide us for deposit in your Business Account will not be increased by nature of any deposit of funds in the Sub-Deposit Account. Please see subsection 3.9 above for additional information on determining SIA.
We may provide your name, tax identification number and other pertinent identifying information to the Insured Depository Institution, and other parties providing services in connection with the placement of your funds and the establishing and holding the Sub-Deposit Account. You hereby consent to such release of information. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent us from disclosing information to a third party if required by law.
We will act as your agent in connection with the placement of your funds with the Insured Depository Institution and the establishment and maintenance of the Sub-Deposit Account. Although we will act as your limited agent in connection with the placement of your funds, we are not acting as your financial adviser. See Section 6 for additional information. You hereby appoint us to act as your agent for purposes of placing funds with Insured Depository Institutions and establishing and maintaining, on your behalf, the Sub-Deposit Account. You further authorize us to collect for you all payments related to an Sub- Deposit Account, to place funds with Insured Depository Institution pursuant to the terms set forth herein, and to execute and deliver or file on your behalf all appropriate receipts, agreements, releases and other instruments, including whatever agreements may be required from Insured Depository Institution, for the purpose of establishing your ownership interest in the Sub-Deposit Account and maintaining a Sub-Deposit Account.
Although there are two or more accounts associated with your funds (the account maintained with us, referred to as the Business Account, and the Sub-Deposit Account), your Business Account is considered a single account for your deposits and withdrawals, as well as for tax reporting, balance requirement, service charge, monthly statement and FDIC deposit insurance purposes. The existence of the Sub-Deposit Account and any other account maintained by us pursuant to this Agreement is for internal purposes and will not change the manner in which you use or obtain information about on your Business Account. These transfers, including the placement transfer, will not appear on your monthly statement.
We may require that you use forms we approve and require each owner to sign the form to be effective;
We reserve the right (but are not obligated) to monitor all Business Account activity for inappropriate use. We can close your Business Account at any time, for any reason, without advance notice. If we close your Business Account, we will notify you by mail, electronically or by telephone that we have closed your Business Account unless your Business Account has had a zero balance for thirty (30) days or more. If we close your Business Account, all collected funds (less any amounts due to us or for debits in process) will be transferred to your Linked Account. Alternatively, we may, at our discretion, mail you a check for the available balance in your Business Account. Written notice that the Business Account has been closed and a check, if any, will be sent to any address shown on our records for you. Once we have closed your Business Account, you agree that we can assess any service charge otherwise applicable against any remaining balance in your Business Account. We are not responsible to you for any damages you may suffer as a result of your Business Account being closed. If you attempt to make a deposit to a Business Account we closed, we may collect the deposit and set-off your indebtedness to us. Any funds in excess of $1.00 will be returned to you.
State laws (called "escheat" or “unclaimed property laws”) require us to close your Business Account and transfer your money to the state if your Business Account is dormant for a period of time as defined by your state of residence. Your Business Account can become dormant if, for 24 months, there is no transactional activity. If your Business Account becomes dormant, you may no longer receive statements, but you can still view your accounts online.
State abandoned property law establishes guidelines under which unclaimed property must be surrendered to the applicable state. Generally, the funds in your Business Account are considered unclaimed if you have not had any activity or communication with us regarding your Business Account over a period of years, defined by your state of residence. All products offered by us are subject to abandoned property laws. If your funds are surrendered to the state, you may be able to reclaim them, but your claim may need to be presented to the state. You can avoid the transfer of your money to the state simply by signing into your Business Account, transacting periodically, or contacting us, or replying to any abandoned property correspondence.
You agree to be responsible for any transaction initiated with the use of a valid Credentials or any access device. The Bank shall have no liability for any loss, claim, or damage sustained as a result of the use of your Credentials or access device whether such transaction was authorized or not and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Bank for any such transaction alleged to be unauthorized.
THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION WILL HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON HOW LEGAL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US ARE RESOLVED. PLEASE READ THIS SECTION 4 (ARBITRATION AND WAIVERS) CAREFULLY. For a dispute subject to arbitration, neither you nor we will have the right to: (A) have a court or a jury decide the dispute; (B) engage in information-gathering (discovery) to the same extent as in court; (C) participate in a class action in court or in class arbitration; or (D) join or consolidate a claim with claims of any other persons. Arbitration procedures are simpler and more limited than rules applicable in court. The decision of the arbitrator is final and binding.
Judgment upon the arbitrator’s award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction. The arbitrator’s decision is final and binding, except for any right of appeal provided by the FAA. However, if the amount of the claim exceeds $25,000 or involves a request for injunctive or declaratory relief that could foreseeably involve a cost or benefit to either party exceeding $25,000, any party can, within thirty (30) days after the entry of the award by the arbitrator, appeal the award to a three-arbitrator panel administered by the forum. The panel shall reconsider anew all factual and legal issues, following the same rules of procedure and decide by majority vote. Reference in this Section 4 (Arbitration and Waivers) to “the arbitrator” shall mean the panel if an appeal of the arbitrator’s decision has been taken.
In the event that JAMS or the AAA is unable to handle the dispute for any reason, then the matter shall be arbitrated instead by a neutral arbitrator selected by agreement of the parties pursuant to the AAA rules of procedure; or, if the parties cannot agree, selected by a court in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code) (“FAA”). To the extent that there is any variance between the selected forum’s rules and this Section 4 (Arbitration and Waivers), this Section 4 (Arbitration and Waivers) shall control. If you initiate the arbitration, you must notify us in writing at: 2261 Market Street STE 5936, San Francisco, CA 94114. If we initiate the arbitration, we will notify you in writing at your last known address in our file.
Lead is acting as your agent in establishing the Deposit Accounts at each Bank, depositing, withdrawing, and transferring funds among the Deposit Accounts. Although the Deposit Accounts are obligations of the Banks and not Lead, you will not have a direct relationship with the Banks. However, your funds will be insured by the FDIC up to the maximum allowed per Bank as if you had established the Deposit Accounts with the Bank yourself. Deposit Account ownership will be evidenced by a book entry on the account records of each Bank and by records maintained by Lead as your custodian. No evidence of ownership, such as a passbook or certificate will be issued to you. If you would like a detailed accounting of amounts held at each bank, you can contact the Partner that you normally use to access information about your Lead Account.
Unless you establish the Deposit Accounts directly with a Bank as described below, all transactions with respect to your Deposit Accounts must be directed by Lead and all information concerning your Deposit Accounts can be obtained from the Partner that you interact with regularly. The Banks have no obligation to accept instructions from you with respect to your Deposit Accounts or provide you with information concerning your Deposit Accounts.
Lead may, in its sole discretion, terminate your use of the Deposit Accounts. You may also decide to close your Lead Account. If Lead terminates your use of the Deposit Accounts or you close your Lead Account, you may contact each Bank to establish a direct depository relationship with said Bank, subject to its rules with respect to maintaining deposit accounts.
Establishing your Deposit Accounts in your name directly at a Bank will separate the Deposit Accounts from your Lead Account. Your Deposit Account balances will no longer be reflected in your Lead Account statement and Lead will have no further responsibility concerning your Deposit Accounts.
Lead may place up to $250,000 ($500,000 for Joint Accounts of two or more individuals) (the “Deposit Limit”) of your funds in each Bank on the Priority List.
Any deposits (including certificates of deposit) that you maintain in the same insurable capacity directly with a Bank or through an intermediary (such as Lead or through a broker-dealer) will be aggregated with funds in your Deposit Accounts at the Bank for purposes of the FDIC insurance limit. You are responsible for monitoring the total amount of deposits that you have with each Bank in order to determine the extent of FDIC insurance coverage available to you.
You should review carefully the section titled “Information About FDIC Insurance.”
Banks on the Priority List may be temporarily unavailable to accept your funds. In such cases your funds may not be placed up to the Deposit Limit in each Bank before placed in the next Bank on the Priority List.
You may not change the order of the Banks on the Priority List. However, you may, at any time, designate a Bank or all Banks as ineligible to receive your funds. This will result in your funds being deposited into Deposit Accounts at the next Bank on the Priority List. In addition, you may at any time instruct us to remove your funds from a Bank, close your Deposit Accounts with the Bank and designate the Bank as ineligible to receive future deposits. Unless you withdraw your funds from your Lead Account, your funds from a closed Deposit Account will be deposited in Deposit Accounts at the first available, eligible Bank set forth on the Priority List. You may also opt-out of this Lead Bank Sweeps Program entirely, in which case Lead will retain all your funds and will not open any Deposit Accounts on your behalf.
You can obtain publicly available financial information concerning each Bank at www.ffiec.gov/nicpubweb/nicweb/nichome.aspx or by contacting the FDIC Public Information Center by mail at L. William Seidman Center, Virginia Square, 3501 North Fairfax Drive, Room E-1005, Arlington, Virginia 22226 or by phone at 703-562-2200. Lead does not guarantee in any way the financial condition of the Banks or the accuracy of any publicly available financial information concerning such Banks.
If you wish to designate one or more Banks as ineligible to receive your funds, please submit a ticket via this request form. We will process requests within seven (7) business days.
One or more of the Banks included on the Priority List may be replaced with a Bank not previously included on the Priority List, a Bank may be deleted from the Priority List or the order of Banks on the Priority List may change. You will receive notification in advance of changes that result in the addition of a Bank to the Priority List and have an opportunity to designate a Bank as ineligible to receive your deposits before any funds are deposited into a new Bank. All notices will be provided in electronic form, via email.
In the event that the order of Banks on the Priority List has changed, your previously deposited funds may be reallocated based on the new sequence. Deposits and withdrawals of your funds made after a change to the Priority List will occur as described the section titled “Withdrawal Procedures.”
On any day, one or more Banks may be closed for business or otherwise temporarily unable to accept your funds. In such event, your funds will be placed at the next Bank on the Priority List that is available to accept your funds. When one or more Banks that were unable to accept your funds are again able to accept your funds, funds in your Lead Account will be placed in those Banks.
If a Bank at which you have Deposit Accounts no longer makes the Deposit Accounts available through Lead, you will be notified by Lead and given the opportunity to establish a direct depository relationship with the Bank, subject to its rules with respect to establishing and maintaining deposit accounts. If you choose not to establish a direct depository relationship with the Bank, your funds will be transferred to the next available Bank on the Priority List on the day that the Bank is no longer included on the Priority List. The consequences of maintaining a direct depository relationship with a Bank are discussed under the section titled “Relationship with Lead.”
At any point during a month in which transfers from an MMDA at a Bank have reached a total of six (6), all funds will be transferred from that MMDA to the linked TA at the Bank until the end of the month. Deposits for the remainder of the month into this Bank will be made to the TA. At the beginning of the next month, funds on deposit in the TA will be transferred to the MMDA, minus any threshold amount to be maintained in the TA. The limits on MMDA transfers will not limit the number of withdrawals you can make from funds on deposit at a Bank or the amount of FDIC insurance coverage for which you are eligible.
Pursuant to federal banking regulations, the Banks must reserve the right to require seven days’ prior written notice before you withdraw or transfer funds from an MMDA. TAs are not subject to this restriction. The Banks have informed us that they do not currently intend to exercise this right against MMDAs.
The interest rates paid with respect to the Deposit Accounts at a Bank may be higher or lower than the interest rates available to depositors making deposits directly with the Bank or other depository institutions in comparable accounts. You should compare the terms, interest rates, required minimum amounts, and other features of your Lead Account with other accounts.
Other than applicable fees imposed by us on your Lead Account, there will be no charges, fees or commissions imposed on your Lead Account.
You are responsible for monitoring the total amount of deposits that you hold with any one Bank, directly or through an intermediary, in order to determine the extent of deposit insurance coverage available to you on your deposits, including the Deposit Accounts. Lead is not responsible for any insured or uninsured portion of the Deposit Accounts or any other deposits.
In the event a Bank fails, the Deposit Accounts at that Bank are insured, up to $250,000, for principal and interest accrued to the day the Bank is closed.
Under certain circumstances, if you become the owner of deposits at a Bank because another depositor dies, beginning six months after the death of the depositor the FDIC will aggregate those deposits for purposes of the $250,000 federal deposit insurance limit with any other deposits that you own in the same insurable capacity at the Bank. Examples of deposit accounts that may be subject to this FDIC policy include joint accounts, “payable on death” accounts and certain trust accounts. The FDIC provides the six-month “grace period” to permit you to restructure your deposits to obtain the maximum amount of deposit insurance for which you are eligible.
In the event that federal deposit insurance payments become necessary, payments of principal plus unpaid and accrued interest will be made to you. There is no specific time period during which the FDIC must make insurance payments available, and Lead is under no obligation to credit your account with funds in advance of payments received from the FDIC. Furthermore, you may be required to provide certain documentation to the FDIC [and Lead] before insurance payments are made. For example, if you hold deposits as trustee for the benefit of trust participants, you may be required to furnish affidavits and provide indemnities regarding an insurance payment.
If your Deposit Accounts or other deposits at the Bank are assumed by another depository institution pursuant to a merger or consolidation, such deposits will continue to be insured separately, up to the FDIC insurance coverage limits, from the deposits that you might have established with the acquiror until (i) the maturity date of any time deposits (including certificates of deposit) that were assumed, or (ii) with respect to deposits that are not time deposits, the expiration of a six month period from the date of the acquisition. Thereafter, any assumed deposits will be aggregated with your existing deposits with the acquiror held in the same capacity for purposes of FDIC insurance coverage. Any deposit opened at the acquiror after the acquisition will be aggregated with deposits established with the acquiror for purposes of FDIC insurance coverage.
If you tell us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in writing within 10 business days.
YOU AGREE THAT THE AMOUNT OF ANY CLAIM YOU HAVE AGAINST US IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACCOUNT OR TRANSACTION WITH US, WHETHER BROUGHT AS A WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, WRONGFUL DISHONOR OR OTHER ACTION, IS SUBJECT TO REDUCTION TO THE EXTENT THAT: 1) NEGLIGENCE OR FAILURE TO USE REASONABLE CARE ON YOUR PART, OR ON THE PARTY OF ANY OF YOUR AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES, CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOSS WHICH IS THE BASIS OF YOUR CLAIM AND 2) DAMAGES COULD NOT BE AVOIDED BY OUR USE OF ORDINARY CARE.
ANY LOSS RECOVERY YOU OBTAIN FROM THIRD PARTIES ON A PARTICULAR CLAIM WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ANY OBLIGATIONS WE MAY HAVE TO YOU ON THAT CLAIM AND YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY US OF ANY SUCH RECOVERY. YOU AGREE TO PURSUE ALL RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE UNDER ANY INSURANCE POLICY YOU MAINTAIN IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LOSS AND TO PROVIDE US INFORMATION REGARDING COVERAGE. OUR LIABILITY WILL BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF ANY INSURANCE PROCEEDS YOU RECEIVE OR ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOSS. IF WE REIMBURSE YOU FOR A LOSS COVERED BY INSURANCE, YOU AGREE TO ASSIGN US YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE INSURANCE TO THE EXTENT OF YOUR REIMBURSEMENT.
We may offer a variety of electronic banking services for your use with your Business Account. The purpose of this Section 7 (Fund Transfer) is to inform you of some of the electronic banking services and also provide you with disclosures applicable to the services. We may also provide separate agreements to you that govern the terms of some services, including a separate agreement for Cards.
Unless we have entered into a specific written agreement with you that provides otherwise, payment orders you give to us for the transfer of funds into and out of the Business Account will be governed by this paragraph. In addition, your rights and obligations with respect to a payment order, and our rights and obligations, will be governed by (a) any separate written agreement with us; then (b) this section; and then, to the extent not specified in a separate written agreement or this Agreement; (c) by Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC 4A”) as enacted in Missouri for Accounts issued by Lead.
We reserve the right to refuse to accept any payment order. Payment orders are accepted when they are executed by us. We may process any payment order request (as well as any amendment or cancellation request concerning a payment order) that we believe is transmitted or authorized by you if we act in compliance with a security procedure agreed upon by you and us. Such payment orders will be deemed effective as if made by you, and you will be obligated to pay us in the amount of such orders, even though they are not transmitted or authorized by you. Unless we agree on another security procedure, you agree that we may confirm the authenticity and content of a payment order (among other ways) by placing a telephone call to you. If we cannot reach you, or if the payment order is not confirmed or approved in the manner we require, we may refuse to execute the payment order.
You agree that if a payment order or cancellation thereof identifies the beneficiary by both name and an identity number, and the name and number identify different persons or account holders, execution and payment to the beneficiary or cancellation may be made solely on the basis of the identifying number. You also agree that if a payment order identifies an intermediary bank or the beneficiary’s bank by both name and an identifying number, and the name and number identify different persons, execution of the payment order by any bank may be made solely on the basis of the identifying number. If we receive a funds transfer into any Business Account you have with us, we are not required to give you any notice of the receipt of the funds transfer. The funds transfer will appear on your next periodic statement. To confirm the completion of funds transfers, please contact us at (866) 547-2413 or access your Business Account using the Service Provider Platform. Prior to the acceptance of an outgoing payment order, the outgoing payment order may be cancelled, but may not be amended or modified, if the beneficiary’s bank is located within the United States of America and the outgoing payment order is to be paid in U.S. dollars. Other outgoing payment orders may not be cancelled, amended or modified. We must receive your cancellation in a reasonable time prior to the time we execute the outgoing payment order. Payment orders sent by ACH will be subject to NACHA rules. Payments sent by other methods will be subject to the rules of those systems. You agree that we may record all telephone conversations and data transmissions received from, made for or made on behalf of you pursuant to or in connection with a payment order.
You agree that if a payment order, or any cancellation or authorization relating thereto, but for the applicability of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act of 1978, constitutes a portion of a funds transfer as defined in UCC 4A, all actions and disputes concerning such payment order, cancellation or authorization shall be determined pursuant to UCC 4A and this Agreement to the full extent permitted by law. If an outgoing payment order in a foreign currency cannot be completed, the exchange rate that will apply to any refund due you will be the exchange rate in effect at the time on the day the refund is made. Additional fees may be deducted from a payment order amount by other banks involved in the funds transfer process.
At your request, we may request that the beneficiary’s bank return funds previously transferred. However, you acknowledge that the beneficiary’s bank is under no obligation to comply with this request.
Other electronic transactions against your Business Account, whether or not initiated or authorized by you will be governed by the specific Agreement between us related to such transactions and/or all applicable rules and regulations governing such transactions, including without limitation, the rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association (“NACHA”) as may be amended from time to time.
Under NACHA rules we cannot return an unauthorized electronic transaction (ACH debit) unless you notify us no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Time on the business day following the settlement date of the transaction. Otherwise, your sole recourse is to the originator of the transaction.
Your Business Account is also subject to transfer limitations. The transfer limit depends on the EFT type. If a Card is made available to you, it is subject to a purchase and withdrawal limits as outlined below. The Card may be further limited based on fraud risk and security of the Business Account. All EFTs are subject to limits. Such EFT limits include limits on ATM withdrawals, cash advances and PIN or signature-based purchases. ACH Transfers to external accounts are also subject to limits on the dollar amount of electronic transfers between your Business Account and external accounts at other financial institutions, including Linked Accounts. All limits described here are designed to be flexible in order to protect the security and integrity of the service and accounts, including the Business Account, as well as you and all other users of the service. These limitations may be based on confidential fraud and risk criteria that are essential to our management of risk and the protection of you and the integrity of the service and all Business Accounts and may be modified at our sole discretion without advance notice.
When a deposit is made to your Business Account, the funds may not be available immediately. This Section 8 (Deposit Availability Disclosure) describes when funds will be made available to you.
Availability of ACH Transfer and EFT Deposits. Funds from ACH Transfers or EFTs that you initiate through another bank will generally be available on the next business day after the day the ACH Transfer is deemed to be received by us. An ACH Transfer or EFT debit to a Linked Account or any other external account that we originate on your behalf will generally be made available on the third business day after the date the ACH Transfer or EFT is deemed to be received by us. Once they are available, you can use the funds for EFTs and ACH Transfers. Even after we have made funds available to you and you have withdrawn the funds, you remain responsible if any deposit to your Business Account is returned, rejected, or otherwise uncollected by the Bank.