OVERDRAFT COVERAGE OPTIONS
OVERDRAFT PROTECTION AND OOPS "OUR OVERDRAFT PRIVILEGE PROGRAM"
City Bank & Trust Company understands that unexpected overdrafts occur from time to time – Overdraft Coverage can help.
Overdraft Coverage Options
The choice is yours. Consider these ways to cover overdrafts:
Service | Cost |
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Overdraft Protection link to another deposit account you have at City Bank & Trust Company (1) | $5 fee per transfer |
Overdraft Protection Line of Credit (1,2) | Subject to interest |
OOPS "Our Overdraft Privilege Program" Standard or Extended Coverage | $22.50 OD Fee per item presented*. Daily fees may apply. |
1Call us at (318) 357-3719, send us a secure message through online banking, or come by a branch to sign up or apply for these services; 2Subject to credit approval.
*Per item presented means each time an item is presented, including re-presentment.
OVERDRAFT PROTECTION applies to all transactions and may help prevent overdrafts by automatically transferring funds to your checking account from another account you have at City Bank & Trust Company for a fee. Call us at (318) 357-3719, send us a secure message through online banking, email us at oops@mycitybank.com, or come by a branch to sign up for these services. Good account management is the best way to avoid overdrafts.
OVERDRAFT PROTECTION LINE OF CREDIT applies to all transactions and may help prevent overdrafts by automatically transferring funds to your checking account from a line of credit you have at City Bank & Trust Company for a finance charge. Please note that overdraft lines of credit are subject to credit approval and accrue interest monthly. Come by any branch to apply for this service.
OOPS “OUR OVERDRAFT PRIVILEGE SERVICE” allows you to overdraw your account up to the disclosed limit for a fee to pay a transaction. Even if you have Overdraft Protection, OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” is still available as secondary coverage if the other protection source is exhausted. Please review What Else You Should Know for other important information.
Transactions Covered with OOPS "Our Overdraft Privilege Program" | Standard Coverage (No action required) | Extended Coverage (Your consent required on consumer accounts) * |
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Checks | ||
ACH - Automatic Debits | ||
Recurring Debit Card Transactions | ||
Online Bill Pay Items | ||
Online Banking Transfers | ||
Teller Window Transactions | ||
ATM Transactions | * | |
Everyday Debit Card Transactions | * |
If you would like to select Extended Coverage for future transactions, call us at 318-357-3719, visit any branch, complete a consent form by clicking the link below and mail it to us at P.O. Box 246, Natchitoches, LA 71457, or email us at oops@mycitybank.com.
*If you choose Extended Coverage on your consumer account, ATM transactions and everyday debit card transactions will be included with the transactions listed under Standard Coverage. If you already have OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Program” Extended Coverage, it is not necessary to request it again. Business accounts automatically have Extended Coverage.
If you want to discontinue OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Program” in its entirety, contact us at (318) 357-3719 or send us a secure message through online banking.
WHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW
- A link to another account or line of credit may be less expensive than an overdraft. A single larger overdraft will result in one fee, instead of multiple smaller overdrafts. Use our mobile, online, and telephone banking services to track your balance. For financial education resources, please visit mymoney.gov.
- The $22.50 OD Fee that is charged if you overdraw your account is the same fee that is charged if an item is returned as unpaid. If the amount of an item on your account is $10 or less, the OD Fee/NSF Fee is $12.50. If multiple items overdraw your account on the same day, each item will be assessed an appropriate OD Fee/NSF Fee of $22.50 or $12.50. All fees and charges will be included as part of the OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” limit amount. Your account may become overdrawn more than the OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” limit amount because of a fee.
- For consumer accounts, there is a $90 limit of OD Fees/NSF Fees per day we will charge you for overdrawing your account. This exception does not apply to business accounts.
- We will not charge an OD Fee if an account is overdrawn by $10 or less.
- Recipients of federal or state benefits payments who do not wish us to deduct the amount overdrawn and the OD Fee from funds that you deposit or that are deposited into your account may call us at (318) 357-3719 to discontinue OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service”.
- If an item is returned because the Available Balance (as defined below) in your account is not sufficient to cover the item and the item is presented for payment again, City Bank & Trust Company (“We”) may charge an NSF Fee each time we return the item because it exceeds the Available Balance in your account. Because we may charge an NSF Fee each time an item is presented, we may charge you more than one fee for any given item as a result of a returned item and re-presentment of the item. When we charge an NSF Fee, the charge reduces the Available Balance in your account and may put your account into (or further into) overdraft. If, on re-presentment of the item, the Available Balance in your account is sufficient to cover the item we may pay the item, and, if payment causes an overdraft, charge an OD Fee. We may use the terms “item” and “transaction” interchangeably.
- If your account balance remains overdrawn for longer than 7 Business Days, we will charge your account a daily Overdraft Fee of $3 for each of the consecutive Business Days, the account remains overdrawn, beginning with day 8.
- This describes the posting order for the purpose of determining overdrafts. Our general policy is to post items throughout the day and to post ACH credits before debits. ATM, ACH and debit card transactions are posted in the order in which the items are received, while paper checks are posted in check number order; however, because of the many ways we allow you to access your account, the posting order of individual items may differ from these general policies. Holds on funds (described herein) and the order in which transactions are posted may impact the total amount of OD Fees or NSF Fees assessed.
- OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” is not a line of credit; it is a discretionary overdraft service that can be withdrawn at any time without prior notice.
- Depositor and each Authorized Signatory will continue to be liable, jointly and severally, for all overdraft and fee amounts, as described in the Account Agreement. The total (negative) balance, including all fees and charges, is due and payable upon demand.
- We may be obligated to pay some debit card transactions that are not authorized through the payment system but which we are required to pay due to the payment system rules, and as a result you may incur fees if such transactions overdraw your account. However, we will not authorize debit card or ATM transactions unless your account’s Available Balance (including Overdraft Coverage Options) is sufficient to cover the transactions and any fee(s).
- Giving us your consent to pay everyday debit card and ATM overdrafts on your consumer account (Extended Coverage) may result in you incurring OD Fees for transactions that we would otherwise be required to pay without assessing an OD Fee. However, this would allow us to authorize transactions up to the amount of your OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” limit. If you consent to Extended Coverage on your consumer account, it will remain on your account until it is otherwise withdrawn.
Understanding your Available Balance: Your account has two kinds of balances: the Current Balance and the Available Balance.
- We authorize and pay transactions using the Available Balance.
- Your Current Balance reflects the full amount of all deposits to your account as well as payment transactions that have been posted to your account. It does not reflect checks you have written and are still outstanding or transactions that have been authorized but are still pending.
- Your Available Balance is the amount available to you to use for purchases, withdrawals, or to cover transactions. The Available Balance is your Current Balance, less any holds due to pending debit card transactions and holds on deposited funds.
- The balance used for authorizing checks, ACH items, and recurring debit card transactions is your Available Balance plus the amount of the OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” limit and any available Overdraft Protection.
- The balance used for authorizing ATM and everyday debit card transactions on accounts with Standard Coverage is your Available Balance plus any available Overdraft Protection but does NOT include the OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” limit.
- The balance used for authorizing ATM and everyday debit card transactions on accounts with Extended Coverage is your Available Balance plus any available Overdraft Protection and includes the OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” limit.
- Because your Available Balance reflects pending transactions and debit holds, your balance may appear to cover a transaction but later upon settlement it may not be sufficient to cover such transaction. In such cases, the transaction may further overdraw your account and be subject to additional overdraft fees. You should assume that any item which would overdraw your account based on your Available Balance may create an overdraft. Note that we may place a hold on deposited funds in accordance with our Account Agreement, which will reduce the amount in your Available Balance.
- Please be aware that the OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” amount is not included in your Available Balance provided through online banking, mobile banking or City Bank & Trust Company’s ATMs.
- We will place a hold on your account for any authorized debit card transaction until the transaction settles (usually within two business days) or as permitted by payment system rules. In some cases, the hold may exceed the amount of the transaction. When the hold ends, the funds will be added to the Available Balance in your account. If your account is overdrawn after the held funds are added to the Available Balance and the transaction is posted to the Available Balance, an OD Fee may be assessed.
- Except as described herein, we will not pay items if the Available Balance in your account (including the OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” limit, if applicable) is not sufficient to cover the item(s) and the amount of any fee(s).
Understanding OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” Limits
- New consumer and business checking accounts will receive a $100 Introductory OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” limit at account opening that will be increased to $500 after 32 days in good standing for consumer accounts or to $750 after 62 days in good standing for business accounts.
- OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” may be reduced or removed if you default on any loan or other obligation to us, your account becomes subject to any legal or administrative order or levy, or if you fail to maintain your account in good standing by not bringing your account to a positive balance within 32 days for a minimum of one business day. You must bring your account balance positive for at least one business day to have the full OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service” limit reinstated.
If you have any questions about Overdraft Protection or OOPS “Our Overdraft Privilege Service”, please call us at (318) 357-3719 or visit a branch.