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Deposit Account Disclosures

NOTICE OF NEGATIVE INFORMATION

Federal law requires us to provide the following notice to customers before any "negative information" may be furnished to a nationwide consumer reporting agency. "Negative information" means information concerning delinquencies, late payments, insolvency, or any form of default. This notice does not mean that we will be reporting such information about you, only that we may report such information about customers that have not done what they are required to do under our agreement. After providing this notice, additional negative information may be submitted without providing another notice.

We may report information about your account to credit bureaus. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your account may be reflected in your credit report.

 

YOUR ABILITY TO WITHDRAW FUNDS

This policy statement applies to all deposit accounts.

Our policy is to make funds from deposits available to you on the first business day after the day we receive your deposit.

Electronic direct deposits will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Once the funds are available, you can withdraw them in cash and we will use the funds to pay checks that you have written.

Please remember that even after we have made funds available to you and you have withdrawn the funds, you are still responsible for checks you deposit that are returned to us unpaid and for any other problems involving your deposit.

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 closing 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 closing or on a day we are not open, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open.

If a deposit is made at a Bank-owned automated teller machine (ATM) before 2:00 P.M. Plainview, MN time on a business day, the Bank will consider that day to be the day of deposit. Otherwise, the Bank will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day.

Funds from any deposits (cash or checks) made at an ATM that is not owned by the Bank will not be available until the fifth business day after the day the deposit is made. This does not apply at ATMs that are Bank owned.

If we cash a check from you that is drawn on another bank, we may withhold the availability of a corresponding amount of funds that are already in one of your accounts. Those funds will be available at the time funds from the check we cashed would have been available if you had deposited it.

If we accept for deposit a check that is drawn on another bank, 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 the account to which the deposit is made. The funds in the account would then not be available for withdrawal until after the time periods that are described elsewhere in this disclosure for the type of check that you deposited.

 

Longer Delays May Apply

Case-By-Case Delays - In some cases, we will not make all of the funds that you deposit by check available to you on the first business day after the day of your deposit. 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, will be available on the first business day.

If we are not going to make all of the funds from your deposit available on the first business day after we receive your deposit, 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 will need the funds from a deposit right away, you should ask us when the funds will be available.

Safeguard Exceptions - Funds you deposit by check 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 $5,525 on any one day.

You re-deposit 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.

 

SUBSTITUTE CHECKS AND YOUR RIGHTS

As an account holder, you may see substitute checks from time to time, such as when you receive your account statement with copies of your checks, when you view your account information online, or when you request a copy of your original check for proof of payment. The following substitute check disclosure provides information about substitute checks and your rights. So you will recognize a substitute check when you receive one, we have also included an illustration of the front side of a substitute check along with an explanation of the substitute check's components.

What is a substitute check?

To make check processing faster, federal law permits banks to replace original checks with "substitute checks." These checks are similar in size to original checks with a slightly reduced image of the front and back of the original check. The front of a substitute check states: "This is a legal copy of your check. You can use it the same way you would use the original check." You may use a substitute check as proof of payment just like the original check. Some or all of the checks that you receive back from us may be substitute checks. This notice describes rights you have when you receive substitute checks from us. The rights in this notice do not apply to original checks or to electronic debits to your account. However, you have rights under other law with respect to those transactions.

What are my rights regarding substitute checks?

In certain cases, federal law provides a special procedure that allows you to request a refund for losses you suffer if a substitute check is posted to your account (for example, if you think that we withdrew the wrong amount from your account or that we withdrew money from your account more than once for the same check). The losses you may attempt to recover under this procedure may include the amount that was withdrawn from your account and fees that were charged as a result of the withdrawal (for example, bounced check fees).

The amount of your refund under this procedure is limited to the amount of your loss or the amount of the substitute check, whichever is less. You also are entitled to interest on the amount of your refund if your account is an interest-bearing account. If your loss exceeds the amount of the substitute check, you may be able to recover additional amounts under other law.

 If you use this procedure, you may receive up to $2,500.00 of your refund (plus interest if your account earns interest) within10 business day(s) after we received your claim and the remainder of your refund (plus interestif your account earns interest) not later than 45 calendar day(s) after we received your claim.

We may reverse the refund (including any interest on the refund) if we later are able to demonstrate that the substitute check was correctly posted to your account.

How do I make a claim for a refund?

If you believe that you have suffered a loss relating to a substitute check that you received and that was posted to your account, please contact us at:

138 West Broadway, Plainview MN 55964

Phone: (507)534-3131

E-Mail: Service@Foresight.Bank

You must contact us within 40 calendar days of the date that we mailed (or otherwise delivered by a means to which you agreed) the substitute check in question or the account statement showing that the substitute check was posted to your account, whichever is later. We will extend this time period if you were not able to make a timely claim because of extraordinary circumstances.

Your claim must include--

  • A description of why you have suffered a loss (for example, you think the amount withdrawn was incorrect);
  • An estimate of the amount of your loss;
  • An explanation of why the substitute check you received is insufficient to confirm that you suffered a loss; and
  • A copy of the substitute check and/or the following information to help us identify the substitute check: the check

 

ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS

YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Indicated below are types of Electronic Fund Transfers we are capable of handling, some of which may not apply to your account. Please read this disclosure carefully because it tells you your rights and obligations for the transactions listed. You should keep this notice for future reference.

Health Savings Accounts (HSA) - Health Savings Accounts (HSA). We permit you (as described below) to access your HAS with a card. This service is offered for the convenience of managing your HSA. However, electronically accessing your HSA - for example, getting additional cash back on an HSA debit card transaction - can raise a variety of tax concerns. As a result, before electronically accessing your HSA make sure you are using the correct card. Also, it is your responsibility to ensure the contributions, distributions, and other actions related to your HSA, comply with the law, including federal tax law. As always, we recommend consulting a legal or tax professional if you have any questions about managing your HSA. The terms of this disclosure are intended to work in conjunction with the HSA Agreement provided to you earlier. In the event of a conflict, the terms of the HSA Agreement control. You understand that your HSA is intended to be used for payment of qualified medical expenses. It is your responsibility to satisfy any tax liability resulting from use of your HSA for any purpose other than payment or reimbursement of qualified medical expenses. We do not monitor the purpose of any transaction to or from your HSA. Nor are we responsible for ensuring your eligibility for making contributions or ensuring withdrawals are used for payment or reimbursement of qualified medical expenses. Refer to your HSA Agreement for more information relating to the use of your HSA.

Electronic Fund Transfers Initiated By Third Parties - You may authorize a third party to initiate electronic fund transfers between your account and the third party's account. These transfers to make or receive payment may be one-time occurrences or may recur as directed by you. These transfers may use the Automated Clearing House (ACH) or other payments network. Your authorization to the third party to make these transfers can occur in a number of ways. For example, your authorization to convert a check to an electronic fund transfer or to electronically pay a returned check charge can occur when a merchant provides you with notice and you go forward with the transaction (typically, at the point of purchase, a merchant will post a sign and print the notice on a receipt). In all cases, these third party transfers will require you to provide the third party with your account number and financial institution information. This information can be found on your check as well as on a deposit or withdrawal slip. Thus, you should only provide your financial institution and account information (whether over the phone, the Internet, or via some other method) to trusted third parties whom you have authorized to initiate these electronic fund transfers.

Examples of these transfers include, but are not limited to:

  • Preauthorized credits - You may make arrangements for certain direct deposits to be accepted into your checking or
  • Preauthorized payments - You may make arrangements to pay certain recurring bills from your checking or savings.
  • Electronic check conversion - You may authorize a merchant or other payee to make a one-time electronic payment from
  • Electronic returned check charge - You may authorize a merchant or other payee to initiate an electronic funds transfer to collect a charge in the event a check is returned for insufficient funds

AnswerLine transactions - types of transactions - You may access your account by telephone using your account number(s), personal identification number (PIN), social security number and touch tone phone to:

  • transfer funds from deposit and loan accounts (subject to the terms and conditions in the corresponding account
  • make payments from deposit accounts to loan accounts
  • get balance information about deposit and loan accounts
  • get transaction history about deposit and loan accounts

You may access your account for telephone transactions at the following number(s) and during the following hours:

  • (507)534-9281 (24 Hours / 7 Days a Week)

Foresight Bank Mastercard Debit Card ("Debit Card") ATM transactions - types of transactions - You may access your account(s) by ATM using your Foresight Bank Mastercard Debit Card ("Debit Card") and your personal identification number (PIN) (as applicable) to:

  • deposit funds to checking, savings and Money Market accounts
  • withdraw cash from checking, savings and Money Market accounts
  • transfer funds from checking, savings and/or Money Market accounts to checking, savings and/or Money Market accounts
  • get balance information about checking, savings and/or Money Market accounts
  • Your ATM withdrawal may total up to $500 per day (unless you have requested and received approval for a different limit).

Some of these services may not be available at all terminals.

Foresight Bank Mastercard Debit Card ("Debit Card") point-of-sale transactions - types of transactions - You may access your checking account(s) using your Foresight Bank Mastercard Debit Card ("Debit Card") to do transactions that participating merchants will accept, including:

  • purchase goods in person, by phone, or online
  • pay for services in person, by phone, or online
  • get cash from a participating merchant or financial institution
  • Your purchases may total up to $1,000 per day (unless you have requested and received approval for a different limit).

Foresight Bank iBanking - types of transfers - You may access your accounts at www.Foresight.Bank and using your user ID and password to:

  • transfer funds from deposit and loan accounts (subject to the terms and conditions in the corresponding account agreements)
  • get balance information about deposit and loan accounts
  • get transaction history about deposit and loan accounts

Foresight Bank iPay - types of transfers –

You may access this service by computer at www.Foresight.Bank and using your User ID and password.

You may also access this service by Foresight Bank Mobile App and using the following for access: User ID and password.

You may access this service to:

  • make payments from your checking account(s) to businesses for products or services. Available also to make payments

(Some payments made by paper check will not be subject to this Electronic Fund Transfers disclosure, as disclosed separately. You may not make a payment of alimony, settlement of brokerage accounts, child support, taxes or any other governmental fees or court-directed payments through the iPay service.)

  • make person-to-person payments.

Foresight Bank Mobile App - types of transfers – You may access your accounts remotely with your Cell phone or other mobile access device and using your user ID, password, personal identification number (PIN) and responses to multifactor authentication questions. You may use this service to:

  • transfer funds from between deposit and loan accounts (subject to the terms and conditions in the corresponding account agreements) to
  • get balance information about deposit and loan accounts
  • get transaction history about deposit and loan accounts

Your mobile service provider's standard service fees, such as text message fees or similar charges, will apply to all transactions. Check with your service provider for information about these fees.

Limits and fees - Please refer to our fee disclosure for information about fees and limitations that may apply to these electronic fund transfers.

ATM Operator/Network Fees - When you use an ATM not owned by us, you may be charged a fee by the ATM operator or any network used (and you may be charged a fee for a balance inquiry even if you do not complete a fund transfer).

Termination - You may terminate the electronic fund transfer agreement by giving us written notice. For transfers you preauthorize with a third party, you should revoke authorization by appropriate notice to the third party. We may terminate the electronic fund transfer agreement by giving you written notice.

 

Documentation

Terminal transfers - You can get a receipt at the time you make a transfer to or from your account using an automated teller machine or point-of-sale terminal. However, you may not get a receipt if the amount of the transfer is $15 or less.

Preauthorized credits - If you have arranged to have direct deposits made to your account at least once every 60 days from the same person or company, you can call us at (507)534-3131 to find out whether or not the deposit has been made.

Periodic statements - Checking, money market, and savings accounts (excluding Foresight Savings accounts) receive monthly statements. Foresight Savings accounts receive monthly statements if an electronic transfer (other than a preauthorized deposit) occurs during the month; otherwise statements are received quarterly.

 

Preauthorized Payments

Right to stop payment and procedure for doing so - If you have told us in advance to make regular payments out of your account, you can stop any of these payments. Here is how:

Call or write us at the telephone number or address listed in this disclosure in time for us to receive your request three business days or more before the payment is scheduled to be made. If you call, we may also require you to put your request in writing and get it to us within 14 days after you call.

Notice of varying amounts - If these regular payments may vary in amount, the person you are going to pay will tell you, 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 transfer - If you order us to stop one of these payments three business days or more before the transfer is scheduled, and we do not do so, we will be liable for your losses or damages.

 

Financial Institution's Liability

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 will be liable for your losses or damages. However, there are some exceptions. We will not be liable, for instance:

(1) If, through no fault of ours, you do not have enough money in your account to make the transfer.

(2) If you have an overdraft line and the transfer would go over the credit limit.

(3) If the automated teller machine where you are making the transfer does not have enough cash.

(4) If the terminal or system was not working properly and you knew about the breakdown when you started the transfer.

(5) If circumstances beyond our control (such as fire or flood) prevent the transfer, despite reasonable precautions that we have taken.

(6) There may be other exceptions stated in our agreement with you.

 

Confidentiality

We will disclose information to third parties about your account or the transfers you make:

(1) where it is necessary for completing transfers; or

(2) in order to verify the existence and condition of your account for a third party, such as a credit bureau or merchant; or

(3) in order to comply with government agency or court orders; or

(4) as described in our privacy policy disclosure, provided separately.

 

Unauthorized Transfers

(a)Consumer liability. (1) Generally. Tell us AT ONCE if you believe your card and/or code has been lost or stolen, 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 of the money in your account (plus your maximum overdraft line of credit). We will be liable for all unauthorized transfers unless the unauthorized transfer was due to the loss or theft of your card and/or code. If due to the loss or theft of your card and/or code, and you notify us within 60 days of when the unauthorized transfer appears on the statement you can lose no more than $50 if someone used your card and/or code without permission.

If you do NOT notify us within 60 days after the unauthorized transfer appears on your statement, and we prove that we could have stopped someone from using your card and/or code without your permission if you had told us within 2 days of when you discover the loss or theft of your card and/or code, you could lose as much as $500 for unauthorized transfers that appear on the statement.

Also, if your statement shows transfers that you did not make, including those made by card, 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 you lost after the 60 days if we can prove that we could have stopped someone from taking the money if you had told us in time.

If a good reason (such as a long trip or a hospital stay) kept you from telling us, we will extend the time period.

(2) Additional Limits on Liability for Mastercard, debit card. You will not be liable for any unauthorized transactions using your Mastercard debit card if: (i) you can demonstrate that you have exercised reasonable care in safeguarding your card from the risk of loss or theft, and (ii) upon becoming aware of a loss or theft, you promptly report the loss or theft to us. (Mastercard is a registered trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated.)

(b) Contact in event of unauthorized transfer. If you believe your card and/or code has been lost or stolen, call or write us at the telephone number or address listed in this disclosure. You should also call the number or write to the address listed in this disclosure if you believe a transfer has been made using the information from your check without your permission.

 

Right to Bring Civil Action

You may bring a civil action against any person violating any provision of Minnesota Statutes section 47.69 (governing consumer privacy and unauthorized withdrawals). If you prevail in such an action, you may recover the greater of your actual damages or $500. You may also be entitled to recover punitive damages, your court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

Point-Of-Sale Transactions

Payment for goods or services made in this manner shall not affect any of the rights, protections or liabilities in existing law concerning a cash or credit sale by means other than through the use of a terminal.

You can reverse a point-of-sale transaction by giving us written notice that allows us a reasonable opportunity to act on the transfer before final payment has been made.

 

Error Resolution Notice

In Case of Errors or Questions about Your Electronic Transfers, Call or Write us at the telephone number or address listed in this disclosure, as soon as you can, if you think your statement or receipt is wrong or if you need more information about a transfer listed on the statement or receipt. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent the FIRST statement on which the problem or error appeared.

(1) Tell us your name and account number (if any).

(2) Describe the error or the 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.

(3) 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 10 business days.

We will determine whether an error occurred within 10 business days (20 business days if the transfer involved a new account) after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45 days (90 days if the transfer involved a new account, a point-of-sale transaction, or a foreign-initiated transfer) to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will credit your account within 10 business days (20 business days if the transfer involved a new account) 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 10 business days, we may not credit your account. Your account is considered a new account for the first 30 days after the first deposit is made, unless each of you already has an established account with us before the account is opened.

We will tell you the results within three 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 have inquiries regarding your account, please contact us at:

Foresight Bank

138 West Broadway

Plainview, MN 55964

BUSINESS DAYS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Holidays are not included.

PHONE: (507)534-3131

 

Notice Of ATM/Night Deposit Facility User Precautions

As with all financial transactions, please exercise discretion when using an automated teller machine (ATM) or night deposit facility. For your own safety, be careful. The following suggestions may be helpful.

  1. Prepare for your transactions at home (for instance, by filling out a deposit slip) to minimize your time at the ATM or night deposit facility.
  2. Mark each transaction in your account record, but not while at the ATM or night deposit facility. Always save your ATM receipts. Don't leave them at the ATM or night deposit facility because they may contain important account information.
  3. Compare your records with the account statements you receive.
  4. Don't lend your ATM card to anyone.
  5. Remember, do not leave your card at the ATM. Do not leave any documents at a night deposit facility.
  6. Protect the secrecy of your Personal Identification Number (PIN). Protect your ATM card as though it were cash. Don't tell anyone your PIN. Don't give anyone information regarding your ATM card or PIN over the telephone. Never enter your PIN in any ATM that does not look genuine, has been modified, has a suspicious device attached, or is operating in a suspicious manner. Don't write your PIN where it can be discovered. For example, don't keep a note of your PIN in your wallet or purse.
  7. Prevent others from seeing you enter your PIN by using your body to shield their view.
  8. If you lose your ATM card or if it is stolen, promptly notify us. You should consult the other disclosures you have received about electronic fund transfers for additional information about what to do if your card is lost or stolen.
  9. When you make a transaction, be aware of your surroundings. Look out for suspicious activity near the ATM or night deposit facility, particularly if it is after sunset. At night, be sure that the facility (including the parking area and walkways) is well lighted. Consider having someone accompany you when you use the facility, especially after sunset. If you observe any problem, go to another ATM or night deposit facility.
  10. Don't accept assistance from anyone you don't know when using an ATM or night deposit facility.
  11. If you notice anything suspicious or if any other problem arises after you have begun an ATM transaction, you may want to cancel the transaction, pocket your card and leave. You might consider using another ATM or coming back later.
  12. Don't display your cash; pocket it as soon as the ATM transaction is completed and count the cash later when you are in the safety of your own car, home, or other secure surrounding.
  13. At a drive-up facility, make sure all the car doors are locked and all of the windows are rolled up, except the driver's window. Keep the engine running and remain alert to your surroundings.
  14. We want the ATM and night deposit facility to be safe and convenient for you. Therefore, please tell us if you know of any problem with a facility. For instance, let us know if a light is not working or there is any damage to a facility. Please report any suspicious activity or crimes to both the operator of the facility and the local law enforcement officials immediately.
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