ACCOUNT DISCLOSURES FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS  

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

 1.   Minimum Balance Requirements: 

Minimum balance to open and earn the disclosed APY 500$.  Limitation on number of transactions per month: none.  Withdrawal by check not possible, depositors required to use the withdrawal slips provided by the bank for the purpose.

  2.   Fee Schedule: 

Quarterly minimum balance fee if the daily balance drops below the minimum on any day during the quarter: $5.00.  Please also see Other Fee Schedule.

 3.    Rate Information: 

The rate of interest for savings account is     0.90%
interest with an annual percentage yield of    0.90%.

Your interest rate and annual percentage yield may change.  At our discretion, we may change the interest rate for your account at any time.

 4.    Balance Computation Method: 

We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account.  This method applies a daily periodic rate to principal sum in the account each day.

 5.    Compounding and Crediting: 

Interest on your account will be compounded monthly and credited to the account at quarterly intervals usually around the 15th day of the quarterly month. Quarterly month here refers to March, June, September, December.  If the 15th happens to be a non business day, the interest would be credited on the next business day.  Interest begins to accrue the day funds are collected.

 6.    Statement of Account: 

A quarterly statement of account would be mailed to you free of charge.  The statement would be usually mailed around the 1st of the month when due.  Statements would not be mailed for inactive accounts, however an annual statement would still be mailed to these accounts.
If you close your account, interest earned unto the date of the closure will be paid. 

 7.    Restrictions on the Transactions in the Account: 

Only six preauthorized or automatic trasfers are permitted in each month. 

CHECKING ACCOUNTS

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1.   Minimum Balance Requirements:

Personal  Checking:       $500.00

Business Checking:        $1000.00

Limit on number of transactions per month: None

 2.   Fee Schedule: 

Monthly minimum balance fee if the daily balance drops below the minimum for any day during the month: $8.00 for personal and $15.00 for business accounts.  Please also see Other Fee Schedule.

 3.  Rate Information:

No interest is payable for the checking accounts.

 4.  Statement of Account: 

A monthly statement of account would be mailed to you free of charge.  The statement would be usually mailed around the 1st of the month.  Statement would not be mailed for inactive accounts, however an annual statement would still be mailed to these accounts.

MONEY MARKET / NOW ACCOUNTS

1.   Minimum Balance Requirements:

Money Market:                $2500.00

NOW:                             $1000.00

Above minimum balance requirements are for opening the account and to earn the disclosed APY. 

 2.   Limit on Number of Transactions Per Month: 

None for NOW Account. For Money Market Account only six preauthorized transfers of which not more than three may be by check are allowed each statement period, which cannot be longer than one month.

3.   Fee Schedule: 

Monthly minimum balance fee if the daily balance drops below the minimum on any day during the month:  $10.00 for both Money Market and NOW Accounts.  Please also see Other Fee Schedule. 

4.   Rate Information:

The current rate of interest on Money Market Accounts is 1.00 %  interest with an annual percentage yield of  1.00 %.

The current rate of interest for NOW Accounts is 1.00 % interest with an annual percentage yield of 1.00 % .

Your interest rate and annual percentage yield for your account may change at any time at our discretion. When you close your account, interest earned upto the date of closure will be paid.

5.    Balance Computation Method: 

We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account.  This method applies a daily periodic rate to principal in the account each day. 

6.     Compounding and Crediting: 

Interest on your account will be compounded monthly and credited to the account at monthly interval usually around the last day of the month for NOW Accounts and around the 15th of the month for the Money Market Account.  Interest begins to accrue the day funds are credited to your account.

7.    Statement of Account:  

A monthly statement of account would be mailed to you free of charge.  The statement would be usually mailed around the 15th of the month for the Money Market Accounts and the 1st of the month for NOW accounts.  Statement would not be mailed for inactive accounts, however an annual statement would still be mailed to these accounts.

If the 15th of the statement month happens to be a non business day, interest will be reflected in the next statement.

  CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

1.   Minimum Balance Requirements: 

$2500.00 Minimum balance to open and earn the disclosed APY.  Limitation:  After an account is opened you may not make additional deposits into the account or take a partial withdrawal before the maturity date. 

2.   Rate Information: 

The rate of interest for certificates of deposit for various maturities and the percentage yield on deposit of various maturities quoted by the Bank may change at any time at our discretion. However the rate once contracted with you would not change until maturity of the CD.

3.   Balance Computation Method: 

We use the daily balance method to calculate the interest on your account.  This method applies a periodic rate to principal in the account each day. 

4.   Compounding and Crediting: 

Interest on your account will be a compounded monthly and credited to the account at monthly intervals.  Interest begins to accrue on the day the certificate of deposit is issued.  Withdrawal of interest before maturity date would change your APY.  For example, if you choose to draw interest at monthly intervals, the APY would be the same as the interest rate.

5.   Statement of Account: 

A quarterly statement of account would be mailed to you free of charge.  The statement would be usually mailed around the first of the month when due. 

6.   Premature Withdrawals: 

Premature withdrawals would be subject to the following penalties: 

Original Deposit Period

No. of Days Interest as Penalty

30 days

-15 days

3 months

-1 month

6 months

-1 and a half month

1 year or more

-3 months for each year remaining for maturity

7.   Renewal: 

(i) A CD would be automatically renewed for the same period at the rate current at the time of maturity unless the account holder has given specific instructions beforehand for disposal of the maturity proceeds. 

(ii) A renewal notice would be sent in all cases of automatic renewal. For CDs of maturity of over a month, the renewal notice would be sent no later than 20 days of the expiration of the grace period which extends up to 10 days after maturity.  For maturities of one month and less involving automatic renewals, the renewal notice would be sent within 3 days after the renewal. 

(iii) In case of an automatic renewal the customer can choose not to proceed with the renewal within 10 days of the renewal for 30 days/longer than 30 day deposits . No penalty would be deducted in these cases for customer canceling the renewed CD within the aforementioned grace periods. 

(iv) In case of deposits longer than one year that do not renew automatically, the customer would be paid interest up to the date instructions for disposal of maturity proceeds are received from the customer subject to a maximum of 10 days. 

Other Fee Schedule: 

Checks returned/paid for NSF

$25.00

Checks returned/paid for uncollected funds

$25.00

Cashier’s check

$5.00

Temporary check (per check)

$0.50

Fee for initial check printing per 200 depends upon style of checks. Typical average fee:

$15.00

Additional statement of account (per month)

$5.00

Checks sent for collection-Domestic

$15.00

                                          -Foreign

$25.00

Research fee (per hour)

$25.00

Photocopies (per page)

$0.50

Domestic wire transfer

$30.00

Domestic fax (per page)

$2.00

Correction made to erroneous Tax IDs given by customers

$5.00

Balance Certificate

$5.00

Stop payment fee

$15.00

Inactive Accounts: 

Any savings, checking, NOW or Money Market Account having no customer generated/initiated transactions during last one year is considered an inactive account and would require to be activated by an officer or supervisor before accepting any customer generated trasaction. 

Any accounts which do not have customer generated activity for 5 years or for which there has been no written correspondence from the account holder for five years are deemed to be abandoned property and are to be turned over to the state of Illinois. 

General: 

We reserve the right to require at least seven days written notice of a withdrawal for interest bearing accounts except certificate of deposit. 

The calculation of APY assumes that the principal and interest remain on deposit for the entire term; a withdrawal will reduce interest.