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HOME EQUITY EARLY DISCLOSURE
IMPORTANT TERMS OF OUR HOME EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT PLAN
This disclosure contains important information about our Home Equity
Line of Credit Plan. You should read it carefully and keep
a copy for you records.
AVAILABILITY OF TERMS: All of the terms described below are subject
to change. If these terms change (other than the annual percentage
rate and you decide, as a result, not to enter into an agreement
with, you are entitled to a refund of any fees that you pay to us
or anyone else in connection with your application.
SECURITY INTEREST: We will take a security interest in your home.
You could lose your home if you do not meet the obligations in your
agreement with us.
POSSIBLE ACTIONS: We can terminate your line, require you to pay
us the entire outstanding balance in one payment, and charge you
certain fees, if (1) you engage in fraud or material misrepresentation
in connection with the plan; (2) you do not meet the repayment terms
of this plan, or (3) your action or inaction adversely affects the
collateral or our right in the collateral.
We can refuse to make additional extensions of credit or reduce
your credit limit if (1) an reasons mentioned above exist; (2) the
value of the dwelling securing the line declines significantly below
its appraised value for purposes of the line; (3) we reasonably
believe that you will not be able to meet the repayment requirements
due to a material change in your financial circumstances; (4) you
are in default of a material obligation of the agreement; (5) government
action prevents us from imposing the annual percentage rate provided
for in the agreement; (6) the priority of our security interest
is adversely affected by government action to the extent that the
value of the security interest is less than 120 percent of the credit
line; (7) a regulatory agency has notified us that continued advances
would constitute an unsafe and unsound business practice, or (8)
the maximum annual percentage rate is reached.
MINIMUM PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS: You can obtain credit advances for
5 years. This period is called the "draw period."
At our option, we may renew or extend the draw period. After the
draw period ends the repayment period will begin. The length of
the repayment period will depend on the balance at the time of the
last advance you obtain before the draw period ends. You will be
required to make monthly payments during both the draw and repayment
periods. At the time you obtain a credit advance a payoff period
of 240 monthly payments will be used to calculate your payment.
The payoff period will always be the shorter of the payoff period
for your outstanding balance or the time remaining to the maturity
date. Your payment will be set to repay the balance after the advance,
at the current annual percentage rate, within the payoff period.
Your payment will be rounded up to the nearest dollar. Your
payment will remain the same unless you obtain another credit advance.
Your payment may also change if the annual percentage rate increases.
Each time the annual percentage rate increases, we will review the
effect the increase has had on your plan. If the annual percentage
rate has increased so much that you payment is not sufficient to
repay the balance within the payoff period, we will adjust you payment
to repay the balance within the original payoff period. Your payment
will include any amounts past due and any amount by which you have
exceeded your credit limit, and all other charges. Your payment
will never be less than the smaller of $200.00, or the full amount
that you owe.
MINIMUM PAYMENT EXAMPLE: If you made only the minimum monthly payment
and took no other credit advances it would take 4 years 8 months
to pay off a credit advance of $10,000.00 at an ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
RATE of 4.5%. During that period, you would make 56 payment
of $200.00.
FEES AND CHARGES: In order to open, use and maintain a line of
credit plan, you must pay the following fees to us:
Check Printing Charge: $10.00 (Due when checks are
ordered)
You must pay certain fees to third parties to open the plan. These
fees generally total between $0.00 and $1,000.00. If you ask,
we will provide you with an itemization of the fees you will have
to pay third parties.
PROPERTY INSURANCE: You must carry insurance on the property that
secures this plan. If the property is located in a Special Flood
Hazard Area we will require you to obtain flood insurance if it
is available.
REFUNDABILITY OF FEES: If you decide not to enter into this plan
within three business days of receiving this disclosure and the
home equity brochure, you are entitled to a refund of any fee you
may have already paid.
TRANSACTION REQUIREMENTS: The minimum credit advance that you can
receive is $5,000.00 for the first advance and $500.00 for each
subsequent advance.
TAX DEDUCTIBILITY: You should consult a tax advisor regarding the
deductibility of interest and charges for the plan.
ADDITIONAL HOME EQUITY PLANS: Please ask us about our other available
home equity line of credit plans.
VARIABLE RATE FEATURE: This plan has a variable rate feature and
the annual percentage rate (corresponding to the periodic rate)
and the minimum payment may change as a result. The annual
percentage rate includes only interest and no other costs.
The annual percentage rate is based on the value of an index.
The index is the Prime Rate published in the Money Rates column
of the Wall Street Journal. When a range of rates has been published
the highest rate will be used. We will use the most recent index
value available to us as of 10 days before the date of any annual
percentage rate adjustment.
To determine the annual percentage rate that will apply to your
account, we add a margin to the value of the Index. Ask us for the
current index value, margin and annual percentage rate. After you
open a plan, rate information will be provided on periodic statements
that we send you.
RATE CHANGES: The annual percentage rate can change semi-annually
on the first day of January and July. There is no limit on
the amount by which the annual percentage rate can change during
any one year period.
The maximum ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE that can apply
is 17% or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is less.
However, under no circumstances will your ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
RATE go below 4.5% at any time during the term of the plan.
MAXIMUM RATE AND PAYMENT EXAMPLES: If you had an outstanding balance
of $10,000, the minimum payment at the maximum ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
RATE of 17% would be $200.00. This annual percentage rate
could be reached at the time of the 1st payment.
MARGIN ADDED TO INDEX: The margin that will be added to the index
is based on your loan to value ratio and creditworthiness. Please
ask a loan officer for information on how you margin is determined.
HISTORICAL EXAMPLE: The following table shows how the annual percentage
rate and the minimum payments for a single $10,000 credit advance
would have changed based on changes in the index over the past 15
years. The index values are from the last business day of July of
each year. While only one payment per year is shown, payment may
have varied during each year.
The table assumes that no additional credit advances were taken,
that only the minimum payments were made, and that the rate remained
constant during each year. It does not necessarily indicate how
the index or your payments will change in the future.
WALL STREET JOURNAL PRIME RATE INDEX TABLE
| Year
(as of the last business day of July) |
Index
(Percent) |
Margin*
(Percent) |
Annual
Percentage
Rate |
Monthly
Payment
(Dollars) |
| 1989 |
10.500 |
0.00 |
10.500 |
200.00*** |
| 1990 |
10.000 |
0.00 |
10.000 |
200.00*** |
| 1991 |
8.500 |
0.00 |
8.500 |
200.00*** |
| 1992 |
6.000 |
0.00 |
6.000 |
200.00*** |
| 1993 |
6.000 |
0.00 |
6.000 |
200.00*** |
| 1994 |
7.250 |
0.00 |
7.250 |
200.00*** |
| 1995 |
8.750 |
0.00 |
8.750 |
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| 1996 |
8.250 |
0.00 |
8.250 |
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| 1997 |
8.500 |
0.00 |
8.500 |
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| 1998 |
8.500 |
0.00 |
8.500 |
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| 1999 |
8.000 |
0.00 |
8.000 |
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| 2000 |
9.500 |
0.00 |
9.500 |
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| 2001 |
6.750 |
0.00 |
6.750 |
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| 2002 |
4.750 |
0.00 |
4.750 |
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| 2003 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
4.500** |
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| 2004 |
5.25 |
0.00 |
5.25 |
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| 2005 |
7.25 |
0.00 |
7.25 |
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* This is a margin we have used recently; your margin may be different.
** This ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE reflects a 4.500%
floor.
*** This payment reflects the minimum payment of $200.00.

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