IMPORTANT TERMS
OF OUR HOME EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT
This disclosure contains important information about our
home equity line of credit. You should read it carefully and keep
a copy for your records.
Availability of terms: To obtain the terms described
below, you must submit your application before January 1, 1990.
If these terms change (other than the annual percentage
rate) and you decide, as a result, not to enter into an agreement
with us, you are entitled to a refund of any fees that you have paid
to us or anyone else in connection with your application.
Security interest: We will
take a mortgage on your home. You could lose your home if you do not
meet the obligations in your agreement with us.
Possible actions: Under certain circumstances,
we can (1) terminate your line, require you to pay us the entire outstanding
balance in one payment, and charge you certain fees; (2) refuse to
make additional extensions of credit; and (3) reduce your credit limit.
If you ask, we will give you more specific information
concerning when we can take these actions.
Minimum-payment requirements: You can obtain
advances of credit for 10 years (the “draw period”). During
the draw period, payments will be due monthly. Your minimum monthly
payment will equal the greater of $100 or 1/360th of the outstanding
balance plus the finance charges that have accrued on the outstanding
balance.
After the draw period ends, you will no longer be able
to obtain credit advances and must pay the outstanding balance over
5 years (the “repayment period”). During the repayment
period, payments will be due monthly. Your minimum monthly payment
will equal 1/60th of the balance that was outstanding at the end of
the draw period plus the finance charges that have accrued on the
remaining balance.
Minimum-payment
example: If you made only the minimum monthly payments and took
no other credit advances, it would take 15 years to pay off a credit
advance of $10,000 at an ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of 12%. During that
period, you would make 120 monthly payments varying between $127.78
and $100.00 followed by 60 monthly payments varying between $187.06
and $118.08.
Fees and
charges: To open and maintain aline of credit, you must pay the
following fees to us:
- Application fee: $150 (due at application)
- Points: 1% of credit limit (due when account opened)
- Annual maintenance fee: $75 (due each year)
You also must pay certain fees to third parties
to open a line. These fees generally total between $500 and $900.
If you ask, we will give you an itemization of the fees you will have
to pay to third parties.
Minimum draw and balance requirements: The minimum credit advance
you can receive is $500. You must maintain an outstanding balance
of at least $100.
Tax
deductibility: You should consult a tax advisor regarding the
deductibility of interest and charges for the line.
Variable-rate information: The line
has a variable-rate feature, and the annual percentage rate (corresponding
to the periodic rate) and the minimum payment can change as a result.
The annual percentage rate includes only interest and
not other costs.
The annual percentage rate is based on the value of an
index. The index is the monthly average prime rate charged by banks
and is published in the Federal Reserve Bulletin. To determine
the annual percentage rate that will apply to your line, 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 credit line, rate information will
be provided on periodic statements that we will send you.
Rate changes: The annual
percentage rate can change each month. The maximum ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
RATE that can apply is 18%. Except for this 18% “cap,”
there is no limit on the amount by which the rate can change during
any one-year period.
Maximum-rate and payment examples: If you had an outstanding
balance of $10,000 during the draw period, the minimum monthly payment
at the maximum ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of 18% would be $177.78. This
annual percentage rate could be reached during the first month of
the draw period.
If you had an outstanding balance of $10,000 at the beginning
of the repayment period, the minimum monthly payment at the maximum
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of 18% would be $316.67. This annual percentage
rate could be reached during the first month of the repayment period.
Historical example: The following
table shows how the annual percentage rate and the minimum monthly
payments for a single $10,000 credit advance would have changed based
on changes in the index over the past 15 years. The index values are
from September of each year. While only one payment amount per year
is shown, payments would have varied during each year.
The table assumes that no additional
credit advances were taken, that only the minimum payments were made
each month, and that the rate remained constant during each year.
It does not necessarily indicate how the index or your payments will
change in the future.
Annual percentage
rate and the minimum monthly payments
|
Year |
Index (%) |
Margin*(%) |
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE (%) |
Minimum Monthly Payment ($) |
Draw
Period |
12.00 |
2 |
14.00 |
144.44 |
7.88 |
2 |
9.88 |
106.50 |
7.00 |
2 |
9.00 |
100.00 |
7.13 |
2 |
9.13 |
100.00 |
9.41 |
2 |
11.41 |
105.47 |
12.90 |
2 |
14.90 |
126.16 |
12.23 |
2 |
14.23 |
117.53 |
20.08 |
2 |
18.00** |
138.07 |
13.50 |
2 |
15.50 |
117.89 |
11.00 |
2 |
13.00 |
100.00 |
Repayment Period |
12.97 |
2 |
14.97 |
203.81 |
9.50 |
2 |
11.50 |
170.18 |
7.50 |
2 |
9.50 |
149.78 |
8.70 |
2 |
10.70 |
141.50 |
10.00 |
2 |
12.00 |
130.55 |
|
* This is a margin we have used recently.
** This rate reflects the 18% rate cap.