Open-End Home Equity Credit Agreement and Truth in Lending Disclosure
INTRODUCTION. This LOANLINER® Home Equity Plan Credit Agreement and Truth in Lending Disclosure will be referred to as this "Plan". This Plan consists of this Agreement and the accompanying Addendum which is incorporated into and becomes a part of this Credit Agreement and Truth in Lending Disclosure. The words "you," "your," and "Borrower" mean each person who signs this Plan. The words "we," "us," "our," "Lender," and "credit union" mean the credit union whose name appears above or anyone to whom the credit union transfers its rights under this Plan.
- HOW THIS PLAN WORKS. This Plan establishes a revolving line of credit account ("account"). You and the credit union anticipate that you will obtain a series of advances under this Plan from time to time. The maximum amount you can borrow ("credit limit") is disclosed in the Addendum. It is the amount of credit you may borrow, repay all or a portion and re-borrow subject to the terms of this Plan.
- PROMISE TO PAY. You promise to repay to the credit union, or order, all advances made to you under this Plan, plus finance charges, other applicable charges, and costs of voluntary payment protection for which you are responsible under this Plan. You agree to pay the Minimum Payment on or before the due date.
- JOINT ACCOUNTS. If this is a joint account, each of you must sign this Plan and you will be individually and jointly responsible for the promises you make in this Agreement, including paying all amounts owed. This means that the credit union can require any one of you to repay all advances plus applicable finance charges, other applicable charges, and voluntary payment protection costs. Unless the credit union's written policy requires all of you to sign for an advance, each of you authorizes the other(s) to obtain advances individually and agrees to repay advances made to the other(s). The credit union can release one of you from responsibility under this Plan without releasing the other(s).
- SECURITY INTEREST. This Plan is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, security deed, or security agreement (the "security instrument") in your dwelling which is described in the Addendum.
- PROMISES IN SECURITY INSTRUMENT. The security instrument you sign the same day you sign this Plan is incorporated by reference into this Plan. You must keep all the promises you made in the security instrument.
- APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. Payments will be applied in the order the credit union chooses to any finance charges, voluntary payment protection costs, and other applicable charges due before being applied to your unpaid balance.
- CREDIT LIMIT. You promise not to request or obtain an advance that will make your balance exceed your credit limit. Your credit limit will not be increased if you exceed your credit limit. If you exceed your credit limit, you agree to repay the excess immediately.
- ACCESS DEVICES. You can obtain credit advances in any manner authorized by the credit union from time to time. Your application for this account also serves as a request to receive any additional access devices which may be available in the future in connection with this Plan. The terms of this Plan will also apply to any future access devices we issue to you for accessing this Plan.
- COST OF CREDIT. The finance charge is the cost you pay for credit. Unless described otherwise on the Addendum, the finance charge on each new advance begins on the date of the advance and continues until the advance has been paid in full. There is no "free ride period" which would allow you to avoid a finance charge. To compute the finance charge, the unpaid balance for each day since your last payment (or since an advance if you have not yet made a payment)is multiplied by the applicable periodic rate. The sum of those amounts is the finance charge owed. The periodic rate and corresponding annual percentage rate are disclosed in the Addendum. The balance used to compute the finance charge is the unpaid balance each day after payments and credits to that balance have been subtracted and any new advances have been added.
- ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE. The annual percentage rate under this Plan includes only interest and no other costs. The Addendum shows the current interest rate as a periodic rate and a corresponding annual percentage rate. If the interest rate for this Plan is a variable interest rate the Addendum explains how the variable interest rate works. If we forego an annual percentage rate increase, we may return to the full index and margin at a later adjustment subject to any rate limitations.
- OTHER CHARGES. In addition to finance charges, your account is subject to certain other charges as described in this Plan and the Addendum. The credit union can add any of these other charges to your balance or you can pay them in cash.
- CHARGES TO YOUR ACCOUNT. We may charge your account to pay other fees and costs that you are obligated to pay under this Plan or under the security instrument. In addition, we may charge your account for funds required for continuing property insurance coverage or costs to protect or perfect our security interest in your dwelling. These costs or expenses include, without limitation, payments to cure defaults under any existing liens on your dwelling. If you do not pay your property taxes, we may charge your account and pay the delinquent taxes. Any amount so charged to your account will be a credit advance. However, we have no obligation to provide any of the credit advances referred to in this paragraph.
- LENDER'S RIGHTS:
- Termination and Acceleration. In accordance with applicable law, we can terminate your credit line and require you to pay us the entire outstanding balance in one payment, and charge you certain fees or suspend additional extensions of credit or reduce your credit limit, if any of the following happen:
- For Wisconsin Borrowers Only:
- You fail to make a required payment when due two times within a twelve month period, or
- Your failure to observe the terms of this Plan materially impairs the condition, value or protection of, or our rights in, the property securing this Plan.
- For Wisconsin Borrowers Only:
- You engage in fraud or make a material misrepresentation at any time in connection with this Plan. This can include, for example, a false statement about your income, assets, liabilities, or any other aspects of your financial condition.
- You do not meet the repayment terms of this Plan.
- Your action or inaction adversely affects the collateral for this Plan or our rights in the collateral. This can include, for example, failure to maintain required insurance, waste or destructive use of the property, failure to pay taxes, death of all persons liable on the account, transfer of title or sale of the property, creation of a senior lien on the property without our permission, foreclosure by a prior lienholder, use of the dwelling for prohibited purposes, or taking of the property through eminent domain.
- For Wisconsin Borrowers Only:
- Suspension or Reduction. In addition to any other rights we may have, we can suspend additional extensions of credit or reduce your credit limit during any period in which any of the following are in effect:
- The value of the property securing this Plan declines significantly below the property's appraised value for purposes of this Plan. This includes, for example, a decline such that the initial difference between the credit limit and the available equity is reduced by fifty percent and may include a smaller decline depending on the individual circumstances.
- We reasonably believe that you will be unable to fulfill your payment obligations under this Plan due to a material change in your financial circumstances.
- You are in default of a material obligation of this Plan. We consider all of your obligations to be material. No default will occur until we mail or deliver a notice of default to you.
- We are precluded by government action from imposing the annual percentage rate provided for under this Plan.
- 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 limit.
- We have been notified by a regulatory authority that continued advances may constitute an unsafe and unsound business practice.
- The maximum annual percentage rate under this Plan has been reached.
- For Wisconsin Borrowers Only: You engage in fraud or material misrepresentation in connection with the Plan.
- Change in Terms. We may make changes to the terms of this Plan if you agree to the change in writing at that time, if the change will unequivocally benefit you throughout the remainder of this Plan, or if the change is insignificant (such as changes relating to our data processing systems). We may also change the terms of this Plan in accordance with other reasons, if stated on the Addendum. If this Plan follows an index and the index is no longer available, we will choose a new index and margin. The new index will have an historical movement substantially similar to the original index, and the new index and margin will result in an annual percentage rate that is substantially similar to the rate in effect at the time the original index becomes unavailable.
- Termination and Acceleration. In accordance with applicable law, we can terminate your credit line and require you to pay us the entire outstanding balance in one payment, and charge you certain fees or suspend additional extensions of credit or reduce your credit limit, if any of the following happen:
- USE OF ACCOUNT. You promise to use your account for consumer (personal, family or household) purposes, unless the credit union gives you written permission to use the account also for agricultural or commercial purposes, or to purchase real estate.
- MEMBERSHIP IN CREDIT UNION. You must be a member of the credit union to obtain credit advances.
- CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS. You agree not to provide conflicting instructions to us regarding your Plan (such as instructing us not to make credit advances to a joint borrower).
- PREPAYMENT. You may prepay all or part of what you owe at any time without any prepayment penalty.
- CANCELLATION BY YOU. You can cancel your right to future credit advances under this Plan, by notifying us in writing. If this is a joint account and one of you cancels future credit advances under this Plan, the cancellation will apply to both of you, unless the credit union gives written notice to one of you that you may continue to obtain advances. Despite cancellation, your obligations under this Plan will remain in full force and effect until you have paid us all amounts due.
- TAX CONSEQUENCES. You should consult a tax advisor regarding the deductibility of interest and charges under this Plan.
- STATEMENT AND NOTICES. On a regular basis the credit union will send a statement showing all transactions on your account during the period covered by the statement. Statements and notices will be mailed or delivered to you at the appropriate address you have given the credit union in writing. Notice to any one of you will be notice to all.
- TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT. You cannot assign your rights and obligations under this Plan. In spite of any divorce or agreement between joint borrowers, each is responsible for the total amount owed under this Plan. Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to sell or transfer this Plan to another lender, entity or person, and to assign our rights under the security instrument.
- UPDATING INFORMATION. You promise that you will give us updated financial information and information about matters affecting the title and value of the property securing this Plan. You agree that we may obtain credit reports and appraisals at our option and expense for any reason.
- PROPERTY INSURANCE. You promise to insure the property that secures this Plan, in the amount the credit union requires, against fire and other hazards (including flood insurance if the credit union requires it). You may obtain property insurance from anyone you want that is acceptable to the credit union. We have the right not to accept the insurer for reasonable cause. Subject to applicable law, if you fail to obtain or maintain insurance as required, we may purchase insurance to protect our own interest, add the premium to your balance and/or pursue any other remedies available to us.
- VOLUNTARY PAYMENT PROTECTION. We may offer Voluntary Payment Protection to you. Voluntary Payment Protection is not necessary to obtain credit. If you purchase Voluntary Payment Protection from us, you authorize us to add the fees or insurance charges monthly to your loan balance and charge you interest on the entire balance. At our option, we will change your payment or the period of time necessary to repay the loan balance. The rate used to determine the fees or insurance charges may change in the future. If the rate changes, we will provide any notices required by applicable law.
- NO WAIVER. The credit union can delay enforcing any of its rights under this Plan without losing any of its rights.
- CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS. If the law makes any term(s) of this Plan unenforceable, the other terms will remain in effect.
- DUE ON SALE. You promise to notify the Credit Union immediately if you enter into an agreement to sell or transfer ownership of all or any part of the property securing this account. If you sell or transfer ownership without first obtaining the written consent of the Credit Union, the Credit Union may exercise its rights described in the Security Instrument, including the right to demand immediate payment in full of all sums secured by the Security Instrument.
- THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY CALIFORNIA LAW: TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY. Subject to applicable law, Lender shall have the right to accelerate, that is, to demand immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Mortgage or Deed of Trust, if Borrower, without the written consent of Lender, sells or transfers all or part of the Property or any rights in the Property.
- NOTICE TO GEORGIA BORROWERS. This is an instrument under seal.
- NOTICE TO UTAH BORROWERS. This written agreement is a final expression of the agreement between you and the Credit Union. This written agreement may not be contradicted by evidence of any oral agreement.
- THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY NEW YORK LAW: Default in the payment of this loan agreement may result in the loss of the property securing the loan. Under federal law, you may have the right to cancel this agreement. If you have this right, the creditor is required to provide you with a separate written note specifying the circumstances and times under which you can exercise this right.