This disclosure contains important information
about our Home Equity Line of Credit – Interest Only. You
should read it carefully and keep a copy for your 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
us, you are entitled to a refund of any fees that you paid
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: Under
certain circumstances, we can:
- Terminate your line of credit and require you to pay
us the entire balance in one payment;
- Refuse to make additional extensions of credit;
- Reduce your credit limit: and
- Make specific changes that are set forth in your agreement
with us.
We can terminate your line of credit and require you to
pay us the entire outstanding balance in one payment if:
- You engage in fraud or material misrepresentation in
connection with the line of credit;
- You fail to make a payment as required by the agreement;
or
- Your action or inaction adversely affects the collateral
or our rights in the collateral.
We can refuse to make additional extensions of credit or
reduce your credit limit if:
- The value of the dwelling securing the line of credit
declines significantly below its appraised value for purposes
of the line of credit;
- We reasonably believe you will not be able to meet the
repayment requirements under the line of credit due to
a material change in your financial circumstances;
- You are in default of a material obligation of the agreement;
- Government action prevents us from imposing the annual
percentage rate provided for in the agreement, or impairs
our security interest such that the value of the interest
is less than 120 percent of the credit limit of the line
of credit;
- A regulatory agency has notified us that continued advances
would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice; or
- The maximum annual percentage rate is reached.
The initial agreement permits us to make certain changes
in the terms of the line of credit at specified times or
upon the occurrence of specified events.
Minimum Payment Requirements: You
can obtain credit advances for up to 20 years. During
this period, payments will be due monthly. Your minimum
monthly payment will equal the following:
- The amount of accrued finance charges on the last day
of the billing cycle.
The minimum payment amount will be rounded
up to the nearest $0.01. The minimum monthly payments will not reduce
the principal that is outstanding on your line of credit
by the end of 20 years. You will then be required to
pay the entire balance in a single payment. Balances
of less than $25 must be paid in full.
Minimum Payment Example: If you made
only the minimum monthly payment and took no other credit
advances, it would take 20 years to pay off a credit advance
of $10,000.00 at an ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of 7.75%. During
that period, you would make 239 payments of $64.58 with a
final payment of $10,064.58.
Fees and Charges: You must pay certain
fees to third parties, such as appraisers, credit reporting
firms, and government agencies. These fees generally
total 2.00 percent of the credit limit. The following
are an estimate of third party fees:
Appraisal: |
$50.00 |
FL/GA Intangible Taxes: |
$3.00 per $1,000 |
Flood Certification: |
$23.00 |
Credit Report: |
$2.50 - $25.00 |
Tax Service Fee: |
$69.00 |
Title Insurance: |
$2.25 per $1,000 (1st lien
loans > $250,000
only) |
GRMA: |
$6.50 (GA loans only) |
Other: |
$150.00 - $450.00 |
You must carry insurance on the property that secures
the line of credit.
Ebank will pay the closing costs on
loans up to $100,000 excluding intangible taxes. These costs generally
range from $550 to $785. The initial minimum draw
against the line must be $10,000. This balance must
remain outstanding for 6 months and the line of credit
must remain open for a minimum of 24 months. The
closing costs paid the ebank will be added to the line
if these conditions are not met.
Refundability of Fees: If
you decide not to enter into this plan within three days
of receiving this disclosure and the Home Equity booklet,
you are entitled to a refund of any fee you may have already
paid.
Minimum Draw Requirements: The minimum
credit advance that you can receive is $100.00 and any credit
advance made will be a multiple of this amount. The
minimum initial credit advance must be at least $100.00
Tax Deductibility: You
should consult a tax advisor regarding the deductibility
of interest and charges for the line of credit.
Availability of Other Home Equity Programs: If
you ask, we will provide you with information on our other
available home equity lines of credit.
Variable Rate Features: This line
of credit has a variable rate feature and the annual percentage
rate (corresponding to the periodic rate) and the minimum
monthly 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 base rate on corporate loans posted by at least
75% of the USA’s 30 largest banks known as The Wall
Street Journal Prime Rate and is published in The Wall Street
Journal. To determine the annual percentage rate that
will apply to your line of credit, we add a margin to the
value of the index and then round to the nearest .001 percent. Ask
us for the current index value, margin, and annual percentage
rate. After you open a line of credit, rate information
will be provided on periodic statements that we send you.
Rate Changes: The annual percentage
rate can change monthly after remaining fixed for 1 day. There
is no limit on the amount by which the rate can change in
any one year period. The lifetime cap to your ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE RATE will be selected from the following range: between
16.000 percent and 18.000 percent. Ask us for the specific
rate limitation that will apply to your line of credit. This
line of credit has a “preferred rate” provision. This
means that if you close your ePremium Checking account or
terminate your automatic debit agreement with us, your annual
percentage rate will increase.
Your new ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE will
be determined by adding 0.250 percentage points to the
index value plus margin value normally used to calculate
your annual percentage rate. This
new annual percentage rate may be affected by rate caps.
Maximum Rate and Payment Examples: If
you had an outstanding balance of $10,000.00, the minimum
monthly payment at the maximum ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of
18.000 percent would be $150.00. The maximum annual
percentage rate could be reached in the 1st month (1 month)
following an initial hold of 1 day.
Available in the following states: Georgia,
Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and
Tennessee.
Historical Examples: The following
table shows how the annual percentage rate and the minimum
payments for a single $10,000.00 credit advance would have
changed based on changes in the index over the last 15 years. The
index values are from the first business day of January. While
only one payment amount per year is shown, payments would
have varied during each year. The table assumes that
no additional credit advances were taken, that only the minimum
payment was made, and that the rate remained constant during
each year. It does not necessarily indicate how the
index or your payments would change in the future.
Year |
Index (%) |
Margin* (%) |
ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE
RATE (%) |
Minimum Monthl
Payment ($) |
1992 |
6.500 |
2.000 |
8.500 |
70.83 |
1993 |
6.000 |
2.000 |
8.000 |
66.67 |
1994 |
6.000 |
2.000 |
8.000 |
66.67 |
1995 |
8.500 |
2.000 |
10.500 |
87.50 |
1996 |
8.500 |
2.000 |
10.500 |
87.50 |
1997 |
8.250 |
2.000 |
10.250 |
85.42 |
1998 |
8.500 |
2.000 |
10.500 |
87.50 |
1999 |
7.750 |
2.000 |
9.750 |
81.25 |
2000 |
8.500 |
2.000 |
10.500 |
87.50 |
2001 |
9.500 |
2.000 |
11.500 |
95.83 |
2002 |
4.750 |
2.000 |
6.750 |
56.25 |
2003 |
4.250 |
2.000 |
6.250 |
52.08 |
2004 |
4.000 |
2.000 |
6.000 |
50.00 |
2005 |
5.250 |
2.000 |
7.250 |
60.42 |
2006 |
7.250 |
2.000 |
9.250 |
77.08 |
*This is a margin we have used recently; your
margin may be different.
The annual rate as of 01/01/2006 is 9.25%. For
current rate information, call 770-863-9225 (Atlanta) or
1-888-278-9898 (toll free).