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This disclosure contains important information about our Home
Equity Line of Credit - Variable. 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 greater of the following:
- $25.00; or
- The amount of accrued finance charges plus 0.850 percent
of the principal balance outstanding on the last day of the
billing cycle.
The minimum payment amount will be rounded up to the nearest
$0.01. Whenever a flat dollar amount is used to determine the
minimum payment, however, the minimum payment will be rounded
to the nearest $0.01. The minimum monthly payments may not
be sufficient to fully repay the principal that is outstanding
on our line of credit at the end of 20 years. If they are not,
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 varying between $149.58 and $25.00
with a final payment of $1,219.76.
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 USAÕs
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 Òpreferred rateÓ 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 $235. 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 $10,000.00 credit advance would have changed based
on changes in the index over the last 15 years. The index values
are from the first business day of April. While only one payment
amount per year is shown, payments would have varied during
each year. The table assumes that no additional credit advances
were taken, that only the minimum payment was made, and that
the rate remained constant during each year. It does not necessarily
indicate how the index or your payments would change in the
future.
Year |
Index
(%) |
Margin*
(%) |
ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE
RATE (%) |
Minimum
Monthly
Payment ($) |
1992 |
6.500 |
2.000 |
8.500 |
155.83/p> |
1993 |
6.000 |
2.000 |
8.000 |
123.58 |
1994 |
6.250 |
2.000 |
8.250 |
113.07 |
1995 |
9.000 |
2.000 |
11.000 |
117.28 |
1996 |
8.250 |
2.000 |
10.250 |
102.11 |
1997 |
8.500 |
2.000 |
10.500 |
93.29 |
1998 |
8.500 |
2.000 |
10.500 |
84.21 |
1999 |
7.750 |
2.000 |
9.750 |
73.26 |
2000 |
9.000 |
2.000 |
11.000 |
70.27 |
2001 |
8.000 |
2.000 |
10.000 |
60.44 |
2002 |
4.750 |
2.000 |
6.750 |
45.78 |
2003 |
4.250 |
2.000 |
6.250 |
40.10 |
2004 |
4.000 |
2.000 |
6.000 |
35.64 |
2005 |
5.750 |
2.000 |
7.750 |
35.65 |
2006 |
7.250 |
2.000 |
9.250 |
38.63 |
* 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).
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