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In this disclosure the words “you” and “your” mean
the recipient of this disclosure, and the words “we” and “our” mean
ebank – Vinings Branch, the Lender listed above. “e” means
an estimate.
Important Terms Of Our Home Equity Line Of Credit
Retention of Information. This
disclosure contains important information about our Home
Equity Line of Credit Variable Rate, 15 Year Term (“Account”).
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 (collateral). You could lose your home
if you do not meet the obligations in your agreement with us.
Possible Actions. We can terminate your Account,
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 Account; or, you do not meet the repayment
terms; or, your action or inaction adversely affects the collateral
or our rights in the collateral; and/or, federal law dealing
with credit extended by us to you specifically requires that
as a condition of your Account the credit shall become due
and payable on demand.
We can refuse to make additional extensions of credit or reduce
your credit limit if: the value of the dwelling securing the
Account declines significantly below its appraised value for
purposes of the Account; or, we reasonably believe you will
not be able to meet the repayment requirements due to a material
change in your financial circumstances; or, you are in default
of a material obligation in the Agreement; or, government action
prevents us from imposing the Annual Percentage Rate provided
for or impairs our security interest such that the value of
the interest is less than 120 percent of the credit line; or,
a regulatory agency has notified us that continued advances
would constitute an unsafe and unsound practice; and/or, the
maximum Annual Percentage Rate is reached.
Minimum Payment Requirements. You
can obtain credit advances for 180 months (the “Draw Period”).
During the Draw Period, payments will be due monthly. Your
minimum periodic payment will equal the greater of 0.85% of
the outstanding principal balance of your Account plus the
accrued interest as of the closing date of each billing statement
or $25.00, unless your unpaid balance is less than the latter
amount, in which case your minimum payment will be that amount.
Balloon Payment. After the Draw Period ends
you will no longer be able to obtain credit advances. Paying
only your minimum payment may repay less than the outstanding
balance at the end of the Draw Period. You will be required
to pay the entire unpaid balance that you owe and any outstanding
fees or charges at the end of the Draw Period in a single balloon
payment.
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 $10,000.00
at an ANNAUL PERCENTAGE RATE of 9.25%. During
the Draw Period, you would make 179 payments varying between
$162.08 and $35.47. This would be followed by one final payment
of $2,186.39.
Fees and Charges. To open and maintain your
Account you must carry insurance on the property securing your
Account. ebank will pay the closing costs on loans up to $500,000
including intagible taxes. These costs generally range from
$550 to $2,000. 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 by ebank will be added to the
line if these conditions are not met.
Negative Amortization. Under
some circumstances, your payments will not cover the finance
charges that accrue and “negative amortization” will
occur. Negative amortization will increase the amount that
you owe us and reduce the equity in your home.
Tax Deductibility: You should consult a tax
advisor regarding the deductibility of interest and charges
for the Account.
Other Products. If you ask, we will provide
you with information on our other available home equity products.
Minimum Transaction Requirements. A minimum
initial credit advance of $10,000 must be taken when the Account
is opened. The minimum ongoing credit advance for this Account
is $100.00.
Variable Rate Features. This Account has
a variable rate feature. The Annual Percentage Rate (corresponding
to the periodic rate) and minimum payment can 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 Wall Street Journal published Prime
Rate (if published in a range, the highest number in the range
will be used) and is published in the Wall Street Journal.
To determine the Annual Percentage Rate that will apply to
your Account, we add a margin from the value of the index.
The index value and margin is rounded up to the nearest one-eighth
of one percent point (.125). Ask us for the current index value,
margin and Annual Percentage Rate. After you open an Account,
rate information will be provided on periodic statements that
we furnish to you.
Rate Changes. The Annual Percentage Rate
can change monthly. The maximum ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE that
can apply is 18.000%. Apart from this rate cap, there is no
limit on the amount by which the rate can change in any one-year
period, except that under no circumstances will the rate ever
be less than 7.500% per annum.
Maximum Rate and Payment Example. If the ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE RATE equaled the 18.000% maximum and
you had an outstanding balance of $10,000.00, your minimum
payment would be $235.00. This Annual Percentage Rate could
be reached the first time your Annual Percentage Rate changes,
unless your initial rate is equal to the maximum, in which
case it would be reached immediately.
Historical Example. The following table shows
how the Annual Percentage Rate and the minimum payments for
a single $10,000.00 credit advance would have changed based
on changes in the index over the past 15 years. The index values
are from the first day of January of each year.
The table assumes that no additional credit advances were
taken, that only the minimum payments were made, and that the
rate remained constant during each year. It does not necessarily
indicate how the index or your payments will change in the
future.
Year |
Index
(%) |
Margin
(1)
(%) |
ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE
RATE (%) |
Minimum
Monthly
Payment ($) |
1994 |
6.000 |
2.000 |
8.000 (2) |
151.67 |
1995 |
8.500 |
2.000 |
10.500 |
155.70 |
1996 |
8.500 |
2.000 |
10.500 |
140.54 |
1997 |
8.250 |
2.000 |
10.250 |
125.33 |
1998 |
8.500 |
2.000 |
10.500 |
114.50 |
1999 |
7.750 |
2.000 |
9.750 |
99.61 |
2000 |
8.500 |
2.000 |
10.500 |
93.29 |
2001 |
9.500 |
2.000 |
11.500 |
88.28 |
2002 |
4.750 |
2.000 |
7.500(2) |
65.00 |
2003 |
4.250 |
2.000 |
7.500(2) |
58.67 |
2004 |
4.000 |
2.000 |
7.500(2) |
52.96 |
2005 |
5.250 |
2.000 |
7.500(2) |
47.80 |
2006 |
7.250 |
2.000 |
9.250 |
47.41 |
2007 |
8.250 |
2.000 |
10.250 |
44.99 |
2008 |
7.250 |
2.000 |
9.250 |
38.63 |
(1) This is a margin we have used recently.
(2) This rate reflects the lifetime rate change cap. |