Certificate Product Configuration - CD Type (2)

Description

Enter the Corporate ID to which this product applies. If this product can be used by members under all corporations (for a multi-corp. credit union), enter 99 here.

This setting determines whether this Certificate Type is configured for principal distributions. Select from Allowed, Blocked or Required. If “Required” is selected, certificates of this Type must be used as principal distribution certificates. The “Allowed” settings makes this feature optional.

NOTE: This feature is not allowed for HSA certificates.

SEE ALSO: Principal Distribution Certificates.

Enter one of your configured CD Application codes. This controls dividend payment parameters, account type range, and other settings.

SEE ALSO: Certificate Product Configuration - Application Type

Enter a description for this CD Type. This will appear on various reports and inquiry screens.

Check this to access the screens to configure this loan certificate product to allow CD secured loans to be offered to members in online banking.  Learn more: Overview Deposit Secured Loans and Deposit Secured Loans booklet

CD Secured loans allows you to offer low-risk loans using the balance of the member's certificate to secure loans opened. Members open the loan in online or mobile banking in a self-service manner.  A pledged share is opened at the time the member opens the loan for the loan amount.

• This feature cannot be used with IRA or HSA certificate types.

• Once this feature is activated, anyone with a certificate of this certificate type qualifies to open a CD Secured loan.

• What risks need to be evaluated when using Deposit Secured Loans?

• What methods can your credit union use to mitigate the risk of Deposit Secured loans?

Use these fields to define the term of the CD, either in days or months (cannot use both). As a rule, it is usually easier and clearer to the member to state the term in months rather than days.

This should always be consistent with the payment frequency code used for this product (this is configured using the Payment/Transfer Code feature and assigned in the CD Application). For example, it would not be consistent to use a frequency code set up for 30 days and then set up the term on the CD as 1 month.

SEE ALSO: Payment/Transfer Codes

Choose one of the following to define how dividend penalties should be assessed if a certificate account is closed before its maturity date.

• NOTE: This code can be changed at the time the certificate is redeemed or the penalty waived altogether depending on CU policy. This simply sets the default for all CDs of this type.

This code works together with the Days field to calculate the penalty amount. Also keep in mind that Penalty Grace Days can be set up to offer a grace period during which the penalty will be automatically waived.

L Either the calculated penalty or the total dividends earned will be used as the penalty amount, whichever is lower. This method will not dip into CD principal.

(blank) The standard calculated penalty amount will be used, regardless of the earned dividend amount. This could dip into principal if the member has not yet earned the configured number of days of dividends.

G Either the calculated penalty or the total dividends earned will be used as the penalty amount, whichever is greater. This is a very stringent penalty. If the CD did not earn the penalty amount, it will dip into principal.

Enter the number of days of dividends to be calculated as the penalty amount for early redemption of these CDs. For example, if you wish to penalize a member 30 days' worth of dividends if the CD is closed before its maturity date, enter 30 here. Use the Penalty Code field to define how the calculation is done.

Use this field to specify a grace period, in days, during which the normal penalty will not be automatically calculated.

This was designed primarily to handle situations where a certificate automatically rolls over, and after the member receives notification of the renewal, he elects to redeem the CD instead. Since a new term has already begun, this grace period will prevent a penalty from being automatically calculated (assuming the member makes the request within the defined period of days).

Keep in mind that this would also apply to brand-new CDs. If a member opens a new CD then changes his or her mind within your configured grace period, the penalty will not be calculated.

Remember that in either case, the Penalty Calculator can be used at the time the CD is redeemed to either waive the calculated penalty or calculate a new penalty even within the grace period.

• HINT: When deciding whether or not to configure a grace period, ask yourself which scenario happens most often: a member opening a new CD then changing her mind, or a member choosing to redeem his certificate after it has been rolled over into a new term. Set the grace period up accordingly and use the Penalty Calculator to handle the exceptions to the rule.

Use this to specify if this is an IRA or HSA certificate product, or select N/A for a regular CD type.

• If marked as an IRA or HSA CD, dividends for these certificates will NOT be reported to the IRS. Remove the checkmark from the Report dividends to IRS flag.  

If you wish to allow a member to deposit additional principal funds into the CD account after it has been opened, choose Yes here. Choose No if no additional deposits can be made. (This has no affect on dividend payments, of course.)

If dividend payments to members should be reported to the IRS for this product, check this box. If not, including for IRA and HSA products, leave the box unchecked.

If you have configured a laser certificate form for this product, enter the form code here. When a new CD account is opened.  You can then print this form using the Print Standard Laser CD Form screen.

SEE ALSO: Configuring Laser Certificate Forms

NOTE: This technique is an older-style form with very limited configuration options. It is recommended instead that you use the Misc. Member Account Forms feature to set up your certificate forms. They can be linked to the product so they print automatically upon opening a new CD, via Tool #261 Configure Misc. Member Account Forms.

SEE ALSO: Miscellaneous Member Account Forms

This setting controls the way a new CD will be set up for handling upon maturity.  There are four choices:

Manual (0) - Upon maturity, do not renew the certificate, and wait for the member to indicate how the account should be handled. The certificate account will remain in place and will accrue dividends as shown in the Rate After Mature field on the certificate account record. If there is no rate in this field on the account record, the system will automatically insert the rate from your credit union's base Share Dividend Application (usually “SH”).

Auto Renew (1) - Upon maturity, automatically renew the CD, using the settings in the Renewal CD Type and Partial Renewal Amt fields on the certificate account record. Renewal incentives will be applied at that time.

Transfer (2) - Upon maturity, transfer the entire CD balance into the account shown in the Transfer/Redemption Account field on the certificate account record.

Check (3) - Upon maturity, transfer the entire CD balance into a check made payable to the member. The check will be generated and will await printing via the Automated/Mail Check printing system. (NOTE: An OFAC scan will be run prior to issuing the check.)

The code specified here will be filled in automatically when creating a new certificate account, but can be changed on an individual CD as needed.  When the certificate actually matures, the system uses the codes that are on the certificate account itself, NOT these codes, for processing the CD.  This means that you can change the codes on this product to use a different default in the future, but if you want existing CDs to change, the accounts will need to be manually adjusted.

• NOTE: If “Allow principal distributions is set to “Require,” you may only select “Transfer” or “Check.”

Specify the default certificate Renewal Type. Leave this field blank to renew with the existing Certificate Type. This might be used for a special promotional certificate where you want to make sure the account is limited to a single term. (In this case your Default Renewal Code would be Auto-Renew.)

For an IRA or HSA product, the default renewal CD type, if any, must be the same type (IRA or HSA) as this product.

Remember that whatever you select here will be filled in on a new certificate, but can be changed on the individual account.  From that point on, the system uses the code from the account itself, not this configuration, to determine the renewal type.  If you want existing CDs to change, the accounts will need to be manually adjusted.

Check this box to allow members to change the renewal code online in online banking. If unchecked, the member will need to call the credit union for a change. If checked the member can use any of the following options: manual, auto-renew and check..

Determines the number of times the CD Rate can be “bumped” to a more advantageous rate by the member during the term of the certificate.

SEE ALSO: Bump Rate Certificates

Use these fields to specify the G/L accounts to be used when processing activity for this certificate type.

Enter the G/L account number where the total balances of certificate accounts should be recorded.

Enter the G/L account number where any penalty fees should be recorded.

Enter the G/L account number where dividends that have been accrued but not yet paid should be recorded.

• NOTE: This G/L is reduced when dividends are paid.

Enter the G/L account number where the dividend expense should be recorded.

This section shows up to six different rate tiers for this CD product. These cannot be changed here. See above for details on using rate tiers to maximize the number of CD products your credit union can offer in CU*BASE.

• Rates and minimum/maximum balance ranges are set up using the Rate Maintenance feature.

Description

Use this to temporarily suspend this CD Type so that new accounts cannot be opened. This will not affect existing accounts.

Use this to exit the screen without saving anything.

Use this to completely delete the CD Type code.

• WARNING!!! Do not delete a CD Type code unless you are sure there are no active accounts of this type. Also, deleting this before a year-end cycle may cause problems with yearly statement processing. Use F4-Suspend instead to keep new accounts from being opened. The credit union is responsible for any processing errors that occur as a result of an incorrect deletion.

This generally should be used only if a CD Type was created by mistake but accounts have not yet been opened.