Hierarchy for Fee Waivers
Following is a listing of the order in which fee waivers are applied to waive fees. All fees follow this order with a few exceptions which are explained below this listing.
Fee Waiver Hierarchy
Description |
Reason for Waiver |
ANR Fee Cap |
Member has already reached the maximum (business day) amount of ANR fees. |
Marketing Clubs |
Member is a member of a marketing club, which waives the fee. |
Tiered Services |
Member has a certain level of Tiered Service, which waives the fee. |
Minimum Age |
Member’s age is at or below a certain age |
Maximum Age |
Member’s age is at or above a certain age |
e-Statements |
Member is enrolled in e-Statements |
Aggregate Balances |
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Loans |
Aggregate current balances of member’s MEMBER5 and MEMBER6 accounts are equal to or greater than a certain amount (includes all loans and open-credit accounts |
Savings |
Aggregate current balances of member’s MEMBER1 accounts are equal to or greater than a certain amount (including tax escrow and IRA accounts) |
Savings Average |
Average amount of the current balance of member’s MEMBER1 accounts is equal to or greater than a certain dollar amount |
Combined Aggregate |
Aggregate current balance of all (combined amount) of member’s accounts is equal to or greater than a certain dollar amount |
Account Relationship |
(Used for Minimum Balance service charge only). The member has a specific type of account that waives a fee. |
Free item |
Credit unions offers a number of free items on certain items, such as a number of checks cashed for free. |
Plastic |
Members have certain types of OTB accounts (OTB credit cards, OTB loans, OTB savings, ATM or debit cards) |
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NOTE: One exception is the Minimum Balance (MBSC) which handles waivers in the following manner: Plastic, Balances, e-Statements, and then age requirements
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NOTE: If the account is an organizational account (account type MO), the age check is bypassed for the following fees: Deposit item fees, phone transfer fee, check cash fee and charge for bill payment.
SEE ALSO: Fee Waiver Information Report and Fee/Waiver Analysis