Understanding Your Personal Deposit Account

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important Information About Procedures for Opening a New Account  -  To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.

Account Opening  - We will not consider an account to be open until we have received and approved all account opening documentation and the account has been funded. New account applications received after 3:00 pm Eastern Time (ET) and on nonbusiness days are considered received on the next business day. The deposit account relationship with you is a voluntary one and we reserve the right, as provided by law, to decline to open a deposit account with you.

Agreement  -  This document, along with any other documents we give you pertaining to your account(s), is a contract that establishes rules which control your account(s) with us. Please read this carefully and retain it for future reference. If you open or continue to use the account, you agree to these rules. You will receive a separate schedule of rates, qualifying balances, and fees if they are not included in this document. If you have any questions, please call us.

As used in this document the words “we”, “our”, and “us” mean Ivy Bank, a division of Cambridge Savings Bank. Deposits of Ivy Bank and Cambridge Savings Bank are combined for FDIC insurance purposes and are not separately insured. This agreement applies only to accounts you have opened with Ivy Bank and not any accounts that you may have with Cambridge Savings Bank.

Liability  -  You agree, for yourself (and the person you represent if you are a representative of another) to the terms of this account and the Ivy Bank Fee Schedule. You authorize us to deduct these charges, without notice to you, directly from the account balance as accrued. You will pay any additional reasonable charges for services you request which are not covered by this agreement.

Each of you also agrees to be jointly and severally (individually) liable for any account shortage resulting from charges or overdrafts, whether caused by you or another with access to this account. This liability is due immediately, and we can deduct any amounts deposited into the account and apply those amounts to the shortage . You have no right to defer payment of this liability, and you are liable regardless of if you benefited from the charge or overdraft.

Deposits  -  We will give only provisional credit until collection is final for any items we accept for deposit (including items drawn “on us”). Before settlement of any item becomes final, we act only as your agent, regardless of the form of endorsement or lack of endorsement on the item and even though we provide you provisional credit for the item. We may reverse any provisional credit for items that are lost, stolen, or returned. Unless prohibited by law, we also reserve the right to charge back to your account the amount of any item deposited to your account which was initially paid by the payor bank and which is later returned to us due to an allegedly forged, unauthorized or missing endorsement, claim of alteration, encoding error or other problem which in our judgment justifies reversal of credit. You authorize us to attempt to collect previously returned items without giving you notice, and in attempting to collect we may permit the payor bank to hold an item beyond the midnight deadline. We are not responsible for transactions by mail until we actually record them. We will treat and record all transactions received after our “daily cutoff time” on a business day we are open, or received on a day we are not open for business, as if initiated on the next business day that we are open. At our option, we may take an item for collection rather than for deposit. If we accept a third-party check for deposit, we may require any third-party endorsers to verify or guarantee their endorsements. We may refuse to accept any deposit in our sole discretion.

Multiple Endorsements - We may not accept for deposit checks with multiple endorsements unless we can verify all endorsements.

Foreign Items and Other Non-Routine Items  - We will not accept checks or wire transfers that are drawn on a non-U.S. bank or payable in a foreign currency and you agree not to deposit such items. Items drawn on non-U.S. banks, bond coupons, and any other unusual item will not be accepted.

Withdrawals  -  

Generally -  Any of you, acting alone, who signs to open the account or has authority to make withdrawals may withdraw or transfer all or any part of the account balance at any time. Each of you (until we receive written notice to the contrary) authorizes each other person who signs or has authority to make withdrawals to endorse any item payable to you or your order for deposit to this account or any other transaction with us.

Withdrawal and transfer rules -  You agree that withdrawals and transfers made from your account shall only be made payable to one or more of the owners of the account from which the withdrawal or transfer was made. In other words, you agree not to make transfers or withdrawals that are payable to third parties. For withdrawals requested by Treasurer's Check, also known as a cashier’s check, the Treasurer's Check will be mailed to the address on file for the account. Transfers and withdrawals from Ivy Bank Savings accounts may be limited to a total of six per calendar month. We may refuse any withdrawal or transfer request which does not conform to these rules, is greater in number than the frequency permitted, or which is for an amount greater or less than any withdrawal limitations that we have set. We will use the date the transaction is completed by us (as opposed to the date you initiate it) to apply the frequency limitations. In addition, we may place limitations on the account until your identity is verified or if your address or other contact information were changed prior to a withdrawal or transfer request being received by Ivy Bank. Cash transactions or international transactions are not permitted.

Understanding And Avoiding Overdraft And Nonsufficient Funds (Nsf) Fees   -

Generally -  The information in this section is being provided to help you understand what happens if you initiate a withdrawal or transfer and do not have a sufficient available balance in your account to cover the transaction. Understanding the concept of insufficient funds (NSF) is important as it can help you avoid being assessed fees and other charges. This section also provides contractual terms relating to NSF transactions.

Determining your available balance -  We use the “available balance” method to determine whether your account is overdrawn, that is, whether there is enough money in your account to pay for a transaction. Importantly, your “available” balance may not be the same as your account’s “actual” balance. This means an NSF transaction could occur regardless of your account’s actual balance.

Payment types -  Some, but not necessarily all, of the ways you can access the funds in your account include automated clearing house (ACH) transactions, domestic wire transfers and written communication to us. Payment types can use different processing systems and some may take more or less time to post. This information is important for a number of reasons. For example, keeping track of the timing of any preauthorized ACH transactions you set up will help you to know what other transactions might still post against your account. For information about how and when we process these different payment types, see the “Payment order of items” subsection below.

Balance information -  Keeping track of your balance is important. You can review your balance in a number of ways including reviewing your periodic statement, reviewing your balance online, or accessing your account information by phone.

Funds availability -  Knowing when funds you deposit into your account will be made available for withdrawal is another important concept that can help you avoid being assessed fees. Please see the Funds Availability section of this agreement for information on when different types of deposits will be made available for withdrawal. For those accounts to which our funds availability policy disclosure does not apply, you can ask us when you make a deposit when those funds will be available for withdrawal. An item may be returned after the funds from the deposit of that item are made available for withdrawal. In that case, we will reverse the credit of the item. We may determine the amount of available funds in your account for the purpose of deciding whether to return an item for insufficient funds at any time between the times we receive the item and when we return the item or send a notice in lieu of return. We need only make one determination, but if we choose to make a subsequent determination, the account balance at the subsequent time will determine whether there are insufficient available funds.

Payment order of items -  The order in which items are paid is important if there is not enough money in your account to pay all of the items that are presented. The payment order can affect the number of items returned unpaid and the amount of the fees you may have to pay. To assist you in managing your account, we are providing you with the following information regarding how we process those items.

Overdrafts -  If you make a debit from your account in any amount that exceeds the available balance in your account (that is, create an overdraft), we may in our sole discretion pay or return the item or debit. If we choose to pay the item or debit, you agree to repay the overdraft immediately. We are under no obligation to allow you to make an overdraft. You agree, to the extent permitted by law, if we choose to pay the item, or allow you to make the debit, that we may charge to, and debit from, your account a fee as disclosed in the Ivy Bank Fee Schedule (“Fee Schedule”). The categories of transactions for which an overdraft fee may be imposed are those by any of the following means: check, in-person withdrawal, or other electronic means. We may use subsequent deposits, including direct deposits of social security or other government benefits, to cover such overdrafts and overdraft fees.

18-65 Accounts – Under Massachusetts law (Chapter 167D, section 5), customers less than 19 years of age or 65 years of age and older may be entitled to certain benefits, including fee waivers or reductions. If you are eligible and notify us of your eligibility, your account will not be subject to (i) a service, maintenance or similar charge, (ii) a minimum balance requirement, or (iii) a charge for a deposit or withdrawal and you may be entitled to a reduction in our Insufficient Funds (NSF)/Uncollected Funds (UCF) fee. You must notify us by calling our Contact Center at 855.489.2265 if you or a joint account owner qualifies so that we may administer your account accordingly. We may still assess a fee for certain services in accordance with our Fee Schedule, including, without limitation, stop payment orders, wire transfers, treasurer’s checks, and deposit items returned unpaid, or transactions through other electronic devices, and services not directly associated with the deposit, withdrawal or transfer of funds from any such account; and we may assess you a reasonable charge as set forth by the Division of Banks (currently $5.00) for Insufficient Funds (NSF)/Uncollected Funds (UCF). For customers less than 19 years of age, you further acknowledge and agree that when you reach the age of 19 your account will automatically be subject to our standard fees applicable to your account type, as set forth in the then-current version of our Fee Schedule, without additional notice to you
Notice of withdrawal -  We reserve the right to require you to give us at least seven calendar days’ written notice before you withdraw money from any savings account. (The law requires us to reserve this right, but it is not our general policy to use it.) Withdrawals from a certificate of deposit prior to maturity or prior to any notice period may be restricted and may be subject to penalty.

Ownership of Account and Beneficiary Designation  -  These rules apply to this account depending on the form of ownership and beneficiary designation, if any, specified on the account records. We reserve the right to refuse some forms of ownership on any or all of our accounts. The ownership types are governed and controlled by Massachusetts law. Some states may have different forms of ownership or refer to an ownership type differently (for example, some states may refer to a “payable on death” account as opposed to “totten trust account”). We make no representations as to the appropriateness or effect of the ownership and beneficiary designations, except as they determine to whom we pay the account funds. You agree that your accounts will be used primarily for personal, family or household use only.

Individual Account -  is an account in the name of one person.

Joint Account - With Survivorship (And Not As Tenants In Common) -  is an account in the name of two or more persons as owners. Joint accounts at Ivy Bank are limited to two joint owners unless we have expressly agreed otherwise in writing. Each of you intend that when you die the balance in the account will belong to the survivor. If two or more of you survive, you will own the balance in the account as joint tenants with survivorship and not as tenants in common. Each joint owner will have equal authority and rights with respect to the account, including, without limitation, the ability to change the location where account statements or notices are sent and the ability to designate account beneficiaries, if we permit you to designate beneficiaries. This means we may act on instructions from any one joint owner without any other joint owner’s consent. However, no owner may remove the name of another joint owner unless the joint owner that is being removed has died. If there is a dispute or if joint owners provide us with conflicting instructions, we reserve the right to place a hold on the account and refuse to pay all items or permit other transactions on the account until we receive written instructions signed by all joint owners or a binding court order. If we permit you to apply for or open a joint account and any other joint owner you designate fails to provide the necessary information that we require, we may convert your account to an individual account. You will be responsible for any withdrawals or other transactions by that person even if those transactions are made after we convert your account to an individual account.

Totten Trust Account -  One or two of you (called trustees) may create such an account in trust for one or more other persons (called beneficiaries). We reserve the right to limit the number of beneficiaries on an account. At the time a beneficiary is added, you must provide any information we may reasonably require in order to identify your beneficiary, including without limitation the beneficiary's legal name street address and date of birth. We may refuse to honor any beneficiary designation if you do not provide us with complete and accurate information about your beneficiary on a form that we provide for that purpose. If two of you open a totten trust account you will own the account as joint tenants with a right of survivorship during your lifetime. Payments may be made to the trustee, or if there are two trustees, to either or both of the trustees or the survivor. Unless otherwise required by Massachusetts state law, after the death of the last surviving trustee and upon the request of a beneficiary, we will distribute the balance in the account in equal shares or in a check payable jointly to all surviving beneficiaries and close the account. The funds in this type of account pass automatically and equally to all beneficiaries who survive the death of the last surviving trustee. There is no right of survivorship amongst beneficiaries. If all beneficiaries predecease the last surviving trustee, the balance in the account will be paid to the legal representative of the estate of that trustee or otherwise in accordance with applicable state law.

Telephone Transfers  -  A telephone transfer of funds from this account to another account with us, if otherwise arranged for or permitted, may be made by the same persons and under the same conditions generally applicable to withdrawals made in writing.  

­ Amendments and Termination  -  We may change any term of this agreement. Rules governing changes in interest rates are provided separately in the Truth-in-Savings disclosure or in another document. For other changes, we will give you reasonable notice in writing or by any other method permitted by law. We may also close this account at any time upon reasonable notice to you and tender of the account balance by mail. Items presented for payment after the account is closed may be dishonored. Reasonable notice depends on the circumstances, and in some cases such as when we cannot verify your identity or we suspect fraud, it might be reasonable for us to give you notice after the change or account closure becomes effective. For instance, if we suspect fraudulent activity with respect to your account, we might immediately freeze or close your account and then give you notice. If we have notified you of a change in any term of your account and you continue to have your account after the effective date of the change, you have agreed to the new term(s). If you are closing your account you must notify us that you are closing your account. Withdrawing all of the funds in your account is not notice that you are closing your account. You may contact us in writing or by telephone. We reserve the right to require such documents, identification or authorizations as we may deem necessary or appropriate before we close your account. Any request you make to close your account will be effective only after we have received the request and had a reasonable chance to act on such request.

Notices  -  Any written notice you give us is effective when we actually receive it, and it must be given to us according to the specific delivery instructions provided elsewhere, if any. We must receive it in time to have a reasonable opportunity to act on it. If the notice is regarding an item, you must give us sufficient information to be able to identify the item, including the precise item amount, date and payee. We will mail, send electronically (if you have consented to receive such electronic communications), or otherwise make available to you a statement reflecting your account activity for each statement period as well as other important notices regarding your account. Written notice we give you is effective when we have made it available to you. Notice to any of you is notice to all of you.

Statements  - Your duty to report unauthorized signatures, alterations and forgeries -  You must examine your statement of account with “reasonable promptness.” If you discover (or reasonably should have discovered) any unauthorized signatures or alterations, you must promptly notify us of the relevant facts. As between you and us, if you fail to do either of these duties, you will have to either share the loss with us, or bear the loss entirely yourself (depending on whether we used ordinary care and, if not, whether we substantially contributed to the loss). The loss could be not only with respect to items on the statement but other items with unauthorized signatures or alterations by the same wrongdoer.

Errors relating to electronic fund transfers or substitute checks -  For information on errors relating to electronic fund transfers (e.g., on-line or mobile transactions) refer to your Electronic Fund Transfers disclosure and the sections on consumer liability and error resolution.

Duty to notify if statement not received - You agree to immediately notify us if you do not receive your statement by the date you normally expect to receive it. Not receiving your statement in a timely manner is a sign that there may be an issue with your account, such as possible fraud or identity theft.

Account Transfer  -  This account may not be pledged, transferred or assigned without our prior written consent.

Direct Deposits  -  If we are required for any reason to reimburse the federal government for all or any portion of a benefit payment that was directly deposited into your account, you authorize us to deduct the amount of our liability to the federal government from the account or from any other account you have with us, without prior notice and at any time, except as prohibited by law. We may also use any other legal remedy to recover the amount of our liability.

Setoff  -  We may (without prior notice and when permitted by law) set off the funds in this account against any due and payable debt any of you owe us or Cambridge Savings Bank now or in the future. If this account is owned by one or more of you as individuals, we may set off any funds in the account against a due and payable debt a partnership owes us now or in the future, to the extent of your liability as a partner for the partnership debt. If your debt arises from a promissory note, then the amount of the due and payable debt will be the full amount we have demanded, as entitled under the terms of the note, and this amount may include any portion of the balance for which we have properly accelerated the due date.

Restrictive Legends or Endorsements  -  The automated processing of the large volume of checks we receive prevents us from inspecting or looking for restrictive legends, restrictive endorsements or other special instructions on every check. For this reason, we are not required to honor any restrictive legend or endorsement or other special instruction placed on checks you negotiate unless we have agreed in writing to the restriction or instruction. Unless we have agreed in writing, we are not responsible for any losses, claims, damages, or expenses that result from your placement of these restrictions or instructions on your checks. Examples of restrictive legends placed on checks are “must be presented within 90 days” or “not valid for more than $1,000.00.” The payee’s signature accompanied by the words “for deposit only” is an example of a restrictive endorsement.

Endorsements  -  We may accept for deposit any item payable to you or your order, even if they are not endorsed by you. We may supply any missing endorsement(s) for any item we accept for deposit or collection, and you warrant that all endorsements are genuine.

Credit/Consumer Verification  -   You agree that we may verify credit/consumer   and employment history by any necessary means, including preparation of a report by a credit/consumer reporting agency.

Legal Actions Affecting Your Account  -  If we are served with a subpoena, restraining order, writ of attachment or execution, levy, garnishment, search warrant, or similar order relating to your account (termed “legal action” in this section), we will comply with that legal action. Or, in our discretion, we may freeze the assets in the account and not allow any payments out of the account until a final court determination regarding the legal action. We may do these things even if the legal action involves less than all of you. In these cases, we will not have any liability to you if there are insufficient funds to pay your items because we have withdrawn funds from your account or in any way restricted access to your funds in accordance with the legal action. Any fees or expenses we incur in responding to any legal action (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and our internal expenses) may be charged against your account. The list of fees applicable to your account(s) provided elsewhere may specify additional fees that we may charge for certain legal actions.

Account security  -  

Fraud Prevention Services -  Except for consumer electronic fund transfers subject to Regulation E, you agree that if we offer you services appropriate for your account to help identify and limit fraud or other unauthorized transactions against your account, and you reject those services, you will be responsible for any fraudulent or unauthorized transactions which could have been prevented by the services we offered. You will not be responsible for such transactions if we acted in bad faith or to the extent our gross negligence contributed to the loss. Such services include commercially reasonable security procedures. If we offered you a commercially reasonable security procedure which you reject, you agree that you are responsible for any payment order, whether authorized or not, that we accept in compliance with an alternative security procedure that you have selected.

Telephonic Instructions  -  Unless required by law or we have agreed otherwise in writing, we are not required to act upon instructions you give us via facsimile transmission or leave by voice mail or on a telephone answering machine.

Monitoring and Recording Telephone Calls and Consent to Receive Communications  -  Subject to federal and state law, we may monitor or record phone calls for security reasons, to maintain a record and to ensure that you receive courteous and efficient service. You consent in advance to any such recording.

Claim of Loss  -  The following rules do not apply to a transaction or claim related to a consumer electronic fund transfer governed by Regulation E. The error resolution procedures for consumer electronic fund transfers can be found in the Electronic Funds Transfer Agreement Your Rights and Responsibilities section below. For other transactions or claims, if you claim a credit or refund because of a forgery, alteration, or any other unauthorized withdrawal, you agree to cooperate with us in the investigation of the loss, including giving us an affidavit containing whatever reasonable information we require concerning your account, the transaction, and the circumstances surrounding the loss. You will notify law enforcement authorities of any criminal act related to the claim of lost, missing, or stolen checks or unauthorized withdrawals. We will have a reasonable period of time to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding any claim of loss. Unless we have acted in bad faith, we will not be liable for special or consequential damages, including loss of profits or opportunity, or for attorneys’ fees incurred by you.

Early Withdrawal Penalties  (and involuntary withdrawals) -  We may impose early withdrawal penalties on a withdrawal from a certificate of deposit even if you don’t initiate the withdrawal. For instance, the early withdrawal penalty may be imposed if the withdrawal is caused by our setoff against funds in the account or as a result of an attachment or other legal process. We may close your account and impose the early withdrawal penalty on the entire account balance in the event of a partial early withdrawal. We may also close the account and impose an early withdrawal penalty in the event you revoke your consent to receive electronic communications from us as described in the IVY Bank E-Sign Disclosure. See your notice of penalty for early withdrawals for additional information.

Address or Name Changes  -  You are responsible for notifying us of any change in your address or your name. Unless we agree otherwise, change of address must be made in writing, by phone or through Online Banking by at least one of the account holders. A change of name must be made in writing. We reserve the right to require evidence of a name or address change. We will attempt to communicate with you only by use of the most recent address you have provided to us. If provided elsewhere, we may impose a service fee if we attempt to locate you.

Resolving Account Disputes  -  We may place an administrative hold on the funds in your account (refuse payment or withdrawal of the funds) if it becomes subject to a claim adverse to (1) your own interest; (2) others claiming an interest as survivors or beneficiaries of your account; or (3) a claim arising by operation of law. The hold may be placed for such period of time as we believe reasonably necessary to allow a legal proceeding to determine the merits of the claim or until we receive evidence satisfactory to us that the dispute has been resolved. We will not be liable for any items that are dishonored as a consequence of placing a hold on funds in your account for these reasons.

Waiver of Notices  -  To the extent permitted by law, you waive any notice of non-payment, dishonor or protest regarding any items credited to or charged against your account. For example, if you deposit a check and it is returned unpaid or we receive a notice of nonpayment, we do not have to notify you unless required by federal Regulation CC or other law.

ACH and Wire Transfers  -  This agreement is subject to Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code - Fund Transfers as adopted in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. If you originate a fund transfer and you identify by name and number a beneficiary financial institution, an intermediary financial institution or a beneficiary, we and every receiving or beneficiary financial institution may rely on the identifying number to make payment. We may rely on the number even if it identifies a financial institution, person or account other than the one named. You agree to be bound by automated clearing house association rules. These rules provide, among other things, that payments made to you, or originated by you, are provisional until final settlement is made through a Federal Reserve Bank or payment is otherwise made as provided in Article 4A-403(a) of the Uniform Commercial Code. If we do not receive such payment, we are entitled to a refund from you in the amount credited to your account and the party originating such payment will not be considered to have paid the amount so credited. Credit entries may be made by ACH. If we receive a payment order to credit an account you have with us by wire or ACH, we are not required to give you any notice of the payment order or credit.

Service Charge  - If you close your account either by your request, or if your account balance is zero, you are responsible for paying any service charges due. If the service charges cause your account balance to become zero or negative, we reserve the right to close your account without notice.

Power of Attorney  - You agree that in no event are we obligated to act under any power of attorney whether durable or otherwise, which you may execute at any time, and we may refuse to recognize the authority of any person to whom you may give such a power of attorney. It is solely within our discretion whether or not we choose to recognize and act based upon such power of attorney. If we do recognize the authority of any person acting under a power of attorney, you agree that we shall have the right to rely on that power and the authority of the person acting, without liability, and we shall have no obligation to see to the application of any monies drawn on your account(s) under said power of attorney. You also agree that we are not obligated to determine whether the attorney is acting properly under the power. We will not be liable if any attorney-in-fact exceeds his or her powers. If we do accept the power of attorney, we may continue to allow transactions until such time as we receive and have had a reasonable opportunity to act on written notice that the power of attorney has been revoked. In order for us to accept any power of attorney, the document must be either an original or a certified copy, along with any other documents we may require. We reserve the right to require that we be indemnified and held harmless for any claims against us arising from permitting the use of the power of attorney.

Changing Account Products  -  We may change your account to another product offered by us at any time by giving you notice that your account will be changed to another product on a specified date. If your account is a certificate of deposit, the change will not occur before the next maturity date of your account. If you do not close your account before the date specified in the notice, we may change your account to that other product on the date specified in the notice.

Transactions by Mail  -  You may deposit checks by mail. You should endorse the check being sent through the mail with the words “For Deposit Only” and should include your correct account number underneath to ensure the check is credited to the correct account. If you do not provide us with instructions indicating how or where the check should be credited, we may apply it to any account you have with us or we may return the check to you. Receipts for such transactions will be mailed to you only if a self-addressed stamped envelope is provided. Following your deposit, examine your statement carefully or call us to ensure that we received the item. Do not send cash through the mail for deposit.

Substitute Checks and Your Rights :

Funds from deposits made by mobile deposit and by mail are made available to you on the fourth business day after we receive your deposit.

Funds from deposits made by internal transfer  between your accounts with us are made available on the business day we receive your transfer request. Internal transfer requests received by us before 8:00 pm Eastern Time on a business day will be considered to have been received by us that same business day. Internal transfer requests received by us on or after 8:00 pm Eastern Time on a business day or on a non-business day will be considered to have been received by us on the next business day.

Funds from deposits made by eTransfer through our Online Banking platform  are made available to you on the first business day after we receive your deposit, which will generally be the fourth business day after we receive your initial eTransfer request.

Funds from electronic deposits made by wire transfer  or a third-party ACH originator  (such as direct deposits) are made available on the business day we receive your deposit.

(a) Your Right to Reject Arbitration.  If you do not want this Arbitration Provision to apply to your Account, you may reject arbitration by mailing us a written rejection notice which gives your name(s) and Account number(s) and contains a statement that you reject arbitration of disputes concerning your Account. The rejection notice must be sent by first class mail to: Ivy Bank, Attn: Deposit Operations, Ivy Bank, Attn: Deposit Operations. A rejection notice is only effective if it is signed by you and if it is sent and postmarked within thirty (30) days after the day you open your Account. This is the sole method by which you can opt out of this Arbitration Provision. If you have more than one Account, you must specify in your rejection notice all of the Account numbers to which you want the rejection notice to apply.

(b) Parties Subject to Arbitration.  Solely as used in this Arbitration Provision: (i) the terms "we," "us" and "our" include: (A) Ivy Bank, Cambridge Savings Bank and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, their successors, if any, and the employees, officers, directors and controlling persons of all such companies and banks (the "Bank Parties"); and (B) any other person or company who provides any services in connection with your account if you assert a Claim against such other person or company at the same time you assert a Claim against any Bank Party; and (ii) the terms "you" and "your" include: (A) each holder or owner of the Account, and their respective heirs, successors, representatives and beneficiaries (including pay-on-death and similar beneficiaries); and (B) the term "Account" includes the Account established by this Ivy Bank Understanding Your Deposit Account For Personal Account Agreement and any updated or substitute Account for the same account holders.

(c) Covered Claims.  (i) "Claim" means any claim, dispute or controversy between you and us, other than an Excluded Claim, that in any way arises from or relates to this Agreement, your Account, any Substitute Check, any Account transaction or attempted transaction (including deposits, payments, transfers and withdrawals, whether by ACH or otherwise), any form of non-sufficient funds and overdraft items, and the advertising, disclosures, practices and procedures related to the foregoing, if such claim, dispute or controversy cannot be resolved without a lawsuit or arbitration proceeding. "Claim" includes disputes arising from actions or omissions prior to the date of the Agreement (and/or prior to the time this Arbitration Provision becomes part of the Agreement). "Claim" has the broadest reasonable meaning, and includes initial claims, counterclaims, cross-claims and third-party claims. It includes disputes based upon contract, tort, consumer rights, fraud and other intentional torts, constitution, statute, regulation, ordinance, common law and equity (including any claim for injunctive or declaratory relief).

(d) Electing Arbitration.  To the extent permitted by the Federal Arbitration Act (the "FAA") and any other applicable law, arbitration may be elected by either party with respect to any Claim, even if that party has already initiated a lawsuit with respect to a related or different Claim. Arbitration is elected by giving a written demand for arbitration to the other party, by filing a motion to compel arbitration in court or by initiating an arbitration against the other party.

(e) Choosing the Administrator.  "Administrator" means the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), www.adr.org and 1-800-778-7879; JAMS, www.jamsadr.org and 1-800-352-5267; or any other company selected by mutual agreement of the parties. If both AAA and JAMS cannot or will not serve and the parties are unable to select an Administrator by mutual consent, the Administrator will be selected by a court. The arbitrator will be appointed by the Administrator in accordance with the rules of the Administrator. The party initiating an arbitration may select the Administrator by filing a Claim with the Administrator of that party's choice. Notwithstanding any language in this Arbitration Provision to the contrary, no arbitration may be administered, without the consent of all parties to the arbitration, by any Administrator that has in place a policy that is inconsistent with the Class Action Waiver.

(f) Court and Jury Trials Prohibited; Other Limitations on Legal Rights.  FOR CLAIMS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION, YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO PURSUE THAT CLAIM IN COURT OR HAVE A JURY DECIDE THE CLAIM. ALSO, YOUR ABILITY TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM US MAY BE MORE LIMITED IN AN ARBITRATION THAN IN A LAWSUIT. OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IF YOU WENT TO COURT MAY ALSO NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION.

(g) Class Action and Class Arbitration Waiver.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LANGUAGE IN THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, FOR CLAIMS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION: (1) YOU MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION IN COURT OR IN A CLASSWIDE ARBITRATION, EITHER AS A PLAINTIFF, CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS MEMBER; (2) YOU MAY NOT ACT AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN COURT OR IN ARBITRATION; (3) CLAIMS BROUGHT BY OR AGAINST YOU MAY NOT BE JOINED OR CONSOLIDATED WITH CLAIMS BROUGHT BY OR AGAINST ANY OTHER PERSON; AND (4) THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE NO POWER OR AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT A CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ARBITRATION OR MULTIPLE-PARTY ARBITRATION. This Subsection g does not apply to any lawsuit or administrative proceeding filed against us by a state or federal government agency even when such agency is seeking relief on behalf of a class of individuals including you. This means that we will not have the right to compel arbitration of a claim brought by such an agency.

(h) Location and Costs of Arbitration.  Any in-person arbitration hearing must be at a venue reasonably convenient to you. The party initiating the arbitration (or appeal of the first arbitration award) shall pay the initial filing fee. If you file the arbitration and an award is rendered in your favor, we will reimburse you for your filing fee. If there is a hearing, we will pay the fees and costs for the first day of that hearing. All other fees and costs will be allocated in accordance with the rules of the arbitration forum. However, we will advance or reimburse filing and other fees if the arbitrator rules that you cannot afford to pay them or finds other good cause for requiring us to do so; or if you ask us in writing and we determine in good faith there is a justifiable reason for doing so. Each party shall bear the expense of their respective attorneys, experts, and witnesses and other expenses, regardless of who prevails, but the arbitrator will have the authority to award reasonable attorneys and expert witness fees and costs to the extent permitted by this Agreement, the forum's rules, or applicable law

(i) Governing Law.  You and we agree that our relationship arising from this Agreement involves interstate commerce and this Arbitration Provision is governed by the FAA and not by any state arbitration law. The arbitrator must apply applicable substantive law consistent with the FAA and applicable statutes of limitations and claims of privilege recognized at law. The arbitrator may award any remedy provided by the substantive law that would apply if the action were pending in court. At the timely request of either party, the arbitrator must provide a brief written explanation of the basis for the award.

(j) Right to Discovery.  In addition to the parties' rights to obtain discovery pursuant to the Administrator's rules, either party may submit a written request to the arbitrator to expand the scope of discovery normally allowable under such rules.

(k) Arbitration Result and Right of Appeal.  Judgment upon the arbitrator's award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction. The arbitrator's decision is final and binding, except for any right of appeal provided by the FAA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the amount of the Claim exceeds $50,000 or involves a request for injunctive or declaratory relief that could foreseeably involve a cost or benefit to either party exceeding $50,000, any party can, within 30 days after the entry of the award by the arbitrator, appeal the award to a three-arbitrator panel administered by the Administrator. The panel shall reconsider anew any aspect of the initial award requested by the appealing party. The decision of the panel shall be by majority vote. Reference in this Arbitration Provision to "the arbitrator" shall mean the panel if an appeal of the arbitrator's decision has been taken. The costs of such an appeal will be borne in accordance with subsection h above.

(l) Rules of Interpretation.  This Arbitration Provision shall survive the closing of the Account, any legal proceeding and any bankruptcy to the extent consistent with applicable bankruptcy law. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between this Arbitration Provision and either the Administrator's arbitration rules or the other provisions of this Agreement, this Arbitration Provision shall govern.

(m) Severability.  If any portion of this Arbitration Provision, other than the Class Action Waiver, is deemed invalid or unenforceable, the remaining portions shall nevertheless remain in force. If a determination is made that the Class Action Waiver is unenforceable, this Arbitration Provision shall be null and void, provided that the determination concerning the Class Action Waiver shall be subject to appeal.

(n) Notice and Cure.  Prior to asserting a Claim in litigation or arbitration, the party desiring to assert the Claim (the "Claimant") shall give the other party (the "Potential Defendant") written notice of the Claim (a "Claim Notice") and a reasonable opportunity to resolve the Claim. The resolution period shall be at least 30 days except for Claims requiring some form of expedited injunctive relief in a shorter period. Any Claim Notice to you shall be sent in writing to the current address we have for you in our records. Any Claim Notice to us shall be sent by first class mail to: Ivy Bank, Attn: Claim Notice, P.O. Box 540047, Waltham, MA 02454 (or any updated address we subsequently provide). If there are multiple parties on your Account, any Claim Notice may be sent by or to any of you. Any Claim Notice you send must provide your name and Account number, as well as your address and a phone number where you can be reached during normal business hours. Any Claim Notice must explain the nature of the Claim and the relief that is demanded. A Claim Notice from us may be in the form of a collection letter or a notice demanding payment of a negative balance under the Account. You may only submit a Claim Notice on your own behalf and not on behalf of any other party. If a third party submits a Claim Notice on your behalf the third party must provide sufficient proof of his, her or its authority to act on your behalf. The Claimant must reasonably cooperate in providing any information about the Claim that the Potential Defendant reasonably requests. If a Claimant fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection, the Potential Defendant may seek an order requiring the Claimant to comply before the Claimant further pursues the Claim.