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USA PATRIOT Act Notice: Federal law requires us to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. Each person who signs this application must provide name, residence address, birth date, and taxpayer ID. We can ask to see your driver's license or other identifying documents and we can retain copies of them.

MEMBER NUMBER (To be filled out by CU Employee)

If you are applying for membership, how are you eligible to join? Within the City/County of San Francisco, I (check one)
RESIDE WORK
ATTEND SCHOOL at: WORSHIP at:
I AM AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A CURRENT MEMBER OR RESIDE IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD
  QUALIFYING MEMBER # RELATIONSHIP
 
1. PRIMARY MEMBER APPLICATION AND INFORMATION
MEMBER NUMBER (if applicable)
LAST NAME MI FIRST NAME SSN/TIN D.L. or STATE I.D.#
or PASSPORT #
and COUNTRY
RESIDENTIAL STREET ADDRESS DATE OF BIRTH BIRTH PLACE
CITY ST ZIP HOME PHONE MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME
MAILING STREET ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE) City
State Zip
YEARS AT RESIDENCE RENT OWN MONTHLY PAYMENT
$
EMPLOYER/BUSINESS NAME DEPT./POSITION DATE EMPLOYED GROSS MONTHLY SALARY
$
EMPLOYER'S/BUSINESS ADDRESS CITY
STATE ZIPCODE
WORK PHONE CELL PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS
2. JOINT OWNER (will be joint on all accounts selected below)
MEMBER NUMBER (if applicable)
LAST NAME MI FIRST NAME SSN/TIN D.L. or STATE I.D. #
or PASSPORT # and COUNTRY
RESIDENTIAL STREET ADDRESS DATE OF BIRTH BIRTH PLACE
CITY ST ZIP HOME PHONE MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME
MAILING STREET ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE) CITY
STATE ZIP
YEARS AT RESIDENCE RENT OWN MONTHLY PAYMENT
EMPLOYER NAME DEPT./POSITION DATE EMPLOYED GROSS MONTHLY SALARY
EMPLOYER'S/BUSINESS ADDRESS CITY
STATE ZIP
WORK PHONE CELL PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS



3. ACCOUNT AUTHORIZATION - Select all the accounts you wish to open.
(You may open more than one account on this application. We also offer Uniform Gift to Minor and Trust Accounts. Call for application.)
NEW MEMBERS: A $5 non-refundable membership fee and a Regular Share Savings account with a $5 minimum balance are required for membership.
JOINT OWNER: All accounts indicated as "joint" below will be jointly owned by the primary member and joint owner on this card with right of survivorship. Each owner has full ownership of account proceeds regardless of net contributions and may withdraw and funds from the accounts. The joint owner must sign this Agreement.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Individual Joint Initial Deposit
REGULAR SHARE SAVINGS (S1)
(Minimum: $5)
$
REGULAR MONEY MARKET SAVINGS (S3)
(Minimum: $2,500)
$
PREMIUM MONEY MARKET SAVINGS (S4)
(Minimum: $20,000)
$
PREMIUM PLUS MONEY MARKET SAVINGS (S5)
(Minimum: $80,000)
$
CERTIFICATE
(Minimum: $1,000)
$
Please select a term:
3 months 6 months 12 months 18 months 24 months
30 months 36 months 48 months 60 months
IRA*
IRA CERTIFICATE*
Please select a term:
3 months 6 months 12 months 18 months 24 months
30 months 36 months 48 months 60 months
Other $
*IRA Accounts require an additional application, which will be mailed to you.
CHECKING ACCOUNTS Individual Joint Initial Deposit
PREMIER CHECKING (S22) $
E-CHECKING (S23) $
  • If opening a checking account, we will automatically place your first order of checks (San Francisco Federal Credit Union Image Checks) and deduct the printing cost from that checking account. Please be sure you have sufficient funds in the applicable account.
  • No, I do not want my telephone number on my checks.
    Yes, I do want my telephone number on my checks. My telephone number is .

Total Initial Deposit (Check one):
Enclosed is a check for my initial deposit of: $
Transfer $ from my San Francisco FCU account # (Current Members Only)
Or employees of the S.F. city/county may choose to sign up for payroll deduction below.
4. SERVICES
CHECK (DEBIT) CARD
Yes, please issue me a Check (Debit) Card for ATM/electronic access to my account(s).
Member Name to be embossed on card: (19 characters maximum)
Additional Card for joint owner (19 characters maximum)
- Joint owner must be joint on checking account and all accounts selected above for Check Card access.
CHECK (DEBIT) CARD ACCOUNT ACCESS
You may access a maximum of one savings account and one checking account (Signature and POS transactions available only with checking account). Please provide account type next to Checking and/or Savings Account selected.
Checking Account - S
Savings Account - S
 
OVERDRAFT PROTECTION
If you have applied for a checking account, you request that we cover any overdrafting transactions from the following sources. (list order: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) Joint owners of your checking account must also be joint on all of the overdraft accounts you select. If you designate and are approved for more than one source, we will access sources in the order you indicate.
Regular Share Savings Account
Regular Money Market Savings Account
Premium Money Market Savings Account
Premium Plus Money Market Savings Account
PrimePlus LOC*
VISA Credit Card*
Home Equity Line of Credit*
*Separate application required for all lines of credit.
If you do not have available funds or authorized overdraft protection from shares or a line of credit, we may, consistent with the terms of our Member Account Handbook, pay or return items that would overdraw your checking account, and charge you our paid NSF/returned NSF fee for doing so. Any negative balances that result from payment of NSF items may be recovered from your next incoming deposit(s) of funds or from other sources as specified in the Member Handbook. If you prefer that all items presented against insufficient funds be returned unpaid, initial here:
5. PAYROLL DEDUCTION
  (This service for employees of the S.F. City / County and affiliated entities. All others, please check with your employer for availability.)
Yes, you have my permission to start payroll deduction now. I appoint San Francisco FCU as my Attorney-in-Fact for the limited purpose of requesting payroll deduction from my paycheck as I have instructed below. Initial here:
  Please deduct (minimum:$25): $ from each paycheck.
  Note: All deductions will be deposited into your Regular Share Account, unless otherwise instructed. Please include a copy of your paycheck stub.
6. DIRECT DEPOSIT
To sign up for Direct Deposit, please read instructions, print and complete the appropriate form if applicable.
S.F. City and Country Employees Direct Deposit Form
Non S.F. City and Country Employees Direct Deposit Form
7. PAY-ON-DEATH BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
All accounts opened on this agreement will have the same beneficiary combination. If you want different beneficiaries for different accounts, complete a separate agreement. Multiple beneficiaries will receive account proceeds in equal shares unless you indicate a different percentage.
Beneficiary 1
Name
Relationship
Birthdate
SSN
%
Address
City
St
Zip
Beneficiary 2
Name
Relationship
Birthdate
SSN
%
Address
City
St
Zip
8. AUTHORIZATION/SIGNATURES

Electronic Disclosures: The Credit Union makes its Member Account Handbook (including Electronic Funds Transfer Disclosure), Truth in Savings Disclosure, and Fee Schedule available for reading, downloading and printing.

  Do you want to receive printed disclosures by mail?

If you answered "yes", the Credit Union will mail you printed disclosures and agreements for any Credit Union services you request on this form.

If you answered "no", you agree that (a) the credit union will deliver to you electronically, and you will retrieve and read the applicable account opening disclosures and agreements before using a service and (b) your use of the service will acknowledge that you have received the disclosure and agree to its terms. You can request a paper copy of the disclosure for any Credit Union service at any time. This consent does not apply to initial disclosures for loans or lines of credit.

 

By signing this application and submitting it to us, you confirm and/or agree: (1) The person identified as “Member” applies for membership and acknowledges that if you provide false information about eligibility, your membership and all related services will be terminated. (2) You will abide by applicable laws and our bylaws in all dealings with us. (3) You authorize us to check your credit and account history and verify information on this application. (4) Any designated joint owner is responsible, jointly and severally, with the member, for meeting account obligations to us. (5) You acknowledge receipt of our Member Account Handbook, applicable Truth in Savings Disclosure(s) and Fee Schedule and consent to their terms as amended from time to time upon legally sufficient notice. If you object to any term of any of these documents as now in effect or as later amended, you can cancel the related service. (see "Electronic Disclosures" section below (6) We have continuing authorization to open accounts for you upon your oral or written request. Additional accounts opened on your oral request will be single-party until a joint owner signs an appropriate document, except that you can open additional joint accounts by oral request with the joint owner (and beneficiary, if any) designated on this application. (7) Information on your most recent Member Account Agreement in our records will be considered your current information and any information left blank will be considered to have been intentionally omitted. (8) If your application is not submitted in person, no transactions will be permitted other than the opening deposit until we receive the signed original Member Account Agreement and ID document copies. (9) If you become indebted to us in any way, including by your use of plastic cards or by overdrawing your checking account, and you do not pay as agreed, we can take San Francisco FCU shares in which you have an interest to recover all or part of your debt without notice and without waiving other collection rights. This consent applies to all funds voluntarily deposited to us, including funds normally exempt from creditors’ remedies such as social security direct deposit, unless prohibited by law or the share agreement. We never require deposit of exempt funds. This consent is in addition to our right to impress a lien on shares under Federal Credit Union Act or any equitable right of offset. (10) SUBSTITUTE W-9 TAXPAYER ID CERTIFICATION: (OFFICIAL IRS W-9 INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.IRS.GOV USING THE W-9 FORM LINK, OR ASK A SAN FRANCISCO FCU REPRESENTATIVE.) YOU DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT (A) YOU ARE U.S. PERSON (INCLUDING RESIDENT ALIEN); (B) THE TAXPAYER ID NUMBER PROVIDED ON THIS APPLICATION IS CORRECT; AND (C) EITHER (1) YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE IRS THAT YOU ARE SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING DUE TO FAILURE TO REPORT DIVIDENDS OR INTEREST OR (2) YOU HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE IRS THAT YOU ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING. THE IRS DOES NOT REQUIRE YOUR CONSENT TO ANY TERM OF ANY AGREEMENT WITH US OTHER THAN THE CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO AVOID BACKUP WITHHOLDING.

IF YOU ARE SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING, THE FOLLOWING BOX(ES) IS/ARE CHECKED: Member Joint Owner




_________________________________________/_______/__
PRIMARY MEMBER'S (OWNER'S) SIGNATURE DATE
________________________________________/_______/__
JOINT OWNER'S SIGNATURE DATE
9. INSTRUCTIONS

After you have completed the form:

1. PRINT, SIGN, and MAIL form to: (Required)

    San Francisco Federal Credit Union
    770 Golden Gate Avenue
    San Francisco, CA 94102
    Attn: Financial Services
  • If joining, please be sure to include all of the following items to activate your account(s):
    • (A) the Member Account Agreement (also known as the Membership Application) with your original signature,

    • (B) a photocopy of your photo ID such as driver's license showing your signature and current residence address (P.O. boxes or mailbox service address not acceptable) and

    • (C) a check for your initial minimum deposit of $10 ($5 membership fee and $5 minimum Regular Share Deposit) if paying by check

    • (D) include completed Direct Deposit form if applicable

2. CLICK "Submit Application" button below. (Required)

We will begin processing your application once we receive your application online. However, to protect both you and the Credit Union, the Credit Union will not allow withdrawals from your accounts, order checks, or issue any electronic access device until we receive the required items mentioned above.

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C.U. Employee/Operator No: Date Opened Member Number
CXS No Yes Score:
Service Request Number
Disclosure
Phone Authorization Primary Supplemental Amendment for:
ICS Enter Date ICS Response Date ICS Response Code Date ordered Batch# Ordered by


January 2008