Overdrafts can occur on this account
Although we try to help you limit overdrafts on your Safe
Debit Account, they can still occur. An overdraft will
happen if you do not have enough available funds in your
account to cover an item. We will not charge you
an Overdraft Paid or Overdraft Returned Fee, but you
will not be able to use your debit card or withdraw funds
from your account until you transfer or deposit enough
money to bring your available balance positive.
There are some types of payments you make with your
debit card that may unexpectedly cause an overdraft.
One example of this would be when you make a pay-
at-the-pump gas purchase with your debit card. The
merchant may send an authorization request and we
will hold $1 initially against your available balance
because the total amount is not known until the pending
transaction is complete. When the merchant sends the
debit for the actual amount of the purchase, the bank will
process the full purchase amount. It’s a good idea to be
aware and track the total amount paid at the gas pump
until the actual amount posts so you know the available
balance you have remaining in your account.
Do not order checks for the safe debit account
The use of checks is not permitted with the Safe Debit
Account. Do not order checks through check printing
vendors. Any debit transactions to a Safe Debit Account
that involve a check, including written checks, check by
phone or third-party authorizations that come through
as a check will not be honored, even if there is enough
money in the account.
Be aware of how a merchant processes your purchase
or payment
When providing account and routing numbers to
merchants to make a purchase or payment in person,
electronically or over-the-phone, you need to ensure
that the merchant is using the ACH (Automated Clearing
House) system to process the transaction as an electronic
debit. An ACH is an accepted form of payment for the
Safe Debit Account. Remember checks are not allowed
for the Safe Debit Account, so if the merchant processes
a payment as a check, the check will be rejected and not
paid. You may be charged by the merchant for any unpaid
transactions. Any fees charged are between you and the
merchant, the bank is not responsible and will not refund
fees charged by the merchant.
Making payments without checks
You may use your debit card for point of sale purchases.
If you are enrolled in online or mobile banking, you can
pay your bills electronically using the Pay Bills feature.
Use of the Pay Bills feature for your Safe Debit Account
is governed by the Digital Services Agreement with the
following additional limitations:
• You may only use Pay Bills to pay billers that accept
electronic payments and are identied within the bill
pay feature in online or mobile banking.
• You may only schedule one-time payments using
the standard delivery option (earliest pay date);
pre- authorized recurring payments and expedited
payments may not be scheduled for a Safe
Debit Account.
If your biller does not accept electronic payments, or is
not established in our system, then we suggest visiting
your biller’s web site to set up the payment directly with
your biller. You may also use the Send Money feature
of online and mobile banking that allows you to send,
receive, and request money electronically simply by using
an email address or send and receive money electronically
by using a mobile phone number. Finally, we offer money
orders or cashier’s checks, which may be purchased at
any branch location.
New customer limits on mobile check deposit
If you are a new customer at U.S. Bank, for the rst 30
calendar days after opening your Safe Debit Account you
will not be able to use Mobile Check Deposit, our remote
deposit capture service through online or mobile banking.
You are considered a new customer if you currently do
not have another U.S. Bank account prior to opening your
Safe Debit Account.
On Day 31 after opening your account, you should have
access, as long as you meet the Mobile Check Deposit
eligibility requirements. If you have an existing account
with U.S. Bank prior to opening a Safe Debit Account, you
should have immediate access to Mobile Check Deposit
if you meet the eligibility requirements. See the Digital
Services Agreement for more details.
Effective March 2020