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WSSC Federal Credit Union
14501 Sweitzer Lane
Laurel  MD  20707

(301) 206-8111

(800) 828-6439 ext 8111

Office Hours:
9:00am - 3:30pm

FAX:
(301) 206-8481

ABBY:
(301) 206-8999
(800) 828-6439 ext 8999

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VISA Debit Cards:
(800) 554-8969

 

   Information - Regulation D

   
What is Regulation D?
Federal Regulation D places a monthly limit on the number of transfers you may make from your Savings Accounts or Money Market Accounts (MMAs) without your physical presence being required. Transfers affected by this regulation therefore include:
 
bulletTransfers made using Internet Banking
bulletTransfers made using Telephone Banking
bulletOverdraft transfers (made automatically to cover insufficient funds in other accounts; see below)
bulletTransfers made by a Member Service Representative on your behalf
bulletPre-authorized, automatic, scheduled or recurring transfers (see below)

You are allowed six such transfers per month, per account, but only three of those may be made by check (a check counts against the month in which it clears, not when it was written).
 

 What transactions are not affected by Regulation D?
 

bulletATM transactions.
bulletTransfers made to WSSC FCU loans.
bulletTransactions done in person at a branch.
bulletTransactions sent in by mail, Express Drop, or Night Drop with an original signature
bulletWSSC FCU Bill Pay (which uses funds from your checking account)

What are my options once an account has reached its Regulation D limit?
You may complete withdrawals and transfers in person, by mail, or at an ATM.

If an account used for Overdraft Protection has reached its Regulation D limit, will overdraft requests be honored?
No, if the Overdraft Protection account is a Savings Account or MMA. In that case, you will receive a notice by mail and incur an Insufficient Funds change for every overdraft attempted beyond your monthly limit. However, if the Overdraft Protection account is a Line-Of-Credit loan (which is not affected by Regulation D) the overdraft will complete normally. To apply for a Line-of Credit loan, apply online or contact us.

I have authorized a merchant to automatically withdraw payments from my Savings Account or MMA; do these count against my monthly limit?
Yes. These payments (which you might know as "ACH" or "EFT" transactions) follow Regulation D limitations. Any withdrawals attempted beyond your monthly limit will not be honored, and you will receive a notice by mail and incur an Insufficient Funds change. To avoid this situation, make automatic payments using something other than a Savings Account or MMA, such as a checking account. Contact the merchant to arrange this change, and be aware that your request could take more than a month to go into effect. Alternatively, consider using WSSC FCU Bill Pay to automatically send payments to the merchant, rather than authorizing the merchant to automatically withdraw payments.

 

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