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Schedule of Fees

Effective December 1, 2009

Share Draft Account Fees
Automatic Share Transfer (to cover overdrafts) $5 per occurrence
Share Draft/Point-of-Sale/Auto Debit Overdraft (whether paid or not) $29
Check Written on Closed Account $25
Share Draft/Deposit Item Copy $7
Stop Payment - Staff Assisted $26 per check/series
Stop Payment - Placed Electronically by PAL or Internet Home Branch $15 per check/series
Courtesy Pay $30 per item paid
Service Fees
Account Closure (within three (3) months of opening) $5
Returned Deposit Item (written/issued by member depositor) $25
Returned Deposit Item (written/issued by non-depositor) $15
Account Research $20 per hour
Statement Copy
Mailed Paper Statement* 
$10 per month
$0.75 per statement mailed
Incoming Wire Transfer Free
Outgoing Domestic Wire Transfer $20
Outgoing International Wire Transfer $30
Foreign Item Handling (by Federal Reserve or Travelex) $10 per item
American Express Travelers Cheques for Two 1.5% of purchase amount
American Express Gift Check $2.50
Money Order $3.00
Commercial Money Order $10 handling fee plus Western Union charges
Certified Check $5
Official Check $7
Stop Payment on Official Check $25
Legal (tax liens, levies, garnishments, etc.) $100
Collection Item $30
Bad Address $5 per month
Inactive Account (no financial activity for 12 months)** $3 per month
Escheat (charged after 36 months of inactivity) $50 or account balance, whichever is less
Mortgage/Asset Verification $10
Duplicate Lien Release $5
Express Delivery (requests requiring expedited delivery) $20
Express Delivery - Credit Card $15
Express Delivery - Visa Check Card/ ATM Card $50
Staff Assisted Transfer $5
Money Management Special Handling (withdrawal limits exceeded, check improperly issued)  $5 per occurrence
Family Service Center (Marlow Heights and Capitol Heights, MD only) $2.75 per transaction
Loan Payment by Credit Card $10 +2.5% of transaction over $500
Loan Phone Pay $10
Electronic Service Fees
PAL (Personal Access Line) Transactions Free
Plastic Card Replacement $10
PIN Replacement $3
Internet Home Branch Free
Internet BillPayer Free
Internet BillPayer Insufficient Funds $5
Internet BillPayer Stop Payment $26
Internet BillPayer Inquiry $18
Internet BillPayer Check Copy $25
Non-Proprietary ATM Withdrawals*** $1.75
HEWFCU ATM Withdrawals with Non-Proprietary Card $2
Point-of-Sale Transactions Free
Foreign Exchange Fee (Visa Check Card)**** 1% of transaction amount
ATM Deposit - Empty Envelope $10
Visa Check Card Recovery $25
Visa Check Card Annual Fee Free
Visa Credit Card Products
Annual Fee Free
CU Rewards Gold Card Inactive Fee (card must be used 4 times in a 12-month period) $25
Foreign Exchange Fee*** 1% of transaction amount
Cash Advance Transactions**** Free
Balance Transfer****** Free
Late Payment $35
Visa Charge Copy $5
Visa Statement Copy $10
Visa Card Replacement $10
Visa PIN Replacement $3
Loans Processing
Returned Payment (loan or Visa payment $30
*If you are not an Internet Home Branch user and choose to continue to receive paper statements and are not a member of an exempt group, you will be assessed a $0.75 fee per statement mailed. Members exempt from this fee are those who are in STAR Levels IV or V and those who are 18 years of age and younger or 65 years of age and older.
*Minor Accounts, accounts with IRAs, and those with balances in excess of $1,000.00 are exempt.
**This fee is not inclusive of the fee that may be charged by the ATM owner.
***This fee will be applied to any transaction processed in a currency other than U.S. Dollars.
****Finance charge begins the date the transaction is posted to your account.
*****Please refer to your loan disclosure for any additional fees that may apply to you.


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