HOME EQUITY APPLICATION DISCLOSURE

Allegiance Community Bank
200 Valley Street
South Orange, NJ 07079

IMPORTANT TERMS OF OUR HOME EQUITY APPLICATION DISCLOSURE

This disclosure contains important information about our 10 Yr. Interest Only Home Equity Line of Credit (the "Plan"). You should read it carefully and keep a copy for your records.

AVAILABILITY OF TERMS. All of the terms of the Plan described herein are subject to change. If any of these terms change (other than the ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE) and you decide, as a result, not to enter into an agreement with us, you are entitled to a refund of any fees that you paid to us or anyone else in connection with your application.

SECURITY INTEREST. We will take a security interest in your home. You could lose your home if you do not meet the obligations in your agreement with us.

POSSIBLE ACTIONS. Under this Plan, we have the following rights:

       Termination and Acceleration. We can terminate the Plan and require you to pay us the entire outstanding balance in one payment, and charge you certain fees, if any of the following happens:
(a) You commit fraud or make a material misrepresentation at any time in connection with the Plan. This can include, for example, a false statement about your income, assets, liabilities, or any other aspect of your financial condition.
(b) You do not meet the repayment terms of the Plan.
(c) Your action or inaction adversely affects the collateral for the Plan or our rights in the collateral. This can include, for example, failure to maintain required insurance, waste or destructive use of the dwelling, failure to pay taxes, death of all persons liable on the account, transfer of title or sale of the dwelling, creation of a senior lien on the dwelling without our permission, foreclosure by the holder of another lien or the use of funds or the dwelling for prohibited purposes.

Suspension or Reduction. In addition to any other rights we may have, we can suspend additional extensions of credit or reduce your credit limit during any period in which any of the following are in effect:
(a) The value of your dwelling declines significantly below the dwelling's appraised value for purposes of the Plan. This includes, for example, a decline such that the initial difference between the credit limit and the available equity is reduced by fifty percent and may include a smaller decline depending on the individual circumstances.
(b) We reasonably believe that you will be unable to fulfill your payment obligations under the Plan due to a material change in your financial circumstances.
(c) You are in default under any material obligation of the Plan. We consider all of your obligations to be material. Categories of material obligations include, but are not limited to, the events described above under Termination and Acceleration, obligations to pay fees and charges, obligations and limitations on the receipt of credit advances, obligations concerning maintenance or use of the dwelling or proceeds, obligations to pay and perform the terms of any other deed of trust, mortgage or lease of the dwelling, obligations to notify us and to provide documents or information to us (such as updated financial information), obligations to comply with applicable laws (such as zoning restrictions). No default will occur until we mail or deliver a notice of default to you, so you can restore your right to credit advances.
(d) We are precluded by government action from imposing the annual percentage rate provided for under the Plan.
(e) The priority of our security interest is adversely affected by government action to the extent that the value of the security interest is less than 120 percent of the credit limit.
(f) We have been notified by governmental authority that continued advances may constitute an unsafe and unsound business practice.
(g) The maximum annual percentage rate under the Plan is reached.

Change in Terms. We may make changes to the terms of the Plan if you agree to the change in writing at that time, if the change will unequivocally benefit you throughout the remainder of the Plan, or if the change is insignificant (such as changes relating to our data processing systems).

Fees and Charges. In order to open and maintain an account, you must pay certain fees and charges.

Lender Fees. The following fees must be paid to us:

       Description                       Amount
       NSF Handling Fee:                  30.00

       When Charged
       At the time a payment is returned to us for non-sufficient funds

Late Charge. Your payment will be late if it is not received by us within 15 days after the "Payment Due Date" shown on your periodic statement. If your payment is late we may charge you 5.000% of the unpaid amount of the payment.

Third Party Fees. You must pay certain fees to third parties such as appraisers, credit reporting firms, and government agencies.

These third party fees generally total between $80.00 and $1,000.00. Upon request, we will provide you with an itemization of the fees you will have to pay to third parties.

PROPERTY INSURANCE. You must carry insurance on the property that secures the Plan.

MINIMUM PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS. You can obtain advances of credit during the following period: THE FIRST 120 MONTHS FROM DATE OF INCEPTION (the "Draw Period"). Your Regular Payment will equal the amount of your accrued FINANCE CHARGES. You will make 119 of these payments. You will then be required to pay the entire balance owing in a single balloon payment. If you make only the minimum payments, you may not repay any of the principal balance by the end of this payment stream. Your payments will be due monthly. Your "Minimum Payment" will be the Regular Payment, plus any amount due and all other charges. An increase in the ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE may increase the amount of your Regular Payment.

MINIMUM PAYMENT EXAMPLE. IF you made only the minimum payment and took no other credit advances, it would take 10 years to pay off a credit advance of $10,000.00 at an ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE of 3.750%. During that period, you would make 119 monthly payments ranging from $28.77 to $31.85 and one final payment of $10,031.85.

ALTERNATE PAYMENT OPTION. After the initial 120 months, the loan can be converted to a fixed rate loan based on the rates and terms at time of maturity.

TRANSACTION REQUIREMENTS. The following transaction limitations will apply to the use of your Credit Line:

       Credit Line Allegiance Community Bank Checks Limitations. The following transaction limitations will apply to your Credit Line and the writing of Allegiance Community Bank Checkses.

              Minimum Advance Amount. The minimum amount of any credit advance that can be made on your Credit Line is $500.00. This means any Allegiance Community Bank Checks must be written for at least the minimum advance amount.

TAX DEDUCTIBILITY. You should consult a tax advisor regarding the deductibility of interest and charges for the Plan.

ADDITIONAL HOME EQUITY PROGRAMS. Please ask us about our other available Home Equity Line of Credit plans.

VARIABLE RATE FEATURE. The Plan has a variable rate feature. The ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE (corresponding to the periodic rate), and the minimum payment amount can change as a result. The ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE does not include costs other than interest.

THE INDEX. The annual percentage rate is based on the value of an index (referred to in this disclosure as the "Index"). The Index is the The highest rate quoted for the Northeast edition of the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate. Information about the Index is available or published in the Wall Street Journal. We will use the most recent Index value available to us as of the first day of the month following the rate change, as published in the Wall Street Journal any annual percentage rate adjustment. If the Index is no longer available, we will choose a new Index and margin. The new Index will have an historical movement substantially similar to the original Index, and the new Index and margin will result in an annual percentage rate that is substantially similar to the rate in effect at the time the original Index becomes unavailable.

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE. To determine the Periodic Rate that will apply to your account, we take the value of the Index, then divide the value by the number of days in a year (daily). To obtain the ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE we multiply the Periodic Rate by the number of days in a year (daily). This result is the ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE. A change in the Index rate generally will result in a change in the ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE. The amount that your ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE may change also may be affected by the lifetime annual percentage rate limits, as discussed below.

Please ask us for the current Index value, margin and annual percentage rate. After you open a credit line, rate information will be provided on periodic statements that we send you.

PREFERRED RATE REDUCTION. The ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE under the plan includes a preferred rate reduction. If the preferred rate reduction is terminated, the ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE may increase. The preferred rate reduction is subject to the following provisions:

Reduction Percentage: 0.250%
Description of Event That Would Cause the Preferred Rate Reduction to Terminate.
The borrower and teh bank agree to have the monthly payments for this loan automatically debited from an Allegiance Community Bank checking account in exchange for the Interest Rate being set one quarter percent (.25%) per annum lower than the Interest Rate would otherwise have been charged. In the event borrower fails to maintain a depository account in which payments are automatically deducted, the rate will increase by one quarter of one percent (.25%).
How The New Rate Will Be Determined Upon Termination of the Preferred Reduction.
The rate will increase one quarter of one percent (.25%) per annum higher than the Interest Rate would otherwise have been charged. Any increase will take the form of higher payment amounts.

FREQUENCY OF ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS. Your ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE can change ON THE FIRST BUSINESS DAY OF THE MONTH. There is no limit on the amount by which the annual percentage rate can change during any one year period. However, under no circumstances will your ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE exceed 16.000% per annum at any time during the term of the Plan.

PREPAYMENT. You may prepay all or any amount owing under the Plan at any time without penalty.

HISTORICAL EXAMPLE. The example below shows how the ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE and the minimum payments for a single $10,000.00 credit advance would have changed based on changes in the Index from 1989 to 2003. The Index values are from the following reference period: as of the 1st week ending in March. While only one payment per year is shown, payments may have varied during each year. Different outstanding principal balances could result in different payment amounts.

The table assumes that no additional credit advances were taken and that only the minimum payment was made. It does not necessarily indicate how the Index or your payments would change in the future.

INDEX TABLE
Year (as of the 1st week ending in March) Index (%) Margin (%)    ANNUAL (%) RA

1989 .............. 11.000                 -0.250                          10.750                            91.30
1990 .............. 10.000                  -0.250                          9.750                              82.81
1991 ............... 8.500                   -0.250                          8.250                              70.07
1992 ............... 6.000                   -0.250                          5.750                              48.84
1993 ............... 6.000                   -0.250                          5.750                              48.84
1994 ............... 7.250                   -0.250                          7.000                              59.45
1995 ............... 9.000                   -0.250                          8.750                              74.32
1996 ............... 8.250                   -0.250                          8.000                              67.95
1997 ............... 8.500                   -0.250                          8.250                              70.07
1998 ............... 8.500                   -0.250                          8.250                              70.07
1999 ............... 8.000                   -0.250                          7.750
2000 ............... 9.500                   -0.250                          9.250
2001 ............... 8.500                   -0.250                          8.250
2002 . ..............4.750                   -0.250                          4.500
2003 . ..............4.000                   -0.250                          3.750

(1) This is a margin we have used recently; your margin may be different.

EARLY TERMINATION FEE. Borrower agrees that in the event that this Home Equity Line of Credit is Closed to Advances within the first two years following the Loan Date, either voluntarily or by default, an Early Termination Fee of $300.00 will be due and payable with the payoff proceeds and prior to releasing the mortgage of record. This fee is due under all circumstances including the sale of the property.
 

 

 

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