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Benefits of Using Your Mobile App

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Services and Member Benefits

  • Mobile App (members can receive their free credit score also when they sign up)
  • UChoose rewards
  • Online Banking and Bill Pay
  • Apple Pay
  • Zelle (allows you to send money to others)
  • Mobile Check Deposit

Check Your Credit Score

  • Tap “My Credit Sense” button in your banking app.
  • To enroll and view your score, tap “Get Started”.
  • Complete your credit profile and accept the terms and conditions.
  • Once your profile is completed, you will be able to see your credit score, learn how to improve your score and sign up for credit monitoring alerts all from your mobile app.

How to use Mobile Deposit

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  • Every check must be endorsed with a signature and must state “E- Deposit Only.” If these instructions are not followed the deposit will be rejected.
  • Take a photo image of the front and back of the check(s), input the amount and submit it. Once it has been submitted a “Confirm Deposit “screen will appear.
  • Checks must be deposited Monday – Friday before 3PM, any checks deposited after 3PM will be reviewed the following business day.
  • Funds Availability. Depending on the approval, you may have access to the deposit by the end of the day.
  • Once check(s) have been submitted, keep the check(s) until there has been a credit into the account.
  • Checks that are rejected will be under the “Failed” tab on the VFCU App. Unfortunately, the App will not provide the reason of why the check was rejected, at this point please call Brownsville 956-546-3108 or Harlingen 956-425-5668.

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Directions credit union mobile deposit funds availability
Directions credit union mobile deposit funds availability

Contact Us

For more information on the mobile banking app, contact the team at Valley Federal Credit Union in Harlingen and Brownsville by calling our offices at (956) 546-3108.

Funds Availability Policy as of March 15, 2020

This disclosure describes your ability to withdraw funds from any account at Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union.

General Policy. Our policy is to make funds available to you as expeditiously as possible using safe and sound business practices. Electronic direct deposits will be available on the day we receive the deposit. Depending on the type of check you deposit, funds may not be available until the second (2nd) business day after the day of your deposit. For determining the availability of your deposits, every day is a business day, except Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. If you make a deposit on a business day we are open during business hours, we will consider that day to be the day of your deposit.  However, if you make a deposit on a day we are closed or on a day we are open but after our business hours, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open.

Reservation of Right to Hold. In some cases, we may not make all of the funds you deposit by check immediately available to you. Funds may not be available until the second (2nd) business day after the day of your deposit. Generally, the first $200 of your deposit will be available on the business day of your deposit ($225 after July 1, 2020.) Government checks, depository checks, checks on-us, payable to you may not be available until the first business day after the day of your deposit.   If we are not going to make all of the funds from your deposit available on the same business day, we will notify you at the time you make your deposit. We will also tell you when the funds will be available. If your deposit is not made directly to one of our employees, or if we decide to take this action after you have left the premises, we will mail you the notice by the day after we receive your deposit.  If you will need the funds from a deposit right away, you should ask us when the funds will be available.

Longer Delays May Apply.  We may delay your ability to withdraw funds deposited by check into your account an additional number of days for these reasons:

  • We  believe a check you deposit will not be paid
  • You deposit checks totaling more than $5,000 ($5,525 after July 1, 2020) on any one day
  • You deposit a check that has been returned unpaid
    • You have overdrawn your account repeatedly in the last six (6) months.
    • There is an emergency,  such as  failure of communications or computer equipment

We will notify you if we delay your ability to withdraw funds for any of these reasons, and we will tell you when the funds will be available. They will generally be available no later than the seventh (7th) business day after the day of your deposit.

Special Rules for New Accounts:  If you are a new member, the following special rules will apply during the first thirty (30) days your account is open:

  • Funds from electronic direct deposits to your account will be available on the day we receive the deposit.
  • Funds from deposits of cash, wire transfers, and the first $5,000 ($5,525 after July 1, 2020) of a day’s total deposits of cashier’s, certified, teller’s, travelers, and federal, state, and local government checks will be available on the next business day after the day of your deposit if the deposit meets certain conditions. For example, the checks must be payable to you. The excess over $5,000 ($5,525 after July 1, 2020) will be available on the ninth (9th) business day after the day of your deposit. If your deposit of these checks (other than a U.S. Treasury check) is not made in person to one of our employees, the first $5,000 ($5,525 after July 1, 2020) will not be available until the second (2nd) business day after the day of your deposit. Funds from all other check deposits will be available on the seventh (7th) business day after the day of your deposit.

Mobile Deposits.  Generally, the first $200 ($225 after July 1, 2020) of your deposit will be available no later than the second business day after we receive the deposit (additional delays may apply). The Mobile Deposit Service does not recognize the type of check. Therefore, holds may apply to all checks. Accrual of dividends on deposits made through the Mobile Deposit Service will begin on the day we receive the deposit.

Drop Box Deposits.  If you make a deposit on a day that is not a business day or after the time posted on the drop box, we will consider that the deposit was made on the next business day we are open. If your deposit is a check where the GCFCU Funds Availability Policy would normally be delayed, we may make funds from the deposit available for withdrawal immediately, but delay your availability to withdraw a corresponding amount of funds that you have on deposit in another account with us. The funds in the other account would not be available for withdrawal until the time periods that are described elsewhere in this disclosure for the type of check that you deposited.

Foreign Checks. Checks drawn on financial institutions located outside the U.S. (foreign checks) cannot be processed the same as checks drawn on U.S. financial institutions. Foreign checks are exempt from the policies outlined in this disclosure. Generally, the availability of funds for deposits of foreign checks will be delayed for the time it takes us to collect the funds from the financial institutions upon which it is drawn.

How long until mobile deposit funds are available?

In some cases, a mobile check deposit can be available within just a few minutes of uploading the check into the mobile banking app. However, it usually takes around one business day for deposits to go through. Following instructions from the bank carefully regarding uploads can speed up the deposit timeline.

Are mobile deposits available same day?

Funds will generally be made available the same day if deposited on a business day before 8:00 PM. The daily deposit limit is $5,000 per account. For peace of mind, you'll receive an email when you deposit the check AND when the funds are available in your account.

How long does it take for a credit union to deposit a check?

In most cases, the money from a check you've deposited will appear in your bank or credit union account in just one or two business days. But in certain situations, it could take up to six more days. Here are some factors that affect how long it takes for a check to deposit.

Is Bank Mobile deposit funds availability?

When will my money be available? The first $225 of your total daily deposits is usually available right away. The rest of your deposit amount will typically be available the next business day (Monday through Friday, excluding holidays) if your deposit was made before 9:00 p.m. Central Time.