Connecticut General Statutes 36a-317 – Prohibited acts of financial institutions
(a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 36a-315 to 36a-323, inclusive, no financial institution shall enforce or attempt to enforce any material term, condition, duty or obligation other than those required by law, federal or state governmental regulation, rule or order, court order or clearinghouse rule on any depositor with regard to a deposit account that is opened on or after July 1, 1980, unless such term, condition, duty or obligation is included in the deposit contract governing such account. The provisions of title 42a are “required by law” for the purposes of this subsection to the extent that such provisions are not varied by agreement.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-317
- Connecticut credit union: means a cooperative, nonprofit financial institution that (A) is organized under chapter 667 and the membership of which is limited as provided in §. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Deposit: means funds deposited with a depository. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Deposit account: means an account into which deposits may be made. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Depositor: includes a member of a mutual savings and loan association. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Federal credit union: means any institution chartered or organized as a federal credit union pursuant to the laws of the United States having its principal office in this state. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Financial institution: means any Connecticut bank, Connecticut credit union, or other person whose activities in this state are subject to the supervision of the commissioner, but does not include a person whose activities are subject to the supervision of the commissioner solely pursuant to chapter 672a, 672b or 672c or any combination thereof. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the trust territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
(b) No financial institution shall impose or attempt to impose any deposit account charge that has not been disclosed to the depositor pursuant to § 36a-318 or 36a-320, as applicable, or is in an amount greater than the amount disclosed to the depositor pursuant to § 36a-318 or 36a-320, as applicable. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, check printing charges will be deemed to have been disclosed to the depositor if the financial institution discloses to the depositor (1) a range of prices, (2) that check printing charges may vary, or (3) that prices upon reorder may be higher than the price initially disclosed.
(c) No financial institution, other than a Connecticut credit union or federal credit union, shall pay or attempt to pay interest at a lower annual percentage yield than that disclosed to the depositor pursuant to § 36a-318 or 36a-321, as applicable.