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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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.
(b) No financial institution shall impose or attempt to impose any deposit account charge that has not been disclosed to the depositor pursuant to section 36a-318 or 36a-320, as applicable, or is in an amount greater than the amount disclosed to the depositor pursuant to section 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 section 36a-318 or 36a-321, as applicable.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 36A. The Banking Law of Connecticut § 36a-317. Prohibited acts of financial institutions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-36a-the-banking-law-of-connecticut/ct-gen-st-sect-36a-317/
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