What You Need To Know About Overdrafts and Overdraft Fees

An overdraft occurs when you do not have enough money in your account to cover a transaction, but we pay it anyway.

1. We offer a standard overdraft practice that is available with your account called Discretionary Overdraft Protection. You may choose to participate in this plan if you meet the qualifications. To learn more, ask us about this plan.
2. We also offer overdraft protection plans, such as a link to a savings account, which may be less expensive than our standard plan. To learn more, ask us about this plan.

This notice explains our standard overdraft practices

What are the standard overdraft practices that come with my account?

We will not authorize and pay overdrafts for the following types of transactions unless you have asked us to:

• Checks and other transactions made using your checking account number
• Automatic bill payments

We will not authorize and pay overdrafts for the following types of transactions unless you ask us to:

• ATM transactions
• Everyday debit card transactions

We pay overdrafts at our discretion, which means we do not guarantee that we will always authorize and pay any type of transaction. If we do not authorize and pay an overdraft, your transaction will be declined.

What fees will I be charged if Gulf Coast Bank & Trust pays my overdraft?

Under our standard overdraft practices:

• We will charge you a fee of up to $35.00 each time we pay an overdraft.
• We will not charge you a fee if your account balance at the end of the business day is overdrawn by $25.00 or less.
• For Consumer accounts ONLY, there is a limit of $105.00 per day on the total fees we can charge you for overdrawing your account.
  • Consumer and personal accounts: We do not charge an NSF fee when we return an item unpaid. We will charge an NSF fee for a transaction that may have been previously returned unpaid if it is later paid against an overdrawn balance.

What if I want Gulf Coast Bank & Trust to authorize and pay overdrafts on my ATM and everyday debit card transactions?

For consumers that want us to authorize and pay ATM and everyday debit card transactions, call 1-800-223-2060, visit our website at www.gulfbank.com, or complete and submit the form below and present it at a branch or mail it to: Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Attn: Deposit Services 8216 W. Judge Perez Dr. Chalmette, LA 70043-1612.

You can revoke your authorization for Gulf Coast Bank & Trust to pay these overdrafts at any time by any of the above methods. Your revocation must include both your name and account number so that we can properly identify your account.

The Deposit Account Agreement and Disclosure provided to you at the time you opened your account with us controls the duties, obligations and rights of the Depositor, the Authorized Signatories and Gulf Coast Bank with regard to your checking account. The Deposit Account Agreement (and all amendments thereto) and its terms shall control any possible conflict, if any, between any provision of this Discretionary Overdraft Protection Service Policy and the Deposit Account Agreement and Disclosure. A copy of the Deposit Account Agreement and Disclosure is available to you on request from your Gulf Coast Bank officer.

Gulf Coast Bank's Discretionary Overdraft Protection Service is an Opt In program. It is not a line of credit. However, if you inadvertently overdraw your account, we will have the discretion to pay the overdraft, subject to the limit of your overdraft protection and the amount of the overdraft fee. Gulf Coast Bank is not obligated to pay any item presented for payment if your account does not contain sufficient available funds. Gulf Coast Bank authorizes transactions using the available balance in your account. The Available Balance is the most current record we have about the funds that are available for your use or withdrawal. It includes all deposits and withdrawals that have been posted to your account then adjusts for any holds on recent deposits and any pending transactions that are known to the bank. This balance may not reflect all of your transactions, such as checks you have written or debit card transactions that have been authorized but not yet submitted for payment by the merchant. Gulf Coast Bank may place a hold on deposited funds in accordance with our Deposit Account Agreement and Disclosure, which will reduce the amount of your available balance. If you are participating in the Discretionary Overdraft Protection Service, then your available balance will also include the limit of your Discretionary Overdraft Protection Service and any other overdraft services that you selected. Gulf Coast Bank pays transactions using the ledger balance less any holds on deposited funds plus the amount of the Overdraft Protection limit and any available Overdraft Protection Programs. The ledger balance includes all deposits and withdrawals that have been posted to your account.

Gulf Coast Bank will place a hold on your account for any authorized debit card transaction until the transaction settles (usually within three business days) or as permitted by payment system rules. In some cases, the hold may exceed the amount of the transaction.

Any discretionary payment by Gulf Coast Bank of an overdraft check (or item,) does not obligate Gulf Coast Bank to pay any other overdraft check (or item), or to provide prior notice of its decision to refuse to pay such check (or item). It is Gulf Coast Bank's practice to post Debit Items in the following order: 1) On Us Over the Counter Items 2) ATM Withdrawals 3) Debit Card Transactions 4) ACH Items 5) In Clearing Checks. Within each Item, category transactions will post from low to high dollar amount.

Pursuant to Gulf Coast Bank's commitment to always provide you with the best level of service. If you enrolled in our Discretionary Overdraft Protection Service for your consumer account (primarily used for personal and household purposes), or your business/commercial account, you must maintain your account in good standing, which includes at least but not limited to:

A) Bringing your account to a positive balance within every thirty (30) day period for a minimum period of 24 hours;

B) Not being in default on any legal or administrative order, levy or garnishment;

C) No bankruptcies;

D) Current mailing address with Gulf Coast Bankt;

E) An active account, which is defined as having credit and/or debit activity in the last 12 months.

Gulf Coast Bank will have the discretion to pay overdrafts within the Overdraft Protection Service limits, but payment by Gulf Coast Bank is a discretionary courtesy and not a right of the Customer or an obligation of Gulf Coast Bank. This Overdraft Protection Service for checking accounts will change daily based on but not limited to the following criteria: age of account, number and dollar amount of deposits and repayment patterns. Any and all fees and charges, including without limitation the non-sufficient funds fees (as set forth in our Notice of Disclosure for Service and Fees and deposit account agreement and disclosure), will be included as part of this daily limit amount. It may be possible that your account will become overdrawn in excess of the overdraft protection amount as a result of the assessment of a fee. Refer to the Notice of Disclosure for Service and Fees for information about fees that may apply for NSF/Overdraft items Customers with consumer accounts who experience six (6) overdraft occurrences in a rolling twelve months in which the item was paid and an NSF/Overdraft Paid fee was charged will be considered excessive.

Customers with consumer accounts who experience six (6) overdraft occurrences in a rolling twelve months in which the item was paid and an NSF/Overdraft Paid fee was charged will be considered excessive. After each six (6) occurrences, the customer will be contacted by a Bank employee to discuss the alternative Overdraft services and Bank products available to assist them in avoiding continued overdrafts.

Discretionary Overdraft Protection Service may be revoked by Gulf Coast Bank or by the customer at any time. If the service is revoked by the bank or customer for any reason, the Discretionary Overdraft Protection Service will only be reinstated upon re-enrollment by customer and only if it is determined that the account meets all the requirements of the program. If the service is reinstated the customer will receive a notice informing customer of such. If the debit card has been revoked, a new card will need to be requested and there is a fee associated for reissued debit cards. (See Notice of Disclosure for Services and Fees) The total of the Discretionary Overdraft Protection Service (negative) balance, which includes any and all fees and charges, including all non-sufficient funds/overdraft fees is due and payable upon demand, and Depositor and each Authorized Signatory will continue to be liable, jointly and severally, for all such amounts, as described in the Deposit Account Agreement and Disclosure with a maximum repayment period of 60 days. If after 60 days your account balance has not been brought to a positive status, then we may refer your account to a collection agency and your account will be charged off. Our standard NSF/Overdraft paid fee will be imposed for paid overdraft items created by checks, ACH, ATM withdrawals, debit card transactions, in-person withdrawals, or by other electronic means (see Notice of Disclosure for Services and Fees). Transactions may not be processed in the order in which they occurred, and the order in which transactions are received and processed may impact the total amount of fees incurred.

While Gulf Coast Bank will have the discretion to pay overdrafts on accounts in good standing (as described above), any such payment is a discretionary courtesy, and not a right of the Customer or an obligation of Gulf Coast Bank. Gulf Coast Bank in its sole and absolute discretion, can cease paying overdrafts at any time without prior notice of reason or cause.

Business Accounts Only: If an item is not paid for any reason, your account will be assessed our standard NSF/Overdraft return fee each time the item is presented for payment (see Notice of Disclosure for Services and Fees). Gulf Coast Bank will charge an NSF/Overdraft fee each time an item is presented for payment and returned for insufficient funds or Paid using the balance of your Overdraft Protection limit, regardless of whether the item is being presented for the first time or being represented after previously being returned for insufficient funds.

Consumer Accounts Only: We will charge an NSF/Overdraft Fee during nightly processing for any paid transaction posted on a business day when your account is overdrawn. We do not charge an NSF/Overdraft Return Fee when we return an item unpaid. We will charge an NSF/Overdraft fee for a transaction that may have been previously returned unpaid if it is later paid against an overdrawn balance. Special rules apply for everyday debit card transactions.

In order to take full advantage of the dynamic limits associated with the Discretionary Overdraft Protection Service:

• Continue to make deposits consistent with your past practices.
• Bring your account to a positive balance in a timely manner.

For our consumer customers Gulf Coast Bank will not pay overdrafts for ATM or everyday debit card transactions unless Gulf Coast Bank has provided you with the notice required by section 1005.17(b) of Regulation E and you have opted in to the payment of these overdrafts.

In addition, for both consumer and commercial accounts, you may opt out of the Discretionary Overdraft Protection Service for check, ACH, recurring debitcard, and bill payment transactions at any time by contacting one of our Account Services representatives.