Common use of Freedom Debit Card Preauthorization Holds Clause in Contracts

Freedom Debit Card Preauthorization Holds. When you use your Card at certain merchants, such as restaurants or nightclubs, the merchant may request a preauthorization hold from us to cover the final transaction amount. The preauthorization hold may be in a greater amount than the actual purchase amount and may be placed on your account for up to three days. These preauthorization holds affect (reduce) the availability of funds in your account, including without limitation, to pay for checks drawn on your account, debits and Freedom Debit Card purchases, ACH transactions, ATM withdrawals, fees, and any other withdrawal or payment transactions on your account. You cannot access funds that are subject to a preauthorization hold—they are not available funds. Preauthorization holds may remain on your account for up to three days after the transaction, even after the transaction has been posted to your account. Alternatively, the pending transaction may be posted to your account after the preauthorization hold has been released. You must ensure that, at all times, sufficient funds are available (including to cover any preauthorization holds placed on the account) and remain in your account to pay for your Freedom Debit Card transactions. An authorization is not an indication or a guarantee that a purchase will not result in additional fees being charged to or debited from your account when the transaction is posted to your account. For example, if a preauthorization occurs, and subsequent transactions are posted to your account before the pending transaction (that was the subject of the preauthorization) is posted, causing the account’s Available Balance to fall below $0, a fee will be assessed when the pending transaction does post to the Account (and fees may also be assessed for the additional intervening transaction(s) to the extent they resulted in a negative Available Balance at the time they posted to the account). You acknowledge and agree that we are not liable for any damages you may incur for dishonor of items or other transactions because of a preauthorization hold placed on your account funds.