Common use of Money in Your Account May Be Held Clause in Contracts

Money in Your Account May Be Held. Until a Transaction is Completed. When you use your Card to pay for goods or services, certain merchants may ask us to authorize the transaction in advance and may estimate the final purchase amount. When you use your Card at an ATM or for a teller cash withdrawal transaction, we generally authorize the transaction in advance (including all applicable fees). When we authorize the transaction, we commit to make the requested funds available when the transaction finally settles and will place a hold on your account’s funds for the amount indicated by the merchant, and this transaction will show as “pending” in your transaction history. We also may add an amount for certain merchants to ensure that sufficient funds will be available to cover the final transaction amount (such as to cover a tip at a restaurant). Transactions at certain merchants that authorize high dollar amounts, especially rental car companies and hotels, may cause an “authorization” or a “hold” on your available balance for up to 90 days. Until the transaction finally settles, you will not be able to use the money in your account that is “on hold.” We will only charge your account for the correct amount of the final transaction, however, and we will release any remaining amount when the transaction finally settles.