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Exhibit 10
TECHNOLOGY OUTSOURCING RENEWAL AGREEMENT
This
Master Agreement is made as of the 1st day of April, 2006 (the “Effective
Date”), by and between Independent Bank Corporation, a Michigan
Corporation (“Customer”), and Metavante Corporation, a
Wisconsin corporation (“Metavante”).
Customer
desires Metavante to provide to Customer the services set forth in this
Agreement, and Metavante desires to provide such services to Customer, all as
provided in this Agreement.
THEREFORE,
in consideration of the payments to be made and services to be performed
hereunder, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
Metavante
shall provide to Customer and Customer shall receive from Metavante, all upon
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Services specified in
this Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date
and end on the six (6th) anniversary of the last day of the month in which the
Effective Date occurs (the “Initial Term”).
As
of the Effective Date, the parties acknowledge that this Agreement includes the
following Schedules:
Services and Charges Schedule
Service Level Schedule
Termination Fee Schedule
Strategic Network Solutions
Schedule
As
of the Effective Date, the parties acknowledge that Services will be provided
for Customer and the following Affiliates of Customer:
First Home Financial (General Ledger only), MSB Investments
(General Ledger only),
Independent Bank West Michigan, Independent Bank, Independent Bank South
Michigan, Independent Bank East Michigan, Independent Bank Corp. (General
Ledger
only), and IBC Services, Inc. (General Ledger only)
By
signing below, the parties agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
and Customer appoints Metavante as: (1) Customer’s attorney-in-fact
to transmit files and information to the Internal Revenue Service
(“IRS”) and to take all appropriate actions in connection therewith
and empowers Metavante to authorize the IRS to release information return
documents supplied to the IRS by Metavante to states which participate in the
“Combined Federal/State Program”; and (2) Customer’s agent to
sign on Customer’s behalf the Affidavit required by the Internal Revenue
Service on Form 4804, or any successor form. Customer
acknowledges that
Metavante’s execution of the Form 4804 Affidavit on Customer’s
behalf does not relieve Customer of responsibility to provide accurate TINs or
liability for any penalties which may be assessed for failure to comply with
TIN requirements.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on their
behalf as of the date first above written.
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METAVANTE CORPORATION |
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INDEPENDENT BANK
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4900 W. Brown Deer Road |
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230 W. Main Street |
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Brown Deer, WI 53223 |
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Ionia, MI 48846 |
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Paul Danola |
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Rob Shuster |
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Paul Danola |
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Rob Shuster |
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President and Chief
Operating Officer |
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Executive Vice President
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Financial Solutions Group |
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Financial Officer |
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Rich Butler |
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Rich Butler |
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Executive Vice President |
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James R. Geschke |
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James R. Geschke |
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Executive Vice President |
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Financial Technology
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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CONSTRUCTION |
1.1.
Definitions. Capitalized terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them
in Article 18 of this Agreement.
1.2.
References. In this Agreement, references and mention of the word
“includes” and “including” shall mean “includes,
without limitation” and “including, without limitation,” as
applicable, and the word “any” shall mean “any or all”.
Headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect
the interpretation or meaning of this Agreement.
1.3.
Interpretation. The terms and conditions of this Agreement and all
schedules attached hereto are incorporated herein and deemed part of this
Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the general terms and conditions
and the terms of any schedules or exhibits attached hereto, the terms of the
schedules and exhibits shall prevail and control the interpretation of the
Agreement with respect to the subject matter of the applicable schedules and/or
exhibits. The schedules and exhibits together with the general terms and
conditions shall be interpreted as a single document. This Agreement may be
executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together constitute one and the same
agreement.
1.4.
Affiliates. Independent Bank Corporation agrees that it is responsible
for ensuring compliance with this Agreement by those of its Affiliates that
receive Services under this Agreement. Independent Bank Corporation agrees to
be responsible for the submission of its Affiliates’ data to Metavante
for processing and for the transmission to Independent Bank Corporation’s
Affiliates of such data processed by and received from Metavante. Independent
Bank Corporation agrees to pay any and all fees owed under this Agreement for
Services rendered to its Affiliates.
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TERM |
2.1.
Duration. Unless this Agreement has been earlier terminated or unless
Customer provides Metavante with written notice of non-renewal at least nine
(9) months prior to the expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement
shall automatically renew at the end of the Initial Term on the same terms
(including pricing terms) for one (1) twelve-month period. Upon expiration
of such twelve (12) -month extension, this Agreement shall expire unless
renewed in writing by the parties, provided, however, that Metavante may, but
has no obligation to, continue to provide all or any portion of the Services
thereafter on a month-to-month basis subject to these Terms and Conditions and
Metavante’s then-current standard fees and charges.
2.2.
Termination Assistance. Following the expiration or early termination of
this Agreement, Metavante shall provide to Customer the Customer Data in the
format in which it exists on Metavante’s systems, in accordance with
Metavante’s then-current standard prices for the delivery media. In
addition, Metavante agrees to provide to Customer, at Customer’s expense,
all necessary assistance to facilitate the orderly transition of Services to
Customer or its
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designee (“Termination
Assistance”). As part of the Termination Assistance, Metavante shall
assist Customer to develop a plan for the transition of all Services then being
performed by Metavante under this Agreement, from Metavante to Customer or
Customer’s designee, on a reasonable schedule developed jointly by
Metavante and Customer. Prior to providing any Termination Assistance, Metavante
shall deliver to Customer a good-faith estimate of all such Expenses and
charges, including charges for custom programming services. Customer
understands and agrees that all Expenses and charges for Termination Assistance
shall be computed in accordance with Metavante’s then-current standard
prices for such products, materials, and services, notwithstanding the
foregoing, programming fees applicable to Termination Assistance will be as
specified in the Services and Charges Schedule hereto. Customer shall pay for
the Customer Data and any Termination Assistance in advance of Metavante
providing such data or assistance. Nothing contained herein shall obligate
Customer to receive Termination Assistance from Metavante.
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CONDITIONS
AND LICENSES |
3.1.
Performance by Subcontractors. Customer understands and agrees that the
actual performance of the Services may be made by Metavante, one or more
Affiliates of Metavante, or subcontractors of any of the foregoing Entities
(collectively, the “Eligible Providers”). For purposes of this
Agreement, performance of the Services by any Eligible Provider shall be deemed
performance by Metavante itself. Metavante shall remain fully responsible for
the performance or non-performance of the Services by any Eligible Provider, to
the same extent as if Metavante itself performed or failed to perform such
services. Customer agrees to look solely to Metavante, and not to any Eligible
Provider, for satisfaction of any claims Customer may have arising out of this
Agreement or the performance or nonperformance of Services. However, in the
event that Customer contracts directly with a Third Party for any products or
services, Metavante shall have no liability to Customer for such Third
Party’s products or services, even if such products or services are
necessary for Customer to access or receive the Services hereunder.
3.2.
Customer Marks. Metavante is authorized to use Customer’s service
marks and trademarks solely if necessary to perform the Services and solely for
the purpose of providing the Services to Customer. Any use of Customer’s
marks by Metavante shall be subject to Customer’s prior written approval,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld by Customer.
3.3.
Software License. Customer (a) will install and operate copies of
certain Metavante-supplied software, if any, that is identified in the Services
and Charges Schedule as required for Customer to access or receive certain of
the Initial Services, (b) may access certain software that Metavante will
make available on the internet, and (c) may be provided with copies of
software for demonstration purposes (collectively, the “Incidental
Software”). Metavante hereby grants to Customer a personal, nonexclusive,
and nontransferable license and right, for the duration of this Agreement, to
use the Incidental Software solely in accordance with the applicable
Documentation and for no other purposes. Customer shall not do any of the
following: (i) distribute, sell, assign, transfer, or sublicense the Incidental
Software, or any part thereof, to any third party; (ii) except as
specifically set forth in this Agreement, adapt, modify, translate, reverse
engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works based on the
Incidental Software or any part thereof; (iii) copy the Incidental
Software, in whole or in part,
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without including appropriate
copyright notices; (iv) except for providing banking services to
Customer’s customers, use the Incidental Software in any manner to
provide Service Bureau, time sharing, or other computer services to Third
Parties; (v) export the Incidental Software outside the United States,
either directly or indirectly; and/or (vi) install the Incidental Software
on a different platform or interface the Incidental Software to an application
written in a different computer language other than that set forth in the
Documentation. Within 10 days of the Effective Date of Termination,
Customer shall, at its own expense, return the Incidental Software to Metavante
and/or destroy all copies thereof.
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4.1.
Initial Services. Metavante agrees to provide Services as set forth in
the Schedules listed on the first page of this Agreement as of the Effective
Date.
4.2
Professional Services. Metavante shall perform the Professional Services
for Customer as set forth in the Services and Charges Schedule and shall
perform additional Professional Services as mutually agreed upon by the parties
from time to time under this Agreement, provided that either party may require
execution of a separate mutually acceptable professional services agreement
prior to Metavante’s performance of Professional Services other than
those set forth in the Services and Charges Schedule.
4.3
Service Levels. Service Levels, if any, relating to a particular Service
shall be as set forth in the Service Level Schedule. The parties agree that
Metavante’s performance of Services at a level at or above any Service
Level shall be satisfactory performance, provided that this sentence shall not
be deemed to modify or reduce any of Metavante’s other obligations or
warranties pursuant to this Agreement. Metavante shall cure any failure to
achieve a Service Level within the period specified within the applicable
schedule. Remedies, if any, for failure to achieve a Service Level shall be as
set forth in the Service Level Schedule.
4.4
EFD Services. The following additional terms shall apply with respect to
the EFD Services. The EFD Services are those Services provided by Metavante to
support Customer’s on-line and off-line debit and credit card products.
A.
Network Rules and Responsibilities. “Network” shall mean a
shared system, operating under a common name, through which member financial
institutions are able to authorize, route, process, and settle transactions
(e.g., MasterCard and Visa). Customer acknowledges and agrees that Customer
must obtain required memberships in all applicable Networks and, upon
Metavante’s request, shall provide Metavante with copies of its fully
executed membership agreements. Customer shall comply with the articles,
bylaws, operating regulations, rules, procedures, and policies of all Networks,
as applicable to its operations, and shall be solely responsible, as between
Customer and Metavante, for any claims, liabilities, lawsuits, and expenses
arising out of or caused by Customer’s failure to comply with the same.
Customer acknowledges and agrees that, because Metavante is Customer’s
processor, Metavante may receive certain services from MasterCard, Visa, and/or
other Networks that Customer could receive directly in the event Customer
performed the processing services for itself. Customer agrees that Metavante
may pass through to Customer any fees charged to Metavante for such
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services and that Metavante
has no responsibility or liability to Customer for any such services. Prior to
the transfer of the EFD Services to Customer or its designee upon the Effective
Date of Termination, Customer shall take all actions required by the applicable
Network to effect the transfer. In addition to the charges specified on the Fee
Schedule, Customer shall be responsible for (i) all interchange and
network provider fees; (ii) all dues, fees, fines, and assessments
established by and owed by Customer to any Network; and (iii) for all
costs and fees associated with changes to ATM protocol caused by
Customer’s conversion to the EFD Services.
B.
Card Production Services. Delivery of cards will be deemed complete with
respect to any order upon Metavante’s delivery of the supply of cards to
either the United States Post Office, a common carrier or courier, or
Customer’s designated employee or agent. Following delivery of the cards
in accordance with the foregoing, the card production services with respect to
such order shall be completed, and Metavante shall have no further
responsibility whatsoever for any use, abuse, loss, damage, alteration, or
theft of cards following delivery. Metavante shall be responsible to produce
cards in conformance with applicable network standards and for the proper
preparation of mailers (e.g., sealing and addressing). Customer shall notify
Metavante in writing of any alleged breach of the foregoing by Metavante.
Metavante’s sole responsibility, and Customer’s sole remedy, shall
be to provide, at Metavante’s expense, a conforming replacement card to
the appropriate cardholder(s).
C.
Verification and Notice. Customer shall notify Metavante of any data
entry errors, including any unauthorized transactions, new accounts, new files,
or unauthorized amounts, within thirty (30) days of the date of the
applicable Metavante report. Customer’s failure to notify Metavante of
errors or discrepancies within such thirty (30)-day period shall constitute
Customer’s agreement that it has reviewed and approved the content of
each such report using proper internal control review procedures. Metavante
does not guarantee that the Services will be one hundred percent (100%)
error-free or that the variables and options selected and approved by Customer
will produce a result, which is problem-free and otherwise meets the
expectations of Customer. The only responsibility Metavante shall have with
regard to (i) data entry errors and other similar human errors which occur
in the usual course of business and (ii) unsatisfactory data processing
results caused by options and variables selected or approved by Customer is,
respectively, to correct such errors as they are discovered and to assist
Customer in revising data processing options and variables to achieve a satisfactory
result.
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Settlement. Customer acknowledges and agrees that, where Metavante
processes a transaction for a stored value card, debit card, or credit card
issued by Customer, Customer is either obligated to pay the amount of the
transaction, or Customer is entitled to receive the amount of the transaction
under applicable Network rules. Customer authorizes Metavante to receive or
pay, as applicable, any such amounts due to or payable by Customer. Metavante
shall daily determine the “Net Settlement” for Customer. “Net
Settlement” means the net amount payable to Customer by Metavante, or the
net amount payable to Metavante by Customer, as applicable, for transactions
settled for Customer by Metavante with Networks, and/or other financial institutions,
including Customer’s Affiliates, in accordance with applicable Network
operating rules. Customer shall maintain an account with a settlement bank for
purposes of funding or receiving Net Settlement, as applicable, and authorizes
Metavante to charge the settlement account via ACH debit or otherwise for any
Net Settlement owed by
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Customer to Metavante, and to
deposit to the settlement account any Net Settlement owed by Metavante to
Customer. Customer shall, upon Metavante’s demand, pay to Metavante any
Net Settlement that Metavante is unable to collect from the settlement account
for any reason. Metavante will provide Customer with daily settlement and
accounting information, and Customer agrees that Customer is responsible for
the daily maintenance and reconciliation of all accounting entries. Metavante
shall monthly determine the average monthly Net Settlement payable by Customer
to Metavante, if any. Customer agrees to reimburse Metavante for its cost of
funds in the amount determined by multiplying Customer’s average monthly
Net Settlement payable by the then-published prime rate of M&I Marshall
& Ilsley Bank. For at least 120 days following the Effective Date of
Termination, Customer shall maintain a settlement account with Metavante or the
depository institution designated by Metavante which Metavante may charge to
settle any trailing activity which accrues prior to the Effective Date of
Termination and which is not known to Metavante until sometime thereafter
(including any chargeback of a transaction which is authorized prior to the
Effective Date of Termination). Customer shall pay to Metavante fees at
Metavante’s then-current standard rates to settle such trailing activity.
E.
Credit Card Operations.
(i) Customer
is responsible for all risks (including risk of credit losses, fraud losses,
counterfeit losses, and fees and fines for noncompliance with laws,
regulations, or Visa/MasterCard rules) and funding for the operation of its
credit card programs, and for all operating expenses and charges, whether or
not itemized. Metavante will provide Customer with certain reports (some in
paper form, some in microfiche form, and/or some available on-line or through
some other electronic media), including management reports, but Customer is
responsible to review, monitor, and act upon information in such reports to
minimize and control risks, losses, fees, and fines. Metavante may assist
Customer in establishing such credit scoring or approval criteria, but Customer
is responsible for establishing and applying credit and other approval criteria
in accordance with all governing laws, rules, and regulations. Customer shall
be responsible to furnish and pay for all forms and documents used by Customer
and shall be solely responsible for the compliance of such forms, documents,
and procedures with the operating requirements of Metavante, Visa and
MasterCard rules and operating regulations, and applicable federal, state, and
local laws and regulations. Metavante may provide sample forms, documents, and
procedures to Customer for information purposes, but Metavante makes no
warranty or representation as to the legality or accuracy of such forms,
documents, or procedures. Customer is responsible to retain originals and/or
records of any and all documentation relating to its cardholders and merchants
as required under applicable record retention laws and regulations. All credit
card and/or merchant accounts of Customer now in existence and those added
during the Term are and shall be the sole property of Customer; however,
Customer shall not sell, assign, transfer or convey any of such accounts, or
any rights, proceeds, claims or collateral thereunder, to any Third Party
without either termination of this Agreement or the prior written consent of
Metavante.
(ii) Customer
authorizes Metavante and grants to Metavante power-of-attorney to endorse any
and all checks payable to Customer which are received by Metavante in payment
of credit card accounts for which Metavante provides payment processing
services.
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(iii) Customer
may request that Metavante make available to Customer’s credit card
cardholders checks or drafts which the cardholders may use to draw on their
credit card account (“Credit Card Checks”). Any Credit Card Checks
made available by Metavante to one of Customer’s credit card cardholders
shall be payable through such bank (the “Payable Through Bank”) as
Metavante shall designate in its sole discretion. Customer agrees that neither
Metavante nor the Payable Through Bank shall have any responsibility to review
or verify the signature of the drawer of any Credit Card Check. Customer agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless Metavante and the Payable Through Bank from,
defend Metavante and the Payable Through Bank against, and pay any final
judgment against Metavante or the Payable Through Bank for any and all claims,
damages, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and
liabilities relating to the Payable Through Bank’s payment or refusal to
pay any Credit Card Checks, including any liability of the Payable Through Bank
as the payor bank under Regulation CC of the Federal Reserve Board or
under the Uniform Commercial Code.
4.5
Electronic Banking Services. The following additional terms shall apply
with respect to the Electronic Banking Services. The Electronic Banking
Services are (a) Metavante’s Internet and telephone banking services
that enable Customer’s consumer and/or commercial depositors and other
customers (“End Users”) to access, receive, collect, concentrate,
and/or report data and/or initiate transactions via a personal computer or
telephone, (b) Metavante’s consumer payment provider services
(“CPP Services”) that enable End Users to remit payments to payees
located within the United States scheduled up to 364 days in the future,
and/or recurring weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, semi-monthly,
quarterly, semi-annually, or annually (if and as available), and
(c) Metavante’s consumer service provider services (“CSP Services”)
that enable Customer to provide Web-based bill consolidation and presentment
services via a branded Website.
A.
Access. Customer shall comply with Metavante’s requirements for
making the Electronic Banking Services operational and available for
Customer’s and/or Customer’s End Users. Customer agrees that
Metavante is under no obligation to provide any End User with access to the
Electronic Banking Services unless and until Customer has provided Metavante
with all information and documentation required by Metavante for End User
set-up.
B.
End User Agreements. Customer shall be solely responsible for
contracting with, and managing the relationship with, End Users of the
Electronic Banking Services and for obtaining all necessary End User
authorizations and consents. Metavante will not have a contractual relationship
with End Users, and so must rely upon Customer to manage liability and risk
issues. Customer will include appropriate provisions in its End User agreements
regarding, and shall indemnify Metavante against, defend Metavante against, and
hold Metavante harmless from claims arising from: (a) any End User’s
use of or inability to use the Electronic Banking Services, specifically
including, without limitation, any End User’s claim for economic loss or
damages arising from the End User’s use of the Internet Banking Services
or Bill Payment Services; (b) transactions effected with a lost, stolen,
counterfeit or misused access code or identification number issued by Customer
to any End User. Customer and its End Users shall be responsible for selecting
and safeguarding their passwords for using the Electronic Banking Services. As
between Customer and Metavante, any use of the Electronic Banking
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Services through use of a
valid password shall be authorized use, provided that Metavante will cancel or
disable passwords promptly following notification from Customer.
C.
ACH Services. In providing ACH services for Customer, Metavante acts as
Customer’s third-party service provider and is not itself an
“Originator,” “ODFI,” or “RDFI” (as defined
under NACHA rules). Customer shall be responsible for compliance with all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations regarding Customer’s use of
and/or access to the ACH services, including applicable rules and regulations
of the National Automated Clearing House Association (“NACHA”). In
particular and as applicable, Customer will provide its depositors with all
disclosures required under state and federal law, as then required by
applicable law or NACHA rules. Customer shall indemnify Metavante from, defend
Metavante against, and hold Metavante harmless from any and all loss, claim, or
liability to any Third Party from Customer’s breach of the foregoing
obligations. Upon notification from Customer of the occurrence of an error or
omission with respect to an ACH entry, Metavante shall promptly furnish
corrected ACH entry(ies) to the applicable ACH operator, unless the NACHA rules
prohibit the processing of the correct ACH entry(ies). Metavante’s
liability to Customer for claims arising out of the ACH services performed by
Metavante pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited to the processing of
appropriate corrected ACH entry(ies).
D.
Bill Payment Services.
(i) Customer
understands that it is fully responsible for the availability of good funds
necessary to settle the payment activities of its End Users initiated through
the use of the Electronic Banking Services. Metavante shall either initiate
debit ACH entries or paper drafts against each End User’s designated
account for bill payment activities initiated by the End User, or shall charge
Customer’s designated settlement account to fund such payments. Customer
is and shall remain solely and exclusively responsible to Metavante for the
entire amount of any payment processed for and on behalf of an End User which
is not funded due to insufficient funds in the applicable settlement account or
for any other reason outside Metavante’s control. Customer shall reimburse
Metavante for any amounts that Metavante determines, in its sole discretion, to
be uncollectable from the End User. Metavante shall not be responsible for
losses associated with payments to, or at the direction of, government
agencies, organizations and institutions, or court directed payments. Customer
shall be exclusively responsible for and, upon Metavante’s demand,
reimburse Metavante for, the amount of any such payments which Metavante
reasonably believes it cannot collect from the End User for any reason.
(ii) Customer
authorizes and directs Metavante to contact payees and End Users with respect
to payments processed by Metavante. All payee data and Metavante’s payee
database shall be Metavante’s property which may be used by Metavante
without limitation for purposes of maintaining and providing “pay
anyone” bill payment services for its customers. Metavante shall have the
right to remit, stop, cancel, and manage payments and ACH re-issuance and
returns as deemed most reasonable by Metavante. Metavante may set an expiration
date for payment checks. From time to time, Metavante may contact End Users to
recover payment errors (common sources of payment errors include: Incorrect
recipient (payee), delivered incorrectly by the postal service, consolidation
error directed the payment to an
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incorrect party; stop payment
request honored and funds re-credited to End User’s Billable Account, but
the check was paid; Metavante error; or duplicate payment made to payee). In
the case of payment errors, Metavante will always contact the payee first to
attempt direct retrieval of the funds. If Metavante is unable to retrieve the
funds and the End User received benefit of the payment, Metavante may seek
reimbursement from the End User.
E.
Transferred Data. In the event that Customer transfers data from another
service provider to Metavante to convert Customer’s end users to
Metavante’s systems, Metavante will not be responsible for any errors,
delays, or problems in providing the Services that arise from the quality,
reliability, or currency of the transferred data, including, without
limitation, late fees for payments that are delayed due to the conversion of
inaccurate or outdated payee data. In addition, Customer shall reimburse Metavante,
at Metavante’s then-current rates for professional services, for any
additional work that Metavante must perform to address claims or support
arising from errors or inadequacies of transferred data.
4.6
ACH Services.
A.
General. “ACH Services” means Services whereby Metavante
will (i) initiate and/or receive automated clearing house debit and credit
entries, and adjustments to debit entries and credit entries to
Customer’s account, (ii) credit and/or debit the same to such account.
Customer authorizes Metavante to act as Customer’s third-party processor
for initiating, transmitting, and/or receiving ACH entries. If agreed to
between Customer and Metavante, Metavante shall provide for the posting of ACH
entries to Customer deposit accounts. Metavante shall provide reports to
Customer showing errors and rejections resulting from ACH entries transmitted
on behalf of Customer during a particular day. It shall be Customer’s
responsibility to review such reports and correct erroneous ACH entries.
B.
Timing. Metavante shall make reasonable efforts to deliver ACH entries
to Customer or to an ACH operator, as appropriate, prior to any applicable
deadline for such delivery. Metavante does not guarantee timely delivery.
Metavante shall have no liability to Customer as a result of any late delivery,
except to the extent such late delivery is (i) caused by the willful
misconduct of Metavante, and (ii) made more than 24 hours after its
scheduled deadline.
C. NACHA Rules. In providing ACH Services for Customer, Metavante acts as Customer’s third-party service provider and is not itself an “Operator,” “Originator,” “ODFI,” or “RDFI” (as defined under NACHA rules). Customer shall be responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations regarding Customer’s use of and/or access to the ACH Services, including applicable rules and regulations of the National Automated Clearing House Association (“NACHA”). In particular and as applicable, (i) Cu






