Wis. Admin. Code Department of Financial Institutions DFI-SB 12.07 - Allocation of liability

(1) BETWEEN SAVINGS BANK AND THIRD PARTIES. Each activity authorized under s. 214.04(21), Stats., shall be conducted in accordance with a written agreement between the savings bank and any participating merchant, service center, data processor or other third party, setting out the manner in which liability from errors, malfunctions or the unauthorized use of a remote service unit will be allocated between the parties.

(2) LIMITED CUSTOMER LIABILITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE.

(a) The liability of a customer of a savings bank for the unauthorized use of a plastic card or other means providing the customer access to a remote service unit may not exceed the lesser of the following:

1. $50.

2. The amount of any money, property or services obtained by its unauthorized use prior to the time the savings bank is notified of, or otherwise becomes aware of, circumstances which lead to the belief that unauthorized access to the customer's account may be obtained. Notice is sufficient when the customer takes such steps as may reasonably be required in the ordinary course of business to provide the savings bank with the pertinent information.

(b) A customer furnishing another person with the plastic card or other means providing access to the customer's account through a remote service unit shall be deemed to authorize all transactions that may be accomplished by that means until the customer has given actual notice to the savings bank that further transactions are unauthorized.

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Wis. Admin. Code Department of Financial Institutions DFI-SB 12.07

CR Register, February, 1994, No. 458, eff. 3-1-94.