The certificate of deposit account application has been created so as to enable customers to apply for a deposit account by providing details of the deposit to be opened along with minimal personal details. All the required disclosures and notices are displayed as part of the application and all regulations governing the bank and applicant involved have been kept in mind while identifying information to be captured.
The application tracker has been built so as to enable tracking of the application once it has been submitted. The application tracker also enables the applicant to retrieve and complete an application that has been saved.
Certificate of Deposit Workflow
Following are the steps involved as part of application submission:
How to reach here:
Dashboard > Certificate of Deposits
To apply for certificate of deposit:
State of Residence
Field Name |
Description |
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Please select your state of residence |
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Select State |
You are required to select the state in which you reside. |
Certificate of Deposit Requirement
Field Name |
Description |
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Which currency should this account have? |
The currency (US dollars) of the deposit account is displayed. |
Would you like to add a co-applicant? |
You can identify whether a co-applicant is to be added to the application or not. |
Is Co-applicant an existing user |
Indicates whether the co-applicant is an existing user. This field is displayed, if you have selected Yes in the Would you like to add a co-applicant? field. |
Co-applicant Customer ID |
You are required to enter the co-applicant’s customer ID, if the co-applicant is an existing user. This field is displayed, if you have selected Yes in the Is co-applicant an existing user? field. |
Send Verification Code via |
Indicates the channel on which the verification code is to be sent. The options are:
This field is displayed, if you have selected Yes in the Is co-applicant an existing user? field. |
Applicants Profile Details
In the primary Information screen enter appropriate information such as, salutation, first name, last name, date of birth, citizenship, etc.
Field Name |
Description |
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Salutation |
Select your salutation. Examples of salutation are Mr., Mrs., Dr. |
First Name |
Enter your first name. |
Middle Name |
Enter your middle name here. This field is optional. |
Last Name |
Enter your last name. |
Suffix (Optional) |
Enter your suffix. This field is optional. |
Date of Birth |
Your date of birth in format MM/DD/YYYY. The system validates your date of birth against your state of residence so as to identify whether you have attained age of majority as per your state specifications |
Citizenship |
The country of which you are a citizen. By default, United States will be selected. You can change this value to reflect the country of which you are a citizen. |
Permanent Resident |
You are required to identify whether you are a permanent resident of the United States or not. If your citizenship is any other than United States and if you are also not a permanent resident of the United States, you will not be able to proceed with the application as, currently, only US citizens or resident aliens are allowed to submit applications only. |
Country of Resident |
This field is enabled only if you have identified that you are not a permanent resident of the United States by selecting No in the Permanent Resident field. In this case, you are required to identify the country in which you reside. |
In the proof of identity section enter your social security number, identity type, state of issue, ID number, and expiry date.
Field Name |
Description |
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Social Security Number |
Enter your Social Security Number. Your Social Security Number is a 9 digit number issued by the U.S. government to U.S. citizens, permanent residents and temporary residents for taxation and other purposes. |
Type of Identification |
Select the identification that you want to provide as proof of identity. The identification type could be. The identification type could be:
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State of Issue |
Enter the name of the state in which your identification document has been issued. This field is displayed if you have selected State ID or Driving License in Type of Identification list. |
ID Number |
Enter your Identification number corresponding to the identification type. |
Expiration Date |
Enter the date on which your identification document will expire. This date can be found printed on your identification document. The system will validate if the expiration date has passed or if it is a valid date i.e. not one that is too ahead in the future (the number of years will be defined by the bank) and will display an appropriate error message. In this case, you can either modify the expiration date or select a different ID to submit as proof of identity, one that has a valid expiration date. |
In the contact information section enter contact details including email, phone numbers and current residential address. You will be required to enter details of your previous residence if you have stayed at your current residence for less than the amount of time required. This amount of time is defined by the bank in terms of years.
Field Name |
Description |
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Enter your email address. |
Confirm Email |
Re-enter your email address in order to confirm the same. |
Phone Number |
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Phone Type |
Select the phone number type that you want to define as primary contact number. The options are:
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Primary Phone Number |
Enter your phone number corresponding to the selected phone type. |
Alternate phone number |
You can select Yes if you want to add an alternate phone number. It is not mandatory to add an alternate phone number. |
Phone Type |
Type of phone number that is being added as an alternate number. The options are the same as those available for the phone type of primary phone number. The type selected as primary phone type will not be part of the list. Hence you cannot enter two phone numbers of the same type. This field is displayed if you select Yes in the Add an alternate phone number field. |
Phone Number |
Phone number corresponding to the selected alternate phone type. This field appears if you select Yes in the Add an alternate phone number field. |
Residential Address |
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Accommodation Type |
The type of accommodation in which you reside. The accommodation types are:
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Address 1-2 |
Enter your address details. |
City |
Enter the name of the city in which you reside. |
State |
The state in which you reside. The state that you selected upfront will be displayed in this field. You will not be able to change the state here. |
Zip Code |
The zip code of your residence. You can enter the zip code in format zip+4 in addition to regular format. |
Staying Since |
Date since which you have been residing at the current address. If you identify a date that is less than the minimum amount of time required for you to have resided in the current residence, the system will display fields in which you can specify you previous residence address. |
Previous Residential Address This sub section will be enabled and displayed only if you have identified a date in the Staying Since field that falls short of the minimum amount of time required for you to have resided in the current residence. |
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Accommodation Type |
The type of accommodation in which you resided previously. The accommodation types are:
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Address line 1-2 |
Enter address details of your previous residence. |
City |
Enter the name of the city in which you resided previously. |
State |
The state in which you resided previously. The state that you selected upfront will be displayed here by default and can be changed. |
Zip Code |
The zip code of your previous residence. You can enter the zip code in format zip+4 in addition to regular format. |
In this section enter details of your employment over a defined period starting with your current primary employment. The details required are type of employment, subsequent status, and if you are salaried or self employed, the company or employer name and date on which specific employment was started.
Field Name |
Description |
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Employment Type |
The type of your current primary employment. The types are:
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Employment Status |
The status of your employment. The options in this field will depend on your selection as employment type. If you have selected the option Salaried or Self Employed the options will be:
If you select Others option in the Employment Type list, following options may appear:
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Company Name or Employer |
The name of the company or firm at which you are employed. This field will be displayed only if you have selected Salaried or Self Employed as Employment Type. |
Start Date |
The date on which you started current employment. This field will be displayed only if you have selected Salaried or Self Employed as Employment Type. |
This page comprises of two sub sections, one in which you can define details of your deposit account such as deposit amount, tenure and interest frequency, and the other in which you can specify funding details such as the method through which you will fund the initial deposit on your account and to specify details of funding including amount to be funded and subsequent account or card details from which the amount is to be debited.
Field Name |
Description |
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Deposit Amount |
The amount for which you wish to open a deposit account with the bank. |
Tenure |
The tenure or term for which the deposit is being opened. The acceptable term range will be displayed against this field. You can specify term in years, months and days. |
Interest Payout Frequency |
The frequency in which you would like to receive interest. This field will be displayed once you have defined the amount and tenure for which you are opening a deposit with the bank. This field will contain all the possible interest payout frequencies based on the amount and tenure you have entered. |
Interest Rate |
The interest rate applicable on the deposit account. The interest rate will be fetched and displayed once you have specified all details of the deposit i.e. amount, tenure and interest payout frequency. |
Your Funding Source |
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I will use my Credit Card |
Select this option if you wish to transfer funds from your credit card. |
I will use my Debit Card |
Select this option if you wish to transfer funds from your debit card. |
I will transfer funds from another account with the bank (Your savings or checking account) |
Select this option if you wish to transfer funds from your savings or checking account held with the bank. This option will be available only if you are an existing customer of the bank. |
I will transfer funds from my account at another bank (Your bank charges may apply) |
Select this option if you wish to transfer funds from your savings or checking account held with another bank. This option will be available only if you are an existing customer of the bank. |
I will fund my deposit later |
Select this option if you wish to fund your deposit later. If you select this option you will not be required to provide funding information till after the deposit account is opened. |
Account Number |
This field will be displayed only if you have selected the option to fund your account from one of your savings or checking accounts held with the bank. All your active savings and checking account that are held with the bank will be displayed in a drop-down and will be available for selection with the exception of any accounts that are in a debit block state. |
The following fields appear if you opt to fund your account via an account held with another bank |
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Account Number |
All your linked savings and checking accounts will be displayed in this drop-down and will be available for selection. |
Account Name |
This field will be displayed once you have selected an account. This field will display the name of your account. |
Bank ID |
The ID of the bank in which your account is held. This field will be displayed once you have selected an account. |
Bank Branch |
The branch at which your account is held. This field will be displayed once you have selected an account. |
The following fields are displayed if you opt to fund your account via credit card or debit card |
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Card Type |
Enter your card’s network provider. For example: VISA, American Express, Discovery. |
Card Number |
Enter your card number as it is printed on the card. |
Expiration Date (Month and Year) |
Enter the month and year on which your card expires. |
Name on Card |
Enter your name as it is printed on the card. |
Security Code |
Enter the security code of your card. Your security code is the three digit number printed on the back of your card. On an American express credit card, it is the four digit number printed on the front of your card just above your card number. |
The review and submit page consists of the following two sub sections:
Disclosures and Consents
Field Name |
Description |
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ESIGN Disclosure |
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I have reviewed and consent to the ESIGN Disclosure |
Select this check box to provide consent to the ESIGN Disclosure. |
TIN Certification and Backup Withholding |
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I certify and sign under penalty of perjury, that all 4 tax status certification statements above are true |
Select this checkbox to acknowledge that you accept the information submitted by you is correct. |
Additional Disclosure |
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I acknowledge that I have reviewed and agree to the Product Legal Documents and Privacy Policy Notice |
Select this check box to acknowledge that you have reviewed the documents and privacy policy and accept the same. |
This section displays a message confirming that the application has been submitted along with details on additional steps that might be required to be taken by the applicant or the bank. If the bank has configured the debit bureau check step for certificate of deposit applications, the debit decision outcome is also displayed and if positive, the account number is generated and displayed as well.
To register:
Register Applicant
Field Name |
Description |
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Enter the email ID with which you would like to register. |
Confirm Email |
To confirm the email ID, re-enter the email ID entered in the Email field. |
Verify |
Click on this link to verify the email ID entered. A unique security code will be sent to the email address defined and a pop up window will be opened in which you can verify the email ID by entering the security code in the specified field. |
Password |
Enter a password to be used for the purpose of registration. You will be required to enter this password when you login to the system in the future. |
Confirm Password |
To confirm the password re-enter the password entered in the Password field. |
Verification
Field Name |
Description |
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Verification Code |
Enter the security code sent to the email ID you have defined in the registration screen. |
Register User - Confirm
Field Name |
Description |
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Specify the email ID of the co-applicant to register the co-applicant. This field will be displayed only if the co-applicant involved in the application is not registered with the bank. |
Following scenarios are applicable for save for later:
All saved applications will be available in the app tracker under the In Draft tab. You can select any application to resume the application submission process.
To save an application:
Save Later
Field Name |
Description |
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Enter the email ID with which you would like to register. |
Confirm Email |
To confirm the email ID re-enter the email ID entered in the Email field. |
Verify |
Click on this link to verify the email ID entered. A unique security code will be sent to the email address defined and a pop up window will be opened in which you can verify the email ID by entering the security code in the specified field. Refer the Verify sub section under section Register User for further information on verification. |
Password |
Enter a password to be used for the purpose of registration. You will be required to enter this password when you login to the system in the future. |
Confirm Password |
To confirm the password, re-enter the password entered in the Password field. |
An application form being initiated by an existing user will differ from that of one being initiated by a new/unregistered user. If you are applying for a certificate of deposit product as an existing user, once you login to the banking system after having entered your login credentials, the application form will be displayed with all your personal details pre-populated in the respective fields and sections. You will, hence, be required to only specify details pertaining to the deposit. The sections that will be pre-populated with your information are Primary Information, Proof of Identity, Contact Information and Employment Information.
The Application Tracker enables you to view the progress of submitted applications and also to retrieve and complete applications that have been saved. Through the application tracker you can perform the following actions:
To track an application:
Submitted Application
Field Name |
Description |
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Certificate of Deposit Offer Name |
The name of the certificate of deposit offer for which the application has been made . |
Deposit Amount |
The amount for which the deposit was applied. |
Application ID |
The application reference number as generated by the bank at the time the application was submitted. |
Progress Bar |
The current status of the application is displayed graphically with the help of a progress bar. |
Applicant Name |
The names of both the primary and co-applicant will be displayed here. If no co-applicant has been added, only the primary applicant’s name will be displayed. |
Submitted On |
The date on which the application was submitted. |
Status |
The current status of the application. |
Field Name |
Description |
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Certificate of Deposit Offer Name |
The name of the certificate of deposit offer for which the application has been made . |
Deposit Amount |
The amount for which the deposit was applied. |
Application ID |
The application reference number as generated by the bank at the time the application was submitted. |
Progress Bar |
The current status of the application is displayed graphically with the help of a progress bar. |
Applicant Name |
The names of both the primary and co-applicant will be displayed here. If no co-applicant has been added, only the primary applicant’s name will be displayed. |
Submitted On |
The date on which the application was submitted. |
Status |
The current status of the application. |
Account Number |
The account number generated by the bank. |
This screen displays a summary of your certificate of deposit application. You can click on the View Complete Application link provided on the screen to view the complete application in PDF format.
Field Name |
Description |
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Certificate of Deposit Offer Name |
The name of the certificate of deposit offer for which application was made. |
Term |
The term of the deposit. |
Account Type |
The type of account i.e. individual or joint. |
Interest Rate |
The interest rate applicable on the deposit. |
Account Holders |
The names of the applicants. |
Interest Payment |
The interest payment frequency. |
Deposit Amount |
The amount for which the deposit was applied. |
Maturity Date |
The date on which the deposit will mature. |
This section displays the status history of the application i.e. the various stages through which the application has passed along with the current status.
Field Name |
Description |
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Status History |
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State |
The status of the application. |
Remarks |
Displays the remarks, if any. |
Acted By |
The User ID of the person that updated the status of the application. |
Updated On |
The date on which the specific status was updated. |
The option to cancel the application is provided throughout the application and you can opt to cancel the application at any step.
To cancel an application:
Field Name |
Description |
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Reason for Cancelling |
Indicate the reason for which you are cancelling the application. This is an optional step. The cancellation reason could be:
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Please Specify |
This field is displayed if you have selected the option Others as Reason for Cancelling. Enter the reason for which you are cancelling the application in this field. |
FAQs
Can I apply for a certificate of deposit account if I am not a citizen of the United States?
Why do you require the expiry date of my identity proof?
Can I provide my P.O. box as residential address?
I have my entire zip code i.e. in zip+4 format. Can I provide my entire zip code?
Can I fund my deposit through multiple modes?
Why do I have to give my consent to all the disclosures displayed under the Review & Submit section?
I am an existing customer of the bank but do not have channel access, how can I proceed?
. Can I proceed with the application if I am not an existing channel user?
Why am I asked to capture previous residential address details?
. Is it mandatory to change the default configuration for an account as part of application tracker?
Can the co-applicant perform all the pending tasks in the application tracker?