HURST, Texas, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Tax, one of
North America's leading tax
preparation companies, announced today the commercial launch of its
DEEPBLUE™ Debit (DEEPBLUE) Banking-as-a-Service mobile
app with no credit check1 or minimum balance
requirements. The DEEPBLUE solution has received very positive
responses from initial customers.
DEEPBLUE Debit Benefits:
- Bank account with MasterCard® branded debit card offered
by Republic Bank & Trust Company, Member FDIC.
- Enhanced Account Security: ability to easily pause/restrict
card activity
- Direct deposit of Tax Refunds, Payroll or Benefit payments up
to two days faster2.
- Account-to-account transfers
- Mobile Check Capture3
- Payback Rewards Program4
- High Yield Savings Account Option5
- Overdraft Protection Option6
- Budgeting Tool
- Other Value-Added features in Development
Please visit our website for more information about DEEPBLUE and
to open an account with any of our affiliates.
Brent Turner, CEO of Liberty Tax
said, "We are proud to offer our customers this exciting new array
of solutions to empower their financial stability and growth,
complementing our growing base of services. We expect significant
synergies in bringing the convenience and power of DEEPBLUE to
build on the value we provide to our over 1.6 million Liberty
Tax customers.
"Our investment in this new technology, built from the ground up
to offer a seamless and satisfying customer experience, is another
step in our strategy to build a comprehensive set of complementary
financial services solutions for our customers. We believe our
customers will appreciate the value and efficiency of managing a
growing array of their financial services needs all from the
convenience of a mobile application. We are humbled by the trust
and faith our clients place in our organization as we help care for
and secure their personal finances, and we are deeply committed to
helping them reach the next point in their financial goals."
About Liberty Tax
Liberty Tax, a portfolio company of NextPoint Financial Inc.
(TSX: NPF.U & OTC Pink: NACQF), is a tax preparation service
with more than 2,700 locations, and serves approximately 1.6
million consumer and small business clients in the United States and Canada. Established in 1997, Liberty Tax is
one of the nation's leading tax preparation companies, with
franchised locations in every major metro area throughout the U.S.
and Canada. For a more in-depth
look, visit Liberty Tax Service and on Facebook.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
FOR OPENING A NEW DEPOSIT ACCOUNT: To help the federal
government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering
activities, the USA PATRIOT Act requires us to obtain, verify, and
record information that identifies each person who opens an
Account. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: When you open an
Account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth,
and your government ID number. We may also ask to see a copy
of your driver's license or other documents at any time. All
Accounts are opened subject to our ability to verify your identity
by requiring acceptable types of identification. We may validate
the information you provide us to ensure we have a reasonable
belief of your identity. If we are not able to verify your identity
to our satisfaction, we will not open your Account or we may close
the Account if it was previously funded. Your Account is subject to
fraud prevention restrictions at any time, with or without
notice.
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Faster funding claim
is based on a comparison of Republic Bank & Trust Company's
policy of making funds available upon receipt of payment
instruction versus the typical banking practice of posting funds at
settlement. Fraud prevention restrictions may delay availability of
funds with or without notice. Early availability of funds requires
payer's support of direct deposit and is subject to the timing of
payer's payment instruction.
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Mobile Check Capture
is a service provided by Sunrise Banks, N.A. and Ingo Money, Inc.,
and subject to Sunrise Banks and Ingo Money Terms and Conditions,
and Privacy Policy. Approval review usually takes 3-5 minutes but
can take up to one hour. All checks are subject to approval for
funding in Ingo Money's sole discretion. Fees apply for approved
Money in Minutes transactions funded to your Account. Unapproved
checks will not be funded to your Account. Ingo Money reserves the
right to recover losses resulting from illegal or fraudulent use of
the Ingo Money Service. Your wireless carrier may charge a fee for
message and data usage. Additional transaction fees, costs, terms
and conditions may be associated with the funding and use of your
Account. See your Deposit Account Agreement for details.
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Payback Rewards is an
optional program. You may opt-out at any time by visiting the
Payback Rewards page in your Online Account Center. Reward
offers are based on individual shopping habits. Cash back rewards
are credited to your Card Account typically within 60 days and are
not available in the form of a check or other direct payment
method. See the program FAQs and Terms and Conditions in your
Online Account Center for additional details about how and when you
get rewarded. Program sponsor: Netspend Corporation. Republic
Bank & Trust Company, Visa and Mastercard are
not affiliated in any way with this program and do not
endorse or sponsor this program
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The Savings Account
linked to your DEEPBLUE™ Debit Account is made available to
Accountholders through Republic Bank & Trust Company, Member
FDIC. Interest is calculated on the Average Daily Balance(s) of the
Savings Account and is paid quarterly. If the Average Daily Balance
is $2,000.00 or less, the interest rate paid on the entire balance
will be 5.87% with an annual percentage yield (APY) of 6.00%. If
the Average Daily Balance is more than $2,000.00, the interest rate
paid on the portion of the Average Daily Balance which exceeds
$2,000.00 will be .49% with an APY of .50%, and the interest paid
on the portion of the Average Daily Balance which is $2,000.00 or
less will be 5.87%. The APY for this tier will range from 6.00% to
.60%, depending on the balance in the account. The interest rates
and APYs of each tier may change. The APYs were accurate as of
1-1-22. No minimum balance to open Savings Account or obtain the
yield(s). Savings Account funds are withdrawn through the DEEPBLUE™
Debit account (maximum 6 such transfers per calendar month) and
transaction fees could reduce the interest earned on the savings
account. All funds held on deposit by you at Republic Bank &
Trust Company will be aggregated up to the coverage limit,
currently $250,000.00, and insured by the FDIC.
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The Debit Card
Overdraft Service is an optional service made available to
eligible DEEPBLUE Debit customers by Republic Bank & Trust
Company, Member FDIC. Once you enroll and meet the eligibility
requirements, you will be charged $20.00 for each transaction that
overdraws your account by more than $10.00, up to a maximum of five
(5) fees per calendar month. To avoid that fee, you have
twenty-four (24) hours from the time of the first transaction that
creates the overdraft to bring your account back to a zero ($0.00)
or a positive balance. Transactions subject to an overdraft fee are
one-time PIN and signature-based purchase transactions and ATM
withdrawals. Other transactions including ACH Debit transactions
are not eligible for coverage. Any negative balance must be repaid
within thirty (30) days. Whether we authorize an overdraft
is discretionary, and we reserve the right not to pay. For
example, we typically will not pay overdrafts if you fail to meet
the eligibility requirements for this service or you attempt too
many transactions or transactions that create too large of an
overdraft. Call us at 833-954-1605 or log in to your
Online Account Center for additional terms and conditions that
apply, including initial and ongoing eligibility requirements for
the service. This service is expensive, so we encourage you
to research alternatives before enrolling. Once enrolled, you
may opt-out at any time; however, you are responsible to repay any
overdrawn amounts on your account even if you opt-out of the
service.
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DEEPBLUE™ Debit
Account is a deposit account that is offered by Republic Bank &
Trust Company, Member FDIC. Netspend is a service provider to
Republic Bank & Trust Company. Certain products and services
may be licensed under U.S. Patent Nos. 6,000,608 and 6,189,787.
Fees, terms and conditions apply
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