An escrow account is where funds are held to pay property tax and insurance bills on your behalf. If your loan is escrowed, a part of your mortgage payment goes into your escrow account every month.

We’ll send you an Escrow Review Statement that explains the results of the escrow analysis. Your statement will inform you whether your monthly payment is going up or going down in the year ahead, based on this year’s tax and insurance payments.

An escrow—or impound—account is where funds are held to pay property tax and insurance bills on your behalf. If your loan is escrowed, a part of your mortgage payment goes into your escrow account every month.

First, let’s understand what an escrow account is and why it can be helpful. Basically, having an escrow account is all about convenience. It means that you never have to worry about when property tax and insurance bills are due, because we make the payments for you.

The minimum required balance is the lowest positive balance allowed in your escrow account at any given time—this positive balance is also known as a cushion requirement. This helps us minimize the impact to your monthly mortgage payment when property tax and insurance rates in...

Your escrow account will be debited about 10 business days before the delinquency date, and we’ll let you know when that happens. Many taxing authorities allow grace periods for payments. Grace periods are stretches of time after a due date, but before the delinquency date, when yo...

There are 2 common types of exemption: Partial Exemption means you qualify to have a reduction in the taxable value of the property, thus lowering the overall tax amount. A customer with an assessed home value of $200,000 may have a 25% tax exemption meaning there will be a $50,000 r...

Required if you live in an area with special flood hazards and it can be paid through your escrow account. This is determined by FEMA and based on flooding within the last 100 years. Generally, flood policies must provide coverage, at a minimum, of the lowest of the following amoun...

If you opened an escrow account as part of your loan agreement—or chose to open one to simplify your life—we will take care of your tax and insurance payments for you. View and manage your escrow account online by signing in to your account.

An escrow—or impound—account is where funds are held to pay property tax and insurance bills on your behalf. If your loan is escrowed, a part of your mortgage payment goes into your escrow account every month.