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To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require the payment of interest on escrow and impoundment accounts established for the payment of taxes and fire and hazard insurance…

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To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require the payment of interest on escrow and impoundment accounts established for the payment of taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on property securing a federally related mortgage loan.

Introduced: June 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jun 25, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Jun 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require the payment of interest (of at least 3.5 percent) to a borrower on escrow and impoundment accounts established for the payment of taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on property securing a federally related mortgage loan.
What's happening now June 25, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 14, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2208: To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require the payment of interest on escrow and impoundment accounts established for the payment of taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on property securing a federally related mortgage loan.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2208/
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"H.R. 2208: To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require the payment of interest on escrow and impoundment accounts established for the payment of taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on property securing a federally related mortgage loan.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2208/.
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H.R. 2208, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2208/.
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[H.R. 2208: To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require the payment of interest on escrow and impoundment accounts established for the payment of taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on property securing a federally related mortgage loan.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2208/)
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