Impound Account (escrow account or reserve account)

An account maintained by a lender on behalf of an owner who has given the lender a security interest in a parcel of real property. The account is used to pay property taxes, mortgage insurance premiums and/or future insurance policy premiums required by the lender to protect the security interest. The impound account is funded with a portion of the monthly mortgage payment.

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