Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• ESCROW PAYMENT
  
  The portion of a mortgagor’s monthly payment that is held by the servicer to pay for taxes, hazard insurance, mortgage insurance, lease payments, and other items as they become due. Known as "impounds" or "reserves" in some states.
  
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