Rep. Martin J. Moylan

Filed: 3/14/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 144

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 144 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Mortgage Escrow Account Act is amended by
5adding Section 4.5 as follows:
 
6    (765 ILCS 910/4.5 new)
7    Sec. 4.5. Interest on escrow account. If any mortgage
8lender requires that a borrower maintain an escrow account, the
9mortgage lender shall pay the borrower interest on the moneys
10that the borrower paid into the escrow account for property tax
11purposes. The mortgage lender shall pay interest at the rate of
123% per annum or the lender's passbook savings account rate,
13whichever is greater, calculate the interest monthly, and pay
14the interest at least quarterly.".