escrow
Example Sentences
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The firm said it had placed $7.5 billion into an escrow account.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Last year, ICE Mortgage Technology looked at what homeowners with mortgages are actually paying through escrow, including principal, property taxes, and homeowner’s insurance.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Nebraskan homeowners, for instance, have seen a 53% increase in escrow costs in the past five years, the company noted, among the highest in the nation, due to rising home-insurance costs and property taxes.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026
Some lenders require homeowners to maintain an escrow account to manage taxes and insurance.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026
When the tenant told them what they already knew—that the money had been deposited in an escrow account—the officials left, but returned a half hour later and demanded that the man come downtown with them.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
