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escrow

[es-kroh, ih-skroh, ih-skroh, es-kroh] / ˈɛs kroʊ, ɪˈskroʊ, ɪˈskroʊ, ˈɛs kroʊ /


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The agency said Jogesh worked with Frank Labruzzo, an attorney in the Louisiana Attorney General's Office, who provided a fraudulent escrow service - a bank account which holds funds until pre-arranged conditions are met.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Matt Roemer agreed to buy a home in January at a rate of under 6%, but he pulled out during escrow following an inspection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Records show that the property is now under contingent offer, meaning that it is in escrow and moving toward closing.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Hackman defaulted on a $1.1-billion mortgage in January and investment bank Goldman Sachs took over the property, which is now escrow for a sale to Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 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

He cites as evidence new escrows, which don’t record as sales until they close weeks or months later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

According to his colleague at an escrow company, Milstein said, new escrows have increased up to 50% in markets across L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

Parents who spoke with the Journal said they assumed that the escrows operated like banks and were risk-free.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

Under Side, the company grew over the years into one of the nation’s larger surrogacy escrows, claiming to have served more than 1,000 clients with six employees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

In taking charge of escrows or conditional instruments or deeds delivered to a third party until the condition is performed, the trust company acts in a similar capacity, as the joint representative of both parties.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips

You might also choose not to be escrowed, but there will likely be a fee for that privilege.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

California law already requires lenders to pay homeowners the interest on escrowed funds for property taxes and insurance but not for insurance payouts held in escrow, according to the governor’s office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025

New York requires banks to pay at 2% interest on escrowed funds.

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024

To ease the pain for developers, authorities have taken a slew of measures since late 2021, including giving real estate firms easier access to funds from escrowed accounts.

From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2022

Money to pay the tax claims will be escrowed until the disputes are resolved, Califano said Friday.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2010



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