North Carolina § 45A-9 Interest on settlement agent's real estate trust and escrow accounts

North Carolina Statutes

§ 45A-9 — Interest on settlement agent's real estate trust and escrow accounts

North Carolina § 45A-9

Ch. 45AGood Funds Settlement Act

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45A-9 (2026).

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(a)A settlement agent who maintains a trust or escrow account for purposes of receiving and disbursing closing funds and loan funds shall pay any interest earned on funds held in those accounts to the North Carolina State Bar to be used for the purposes authorized by the North Carolina State Bar under the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account Program.

(b)The North Carolina State Bar shall adopt rules for the collection and disbursement of funds required to be paid to the North Carolina State Bar under subsection (a) of this section. (2011-336, s. 3.)

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(a) A settlement agent who maintains a trust or escrow account for purposes of receiving and disbursing closing funds and loan funds shall pay any interest earned on funds held in those accounts to the North Carolina State Bar to be used for the purposes authorized by the North Carolina State Bar under the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account Program.
(b) The North Carolina State Bar shall adopt rules for the collection and disbursement of funds required to be paid to the North Carolina State Bar under subsection (a) of this section. (2011-336, s. 3.)