45A-9. Interest on settlement agent's real estate trust and escrow accounts.
(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.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 45A - Good Funds Settlement Act
§ 45A-4 - Duty of settlement agent.
§ 45A-5 - Duty of lender, purchaser, or seller.
§ 45A-6 - Validity of loan documents.
§ 45A-8 - Embezzlement of closing funds by settlement agent.
§ 45A-9 - Interest on settlement agent's real estate trust and escrow accounts.