LD 614
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this State shall pay the mortgagor, at least quarterly, dividends
or interest on the account at a rate of not less than 3% per year
50% of the 1-year Treasury Note rate or rate of a comparable
instrument if the 1-year Treasury Note is not offered, as published
in a financial newspaper of national circulation, as of the first
business day of the year in which the quarterly interest or
dividend is paid. The dividends or interest paid under this
subsection may not be reduced by any charge for service or
maintenance of the account.

 
3. Computing and crediting interest. Under subsection 2,
interest shall must be computed on the daily balances in the account from
the date of receipt to the date of disbursement and shall must be
credited to the account as of the last business day of each quarter of a
calendar or fiscal year. If the such an account is closed or
discontinued before the last business day of a quarter of a calendar or
fiscal year, interest shall must be computed and credited as of the day
the account is closed or discontinued. For the purposes of this section
calculating interest under subsection 2, the mortgagee may take into
account debit balances resulting from advances and may elect to compute
interest on the basis of the actual number of days in each quarter and
year, or on the basis of a 30-day month and a 360-day year. At least
once a year, the mortgagee shall give the mortgagor a statement showing
the interest credited on the escrow account during the period which that
the statement covers.


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