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This may apply to escrow accounts for taxes. When a new home owner initially purchases a house the lender may require that an escrow or impound account be set up for taxes and insurance. The borrower pays monthly into the account. When the loan is refinanced, the home owner may have the option of rolling the existing escrow balance over into a new escrow account held by the new lender, or managing the money directly. If there is an escrow account then the monthly amount is included as part of the total monthly mortgage payment, and the lender pays property taxes and hazard insurance out of the account. If the borrower chooses not to have an escrow account, then the borrower is responsible for paying property taxes and insurance.

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