House Sponsors: HOWARD. Short description: ESCROW ACCOUNT-INTEREST Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Mortgage Escrow Account Act. Requires a mortgage lender to pay interest to the borrower on escrow accounts. Amends the Mortgage Tax Escrow Act. Deletes all existing substantive provisions of the Act. Adds language providing that a lender may hold no more in an escrow account than the amount of taxes and insurance plus one-sixth of the estimated total charges payable from the account in the next 12 months. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status