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Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 76. Real Property § 76-2,121. Real estate closing agents;  terms, defined

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For purposes of sections 76-2,121 to 76-2,123:

(1) Federally insured financial institution shall mean an institution in which the monetary deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or National Credit Union Administration;

(2) Good funds shall mean:  (a) Lawful money of the United States;  (b) wired funds when unconditionally held by the real estate closing agent or employee;  (c) cashier's checks, certified checks, bank money orders, or teller's checks issued by a federally insured financial institution and unconditionally held by the real estate closing agent or employee;  or (d) United States treasury checks, federal reserve bank checks, federal home loan bank checks, State of Nebraska warrants, and warrants of a city of the metropolitan or primary class;

(3) Real estate closing agent shall mean a person who collects and disburses funds on behalf of another in closing a real estate transaction but shall not include a seller or buyer closing a real estate transaction on his or her own behalf or a lender closing a real estate loan transaction;  and

(4) Regulating entity shall mean the:

(a) Department of Insurance;

(b) Supreme Court;

(c) State Real Estate Commission;

(d) Department of Banking and Finance;

(e) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

(f) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;

(g) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau;

(h) Federal Farm Credit Administration;  or

(i) National Credit Union Administration.

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