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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
For purposes of sections 76-2,121 to 76-2,123:
(1)Federally insured financial institution means an institution in which the monetary deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or National Credit Union Administration;
(2)Good funds means: (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; (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; or (e) real-time or instant payments through the FedNow® Service of the United States Federal Reserve System or through the RTP® network of The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C.;
(3)Real estate closing agent means a person who collects and disburses funds on behalf of another in closing a real estate transaction but does 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 means 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 76. Real Property § 76-2,121. Real estate closing agents; terms, defined - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-76-real-property/ne-rev-st-sect-76-2-121/
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