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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) No settlement agent shall disburse any funds from an escrow or settlement account in connection with a mortgage loan transaction identified in § 47-32-103(a), until:
(1) Disbursement of loan funds, designated for said mortgage loan, has been received by the settlement agent;
(2) Such additional funds necessary to be provided by the borrower or other third party to fully fund the transaction have been received. All additional funds required by this subdivision (a)(2) in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), shall be provided to the settlement agent in one (1) of the forms identified in § 47-32-102(3); and
(3) All documents required to complete the transaction have been executed and are deemed suitable for recording.
(b) In any transaction in which the borrower may exercise a right of rescission under the federal Truth-in-Lending Act, compiled in 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq., and the settlement agent has received loan funds prior to or on the first business day after the time the rescission right has expired, the settlement agent shall not disburse any settlement proceeds earlier than the first day after the expiration of the rescission period, and the settlement agent has determined that the borrower has not exercised the right of rescission.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 47. Commercial Instruments and Transactions § 47-32-105 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-47-commercial-instruments-and-transactions/tn-code-sect-47-32-105/
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