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Generally, a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) account does not maintain an escrow account for the regular payment of taxes or insurance. In the event you do not pay your homeowner's insurance premium (or flood insurance if you are in a required flood zone) or property taxes, we will advance the funds to protect our secured interest in the property. The full advance will be billed in the next monthly payment due.

This calculation will vary based on your Home Equity Line Agreement Terms.

When the account is set up on the automatic payments, we will send a Welcome Letter confirming the first draft date.

You can request to set up an escrow account to pay both taxes and insurance, or only taxes or only insurance. 

To request an escrow account, email us at customercare@mortgagefamily.com with a copy of your current annual insurance premium notice and/or tax statements. Please specify in your email if you would like to set up escrow for only taxes, insurance, or both. This will help us review your request appropriately.
 

Next Steps: 

When we receive your request, we review the account to determine eligibility to set up an escrow account. If the request is approved, we will send you an initial escrow disclosure letter. This letter gives a breakdown of the initial deposit required to set up the account and instructions to submit the deposit. When we receive your deposit, we will create the escrow account and add the escrow payment to your regular monthly payment. If your request for an escrow account is denied, we will send a denial letter with details.
 
Please allow 14 business days to process the request.

Please note if you have taxes / insurance due within 60 days of your escrow set up request, please continue to pay the amount due.

If you have specific questions about your renewal, speak to your insurance agent or company directly. Click here to read about recent changes.

You can initiate an electronic transfer via ACH to send funds from your HELOC account to your designated disbursement account.

To setup a designated disbursement account, follow the steps below. The account established will be the designated account on file for all disbursements.

1. Complete the HELOC Disbursement Account Form
2. Provide a copy of a voided check from the bank account you are designating as your disbursement account.   
3. Allow 2 business days for the request to be processed. 
4. A valid email address must be on file to receive immediate notifications of requests and changes. Once the request is processed, a confirmation email and letter will be sent.

To initiate an ACH disbursement to your bank account, call 1-877-461-2437 to complete the request through our automated system or to speak with a live agent.  An email confirmation will be sent to confirm the request.

All change requests must be submitted in writing. Follow the steps below to submit a change to the designated disbursement account:

1. Complete the HELOC Disbursement Account Form  
2. Provide a copy of a voided check from the new bank account you are designating as your disbursement account.   
3. Allow 2 business days for the request to be processed. 
4. A valid email address must be on file to receive immediate notification of requests and changes. Once the request is processed a confirmation email and letter will be sent.

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