What Is Escrow Account?

A separate trust account used to hold funds such as earnest money on behalf of parties to a transaction, kept apart from the broker's operating funds.

Escrow Account across 2 exams

Escrow Account appears on the following exams. Each defines it in the context candidates are tested on:

TX Sales Agent
A separate trust account used to hold funds such as earnest money on behalf of parties to a transaction, kept apart from the broker's operating funds.
FL Broker
A trust account maintained by a broker at an approved depository to hold other people's funds, such as buyer deposits, separate from the broker's own money until the transaction closes or the funds are properly disbursed.