38 Ill. Adm. Code 1050.830
Real Property Tax and Hazard Insurance Payments
Section 1050
Section 1050.830 Real
Property Tax and Hazard Insurance Payments
Where servicing includes
maintenance of an escrow (impound) account for payment of tax bills and hazard
insurance premiums, the licensee shall make a good faith effort to comply with
the following guidelines:
a) Tax bills received 30 days before discount or penalty dates
should be paid on or before those dates;
b) Hazard insurance premium bills received 30 days before the due
date should be paid on or before the due date;
c) To ensure accrual of sufficient funds to pay taxes and
insurance premiums, a complete analysis of each mortgage escrow (impound)
account shall be performed at least once every year. No later than 30 days
before the effective date of a change in payment, the customer shall receive
the analysis, along with a plain English explanation of how the new payment
amount has been calculated.