This extra amount is the cushion.. The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act says that lenders can keep a maximum cushion of one-sixth of the total annual cost of items paid out of escrow. So if your taxes and insurance add up to $3,900 a year, your lender can keep a cushion of $650.Cushions are not overages.his extra amount is the cushion.. The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act says that lenders can keep a maximum cushion of one-sixth of the total annual cost of items paid out of escrow. So if your taxes and insurance add up to $3,900 a year, your lender can keep a cushion of $650. Cushions are not overages.
Samples in periodicals archive: The Residential Condominium Building Association Policy (RCBAP) of the standard flood insurance policy insures residential condominium associations, and thus the building in which the unit is located. # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. 1  Home.
The Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines booklet provides guidance to the. federally regulated lending industry for implementing the mandatory purchase provisions of. the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 and other key legislation that governs the. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).