Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
R592. Insurance, Title and Escrow Commission |
R592-17. Requirements for Interest Bearing Accounts Used by Title Insurance Agencies for Trust Fund Deposits |
R592-17-4. Definitions
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For the purpose of this rule the commissioner adopts the definitions as set forth in Section 31A-1-301, 31A-23a-102 and the following:
(1) "Demand deposit account" refers to a federally insured deposit account from which withdrawals may be made by check and the depositor or a holder of a check drawn on the account has a legal right to immediate payment from the bank upon presentment of the check or other withdrawal request.
(2) "Depositor" refers to a title insurance agency that has deposited, in a qualifying trust account, funds it holds in trust in connection with a real estate transaction.
(3) "Repurchase agreement" is an agreement in which a bank agrees to sell to a depositor a security or other asset at a specified price with a commitment to repurchase the security, or other asset, at a later date for a specified price.
(4) "Sweep account" refers to a demand deposit account subject to an agreement authorizing the bank to withdraw from the account funds exceeding a specified amount and deposit those funds into an interest bearing account, purchase specified securities subject to a repurchase agreement, or purchase shares of a mutual fund, then redeposit those funds into the demand account, when needed, to pay checks presented for payment or other request for withdrawal.
(5) "Trust account" means an account denominated as a trust account in which the depositor is trustee.
(6) "Money market mutual fund" means a mutual fund that is registered and authorized under applicable federal and state securities laws to sell its shares to the public and managed to maintain a par value of $1 per share.