Terms Used In Utah Code 7-17-5

  • Borrower: means any person who becomes obligated on a real estate loan at the time of origination of such loan and includes mortgagors, trustors under trust deeds and vendees under conditional land sales contracts. See Utah Code 7-17-2
  • Lender: means any person who regularly makes, extends or holds real estate loans and includes, but is not limited to, mortgagees, beneficiaries under trust deeds and vendors under conditional land sales contracts and who regularly require or maintain reserve accounts. See Utah Code 7-17-2
  • Reserve account: means any account, whether denominated escrow, impound, trust, pledge, reserve or otherwise, which is established in connection with a loan secured by an interest in real estate located in this state, whether or not a real estate loan as defined in this chapter, and whether incorporated into the loan agreement or a separate document, whereby the borrower agrees to make periodic prepayment to the lender or its designee of taxes, insurance premiums or other charges pertaining to the property securing the loan and the lender or its designee agrees to pay the taxes, insurance premiums or other charges out of the account on or before their due date. See Utah Code 7-17-2
     Every lender shall furnish to the borrower, or his successors or assigns, without charge, within 60 days after the end of each calendar year, an itemized statement showing money (1) received for interest and principal repayment and (2) received and held in or disbursed from a reserve account, if any.

Enacted by Chapter 124, 1979 General Session