(2) Escrow accounts established under this section shall be consistent with general lending and servicing standards for real estate loan agreements in this state and with the standards used by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Housing Administration.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 86.245 (5) and (7), the Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall pay interest to a borrower or contract purchaser on funds deposited in the escrow account for the borrower or contract purchaser in the manner and at the rate of interest described in ORS 86.245 (1) to (4).
(4) The department shall adopt such rules as the department considers necessary to establish criteria for implementation of this section.
(5) As used in this section, "escrow account" means any account which is part of a real estate loan agreement or purchase contract, whether incorporated into the agreement or contract or as part of a separately executed document, whereby the borrower makes periodic prepayment to the department of estimated property taxes and hazard insurance premiums, and the department pays the charges out of the account at the due dates. [1989 c.580 §2; 1995 c.182 §4; 2005 c.625 §24; 2019 c.223 §8]