Everett Museum of History 1/27/2022

Deposits and Disbursements of Funds. Before the closing date, each party shall deposit with the closing agent all funds required to be paid by such party to close the transaction, less any earnest money previously deposited with the real estate agent. The closing agent is authorized, but not required, to consider a lending institution's written commitment to deposit funds as the equivalent of a deposit of such funds, if all conditions of the commitment will be met on or before the closing date. All funds deposited with the closing agent shall be deposited in an escrow trust account with a bank doing business in the State of Washington. The parties hereby acknowledge that except as provided by Supreme Court Admission to Practice Rule 12.1 and 12.1 (h) adopted in 1995, the money deposited with closing agent by them in connection with this escrow will be further deposited into a non-interest bearing account with a financial institution ("the funds depository") whose deposits are covered by FDIC insurance. The parties further acknowledge that in calculating the amount of available insurance, the FDIC will consolidate moneys deposited under this escrow with all other funds of the undersigned which are on deposit with the funds depository. The parties do therefore release closing agent from any liability and assume all responsibility for any loss to themselves which may result from a lack of FDIC insurance in excess of $250,000.00. The parties acknowledge that the Closing Agent may receive incidental benefits from the financial institution based on the existence of its escrow trust account deposits. The closing agent shall not be required to disburse any funds deposited by check or draft until it has been advised by its bank that such check or draft has been honored. RCW 18.44.070 provides that an escrow agent shall not make disbursements until the next business day after the business day on which the funds are deposited unless the deposit is made in cash, by interbank electronic wire transfer, or in a form that permits conversion of the deposit to cash on the same day the deposit is made. All disbursements shall be made by the closing agent's check or, if the payee so instructs in writing, by electronic wire transfer. Funds will be disbursed as quickly as possible following closing. In many instances disbursement will occur on the next business day. International wire transfers may not be disbursed until the second business day following closing. Escrow will determine the most expedient and secure method to remit loan payoff funds. Due to growing concerns of wire fraud, payoff funds may be remitted by overnighting a check rather than via wire transfer. Accounts may not show paid in full until a few days after closing. Rainier Title will not be responsible for accrual of interest, late fees, or other charges for which you are responsible in the interim. Settlement Statement. The closing agent is instructed to prepare a preliminary, estimated settlement statement showing all funds deposited for the account of each of the parties and the proposed disbursements from such funds. No funds shall be disbursed until the parties have examined and approved the settlement statement. Some items may be estimated, and the final amount of each estimated item will be adjusted to the exact amount required to be paid at the time of disbursement. The settlement statement will be subject to audit and any errors or omissions may be corrected at any time. If any monetary error is found, the amount will be immediately paid by the party liable for such payment to the party entitled to receive it. Pro-rations. Adjustments or pro-rations of real estate taxes, and other charges if any, which appear on the Title Report, shall be made on the basis of a 365 day year, unless the closing agent is otherwise instructed in writing. Title Insurance. The closing agent shall order or obtain copies and forward to the parties as applicable, a Preliminary Commitment for the Title Insurance on the property (referred to herein as "the title report"), together with copies of the exceptions noted thereon. The parties shall be responsible to review these items for accuracy, a verification of the legal description, and to determine their acceptability for purposes of closing. Verification of Existing Encumbrances. The closing agent is permitted to request a written statement from the holder of each existing encumbrance on the property, verifying its status, terms, balance owing and, if it will not be removed at closing, the requirements that must be met to obtain a waiver of any due-on-sale provision. The closing agent is authorized to rely upon such written statements in the performance of its duties, without liability or responsibility for their accuracy or completeness. The Closing Agent may further rely upon any verbal update to a written payoff statement provided by an existing lender and the borrower agrees to indemnify Closing Agent for payoff amounts which may be regarded as incomplete or inaccurate by the lender upon receipt. Page 2 of 7