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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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| + | Tennessee has a Good Funds Exception of up to $1,000. Any amounts over that threshold must be in line with one of the methods required in § 47-32-102(2). | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
| − | ==Wet or Dry Settlement==Wet==Definition==Funds must be in one of the following forms: | + | [https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2017/title-47/chapter-32/ TN Code § 47-32-101 (2017)] |
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| + | ==Wet or Dry Settlement== | ||
| + | Wet | ||
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| + | ==Definition== | ||
| + | Funds must be in one of the following forms: | ||
(1) Cash; | (1) Cash; | ||
(2) Federal funds wire transfer including electronic payment, as defined in federal reserve regulation CC (12 CFR 229.2(p)); | (2) Federal funds wire transfer including electronic payment, as defined in federal reserve regulation CC (12 CFR 229.2(p)); | ||
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(4) Cashier's check, as defined in 12 CFR 229.2(i); | (4) Cashier's check, as defined in 12 CFR 229.2(i); | ||
(5) Teller's check, as defined in 12 CFR 229.2(gg), that is issued by a financial institution and drawn or payable through a financial institution; | (5) Teller's check, as defined in 12 CFR 229.2(gg), that is issued by a financial institution and drawn or payable through a financial institution; | ||
| − | (6) Checks issued by an instrumentality of the United States organized and existing under the Farm Credit Act of 1971, compiled in 12 U.S.C. | + | (6) Checks issued by an instrumentality of the United States organized and existing under the Farm Credit Act of 1971, compiled in 12 U.S.C. ? 2001 et seq.; |
(7) A direct deposit by a financial institution to the account of a settlement agent held in the same institution; or | (7) A direct deposit by a financial institution to the account of a settlement agent held in the same institution; or | ||
| − | (8) Checks issued from the escrow or trust account of a licensed Tennessee real estate broker and drawn on or payable through a financial institution within the same federal reserve check processing region as the location of the settlement agent in an amount not to exceed the earnest money paid by the purchaser and collected in the escrow or trust account. TN Code Ann. 47-32-102(3).==Requirements==Settlement agent must have good funds before closing with a sale that involves 1 to 4 unit residential dwellings, vacant lots zoned or designated for use as residential property, or agricultural land. TN Code Ann. 47-32-103.===Exceptions to Requirements===N/A==Cross-References== | + | (8) Checks issued from the escrow or trust account of a licensed Tennessee real estate broker and drawn on or payable through a financial institution within the same federal reserve check processing region as the location of the settlement agent in an amount not to exceed the earnest money paid by the purchaser and collected in the escrow or trust account. TN Code Ann. 47-32-102(3). |
| + | ==Requirements== | ||
| + | Settlement agent must have good funds before closing with a sale that involves 1 to 4 unit residential dwellings, vacant lots zoned or designated for use as residential property, or agricultural land. TN Code Ann. 47-32-103. | ||
| + | ===Exceptions to Requirements=== | ||
| + | N/A | ||
| + | ==Cross-References== | ||
* [[Tennessee]] | * [[Tennessee]] | ||
* [[Good Funds]] | * [[Good Funds]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:21, 5 September 2018
Contents
Overview
Tennessee has a Good Funds Exception of up to $1,000. Any amounts over that threshold must be in line with one of the methods required in § 47-32-102(2).
Sources
TN Code § 47-32-101 (2017)
Wet or Dry Settlement
Wet
Definition
Funds must be in one of the following forms: (1) Cash; (2) Federal funds wire transfer including electronic payment, as defined in federal reserve regulation CC (12 CFR 229.2(p)); (3) Checks issued by the state of Tennessee or a political subdivision of the state; (4) Cashier's check, as defined in 12 CFR 229.2(i); (5) Teller's check, as defined in 12 CFR 229.2(gg), that is issued by a financial institution and drawn or payable through a financial institution; (6) Checks issued by an instrumentality of the United States organized and existing under the Farm Credit Act of 1971, compiled in 12 U.S.C. ? 2001 et seq.; (7) A direct deposit by a financial institution to the account of a settlement agent held in the same institution; or (8) Checks issued from the escrow or trust account of a licensed Tennessee real estate broker and drawn on or payable through a financial institution within the same federal reserve check processing region as the location of the settlement agent in an amount not to exceed the earnest money paid by the purchaser and collected in the escrow or trust account. TN Code Ann. 47-32-102(3).
Requirements
Settlement agent must have good funds before closing with a sale that involves 1 to 4 unit residential dwellings, vacant lots zoned or designated for use as residential property, or agricultural land. TN Code Ann. 47-32-103.
Exceptions to Requirements
N/A
