Why did my escrow cushion increase?

Federal law allows mortgage lenders to protect borrower’s escrow accounts by collecting a maximum of two months of mortgage escrow payments as a cushion. The cushion can protect your escrow account from an overdraft. With an increase in taxes and/or insurance, the escrow portion of your total monthly payment will increase; the cushion will also increase in proportion to the new escrow payment.

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