What is a escrow agreement?
A buyer and seller appoint a neutral escrow agent to hold money until agreed conditions are met, then release it — with what happens on a dispute and the agent's fee. Start from this template in FileIt eSignature: fill in the blanks, add the people who sign, and send it. Everyone signs online and the signed PDF is filed in your vault.
What you fill in
14 blanks, then the name and email of each person who signs: depositor (buyer), beneficiary (seller), escrow agent.
1 The parties
- Date of this agreement*
- Depositor (buyer)*
- Beneficiary (seller)*
- Escrow agent*
2 The deal
- The deal the escrow supports*
3 The money
- Currency*
- Amount deposited*
- Deposit by*
- How the agent holds the money* in a separate client or trust account, not mixed with the agent's own money · in a separate interest-bearing client or trust account, with interest following the money
4 Release
- Release conditions*
- Long-stop date*
5 Fees
- Escrow agent's fee*
- Fee paid by* the Depositor and the Beneficiary equally · the Depositor · the Beneficiary
- Governing law*
6 Who signs
- Depositor (buyer) signature and date, job title, initials on every page · The party paying money into escrow.
- Beneficiary (seller) signature and date, job title, initials on every page · The party who receives the money when the conditions are met.
- Escrow agent signature and date, job title, initials on every page · A neutral party such as a lawyer, bank or licensed escrow company.
What the escrow agreement covers
- Purpose
- Deposit
- Release
- Disputes
- Escrow Agent
- Fees
- Identity checks
- General
Sign it online in minutes
- Fill in the blanks. Names, dates and amounts go straight into the agreement — the preview shows exactly where.
- Name who signs. Tick “This is me” for your own part. FileIt builds the PDF with every signature, date and initials box on the right line, and you can check or move anything before sending.
- Send it. Each signer gets a secure link and signs from any device — no account needed. The signed PDF, with an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion, is filed in your vault and emailed to everyone.