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Handled Cleanly and Confidently
For over 190 years, Chemung Canal Trust Company has helped organizations manage money with care and clarity.
If your firm handles client funds, retainers, or settlement dollars, we make it easier to manage deposits, stay compliant, and stay organized with a team that knows the rules, understands the workflows, and helps you get it set up the right way from day one. Our process is straightforward, our support is hands-on, and our goal is simple: clean accounts, clear reporting, and no compliance surprises.
Elevate your Firm’s Financial Management with Chemung Canal Trust Company
  • Keep client funds clearly separated, with cleaner tracking
  • Reduce admin time with digital workflows
  • Ability to directly call a dedicated support team with questions or for assistance
Solutions to help your business
  • Operating Checking
  • Cash Management
    • Remote Deposit Capture: Deposit checks from your office
    • Positive Pay: Fraud protection for all of your checking accounts
  • Business Lines of Credit: Bridge gaps between client payments
  • Wealth Management Services: Fully integrated 401(k) management without the need for third parties
Traditional Method
CCTC Method
Convenient Management
(Open separate accounts for each client.)

No.

(One master account, unlimited sub accounts.)
Yes.
Easy Set Up
(30+ minutes per account setup.)

No.

(Minutes to create digital sub accounts.)

Yes.

Introducing
EscrowEdge
A Secure Digital Platform for Managing Client Accounts

Introducing: EscrowEdge

A secure digital platform for managing client accounts

EscrowEdge helps you manage client accounts without the back-and-forth by providing secure online access and streamlined account management.

  • Strong reporting and record keeping support
  • Dashboard and reports that can be accessed anytime
  • Online document repository for safekeeping of documents in one place

For your clients

  • Client Benefit Escrow Accounts with EscrowEdge
    Sub Accounting Made Simple
    Manage hundreds of client trust accounts from one master account. Easily organize sub-accounts through an online foldering system.
    • 24/7 Access: Track every penny, generate reports, and manage sub-accounts from your office or home
    • Built-in Compliance: Automated interest calculations, audit trails, and reporting that satisfies requirements.
  • IOLA/IOLTA accounts
  • 1031 Exchange accounts
  • Trust Services: Ficuciary management with over 190 years of community banking expertise-delivered locally, without having to call an out-of-state 1-800 number
  • Estate accounts

Manage Client Accounts
with EscrowEdge

Efficient Segregation of Client Funds

  • EscrowEdge precisely segregates client funds, crucial for clear financial demarcation

  • Reduces paperwork and eliminates tax documentation needs, streamlining account management

Simplified Account Management

  • Simplifies IOLTA/IOLA account management using a single account with customizable naming

  • Reduces complexity and administrative overhead while maintaining fund segregation

Automated Interest Handling for IOLTA/IOLAs

  • Automatically calculates and directs interest to the IOLTA/IOLA, ensuring compliance with regulations

  • Supports interest calculation as per state requirements through configurable workflow adjustments

Pro Bono Funding Compliance

  • Directs interest from segregated client accounts to state boards for pro bono funding

  • Manages legal obligations effortlessly, supporting community legal services without extra team effort

Advanced Reporting Capabilities

  • Automated reporting tools for downloadable reports

  • Promotes transparency in attorney-level data submission

Streamlined Onboarding Process

  • Facilitates integration of existing client funds via bulk uploads for a smooth system transition

  • Minimizes manual data entry and operational disruption, enhancing efficiency from the start
Talk with a Business Banking Specialist.

Business banking at Chemung Canal Trust Company Bank. Our services work as hard as you do.

Sarah Williamson

Assistant Vice President

Cash Management Officer

Chemung Canal Trust Company

One Chemung Canal Plaza

Elmira, NY 14901

607.737.3911

[email protected]

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