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Links for Real Estate Appraisers |
- ASC - The Appraisal Subcommittee
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
A Federal Oversight System Regarding Licensed Or Certified Real Estate Appraisers
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- The Appraisal Foundation
Authorized by Congress as the Source of Appraisal Standards and Appraiser Qualifications
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- AARO - Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials
The mission of the Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials shall be to improve the administration and enforcement of real estate appraisal laws in member jurisdictions.
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- FANNIE MAE
Fannie Mae operates under a federal charter, called the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, which confers certain rights and responsibilities on the company. Fannie Mae is a private, shareholder-owned company whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: FNM). Fannie Mae is NOT part of the government. The company was created in 1938 with the responsibility of creating a secondary market for home mortgages and operated under direct federal control. It was privatized by legislation enacted in 1968 and became fully private in 1970.
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- FREDDIE MAC
Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress to increase the supply of funds that mortgage lenders, such as commercial banks, mortgage bankers, savings institutions and credit unions, can make available to homebuyers and multifamily investors.
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- FHA - The Federal Housing Administration
The Federal Housing Administration, generally known as "FHA", provides mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders throughout the United States and its territories. FHA insures mortgages on single family and multifamily homes including manufactured homes and hospitals. It is the largest insurer of mortgages in the world, insuring nearly 33 million properties since its inception in 1934.
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- FFIEC - Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council is a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and to make recommendations to promote uniformity in the supervision of financial institutions.
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- VA - Home Loan Guaranty Services
VA guaranteed loans are made by private lenders, such as banks, savings & loans, or mortgage companies to eligible veterans for the purchase of a home which must be for their own personal occupancy. The guaranty means the lender is protected against loss if you or a later owner fail to repay the loan. The guaranty replaces the protection the lender normally receives by requiring a downpayment allowing you to obtain favorable financing terms.
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