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Archived Issue: August 2009
Vol. 10, No. 15/16

Government Update

Commercial / General

Obama to Nominate Bernanke for Second Term [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Fed Receives $2.3 Billion of TALF Applications [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Central Bankers: Don't Delay Regulatory Overhaul [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Fed Extends TALF through June 2010 [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

Cleveland Fed Proposes Three-Tier Systemic Risk Approach to Financial Reform [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

Large Banks Would Pay Higher Regulatory Fees [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

Stress Tests of Smaller Banks a Possibility [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

SEC Plans to Increase Subpoena Power, Enforcement [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Fed to Strengthen Bank Examinations [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Joint Economic Chair Urges Fed to Ease REMIC Rules [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Senate Pushes Obama for Single Bank Regulator [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Lawmakers Urge Fed to Extend TALF [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

$3 Billion in TALF Deals Set for September [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

FDIC to Test Waters on Toxic Assets Sales [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

House Passes National Flood Insurance Program Extension [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Treasury Begins Holding Big Banks Accountable [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Residential

FHA Tells NAMB It Won’t Adopt HVCC [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

FHA Suspends Wholesale Lender for Possible Fraud; Large-scale Fallout Possible [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Fannie/Freddie Overhaul Eyed [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

FHFA Releases HVCC Update, Addresses Misinformation [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

VA Establishes Prevailing Fee for Market Conditions Addendum [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Treasury: Loan Servicers Need to Increase Mortgage Modifications [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

New FHA Guidelines Projected to Help Thousands Avoid Foreclosure [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

2Q Refinancing Cuts Mortgage Payments by $3.4B [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

In the States

Ohio Supreme Court Sides with Taxing Authority in Valuation Case [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

New Appraiser Independence, Mortgage Broker Laws Enacted [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Illinois, North Carolina Latest States to Enact Appraiser Independence Laws [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Ohio AG Sues Mortgage Servicer Carrington for Unfair Practices [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Colorado Faces Potential Loss of Half its Mortgage Brokers [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Around the Industry

Appraisal Institute Addresses Geographic Competency [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Bernanke Says Economy on Cusp of Recovery [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Prime Loan Defaults Spike as Home Values Decrease, Unemployment Increases [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Report: Defaults, Unemployment Create Bank Solvency Concerns [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

MBA Survey: Delinquencies Up, Foreclosures Flat [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Home Prices Rebound; Existing-Home Sales Soar [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Moody’s: Latest CRE Decline Brings Values 27 Percent Lower for Year [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Mortgage Brokers May Be Undergoing Major Contraction [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

AI to Host Fannie Mae Selling Guide Webinar on Sept. 16 [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Tale of Two Cities: Report Ranks Top, Bottom 10 Cities Primed for Recovery [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Pulte Homes Buys Centex; Becomes Largest Homebuilder in U.S. [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

2010 FIG International Congress Issues Call for Papers [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Appraisers Eligible for Small Business Loans [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

Latest Bank Failures Bring Total above 100 [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

Lack of Appraisal at Heart of KY Pension Fund Audit [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

Hanley Wood: Sales Data Shows Uneven Housing Recovery [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

Glut of Rentals Might Delay Housing Rebound [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

Distressed Hotel Loans Continue to Rise [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

Invista: European Union Property Values Falling Slowly [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

CUNA Mutual Offers Insurance Covering Appraisals [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

OSCRE Americas, PISCES Consider Merger [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

IVC Education Offerings Finalized [Posted August 19, 2009 ]

Receive up to 20 Percent off Select AI Online Classes until Sept. 10 [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Investors Line up, but U.S. Distressed Debt Market is Slow to Develop [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Beige Book: Tight Credit, Deteriorating Fundamental Dampen Commercial Real Estate Activity [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

REIT Bond Deals Spur Hopes of Welcoming Debt Market [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Hanley Wood: Data Shows Improving Home Market [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

IAS: Home Prices Up 1.2 Percent for June [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Median Home Prices Rise in 2Q; Down Record 15.6% Year-over-Year [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Deutsche: Half of All U.S. Homes Underwater by 2011 [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

MIT: 2Q CRE Prices down Nearly 40 Percent from 2007 Peak [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

MBA: 2Q09 Commercial/ Multifamily Originations up from Last Quarter, Down from Last Year [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Fitch Ratings: Large Hotels Defaulting on Loans at High Rate [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Real Estate Roundtable: Future Remains Bleak for Commercial Real Estate [Posted August 12, 2009 ]

Appraisal Institute Supports More Frequent Valuations of Real Estate Investments [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Pending Home Sales Continue Upward Trend [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Mortgage Applications Fall, Interest Rates Climb [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Reis, Deutsche Predict 6 to 7 Percent CRE Defaults by Year’s End [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Commercial Property Index Sets Record Decline but Manages Volume Increase [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Unemployment Spreads Distress in U.S. Home Loans [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Foreclosure Update: Upswing in Cities of Larger Populations, Other Areas Stabilizing [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

July Worst Month for Bank Failures [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Fed Orders St. Paul Bank to Upgrade Appraisal Processes [Posted August 5, 2009 ]

Inside the Institute

AI Board Orders Further Research on Review Designations [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Sara Stephens, MAI, Elected 2010 Appraisal Institute Vice President [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

Appraisal Institute Provides New Online Benefit to Members [Posted August 26, 2009 ]

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