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Archived Issue: March 2009
Vol. 10, No. 5/6

Government Update

Commercial / General

Government Announces Public-Private Plan to Buy Toxic Assets [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

GAO Testifies on Risk Management [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Wide Array of Industry Perspectives Voiced in Congressional Testimony [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Treasury, Federal Reserve Evaluate CMBS for TALF Funding [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

CBO Outlines Federal Assets that Could Be Sold to Raise Revenue [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

FDIC: Bank Deposit Insurance Fund May Become Insolvent by Year End [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

“Bad Bank” Plan Gets Fleshed Out [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Obama Calls for Increased Scrutiny in New Regulatory Structure [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Military Outlines its Base Closure Procedure [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Residential

Frank Prepares Bill to Revamp Fannie, Freddie; Requests Bonuses be Rescinded [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Fannie Mae Tightens Conditions for Backing Condo Mortgages [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Fannie, Freddie REO Inventory Swells [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

FHA Releases New Cash-Out Refi Rules [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

FDIC Testifies before House on Investigating Appraisal Involvement [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Fannie Mae’s Refinance Volume Triples to $41 Billion [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

FHA Commitment Authority Jumps to $315 Billion [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Recent Fannie Mae Announcement Clarified Relative to Supervisory Appraisers [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Cramdown Slows in the Senate [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Fannie Mae Issues Last-Minute Changes to MC Form [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

HUD Establishes FastTrack Mortgage Fraud System; Promotes Use of Hotline [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

"Cramdown" Bill Passes [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

FDIC Pursuing Brokers [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

Administration Releases Loan Modification Guidelines; Drops Ball on Appraisals [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Appraisal Amendment Added to 'Cramdown' Bill; Vote Delayed [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Bill Introduced to Help Military Families Weather the Housing Storm [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

In the States

Ohio Property Tax Appeals Up [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Arkansas Legislature Completes Action on Appraiser Independence Bill [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Nevada Appraisers Testify on BPO Bill [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Illinois Appraisal Board Releases USPAP Interpretation [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Colorado Eliminates Conservation Appraisal Fee Cap [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

New Legislative Coalition Formed in Nevada [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

South Dakota Passes Appraiser Independence Legislation [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Around the Industry

Mortgage Fraud Reports Increase 26 Percent [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Despite Moratoriums, February Foreclosures Rise Six Percent [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Housing Data Shows Increase in Building Activity, Sales [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Architecture Billings Toils Along; New Projects Inquiries Signals Hope [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Retail Sector Delinquencies Increase: Near-Term Expectations Remain Low [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

U.S. Banks Brace for Rising Commercial Loan Defaults [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

SBA Eliminates Lender Fees, Spurs Small Business Lending [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Latest AppraiserCAST Looks at AI’s New VFR Seminar [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

ABA/TAF Appraisals in Distressed Markets Telebriefing on March 26 [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

MISMO Gears up for Future Growth [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

RedVision Acquires Real Property Technologies [Posted March 25, 2009 ]

Ginnie Mae President Joe Murin Speaks at Appraisal Institute’s Collateral Matters Congress [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Amorin Applauds Appraisal Institute’s Collateral Matters Congress [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Trade Groups Request SAFE Act Exemption for Mortgage Servicers [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Law Firm Investigating KB Home for Alleged Appraisal Fraud [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Bank Sues Individuals over Fraudulent Mortgages [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Business Marketing Plan Webinar on March 31 [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

U.S. Lawmakers Push for Improved Mark-to-Market Standard [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

FASB Pushes SEC for International Standards [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Appraisal Institute Urges Congress to Address Feeble Oversight [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

Over 75 Industry Leaders Converge on D.C. for First Collateral Matters Congress [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

Appraisal Organizations Respond to Treasury Plan [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

Bernanke Calls for Overarching Regulator [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

Suspicious Activity Reports on Mortgage Fraud up 44 Percent; Expansion Proposed [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

Morgan Stanley Warns Investors of Large Write-Down for CRE Fund [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

RICS: Quarterly Survey Shows Global Commercial Market Meltdown [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

S&P Takes Rating Actions on REITs [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

New Distressed Commercial Appraising Seminar to Debut March 13 [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

AI Tenant Credit Analysis Webinar Set for March 25 [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

URS Corporation Hosts Free Green Building Strategies Webinar on March 18 [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

CitiGroup to Lower Mortgages for Jobless [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Banks Take Aim at Obama Plan to End Deduction [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Treasury Finds Fault with OTS Appraisal Oversight [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

AARO Executive Committee, ICAP Urges Caution on BPOs [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Freddie Mac’s CEO Moffett Resigns After Six Months [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Appraisal Institute Scholarship Deadlines Approaching Quickly [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Moody's: Subprime-Mortgage Defaults to Surge Further [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Hanley Wood: New Home Sales Fall to Record Low [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

S&P: Housing Values Continue to Decline, Future Questionable [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Winter 2009 Appraisal Journal Spotlights Special Property Topics [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

ARES Co-Founder Jim Webb, 61, Dies [Posted March 4, 2009 ]

Inside the Institute

Dictionary Development Site Sparks More than 500 Edits So Far; Access Ends April 30 [Posted March 18, 2009 ]

Appraisal Institute Welcomes 4,000 New Members [Posted March 11, 2009 ]

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