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Here are some various regulatory documents from HUD and Fannie Mae that
pertain to the appraisal process. This list is not exhaustive. We try to
keep these documents up to date but no warranty can be made as to the
reliability of this information. You should always obtain these
documents from their official source if you need to be certain of their
reliability.
Some of these documents require the free Acrobat
Reader available here
OCC Frequently Asked Questions on Appraisal Regulations
(PDF: 139 KB/ 5 pages)
OCC Guidelines Establishing Standards for Residential Mortgage Lending
Practices (PDF: 120 KB/ 21 pages)
Appraiser Independence requirements (HTML: 15
KB/ 1 page)
Fannie Mae 2000 revised review form.
(PDF: 211 KB/ 10 pages)
Fannie Mae Guide Announcement 02-13, Amends these Guides: Selling,
Revised One-Unit Residential Field Review Report
(PDF:
224 KB/ 10 pages)
HUD's Mortgagee Letter 2002-25, Minimum
Distance Requirements Between Private Wells and Sources of Pollution
for Existing Properties.
(MS Word: 42 KB / 2 pages)
Fannie Mae Guide Announcement 02-02, Appraisal-Related Issues.
(PDF:
121 KB / 6 pages)
Fannie Mae Guide Announcement 01-09, Issues Related to the Aftermath
of September 11 Terrorist Attacks.
(PDF:
86 KB / 3 pages)
Fannie Mae Guide Announcement 01-02, Changes to Our Policy for
Terminating or Cancelling Mortgage Insurance for Conventional Mortgages.
(PDF: 90 KB / 4 pages)
Fannie Mae Guide Announcement 99-06, Terminating or Cancelling
Mortgage Insurance for Conventional Mortgages. This is Attachment 1
which is a reference chart that summarizes the key points of Fannie
Mae's termination policy.
(PDF:
86 KB / 5 pages). Here is the letter that accompanied that
Attachment--
Introduction to 99-06
HUD's Interpretive Guidance for the Real Estate Community on the
Requirements for Disclosure of Information Concerning Lead-based Paint
in Housing.
(PDF: 414 KB / 9 pages)
SASS frequently asked questions. (PDF: 66 KB / 14 pages)
Common Misconceptions about USPAP. Questions answered by the Appraisal
Institute's Director of Screening.
(PDF:
32 KB / 9 pages)
HUD's Frequently Asked Questions
for Appraisers regarding the Homebuyer Protection Plan
(MS Word: 27 KB / 3 pages)
HUD's Frequently Asked Questions for Homeowners regarding the Homebuyer Protection Plan
(MS Word: 93 KB / 14 pages)
Appraising and Financing HUD Real Estate Owned (REO) Properties With
FHA-Insured Financing (MS Word: 42 KB / 3
pages)
Mortgagee Letter 00-30 Appraiser
Performance and Sanctions Matrix
(MS
Word: 14 KB / 2 pages) along with an attachment- Appraiser
Violations Matrix
(MS Word: 26 KB / 6
pages)
Mortgagee
Letter 99-35 FHA Appraisal Reform and the National Appraiser
Examination.
(MS Word: 24 KB / 3 pages)
Mortgagee
Letter 99-32 Single Family Loan Production: FHA Homebuyer Protection
Plan, Questions and Answers. This Letter addresses some initial concerns
raised by appraisers. (MS
Word: 45 KB / 4 pages)
Mortgagee
Letter 99-18 Handbook 4150.2 and updates
(MS
Word: 21 KB / 5 pages)
Valuation Condition (VC) checklist for HUD-92564-VC.
(MS
Word: 73 KB / 4 pages)
HUD
Handbook 4150.2- this is a direct link to the HUD Handbook at the
HUDCLIPS site.
Here
are the individual chapters of the HUD Handbook all in the PDF file
format--
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