Resources Related to the Appraisal Industry

Below are some resources that we find helpful. While these are some of our own go-to sources for information, we want to remind you that the information is provided as a courtesy, and does not constitute legal advice. We try to provide quality information, but we make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to these web sites and any associated sites.

Appraisers Association of America (AAA)
American Bankers Association (ABA)
Appraisal Institute (AI)
Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc. (AMP)
Association of Real Estate License Law Professionals (ARELLO)
American Society of Appraisers (ASA)
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF)
     Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
     Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
     Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC)
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)
Federal Financial Institutions Regulatory Agencies Group (FFIRAG)
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Freddie Mac, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, US Department of the Treasury (FinCEN)
Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)
Interagency Appraisal & Evaluation Guidelines (December 2010)
International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO)
International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC)
International Right-of-Way Association (IRWA)
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC)
Mortgage Insurance Companies of America (MICA)
National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB)
National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) www.namb.org
National Association of Realtors (NAR)
National Association of Review Appraisers and Mortgage Underwriters (NARA/MU)
National Association of Real Estate Appraisers (NAREA)
National Society of Real Estate Appraisers (NSREA)
Psychological Services, Inc. (PSI)
Real Estate Educators Association (REEA)
Real Estate Valuation Advocacy Association (REVAA)
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP)
Term Asset-Backed-Securities Loan Facility (TALF)