WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Real estate appraisal

H.R. 6853, The Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6853 would establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to address mortgage fraud in the United States....

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S. 3547, The Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator Act of 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3547 would establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator to address mortgage fraud in the United States....

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H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act - Savings per Average Family: $42.25

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6899 would advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas comp...

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H.R. 6644, To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to include information on the value of any personal residence and on the balance of any mortgage secured by a personal residence in the annual financial disclosure reports required to be filed under such Act

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6644 would amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to include information on the value of any personal residence and on the balance of any mortgage secured by a personal residence in the annual financial disclosure reports required to be filed under such Act....

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P.L. 110-289, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $523.06

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3221 would provide needed housing reform....

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H.R. 6078, The GREEN Act of 2008

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6078 would encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and it would create sustainable communities....

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S. 832, A bill to provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 832 would provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value....

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H.R. 5830, The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $26.56

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5830 would create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market....

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H.R. 5857, The Homeownership Protection and Housing Market Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $20.22

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5857 would establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, improve mortgage disclosures, and create an Office of Housing Counseling; and it would provide incentives to facilitate loan modifications, reform the regulation of the Government Sponsored Enterprises, modernize the Federal Housing Administration, improve home ownership for veterans, reform appraisal activities, and combat mortgage fraud....

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S. 2860, The Fair Value and Independent Appraisal Act

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2860 would diminish predatory lending by enhancing appraisal quality and standards, it would improve appraisal oversight, it would ensure mortgage appraiser independence, and it would provide for enhanced remedies and enforcement....

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P.L. 110-229, The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2739 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, it would implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and it would amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003....

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S. 2666, The Affordable Housing Investment Act of 2008

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2666 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in affordable housing....

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S. 2636, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2636 would provide needed housing reform....

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H.R. 5177, The Pima County Land Adjustment Act

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5177 would provide for a land exchange involving certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Pima County, Arizona, for the purpose of consolidating Federal land ownership within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area....

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S. 2452, The Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2452 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide protection to consumers with respect to certain high-cost loans....

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H.R. 4249, The Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4249 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado and to adjust the boundary of such National Forests....

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S. 2325, The Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2325 would modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers....

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H.R. 4104, The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4104 would make appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 2296, The Mortgage Disclosure Enhancement Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2296 would provide for improved disclosures by all mortgage lenders at the loan approval and settlement stages of all mortgage loans....

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H.R. 3837, The Escrow, Appraisal, and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3837 would require escrows for certain mortgage loans, it would improve mortgage servicing, it would promote sustainable homeownership opportunities, it would enhance appraisal quality and standards, it would better appraisal oversight, and it would mitigate appraiser pressure....

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H.R. 3778, The HOMES Act

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3778 would authorize bankruptcy courts to take certain actions with respect to mortgage loans in bankruptcy....

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S. 2133, The Home Owners "Mortgage and Equity Savings Act"

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2133 would authorize bankruptcy courts to take certain actions with respect to mortgage loans in bankruptcy....

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H.R. 3575, To provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3575 would provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value....

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H.R. 3535, The Homebuyer's Protection Act of 2007

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3535 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to require escrow accounts for the payment of property taxes and insurance for all subprime loans, and it would expand the coverage of the appraisal requirements under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989....

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H.R. 3220, The New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3220 would move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, develop innovative new technologies, reduce carbon emissions, create green jobs, protect consumers, increase clean renewable energy production, and modernize our energy infrastructure....

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