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America's two greatest drivers of mortgage loans, Freddie Mac (FMLC) and Fannie Mae (FNMA) recently agreed to establish tougher standards on appraisers and lenders from January 2009. FMLC FNMA buys mortgages and all facets of the mortgage industry and together control more than 80 per cent of industry mortgage. Who hold these mortgages in their own portfolios or package them into mortgage-backed securities for resale to investors. Any change in existing policies in these two organizations creates a domino effect will be felt by all mortgage lenders and appraisers large and small.

November of last year, Mr. Cuomo, the New York State, the Attorney General and advocate long-term equality in housing, has begun to investigate FMLC and FNMA under its wide survey of industry fraud mortgage. In this research, specifically Cuomo Washington Mutual (WaMu), the largest savings and loan in the nation and threatens to extend their research to other lenders as large Wells Fargo and Countrywide. His point of discussion is the assessment process and how it affects the market housing and added that he thought that "breaks the evaluation process."

It is likely that the investigation by Mr. Cuomo would released problems and contradictions in the two mortgage giants, as is the case of large companies. Many people in the industry Mortgage argue that any large company like Wal-Mart, Starbucks and Microsoft is almost certain to have problems on watching closely, but overall a tight ship. The problem is that now more sensitive to concerns of negative news in the mortgage market FMLC and FNMA that an effective national attention, making a mountain of molehills.

Cuomo has the power to change policies FMLC and FNMA, however, he ability to attract national attention to the press calling on the two giants in question. In control medium, FMLC and FNMA have agreed to abide "Mr. Cuomo suggestions" and buy only loans from banks according to their standards of independence of the evaluator. In return, Mr. Cuomo has agreed to waive their research. These rules are set to take effect in January 2009, and among other things, prohibit lenders use internal staff or a company it controls to perform evaluations.

As is the case with most regulations and laws, Republicans say the law is excessive and reaches the Democrats feel that does not go far enough. The problem is that Republicans and Democrats have been excluded from the circuit in a policy that has huge implications for the mortgage industry. Should this be the law, would the normal give and take and end up being involved in a political version of that is probably better.

This policy change has been agreed between the OFHEO (Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight) and Mr. Cuomo. According to OFHEO's mission statement "has the regulatory authority similar to other federal financial regulators like the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency … "Essentially, they was designed as a safety device for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, companies when they become public property, whose shares are traded on the NYSE.

According to John Dugan, comptroller of the currency, Congress should make the call on this policy change, not OFHEO and Attorney state is closed. In a long letter to Mr. Dugan OFHEO wrote: "The provisions of the Bank Act would prevent the de facto national Regulation applies, or enforcement against, national banks. "If monitoring of the evaluation process should be renewed He said that Congress should seek to issues affecting both owners are not a regulatory committee to protect the safety Tax FMLC and FNMA.

Mr. Dugan stated that this provision "undermine the quality of assessments and raise the cost of assessments for consumers and lenders. "The feeling among Republicans like Elizabeth Dole, according to the position of Mr. Dugan and his recent letter being used as ammunition for the position. However, it has been a struggle for the opposition Democrat Party, Charles Schumer, who has sided with Mr. Cuomo.

In any way, owners, mortgage companies and appraisers must prepare for the wave of future regulations. Many Members of Congress have tried for years to regulate the banking sector has all the ammunition they need to do now. No, wait too happens in elections of the year due to blockages in both sides of the aisle. However, after the election, you can expect a change in the banking sector, and depending on which side wins the degree of regulation.

About the Author

Aubrey Clark is an editor and writer for Direct Banc and lives in Atlanta Georgia with his wife and four children. Mr. Clark has been in the financial industry for over 20 years and writes on subject like
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