Helpful Links

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• Kentucky Real Estate Appraisers Board
• Uniform Appraisal for Federal Land Acquisitions Manual
  The infamous Yellow Book 
• Commercial Real Estate and Construction Lending, Comptrollers Handbook
  Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
• Appraisal Subcommittee
  The source of the ASC National Registry of Appraisers
• Appraisal Foundation
  Get news, Q & A, etc. from The Appraisal Foundation's official website.
• USPAP Exposure Drafts
  Read and submit comments on pending Exposure Drafts.
• FannieMae Single Family
  Links to press releases, lender info, and forms
• FannieMae Documents
  Search for FNMA forms (2055, 1065, 2075) and instructions (in Adobe's PDF format). You can also use their free faxback service also at 800-303-1037.
• FHA Register
  Search to see if an appraiser is on FHA's approved appraisal provider list.
• HUD Atlanta Field Office
  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Atlanta Homeownership Center
• HUDCLIPS
  HUD's official repository of policies, procedures, announcements, and other materials.
• HUD PUDs
  HUD's searchable list of approved Planned Unit Developments (PUDs)
• FEMA
  Information pertinent to FIRM's (Flood Insurance Rate Maps)
• Kentucky State Data Center
  Kentucky demographic information
• US Census Bureau
  Demographic information on the national, state, and local levels.

• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
  Title 16 (Commercial Practices), Chapter 1 (Federal Trade Commission), Part 313 (Privacy of Consumer Financial Information)  

  • Note: 313.3 particularly at the bottom of page 395..."    (ii) A personal property or real estate appraiser is a financial institution because real and personal property appraisal is a financial activity listed in 12 CFR 225.28(b)(2)(i) and referenced in section 4(k)(4)(F) of the Bank Holding Company Act."

• Senate Banking Committee Conference Report and Full Text (11/1/99)

• The Federal Reserve Board Speech to American Law Institute and American Bankers Association

• Bank Administration Institute (BAI) Summary

• Kentucky Department of Insurance Proposed bill in KY relating to insurance regulators

Kentucky Legislature Related Sites

• Kentucky Legislature
  Kentucky Legislature Home Page

• Kentucky State Government Information
  Links to various state government offices

• Kentucky Who's Who
  Finding & contacting your legislator alphabetically, by district, or by county

• Kentucky Legislative Record
  What's going on in the House, Senate, and Committee Meetings

• Kentucky Legislative Prefiled Bills
  Prefiled bills according to LRC

• KRS 324A - Real Estate Appraisers
  Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) pertaining to Real Estate Appraisers

• 201 KAR Chapter 30
  Kentucky Administrative Regulations (KAR) pertaining to Real Estate Appraisers