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December 13, 2001	Federal Agencies Give Guidance on Consumer Financial Privacy December 13, 2001
December 13, 2001	Senator Gramm Comments On Current Housing And Community Needs In America December 13, 2001
December 12, 2001	Federal Reserve Board Adopts Final rule on Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) December 12, 2001
December 5, 2001	*RE: Summary of the Ohio Barnett* Litigation: Association of Banks in Insurance et al v. Duryee (U.S.D.C. S.D. Ohio) Case C-298-1120** December 5, 2001
November 30, 2001	House Approves Terrorism Risk Protection Act Rep. Oxley Urges Senate to Act
November 20, 2001	ALTA® FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST RADIAN November 20, 2001
November 16, 2001	ALTA® Files Lawsuit Against Radian
November 15, 2001	Summary of H.R. 3162, the USA PATROIT ACT November 15, 2001
November 13, 2001	HR. 333 - Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2001
November 8, 2001	House Financial Services Committee Passes Terrorism Insurance Legislation
November 7, 2001	Mortgage Bankers Win First Litigation Battle Under New HUD YSP Policy
November 5, 2001	Ginnie Mae Choice Bills Introduced
November 2, 2001	Industry Wins First Litigation Battle Under New HUD YSP Policy, Claim MBA
November 2, 2001	*Letter to the Editor of "American Banker": Radian's Product A Poor Substitute For Title Insurance - Friday, November 2, 2001*
November 2, 2001	Senate Banking Committee Leaders Reach Agreement With Administration On Terrorism Risk Insurance Legislation
October 18, 2001	INITIAL COMMENTS ON HUD STATEMENT OF POLICY On RESPA 2001-1
October 15, 2001	HUD Moves To Protect Homebuyers Calls For Simplified Mortgage Process
October 15, 2001	HUD Moves To Protect Homebuyers Calls For Simplified Mortgage Process
October 3, 2001	U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Holds Hearing on Dismantling the Financial Infrastructure of Global Terrorism
October 1, 2001	ALTA® Letter to Ms Melynda Dovel Wilcox Kiplinger Magazine RE: "Home Buyers Beware."
September 28, 2001	OTS Reminds Thrifts About Law Providing Financial Relief to U.S. Military Personnel
September 26, 2001	U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Holds Hearing on America's Insurance Industry: "Keeping the Promise"
September 24, 2001	HUD Announces Mortgage Rate Cut To 6.0 Percent For America's Military
September 24, 2001	Workshop Planned To Discuss Strategies for Providing Effective Financial Privacy Notices Public Workshop Co-sponsored by Eight Federal Agencies
September 10, 2001	House Oversight Panel Conducts Hearing on the Section 203(k) Housing Program
September 10, 2001	New Study Released - "Online Banking Privacy: A Slow Confusing Start to Giving Customers Control Over Their Information."
September 7, 2001	ALTA® Letter to Honorable Phil Gramm
September 7, 2001	Title Insurance: Background Information, September 7, 2001 (Attachment to a Letter to Senator Phil Gram)
September 6, 2001	House Oversight Panel to Investigate Housing Scam
September 4, 2001	New York Prohibits Lenders From Steering Borrowers To Title Insurers
August 28, 2001	ALTA® SAMPLE PRIVACY FORM
August 28, 2001	ALTA® Update: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Privacy Obligations for Title Insurers and Agents August 28, 2001
August 24, 2001	ALTA® Response to Ken Harney RE: Echevarria v. Chicago Title & Trust Co
August 14, 2001	New York Prohibits Lenders From Steering Borrowers To Title Insurers
August 3, 2001	Fed Lifts Date For Electronic Delivery of Consumer Disclosure Notification
August 2, 2001	McConville Background
August 2, 2001	Side by Side Comparison Treatment Of McConville
July 27, 2001	Baker Subcommittee To Hear From Regulator On Testing GSEs? Financial Strength
July 27, 2001	Hearing on "Predatory Mortgage Lending: The Problem, Impact and Responses." -- First Hearing in a Series
July 27, 2001	Senate Banking Committee Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Hearing on "Comprehensive Deposit Insurance Reform: Responses to the FDIC Recommendations for Reform"
July 24, 2001	ALTA® News: U.S. Court of Appeals Concludes That, Despite HUD Guidance RESPA §8(b) Does Not Apply to Mark-Ups of Third Party Charges Where Third Party Is Not Involved in the Mark-Up
July 20, 2001	Banking Committee Schedules Hearing on "Predatory Mortgage Lending: The Problem, Impact and Responses." First Hearing in a Series
July 17, 2001	Roukema Subcommittee to Address National Flood Insurance Program
July 17, 2001	S 420 - Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001
July 17, 2001	U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity Hearing on "Elderly Housing and Affordability Issues for the 21st Century"
July 11, 2001	>U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Hearing on the CBO Report entitled "Federal Subsidies and the Housing GSE" (May 2001) and H.R. 1409, the "Secondary Mortgage Market Enterprises Regulatory Improvement Act." July 11, 2001
July 9, 2001	Baker Subcommittee To Hear From Fannie, Freddie on GSE Reform
June 29, 2001	North Dakota Financial Privacy Law Is Not Preempted FTC Says State's Consumer Information Laws Are Preserved
June 28, 2001	Subcommittee Examines Ways to Encourage Use of E-signatures
June 27, 2001	Fannie Mae Announces Mortgage Relief for Storms Victims Throughout the State of Minnesota
June 27, 2001	HUD Announces Eighth Native American Homeownership Summit Meeting
June 12, 2001	Donna Tanoue Announces Her Resignation As Chairman Of The FDIC
May 30, 2001	Jefford's Shift Changes Congressional Agenda
May 16, 2001	Federal Reserve Requests For Comment On Adapting The Board's Regulations To On-line Banking
May 15, 2001	Annual Privacy Notice Requirement From The Washington Administrative Code WAC
May 10, 2001	Fannie Mae Introduces Investment Notes for the Individual Investor
May 8, 2001	ALTA® Update: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Privacy Obligations for Title Insurers and Agents
May 7, 2001	Loan Prospector® Get New Tools That Enable Lenders To Streamline Mortgage Originations New Web Site to Increase Access to Low-cost Financing
May 5, 2001	Gramm Leach Bliley Act (S.900)
May 4, 2001	ALTA® Comment Letter: Banks in Real Estate - Insurance
May 4, 2001	ALTA® Submits Comments To Federal Reserve Board on Proposed Rules To Allow Banks To Engage in Real Estate Activities [PDF]
April 17, 2001	AARP Launches Drive Against Unscrupulous Mortgage Lenders
April 12, 2001	Special Report From FASB: Business and Financial Reporting, Challenges from the New Economy
April 5, 2001	Baker Lays Out Rationale Behind Bill To Enhance Oversight Of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
April 5, 2001	Reps. Rogers/Oxley Introduce New Legislation To Stop Financial Fraud Before It Starts
April 4, 2001	House Passes Legislation To Repeal Antique Bank Law, Aid Small Business
March 29, 2001	Federal Reserve Publishes Interim Final Rules For Electronic Disclosures
March 27, 2001	ABA Releases Study on Predatory Lending Study by Brookings Institute Economist Concludes New Laws Could Hurt, not Help Consumers
March 27, 2001	Freddie Mac Passes Its Interim Capital Stress Test Initiates New Credit Risk Sensitivity Disclosure
March 26, 2001	Freddie Mac Passes Its Interim Capital Stress Test Initiates New Credit Risk Sensitivity Disclosure
March 22, 2001	FTC to Host Workshop on Emerging Issues for Competition Policy in the E-Commerce Environment
March 22, 2001	House Financial Services Subcommittee Approves Bills to Benefit Small Businesses and End Anti-Competitive Banking Laws
March 21, 2001	Freddie Mac's Loan Prospector® Tools Collateral Enhancement Feature Available April 8 -- Instant Collateral Approvals at Point-of-Sale Offer Cost Savings of up to 80 Percent
March 14, 2001	Federal Banking Agencies Will Allow Privacy Notices Under Existing Fair Credit Reporting Act
March 14, 2001	Federal Banking Regulatory Agencies Extend Effective Date On Bank Insurance Rules
March 14, 2001	The Federal Trade Commission Comments to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Regarding Proposed HOEPA Rules
March 7, 2001	FTC Charges One of Nation's Largest Subprime Lenders with Abusive Lending Practices Associates First Capital Corporation And Its Successors Citigroup Inc. And CitiFinancial Credit Company Named in Complaint
March 6, 2001	Freddie Mac Publishes Second Draft Of Electronic Mortgage Guidelines; Industry Invited To Review, Send Comments on Latest Draft by April 6
February 21, 2001	Federal Reserve And Treasury Extend Comment Period On Real Estate Activities Proposal
February 2, 2001	ALTA® Analysis: The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act: A Guide to Evaluating Non-Uniform Amendments [PDF]
February 1, 2001	Bankruptcy Reform Legislation Introduced
February 1, 2001	Senate Banking Subcommittee Chairmen Named
February 1, 2001	Senate Democrats Announce Banking Subcommittee Leadership
January 31, 2001	Federal Banking Agencies Issue Guidance On Supervision of Subprime Lending
January 26, 2001	FDIC Creates "Privacy Rule Handbook "
January 26, 2001	Rep. Oxley Announces Subcommittee Chairmen, Jurisdictions
January 22, 2001	Senate Committee Votes To Approve Mel Martinez For HUD Secretary
January 19, 2001	Freddie Mac Announces Record Earnings For 2000 2000 Earnings Per Share Up 15 Percent
January 17, 2001	Agencies Adopt Guidelines for Customer Information Security
January 10, 2001	Federal Reserve And Treasury Department Announce Final Rule On Merchant Banking Activities
January 8, 2001	ALTA® Government News GOP Team In Place At New Financial Services Committee
January 3, 2001	Federal Reserve Board and Treasury Department Seeks Comments On Proposed Rules To Permit Banks To Engage in Real Estate Brokerage and Management Activities [PDF]

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