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2002
December 30, 2002	Important Information Regarding: Lapse in FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
December 19, 2002	FTC Announces Final Amendments to Telemarketing Sales Rule, Including National "Do Not Call" Registry
December 19, 2002	Treasury Issues Final Regulations Regarding Third-party Contacts
December 18, 2002	Treasury Department Announces Additional Interim Guidance on Terrorism Insurance for Insurance Industry
December 13, 2002	Oxley, Frank to Introduce Legislation to Reauthorize Flood Insurance Program
December 3, 2002	Treasury Department Announces Interim Guidance On Terrorism Insurance for Insurance Industry Treasury and State Insurance Commissioners Work Closely Together
November 5, 2002	FTC Staff Comments on Proposed Amendments to Regulations Implementing the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
October 24, 2002	HUD Will Not Require Terrorism Insurance On FHA-Insured Multifamily Loans Policy Will Reduce Costs For Existing FHA-Insured Multifamily Properties and Encourage Construction of New Properties
October 22, 2002	Treasury Department Issues USA PATRIOT Act Report to Congress
October 12, 2002	ALERT Alert 10/12/02 - SAMPLE DRAFT LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN
October 12, 2002	ALERT Alert 10/12/02 - SAMPLE DRAFT LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN
October 12, 2002	ALERT Alert 10/12/02 - SAMPLE DRAFT LETTER TO HUD ON YOUR COMPANY’S LETTERHEAD
October 12, 2002	ALTA® ACTION ALERT: CONTACT HUD ON THE PROPOSED RESPA RULES November 8, 2002
October 3, 2002	House Committee on Financial Services Holds Hearing entitled "Reforming the Real Estate Settlement Procedure: Review of HUD's proposed RESPA Rule"
September 19, 2002	ALTA® OPPOSES HUD's PROPOSED RESPA REGULATIONS ALTA® Supports Revisions to RESPA Empowering Consumer Choice
September 19, 2002	Citigroup Settles FTC Charges Against the Associates Record-Setting $215 Million for Subprime Lending Victims
September 19, 2002	Committee on Financial Services Conducts Hearing entitled "Terrorist Financing: A Progress Report on Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act"
September 18, 2002	Treasury Announces Final and Proposed Rules Under USA Patriot Act
September 13, 2002	Congress Fails To Pass Bankruptcy Reform
July 29, 2002	Treasury And IRS Propose Changes To The Treatment Of Compensatory Stock Options In Cost Sharing Arrangements
July 26, 2002	Congress Passes Bankruptcy Bill Conference
July 25, 2002	Treasury And IRS Propose Changes To The Treatment Of Compensatory Stock Options In Cost Sharing Arrangements
July 19, 2002	HUD Unveils "Appraiser Watch" - Claims New Protections For Homeowners HUD To Hold Appraisers Accountable for Their Performance
July 19, 2002	Midwest Mortgage Lender Agrees to Settle Illegal Lending Charges FTC, State of Illinois Also File Suit Against Mortgage Broker
July 19, 2002	Treasury Issues Guidance on the USA PATRIOT Act, Pending Issuance of Final Rule
July 18, 2002	Federal Reserve and SEC Jointly Announce Enforcement Actions Against the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
July 17, 2002	Treasury and Federal Financial Regulators Issue Patriot Act Regulations on Customer Identification
July 11, 2002	House Financial Services Committee Approves Roukema Housing Bill
July 11, 2002	HUD Sends Proposed Draft RESPA Rule to Congress for Review
July 11, 2002	Rep. Oxley Calls on FCC to Answer Corporate Accountability Questions
July 10, 2002	Rep. Baker Subcommittee to Question Treasury Official on GSE Policy
June 27, 2002	HUD Announces 'Homebuyer Bill Of Rights' Part Of Bush Administration Effort To Expand Homeownership Opportunities -- HUD to Reform Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
June 26, 2002	HUD NEWS RELEASE: HUD Announces 'Homebuyer Bill Of Rights' Part Of Bush Administration Effort To Expand Homeownership Opportunities -- HUD to Reform Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
June 5, 2002	House Passes Brownfield Redevelopment Measure to Revitalize Small Communities
May 28, 2002	IRS Proposed Rules on Attorney Reporting May 28, 2002
May 28, 2002	Rep. LaFalce Introduces RESPA Amendments On Mark-Ups, Unearned Fees, Revisions To HUD-1 Form And Enforcement Provisions
May 28, 2002	Rep. LaFalce Introduces RESPA Amendments On Mark-Ups, Unearned Fees, Revisions To HUD-1 Form And Enforcement Provisions
May 23, 2002	Fourth Circuit Unanimously Rejects HUD Position That RESPA § 8(b) Applies To Mark-Ups And Other Overcharges
May 7, 2002	Mark-Up Amendment To RESPA §8(b) Introduced In House Of Representatives
May 2, 2002	Federal Reserve Board Announces Postponement of Recent Amendments To Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act)
May 2, 2002	Senator Sarbanes Introduces Legislation To Combat Predatory Lending Practices
May 2, 2002	Summary of The "Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act of 2002" Introduced Senator Sarbanes
May 1, 2002	ALTA® Federal Conference: Lobbying Sheets on Issues
May 1, 2002	Letter to Sec, Martinez
May 1, 2002	Lobbying Sheet: Interest on Business Checking
May 1, 2002	Lobbying Sheet: Predatory Lending
May 1, 2002	Lobbying Sheet: Protecting Your Interests in Washington
May 1, 2002	Lobbying Sheet: RESPA\TILA "Reform"
May 1, 2002	Lobbying Sheet: Title Insurance Facts
May 1, 2002	Protecting Your Interests in Washington, May 1, 2002 Protecting Your Interests in Washington
April 24, 2002	House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity Holds Hearing on H.R. 3995, the Housing Affordability for America Act of 2002
April 24, 2002	Subcommittee to Hear from Industry on Regulatory Relief Legislation
April 23, 2002	ALTA®-Radian Lawsuit Remanded to State Court
April 23, 2002	ALTA®-Radian Lawsuit Remanded to State Court
April 23, 2002	Senator Sarbanes To Unveil Predatory Lending Legislation
April 18, 2002	Committee Approves Deposit Insurance Legislation by Overwhelming Bipartisan Majority
April 18, 2002	Supreme Court Ruling On Tenants By The Entirety
April 12, 2002	Oxley Moves Brownfields Bill Through Financial Services Committee
April 11, 2002	Fannie Mae Introduces eCommitting -- New Web-based Tool Provides Online Cash Committing for a Variety of Loan Products
April 10, 2002	ALTA® Amendments Adopted in House
April 10, 2002	ALTA® Amendments Adopted in House
April 9, 2002	House Repeals Antiquated Banking Law to Benefit Small Businesses
April 3, 2002	Federal Reserve Board Issues Revisions to Reg Z (Truth-In-Lending)
April 3, 2002	FTC and DOJ Urge Rhode Island Legislature to Allow Non-lawyers To Perform Real Estate Closings Proposed Bill Would Likely Cause Consumers to Pay More
March 31, 2002	Issue: Terrorism Insurance Legislative and Regulatory response.
March 22, 2002	ALTA® MEMORANDUM: OCC Issues Preemption Letter On Massachusetts Law On Bank Sales Of Insurance
March 22, 2002	Home Mortgage Lender Settles "Predatory Lending" Charges Settlement Could Mean As Much As $60 Million in Consumer Redress
March 22, 2002	OCC Issues Preemption Letter On Massachusetts Law On Bank Sales Of Insurance
March 7, 2002	U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
March 5, 2002	Housing Subcommittee to Discuss Brownfields Bill
March 4, 2002	Freddie Mac Will No Longer Invest In Subprime Mortgages With Prepayment Penalty Terms Greater Than Three Years New Measures Build On Freddie Mac's Leadership in Fostering Responsible Lending Practices
February 27, 2002	Representatives Oxley and Kelly Release GAO Report Bolstering the Case for Terrorism Insurance Protection
February 26, 2002	Reps. Oxley and Kelly Release Excerpts from GAO Report Bolstering the Case for Terrorism Insurance Protection
February 25, 2002	RESPA HEARING TO BE WEB CAST LIVE
February 14, 2002	HUD Files Friend of the Court Brief In 4TH Circuit Court of Appeals Pressing Its Position on Mark-ups
February 14, 2002	OCC Distributes Final Truth in Lending (Regulation Z) Rule
January 30, 2002	ALTA® Joins Group White Paper on HUD's RESPA Proposal
January 23, 2002	Federal Reserve Board Issues New HMDA Rules
January 22, 2002	FTC Proposes National "Do Not Call" Registry Commission Seeks Comment on Registry and Other Proposed Changes to the Telemarketing Sales Rule
January 18, 2002	Text of Speech Presented by Governor Edward M. Gramlich At the Housing Bureau for Seniors Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 2, 2002	Senate Banking Committee Schedules Hearing on "Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices: Abusive Uses of Yield Spread Premiums." for Tuesday, January 8, 2001

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