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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Chapter 34A — Appraisal Subcommittee of Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

§ 3339. Functions of Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies relating to appraisal standards

Statutory text

Each Federal financial institutions regulatory agency and the Resolution Trust Corporation shall prescribe appropriate standards for the performance of real estate appraisals in connection with federally related transactions under the jurisdiction of each such agency or instrumentality. These rules shall require, at a minimum—

(1)

that real estate appraisals be performed in accordance with generally accepted appraisal standards as evidenced by the appraisal standards promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation;

(2)

that such appraisals shall be written appraisals; and

(3)

that such appraisals shall be subject to appropriate review for compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

Each such agency or instrumentality may require compliance with additional standards if it makes a determination in writing that such additional standards are required in order to properly carry out its statutory responsibilities.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989

    Pub. L. 101–73 title XI § 1110 · 103 Stat. 183

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 3339

    Pub. L. 101–73, title XI, § 1110, Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 514

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 101–73, title XI, § 1110, Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 514

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1110. FUNCTIONS OF THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AGENCIES RELATING TO APPRAISAL STANDARDS. Each Federal financial institutions regulatory agency and the Resolution Trust Corporation shall prescribe appropriate standards for the performance of real estate appraisals in connection with federally related transactions under the jurisdiction of each such agency or instrumentality. These rules shall require, at a minimum— (1) that real estate appraisals be performed in accordance with generally accepted appraisal standards as evidenced by the appraisal standards promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation; and (2) that such appraisals shall be written appraisals. Each such agency or instrumentality may require compliance with additional standards if it makes a determination in writing that such additional standards are required in order to properly carry out its statutory responsibilities.

  2. Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act

    Pub. L. 111–203 title XIV § 1473(e)(1) · 124 Stat. 1376

    Added · 12 U.S.C. § 3339

    Pub. L. 111–203 added par. (3)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 111–203 added par. (3).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Section 1110.— Section 1110 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 3339) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “and”; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: “(3) that such appraisals shall be subject to appropriate review for compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.” .

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the date on which final regulations implementing that amendment take effect, or on the date that is 18 months after the designated transfer date if such regulations have not been issued by that date, see section 1400(c) of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 1601 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2010—Pub. L. 111–203 added par. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the date on which final regulations implementing that amendment take effect, or on the date that is 18 months after the designated transfer date if such regulations have not been issued by that date, see section 1400(c) of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 1601 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Credits

1989–2010 · 2 acts
  1. 1989Pub. L. 101–73, title XI, § 1110, , 103 Stat. 514
  2. 2010Pub. L. 111–203, title XIV, § 1473(e)(1), , 124 Stat. 2191.
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(Pub. L. 101–73, title XI, § 1110, , 103 Stat. 514; Pub. L. 111–203, title XIV, § 1473(e)(1), , 124 Stat. 2191.)

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