In response to recent questions concerning appraisal regulations and guidance, the federal banking agencies today issued a set of FAQs intended to offer additional clarification. The FAQs — which the agencies said do not introduce new policy or guidance — address a range of topics including regulatory and statutory requirements relating to appraisals and evaluations; review of appraisals and evaluations by financial institutions; exemptions in the appraisal rule; development of appraisals and evaluations; and appraisal independence.
Former comptrollers warn against state erosion of federal banking powers
States are increasingly seeking to regulate activities that have historically fallen within the domain of federal supervision, and that threatens the regulatory clarity the nation's dual banking system has long provided, two former comptrollers of the currency write...








