Date registered: April 18, 2011
May 20
By Robert Landis For the past few years, the term Appraisal Management Company has gained a troubled reputation. I want to take a moment to differentiate between LaSalle Commercial Appraisal Management (LCAM) as an appraisal management company and the associations that have become second-nature to the use of the term AMC. The growth of large …
May 19
by George Sikorski A friend of mine recently commented on the government’s handling of the current efforts to bring some measure of justice to those whose misconduct fueled our latest financial crisis. He observed that federal regulations didn’t appear to have the teeth to bite the worst offenders. Out-of-court settlements, at best, would only prove that …
Aug 30
Bankers across the United States are in fear that the flood of new paperwork will choke community banks, regulating many out of existence. We talk to bankers on a daily basis. We see the “deer in the headlights” look, when bankers – small community banks and large money center institutions – discuss their strategies for …
Aug 12
While bankers have long complained about their overseers and the quality of the auditors, the only reasons that financial institutions close are due to acquisition or failure. The decision by Main Street to give up their charter is unusual.
Jun 24
Individual States oversight causing more complexity in Appraisals.