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MISMO maintains both formal and informal alliances with several key organizations in the real estate finance industry. In addition to these alliances, MISMO participates in many other standards efforts (verticals) including the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I), Standards and Procedures for Electronic Records and Signatures (SPeRS) and Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS).
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The Appraisal Institute is a global membership association of professional real estate appraisers, with 22,000 members and 92 chapters throughout the world. Organized in 1932, its mission is to support and advance its members as the choice for real estate solutions and uphold professional credentials, standards of professional practice and ethics consistent with the public good. Members of the Appraisal Institute benefit from an array of professional education and advocacy programs, and may hold the prestigious MAI, SRPA and SRA designations. For more information go to www.appraisalinstitute.org.
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Commercial Mortgage Securities Association™ (CMSA®) is an international trade association dedicated to promoting the ongoing strength, liquidity and viability of commercial real estate capital market finance worldwide. With more than 400 member companies worldwide, CMSA offers unparalleled leadership in the commercial real estate markets. Our diverse membership base spans the globe and represents the full range of the industry's market participants, from senior executives at the largest money-center banks and investment banks, rating agencies, insurance companies, and investors to service providers. For more information go to http://www.cmbs.org.
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The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) provides mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders throughout the United States and its territories. FHA insures mortgages on single family and multifamily homes including manufactured homes and hospitals. It is the largest insurer of mortgages in the world, insuring over 34 million properties since its inception in 1934. For more information go to http://www.fha.gov .
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The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) is a U.S. government-owned corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ginnie Mae provides guarantees on mortgage-backed securities (MBS) backed by federally insured or guaranteed loans, mainly loans issued by the Federal Housing Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, USDA Rural Development Housing Community Facilities Programs, and the Office of Public and Indian Housing. Ginnie Mae securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. Ginnie Mae pioneered the mortgage-backed security, issuing the very first one in 1970. For more information go to http://www.ginniemae.gov.
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The Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) represents a unique partnership of business and government members of the property records industry, with the end goal of facilitating recordation and access to public property records. This goal is accomplished by facilitating the research, development, creation and implementation of national standards, systems and procedures for the industry. For more information go to http://www.pria.us.
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USDA Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America. The USDA Rural Development financial programs support public facilities services such as water and sewer systems, housing, health clinics, emergency service facilities and electric and telephone service. USDA Rural Development also promotes economic development by supporting loans to businesses through banks and community-managed lending pools. For more information go to http://www.rurdev.usda.gov.
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The American Land Title Association, founded in 1907, is the national trade association and voice of the abstract and title insurance industry. ALTA members search, review and insure land titles to protect home buyers and mortgage lenders who invest in real estate. ALTA is headquartered in Washington, DC.
Members of the association are in business in most counties across the nation. Nearly all title insurance companies hold ALTA membership, in addition to abstracters and title agents. Nearly 2,000 title agents, abstracters, and title insurance companies are Active members, ranging from small, one-county operations, to large national title insurers. Associate members of ALTA may include attorneys, builders, developers, lenders, real estate brokers, surveyors, consultants, educational institutions, computer services firms, and related national trade associations. For more information go to http://www.alta.org.
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