Louisiana repeals rule in the face of FTC challenge

Charles McConnell

24 July 2017

Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge (Credit: iStock/DenisTangneyJr)

The governor of Louisiana has issued an executive order that effectively repeals a rule - dictating how much appraisal management companies pay real estate appraisers - that the Federal Trade Commission had challenged as anticompetitive.

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Charles McConnell

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