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Association: A group. Often, associations can offer individual health insurance plans specially designed for their members.

National Association Of Independent Fee Appraisers (NAIFA): A professional association of appraisers with more than 2,000 members nationally. NAIFA offers the specialty designations IFA (member), IFAS (senior member) and IFAC (appraiser-counselor).

Real Estate Educators Association (REEA): A professional organization established by and for real estate educators, including individuals and institutions. REEA is international in scope and represents every aspect of real estate ed . . . View Full Definition

Homeowners Association: A nonprofit association of homeowners organized pursuant to a declaration of restrictions or protective covenants for a subdivision, PUD or condominium.

Savings And Loan Association (S and L): A financial institution whose principal function is to promote thrift and home ownership. Depositors earn interest on their deposits, often at a higher rate than is offered at commercial ban . . . View Full Definition

Building Owners And Managers Association (BOMA): A national organization of more than 4,000 professionals in the highrise/office building industry, with 80 local BOMA associations. The Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI) is the r . . . View Full Definition

Homeowners Association (Hoa): Timeshare developments are often structured like any condominium association, with a Homeowner's Association (HOA) comprised of all owners, and a management company hired by the HOA to manag . . . View Full Definition

Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae): The Government National Mortgage Association, known as Ginnie Mae, guarantees mortgage-backed securities issued by approved private institutions and marketed to investors through brokerage f . . . View Full Definition

Bond Market Association: An international trade association of broker/dealers and banks in U.S. government and federal agency securities, municipal securities, mortgage-backed securities, and money market securities.

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA): A federal agency created in 1968 when the Federal National Mortgage association (FNMA) was partitioned into two separate corporations. Ginnie Mae, as it is popularly called, is a corporation . . . View Full Definition