Government efforts to curb predatory lending got a boost last week with the launch of Appraiser Watch, a risk-based system designed to monitor and measure appraisers’ performance on FHA-insured mortgage loans. Also under development are risk-based monitoring systems for FHA wholesalers and loan officers. “HUD is getting better at analyzing risk and developing tools to analyze FHA lender risk and default,” said Brian Chappelle, a principal at the industry lobbying firm of Potomac Partners.