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DOJ sues Rocket, appraisal companies over alleged discrimination

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in July—filed a lawsuit against the lender, appraiser Maksym Mykhailyna and his company, Maverick Appraisal Group , and the appraisal management company Solidifi U.S. And the Detroit-based lender believes it’s a “massive overreach.” ” On Monday, the U.S.

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New appraisal bias protections apply to reverse mortgage program: FHA

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) this week announced a new policy enabling mortgage borrowers to “request a re-assessment of the appraised value of their property if they believe that the appraisal was inaccurate or biased.”

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Appraisal bias plan promises barrage of actions in the near term

Housing Wire

The Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s long-awaited action plan on appraisal bias outlines administrative actions the federal government will quickly take to address mis-valuations. One challenge in assessing the scope of appraisal bias is rooted in the informal process of challenging an appraised value.

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HUD publishes several changes to reverse mortgage handbook section

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday published a new version of its Single Family Housing Handbook 4000.1, An extensive update was published to general reconsideration of value (ROV) requirements.

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Rocket Companies’ Bill Emerson on HUD lawsuit: ‘We want the correct party responsible, not us’

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the principle of appraisal independence for lenders. We followed the rules; we followed the law. We offered a reconsideration of value twice to the client. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. We did nothing wrong.

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A View on Risk: Desktop Appraisals

Appraisal Buzz

In turn, appraisers developed, supplemented, and maintained practices to ensure the data provided to the appraiser did not result in a misleading appraisal. Inspection relief was successful as lenders and appraisers developed appropriate processes. Lenders rely on regulation and policy.

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New Homebuyer’s Guide To Appraisals

Birmingham Appraisal

Basically, an appraisal determines the value of a property, and the home inspection reports the home’s overall condition as well as that of the different systems. Appraisers develop an opinion of value for the subject property for various reasons including mortgage underwriting.