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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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HUD rescinds appraisal review policies

Housing Wire

Policies related to appraisal appeals, or reconsiderations of value (ROV), were rescinded Wednesday by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Garber added that the most pressing concern for appraisers remains the resolution of fair housing claims by 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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Implementation deadline for appraisal review policy pushed to Oct. 31

Housing Wire

A policy designed for lenders to review and respond to borrower-initiated reconsideration of value (ROV) requests for appraisals — originally scheduled to be implemented between Aug. 29 and Sept. 2 — has been pushed back to Oct. The policy — announced in May by the U.S.

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Meet MortgagePoint’s Tech Excellence Award Recipients: Part V

Appraisal Buzz

Recognizing the most innovative technology providers in the mortgage industry, MortgagePoints Tech Excellence Awards highlight the companies that have developed cutting-edge solutions, improved operational efficiencies, and have enhanced the mortgage process through technology.

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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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Senators grill HUD official over absent GSE appraisal data

Housing Wire

” Melody Taylor, the Department of Housing and Urban Development official who directed the appraisal bias task force and testified before the committee, agreed with Toomey’s call for more data. “We Most complaints of undervaluation currently occur through the reconsideration of value process with lenders.

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