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DOJ sues Rocket, appraisal companies over alleged discrimination

Housing Wire

Another regulator has sued Rocket Mortgage for allegedly discriminating against a Black homeowner by undervaluing her home during an appraisal in Colorado three years ago. “The law’s intent is to determine the home’s value without any input or bias from the lender or any other party with interest in the transaction.”

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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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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Policies related to appraisal appeals, or reconsiderations of value (ROV), were rescinded Wednesday by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). These allowed mortgage borrowers to request an ROV if they believe that the appraisal was inaccurate or biased. HUD and FHA handed down new appraisal bias protections in May 2024.

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How to Respond to a Reconsideration of Value Request

Appraisal Buzz

To help you out, we’ve put together some practical information to strengthen your responses to a mortgage lender’s appraisal appeal, called a reconsideration of value (ROV). The post How to Respond to a Reconsideration of Value Request appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. While the ROV process is.

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ICE unveils two new property valuation solutions

Housing Wire

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology introduced two new tools, Validate ROV and Validate Selector, to its growing suite of property valuation solutions, the company announced on Monday. Regulators are paying close attention to valuations for many valid reasons.

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HUD publishes several changes to reverse mortgage handbook section

Housing Wire

which includes numerous updates to its guidance for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program overseen by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). An extensive update was published to general reconsideration of value (ROV) requirements.

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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 extension announced by FHA and HUD aligns with extensions also announced on Tuesday by the GSEs.