approved list - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/approved-list/ Appraisal News and Tips for Real Estate Appraisers Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:35:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/appraisersblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ABfavicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 approved list - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/approved-list/ 32 32 52046035 GSE Exec Boasts Scheme to Slash Appraiser Numbers https://appraisersblogs.com/gse-executive-boasts-scheme-2-slash-appraiser-numbers/ https://appraisersblogs.com/gse-executive-boasts-scheme-2-slash-appraiser-numbers/#comments Thu, 02 May 2024 12:30:43 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=30788 At a recent appraisal event, a GSE executive, after a few drinks, privately told his nearby colleagues that we suck as an industry. Last year, Phil Crawford and I reported on GSE efforts to send unsigned complaints to state boards at scale. Appraisers had no recourse but to defend themselves from the state boards without knowing who their accusers were. The public pressure became real, and the GSEs backed off from their anonymous letter-sending campaign (see Cosmic Cobra Guy’s reference). The exercise showed how little they think of us as professionals because it’s easier to generate AVMs by pressing a...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/gse-executive-boasts-scheme-2-slash-appraiser-numbers/feed/ 26 30788 Appraiser Exclusionary List https://appraisersblogs.com/appraiser-exclusionary-list https://appraisersblogs.com/appraiser-exclusionary-list#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:30:33 +0000 http://appraisersblogs.com/?p=12897 Exclusionary list not discussed in the House Subcommitte hearing… Appraisers, Rob Chrisman, in his column in the Mortgage News Daily e-newsletter on 11/18/16, dropped this tidbit of news: Nationstar Mortgage now maintains and distributes a monthly Appraiser Exclusionary List. Correspondents are encouraged to review the Nationstar Mortgage Appraiser Exclusionary List prior to submitting a loan for loan purchase. That’s all Mr. Christman said about this. A huge problem with these lists is the appraisers involved seldom know they are on one, much less why. Reasons could be trivial, or serious. When appraisers attempt to discuss the situation with the exclusionary...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraiser-exclusionary-list/feed/ 13 12897 Blacklisting Lawsuit Continues https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/blacklisting-lawsuit-continues/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/blacklisting-lawsuit-continues/#comments Fri, 15 May 2015 12:30:49 +0000 http://appraisersblogs.com/?p=7629 Appraiser Michael J. McSwain filed a lawsuit against Yadkin Valley Bank and the appraisal management company (AMC) StreetLinks Lender Solutions, alleging that he was retaliated against for failing to reach targeted values.

According to the suit, McSwain performed two appraisals for StreetLinks in late 2012, on behalf of Yadkin Valley Bank, both of which failed to “meet value.” The suit cites explicit emails from the branch manager at Yadkin which state:

“StreetLinks has sent out a BUTCHER on two of my last refis [sic] … make sure he is not sent out in our county and make sure he is not on the approval list…I thought I would let him do these two just to see. NOW THE DEALS ARE DEAD.”

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