DOJ - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/doj/ Appraisal News and Tips for Real Estate Appraisers Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:56:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://i0.wp.com/appraisersblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ABfavicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 DOJ - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/doj/ 32 32 52046035 FOIA, AI, & the Appraiser’s Defense: A Blueprint for Fighting Back https://appraisersblogs.com/foia-ai-n-the-appraisers-defense-a-blueprint-4-fignting-back/ https://appraisersblogs.com/foia-ai-n-the-appraisers-defense-a-blueprint-4-fignting-back/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:30:12 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=32913 Targeted under the guise of equity, I faced baseless accusations with no due process — until I used FOIA, uncovered the truth, and turned the tables. But I had a secret weapon: I used artificial intelligence. For decades, appraisers have worked in silence, held hostage by regulations, scrutiny, and — recently — false narratives of systemic racism. When the Biden administration launched the PAVE Initiative, it claimed to champion equity in housing. But behind the curtain, it became a political tool. The result? Appraisers like me were targeted based on ZIP codes, stripped of due process, and labeled racist —...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/foia-ai-n-the-appraisers-defense-a-blueprint-4-fignting-back/feed/ 25 32913 DOJ Investigates Big Tech https://appraisersblogs.com/doj-investigates-big-tech-atlantic1-amc-not-paying-appraisers https://appraisersblogs.com/doj-investigates-big-tech-atlantic1-amc-not-paying-appraisers#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:30:19 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=22453 The Department of Justice announced last week they have initiated a review of anti-trust concerns with Big Tech Companies. From the Wall Street Journal article, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice collaborated on who would take the lead on this investigation. Also pointed out in the article, both the FTC and DOJ are pursuing separate investigations of Big Tech Companies. Although CoreLogic was not named as an initial target, we suspect it is just a matter of time before they are included. Frank Garay and Brian Stevens did a short 6 minute video on the subject which...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/doj-investigates-big-tech-atlantic1-amc-not-paying-appraisers/feed/ 8 22453 Hearing on Appraisals https://appraisersblogs.com/us-house-financial-hearing-on-appraisals-n-another-appraisal-waiver https://appraisersblogs.com/us-house-financial-hearing-on-appraisals-n-another-appraisal-waiver#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:30:18 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=22042 US House Financial Services Committee Hearing on Appraisals – The subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance is holding a hearing entitled “What’s Your Home Worth? A Review of the Appraisal Industry” on June 20, 2019 at 2:00 PM. The hearing is open to the public and can be lived streamed. To find out more about this hearing, go to the US House Financial Services Committee website. Contact the Representatives on this subcommittee. Make sure consumer protection is at the forefront at this hearing and not the profits of the GSE’s. Are the representatives aware the GSE’s are sending unlicensed,...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/us-house-financial-hearing-on-appraisals-n-another-appraisal-waiver/feed/ 14 22042 I Must Apologize; I Got it Wrong… https://appraisersblogs.com/quicken-loans-employees-background https://appraisersblogs.com/quicken-loans-employees-background#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2017 12:30:27 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=14208 Your employees did not come from Taco Bell, they delivered your pizza! In a recent New York Times article by Julie Creswell on 01/21/2017, former executives of Quicken Loans confirm “many employees come in with little or no background in financial services. One employee joined after delivering pizzas to the Quicken Loans Offices”. No need to say anymore, that statement speaks volumes. The article titled “Quicken Loans, the New Mortgage Machine” is a tell all article, right down to the founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert’s physical altercation on a former colleague at a religious function, to his public tirade against LeBron James,...

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