Washington Mutual - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/washington-mutual/ Appraisal News and Tips for Real Estate Appraisers Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/appraisersblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ABfavicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Washington Mutual - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/washington-mutual/ 32 32 52046035 AGA Objects De Minimis Increase Proposal https://appraisersblogs.com/AGA-objects-de-minimis-threshold-increase https://appraisersblogs.com/AGA-objects-de-minimis-threshold-increase#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:30:09 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=20663 We object to the proposal to increase the de minimis threshold at which no appraisal is required… Sirs: The American Guild of Appraisers (AGA), of the Office Professional Employees International Union (#44 OPEIU) of the AFL-CIO represents the members and extended family and retirees, taxpayer and consumer real estate appraisal interests of nearly Twelve and a half million citizens and voters. We object to the proposal to increase the de minimis threshold at which no appraisal is required from $250,000 to $400,000. Respectfully, if anything is done with it at all, lowering it to a range not to exceed $100,000...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/AGA-objects-de-minimis-threshold-increase/feed/ 40 20663 Freddie Mac Criminal Aspects of Its Appraisal Free Mortgages https://appraisersblogs.com/freddie-mac-free-appraisals-controversy https://appraisersblogs.com/freddie-mac-free-appraisals-controversy#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:30:23 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=12820 Freddie Mac is opening itself up to over 150,000± potential individual lawsuits… This is a response from Mike Ford to Kenneth Harney’s article, “Freddie Mac planning appraisal-free mortgages”. I represent the American Guild of Appraisers, #44OPEIU, AFL-CIO, and the real estate appraisal-related consumer and taxpayer interests of our more than fifteen million± AFL-CIO members, retirees and their families. I’m prompted to write this open letter regarding your recent well written & researched article, titled “Freddie Mac planning appraisal free mortgages”. Regrettably, it was too brief to cover several additional critical aspects of the issue, but I assume the Chicago Tribune’s...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/freddie-mac-free-appraisals-controversy/feed/ 38 12820 Court Won’t Unseal Files on Washington Mutual Appraisal Scheme https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/court-wont-unseal-files-on-washington-mutual-appraisal-scheme/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/court-wont-unseal-files-on-washington-mutual-appraisal-scheme/#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:30:56 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=6794 A federal judge said he will not unseal files related to an alleged appraisal rigging scheme that Washington Mutual launched in an effort to favor mortgage lenders just before the 2008 market crash, Courthouse News Service reported Dec. 3. The case involves a federal class action suit launched in 2008 in San Jose, California, by Felton Spears Jr. and Sidney Sholl who claimed that Washington Mutual, Lender’s Service Inc. and appraisal management firm First American eAppraiseIT colluded in 2006 to create inflated mortgage-loan appraisals that allowed the bank to sell aggregated security interests in the properties at inflated prices. At...

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