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HUD settles with JPMorgan over appraisal bias case

Housing Wire

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that JPMorgan Chase has come to an agreement with a Black homeowner who claimed the bank’s mortgage division – relying on a valuation done by an appraiser – valued her home at an amount lower than its actual worth because of her race.

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White House marks one year of PAVE appraisal bias action plan

Housing Wire

Thursday, March 23 marks the one-year anniversary since the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) released its action plan to curb instances of bias in the housing appraisal process. Led by U.S.

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Bill would combat appraisal bias with new agency, public GSE database

Housing Wire

Congress hopes to supplant the appraisal governing body at the center of the industry’s self-regulated framework and make public the trove of appraisal data held by the government-sponsored enterprises. That office would oversee fair lending supervision and examination procedures, as well as the consumer complaint process.

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How data and technology can combat appraisal bias

Housing Wire

In the past few years, appraisal bias has come to the forefront of conversations about appraisals and how they can be improved. It’s a problem, it’s real, it’s documentable,” said Shannon Johnson, Touchless Lending product manager at Tavant. We often hear the statistic that the average appraiser is a 57-year-old white male.

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JPMorgan Chase commits $3 million to appraiser diversity

Housing Wire

JPMorgan Chase recently donated $3 million to the Appraiser Diversity Initiative , putting its financial support behind a growing movement to bring more diversity to the residential appraisal field. In addition to driving sustainable homeownership, we’re working with our partners to root out bias in the residential appraisal process.

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Susan Rice to co-chair HUD appraisal task force

Housing Wire

The interagency task force to combat inequity in appraisals, led by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, will be co-chaired by former United Nations ambassador Susan Rice. How to reduce appraisal turn times and improve the borrower experience. Presented by: Voxtur.

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GSEs further expand AVMs, desktop and hybrid appraisals

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released voluminous plans last week developed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make the housing market more equitable, in part through changes to the appraisal process. Non-traditional appraisals to the rescue.

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