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loanDepot settles appraisal bias lawsuit 

Housing Wire

The changes include communicating to applicants that they have the right to request a reconsideration of value (ROV); explaining why an ROV is denied or the valuation is unchanged; and training its credit, valuation and customer service staff on the topic. But the company hasn’t admitted any fault.

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FNMA Property Data Collectors Program Violates WV Law

Appraiserblogs

The Fannie Mae Property Data Collectors program seems to have run afoul of West Virginia law. Related Posts: Exactly How Are Property Data Collectors Professionally… Somebody explain to me exactly how Property Data Collectors are “professionally trained” per Fannie Mae directives. THE REAL ESTATE APPRAISER.

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PAVE Task Force Releases Recommendations to Promote Valuation Equity

McKissock

On March 23, 2022, the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) released a report entitled “Action Plan to Advance Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity.” Pages 5 and 6 of the report set forth 21 recommendations, termed “Agency Actions to Advance Valuation Equity.” Stay tuned.

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FHFA takes a swing at racial bias in appraisal

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is the latest stakeholder to examine how racial bias may creep into property valuations. It’s unclear whether the inclusion of references to race in appraisal reports reveals bias in the valuation process or introduces it.

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AI could improve racial equity in homeownership, but there’s work to be done

Housing Wire

Nearly 50 interviews from staff members in the federal government, financial technology companies, mortgage lenders and consumer advocates found that the ability of AI to improve racial equity can be undermined by the data used to train the algorithm, not just by the algorithm itself.

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Collateral Risk Network Statement on Appraiser’s Email Sent to Dr. Elizabeth Korver-Glenn

Appraisal Buzz

The statement condemns the thoughts, language, and tone of the email sent to Dr. To that end, the CRN is devising an educational program to expose the appraisal community to proper training on Fair Housing laws as they impact the appraisal profession. Regards, Collateral Risk Network, Inc.

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Certified Appraisers vs. Unlicensed Data Collectors

Appraiserblogs

Fannie Mae will end up creating more instability for the trillions in the bond market – investors will have to process millions of valuations with the physical attributes of the home collected by unlicensed, uninsured, and unprepared individuals getting paid $10-$25 per inspection. AI meets with Fannie Mae regulators to.

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