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Free Webinar: Components of AMC Training by Josh Walitt

Appraisal Buzz

Certain states require AMC staff to receive training to ensure they understand valuation independence regulations as well as other statutory requirements. Our free webinar, “ Components of AMC Training ” will be held on June 10th at 2 pm with Josh Walitt as the host. Buzz : Why do AMCs need the training?

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These mortgage lenders have cut jobs in 2022

Housing Wire

Pink slips will arrive for California employees at six offices in Thousand Oaks, Pasadena, Roseville, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, and Moorpark. The latest round of WARN notices will impact 59 loan officers in the Thousand Oaks, Pasadena, and Roseville offices. Rosemont, Illinois-based Interfirst Mortgage Co.

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A loan officer’s ultimate guide to appraisal modernization

Housing Wire

And as a loan officer (LO), why should I care? A look into GSE appraisal modernization efforts The GSEs have each offered appraisal waivers on eligible loans for several years. A trained and vetted third party can perform the data collection. Who is eligible to take advantage of them? But you already know this.

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Understanding the Role of an Appraisal Management Company

AmeriMac

One of the key regulatory changes was the implementation of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) in 2009. These guidelines aimed to address concerns about inflated property valuations and the influence of lenders on appraisers. This, in turn, helps protect both lenders and borrowers in the mortgage process.

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All residential valuation products now available on the latest Encompass Partner Connect™ API Platform available through ICE Mortgage Technology®

Clear Capital

Great news for users of Encompass® by ICE Mortgage Technology®. All Clear Capital residential valuations solutions are now available on the latest Encompass Partner Connect API Platform. What is Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology? Encompass is a digital lending software available through ICE Mortgage Technology.

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WFG reports its highest volume months ever during Q2 and Q3 of 2020

Housing Wire

“The opportunity for a new player to come in 10 years ago, and be client-oriented and use technology to replace hierarchical management structures, is exactly the kind of firm lenders want to partner with today. In these uncertain times, we see our vision of a fully integrated tech stack as the main force of customers’ stability.”

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Is the appraisal process color-blind?

Housing Wire

As a candidate, Biden’s campaign said he would “establish a national standard for housing appraisals” to ensure that appraisers are adequately trained, understand the neighborhoods in which they work and “do not hold implicit biases” that influence their work. Third : The efforts to automate property valuation should be enhanced.