While the mortgage industry continues to evaluate the nature and extent of bias in the home appraisal process, no one has yet come up with a solution for detecting and addressing it. Our Financial ...

A Fannie Mae survey published in mid-May found that mortgage lenders see value in appraisal modernization, specifically in the implementation of non-traditional appraisals and inspection-based ...

A home appraisal is a crucial step in buying a house. An appraisal report is created by an unbiased, independent third party to assess the property’s financial value. By understanding how appraisals ...

A home's appraised value largely impacts whether a mortgage lender will approve your application for a new mortgage, home refinance, home equity loan, or home equity line of credit. So, it makes sense ...

The case, which is currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, concerns whether an appraiser, a real estate appraisal company, and an online mortgage lender ...

Freddie Mac is re-imagining the Mortgage Experience to create a smarter, simpler, and less costly origination process. We're using big data and advanced analytics to offer an automated alternative to ...

If you're having a bad experience with a mortgage lender, you may be tempted to switch to a different one before you close on ...

Fannie and Freddie are giving some lenders more time to adopt UAD 3.6, meaning mortgage brokers may need to navigate different appraisal requirements across wholesale partners Not every lender will ...

SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mortgage technology provider SharperLending LLC is pleased to announce that it has successfully registered Appraisal Firewall as an FHA Electronic Appraisal Delivery, ...