Title/Appraiser Vendor Management Association Blog RSS feed http://www.tavma.org Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:01:48 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.tavma.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.tavma.org Title/Appraiser Vendor Management Association Blog RSS feed http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=239&Itemid=24 The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203, H.R. 4173) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 21, 2010. Click here (images/hr4173.pdf) to read the entire bill (a large PDF that may take a few moments to load) or Click here (images/hr4173_appraisal%20activitiessec.pdf) to read Subtitle... News - Legislative News Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=237&Itemid=32 News - Articles & Reports Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:05:43 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=227&Itemid=23 News - Regulatory News Thu, 20 May 2010 11:14:39 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=226&Itemid=30 Here's the latest edition of the TAVMA newsletter. We hope you find it useful.  Click on the cover photo or the link below to read the newsletter on-line, or click here (http://issuu.com/nyrickgrant/docs/tavma_spring_2010). Do you know an executive that we should profile? Want to write a column or department for our... News - TAVMA Matters Tue, 11 May 2010 08:55:41 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=222&Itemid=32 Appraisal fraud is on the rise in 2009. According to the report, the most noticeable increase in reported fraud type for loans originated during the 2009 year is in appraisal fraud and misrepresentation. Click here (images/mari_mortgagefraudreport-12thedition.pdf) to access the MARI report. See discussion and chart on appraisal fraud beginning on Page... News - Articles & Reports Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:46:14 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=221&Itemid=23 HUD has issued a Frequently Asked Questions document to address persistent questions by appraisers concerning appraisal fees and related matters. Click here ( http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/appr/faqs_fees-time.pdf) to read the FAQs. News - Regulatory News Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:32:27 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218&Itemid=30 - Study also finds AMCs use of certified appraisers exceeds the national average - March 11, 2010 News - TAVMA Matters Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:52:44 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=212&Itemid=30 January 8, 2010 The Title/Appraisal Vendor Management Association (TAVMA) has published its Standards of Good Practices in Appraisal Management (images/tavma%20standards%20of%20good%20practice.pdf), a set of guidelines for participants in the appraisal management industry. The standards outline best practices to help ensure that appraisal management companies (AMCs) and appraisers deliver quality, objective valuations... News - TAVMA Matters Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:12:17 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=30 The TAVMA Winter 2010 Newsletter (http://www.rickgrant.net/TAVMA/TAVMA_Winter_2010_Jan5_CMYK_HiRes.pdf) is now available. Click on the link below to read the newsletter on-line.   Do you know an executive that we should profile? Want to write a column or department for our next newsletter? Contact us today and help us tell the stories that set our industry... News - TAVMA Matters Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:21:10 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=211&Itemid=32 In a letter to Chairmen Frank and Slaughter, and Ranking Members Bachus and Dreier, The Consumer Mortgage Coalition Housing Policy Council conveyed the organizations' support of appraisal management companies (AMCs). The letter was a response to the recently passed mortgage reform legislation (H.R. 1728). Click here (images/cmc-hpc%20hr%201728%20amc%20oversight%20letter%20%2812-08-09%29.pdf) to... News - Articles & Reports Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:00:00 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=206&Itemid=30 . THE AVERAGE DISTANCE TRAVELED BY AMC-ASSIGNED APPRAISER IS 13 MILES: TAVMA -- Findings Reconfirm AMC's Strong Reliance on Local, Independent Appraisers -- News - TAVMA Matters Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=196&Itemid=32 By Thomas J Kirchmeyer, SRA November 4, 2009 . News - Articles & Reports Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:37:29 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=195&Itemid=32 By Jeff Schurman October 27, 2009 Updated Printable Version (images/tav_doing%20the%20math_high%20amc%20fee.pdf) .. News - Articles & Reports Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:20:03 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=208&Itemid=23 Mortgagee Letter 2009-28 recognizes appraisal management companies (AMCs) as a valuable resource for mortgage lenders to implement appraisal independence safeguards and ensure that consumers receive quality appraisals. News - Regulatory News Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=193&Itemid=32 Editors Note: This article appeared in the September 21, 2009 issue of Appraisal Buzz (http://www.appraisalbuzz.com) and is reprinted here with permission. ____________________ . News - Articles & Reports Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:11:02 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=191&Itemid=32 The value proposition lenders can't afford to ignore. By Charlie W. Elliott, JR., MAI, SRA . News - Articles & Reports Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:45:42 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=190&Itemid=30 News - TAVMA Matters Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:44:43 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=188&Itemid=23 News - Regulatory News Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:00:00 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=187&Itemid=32 By William Fall, MAI, SRA, ASA . News - Articles & Reports Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:00:00 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=186&Itemid=32 Ed. Note: This article appeared in the June 29, 2009 issue of Appraisal Buzz (http://www.appraisalbuzz.com). It is reprinted here with permission. _____________________ . News - Articles & Reports Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:41:31 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=184&Itemid=30 Exec Dir claims trade group is mischaracterizing AMCs as a means to an end. News - TAVMA Matters Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:45:00 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=182&Itemid=30 News - TAVMA Matters Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:34:08 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=180&Itemid=32 There is a lot of mis-information about appraisal management companies (AMCs) and the prominent role AMCs perform in the real estate settlement services industry. Many of the critics' favorite arguments are grounded in stories that have been told at seminars for almost fifty years now. AMCs are bad because _____; appraisers who work with AMCs are... News - Articles & Reports Wed, 06 May 2009 14:01:23 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=181&Itemid=32 By Jeff Schurman Today's post updates a recent reply to a reader's comment, in which I shared my belief that the Appraisal Institute and other critics have overstated the so-called appraisal management company (AMC) loophole while pressing for state regulation of AMCs. The AMC loophole, as the story goes, enables an... News - Articles & Reports Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:00:00 +0100 http://www.tavma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=23 News - Regulatory News Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:26:01 +0100