Rocket Mortgage sues HUD over alleged appraisal bias ‘tightrope’

As part of its defense in an appraisal bias lawsuit, Rocket claims the government is requiring lenders to grant appraisers independence, and then holding them liable if those appraisers engage in discrimination. Continue reading

Rocket Mortgage sues HUD over alleged appraisal bias ‘tightrope’

As part of its defense in an appraisal bias lawsuit, Rocket claims the government is requiring lenders to grant appraisers independence, and then holding them liable if those appraisers engage in discrimination. Continue reading

Rocket Mortgage sues HUD over alleged appraisal bias ‘tightrope’

As part of its defense in an appraisal bias lawsuit, Rocket claims the government is requiring lenders to grant appraisers independence, and then holding them liable if those appraisers engage in discrimination. Continue reading

Accurate Group acquires broker price opinions provider

EMerge will operate as a standalone division, leveraging Accurate Group’s property inspection technology and deepening its nationwide broker network. Continue reading

United Wholesale Mortgage to launch in-house appraisal capability

The service, UWM Appraisal Direct, is optional and mortgage brokers will still have the option to choose from roughly 100 UWM-approved appraisal management companies. Continue reading

Automation comes to appraisal management

Whether they’re assigning work to commercial appraisal firms or individual appraisers, lenders can now automate more of the process, eliminating manual tasks and gaining increased transparency with real-time monitoring, status-driven alerts and a detai… Continue reading