Dodd-Frank Reform Act Includes Stricter Rules for Appraisals

By: Heather Hill Cernoch The Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act includes new appraisal management rules as well as stricter laws and firmer penalties for lenders. The bill’s appraiser independence standards will give lenders new options on managing appraisers, and lenders are scrambling to evaluate options to decide what will benefit their businesses. “With an October deadline […]

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