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February 29, 2008
Cool Reception to Fannie Idea on Appraisals
In response to an investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into whether Washington Mutual pressured The First American Corp. and its eAppraiseIT LLC subsidiary to artificially boost home values, Fannie Mae will institute new appraisal policies on Sept. 1. At that time, the government-sponsored enterprise will cease buying mortgages whose appraisals were ordered by brokers and prohibit lenders from using in-house appraisers and appraisal management units. Lenders are balking at the new rules, insisting that appraisal units eliminate pressure on appraisers to meet a particular valuation.
Posted by S. Germain at February 29, 2008 08:19 AM