Appraisal Requirements – New Rules and Developments

Carl Pry

Carl Pry is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) and Certified Risk Professional (CRP) who is a Senior Director for Treliant Risk Advisors in Washington, DC. Through his working career, as well as through his experience as a banking attorney and officer, he has provided a variety of regulatory compliance and financial performance services to financial institutions and other clients throughout the country. He has written extensively regarding consumer and commercial compliance, tax, audit, and financial institution legal issues, and is a frequent contributor to and currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the ABA Bank Compliance magazine. He has spoken at dozens of banking, compliance, and state bar associations, and has conducted training sessions for financial institutions across the country.

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
10:00 am - 12:00 pm CT

The valuation process in real estate loans is one of the areas targeted as partly responsible for the current subprime mortgage mess. As a result, there have been several developments in the regulatory process that lenders must be aware of. Independence of the appraisal process is critically important, plus Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have entered into agreements with the New York AG’s Office, putting a jump on new regulation. Do you know the requirements? This webinar will address all these developments, plus provide a sound basis in the history and current state of appraisal regulatory requirements.

Covered Topics Include:

General appraisal regulations and requirements
Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines of both 1994 and 2003, including Q&As
“Readdressed appraisals” – how to manage this
USPAP Statement 10 on Appraisal Standards – how does this influence lending?
Potential regulatory developments – “Appraisal Fairness” standards
Independence of the appraisal function – how to achieve this
The NY AG agreements – how these will impact your operations
USPAP Scope of Work and Advisory Opinions

Who Should Attend?

Real estate lenders, compliance officers, auditors, underwriters, appraisers (in-house or external), closing agents, management, and anyone else involved in the real estate or residential lending process with a need to understand the current state of appraisal regulation and requirements.

Sign Up!

On-Demand Recording Only - $255: Unlimited playback & materials only. If you are unable to attend the regularly scheduled event, but are interested in the topic, you can purchase the recorded version. You will receive a web address for online viewing and an audio CD and handouts for offline viewing.