VA Appraisal Request Form at Heart of Appraisal Independence Class Action – Court Rules Borrower May Pursue Claim Against Mortgage Lender

When a mortgage lender seeks to make a Veterans Administration-backed home loan, the lender requests an appraisal from the VA’s appraiser panel by using a form entitled Request for Determination of Reasonable Value. For many years, until it was revised in July 2022, this form had a box labelled “Refinancing-Amount Read more…

Webinar “Engagement Agreements for Non-Lending Assignments, Just for California and Washington Appraisers”

This webinar occurred on February 28, 2020. You may download the slides below. *** The next free webinar from the Christensen Law Firm is “Engagement Agreements for Non-Lending Assignments, Just for California and Washington Appraisers.” February 28, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific. In this webinar, I’ll cover:  How to create Read more…