I have described below the 8 biggest appraiser liability cases with which I am familiar that are currently pending in the U.S. These are cases that specifically name appraisers, appraisal firms or appraisal management companies as defendants. That’s an important distinction because the appraisal industry has been fortunate that only Read more…
To follow up our comprehensive 50-state chart regarding statutes of limitations pertaining to claims against appraisers, we have compiled, summarized and linked to 16 cases from 12 states involving statute of limitations issues in lawsuits filed against appraisers and AMCs. For appraisers registered with READI, the table of cases can Read more…
Appraisal management companies (AMCs) — and individual appraisers themselves — have avoided the brunt of mortgage-related litigation and losses stemming from the lending crisis. Both AMCs and appraisers have not been forced to defend against 98%+ of the potential liability claims that lenders might have tried to press about allegedly Read more…
Flagstar Bank recently appealed two cases to the Ohio Supreme Court that Flagstar lost against appraisers at the trial court level based on Ohio’s statute of limitations. Under Ohio law, the statute of limitations for most professional liability actions like those against appraisers is four years from — basically — Read more…
This post was updated on April 13, 2011 to reflect a subsequent order by Judge Lodge accepting and rejecting certain of the magistrate judge’s recommendations. See note at the bottom for the update. When I first saw the complaint filed by the plaintiffs in this lawsuit in federal court in Read more…
When I talk to our appraisers about legal matters affecting them, many of them want to know which lenders file the most claims against our appraisers. My current answer for who is No. 1 on that list is easy: Nationstar Mortgage in Dallas, Texas, formerly known as Centex Home Equity, Read more…