The Home Valuation Code of Conduct is "potentially the most dangerous regulation" with the effect of cutting the mortgage broker out of the origination process, declared Dave Biggers, the chief executive of appraisal technology firm a la mode, Oklahoma City. While the intent of the HVCC, which is actually a legal settlement, is good, he told attendees at NAMB/West in Las Vegas, it singles out mortgage brokers as the source of pressure on appraisers to deliver a certain value. It "drives a wedge between you and the lending process," he reiterated. Under the settlement, a firewall has to be created between the lender and appraiser. In many cases, that has taken the form of the lender hiring an appraisal management company. Mr. Biggers called the situation "absurd" because the lawsuit that resulted in the HVCC was filed against an appraisal management company. Whether or not the HVCC takes effect, many lenders will likely adopt its terms, he said. A number of Federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board, have just introduced their own regulation that could trump the HVCC, Mr. Biggers said. Unlike the HVCC, the regulation will not cut the mortgage broker out of the appraisal ordering process. The broker also will be able to have contact with the appraiser but will not be allowed to discuss a target value.
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