Many real estate lenders and mortgage servicers are still managing their own appraisal management function. As a result, adhering to regulatory compliance requirements has become a significant and expensive burden for these firms. In addition, the complexity of maintaining compliance is putting many firms in the risky position of being non-compliant. In fact, 75% of...
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Accurate Group makes Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies
August 18, 2015
Today we announced that Accurate Group has been named to the Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. This is the fifth consecutive year that we've been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. Accurate Group ranked 19th among the fastest-growing private companies in the...
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Don’t throw AMCs under the bus
June 11, 2015
We read with interest a recent academic survey of mortgage brokers (published in European Business Journal in March 2015) on the perceived impact that appraisal management companies (AMCs) have on mortgage brokerage business. I’m sure you’re not surprised (we weren’t) to hear that mortgage brokers don’t like AMCs. Brokers in general believe that AMCs limit... Read more
iValueNet delivers a detailed interior property inspection at less cost to lenders
May 5, 2015
We are pleased to announce that our ValueNet division has officially launched a new interior property inspection solution – iValueNet. iValueNet is part of our market-leading ValueNet appraisal suite and is designed to give banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders an alternative to traditional, costly home appraisals. For the first time ever, lenders have a choice...
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