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AGENCIES DEFER APPRAISALS

On April 14, 2020 the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,  National Credit Union Administration,  and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (jointly, the agencies) issued an interim final rule to temporarily defer real estate-related appraisals and evaluations under the interagency appraisal regulations. The agencies are providing this temporary relief to allow regulated institutions to extend financing to creditworthy households and businesses quickly […]

EGRRCPA APPRAISAL RELIEF

Section 103 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which was signed on May 24, 2018, provides limited relief from appraisal requirements for certain loans. An appraisal in connection with a federally related transaction involving real property or an interest in real property is not required if: *   the real property or interest in real property is located in a rural area; *   not later than 3 days after the date on […]

APPRAISAL REVISIONS TAKE EFFECT

On April 9, 2018 the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a final rule to amend the agencies’ regulations requiring appraisals of real estate for certain transactions. The final rule increases the threshold level at or below which appraisals are not required for commercial real estate transactions from $250,000 to $500,000 and makes other changes. The final […]

CHANGE IN APPRAISAL THRESHOLD

On March 20, 2018 the FDIC board of directors approved a final rule to raise the appraisal thresholds for commercial real estate transactions from $250,000 to $500,000. The threshold for loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties will remain at $250,000. The final rule increases the commercial real estate appraisal threshold with three modifications from the proposal. First, the agencies have increased the commercial real estate appraisal threshold to $500,000 rather than $400,000 as proposed. […]