CHICAGO — The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago has charged two suburban mortgage brokers with fraudulently operating a purportedly
independent appraisal management company to control property valuations, and brokering fraudulent loans to finance real estate transactions between themselves and nominees.
Brokers Allegedly Controlled Property Appraisals in Scheme to Defraud Lenders 12/14/2017 11:07 AM EST CHICAGO — The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago has charged two suburban mortgage brokers with fraudulently operating a purportedly
independent appraisal management company to control property valuations, and brokering fraudulent loans to finance real estate transactions...
The typical driving distance traveled by
independent appraisers, according to a U.S. survey of that country's largest
appraisal management companies (AMCs), averages 13 miles in urban and suburban areas, says the Title Appraisal Vendor Management Associatio
management companies (AMCs), averages 13 miles in urban and suburban areas, says the Title
Appraisal Vendor
Management Associatio
Management Association (TAVMA).