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Sec. 08.87.130. Registration required.

(a) A person shall register as a real estate appraisal management company with the board to perform appraisal management services if the person (1) provides an appraisal management service (A) to a creditor or secondary mortgage market participant, including an affiliate; and (B) in connection with valuing a borrower’s principal dwelling as security for a […]

Sec. 08.87.140. Mandatory reporting.

A real estate appraisal management company or a controlling person, employee, director, officer, or agent of a real estate appraisal management company that has reasonable cause to believe that a real estate appraiser has failed to comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice as adopted under 12 U.S.C. 3339 in a manner that […]

Sec. 08.87.145. Statement of fees.

(a) When reporting to a borrower, an appraisal management company shall separately state the fees (1) paid to an appraiser for the completion of an appraisal; and (2) charged to the borrower for appraisal management services by the appraisal management company. (b) An appraisal management company may not include any fees for appraisal services listed […]

Sec. 08.87.150. Retention of records and inspection.

A registered real estate appraisal management company or a real estate appraisal management company that has applied for registration shall allow the board to inspect and shall retain, for not less than the later of either five years after the date a file is submitted to the company or two years after final disposition of […]

Sec. 08.87.160. Exemptions.

AS 08.87.130 – 08.87.150, 08.87.215, and 08.87.220 do not apply to a (1) person who is employed by a department or division of an entity that provides appraisal management services only to that entity; (2) real estate appraisal management company that is (A) owned and controlled by an insured depository institution; and (B) regulated by […]