RSA 310-B:12-j · Appraisal Management Company; Adherence to Standards

310-B:12-j Appraisal Management Company; Adherence to Standards. –

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I.

Each appraisal management company seeking to be registered in this state shall certify to the office on an annual basis that it requires appraisers completing appraisals at its request to comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice including the requirements for geographic and product competence.

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II.

Each appraisal management company seeking to be registered in this state shall certify to the office on an annual basis that it has a system in place to require that appraisals are conducted independently and free from inappropriate influence and coercion as required by the appraisal independence standards established under section 129E of the Truth in Lending Act, including the requirement that fee appraisers be compensated at a customary and reasonable rate when the appraisal management company is providing services for a consumer credit transaction secured by the principal dwelling of a consumer.

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III.

An appraisal management company shall not prohibit an appraiser from reporting the fee paid to the appraiser in the body of the appraisal report, however an appraisal management company may require an appraiser to present any such disclosure in a specified format and location. Source. 2012, 164:7, eff. Aug. 6, 2012. 2024, 327:236, eff. July 1, 2024.

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