Should a bank be allowed to use its own staff to value properties if it believes that there aren’t enough appraisers in its market to meet demand or that outside appraisals have become too costly?

"As previously announced, Bank of America Home Loans plans to exit the correspondent mortgage lending channel and focus entirely on retail distribution for its mortgage products and services. After a ...

Santander Bank quietly settled a suit filed by a Connecticut couple earlier this year, which accuses the bank and the appraisal company it partnered with of low-balling the value of their property ...