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48 Property Valuations Index SPECIAL ADVERTORIAL SECTION APPRAISAL NATION KEY PERSONNEL Michael Tedesco CEO Brian McSheehy CFO Anthony Mattia COO BUSINESS LINES, SERVICES, AND PRODUCTS : » Valuations » Residential Appraisals— Conventional, FHA/USDA, condo, manufactured homes, jumbo, BPOs, AVMs » Commercial Appraisals— Summary narratives, 71A & 71B, multi-family, BPOs, AVMS » Servicing & Support—Property condition reports, disaster reports, FHA occupancy verifications, rent schedules, operating income statement, tax return verification (TRV), SSA89 Social Security verification, flood certifications, QC reviews » Title & Settlement—Property search, title insurance, tax certifications, recording services, closings CORPORATE DETAILS: 500 Gregson Drive, Suite 120 | Cary, North Carolina | 866.735. 0901 | AppraisalNation.com COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Appraisal Nation is a highly rated, award winning organization, trusted by nearly 400 clients and 6,000 users every month. Appraisal Nation provides a very hands on approach by utilizing a high ratio of employees to orders and boasts one of the best customer service platforms in the industry. BY THE NUMBERS: » 10 years in Business » Licensed in all 50 states (where required) » 25,307 field appraisers » 3,142 Counties in America covered » 400 lenders and 6,000 broker clients » 70,000 appraisals annually » 120+ in-house team members » 20+ onsite staff appraisers » 100% of all files manually assigned and reviewed WHO WE SERVE: Appraisal Nation serves the following industries: » Wholesale—Approved with over 30 wholesale lenders, Appraisal Nation has thousands of brokers who trust their orders with us every month. Member of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB). » Retail—Banks, credit unions, CUSOs, and direct lenders all over the country use Appraisal Nation for efficiency, compliance, and seamless integrations. » Correspondent—Correspondent lenders value Appraisal Nation's ability to give customized solutions for all of their needs. » Private Lending—Approved with some of the biggest names in private lending, Appraisal Nation sets the standard in this industry. Member of the American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL). » Servicing—Numerous Servicing organizations coast to coast turn to Appraisal Nation for BPOs, AVMs, site inspections, and supplemental QC reviews. Many other products, such as aerial and 3D imaging, are also available. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: » Appraisal Nation is driven by metrics. Finely tuned performance drives success. We use the latest technology to gauge where we stand with our clients and our competition. » We measure, then measure again—at every point in the process. The time to assign a file, schedule an inspection, complete a report, secure a revision and more are all measured at various intervals for each client. These measures allow us to provide our clients with some of the most robust reporting in the industry. » It is our measurable position as a top performer in turn time, client satisfaction and quality that has made us one of the most awarded AMC's in America with one of the highest client retention rates. ADDED VALUE TO CLIENTS: » » Rated - Appraisal Nation is one of the only AMCs in the US evaluated by the rating agency MorningStar. » » Bundled»Solutions - Appraisal Nation participates in a joint venture with Credit Plus and owns their own Title & Settlement company. These ventures allow for an array of products and solutions not offered by competition. » » Free»Data»Analytics»- Appraisal Nation includes Platinum Data's Digital Realview for free in every appraisal. » » Personalized»Service - All clients are assigned individual Client Service Teams that are trained and dedicated for that specific client's needs. KEYS TO SUCCESS: 1. Integrated on every major LOS, Appraisal Nation provides quick and efficient technology, which improves turn time in the valuation process. 2. Cloud base 24 hour platform technology allows anytime access to updates and information on all customer files. Manual assigning process ensures appraisers are being communicated with throughout the entire process and that the best appraisers are being chosen for each assignment. 3. Individual Client Service teams understand the needs of their specific clients and work one on one to ensure success. 4. Stacked Quality Control measures. Appraisal Nation uses in-house appraisers to review every single file to the client specific in house guidelines. Then Appraisal Nation adds a digital Realview for another measure of quality control. 5. Our QC team secures all corrections from the field appraiser and then submits the report according to your needs. At no additional charge, our QC team will prepare SSRs, upload the XML report to the UCDP or EAD portal, and email PDFs to you and/or your borrower. COMPLIANCE: Appraisal Nation is dedicated to helping ease your growing valuation regulatory compliance responsibilities. We are a privately-owned, nationwide AMC, licensed in all states that require licensure. The delivery of accurate, independent, unbiased appraisals is our primary focus. Our appraisal process is completed in compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act, in accordance with Appraisal Independence Requirements (AIR), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, TILA-RESPA, and the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines. INDUSTRY AWARDS AND HONORS: » Mortgage Executive Magazine has named Appraisal Nation a Top 50 Mortgage Service Provider in America for the past three consecutive years. » Members of: MBA, ABA, CUNA, NAMB, AAPL and various statewide organizations across the country. Nationwide Cary, North Carolina Corporate Headquarters